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| Public Act 103-0408
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| HB3295 Enrolled | LRB103 29794 AMQ 56201 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 5/5-715) |
Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and |
spouses. |
(a) In this Section, "service member" means any person |
who, at the time of application under this Section, is an |
active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any |
reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast |
Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or |
territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or |
whose active duty service concluded within the preceding 2 |
years before application. |
(a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional |
Regulation shall within 180 days after January 1, 2020 (the |
effective date of Public Act 101-240) designate one staff |
member as the military liaison within the Department of |
Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper |
enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military |
liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not |
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limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications |
to ensure processing within 30 days after receipt of a |
completed application, including notification of federal |
assistance programs available to reimburse costs associated |
with applicable licensing fees and professional credentials |
for service members and their families pursuant to Section 556 |
of Public Law 115-91, or any related federal program; (2) |
coordination with all military installation military and |
family support center directors within this State, including |
virtual, phone, or in-person periodic meetings with each |
military installation military and family support center; and |
(3) training by the military liaison to all directors of each |
division that issues an occupational or professional license |
to ensure proper application of this Section. At the end of |
each calendar year, the military liaison shall provide an |
annual report documenting the expedited licensure program for |
service members and spouses, and shall deliver that report to |
the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the |
Lieutenant Governor. |
(b) Each director of a department that issues an |
occupational or professional license is authorized to and |
shall issue an expedited license to a service member who meets |
the requirements under this Section. Review and determination |
of an application for a license issued by the department shall |
be expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on |
which the department receives all necessary documentation |
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required for licensure, including any required information |
from State and federal agencies. An expedited license shall be |
issued by the department to any service members meeting the |
application requirements of this Section, regardless of |
whether the service member currently resides in this State. |
The service member shall apply to the department on forms |
provided by the department. An application must include proof |
that: |
(1) the applicant is a service member; |
(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good |
standing for the occupation or profession issued by |
another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of |
the United States, the District of Columbia, or any |
foreign jurisdiction; |
(2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and |
standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity |
for the occupation or profession for which the applicant |
is applying; |
(3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in |
this State, has established legal residence in this State, |
or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date |
of application for licensure; |
(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has |
been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide |
and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the |
requirements of the department issuing the license; the |
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applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police |
or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint |
processing; no temporary occupational or professional |
license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide |
or national criminal history check discloses information |
that would cause the denial of an application for |
licensure under any applicable occupational or |
professional licensing Act; |
(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure |
pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative |
Code of Illinois; |
(6) the applicant has submitted an application for |
full licensure; and |
(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees |
shall not be refundable. |
(c) Each director of a department that issues an |
occupational or professional license is authorized to and |
shall issue an expedited license to the spouse of a service |
member who meets the requirements under this Section. Review |
and determination of an application for a license shall be |
expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on |
which the department receives all necessary documentation |
required for licensure, including information from State and |
federal agencies. An expedited license shall be issued by the |
department to any spouse of a service member meeting the |
application requirements of this Section, regardless of |
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whether the spouse or the service member currently resides in |
this State. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the |
department on forms provided by the department. An application |
must include proof that: |
(1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member; |
(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good |
standing for the occupation or profession issued by |
another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of |
the United States, the District of Columbia, or any |
foreign jurisdiction; |
(2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and |
standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity |
for the occupation or profession for which the applicant |
is applying; |
(3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty |
station in this State, has established legal residence in |
this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months |
after the date of application for licensure; |
(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has |
been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide |
and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the |
requirements of the department issuing the license; the |
applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police |
or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint |
processing; no temporary occupational or professional |
license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide |
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or national criminal history check discloses information |
that would cause the denial of an application for |
licensure under any applicable occupational or |
professional licensing Act; |
(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure |
pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative |
Code of Illinois; |
(6) the applicant has submitted an application for |
full licensure; and |
(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees |
shall not be refundable. |
(c-5) If a service member or his or her spouse relocates |
from this State, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to |
place his or her license in inactive status through |
coordination with the military liaison. If the service member |
or his or her spouse returns to this State, he or she may |
reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory |
provisions regulating the profession and any applicable |
administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be |
expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a |
completed application to reactivate the license. A license |
reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for |
which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still |
valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a |
license must include proof that
the applicant still holds a |
valid license in good standing for the occupation or |
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profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession, |
or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, |
or any foreign jurisdiction. |
(d) All relevant experience of a service member or his or |
her spouse in the discharge of official duties, including |
full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the |
calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or |
profession as may be required under any applicable |
occupational or professional licensing Act. All relevant |
training provided by the military and completed by a service |
member shall be credited to that service member as meeting any |
training or education requirement under any applicable |
occupational or professional licensing Act, provided that the |
training or education is determined by the department to meet |
the requirements under any applicable Act and is not otherwise |
contrary to any other licensure requirement. |
(e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the |
implementation and administration of this Section and shall by |
rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 101-240, eff. 1-1-20; 102-384, eff. 1-1-22; |
102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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