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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2432 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 225 ILCS 107/30 | from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30 |
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Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
Counselor Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary
Board.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Professional Counselor and Clinical |
| 5 | | Professional Counselor
Licensing Act is amended by changing |
| 6 | | Section 30 as follows:
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| 7 | | (225 ILCS 107/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30)
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| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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| 9 | | Sec. 30. Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary |
| 10 | | Board.
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| 11 | | (a) The
The Director shall appoint a Board which shall |
| 12 | | serve in an advisory
capacity to the Director. The Board shall |
| 13 | | consist of 7 persons, 2 of whom
are licensed solely as |
| 14 | | professional counselors, 3 of whom are licensed
solely as |
| 15 | | clinical professional counselors, one full-time faculty member |
| 16 | | of an
accredited college or university that is engaged in |
| 17 | | training professional
counselors or clinical professional |
| 18 | | counselors who possesses the qualifications
substantially |
| 19 | | equivalent to the education and experience requirements for a
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| 20 | | professional counselor or clinical professional counselor, and |
| 21 | | one member of
the public who is not a licensed health care |
| 22 | | provider. In appointing members of
the Board, the Director |
| 23 | | shall give due consideration to the adequate
representation of |
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| 1 | | the various fields of counseling. In appointing members of
the |
| 2 | | Board, the Director shall give due consideration to |
| 3 | | recommendations by
members of the professions of professional |
| 4 | | counseling and clinical professional
counseling, the Statewide |
| 5 | | organizations representing the interests of
professional |
| 6 | | counselors and clinical professional counselors, organizations
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| 7 | | representing the interests of academic programs, |
| 8 | | rehabilitation counseling
programs, and approved counseling |
| 9 | | programs in the State of Illinois. |
| 10 | | (b) Members shall be appointed for and shall serve 4 year |
| 11 | | terms and
until their successors are appointed and qualified, |
| 12 | | except that of the
initial appointments 2 members shall be |
| 13 | | appointed to serve for 2 years, 2
shall be appointed to serve |
| 14 | | for 3 years, and the remaining shall be
appointed to serve for |
| 15 | | 4 years and until their successors are appointed and
qualified. |
| 16 | | No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that |
| 17 | | would
cause continuous service on the Board to be longer than 8 |
| 18 | | years. Any
appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the |
| 19 | | unexpired portion of the term.
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| 20 | | (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect |
| 21 | | representation
from different geographic areas of Illinois.
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| 22 | | (d) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be |
| 23 | | eligible for
reappointment to only one full term.
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| 24 | | (e) The Director may remove any member for cause at any |
| 25 | | time prior to
the expiration of his or her term.
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| 26 | | (f) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as |
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| 1 | | chairperson.
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| 2 | | (g) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all |
| 3 | | legitimate,
necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in |
| 4 | | attending the meetings of
the Board.
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| 5 | | (h) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating |
| 6 | | to
approving graduate counseling, rehabilitation counseling, |
| 7 | | psychology, and
related programs.
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| 8 | | (i) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating |
| 9 | | to continuing
education including the number of hours necessary |
| 10 | | for license renewal, waivers
for those unable to meet such |
| 11 | | requirements, and acceptable course content.
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| 12 | | recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the |
| 13 | | Department or an
unreasonable restriction on those seeking |
| 14 | | license renewal.
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| 15 | | (j) The Director shall give due consideration to all |
| 16 | | recommendations of
the Board.
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| 17 | | (k) A majority of the Board members currently appointed |
| 18 | | shall constitute a
quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the |
| 19 | | Board shall not impair the right of
a
quorum to perform all of |
| 20 | | the duties of the Board.
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| 21 | | (l) Members of the Board shall have no criminal, civil, or |
| 22 | | professional
liability in
an action based upon a disciplinary |
| 23 | | proceeding or other activity performed in
good faith
as a |
| 24 | | member of the Board, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
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| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
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