Bill Text: IL HB2948 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Professional Regulation shall employ one full-time employee as the licensing liaison for international applicants. Provides that the licensing liaison shall assist international applicants in answering questions and providing information regarding the foreign education requirements for licenses administered by the Division of Professional Regulation. Provides that the additional duties of the licensing liaison shall include, but are not limited to: (i) coordinating with personnel of the Department in processing the applications from international applicants and (ii) providing education and information resources to community organizations that assist international applicants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0537 [HB2948 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB2948-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Professional Regulation shall employ one full-time employee as the licensing liaison for international applicants. Provides that the licensing liaison shall assist international applicants in answering questions and providing information regarding the foreign education requirements for licenses administered by the Division of Professional Regulation. Provides that the additional duties of the licensing liaison shall include, but are not limited to: (i) coordinating with personnel of the Department in processing the applications from international applicants and (ii) providing education and information resources to community organizations that assist international applicants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0537 [HB2948 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB2948-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 Department of Professional Regulation Law | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | adding Section 2105-405 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-405 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2105-405. Office of the Ombudsman for International | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Applicants. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) The Office of the Ombudsman for International | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Applicants is created in the Department to assist | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | international applicants in meeting the foreign education | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | requirements for those licensed under the Medical Practice Act | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | of 1987 and the Nurse Practice Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) The duties of the Office of the Ombudsman for | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | International Applicants would include: (i) answering | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | questions about meeting foreign education requirements; (ii) | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | assisting international applicants in successful completion of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | the application forms; (iii) coordinating with personnel of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | the Department in processing the applications; and (iv) | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | providing direction to community organizations that assist | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | international applicants.
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