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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4511
Introduced 1/11/2006, by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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225 ILCS 20/5 |
from Ch. 111, par. 6355 |
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Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Makes
a technical change in a Section concerning the
powers and duties of the Department.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4511 |
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LRB094 18343 RAS 53654 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work |
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| Practice Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department.
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| 1. The
The Department shall exercise the powers and duties |
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| as set
forth in this Act. |
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| 2. The Director shall promulgate rules consistent with the |
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| provisions of
this Act for the administration and enforcement |
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| thereof, and shall
prescribe forms which shall be issued in |
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| connection therewith.
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| 3. In addition, the Department shall:
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| (a) Establish rules for determining approved undergraduate
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| and graduate social work degree
programs and prepare and |
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| maintain a list of colleges and universities
offering such |
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| approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet the
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| requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a license.
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| (b) Promulgate rules, as may be necessary, for the |
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| administration of
this Act and to carry out the purposes |
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| thereof and to adopt the methods of
examination of candidates |
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| and to provide for the issuance of licenses
authorizing the |
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| independent practice of clinical social work or the
practice of |
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| social work.
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| (c) Authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications |
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| and fitness
of candidates for a license to engage in the |
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| independent practice of
clinical social work and in the |
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| practice of social work, and to
determine the qualifications of |
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| applicants from
other jurisdictions to practice in Illinois.
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| (d) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all |