Bill Text: IL HB3295 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the military liaison for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation responsibilities include notification of federal assistance programs available to reimburse costs associated with applicable licensing fees and professional credentials of a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces arising from relocation to another State. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-13)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0408 [HB3295 Detail]

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3295 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 5/5-715
Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning expedited licensure for service members and spouses, provides that a department shall waive any application, examination, or licensure fee for a service member or the service member's spouse. Removes references to fees.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows:
(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; (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
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

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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
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; and
(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
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:

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(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
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;

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(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
Code of Illinois; and
(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
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

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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.
(d-5) A department shall waive any application,
examination, or licensure fee for a service member or the
service member's spouse under this Section.
(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.
(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.)