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1 AN ACT concerning the Department of Professional
2 Regulation.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
6 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
7 adding Section 2105-350 as follows:
8 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-350 new)
9 Sec. 2105-350. License examination administration
10 services contracts. The Department's procurement of license
11 examination administration services is subject to the
12 Illinois Procurement Code, including but not limited to
13 Section 20-115 of that Code.
14 Section 10. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
15 adding Section 20-115 as follows:
16 (30 ILCS 500/20-115 new)
17 Sec. 20-115. Licensure examination services. Contracts
18 for services involving licensure examination administration
19 and related services shall meet the provisions of this Act
20 regardless of the source of funding including, but not
21 limited to, fees paid by the licensure applicant. In addition
22 to any other provisions requested by the administering state
23 agency, requests for proposals for licensure examination
24 administration and related services shall include the
25 following:
26 (1) the ability of the vendor to provide the
27 examination in a computerized format, if requested by the
28 licensure applicant; and
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1 (2) the ability of the vendor to update the
2 examination a minimum of once every 4 years to reflect
3 the current practice, current teaching methods, and
4 current reference materials and text books for the
5 profession being assessed.
6 In selecting the licensure examination administration
7 provider, the cost of the examination paid by the licensure
8 applicant shall be considered.