Bill Text: IL HB2776 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that review and determination of an application for a professional license to a service member or his or her spouse shall be expedited by the department processing the application within 30 days (instead of 60) after the date on which the department receives all necessary documentation. Includes any required information from State and federal agencies as necessary documentation. Removes language requiring that the requirements for licensure in another state in which the service member or his or her spouse is licensed be substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of this State. Provides instead that an application for licensure by a service member or his or her spouse must include proof that the applicant meets the requirements and standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity for the occupation or profession for which the applicant is applying.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0384 [HB2776 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB2776-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that review and determination of an application for a professional license to a service member or his or her spouse shall be expedited by the department processing the application within 30 days (instead of 60) after the date on which the department receives all necessary documentation. Includes any required information from State and federal agencies as necessary documentation. Removes language requiring that the requirements for licensure in another state in which the service member or his or her spouse is licensed be substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of this State. Provides instead that an application for licensure by a service member or his or her spouse must include proof that the applicant meets the requirements and standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity for the occupation or profession for which the applicant is applying.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0384 [HB2776 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB2776-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 5-518 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 5/5-518 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-518. Exception to professional state licensure for | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | service members and spouses. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) In this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Service member" means any person who, at the time of | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | notification under this Section, is an active duty member of | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | United States Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, or the National | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | States or the District of Columbia or whose active duty | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | service concluded within the preceding 2 years. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | "Military spouse" means a resident or nonresident spouse, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | at the time of notification under this Section, of an active | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | of the United States or the District of Columbia or whose | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | active duty service concluded within the preceding 2 years. |
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1 | (b) Except as otherwise provided by statute or rule, | ||||||
2 | service member or military spouse may engage in the practice | ||||||
3 | of his or her occupation or profession while the individual is | ||||||
4 | stationed within this State, subject to the stated | ||||||
5 | circumstances and limitations, without being licensed: | ||||||
6 | (i) the service member or military spouse holds a | ||||||
7 | valid license to practice a regulated occupation or | ||||||
8 | profession issued by another state, commonwealth, | ||||||
9 | territory of the United States, or the District of | ||||||
10 | Columbia; | ||||||
11 | (ii) the license is current and the service member or | ||||||
12 | military spouse is in good standing in the state of | ||||||
13 | licensure, the individual has not had a license or | ||||||
14 | certificate revoked, the individual has not voluntarily | ||||||
15 | surrendered a license or certificate in any other state or | ||||||
16 | country while under investigation for unprofessional | ||||||
17 | conduct, the individual has not had discipline imposed by | ||||||
18 | any other regulating entity, and the individual does not | ||||||
19 | have a complaint, allegation or investigation pending | ||||||
20 | before another regulating entity in another state or | ||||||
21 | country that relates to unprofessional conduct; | ||||||
22 | (iii) when the service member or military spouse was | ||||||
23 | licensed or certified by another state, commonwealth, | ||||||
24 | territory of the United States, or the District of | ||||||
25 | Columbia, there were minimum education requirements and, | ||||||
26 | if applicable, work experience and clinical supervision |
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1 | requirements in effect and the other state, commonwealth, | ||||||
2 | territory of the United States, or the District of | ||||||
3 | Columbia verifies that the individual met those | ||||||
4 | requirements in order to be licensed or certified; | ||||||
5 | (iv) the service member or military spouse previously | ||||||
6 | passed an examination required for the license or | ||||||
7 | certification if required by the other state; | ||||||
8 | (v) a complete set of the service member's or military | ||||||
9 | spouse's fingerprints has been submitted to the Illinois | ||||||
10 | State Police for statewide and national criminal history | ||||||
11 | checks; the service member or military spouse shall pay | ||||||
12 | the fee to the Illinois State Police or to the fingerprint | ||||||
13 | vendor for electronic fingerprint processing; exception to | ||||||
14 | licensure is not applicable if the statewide or national | ||||||
15 | criminal history check discloses information that would | ||||||
16 | cause the denial of licensure under any applicable | ||||||
17 | occupational or professional licensing Act; and | ||||||
18 | (vi) the service member or military spouse is not | ||||||
19 | ineligible for licensure pursuant to Section 2105-165 of | ||||||
20 | the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil | ||||||
21 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
22 | (c) A service member or military spouse who is exempted | ||||||
23 | from licensure under subsection (a) shall comply with each | ||||||
24 | requirement of the licensing jurisdiction from which the | ||||||
25 | practitioner derives authority to practice. | ||||||
26 | (d) A service member or military spouse who is authorized |
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1 | under this Section to practice or engage in an occupation or | ||||||
2 | profession may engage in the lawful, professional, and | ||||||
3 | competent practice of that occupation or profession without | ||||||
4 | additional licensure under other State law, except as | ||||||
5 | otherwise provided by this Section. | ||||||
6 | (e) Violation of a limitation imposed by this Section | ||||||
7 | constitutes grounds for removal of exempt status, denial of | ||||||
8 | license, or other disciplinary proceedings. | ||||||
9 | (f) Each director of a department that issues an | ||||||
10 | occupational or professional license shall verify that the | ||||||
11 | existing license of a service member or military spouse is in | ||||||
12 | good standing from any state, commonwealth, or territory of | ||||||
13 | the United States or the District of Columbia. | ||||||
14 | (g) If an existing license of a service member or military | ||||||
15 | spouse is in good standing, the Department of Financial and | ||||||
16 | Professional Regulation shall waive any examination, | ||||||
17 | educational, or experience requirements enabling exception to | ||||||
18 | State licensure requirements. | ||||||
19 | (h) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the | ||||||
20 | implementation and administration of this Section and by rule | ||||||
21 | shall provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
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