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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 7, 8, and 11 and | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | by adding Sections 9.2, 11.5, and 12.7 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (225 ILCS 20/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 6357) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sec. 7. Applications for original license. Applications | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | for original licenses shall be made to the Department on forms | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | or electronically as prescribed by the Department and | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | accompanied by the required fee which shall not be refundable. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | All applications shall contain such information which, in the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | on the qualifications of the applicant for a license as a | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | licensed clinical social worker or as a licensed social | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | worker. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | A license to practice shall not be denied an applicant | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | orientation, or physical disability that does not affect a | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | person's ability to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | or safety. |
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1 | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | ||||||
2 | complete the application process. If the process has not been | ||||||
3 | completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee | ||||||
4 | shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet | ||||||
5 | the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | ||||||
6 | Applicants who meet the prima facie requirements for | ||||||
7 | licensure may be issued a temporary license to practice while | ||||||
8 | their application is pending as provided in Section 9.2. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.) | ||||||
10 | (225 ILCS 20/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6358) | ||||||
11 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 8. Examination. | ||||||
13 | (1) The Department shall authorize examinations of | ||||||
14 | applicants at such times and places as it may determine. Each | ||||||
15 | examination shall be of a character to fairly test the | ||||||
16 | competence and qualifications of the applicants to practice as | ||||||
17 | a licensed clinical social worker. | ||||||
18 | (2) Applicants for examination shall pay, either to the | ||||||
19 | Department or to the designated testing service, a fee | ||||||
20 | covering the cost of determining the applicant's eligibility | ||||||
21 | and of providing the examination. Failure to appear for the | ||||||
22 | examination on the scheduled date at the time and place | ||||||
23 | specified after the applicant's application for examination | ||||||
24 | has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the | ||||||
25 | designated testing service shall result in forfeiture of the |
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1 | examination fee. | ||||||
2 | (3) (Blank). | ||||||
3 | (4) The Department may employ consultants for the purpose | ||||||
4 | of preparing and conducting examinations. | ||||||
5 | (5) (Blank). An applicant has one year from the date of | ||||||
6 | notification of successful completion of the examination to | ||||||
7 | apply to the Department for a license. If an applicant fails to | ||||||
8 | apply within one year, the examination scores shall be void | ||||||
9 | and the applicant shall be required to take and pass the | ||||||
10 | examination again unless licensed in another jurisdiction of | ||||||
11 | the United States within one year of passing the examination. | ||||||
12 | (6) (Blank). | ||||||
13 | (7) The Department shall, upon good faith application and | ||||||
14 | the submission of any required documentation and fees, | ||||||
15 | automatically approve all examination applications and | ||||||
16 | immediately notify the relevant testing authorities of the | ||||||
17 | applicant's authorization to take the exam. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 101-568, eff. 1-1-20; 102-326, eff. 1-1-22 .) | ||||||
19 | (225 ILCS 20/9.2 new) | ||||||
20 | Sec. 9.2. Pending licenses. | ||||||
21 | (a) An applicant for an original license to practice who | ||||||
22 | meets the prima facie requirements for licensure may be issued | ||||||
23 | a temporary license to practice while the application is | ||||||
24 | pending. These licenses shall be valid only until the pending | ||||||
25 | licensee's application receives final adjudication by the |
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1 | Department. | ||||||
2 | (b) No person shall be eligible for a pending license if | ||||||
3 | the person has committed an act that would be grounds for | ||||||
4 | discipline under this Act. Nothing in this Section restricts | ||||||
5 | the ability of the Department to determine an applicant's | ||||||
6 | fitness to practice. | ||||||
7 | (c) The Department may suspend, revoke, cancel, or | ||||||
8 | otherwise void any individual's pending license to practice if | ||||||
9 | doing so would prevent a substantial likelihood of public harm | ||||||
10 | or harm to the practice of social work as a whole. | ||||||
11 | (d) The Department shall adopt rules to implement and | ||||||
12 | enforce this Section, including the establishment of | ||||||
13 | eligibility criteria for pending licenses. | ||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 6361) | ||||||
15 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 11. Licenses; renewal; restoration; person in | ||||||
17 | military service; inactive status. | ||||||
18 | (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each | ||||||
19 | license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The | ||||||
20 | licensee may renew a license during the 60-day period | ||||||
21 | preceding its expiration date by paying the required fee and | ||||||
22 | by demonstrating compliance with any continuing education | ||||||
23 | requirements. The Department shall adopt rules establishing | ||||||
24 | minimum requirements of continuing education and means for | ||||||
25 | verification of the completion of the continuing education |
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1 | requirements. The Department may, by rule, specify | ||||||
2 | circumstances under which the continuing education | ||||||
3 | requirements may be waived. | ||||||
4 | (b) Any person who has permitted a license to expire or who | ||||||
5 | has a license on inactive status may have it restored by | ||||||
6 | submitting an application to the Department and filing proof | ||||||
7 | of fitness, as defined by rule, to have the license restored, | ||||||
8 | including, if appropriate, evidence which is satisfactory to | ||||||
9 | the Department certifying the active practice of clinical | ||||||
10 | social work or social work in another jurisdiction and by | ||||||
11 | paying the required fee. | ||||||
12 | (b-5) If the person has not maintained an active practice | ||||||
13 | in another jurisdiction which is satisfactory to the | ||||||
14 | Department, the Department shall determine the person's | ||||||
15 | fitness to resume active status. The Department may also | ||||||
16 | require the person to complete a specific period of evaluated | ||||||
17 | clinical social work or social work experience and may require | ||||||
18 | successful completion of an examination for clinical social | ||||||
19 | workers. The Department may issue a pending license according | ||||||
20 | to the requirements of Section 9.2 to any person who applies | ||||||
21 | for licensure restoration under this subsection. | ||||||
22 | (b-7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any | ||||||
23 | person whose license expired while on active duty with the | ||||||
24 | armed forces of the United States, while called into service | ||||||
25 | or training with the State Militia or in training or education | ||||||
26 | under the supervision of the United States government prior to |
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1 | induction into the military service may have his or her | ||||||
2 | license restored without paying any renewal fees if, within 2 | ||||||
3 | years after the honorable termination of that service, | ||||||
4 | training or education, except under conditions other than | ||||||
5 | honorable, the Department is furnished with satisfactory | ||||||
6 | evidence that the person has been so engaged and that the | ||||||
7 | service, training or education has been so terminated. | ||||||
8 | (c) A license to practice shall not be denied any | ||||||
9 | applicant because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, | ||||||
10 | national origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, | ||||||
11 | sexual orientation, or physical impairment. | ||||||
12 | (d) (Blank). | ||||||
13 | (e) (Blank). | ||||||
14 | (f) (Blank). | ||||||
15 | (g) The Department shall indicate on each license the | ||||||
16 | academic degree of the licensee. | ||||||
17 | (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
18 | following requirements for restoration of an inactive or | ||||||
19 | expired license of 5 years or less as set forth in subsections | ||||||
20 | (b) and (b-5) are suspended for any licensed clinical social | ||||||
21 | worker who has had no disciplinary action taken against his or | ||||||
22 | her license in this State or in any other jurisdiction during | ||||||
23 | the entire period of licensure: proof of fitness, | ||||||
24 | certification of active practice in another jurisdiction, and | ||||||
25 | the payment of a fee or renewal fee. An individual may not | ||||||
26 | restore his or her license in accordance with this subsection |
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1 | more than once. | ||||||
2 | (i) A person may request that his or her license be placed | ||||||
3 | on inactive status by notifying the Department in writing on | ||||||
4 | forms prescribed by the Department for that purpose. A person | ||||||
5 | whose license is on inactive status shall be excused from the | ||||||
6 | payment of renewal fees until the person notifies the | ||||||
7 | Department in writing of the intention to resume active | ||||||
8 | practice. | ||||||
9 | (j) The Department shall immediately, upon application, | ||||||
10 | restore the license of any individual whose license has | ||||||
11 | expired or is on inactive status for 5 years or less if the | ||||||
12 | individual does not have a history of disciplinary action | ||||||
13 | taken against the person's license. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 102-326, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1053, eff. 6-10-22.) | ||||||
15 | (225 ILCS 20/11.5 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 11.5. Spouses of military members. | ||||||
17 | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "military spouse" | ||||||
18 | means the spouse of an active-duty member of the United States | ||||||
19 | Armed Forces. | ||||||
20 | (b) Military spouses meeting the eligibility criteria | ||||||
21 | under this Act shall be granted temporary licensure to | ||||||
22 | practice as a social worker or clinical social worker, with | ||||||
23 | all of the rights, responsibilities, and privileges afforded | ||||||
24 | herein, while their expedited licensure applications are under | ||||||
25 | review. Temporary licensure shall be valid for the duration of |
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1 | the military spouse's assignment in this State or until | ||||||
2 | expedited licensure process is completed. | ||||||
3 | (225 ILCS 20/12.7 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 12.7. Resident endorsement schedule. | ||||||
5 | (a) The Department shall establish and maintain a resident | ||||||
6 | endorsement schedule, which shall be a comprehensive list of | ||||||
7 | jurisdictions whose licensing requirements for social workers | ||||||
8 | and clinical social workers are substantially equivalent to | ||||||
9 | the requirements imposed on residents of this State. The | ||||||
10 | Department shall consider at least the following components of | ||||||
11 | a jurisdiction's licensure requirements when developing the | ||||||
12 | resident endorsement schedule: education, supervised hours, | ||||||
13 | completion of any required examinations, and fitness to | ||||||
14 | practice. | ||||||
15 | (b) Any applicant who is a resident of this State and who | ||||||
16 | holds a valid social work or clinical social work license from | ||||||
17 | a state listed on the resident endorsement schedule shall be | ||||||
18 | permitted to apply for licensure using a simplified | ||||||
19 | application process on forms prescribed by the Department. The | ||||||
20 | simplified application process shall involve reduced | ||||||
21 | evidentiary requirements, minimizing redundancy in the | ||||||
22 | collection of information already verified by the applicant's | ||||||
23 | original licensing jurisdiction. | ||||||
24 | (c) If a jurisdiction listed on the resident endorsement | ||||||
25 | schedule imposes more stringent requirements for one component |
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1 | of the professional licensing application process but is more | ||||||
2 | permissive in other components, then the Department shall | ||||||
3 | exercise discretion to waive any individual requirements that | ||||||
4 | are more stringent in the other jurisdiction. | ||||||
5 | (d) The resident endorsement schedule shall be updated | ||||||
6 | periodically, at least once per standard renewal cycle, to | ||||||
7 | reflect changes in licensing requirements in other | ||||||
8 | jurisdictions. | ||||||
9 | Section 10. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act | ||||||
10 | is amended by changing Sections 30, 35, and 45 and by adding | ||||||
11 | Sections 42 and 47 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (225 ILCS 55/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-30) | ||||||
13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 30. Application. | ||||||
15 | (a) Applications for original licensure shall be made to | ||||||
16 | the Department in writing on forms or electronically as | ||||||
17 | prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the | ||||||
18 | appropriate documentation and the required fee, which shall | ||||||
19 | not be refundable. Any application shall require such | ||||||
20 | information as, in the judgment of the Department, will enable | ||||||
21 | the Department to pass on the qualifications of the applicant | ||||||
22 | for licensing. | ||||||
23 | (b) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | ||||||
24 | to complete the application process. If the application has |
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1 | not been completed within 3 years, the application shall be | ||||||
2 | denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must | ||||||
3 | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | ||||||
4 | reapplication. | ||||||
5 | (c) A license shall not be denied to an applicant because | ||||||
6 | of the applicant's race, religion, creed, national origin, | ||||||
7 | political beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual orientation, | ||||||
8 | or physical disability that does not affect a person's ability | ||||||
9 | to practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. | ||||||
10 | Applicants who meet the prima facie requirements for licensure | ||||||
11 | may be issued a temporary license to practice while the | ||||||
12 | application is pending as provided in Section 42. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.) | ||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 55/35) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-35) | ||||||
15 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 35. Examinations. | ||||||
17 | (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of | ||||||
18 | applicants as licensed marriage and family therapists at such | ||||||
19 | times and places as it may determine. The examination of | ||||||
20 | applicants shall be of a character to give a fair test of the | ||||||
21 | qualifications of the applicant to practice marriage and | ||||||
22 | family therapy. | ||||||
23 | (b) Applicants for examination as marriage and family | ||||||
24 | therapists shall be required to pay, either to the Department | ||||||
25 | or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of |
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1 | providing the examination. | ||||||
2 | (c) The Department may employ consultants for the purpose | ||||||
3 | of preparing and conducting examinations. | ||||||
4 | (d) The Department shall, upon good faith application and | ||||||
5 | the submission of any required documentation and fees, | ||||||
6 | automatically approve all examination applications and | ||||||
7 | immediately notify the relevant testing authorities of the | ||||||
8 | applicant's authorization to take the exam. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 87-783; 87-1237 .) | ||||||
10 | (225 ILCS 55/42 new) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 42. Pending licenses. | ||||||
12 | (a) An applicant for an original license to practice who | ||||||
13 | meets the prima facie requirements for licensure may be issued | ||||||
14 | a temporary license to practice while the application is | ||||||
15 | pending. These licenses shall be valid only until the pending | ||||||
16 | licensee's application receives final adjudication by the | ||||||
17 | Department. | ||||||
18 | (b) No person shall be eligible for a pending license if | ||||||
19 | the person has committed an act that would be grounds for | ||||||
20 | discipline under this Act. Nothing in this Section restricts | ||||||
21 | the ability of the Department to determine an applicant's | ||||||
22 | fitness to practice. | ||||||
23 | (c) The Department may suspend, revoke, cancel, or | ||||||
24 | otherwise void any individual's pending license to practice if | ||||||
25 | doing so would prevent a substantial likelihood of public harm |
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1 | or harm to the practice of professional counseling as a whole. | ||||||
2 | (d) The Department shall adopt rules to implement and | ||||||
3 | enforce this Section, including the establishment of | ||||||
4 | eligibility criteria for pending licenses. | ||||||
5 | (225 ILCS 55/45) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-45) | ||||||
6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 45. Licenses; renewals; restoration; person in | ||||||
8 | military service. | ||||||
9 | (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each | ||||||
10 | license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. As a | ||||||
11 | condition for renewal of a license, the licensee shall be | ||||||
12 | required to complete continuing education under requirements | ||||||
13 | set forth in rules of the Department. | ||||||
14 | (b) Any person who has permitted his or her license to | ||||||
15 | expire may have his or her license restored by making | ||||||
16 | application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to | ||||||
17 | the Department of fitness to have his or her license restored, | ||||||
18 | which may include sworn evidence certifying to active practice | ||||||
19 | in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, | ||||||
20 | complying with any continuing education requirements, and | ||||||
21 | paying the required restoration fee. | ||||||
22 | (c) If the person has not maintained an active practice in | ||||||
23 | another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Board | ||||||
24 | shall determine, by an evaluation program established by rule, | ||||||
25 | the person's fitness to resume active status and may require |
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1 | the person to complete a period of evaluated clinical | ||||||
2 | experience and successful completion of a practical | ||||||
3 | examination. The Department may issue a pending license | ||||||
4 | according to the requirements of Section 42 to any person who | ||||||
5 | applies for licensure restoration under this subsection. | ||||||
6 | However, any person whose license expired while he or she | ||||||
7 | has been engaged (i) in federal service on active duty with the | ||||||
8 | Armed Forces of the United States or called into service or | ||||||
9 | training with the State Militia, or (ii) in training or | ||||||
10 | education under the supervision of the United States | ||||||
11 | preliminary to induction into the military service may have | ||||||
12 | his or her license renewed or restored without paying any | ||||||
13 | lapsed renewal fees if, within 2 years after honorable | ||||||
14 | termination of the service, training or education, except | ||||||
15 | under condition other than honorable, he or she furnishes the | ||||||
16 | Department with satisfactory evidence to the effect that he or | ||||||
17 | she has been so engaged and that the service, training, or | ||||||
18 | education has been so terminated. | ||||||
19 | (d) Any person who notifies the Department, in writing on | ||||||
20 | forms prescribed by the Department, may place his or her | ||||||
21 | license on inactive status and shall be excused from the | ||||||
22 | payment of renewal fees until the person notifies the | ||||||
23 | Department in writing of the intention to resume active | ||||||
24 | practice. | ||||||
25 | (e) Any person requesting his or her license be changed | ||||||
26 | from inactive to active status shall be required to pay the |
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1 | current renewal fee and shall also demonstrate compliance with | ||||||
2 | the continuing education requirements. | ||||||
3 | (f) Any marriage and family therapist or associate | ||||||
4 | licensed marriage and family therapist whose license is | ||||||
5 | nonrenewed or on inactive status shall not engage in the | ||||||
6 | practice of marriage and family therapy in the State of | ||||||
7 | Illinois and use the title or advertise that he or she performs | ||||||
8 | the services of a "licensed marriage and family therapist" or | ||||||
9 | an "associate licensed marriage and family therapist". | ||||||
10 | (g) Any person violating subsection (f) of this Section | ||||||
11 | shall be considered to be practicing without a license and | ||||||
12 | will be subject to the disciplinary provisions of this Act. | ||||||
13 | (h) (Blank). | ||||||
14 | (i) The Department shall immediately, upon application, | ||||||
15 | restore the license of any individual whose license has | ||||||
16 | expired or is on inactive status for 5 years or less if the | ||||||
17 | individual does not have a history of disciplinary action | ||||||
18 | taken against the person's license. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.) | ||||||
20 | (225 ILCS 55/47 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 47. Spouses of military members. | ||||||
22 | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "military spouse" | ||||||
23 | means the spouse of an active-duty member of the United States | ||||||
24 | Armed Forces. | ||||||
25 | (b) Military spouses meeting the eligibility criteria |
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1 | under this Act shall be granted temporary licensure to | ||||||
2 | practice as a marriage and family therapist, with all of the | ||||||
3 | rights, responsibilities, and privileges afforded herein, | ||||||
4 | while their expedited licensure applications are under review. | ||||||
5 | Temporary licensure shall be valid for the duration of the | ||||||
6 | military spouse's assignment in this State or until expedited | ||||||
7 | licensure process is completed. | ||||||
8 | Section 15. The Professional Counselor and Clinical | ||||||
9 | Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended | ||||||
10 | by changing Sections 35, 40, and 50 and by adding Sections 47, | ||||||
11 | 52 and 72 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (225 ILCS 107/35) | ||||||
13 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 35. Application for original license. Applications | ||||||
15 | for original licenses shall be made to the Department on forms | ||||||
16 | prescribed by the Department and accompanied by the required | ||||||
17 | fee which is not refundable. All applications shall contain | ||||||
18 | such information that, in the judgment of the Department, will | ||||||
19 | enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the | ||||||
20 | applicant for a license to practice as a licensed professional | ||||||
21 | counselor or licensed clinical professional counselor. | ||||||
22 | Applicants who meet the prima facie requirements for licensure | ||||||
23 | may be issued a temporary license to practice while the | ||||||
24 | application is pending as provided in Section 47. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 87-1011 .) | ||||||
2 | (225 ILCS 107/40) | ||||||
3 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 40. Examination; failure or refusal to take | ||||||
5 | examination. | ||||||
6 | (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of | ||||||
7 | applicants at such times and places as it may determine. The | ||||||
8 | examinations shall be of a character to fairly test the | ||||||
9 | competence and qualifications of the applicants to practice | ||||||
10 | professional counseling or clinical professional counseling. | ||||||
11 | (b) Applicants for examination shall pay, either to the | ||||||
12 | Department or to the designated testing service, a fee | ||||||
13 | covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to | ||||||
14 | appear for the examination on the scheduled date at the time | ||||||
15 | and place specified after the applicant's application for | ||||||
16 | examination has been received and acknowledged by the | ||||||
17 | Department or the designated testing service shall result in | ||||||
18 | forfeiture of the examination fee. | ||||||
19 | (c) If an applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to take an | ||||||
20 | examination or fails to pass an examination for a license | ||||||
21 | under this Act within 3 years after filing an application, the | ||||||
22 | application will be denied. However, the applicant may | ||||||
23 | thereafter submit a new application accompanied by the | ||||||
24 | required fee. The applicant shall meet the requirements in | ||||||
25 | force at the time of making the new application. |
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1 | (d) The Department may employ consultants for the purpose | ||||||
2 | of preparing and conducting examinations. | ||||||
3 | (e) The Department shall, upon good faith application and | ||||||
4 | the submission of any required documentation and fees, | ||||||
5 | automatically approve all examination applications and | ||||||
6 | immediately notify the relevant testing authorities of the | ||||||
7 | applicant's authorization to take the exam. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269 .) | ||||||
9 | (225 ILCS 107/47 new) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 47. Pending licenses. | ||||||
11 | (a) An applicant for an original license to practice who | ||||||
12 | meets the prima facie requirements for licensure may be issued | ||||||
13 | a temporary license to practice while the application is | ||||||
14 | pending. These licenses shall be valid only until the pending | ||||||
15 | licensee's application receives final adjudication by the | ||||||
16 | Department. | ||||||
17 | (b) No person shall be eligible for a pending license if | ||||||
18 | the person has committed an act that would be grounds for | ||||||
19 | discipline under this Act. Nothing in this Section restricts | ||||||
20 | the ability of the Department to determine an applicant's | ||||||
21 | fitness to practice. | ||||||
22 | (c) The Department may suspend, revoke, cancel, or | ||||||
23 | otherwise void any individual's pending license to practice if | ||||||
24 | doing so would prevent a substantial likelihood of public harm | ||||||
25 | or harm to the practice of social work as a whole. |
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1 | (d) The Department shall adopt rules to implement and | ||||||
2 | enforce this Section, including the establishment of | ||||||
3 | eligibility criteria for pending licenses. | ||||||
4 | (225 ILCS 107/50) | ||||||
5 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 50. Licenses; renewal; restoration; person in | ||||||
7 | military service; inactive status. | ||||||
8 | (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each | ||||||
9 | license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. As a | ||||||
10 | condition for renewal of a license, the licensee shall be | ||||||
11 | required to complete continuing education in accordance with | ||||||
12 | rules established by the Department and pay the current | ||||||
13 | renewal fee. | ||||||
14 | (b) Any person who has permitted a license to expire or who | ||||||
15 | has a license on inactive status may have it restored by | ||||||
16 | submitting an application to the Department and filing proof | ||||||
17 | of fitness acceptable to the Department, to have the license | ||||||
18 | restored, including, if appropriate, evidence which is | ||||||
19 | satisfactory to the Department certifying the active practice | ||||||
20 | of professional counseling or clinical professional counseling | ||||||
21 | in another jurisdiction and by paying the required fee. | ||||||
22 | (c) If the person has not maintained an active practice in | ||||||
23 | another jurisdiction which is satisfactory to the Department, | ||||||
24 | the Department shall determine, by rule, the person's fitness | ||||||
25 | to resume active status and shall establish procedures and |
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1 | requirements for restoration. The Department may issue a | ||||||
2 | pending license according to the requirements of Section 47 to | ||||||
3 | any person who applies for licensure restoration under this | ||||||
4 | subsection. | ||||||
5 | (d) However, any person whose license expired while he or | ||||||
6 | she was (i) in federal service on active duty with the armed | ||||||
7 | forces of the United States or the State Militia or (ii) in | ||||||
8 | training or education under the supervision of the United | ||||||
9 | States government prior to induction into the military service | ||||||
10 | may have his or her license restored without paying any lapsed | ||||||
11 | renewal fees if, within 2 years after the honorable | ||||||
12 | termination of such service, training, or education, the | ||||||
13 | Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence that the | ||||||
14 | person has been so engaged and that such service, training, or | ||||||
15 | education has been so terminated. | ||||||
16 | (e) A license to practice shall not be denied any | ||||||
17 | applicant because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, | ||||||
18 | national origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, | ||||||
19 | sexual orientation, or physical impairment. | ||||||
20 | (f) (Blank). | ||||||
21 | (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
22 | following requirements for restoration of an inactive or | ||||||
23 | expired license of 5 years or less as set forth in subsections | ||||||
24 | (b), (c), and (f) are suspended for any licensed clinical | ||||||
25 | professional counselor who has had no disciplinary action | ||||||
26 | taken against his or her license in this State or in any other |
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1 | jurisdiction during the entire period of licensure: proof of | ||||||
2 | fitness, certification of active practice in another | ||||||
3 | jurisdiction, and the payment of a renewal fee. An individual | ||||||
4 | may not restore his or her license in accordance with this | ||||||
5 | subsection more than once. | ||||||
6 | (h) A person may request that his or her license be placed | ||||||
7 | on inactive status by notifying the Department in writing on | ||||||
8 | forms prescribed by the Department for that purpose. A person | ||||||
9 | whose license is on inactive status shall be excused from the | ||||||
10 | payment of renewal fees until the person notifies the | ||||||
11 | Department in writing of the intention to resume active | ||||||
12 | practice. | ||||||
13 | (i) The Department shall immediately, upon application, | ||||||
14 | restore the license of any individual whose license has | ||||||
15 | expired or is on inactive status for 5 years or less if the | ||||||
16 | individual does not have a history of disciplinary action | ||||||
17 | taken against the person's license. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1053, eff. 6-10-22; | ||||||
19 | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | ||||||
20 | (225 ILCS 107/52 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 52. Spouses of military members. | ||||||
22 | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "military spouse" | ||||||
23 | means the spouse of an active-duty member of the United States | ||||||
24 | Armed Forces. | ||||||
25 | (b) Military spouses meeting the eligibility criteria |
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1 | under this Act shall be granted temporary licensure to | ||||||
2 | practice as a professional counselor or clinical professional | ||||||
3 | counselor, with all of the rights, responsibilities, and | ||||||
4 | privileges afforded herein, while their expedited licensure | ||||||
5 | applications are under review. Temporary licensure shall be | ||||||
6 | valid for the duration of the military spouse's assignment in | ||||||
7 | this State or until expedited licensure process is completed. | ||||||
8 | (225 ILCS 107/72 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 72. Resident endorsement schedule. | ||||||
10 | (a) The Department shall establish and maintain a resident | ||||||
11 | endorsement schedule, which shall be a comprehensive list of | ||||||
12 | jurisdictions whose licensing requirements for professional | ||||||
13 | counselors and clinical professional counselors are | ||||||
14 | substantially equivalent to the requirements imposed on | ||||||
15 | residents of this State. The Department shall consider at | ||||||
16 | least the following components of a jurisdiction's licensure | ||||||
17 | requirements when developing the resident endorsement | ||||||
18 | schedule: education, supervised hours, completion of any | ||||||
19 | required examinations, and fitness to practice. | ||||||
20 | (b) Any applicant who is a resident of this State and who | ||||||
21 | holds a valid professional counselor or clinical professional | ||||||
22 | counselor license from a state listed on the resident | ||||||
23 | endorsement schedule shall be permitted to apply for licensure | ||||||
24 | using a simplified application process on forms prescribed by | ||||||
25 | the Department. The simplified application process shall |
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