Public Act 093-0745
 		





HB4218 Enrolled
LRB093 18620 AMC 44345 b






    AN ACT concerning professional 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 changing Section 7 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 15/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5357)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)

    Sec. 7. Board. The Director shall appoint a Board that

shall serve in
an advisory capacity to the Director.

    The Board shall consist of 7 persons, 4 of whom are

licensed clinical
psychologists, and actively engaged in the 
practice of clinical psychology,
2 of whom are licensed 
clinical psychologists and are full time faculty
members of 
accredited colleges or
universities who are engaged in training 
clinical psychologists, and one of
whom is a public member who 
is not a licensed health care provider.  In
appointing members 
of the Board, the Director shall give due
consideration to the 
adequate representation of the various fields of
health care 
psychology such as clinical psychology, school psychology and

counseling psychology. In appointing members of the Board,
the 
Director
shall give due consideration to recommendations by 
members of the
profession of clinical psychology and by the 
State-wide organizations
representing the interests of 
clinical psychologists and organizations
representing the 
interests of academic programs as well as recommendations
by 
approved doctoral level psychology programs in the State of 
Illinois.
The members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.  
No member shall be
eligible to serve for more than 2 full 
terms.  Any appointment to fill a
vacancy shall be for the 
unexpired portion of the term.  A member appointed
to fill a 
vacancy for an unexpired term for a duration of 2 years or more 
may be reappointed for a maximum of one term and a member 
appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a 
duration of less than 2 years may be reappointed for a maximum 
of 2 terms
shall be eligible for reappointment to
only one full


term.  The Director may remove any member for cause at any time 
prior to
the expiration of his or her term.

    The Board shall annually elect one of its members as

chairperson and vice chairperson.

    The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all

authorized legitimate and
necessary expenses incurred in 
attending the meetings of the Board.

    The Director shall give due consideration to all 
recommendations of the
Board.  In the event the Director 
disagrees with or takes
action
contrary to the recommendation 
of the Board, he or she
shall provide the
Board with a written 
and specific explanation of his or
her actions.

    A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall 
constitute a
quorum.  A vacancy in the membership of the Board 
shall not impair the right of
a quorum to perform all of the 
duties of the Board.

    Members of the Board shall have no liability in any action 
based upon any
disciplinary proceeding or other activity 
performed in good faith as a member
of the Board.

    The Director may terminate the appointment of any member 
for cause which
in the opinion of the Director reasonably 
justifies such termination.

(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)

 
    Section 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended  by 
changing Section 30 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 412/30)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)

    Sec. 30. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be 
qualified for
licensure
as an electrologist if that person has 
met all of the following requirements:


        (1) Has applied in writing on the prescribed forms and 
    has paid the
required fees.


        (2) Has not violated any of the provisions of Section 
    75 of this Act or
the
rules promulgated under this Act. The 
    Department shall take into consideration
any felony 
    conviction of the applicant, but a conviction shall not 
    operate as
an
absolute bar to licensure.


        (3) Is at least 18 years of age.


        (4) Has received his or her high school diploma or 
    equivalent.


        (5) Has completed a total of 600 hours in the study of 
    electrology over a
period of not less than 16 weeks nor 
    more than 2 consecutive years at a program
approved by the 
    Department. If an applicant completed a program before 
    December 31, 2003, the program may be less than 600 hours 
    if it is approved by the Department.



        (6) Has successfully completed an examination approved 
    by the
Department that tests the applicant's knowledge of 
    the theory and clinical
practice of electrology.

(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.