Bill Text: IL HB3040 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends various Acts. Provides that a service member or veteran satisfies professional licensure qualifications if he or she provides the licensing Department with documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her military service. Provides definitions of "service member", "military service", and "veteran". Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3040 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB3040-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB3040 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends various Acts. Provides that a service member or veteran satisfies professional licensure qualifications if he or she provides the licensing Department with documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her military service. Provides definitions of "service member", "military service", and "veteran". Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is
amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
(225 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7609)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 9. Educational and Professional Requirements. A
person having the qualifications prescribed in this Section
shall be qualified to receive a license as an athletic trainer
if he or she:
(a) Has graduated from a curriculum in athletic
training accredited by the Joint Review Committee on
Athletic Training (JRC-AT) of the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP), its successor entity, or its equivalent, as
approved by the Department.
(b) Gives proof of current certification, on the date
of application, in CPR/AED for the Healthcare Professional
or its equivalent based on American Red Cross or American
Heart Association standards and graduation from a 4 year
accredited college or university.
(c) Has passed an examination approved by the

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Department to determine his or her fitness for practice as
an athletic trainer, or is entitled to be licensed without
examination as provided in Sections 7 and 8 of this Act.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
The Department may request a personal interview of an
applicant before the Board to further evaluate his or her
qualifications for a license.
An applicant has 3 years from the date of his or her
application to complete the application process. If the process
has not been completed in 3 years, the application shall be
denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and
meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
(Source: P.A. 94-246, eff. 1-1-06.)
Section 10. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by

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changing Section 9 as follows:
(225 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 2309)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 9. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental Licenses.
The Department shall require that each applicant for a license
to practice dentistry shall:
(a) (Blank).
(b) Be at least 21 years of age and of good moral
character.
(c) (1) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of
dental education by graduation from a dental college or
school in the United States or Canada approved by the
Department. The Department shall not approve any dental
college or school which does not require at least (A) 60
semester hours of collegiate credit or the equivalent in
acceptable subjects from a college or university before
admission, and (B) completion of at least 4 academic years
of instruction or the equivalent in an approved dental
college or school that is accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
or
(2) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of
dental education by graduation from a dental college or
school outside the United States or Canada and provide
satisfactory evidence that:

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(A) (blank);
(B) the applicant has completed a minimum of 2
academic years of general dental clinical training at a
dental college or school in the United States or Canada
approved by the Department, however, an accredited
advanced dental education program approved by the
Department of no less than 2 years may be substituted
for the 2 academic years of general dental clinical
training and an applicant who was enrolled for not less
than one year in an approved clinical program prior to
January 1, 1993 at an Illinois dental college or school
shall be required to complete only that program; and
(C) the applicant has received certification from
the dean of an approved dental college or school in the
United States or Canada or the program director of an
approved advanced dental education program stating
that the applicant has achieved the same level of
scientific knowledge and clinical competence as
required of all graduates of the college, school, or
advanced dental education program.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent
either the Department or any dental college or school from
establishing higher standards than specified in this Act.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant
has passed both parts of the National Board Dental

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Examination administered by the Joint Commission on
National Dental Examinations and has successfully
completed an examination conducted by one of the following
regional testing services: the Central Regional Dental
Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the Southern Regional
Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western Regional
Examining Board (WREB), the North East Regional Board
(NERB), or the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies
(CITA). For purposes of this Section, successful
completion shall mean that the applicant has achieved a
minimum passing score as determined by the applicable
regional testing service. The Secretary may suspend a
regional testing service under this subsection (e) if,
after proper notice and hearing, it is established that (i)
the integrity of the examination has been breached so as to
make future test results unreliable or (ii) the test is
fundamentally deficient in testing clinical competency.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service. For the purpose of this
Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same
meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment
Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means
any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District

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of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
In determining professional capacity under this Section,
any individual who has not been actively engaged in the
practice of dentistry, has not been a dental student, or has
not been engaged in a formal program of dental education during
the 5 years immediately preceding the filing of an application
may be required to complete such additional testing, training,
or remedial education as the Board may deem necessary in order
to establish the applicant's present capacity to practice
dentistry with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety.
(Source: P.A. 96-14, eff. 6-19-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
96-1222, eff. 7-23-10; 97-526, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1013, eff.
8-17-12.)
Section 15. The Industrial Hygienists Licensure Act is
amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
(225 ILCS 52/25)
Sec. 25. Qualifications for license as a licensed
industrial hygienist. A person shall be qualified to be
licensed as a licensed industrial hygienist and the Agency
shall issue a license authorizing the profession of industrial
hygiene to an applicant who meets all of the following:
(1) Has applied in writing on the prescribed form.
(2) Is of good moral character. Any felony conviction

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of the applicant shall be considered in a determination of
moral character, but such a conviction shall not operate as
a bar to registration for examinations.
(3) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Agency that
the candidate:
(a) has a bachelor's degree in the physical or
biological sciences or industrial hygiene from an
undergraduate program approved by the Agency and has
completed at least 5 years of professional experience
as established by rule; or
(b) has a master's degree in industrial hygiene
from a graduate program approved by the Agency and has
successfully completed at least 4 years of
professional experience as established by rule; or
(c) has a doctorate degree in industrial hygiene
from a graduate program approved by the Agency and has
successfully completed at least 3 years of
professional experience as established by rule.
(4) Has passed the examination authorized by the Agency
for the practice of industrial hygiene as a licensed
industrial hygienist. The Agency may recognize a certified
industrial hygienist certificate granted by the American
Board of Industrial Hygiene in lieu of the examination.
(5) Has paid the required fees.
(6) Has met the requirements under Section 50.
A service member or veteran is qualified under paragraph

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(3) of this Section if he or she provides the Department with
documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent
training or experience from his or her military service. For
the purpose of this Section, "service member" and "military
service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service
Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes of this
Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly served in
any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of
any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a
territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 88-414.)
Section 20. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
changing Section 11 as follows:
(225 ILCS 60/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2013)
Sec. 11. Minimum education standards. The minimum
standards of professional education to be enforced by the
Department in conducting examinations and issuing licenses
shall be as follows:
(A) Practice of medicine. For the practice of medicine
in all of its branches:
(1) For applications for licensure under
subsection (D) of Section 19 of this Act:
(a) that the applicant is a graduate of a

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medical or osteopathic college in the United
States, its territories or Canada, that the
applicant has completed a 2 year course of
instruction in a college of liberal arts, or its
equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
medical or osteopathic college approved by the
Department or by a private, not for profit
accrediting body approved by the Department, and
in addition thereto, a course of postgraduate
clinical training of not less than 12 months as
approved by the Department; or
(b) that the applicant is a graduate of a
medical or osteopathic college located outside the
United States, its territories or Canada, and that
the degree conferred is officially recognized by
the country for the purposes of licensure, that the
applicant has completed a 2 year course of
instruction in a college of liberal arts or its
equivalent, and a course of instruction in a
medical or osteopathic college approved by the
Department, which course shall have been not less
than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
completed within a period of not less than 35
months, and, in addition thereto, has completed a
course of postgraduate clinical training of not
less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,

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and has complied with any other standards
established by rule.
For the purposes of this subparagraph (b) an
applicant is considered to be a graduate of a
medical college if the degree which is conferred is
officially recognized by that country for the
purposes of receiving a license to practice
medicine in all of its branches or a document is
granted by the medical college which certifies the
completion of all formal training requirements
including any internship and social service; or
(c) that the applicant has studied medicine at
a medical or osteopathic college located outside
the United States, its territories, or Canada,
that the applicant has completed a 2 year course of
instruction in a college of liberal arts or its
equivalent and all of the formal requirements of a
foreign medical school except internship and
social service, which course shall have been not
less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been
completed within a period of not less than 35
months; that the applicant has submitted an
application to a medical college accredited by the
Liaison Committee on Medical Education and
submitted to such evaluation procedures, including
use of nationally recognized medical student tests

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or tests devised by the individual medical
college, and that the applicant has satisfactorily
completed one academic year of supervised clinical
training under the direction of such medical
college; and, in addition thereto has completed a
course of postgraduate clinical training of not
less than 12 months, as approved by the Department,
and has complied with any other standards
established by rule.
(d) Any clinical clerkships must have been
completed in compliance with Section 10.3 of the
Hospital Licensing Act, as amended.
(2) Effective January 1, 1988, for applications
for licensure made subsequent to January 1, 1988, under
Sections 9 or 17 of this Act by individuals not
described in paragraph (3) of subsection (A) of Section
11 who graduated after December 31, 1984:
(a) that the applicant: (i) graduated from a
medical or osteopathic college officially
recognized by the jurisdiction in which it is
located for the purpose of receiving a license to
practice medicine in all of its branches, and the
applicant has completed, as defined by the
Department, a 6 year postsecondary course of study
comprising at least 2 academic years of study in
the basic medical sciences; and 2 academic years of

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study in the clinical sciences, while enrolled in
the medical college which conferred the degree,
the core rotations of which must have been
completed in clinical teaching facilities owned,
operated or formally affiliated with the medical
college which conferred the degree, or under
contract in teaching facilities owned, operated or
affiliated with another medical college which is
officially recognized by the jurisdiction in which
the medical school which conferred the degree is
located; or (ii) graduated from a medical or
osteopathic college accredited by the Liaison
Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on
Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools in
conjunction with the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education, or the Bureau of Professional Education
of the American Osteopathic Association; and,
(iii) in addition thereto, has completed 24 months
of postgraduate clinical training, as approved by
the Department; or
(b) that the applicant has studied medicine at
a medical or osteopathic college located outside
the United States, its territories, or Canada,
that the applicant, in addition to satisfying the
requirements of subparagraph (a), except for the
awarding of a degree, has completed all of the

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formal requirements of a foreign medical school
except internship and social service and has
submitted an application to a medical college
accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education and submitted to such evaluation
procedures, including use of nationally recognized
medical student tests or tests devised by the
individual medical college, and that the applicant
has satisfactorily completed one academic year of
supervised clinical training under the direction
of such medical college; and, in addition thereto,
has completed 24 months of postgraduate clinical
training, as approved by the Department, and has
complied with any other standards established by
rule.
(3) (Blank).
(4) Any person granted a temporary license
pursuant to Section 17 of this Act who shall
satisfactorily complete a course of postgraduate
clinical training and meet all of the requirements for
licensure shall be granted a permanent license
pursuant to Section 9.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section an individual holding a temporary license
under Section 17 of this Act shall be required to
satisfy the undergraduate medical and post-graduate

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clinical training educational requirements in effect
on the date of their application for a temporary
license, provided they apply for a license under
Section 9 of this Act and satisfy all other
requirements of this Section while their temporary
license is in effect.
(B) Treating human ailments without drugs and without
operative surgery. For the practice of treating human
ailments without the use of drugs and without operative
surgery:
(1) For an applicant who was a resident student and
who is a graduate after July 1, 1926, of a chiropractic
college or institution, that such school, college or
institution, at the time of the applicant's graduation
required as a prerequisite to admission thereto a 4
year course of instruction in a high school, and, as a
prerequisite to graduation therefrom, a course of
instruction in the treatment of human ailments, of not
less than 132 weeks in duration and which shall have
been completed within a period of not less than 35
months except that as to students matriculating or
entering upon a course of chiropractic study during the
years 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and
1947, such elapsed time shall be not less than 32
months, such high school and such school, college or
institution having been reputable and in good standing

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in the judgment of the Department.
(2) For an applicant who is a matriculant in a
chiropractic college after September 1, 1969, that
such applicant shall be required to complete a 2 year
course of instruction in a liberal arts college or its
equivalent and a course of instruction in a
chiropractic college in the treatment of human
ailments, such course, as a prerequisite to graduation
therefrom, having been not less than 132 weeks in
duration and shall have been completed within a period
of not less than 35 months, such college of liberal
arts and chiropractic college having been reputable
and in good standing in the judgment of the Department.
(3) For an applicant who is a graduate of a United
States chiropractic college after August 19, 1981, the
college of the applicant must be fully accredited by
the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on
Chiropractic Education or its successor at the time of
graduation. Such graduates shall be considered to have
met the minimum requirements which shall be in addition
to those requirements set forth in the rules and
regulations promulgated by the Department.
(4) For an applicant who is a graduate of a
chiropractic college in another country; that such
chiropractic college be equivalent to the standards of
education as set forth for chiropractic colleges

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located in the United States.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)
Section 25. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
Section 55-10 as follows:
(225 ILCS 65/55-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/10-30)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 55-10. Qualifications for LPN licensure.
(a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements
of this Section shall be entitled to licensure as a Licensed
Practical Nurse.
(b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice
as a practical nurse must do each of the following:

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(1) Submit a completed written application, on forms
provided by the Department and fees as established by the
Department.
(2) Have graduated from a practical nursing education
program approved by the Department or have been granted a
certificate of completion of pre-licensure requirements
from another United States jurisdiction.
(3) Successfully complete a licensure examination
approved by the Department.
(4) Have not violated the provisions of this Act
concerning the grounds for disciplinary action. The
Department may take into consideration any felony
conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall
not operate as an absolute bar to licensure.
(5) Submit to the criminal history records check
required under Section 50-35 of this Act.
(6) Submit either to the Department or its designated
testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the
examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
scheduled date at the time and place specified after the
applicant's application for examination has been received
and acknowledged by the Department or the designated
testing service shall result in the forfeiture of the
examination fee.
(7) Meet all other requirements established by rule.
An applicant for licensure by examination may take the

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Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction.
(b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination
neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails to
pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years
after filing the application, the application shall be denied.
The applicant must enroll in and complete an approved practical
nursing education program prior to submitting an additional
application for the licensure exam.
An applicant may take and successfully complete a
Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction.
However, an applicant who has never been licensed previously in
any jurisdiction that utilizes a Department-approved
examination and who has taken and failed to pass the
examination within 3 years after filing the application must
submit proof of successful completion of a
Department-authorized nursing education program or
recompletion of an approved licensed practical nursing program
prior to re-application.
(c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have
one year from the date of notification of successful completion
of the examination to apply to the Department for a license. If
an applicant fails to apply within one year, the applicant
shall be required to retake and pass the examination unless
licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States.
(d) A licensed practical nurse applicant who passes the
Department-approved licensure examination and has applied to

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the Department for licensure may obtain employment as a
license-pending practical nurse and practice as delegated by a
registered professional nurse or an advanced practice nurse or
physician. An individual may be employed as a license-pending
practical nurse if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) He or she has completed and passed the
Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the
employer the official written notification indicating
successful passage of the licensure examination.
(2) He or she has completed and submitted to the
Department an application for licensure under this Section
as a practical nurse.
(3) He or she has submitted the required licensure fee.
(4) He or she has met all other requirements
established by rule, including having submitted to a
criminal history records check.
(e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending
practical nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of
the following:
(1) Three months have passed since the official date of
passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal
written notification indicating passage of the exam. This
3-month period may be extended as determined by rule.
(2) Receipt of the practical nurse license from the
Department.
(3) Notification from the Department that the

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application for licensure has been denied.
(4) A request by the Department that the individual
terminate practicing as a license-pending practical nurse
until an official decision is made by the Department to
grant or deny a practical nurse license.
(f) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is a
licensed practical nurse licensed by examination under the laws
of another state or territory of the United States or a foreign
country, jurisdiction, territory, or province must do each of
the following:
(1) Submit a completed written application, on forms
supplied by the Department, and fees as established by the
Department.
(2) Have graduated from a practical nursing education
program approved by the Department.
(3) Submit verification of licensure status directly
from the United States jurisdiction of licensure, if
applicable, as defined by rule.
(4) Submit to the criminal history records check
required under Section 50-35 of this Act.
(5) Meet all other requirements as established by the
Department by rule.
(g) All applicants for practical nurse licensure by
examination or endorsement who are graduates of nursing
educational programs in a country other than the United States
or its territories shall have their nursing education

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credentials evaluated by a Department-approved nursing
credentialing evaluation service. No such applicant may be
issued a license under this Act unless the applicant's program
is deemed by the nursing credentialing evaluation service to be
equivalent to a professional nursing education program
approved by the Department. An applicant who has graduated from
a nursing educational program outside of the United States or
its territories and whose first language is not English shall
submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL), as defined by rule. The Department
may, upon recommendation from the nursing evaluation service,
waive the requirement that the applicant pass the TOEFL
examination if the applicant submits verification of the
successful completion of a nursing education program conducted
in English. The requirements of this subsection (d) may be
satisfied by the showing of proof of a certificate from the
Certificate Program or the VisaScreen Program of the Commission
on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
(h) An applicant licensed in another state or territory who
is applying for licensure and has received her or his education
in a country other than the United States or its territories
shall have her or his nursing education credentials evaluated
by a Department-approved nursing credentialing evaluation
service. No such applicant may be issued a license under this
Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing
credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a

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professional nursing education program approved by the
Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing
educational program outside of the United States or its
territories and whose first language is not English shall
submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL), as defined by rule. The Department
may, upon recommendation from the nursing evaluation service,
waive the requirement that the applicant pass the TOEFL
examination if the applicant submits verification of the
successful completion of a nursing education program conducted
in English or the successful passage of an approved licensing
examination given in English. The requirements of this
subsection (d-5) may be satisfied by the showing of proof of a
certificate from the Certificate Program or the VisaScreen
Program of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing
Schools.
(i) A licensed practical nurse who holds an unencumbered
license in good standing in another United States jurisdiction
and who has applied for practical nurse licensure under this
Act by endorsement may be issued a temporary license, if
satisfactory proof of such licensure in another jurisdiction is
presented to the Department. The Department shall not issue an
applicant a temporary practical nurse license until it is
satisfied that the applicant holds an active, unencumbered
license in good standing in another jurisdiction. If the
applicant holds more than one current active license or one or

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more active temporary licenses from another jurisdiction, the
Department may not issue a temporary license until the
Department is satisfied that each current active license held
by the applicant is unencumbered. The temporary license, which
shall be issued no later than 14 working days following receipt
by the Department of an application for the temporary license,
shall be granted upon the submission of all of the following to
the Department:
(1) A completed application for licensure as a
practical nurse.
(2) Proof of a current, active license in at least one
other jurisdiction of the United States and proof that each
current active license or temporary license held by the
applicant within the last 5 years is unencumbered.
(3) A signed and completed application for a temporary
license.
(4) The required temporary license fee.
(j) The Department may refuse to issue an applicant a
temporary license authorized pursuant to this Section if,
within 14 working days following its receipt of an application
for a temporary license, the Department determines that:
(1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under
the laws of a jurisdiction of the United States that is:
(i) a felony; or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to the
practice of the profession, within the last 5 years;
(2) the applicant has had a license or permit related

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to the practice of practical nursing revoked, suspended, or
placed on probation by another jurisdiction within the last
5 years and at least one of the grounds for revoking,
suspending, or placing on probation is the same or
substantially equivalent to grounds in Illinois; or
(3) the Department intends to deny licensure by
endorsement.
(k) The Department may revoke a temporary license issued
pursuant to this Section if it determines any of the following:
(1) That the applicant has been convicted of a crime
under the law of any jurisdiction of the United States that
is (i) a felony or (ii) a misdemeanor directly related to
the practice of the profession, within the last 5 years.
(2) That within the last 5 years the applicant has had
a license or permit related to the practice of nursing
revoked, suspended, or placed on probation by another
jurisdiction, and at least one of the grounds for revoking,
suspending, or placing on probation is the same or
substantially equivalent to grounds for disciplinary
action under this Act.
(3) That the Department intends to deny licensure by
endorsement.
(l) A temporary license shall expire 6 months from the date
of issuance. Further renewal may be granted by the Department
in hardship cases, as defined by rule and upon approval of the
Secretary. However, a temporary license shall automatically

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expire upon issuance of a valid license under this Act or upon
notification that the Department intends to deny licensure,
whichever occurs first.
(m) All applicants for practical nurse licensure have 3
years from the date of application to complete the application
process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years
from the date of application, the application shall be denied,
the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
(n) A service member or veteran is qualified under this
Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation
that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or
experience from his or her military service and successfully
completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this
Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same
meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment
Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means
any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 94-352, eff. 7-28-05; 94-932, eff. 1-1-07;
95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
Section 30. The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and
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(225 ILCS 70/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 3658)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 8. Qualifications for license. A person is qualified
to receive a license as a nursing home administrator:
(a) who is at least 21 years of age,
(b) who has not engaged in conduct or behavior
determined to be grounds for discipline under this Act,
(c) who is in sound physical and mental health,
(d) (blank),
(e) who is a graduate of a college or university deemed
reputable and in good standing by the Department, or who
has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction
approved by the Department containing subjects embracing
the laws governing the operation of nursing homes, the
protection of the health and safety of patients in nursing
homes and the elements of sound nursing home
administration, or who presents evidence to the Department
of education, training and experience deemed by the
Department to be equivalent to either of the above,
(f) who passes a written examination conducted by the
Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
license as a nursing home administrator, and
(g) who pays the required fee.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he

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or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 8-20-95; 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)
Section 35. The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics
Practice Act is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
(225 ILCS 84/40)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure as orthotist,
prosthetist, or pedorthist.
(a) To qualify for a license to practice orthotics or
prosthetics, a person shall:
(1) possess a baccalaureate degree from a college or
university;
(2) have completed the amount of formal training,
including, but not limited to, any hours of classroom
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by the Department;
(3) complete a clinical residency in the professional
area for which a license is sought in accordance with
standards, guidelines, or procedures for residencies
inside or outside this State established and approved by
the Department. The majority of training must be devoted to
services performed under the supervision of a licensed
practitioner of orthotics or prosthetics or a person
certified as a Certified Orthotist (CO), Certified
Prosthetist (CP), or Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO)
whose practice is located outside of the State;
(4) pass all written, practical, and oral examinations
that are required and approved by the Department; and
(5) be qualified to practice in accordance with
internationally accepted standards of orthotic and
prosthetic care.
(b) To qualify for a license to practice pedorthics, a
person shall:
(1) submit proof of a high school diploma or its
equivalent;
(2) have completed the amount of formal training,
including, but not limited to, any hours of classroom
education and clinical practice established and approved
by the Department;
(3) complete a qualified work experience program or
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of pedorthic patient care experience in accordance with any
standards, guidelines, or procedures established and
approved by the Department. The majority of training must
be devoted to services performed under the supervision of a
licensed practitioner of pedorthics or a person certified
as a Certified Pedorthist (C.Ped) whose practice is located
outside of the State;
(4) pass all examinations that are required and
approved by the Department; and
(5) be qualified to practice in accordance with
nationally accepted standards of pedorthic care.
(c) The standards and requirements for licensure
established by the Department shall be substantially equal to
or in excess of standards commonly accepted in the profession
of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics. The Department shall
adopt rules as necessary to set the standards and requirements.
(d) A person may be licensed in more than one discipline.
(e) A service member or veteran is qualified under this
Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation
that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or
experience from his or her military service and successfully
completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this
Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same
meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment
Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means
any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.

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Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)
Section 40. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
changing Section 9.5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 85/9.5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 9.5. Certified pharmacy technician.
(a) An individual registered as a pharmacy technician under
this Act may be registered as a certified pharmacy technician,
if he or she meets all of the following requirements:
(1) He or she has submitted a written application in
the form and manner prescribed by the Department.
(2) He or she has attained the age of 18.
(3) He or she is of good moral character, as determined
by the Department.
(4) He or she has (i) graduated from pharmacy
technician training meeting the requirements set forth in
subsection (a) of Section 17.1 of this Act or (ii) obtained
documentation from the pharmacist-in-charge of the
pharmacy where the applicant is employed verifying that he
or she has successfully completed a training program and
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mechanism prepared in accordance with rules established by
the Department.
(5) He or she has successfully passed an examination
accredited by the National Organization of Certifying
Agencies, as approved and required by the Board.
(6) He or she has paid the required certification fees.
(b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked,
suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be
eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician.
(c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional
requirements for certification under this Section.
(d) A person who is not a registered pharmacy technician
and meets the requirements of this Section may register as a
certified pharmacy technician without first registering as a
pharmacy technician.
(e) A service member or veteran is qualified under this
Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation
that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or
experience from his or her military service and successfully
completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this
Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same
meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment
Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means
any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United

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States.
(Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 96-673, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 45. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by
changing Section 8 as follows:
(225 ILCS 90/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 4258)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 8. Qualifications for licensure as a Physical
Therapist.
(a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
physical therapist if that person has applied in writing, on
forms prescribed by the Department, has paid the required fees,
and meets all of the following requirements:
(1) He or she is at least 18 years of age and of good
moral character. In determining moral character, the
Department may take into consideration any felony
conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall
not operate automatically as a complete bar to a license.
(2) He or she has graduated from a curriculum in
physical therapy approved by the Department. In approving a
curriculum in physical therapy, the Department shall
consider, but not be bound by, accreditation by the
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
A person who graduated from a physical therapy program
outside the United States or its territories shall have his

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or her degree validated as equivalent to a physical therapy
degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or
university in the United States. The Department may
establish by rule a method for the completion of course
deficiencies.
(3) He or she has passed an examination approved by the
Department to determine his fitness for practice as a
physical therapist, or is entitled to be licensed without
examination as provided in Sections 10 and 11 of this Act.
A person who graduated from a physical therapy program
outside the United States or its territories and whose
first language is not English shall submit certification of
passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE) as defined by
rule prior to taking the licensure examination.
(b) The Department reserves the right and may request a
personal interview of an applicant before the Board to further
evaluate his or her qualifications for a license.
(c) A service member or veteran is qualified under this
Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation
that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or
experience from his or her military service and successfully
completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this
Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same
meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment
Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means

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any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 94-651, eff. 1-1-06.)
Section 50. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is
amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
(225 ILCS 95/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 4612)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 12. A person shall be qualified for licensure as a
physician assistant and the Department may issue a physician
assistant license to a person who:
1. Has applied in writing in form and substance
satisfactory to the Department and has not violated any of
the provisions of Section 21 of this Act or the rules
promulgated hereunder. The Department may take into
consideration any felony conviction of the applicant but
such conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to
licensure;
2. Has successfully completed the examination provided
by the National Commission on the Certification of
Physician's Assistant or its successor agency;
3. Holds a certificate issued by the National
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an equivalent successor agency; and
4. Complies with all applicable rules of the
Department.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07.)
Section 55. The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is
amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
(225 ILCS 100/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 4810)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 10. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be
qualified for licensure as a podiatric physician:
(A) who has applied for licensure on forms prepared and
furnished by the Department;

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(B) who is at least 21 years of age;
(C) who has not engaged in or is not engaged in any
practice or conduct that constitutes grounds for
discipline under this Act, including without limitation
grounds set forth in Section 24 of this Act, or rules
adopted under this Act;
(D) who is a graduate of an approved college of
podiatric medicine and has attained the academic degree of
doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.);
(E) who has successfully completed an examination
authorized by the Department; and
(F) who has successfully completed a minimum of one
year postgraduate training as defined in Section 5 of this
Act. The postgraduate training requirement shall be
effective July 1, 1992.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
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States.
(Source: P.A. 95-235, eff. 8-17-07.)
Section 60. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice
Act of 2004 is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
(225 ILCS 115/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7008)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
Sec. 8. Qualifications. A person is qualified to receive a
license if he or she: (1) is of good moral character; (2) has
graduated from an accredited college or school of veterinary
medicine; and (3) has passed the examination authorized by the
Department to determine fitness to hold a license.
Applicants for licensure from non-accredited veterinary
schools are required to successfully complete a program of
educational equivalency as established by rule. At a minimum,
this program shall include all of the following:
(1) A certified transcript indicating graduation from
such college.
(2) Successful completion of a communication ability
examination designed to assess communication skills,
including a command of the English language.
(3) Successful completion of an examination or
assessment mechanism designed to evaluate educational
equivalence, including both preclinical and clinical
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(4) Any other reasonable assessment mechanism designed
to ensure an applicant possesses the educational
background necessary to protect the public health and
safety.
Successful completion of the criteria set forth in this
Section shall establish education equivalence as one of the
criteria for licensure set forth in this Act. Applicants under
this Section must also meet all other statutory criteria for
licensure prior to the issuance of any such license, including
graduation from veterinary school.
A graduate of a non-approved veterinary school who was
issued a work permit by the Department before the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly may
continue to work under the direct supervision of a licensed
veterinarian until the expiration of his or her permit.
In determining moral character under this Section, the
Department may take into consideration any felony conviction of
the applicant, but such a conviction shall not operate as a bar
to obtaining a license. The Department may also request the
applicant to submit and may consider as evidence of moral
character, endorsements from 2 individuals licensed under this
Act.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all

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necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)
Section 65. The Registered Surgical Assistant and
Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act is
amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
(225 ILCS 130/45)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
Sec. 45. Registration requirements; surgical assistant. A
person shall qualify for registration as a surgical assistant
if he or she has applied in writing on the prescribed form, has
paid the required fees, and meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) Is at least 21 years of age.
(2) Has not violated a provision of Section 95 of this
Act. In addition the Department may take into consideration
any felony conviction of the applicant, but a conviction
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(3) Has completed a medical education program approved
by the Department or has graduated from a United States
Military Program that emphasized surgical assisting.
(4) Has successfully completed a national certifying
examination approved by the Department.
(5) Is currently certified by the National Surgical
Assistant Association on the Certification of Surgical
Assistants, the Liaison Council on Certification for the
Surgical Technologist as a certified first assistant, or
the American Board of Surgical Assisting.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04.)
Section 70. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:

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(225 ILCS 305/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 1313)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is of
good moral character may apply for licensure if he or she is a
graduate with a first professional degree in architecture from
a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting
Board, has completed the examination requirements set forth
under Section 12 of this Act, and has completed such
diversified professional training, including academic
training, as is required by rules of the Department. Until
January 1, 2014, in lieu of the requirement of graduation with
a first professional degree in architecture from a program
accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board,
the Department may admit an applicant who is a graduate with a
pre-professional 4 year baccalaureate degree accepted for
direct entry into a first professional master of architecture
degree program, and who has completed such additional
diversified professional training, including academic
training, as is required by rules of the Department. The
Department may adopt, as its own rules relating to diversified
professional training, those guidelines published from time to
time by the National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards.
Good moral character means such character as will enable a
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that person's client and to the public in a manner which
protects health, safety and welfare. Evidence of inability to
discharge such duties may include the commission of an offense
justifying discipline under Section 22. In addition, the
Department may take into consideration whether the applicant
has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds
for discipline under this Act.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)
Section 75. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is
amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
(225 ILCS 312/45)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

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Sec. 45. Qualifications for elevator mechanic's license;
emergency and temporary licensure; limited elevator mechanic's
license.
(a) No license shall be granted to any person who has not
paid the required application fee.
(b) No license shall be granted to any person who has not
proven his or her qualifications and abilities.
(c) Applicants for an elevator mechanic's license must
demonstrate one of the following qualifications:
(1) an acceptable combination of documented experience
and education credits consisting of: (A) not less than 3
years work experience in the elevator industry, in
construction, maintenance, or service and repair, as
verified by current and previous employers licensed to do
business in this State or in another state if the Board
deems that out-of-State experience equivalent; and (B)
satisfactory completion of a written examination
administered by the Elevator Safety Review Board or its
designated provider on the adopted rules and referenced
codes;
(2) acceptable proof that he or she has worked as an
elevator constructor, maintenance, or repair person;
acceptable proof shall consist of documentation that he or
she worked without direct and immediate supervision for an
elevator contractor who has worked on elevators in this
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preceding the effective date of the final rules adopted by
the Board under Section 35 of this Act that implement this
Act; the person must make application by December 31, 2007;
however, all licenses issued under the provisions of this
item (2) between May 1, 2006 and the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly are deemed
valid;
(3) a certificate of successful completion of the
mechanic examination of a nationally recognized training
program for the elevator industry, such as the National
Elevator Industry Educational Program or its equivalent;
(4) a certificate of completion of an elevator mechanic
apprenticeship program with standards substantially equal
to those of this Act and registered with the Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, or a
State apprenticeship council; or
(5) a valid license from a state having standards
substantially equal to those of this State.
(d) Whenever an emergency exists in the State due to a
disaster, act of God, or work stoppage and the number of
persons in the State holding licenses granted by the Board is
insufficient to cope with the emergency, the licensed elevator
contractor shall respond as necessary to ensure the safety of
the public. Any person certified by a licensed elevator
contractor to have an acceptable combination of documented
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direct and immediate supervision shall seek an emergency
elevator mechanic's license from the Administrator within 5
business days after commencing work requiring a license. The
Administrator shall issue emergency elevator mechanic's
licenses. The applicant shall furnish proof of competency as
the Administrator may require. Each license shall recite that
it is valid for a period of 60 days from the date thereof and
for such particular elevators or geographical areas as the
Administrator may designate and otherwise shall entitle the
licensee to the rights and privileges of an elevator mechanic's
license issued under this Act. The Administrator shall renew an
emergency elevator mechanic's license during the existence of
an emergency. No fee may be charged for any emergency elevator
mechanic's license or renewal thereof.
(e) A licensed elevator contractor shall notify the
Administrator when there are no licensed personnel available to
perform elevator work. The licensed elevator contractor may
request that the Administrator issue temporary elevator
mechanic's licenses to persons certified by the licensed
elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination of
documented experience and education to perform elevator work
without direct and immediate supervision. Any person certified
by a licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable
combination of documented experience and education to perform
elevator work without direct and immediate supervision shall
immediately seek a temporary elevator mechanic's license from

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the Administrator and shall pay such fee as the Board shall
determine. The applicant for temporary licensure shall furnish
proof of competency as the Administrator may require. Each
license shall recite that it is valid for a period of 30 days
from the date of issuance and while employed by the licensed
elevator contractor that certified the individual as
qualified. It shall be renewable as long as the shortage of
license holders continues.
(f) An applicant for a limited elevator mechanic's license
must demonstrate that he or she meets the qualifications of
subsection (c)(1).
(g) The Administrator may issue temporary limited
authority to an individual that the Administrator deems
qualified to work on a specific type of conveyance. The
applicant shall furnish any proof of competency that the
Administrator may require and must obtain a permanent license
within one year.
(h) A service member or veteran is qualified under this
Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation
that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or
experience from his or her military service and successfully
completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this
Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same
meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment
Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means
any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.

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Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 95-573, eff. 8-31-07; 96-54, eff. 7-23-09.)
Section 80. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is
amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(225 ILCS 317/20)
Sec. 20. Designated certified person requirements.
(a) A designated certified person must either be a current
Illinois licensed professional engineer or hold a valid NICET
level 3 or higher certification in "fire protection technology,
automatic sprinkler system layout".
(b) At least one member of every firm, association, or
partnership and at least one corporate officer of every
corporation engaged in the installation and repair of fire
sprinkler systems must be a designated certified person.
(c) A designated certified person must be employed by the
licensee at a business location with a valid license.
(d) A designated certified person must perform his or her
normal duties at a business location with a valid license.
(e) A designated certified person may only be the
designated certified person for one business location and one
business entity.
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in supervision. The designated certified person does not,
however, have to be at the site of the installation or repair
of the fire sprinkler system at all times.
A service member or veteran meets the requirements of
subsection (a) of this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service and successfully completes all necessary
examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member"
and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2
of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes
of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly
served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 92-871, eff. 1-3-03.)
Section 85. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
1989 is amended by changing Sections 10 and 11 as follows:
(225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 10. Minimum standards for licensure as professional
engineer. To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer
each applicant shall be:
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at least 4 years who submits acceptable evidence to the
Board of an additional 4 years or more of experience in
engineering work of a grade and character which indicate
that the individual may be competent to practice
professional engineering, and who has passed a nominal
8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of
engineering, and a nominal 8-hour written examination in
the principles and practice of engineering. Upon
submitting an application with proof of passing both
examinations, the applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall
be granted a license to practice professional engineering
in this State; or
(b) A graduate of a non-approved engineering
curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4
years and which meets the requirements as set forth by rule
by submitting an application to the Department for its
review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the
Board of an additional 8 years or more of experience in
engineering work of a grade and character which indicate
that the individual may be competent to practice
professional engineering, and who has passed a nominal
8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of
engineering and a nominal 8-hour written examination in the
principles and practice of engineering. Upon submitting
the application with proof of passing both examinations,
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license to practice professional engineering in this
State; or
(c) An Illinois engineer intern, by application and
payment of the required fee, may then take the nominal
8-hour written examination in the principles and practice
of engineering. If the applicant passes that examination
and submits evidence to the Board that meets the experience
qualification of subsection (a) or (b) of this Section, the
applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a
license to practice professional engineering in this
State.
When considering an applicant's qualifications for
licensure under this Act, the Department may take into
consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or
actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of
Professional Conduct for this Act as provided for by
administrative rules.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
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Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 96-850, eff. 6-1-10;
97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
(225 ILCS 325/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5211)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment
as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a
minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for
enrollment as an engineer intern.
(a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at
least 4 years, who has passed a nominal 8-hour written
examination in the fundamentals of engineering, shall be
enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is otherwise
qualified; or
(b) An applicant in the last year of an approved
engineering curriculum who passes a nominal 8-hour written
examination in the fundamentals of engineering and furnishes
proof that the applicant graduated within a 12 month period
following the examination shall be enrolled as an engineer
intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified; or
(c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or
a related science curriculum of at least 4 years and which
meets the requirements as set forth by rule by submitting an

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application to the Department for its review and approval, who
submits acceptable evidence to the Board of an additional 4
years or more of progressive experience in engineering work,
and who has passed a nominal 8-hour written examination in the
fundamentals of engineering shall be enrolled as an engineer
intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 96-850, eff. 6-1-10.)
Section 90. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
1989 is amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
(225 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 3262)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
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(a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
Professional Land Surveyor and the Department shall issue a
license to a person:
(1) who has applied in writing in the required form to
the Department;
(2) (blank);
(2.5) who has not violated any provision of this Act or
its rules;
(3) who is of good ethical character, including
compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of
Practice promulgated by rule pursuant to this Act, and has
not committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that
would constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor
licensed under this Act;
(4) who has been issued a license as a Land
Surveyor-in-Training;
(5) who, subsequent to passing the examination
authorized by the Department for licensure as a
Surveyor-In-Training, has at least 4 years of responsible
charge experience verified by a professional land surveyor
in direct supervision and control of his or her activities;
(6) who has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
license as a Professional Land Surveyor; and
(7) who has a baccalaureate degree in a related science
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surveying from an accredited college or university.
(b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a Land
Surveyor-in-Training and the Department shall issue a license
to a person:
(1) who has applied in writing in the required form
provided by the Department;
(2) (blank);
(3) who is of good moral character;
(4) who has the required education as set forth in this
Act; and
(5) who has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
license as a Land Surveyor-in-Training in accordance with
this Act.
In determining moral character under this Section, the
Department may take into consideration whether the applicant
has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds
for discipline under this Act.
A service member or veteran satisfies the educational
requirements under this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service and successfully completes all necessary
examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member"
and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2
of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes

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of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly
served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
Section 95. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
(225 ILCS 340/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6609)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 9. Applications for original licenses shall be made to
the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department
and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which is not
refundable. The application shall require such information as
in the judgment of the Department will enable the Department to
pass on the qualifications of the applicant for a license. The
Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's
expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in
a foreign county by a nationally recognized evaluation service
approved by the Department in accordance with rules prescribed
by the Department.
An applicant who graduated from a structural engineering
program outside the United States or its territories and whose
first language is not English shall submit certification of
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and a test of spoken English as defined by rule.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
and its rules if he or she provides the Department with
documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent
training or experience from his or her military service and
successfully completes all necessary examinations. For the
purpose of this Section, "service member" and "military
service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service
Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes of this
Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly served in
any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of
any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a
territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)
Section 100. The Water Well and Pump Installation
Contractor's License Act is amended by changing Section 9 as
follows:
(225 ILCS 345/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7110)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
Sec. 9. Applications for a license, or for renewal thereof,
and applications for examination shall be made to the
Department in writing and under oath or affirmation, upon forms
prescribed and furnished by the Department. Such applications
shall contain such information as the Department deems

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necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this Act.
The Department shall issue a Water Well Contractor's
license, a Water Well Pump Installation Contractor's license,
or a Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's license to
any applicant therefor who:
(a) is at least 18 years of age,
(b) is a citizen of the United States or has declared his
intention to become a citizen of the United States,
(c) possesses a good moral character,
(d) has had the required experience as follows:
(1) an applicant for a water well contractor's license
shall have worked two years under the supervision of a licensed
water well contractor,
(2) an applicant for a water well pump installation
contractor's license shall have worked two years under the
supervision of a licensed water well pump installation
contractor or in the case of those applicants whose experience
was gained prior to January 1, 1972, under the supervision of a
contractor who was engaged in water well pump installation,
(3) an applicant for a water well and pump installation
contractor's license shall have worked two years for a licensed
water well and pump installation contractor and the applicant
shall show evidence satisfactory to the Department that he was
engaged in both water well contracting and pump installing
during the two year period. For those applicants who gained
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sufficient for them to show that they worked under the
supervision of a licensed water well contractor who was engaged
in pump installation and that they did work in both fields.
(e) has made a satisfactory grade on the examination for
the particular license for which he is applying.
(f) has paid the fee provided by statute.
Such licenses shall be serially numbered, shall be signed
by the Director and issued under the seal of the Department.
A service member or veteran satisfies the educational
requirements under this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service and successfully completes all necessary
examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member"
and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2
of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes
of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly
served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 81-791.)
Section 105. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by
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(225 ILCS 410/2-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 2-2. Licensure as a barber; qualifications. A person
is qualified to receive a license as a barber if that person
has applied in writing on forms prescribed by the Department,
has paid the required fees, and:
a. Is at least 16 years of age; and
b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school
providing secondary education, or the recognized
equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who are beyond
the age of compulsory school attendance; and
c. Has graduated from a school of barbering or school
of cosmetology approved by the Department, having
completed a total of 1500 hours in the study of barbering
extending over a period of not less than 9 months nor more
than 3 years. A school of barbering may, at its discretion,
consistent with the rules of the Department, accept up to
500 hours of cosmetology school training at a recognized
cosmetology school toward the 1500 hour course requirement
of barbering. Time spent in such study under the laws of
another state or territory of the United States or of a
foreign country or province shall be credited toward the
period of study required by the provisions of this
paragraph; and
d. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by
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determine fitness to receive a license as a barber; and
e. Has met all other requirements of this Act.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 97-777, eff. 7-13-12.)
(225 ILCS 410/2-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 2-4. Licensure as a barber teacher; qualifications.
(1) A person is qualified to receive a license as a barber
teacher if that person files an application on forms provided
by the Department, pays the required fee, and:
a. Is at least 18 years of age;
b. Has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
c. Has a current license as a barber or cosmetologist;
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cosmetology approved by the Department having:
(1) completed a total of 500 hours in barber
teacher training extending over a period of not less
than 3 months nor more than 2 years and has had 3 years
of practical experience as a licensed barber;
(2) completed a total of 1,000 hours of barber
teacher training extending over a period of not less
than 6 months nor more than 2 years; or
(3) completed the cosmetology teacher training as
specified in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section
3-4 of this Act; and
e. Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
barber teacher or a cosmetology teacher; and
f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this
Act.
An applicant who is issued a license as a Barber Teacher is
not required to maintain a barber license in order to practice
barbering as defined in this Act.
(2) A person is qualified to receive a license as a barber
clinic teacher if he or she has applied in writing on forms
provided by the Department, has paid the required fees, and:
(A) is at least 18 years of age;
(B) has graduated from high school or its equivalent;
(C) has a current license as a barber;
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teacher training in a licensed school of barbering or (ii)
within 5 years preceding the required examination, has
obtained a minimum of 2 years of practical experience
working at least 30 full-time hours per week as a licensed
barber and has completed an instructor's institute of 20
hours, as prescribed by the Department, prior to submitting
an application for examination;
(E) has passed an examination authorized by the
Department to determine eligibility to receive a license as
a barber teacher; and
(F) has met any other requirements of this Act.
The Department shall not issue any new barber clinic
teacher licenses after January 1, 2009. Any person issued a
license as a barber clinic teacher before January 1, 2009, may
renew the license after that date under this Act and that
person may continue to renew the license or have the license
restored during his or her lifetime, subject only to the
renewal or restoration requirements for the license under this
Act; however, such licensee and license shall remain subject to
the provisions of this Act, including, but not limited to,
provisions concerning renewal, restoration, fees, continuing
education, discipline, administration, and enforcement.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service. For the purpose of this

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Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same
meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment
Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means
any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 97-777, eff. 7-13-12.)
Section 110. The Detection of Deception Examiners Act is
amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
(225 ILCS 430/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 2412)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
Sec. 11. Qualifications for licensure as an examiner. A
person is qualified to receive a license as an examiner:
A. Who establishes that he or she is a person of good
moral character; and
B. Who has passed an examination approved by the
Department to determine his or her competency to obtain a
license to practice as an examiner; and
C. Who has had conferred upon him or her an academic
degree, at the baccalaureate level, from an accredited
college or university; and
D. Who has satisfactorily completed 6 months of study
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shall include, but not be limited to, course content,
trainer qualifications, and specialized instructor
qualifications.
In determining good moral character, the Department may
take into consideration conviction of any crime under the laws
of the United States or any state or territory thereof that is
a felony or a misdemeanor or any crime that is directly related
to the practice of the profession.
A service member or veteran is qualified under paragraphs
(C) and (D) of this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service and successfully completes all necessary
examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member"
and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2
of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes
of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly
served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the
National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 97-168, eff. 7-22-11.)
Section 115. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
amended by changing Sections 15-10, 20-10, and 25-10 as
follows:

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(225 ILCS 447/15-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed January 1, 2014)
Sec. 15-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private
detective.
(a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private
detective if he or she meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Is at least 21 years of age.
(2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the
time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
conviction.
(3) Is of good moral character. Good character is a
continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of crimes
other than felonies may be used in determining moral
character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to
licensure.
(4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or
physical defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently
declared him or her to be competent.
(5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or from
narcotic addiction or dependence.
(6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience of the 5 years
immediately preceding application working full-time for a
licensed private detective agency as a registered private

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detective agency employee or with 3 years experience of the
5 years immediately preceding his or her application
employed as a full-time investigator for a licensed
attorney or in a law enforcement agency of a federal or
state political subdivision, which shall include a state's
attorney's office or a public defender's office. The Board
and the Department shall approve such full-time
investigator experience. An applicant who has a
baccalaureate degree, or higher, in law enforcement or a
related field or a business degree from an accredited
college or university shall be given credit for 2 of the 3
years of the required experience. An applicant who has an
associate degree in law enforcement or in a related field
or in business from an accredited college or university
shall be given credit for one of the 3 years of the
required experience.
(7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed
forces of the United States or has not been discharged from
a law enforcement agency of the United States or of any
state or of any political subdivision thereof, which shall
include a state's attorney's office, for reasons relating
to his or her conduct as an employee of that law
enforcement agency.
(8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department.
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general liability insurance required under subsection (b),
and the required license fee.
(10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
(b) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the
Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain
general liability insurance and to provide the Department with
written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of
the license.
(c) Any person who has been providing canine odor detection
services for hire prior to January 1, 2005 is exempt from the
requirements of item (6) of subsection (a) of this Section and
may be granted a private detective license if (i) he or she
meets the requirements of items (1) through (5) and items (7)
through (10) of subsection (a) of this Section, (ii) pays all
applicable fees, and (iii) presents satisfactory evidence to
the Department of the provision of canine odor detection
services for hire since January 1, 2005.
(d) A service member or veteran satisfies the requirements
of paragraph (6) of this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service
member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in

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Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For
the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who
has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces
or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
(225 ILCS 447/20-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
Sec. 20-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private alarm
contractor.
(a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private alarm
contractor if he or she meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) Is at least 21 years of age.
(2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the
time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
conviction.
(3) Is of good moral character. Good moral character is
a continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of
crimes other than felonies may be used in determining moral
character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to
licensure.
(4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
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physical defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently
declared him or her to be competent.
(5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or from
narcotic addiction or dependence.
(6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience during the 5
years immediately preceding the application (i) working as
a full-time manager for a licensed private alarm contractor
agency or (ii) working for a government or private entity
that inspects, reviews, designs, sells, installs,
operates, services, or monitors alarm systems that, in the
judgment of the Board, satisfies the standards of alarm
industry competence. An applicant who has received a 4-year
degree or higher in electrical engineering or a related
field from a program approved by the Board shall be given
credit for 2 years of the required experience. An applicant
who has successfully completed a national certification
program approved by the Board shall be given credit for one
year of the required experience.
(7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed
forces of the United States.
(8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department.
(9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of having
general liability insurance required under subsection (c),
and the required license fee.
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(b) (Blank).
(c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the
Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain
general liability insurance and to provide the Department with
written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of
the license.
(d) A service member or veteran satisfies the requirements
of paragraph (6) of this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service
member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in
Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For
the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who
has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces
or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07; 96-847, eff. 6-1-10.)
(225 ILCS 447/25-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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(a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private
security contractor if he or she meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) Is at least 21 years of age.
(2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the
time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
conviction.
(3) Is of good moral character. Good character is a
continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of crimes
other than felonies may be used in determining moral
character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to
licensure.
(4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or
physical defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently
declared him or her to be competent.
(5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or from
narcotic addiction or dependence.
(6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience of the 5 years
immediately preceding application working as a full-time
manager for a licensed private security contractor agency
or a manager of a proprietary security force of 30 or more
persons registered with the Department or with 3 years
experience of the 5 years immediately preceding his or her
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enforcement agency of a federal or state political
subdivision, which shall include a state's attorney's
office or public defender's office. The Board and the
Department shall approve such full-time supervisory
experience. An applicant who has a baccalaureate degree or
higher in police science or a related field or a business
degree from an accredited college or university shall be
given credit for 2 of the 3 years of the required
experience. An applicant who has an associate degree in
police science or in a related field or in business from an
accredited college or university shall be given credit for
one of the 3 years of the required experience.
(7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed
forces of the United States.
(8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
Department.
(9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of having
general liability insurance required under subsection (b),
and the required license fee.
(10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
(b) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the
Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain
general liability insurance and to provide the Department with

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written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of
the license.
(c) Any person who has been providing canine odor detection
services for hire prior to January 1, 2005 is exempt from the
requirements of item (6) of subsection (a) of this Section and
may be granted a private security contractor license if (i) he
or she meets the requirements of items (1) through (5) and
items (7) through (10) of subsections (a) of this Section, (ii)
pays all applicable fees, and (iii) presents satisfactory
evidence to the Department of the provision of canine odor
detection services for hire since January 1, 2005.
(d) A service member or veteran satisfies the requirements
of paragraph (6) of this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service
member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in
Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For
the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who
has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces
or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)
Section 120. The Coal Mining Act is amended by changing
Sections 5.01 and 6.01 as follows:

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(225 ILCS 705/5.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 501)
Sec. 5.01. Each applicant for a certificate of competency
as mine manager shall produce evidence satisfactory of the
Mining Board that he is a citizen of the United States, at
least 23 years of age; that he has had at least 4 years'
practical underground mining experience; has been issued a
Certificate of Competency as Mine Examiner, or its equivalent
issued by another state; and that he has satisfactorily
completed a course of instruction in first aid to the injured
and mine rescue methods and appliances prescribed by the
Department; and that he is a man of good repute and temperate
habits. He shall also pass such examination as to his
experience in mines and in the management of men; his knowledge
of mine machinery and appliances; the use of surveying and
other instruments used in mining; the properties of mine gases;
the principles of ventilation; and the legal duties and
responsibilities of mine managers, as shall be prescribed by
the rules of the Mining Board.
Persons who have graduated and hold a degree in engineering
or an approved 4-year program in coal mining technology from an
accredited school, college or university are required to have
only 2 years' practical underground mining experience to
qualify for the examination for a Certificate of Competency.
Persons who have graduated and hold a two-year Associate in
Applied Science Degree in Coal Mining Technology from an

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accredited school, college or university are required to have
only 3 years' practical underground mining experience to
qualify for the examination for a Certificate of Competency.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure
Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 79-876.)
(225 ILCS 705/6.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 601)
Sec. 6.01. Each applicant for a certificate of competency
as mine examiner shall produce evidence satisfactory to the
Mining Board that he is a citizen of the United States, at
least 21 years of age and of good repute and temperate habits
and that he has had at least 4 years practical underground
mining experience, and has been issued a First Class
Certificate of Competency by the Department of Natural
Resources. He shall pass an examination as to his experience in

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mines generating dangerous gases, his practical and
technological knowledge of the nature and properties of mine
gases, the laws of ventilation, the structures and use of
safety lamps, and the laws of this State relating to safeguards
against fires from any source in mines. He shall also submit to
the Mining Board satisfactory evidence that he has completed a
course of training in first aid to the injured and mine rescue
methods and appliances prescribed by the Department. Persons
who have graduated and hold a degree in engineering or an
approved 4-year program in coal mining technology from an
accredited school, college, or university, are required to have
only 2 years of practical underground mining experience to
qualify for the examination for a certificate of competency.
Persons who have graduated and hold a two-year Associate in
Applied Science Degree in Coal Mining Technology from an
accredited school, college or university are required to have
only 3 years' practical underground mining experience to
qualify for the examination for a Certificate of Competency as
a Mine Examiner.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section
if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he
or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience
from his or her military service and successfully completes all
necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section,
"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning
as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure

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Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any
person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S.
Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District
of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United
States.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
Section 130. The Surface-Mined Land Conservation and
Reclamation Act is amended by changing Section 6.5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 715/6.5)
Sec. 6.5. Blasting operations; regulation.
(a) Blasting operations at permitted and unpermitted sites
operated by the aggregate mining industry shall be conducted
only in accordance with existing State and federal law and
rules promulgated by the Department with the advice of the
aggregate mining industry. These rules shall include
provisions to require all of the following:
(1) The maintenance of blasting records for a period of
at least 3 years and that the records be made available for
Department inspection and copying. However, these on-site
blasting records, as they relate to detonation, are deemed
to be proprietary information.
(2) The control of blasting operations so as to prevent
injury to persons and damage to public and private property
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(3) That all blasting operations be conducted or
supervised by trained and competent persons as licensed by
the Department.
(4) That blasting operations be subject to air blast or
ground vibration monitoring, or both, as necessary to limit
property damage and protect public safety.
(5) The issuance of notices of violation in the event
of a violation of the Department's blasting rules.
(6) The issuance of orders requiring the cessation of
blasting operations in the event of a violation of the
Department's blasting rules that may cause injury to
persons or damage to public and private property outside
the blasting site.
(7) The assessment of civil penalties, and the
initiation of formal administrative hearings to resolve
violations of the Department's blasting rules.
(b) The Department shall promulgate rules requiring the
training, examination, and licensing of persons engaging in or
responsible for the blasting operation or use of explosives in
aggregate mining operations. The rules shall include an
administrative enforcement process designed to correct
infractions of the terms of the blasting licenses issued by the
Department. These rules may also include a fee schedule
designed to defray the costs associated with the Department's
examination and licensing of persons engaging in or responsible
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mining operations.
A service member or veteran is qualified under this
subsection if he or she provides the Department with
documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent
training or experience from his or her military service and
successfully completes all necessary examinations. For the
purpose of this Section, "service member" and "military
service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service
Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes of this
Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly served in
any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of
any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a
territory of the United States.
(c) The rules implementing the requirements of this Section
shall become effective one year after the rules are adopted by
the Department.
(d) The regulation of blasting operations at aggregate
mining operations is an exclusive power and function of the
State. A home rule unit may not regulate blasting operations at
aggregate mining operations. This Section is a denial and
limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
(Source: P.A. 89-26, eff. 6-23-95.)
Section 140. The Professional Geologist Licensing Act is
amended by changing Section 50 as follows:

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(225 ILCS 745/50)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 50. Qualifications for licensure.
(a) The Department may issue a license to practice as a
Licensed Professional Geologist to any applicant who meets the
following qualifications:
(1) The applicant has completed an application form and
paid the required fees.
(2) The applicant is of good ethical character,
including compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct
and Ethics under this Act, and has not committed any act or
offense in any jurisdiction that would constitute the basis
for disciplining a Licensed Professional Geologist under
this Act.
(3) The applicant has earned a degree in geology from
an accredited college or university, as established by
rule, with a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of
course credits in geology, of which 24 semester or 36
quarter hours are in upper level courses. The Department
may, upon the recommendation of the Board, allow the
substitution of appropriate experience as a geologist for
prescribed educational requirements as established by
rule.
(4) The applicant has a documented record of a minimum
of 4 years of professional experience, obtained after

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completion of the education requirements specified in this
Section, in geologic or directly related work,
demonstrating that the applicant is qualified to assume
responsible charge of such work upon licensure as a
Licensed Professional Geologist or such specialty of
professional geology that the Board may recommend and the
Department may recognize. The Department may require
evidence acceptable to it that up to 2 years of
professional experience have been gained under the
supervision of a person licensed under this Act or similar
Acts in any other state, or under the supervision of others
who, in the opinion of the Department, are qualified to
have responsible charge of geological work under this Act.
(5) The applicant has passed an examination authorized
by the Department for practice as a Licensed Professional
Geologist.
(6) The applicant has complied with all other
requirements of this Act and rules established for the
implementation of this Act.
(b) A license to practice as a Licensed Professional
Geologist shall not be denied any applicant because of the
applicant's race, religion, creed, national origin, political
beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual orientation, or
physical impairment.
(c) The Department may establish by rule an intern process
to, in part, allow (1) a graduate who has earned a degree in

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geology from an accredited college or university in accordance
with this Act or (2) a student in a degree program at an
accredited college or university who has completed the
necessary course requirements established in this Section to
request to take one or both parts of the examination required
by the Department. The Department may set by rule the criteria
for the process, including, but not limited to, the educational
requirements, exam requirements, experience requirements,
remediation requirements, and any fees or applications
required for the process. The Department may also set by rule
provisions concerning disciplinary guidelines and the use of
the title "intern" or "trainee" by a graduate or student who
has passed the required examination.
A service member or veteran is qualified under paragraphs
(3) and (4) of this Section if he or she provides the
Department with documentation that he or she has had
substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her
military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service
member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in
Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For
the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who
has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces
or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a
commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 96-666, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1327, eff. 7-27-10.)
Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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becoming law.
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
225 ILCS 5/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7609
225 ILCS 25/9 from Ch. 111, par. 2309
225 ILCS 52/25
225 ILCS 60/11 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11
225 ILCS 65/55-10 was 225 ILCS 65/10-30
225 ILCS 70/8 from Ch. 111, par. 3658
225 ILCS 84/40
225 ILCS 85/9.5
225 ILCS 90/8 from Ch. 111, par. 4258
225 ILCS 95/12 from Ch. 111, par. 4612
225 ILCS 100/10 from Ch. 111, par. 4810
225 ILCS 115/8 from Ch. 111, par. 7008
225 ILCS 130/45
225 ILCS 305/13 from Ch. 111, par. 1313
225 ILCS 312/45
225 ILCS 317/20
225 ILCS 325/10 from Ch. 111, par. 5210
225 ILCS 325/11 from Ch. 111, par. 5211
225 ILCS 330/12 from Ch. 111, par. 3262
225 ILCS 340/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6609
225 ILCS 345/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7110
225 ILCS 410/2-2 from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2
225 ILCS 410/2-4 from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4
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