Bill Text: IL HB3075 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that agent applicants may begin employment at a cultivation center, a dispensing organization, a Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, an infuser organization, or a transporting organization while the agent applicant's identification card application is pending. Provides that, upon approval, the approving State entity shall issue the agent's identification card to the agent. Provides that, if denied, the cultivation center, dispensing organization, Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, infuser organization, or transporting organization and the agent applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at the cultivation center, dispensing organization, Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, infuser organization, or transporting organization immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3075 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3075-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB3075 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 130/100
410 ILCS 705/15-40
410 ILCS 705/25-35
410 ILCS 705/35-30
410 ILCS 705/40-30
Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that agent applicants may begin employment at a cultivation center, a dispensing organization, a Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, an infuser organization, or a transporting organization while the agent applicant's identification card application is pending. Provides that, upon approval, the approving State entity shall issue the agent's identification card to the agent. Provides that, if denied, the cultivation center, dispensing organization, Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, infuser organization, or transporting organization and the agent applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at the cultivation center, dispensing organization, Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program, infuser organization, or transporting organization immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
as the Cannabis Jobs Act of 2021.
Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
Program Act is amended by changing Section 100 as follows:
(410 ILCS 130/100)
Sec. 100. Cultivation center agent identification card.
(a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
(1) verify the information contained in an application
or renewal for a cultivation center identification card
submitted under this Act, and approve or deny an
application or renewal, within 30 days of receiving a
completed application or renewal application and all
supporting documentation required by rule;
(2) issue a cultivation center agent identification
card to a qualifying agent within 15 business days of
approving the application or renewal;
(3) enter the registry identification number of the
cultivation center where the agent works; and
(4) allow for an electronic application process, and

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provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
an application has been submitted.
(b) A cultivation center agent must keep his or her
identification card visible at all times when on the property
of a cultivation center and during the transportation of
medical cannabis to a registered dispensary organization.
(c) The cultivation center agent identification cards
shall contain the following:
(1) the name of the cardholder;
(2) the date of issuance and expiration date of
cultivation center agent identification cards;
(3) a random 10 digit alphanumeric identification
number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
letters; that is unique to the holder; and
(4) a photograph of the cardholder.
(d) The cultivation center agent identification cards
shall be immediately returned to the cultivation center upon
termination of employment.
(e) Any card lost by a cultivation center agent shall be
reported to the State Police and the Department of Agriculture
immediately upon discovery of the loss.
(f) An applicant shall be denied a cultivation center
agent identification card if he or she has been convicted of an
excluded offense.
(g) An agent applicant may begin employment at a
cultivation center while the agent applicant's identification

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card application is pending. Upon approval, the Department
shall issue the agent's identification card to the agent. If
denied, the cultivation center and the agent applicant shall
be notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at
the cultivation center immediately.
(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)
Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
by changing Sections 15-40, 25-35, 35-30, and 40-30 as
follows:
(410 ILCS 705/15-40)
Sec. 15-40. Dispensing organization agent identification
card; agent training.
(a) The Department shall:
(1) verify the information contained in an application
or renewal for a dispensing organization agent
identification card submitted under this Article, and
approve or deny an application or renewal, within 30 days
of receiving a completed application or renewal
application and all supporting documentation required by
rule;
(2) issue a dispensing organization agent
identification card to a qualifying agent within 15
business days of approving the application or renewal;
(3) enter the registry identification number of the

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dispensing organization where the agent works;
(4) within one year from the effective date of this
Act, allow for an electronic application process and
provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
an application has been submitted; and
(5) collect a $100 nonrefundable fee from the
applicant to be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation
Fund.
(b) A dispensing organization agent must keep his or her
identification card visible at all times when in the
dispensary.
(c) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
shall contain the following:
(1) the name of the cardholder;
(2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
dispensing organization agent identification cards;
(3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
letters that is unique to the cardholder; and
(4) a photograph of the cardholder.
(d) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
shall be immediately returned to the dispensing organization
upon termination of employment.
(e) The Department shall not issue an agent identification
card if the applicant is delinquent in filing any required tax
returns or paying any amounts owed to the State of Illinois.

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(f) Any card lost by a dispensing organization agent shall
be reported to the Department of State Police and the
Department immediately upon discovery of the loss.
(g) An applicant shall be denied a dispensing organization
agent identification card renewal if he or she fails to
complete the training provided for in this Section.
(h) A dispensing organization agent shall only be required
to hold one card for the same employer regardless of what type
of dispensing organization license the employer holds.
(i) Cannabis retail sales training requirements.
(1) Within 90 days of September 1, 2019, or 90 days of
employment, whichever is later, all owners, managers,
employees, and agents involved in the handling or sale of
cannabis or cannabis-infused product employed by an adult
use dispensing organization or medical cannabis dispensing
organization as defined in Section 10 of the Compassionate
Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act shall attend and
successfully complete a Responsible Vendor Program.
(2) Each owner, manager, employee, and agent of an
adult use dispensing organization or medical cannabis
dispensing organization shall successfully complete the
program annually.
(3) Responsible Vendor Program Training modules shall
include at least 2 hours of instruction time approved by
the Department including:
(i) Health and safety concerns of cannabis use,

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including the responsible use of cannabis, its
physical effects, onset of physiological effects,
recognizing signs of impairment, and appropriate
responses in the event of overconsumption.
(ii) Training on laws and regulations on driving
while under the influence and operating a watercraft
or snowmobile while under the influence.
(iii) Sales to minors prohibition. Training shall
cover all relevant Illinois laws and rules.
(iv) Quantity limitations on sales to purchasers.
Training shall cover all relevant Illinois laws and
rules.
(v) Acceptable forms of identification. Training
shall include:
(I) How to check identification; and
(II) Common mistakes made in verification;
(vi) Safe storage of cannabis;
(vii) Compliance with all inventory tracking
system regulations;
(viii) Waste handling, management, and disposal;
(ix) Health and safety standards;
(x) Maintenance of records;
(xi) Security and surveillance requirements;
(xii) Permitting inspections by State and local
licensing and enforcement authorities;
(xiii) Privacy issues;

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(xiv) Packaging and labeling requirement for sales
to purchasers; and
(xv) Other areas as determined by rule.
(j) Blank.
(k) Upon the successful completion of the Responsible
Vendor Program, the provider shall deliver proof of completion
either through mail or electronic communication to the
dispensing organization, which shall retain a copy of the
certificate.
(l) The license of a dispensing organization or medical
cannabis dispensing organization whose owners, managers,
employees, or agents fail to comply with this Section may be
suspended or permanently revoked under Section 15-145 or may
face other disciplinary action.
(m) The regulation of dispensing organization and medical
cannabis dispensing employer and employee training is an
exclusive function of the State, and regulation by a unit of
local government, including a home rule unit, is prohibited.
This subsection (m) is a denial and limitation of home rule
powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
(n) Persons seeking Department approval to offer the
training required by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) may apply
for such approval between August 1 and August 15 of each
odd-numbered year in a manner prescribed by the Department.
(o) Persons seeking Department approval to offer the

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training required by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) shall
submit a nonrefundable application fee of $2,000 to be
deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund or a fee as may be
set by rule. Any changes made to the training module shall be
approved by the Department.
(p) The Department shall not unreasonably deny approval of
a training module that meets all the requirements of paragraph
(3) of subsection (i). A denial of approval shall include a
detailed description of the reasons for the denial.
(q) Any person approved to provide the training required
by paragraph (3) of subsection (i) shall submit an application
for re-approval between August 1 and August 15 of each
odd-numbered year and include a nonrefundable application fee
of $2,000 to be deposited into the Cannabis Regulation Fund or
a fee as may be set by rule.
(r) All persons applying to become or renewing their
registrations to be agents, including agents-in-charge and
principal officers, shall disclose any disciplinary action
taken against them that may have occurred in Illinois, another
state, or another country in relation to their employment at a
cannabis business establishment or at any cannabis cultivation
center, processor, infuser, dispensary, or other cannabis
business establishment.
(s) An agent applicant may begin employment at a
dispensing organization while the agent applicant's
identification card application is pending. Upon approval, the

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Department shall issue the agent's identification card to the
agent. If denied, the dispensing organization and the agent
applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must cease
all activity at the dispensing organization immediately.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
(410 ILCS 705/25-35)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026)
Sec. 25-35. Community College Cannabis Vocational Training
Pilot Program faculty participant agent identification card.
(a) The Department shall:
(1) establish by rule the information required in an
initial application or renewal application for an agent
identification card submitted under this Article and the
nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
renewal application;
(2) verify the information contained in an initial
application or renewal application for an agent
identification card submitted under this Article, and
approve or deny an application within 30 days of receiving
a completed initial application or renewal application and
all supporting documentation required by rule;
(3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
application or renewal application;
(4) enter the license number of the community college

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where the agent works; and
(5) allow for an electronic initial application and
renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
electronic or other methods that an application has been
submitted. Each Department may by rule require prospective
agents to file their applications by electronic means and
to provide notices to the agents by electronic means.
(b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
visible at all times when in the enclosed, locked facility, or
facilities for which he or she is an agent.
(c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
following:
(1) the name of the cardholder;
(2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
identification card;
(3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
letters that is unique to the holder;
(4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
(5) the legal name of the community college employing
the agent.
(d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
returned to the community college of the agent upon
termination of his or her employment.
(e) Any agent identification card lost shall be reported
to the Department of State Police and the Department of

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Agriculture immediately upon discovery of the loss.
(f) An agent applicant may begin employment at a Community
College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program while the
agent applicant's identification card application is pending.
Upon approval, the Department shall issue the agent's
identification card to the agent. If denied, the Community
College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot Program and the
agent applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must
cease all activity at the Community College Cannabis
Vocational Training Pilot Program immediately.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
(410 ILCS 705/35-30)
Sec. 35-30. Infuser agent identification card.
(a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
(1) establish by rule the information required in an
initial application or renewal application for an agent
identification card submitted under this Act and the
nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
renewal application;
(2) verify the information contained in an initial
application or renewal application for an agent
identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
completed initial application or renewal application and
all supporting documentation required by rule;

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(3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
application or renewal application;
(4) enter the license number of the infuser where the
agent works; and
(5) allow for an electronic initial application and
renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
electronic or other methods that an application has been
submitted. The Department of Agriculture may by rule
require prospective agents to file their applications by
electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
electronic means.
(b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis
business establishment including the cannabis business
establishment for which he or she is an agent.
(c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
following:
(1) the name of the cardholder;
(2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
identification card;
(3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
letters that is unique to the holder;
(4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
(5) the legal name of the infuser organization

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employing the agent.
(d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
returned to the infuser organization of the agent upon
termination of his or her employment.
(e) Any agent identification card lost by a transporting
agent shall be reported to the Department of State Police and
the Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery of
the loss.
(f) An agent applicant may begin employment at an infuser
organization while the agent applicant's identification card
application is pending. Upon approval, the Department shall
issue the agent's identification card to the agent. If denied,
the infuser organization and the agent applicant shall be
notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at
the infuser organization immediately.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19.)
(410 ILCS 705/40-30)
Sec. 40-30. Transporting agent identification card.
(a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
(1) establish by rule the information required in an
initial application or renewal application for an agent
identification card submitted under this Act and the
nonrefundable fee to accompany the initial application or
renewal application;
(2) verify the information contained in an initial

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application or renewal application for an agent
identification card submitted under this Act and approve
or deny an application within 30 days of receiving a
completed initial application or renewal application and
all supporting documentation required by rule;
(3) issue an agent identification card to a qualifying
agent within 15 business days of approving the initial
application or renewal application;
(4) enter the license number of the transporting
organization where the agent works; and
(5) allow for an electronic initial application and
renewal application process, and provide a confirmation by
electronic or other methods that an application has been
submitted. The Department of Agriculture may by rule
require prospective agents to file their applications by
electronic means and provide notices to the agents by
electronic means.
(b) An agent must keep his or her identification card
visible at all times when on the property of a cannabis
business establishment, including the cannabis business
establishment for which he or she is an agent.
(c) The agent identification cards shall contain the
following:
(1) the name of the cardholder;
(2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
identification card;

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(3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
letters that is unique to the holder;
(4) a photograph of the cardholder; and
(5) the legal name of the transporting organization
employing the agent.
(d) An agent identification card shall be immediately
returned to the transporting organization of the agent upon
termination of his or her employment.
(e) Any agent identification card lost by a transporting
agent shall be reported to the Department of State Police and
the Department of Agriculture immediately upon discovery of
the loss.
(f) An application for an agent identification card shall
be denied if the applicant is delinquent in filing any
required tax returns or paying any amounts owed to the State of
Illinois.
(g) An agent applicant may begin employment at a
transporting organization while the agent applicant's
identification card application is pending. Upon approval, the
Department shall issue the agent's identification card to the
agent. If denied, the transporting organization and the agent
applicant shall be notified and the agent applicant must cease
all activity at the transporting organization immediately.
(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)