Bill Text: IL SB3575 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, and Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. In each Act, defines "sexual orientation change efforts" and provides that a professional licensed under the Act shall not engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient younger than 18 years of age. Further provides in each Act that any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient younger than 18 years of age shall be grounds for discipline under the Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3575 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3575-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3575 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. William Delgado SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 15/14.5 new
225 ILCS 20/18.5 new
225 ILCS 55/84 new
225 ILCS 107/79 new
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, and Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. In each Act, defines "sexual orientation change efforts" and provides that a professional licensed under the Act shall not engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient younger than 18 years of age. Further provides in each Act that any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient younger than 18 years of age shall be grounds for discipline under the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
amended by adding Section 14.5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 15/14.5 new)
Sec. 14.5. Sexual orientation change efforts. Under no
circumstances shall a clinical psychologist engage in sexual
orientation change efforts with a patient younger than 18 years
of age. Any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a
patient younger than 18 years of age by a clinical psychologist
shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall be grounds
for discipline under this Act. For the purposes of this
Section, "sexual orientation change efforts" means the
practice of seeking to change a person's sexual orientation,
including, but not limited to, efforts to change behaviors,
gender identity, or gender expressions or to eliminate or
reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards
persons of the same gender. "Sexual orientation change efforts"
does not include counseling for a person seeking to transition
from one gender to another, counseling that provides
acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without
seeking to change sexual orientation, or counseling that

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facilitates a person's coping, social support, and identity
exploration and development, including sexual
orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address
unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to
change sexual orientation.
Section 10. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work
Practice Act is amended by adding Section 18.5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 20/18.5 new)
Sec. 18.5. Sexual orientation change efforts. Under no
circumstances shall a licensed clinical social worker or
licensed social worker engage in sexual orientation change
efforts with a patient younger than 18 years of age. Any sexual
orientation change efforts attempted on a patient younger than
18 years of age by a licensed clinical social worker or
licensed social worker shall be considered unprofessional
conduct and shall be grounds for discipline under this Act. For
the purposes of this subsection, "sexual orientation change
efforts" means the practice of seeking to change a person's
sexual orientation, including, but not limited to, efforts to
change behaviors, gender identity, or gender expressions or to
eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings
towards persons of the same gender. "Sexual orientation change
efforts" does not include counseling for a person seeking to
transition from one gender to another, counseling that provides

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acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without
seeking to change sexual orientation, or counseling that
facilitates a person's coping, social support, and identity
exploration and development, including sexual
orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address
unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to
change sexual orientation.
Section 15. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act
is amended by adding Section 84 as follows:
(225 ILCS 55/84 new)
Sec. 84. Sexual orientation change efforts. Under no
circumstances shall a marriage and family therapist engage in
sexual orientation change efforts with a patient younger than
18 years of age. Any sexual orientation change efforts
attempted on a patient younger than 18 years of age by a
marriage and family therapist shall be considered
unprofessional conduct and shall be grounds for discipline
under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection, "sexual
orientation change efforts" means the practice of seeking to
change a person's sexual orientation, including, but not
limited to, efforts to change behaviors, gender identity, or
gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic
attractions or feelings towards persons of the same gender.
"Sexual orientation change efforts" does not include

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counseling for a person seeking to transition from one gender
to another, counseling that provides acceptance, support, and
understanding of a person without seeking to change sexual
orientation, or counseling that facilitates a person's coping,
social support, and identity exploration and development,
including sexual orientation-neutral interventions to prevent
or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without
seeking to change sexual orientation.
Section 20. The Professional Counselor and Clinical
Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended
adding Section 79 as follows:
(225 ILCS 107/79 new)
Sec. 79. Sexual orientation change efforts. Under no
circumstances shall a professional counselor or clinical
professional counselor engage in sexual orientation change
efforts with a patient younger than 18 years of age. Any sexual
orientation change efforts attempted on a patient younger than
18 years of age by a professional counselor or clinical
professional counselor shall be considered unprofessional
conduct and shall be grounds for discipline under this Act. For
the purposes of this subsection, "sexual orientation change
efforts" means the practice of seeking to change a person's
sexual orientation, including, but not limited to, efforts to
change behaviors, gender identity, or gender expressions or to

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eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings
towards persons of the same gender. "Sexual orientation change
efforts" does not include counseling for a person seeking to
transition from one gender to another, counseling that provides
acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without
seeking to change sexual orientation, or counseling that
facilitates a person's coping, social support, and identity
exploration and development, including sexual
orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address
unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to
change sexual orientation.