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| | HB3206 Engrossed | | LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law |
| 5 | | of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by |
| 6 | | changing Section 2105-40 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-40) (was 20 ILCS 2105/61)
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| 8 | | Sec. 2105-40. Issuance of certificates and licenses. All
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| 9 | | certificates, licenses, and authorities shall be issued by the
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| 10 | | Department
in the name of the Department,
with the seal of the |
| 11 | | Department attached. Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department |
| 12 | | shall supplement all paper-based certificates and licenses |
| 13 | | with a digitally verified electronic credential. The |
| 14 | | Department may use a third-party electronic credential system. |
| 15 | | Such electronic credential system shall include a verification |
| 16 | | system that is operated by the electronic credential agency or |
| 17 | | its agent on its behalf for the purpose of verifying the |
| 18 | | authenticity and validity of electronic credentials. As used |
| 19 | | in this Section, "electronic credential" means an electronic |
| 20 | | method based on an auditable digital platform by which a |
| 21 | | person may display or transmit to another person information |
| 22 | | that instantly verifies information about a person, such as |
| 23 | | the person's licensure, program completion, and verified |