Public Act 094-0040
 
SB0123 Enrolled LRB094 06288 JAM 36361 b

    AN ACT concerning government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
amended by changing Section 10-65 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 100/10-65)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1010-65)
    Sec. 10-65. Licenses.
    (a) When any licensing is required by law to be preceded by
notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the provisions of this
Act concerning contested cases shall apply.
    (b) When a licensee has made timely and sufficient
application for the renewal of a license or a new license with
reference to any activity of a continuing nature, the existing
license shall continue in full force and effect until the final
agency decision on the application has been made unless a later
date is fixed by order of a reviewing court.
    (c) Except as provided in Section 1-27 of the Department of
Natural Resources Act, an application for the renewal of a
license or a new license shall include the applicant's social
security number. Each agency shall require the licensee to
certify on the application form, under penalty of perjury, that
he or she is not more than 30 days delinquent in complying with
a child support order. Every application shall state that
failure to so certify shall result in disciplinary action, and
that making a false statement may subject the licensee to
contempt of court. The agency shall notify each applicant or
licensee who acknowledges a delinquency or who, contrary to his
or her certification, is found to be delinquent or who after
receiving notice, fails to comply with a subpoena or warrant
relating to a paternity or a child support proceeding, that the
agency intends to take disciplinary action. Accordingly, the
agency shall provide written notice of the facts or conduct
upon which the agency will rely to support its proposed action
and the applicant or licensee shall be given an opportunity for
a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Act
concerning contested cases. Any delinquency in complying with a
child support order can be remedied by arranging for payment of
past due and current support. Any failure to comply with a
subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support
proceeding can be remedied by complying with the subpoena or
warrant. Upon a final finding of delinquency or failure to
comply with a subpoena or warrant, the agency shall suspend,
revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license. In cases in
which the Department of Public Aid has previously determined
that an applicant or a licensee is more than 30 days delinquent
in the payment of child support and has subsequently certified
the delinquency to the licensing agency, and in cases in which
a court has previously determined that an applicant or licensee
has been in violation of the Non-Support Punishment Act for
more than 60 days, the licensing agency shall refuse to issue
or renew or shall revoke or suspend that person's license based
solely upon the certification of delinquency made by the
Department of Public Aid or the certification of violation made
by the court. Further process, hearings, or redetermination of
the delinquency or violation by the licensing agency shall not
be required. The licensing agency may issue or renew a license
if the licensee has arranged for payment of past and current
child support obligations in a manner satisfactory to the
Department of Public Aid or the court. The licensing agency may
impose conditions, restrictions, or disciplinary action upon
that license.
    (d) Except as provided in subsection (c), no agency shall
revoke, suspend, annul, withdraw, amend materially, or refuse
to renew any valid license without first giving written notice
to the licensee of the facts or conduct upon which the agency
will rely to support its proposed action and an opportunity for
a hearing in accordance with the provisions of this Act
concerning contested cases. At the hearing, the licensee shall
have the right to show compliance with all lawful requirements
for the retention, continuation, or renewal of the license. If,
however, the agency finds that the public interest, safety, or
welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and if the
agency incorporates a finding to that effect in its order,
summary suspension of a license may be ordered pending
proceedings for revocation or other action. Those proceedings
shall be promptly instituted and determined.
    (e) Any application for renewal of a license that contains
required and relevant information, data, material, or
circumstances that were not contained in an application for the
existing license shall be subject to the provisions of
subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-99; 91-613, eff. 10-1-99.)
 
    Section 10. The Department of Natural Resources Act is
amended by adding Section 1-17 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 801/1-17 new)
    Sec. 1-17. Licenses; privacy protection.
    (a) For purposes of this Section, "license" means a license
required under Article 3 of the Wildlife Code or under Article
20 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
    (b) As soon as practicable, the Department must assign a
customer identification number to each applicant for a license.
After the applicant has been assigned a customer identification
number, the applicant may use that customer identification
number in place of his or her social security number on any
subsequent application for a license. The Department must keep
a record of the social security number of each applicant. The
Department shall notify the applicant that his or her social
security number is kept on file with the Department.
    (c) A licensee's social security number shall not appear on
the face of his or her license.