Bill Text: IL HB5435 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license and the State Fire Marshal are authorized to issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to a service member and the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States. Provides that the temporary occupational or professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance. Sets forth application requirements. Amends the School Code. Excludes service members and spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States from the additional requirement that after January 1, 1988, an applicant for a corresponding teaching certificate in this State also shall be required to pass certain examinations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5435 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5435-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5435
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5435, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 5-715 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 5/5-715 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 5-715. Expedited temporary licensure for service | ||||||
9 | members and spouses. | ||||||
10 | (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who, | ||||||
11 | at the time of application under this Section, is an active | ||||||
12 | duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve | ||||||
13 | component of the United States Armed Forces or the National | ||||||
14 | Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United | ||||||
15 | States or the District of Columbia or whose active duty service | ||||||
16 | concluded within the preceding 2 years before application. |
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1 | (b) Each director of a department that issues an | ||||||
2 | occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall | ||||||
3 | issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional | ||||||
4 | license, other than a license for a physician under the Medical | ||||||
5 | Practice Act of 1987 or a license for a dentist under the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Dental Practice Act, to a service member who meets the | ||||||
7 | requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or | ||||||
8 | professional license shall be valid for one year after the date | ||||||
9 | of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a | ||||||
10 | license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the | ||||||
11 | department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No | ||||||
12 | temporary occupational or professional license shall be | ||||||
13 | renewed. The service member shall apply to the department on | ||||||
14 | forms provided by the department. An application must include | ||||||
15 | proof that: | ||||||
16 | (1) the applicant is a service member; | ||||||
17 | (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | ||||||
18 | standing for the occupation or profession issued by another | ||||||
19 | state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the | ||||||
20 | United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign | ||||||
21 | jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the | ||||||
22 | other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be | ||||||
23 | substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of | ||||||
24 | this State; | ||||||
25 | (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this | ||||||
26 | State or has established legal residence in this State; |
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1 | (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | ||||||
2 | been submitted to the Department of State Police for | ||||||
3 | statewide and national criminal history checks, if | ||||||
4 | applicable to the requirements of the department issuing | ||||||
5 | the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the | ||||||
6 | Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for | ||||||
7 | electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary | ||||||
8 | occupational or professional license shall be issued to an | ||||||
9 | applicant if the statewide or national criminal history | ||||||
10 | check discloses information that would cause the denial of | ||||||
11 | an application for licensure under any applicable | ||||||
12 | occupational or professional licensing Act; | ||||||
13 | (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | ||||||
14 | pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | ||||||
15 | Code of Illinois; | ||||||
16 | (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full | ||||||
17 | licensure; and | ||||||
18 | (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall | ||||||
19 | not be refundable. | ||||||
20 | (c) Each director of a department that issues an | ||||||
21 | occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall | ||||||
22 | issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional | ||||||
23 | license, other than a license for a physician under the Medical | ||||||
24 | Practice Act of 1987 or a license for a dentist under the | ||||||
25 | Illinois Dental Practice Act, to the spouse of a service member | ||||||
26 | who meets the requirements under this Section. The temporary |
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1 | occupational or professional license shall be valid for one | ||||||
2 | year after the date of issuance or until a license is granted | ||||||
3 | or a notice to deny a license is issued in accordance with | ||||||
4 | rules adopted by the department issuing the license, whichever | ||||||
5 | occurs first. No temporary occupational or professional | ||||||
6 | license shall be renewed. The spouse of a service member shall | ||||||
7 | apply to the department on forms provided by the department. An | ||||||
8 | application must include proof that: | ||||||
9 | (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member; | ||||||
10 | (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | ||||||
11 | standing for the occupation or profession issued by another | ||||||
12 | state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the | ||||||
13 | United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign | ||||||
14 | jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the | ||||||
15 | other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be | ||||||
16 | substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of | ||||||
17 | this State; | ||||||
18 | (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty | ||||||
19 | station in this State or has established legal residence in | ||||||
20 | this State; | ||||||
21 | (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | ||||||
22 | been submitted to the Department of State Police for | ||||||
23 | statewide and national criminal history checks, if | ||||||
24 | applicable to the requirements of the department issuing | ||||||
25 | the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the | ||||||
26 | Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for |
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1 | electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary | ||||||
2 | occupational or professional license shall be issued to an | ||||||
3 | applicant if the statewide or national criminal history | ||||||
4 | check discloses information that would cause the denial of | ||||||
5 | an application for licensure under any applicable | ||||||
6 | occupational or professional licensing Act; | ||||||
7 | (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | ||||||
8 | pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | ||||||
9 | Code of Illinois; | ||||||
10 | (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full | ||||||
11 | licensure; and | ||||||
12 | (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall | ||||||
13 | not be refundable. | ||||||
14 | (d) All relevant experience of a service member in the | ||||||
15 | discharge of official duties, including full-time and | ||||||
16 | part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of | ||||||
17 | any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be | ||||||
18 | required under any applicable occupational or professional | ||||||
19 | licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military | ||||||
20 | and completed by a service member shall be credited to that | ||||||
21 | service member as meeting any training or education requirement | ||||||
22 | under any applicable occupational or professional licensing | ||||||
23 | Act, provided that the training or education is determined by | ||||||
24 | the department to be substantially equivalent to that required | ||||||
25 | under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any | ||||||
26 | other licensure requirement. |
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1 | (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the | ||||||
2 | implementation and administration of this Section and shall by | ||||||
3 | rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section. | ||||||
4 | In addition, a department shall develop forms to facilitate the | ||||||
5 | expedited temporary license application process, as well as | ||||||
6 | contact information for service members to use in making | ||||||
7 | application for an expedited temporary license. | ||||||
8 | (f) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall make copies | ||||||
9 | of the forms and contact information described in subsection | ||||||
10 | (e) of this Section available to service members in this | ||||||
11 | State. ".
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