Full Text of HB2432 96th General Assembly
HB2432 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB2432
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Rep. Robert Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 25/6 |
from Ch. 111, par. 2306 |
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Amends the Dental Practice Act. Provides that upon the first vacancy created by the resignation or term expiration of a dentist member of the Board of Dentistry occurring on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a dental hygienist shall be appointed to fill that vacancy and the Board shall thereafter be composed of 7 (rather than 8) members who have been dentists for a period of 5 years or more, 3 (rather than 2) members who have been dental hygienists for a period of 5 years or more, and one public member. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB096 09613 ASK 19774 b |
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| AN ACT concerning professional 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 Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 6 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 25/6)
(from Ch. 111, par. 2306)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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| Sec. 6. Board of Dentistry - Report By Majority Required. | 9 |
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is created a Board of Dentistry, to be composed of | 10 |
| persons designated from
time to time by the Director, as | 11 |
| follows:
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| Eleven persons, 8 of whom have been dentists for a period | 13 |
| of 5
years or
more; 2 of whom have been dental hygienists
for a | 14 |
| period of 5 years or more, and one public member ; however, upon | 15 |
| the first vacancy created by the resignation or term expiration | 16 |
| of a dentist member occurring on or after the effective date of | 17 |
| this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, a dental | 18 |
| hygienist who has been practicing in the field of dental | 19 |
| hygiene for a period of 5 years or more shall be appointed to | 20 |
| fill that vacancy and the board shall thereafter be composed of | 21 |
| 7 members who have been dentists for a period of 5 years or | 22 |
| more; 3 members who have been dental hygienists for a period of | 23 |
| 5 years or more; and one public member .
None of the members |
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| shall be an officer, dean, assistant dean, or associate
dean of | 2 |
| a
dental college or dental department of an institute of | 3 |
| learning, nor shall any
member be
the program director of any | 4 |
| dental hygiene program. A board member who holds a
faculty | 5 |
| position in a dental school or dental hygiene program shall not
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| participate in the
examination of applicants for licenses from | 7 |
| that school or program. The
dental
hygienists shall not | 8 |
| participate in the examination of
applicants for licenses
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| practice dentistry. The public member shall not participate in | 10 |
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examination of applicants for licenses to
practice | 11 |
| dentistry or dental
hygiene. The board shall annually elect a | 12 |
| chairman who shall be a dentist.
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| Terms for all members shall be for 4 years. Partial terms | 14 |
| over 2 years
in length shall be considered as full terms. A | 15 |
| member may be reappointed
for a successive term, but no member | 16 |
| shall serve more than 2 full terms in
his or her lifetime.
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| The membership of the Board shall include only residents | 18 |
| from various
geographic areas of this State and shall include | 19 |
| at least some graduates
from various institutions of dental | 20 |
| education in this State.
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| In making appointments to the Board the Director shall give | 22 |
| due
consideration to recommendations by organizations of the | 23 |
| dental profession
in Illinois, including the Illinois State | 24 |
| Dental Society and Illinois
Dental Hygienists Association, and | 25 |
| shall promptly give due notice to
such organizations of any | 26 |
| vacancy in the membership of the Board.
The Director may |
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| terminate the appointment of any member for cause which in
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| opinion of the Director reasonably justifies such termination.
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| A vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall not impair | 4 |
| the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights
and perform | 5 |
| all the duties of the Board.
Any action to be taken by the | 6 |
| Board under this Act may be authorized
by resolution at any | 7 |
| regular or special meeting, and each such resolution
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| effect immediately. The Board shall meet at least quarterly.
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| The Board may adopt all rules and regulations necessary and | 10 |
| incident
to its powers and duties under this Act.
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| The members of the Board shall each receive as compensation | 12 |
| a reasonable
sum as determined by the Director for each day | 13 |
| actually engaged in the
duties of the office, and all | 14 |
| legitimate and necessary expense incurred in
attending the | 15 |
| meetings of the Board.
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| Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any | 17 |
| action based
upon any disciplinary proceedings or other | 18 |
| activities performed in good
faith as members of the Board.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-821, eff. 7-28-04 .)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 |
| becoming law.
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