Bill Text: IL HB3257 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3257 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB3257-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Professional Counselor and Clinical | ||||||
| 5 | Professional Counselor
Licensing Act is amended by changing | ||||||
| 6 | Section 30 as follows:
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| 7 | (225 ILCS 107/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30)
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| 8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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| 9 | Sec. 30. Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary | ||||||
| 10 | Board.
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| 11 | (a) The
The Director shall appoint a Board which shall | ||||||
| 12 | serve in an advisory
capacity to the Director. The Board shall | ||||||
| 13 | consist of 7 persons, 2 of whom
are licensed solely as | ||||||
| 14 | professional counselors, 3 of whom are licensed
solely as | ||||||
| 15 | clinical professional counselors, one full-time faculty member | ||||||
| 16 | of an
accredited college or university that is engaged in | ||||||
| 17 | training professional
counselors or clinical professional | ||||||
| 18 | counselors who possesses the qualifications
substantially | ||||||
| 19 | equivalent to the education and experience requirements for a
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| 20 | professional counselor or clinical professional counselor, and | ||||||
| 21 | one member of
the public who is not a licensed health care | ||||||
| 22 | provider. In appointing members of
the Board, the Director | ||||||
| 23 | shall give due consideration to the adequate
representation of | ||||||
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| 1 | the various fields of counseling. In appointing members of
the | ||||||
| 2 | Board, the Director shall give due consideration to | ||||||
| 3 | recommendations by
members of the professions of professional | ||||||
| 4 | counseling and clinical professional
counseling, the Statewide | ||||||
| 5 | organizations representing the interests of
professional | ||||||
| 6 | counselors and clinical professional counselors, organizations
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| 7 | representing the interests of academic programs, | ||||||
| 8 | rehabilitation counseling
programs, and approved counseling | ||||||
| 9 | programs in the State of Illinois. | ||||||
| 10 | (b) Members shall be appointed for and shall serve 4 year | ||||||
| 11 | terms and
until their successors are appointed and qualified, | ||||||
| 12 | except that of the
initial appointments 2 members shall be | ||||||
| 13 | appointed to serve for 2 years, 2
shall be appointed to serve | ||||||
| 14 | for 3 years, and the remaining shall be
appointed to serve for | ||||||
| 15 | 4 years and until their successors are appointed and
qualified. | ||||||
| 16 | No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that | ||||||
| 17 | would
cause continuous service on the Board to be longer than 8 | ||||||
| 18 | years. Any
appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the | ||||||
| 19 | unexpired portion of the term.
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| 20 | (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | ||||||
| 21 | representation
from different geographic areas of Illinois.
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| 22 | (d) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be | ||||||
| 23 | eligible for
reappointment to only one full term.
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| 24 | (e) The Director may remove any member for cause at any | ||||||
| 25 | time prior to
the expiration of his or her term.
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| 26 | (f) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as | ||||||
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| 1 | chairperson.
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| 2 | (g) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all | ||||||
| 3 | legitimate,
necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in | ||||||
| 4 | attending the meetings of
the Board.
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| 5 | (h) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating | ||||||
| 6 | to
approving graduate counseling, rehabilitation counseling, | ||||||
| 7 | psychology, and
related programs.
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| 8 | (i) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating | ||||||
| 9 | to continuing
education including the number of hours necessary | ||||||
| 10 | for license renewal, waivers
for those unable to meet such | ||||||
| 11 | requirements, and acceptable course content.
These | ||||||
| 12 | recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the | ||||||
| 13 | Department or an
unreasonable restriction on those seeking | ||||||
| 14 | license renewal.
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| 15 | (j) The Director shall give due consideration to all | ||||||
| 16 | recommendations of
the Board.
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| 17 | (k) A majority of the Board members currently appointed | ||||||
| 18 | shall constitute a
quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the | ||||||
| 19 | Board shall not impair the right of
a
quorum to perform all of | ||||||
| 20 | the duties of the Board.
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| 21 | (l) Members of the Board shall have no criminal, civil, or | ||||||
| 22 | professional
liability in
an action based upon a disciplinary | ||||||
| 23 | proceeding or other activity performed in
good faith
as a | ||||||
| 24 | member of the Board, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
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| 25 | (Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)
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