(225 ILCS 6/30)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 30. Qualifications for behavior analyst license.

(a) A person qualifies to be licensed as a behavior analyst if that person:

(1) has applied in writing or electronically on forms prescribed by the Department;

(2) is a graduate of a graduate level program in the field of behavior analysis or a related field with an equivalent course of study in behavior analysis approved by the Department from a regionally accredited university;

(3) has completed at least 500 hours of supervision of behavior analysis, as defined by rule;

(4) has qualified for and passed the examination for the practice of behavior analysis as authorized by the Department; and

(5) has paid the required fees.

(b) The Department may issue a license to a certified behavior analyst seeking licensure as a licensed behavior analyst who (i) does not have the supervised experience as described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), (ii) applies for licensure before July 1, 2028, and (iii) has completed all of the following:

(1) has applied in writing or electronically on forms prescribed by the Department;

(2) is a graduate of a graduate level program in the field of behavior analysis from a regionally accredited university approved by the Department;

(3) submits evidence of certification by an appropriate national certifying body as determined by rule of the Department;

(4) has passed the examination for the practice of behavior analysis as authorized by the Department; and

(5) has paid the required fees.

(c) An applicant has 3 years after the date of application to complete the application process. If the process has not been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.

(d) Each applicant for licensure as a behavior analyst shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Illinois State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record information as prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints shall be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department. These fingerprints shall be checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint databases. The Illinois State Police shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Illinois State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, records of Illinois convictions as prescribed under the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act and shall forward the national criminal history record information to the Department.

(Source: P.A. 102-953, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1118, eff. 1-18-23.)