HB0957ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Registration and Regulation Committee

Filed: 3/7/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 957

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 957 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code is amended by adding Section 1-25 as follows:

(225 ILCS 41/1-25 new)

Sec. 1-25. Temporary authorization of applicants from other jurisdictions. A person holding an active, unencumbered license in good standing in another jurisdiction who applies for a license pursuant to Section 5-5 or 10-5 of this Act due to a natural disaster or catastrophic event in another jurisdiction, may be temporarily authorized by the Secretary to practice funeral directing or funeral directing and embalming under the supervision of a licensee under this Act, pending the issuance of the license. This temporary authorization shall expire after 30 days or upon notification that the Department has denied licensure, whichever is sooner.

The Department may adopt all rules necessary for the administration of this Section.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".