Date	Chamber	Action
7/28/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0302

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

225 ILCS 110/8.6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall issue a waiver of the 100-hour supervised field work requirement for a licensed speech-language pathology assistant who completed a program of study that includes general education and the specific knowledge and skills for a speech-language pathology assistant in a state in which the 100-hour requirement is not required if, in the opinion of the Department, the person has completed comparable work in the field equal to that completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in the State.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility shall issue a waiver of the 100-hour supervised field work requirement if, in the opinion of the Department, the person has completed work in the field comparable to that completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in the State (rather than comparable work in the field equal to that completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in the State).

House Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	225 ILCS 110/8.6

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 110/8.5

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that a person is qualified to be licensed as a speech-language pathology assistant if the person meets specified requirements and that person has received a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders from a regionally or nationally accredited institution approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and evidence of completion of at least 100 hours of documented field work supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist that is comparable to that completed in a speech-language pathology assistant program in this State.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver
2/14/2023	House	First Reading
2/14/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/23/2023	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
2/24/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver
2/24/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
3/2/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
3/8/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote
3/8/2023	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
3/8/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
3/22/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/22/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 012-000-000
3/24/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/24/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
3/24/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
3/27/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
3/27/2023	Senate	First Reading
3/27/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/12/2023	Senate	Assigned to Licensed Activities
4/20/2023	Senate	Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
4/20/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023
4/25/2023	Senate	Second Reading
4/25/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
5/5/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
5/9/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
5/11/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/11/2023	House	Passed Both Houses
6/9/2023	House	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2023	House	Governor Approved
7/28/2023	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
7/28/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0302

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