Full Text of HB5110 100th General Assembly
HB5110 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB5110 Introduced , by Rep. Lou Lang SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 20/12.5 |
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225 ILCS 107/70 |
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Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall (rather than may) issue a license as a clinical social worker, social worker, professional counselor, or clinical professional counselor, without the required examination, to an applicant licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction if
the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction are, on the date of
licensure, substantially equivalent to the requirements under the Act or to any
person
who, at the time of his or her licensure, possessed individual qualifications
that were substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in this
State. Requires the Department to issue the license not more than 60 days after a completed application is received by the Department. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work | 5 | | Practice Act is amended by changing Section 12.5 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 20/12.5)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| 8 | | Sec. 12.5. Endorsement. The Department shall may issue a | 9 | | license as a
clinical social worker or as a social worker, | 10 | | without the required
examination, to an applicant licensed | 11 | | under the laws of another jurisdiction if
the requirements for | 12 | | licensure in that jurisdiction are, on the date of
licensure, | 13 | | substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act or to | 14 | | any
person
who, at the time of his or her licensure, possessed | 15 | | individual qualifications
that were substantially equivalent | 16 | | to the requirements then in force in this
State. An applicant | 17 | | under this Section shall pay the required fees. The Department | 18 | | shall issue a license under this Section not more than 60 days | 19 | | after a completed application is received by the Department.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 95-687, eff. 10-23-07 .)
| 21 | | Section 10. The Professional Counselor and Clinical | 22 | | Professional Counselor
Licensing and Practice Act is amended by |
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| 1 | | changing Section 70 as follows:
| 2 | | (225 ILCS 107/70)
| 3 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
| 4 | | Sec. 70. Endorsement. The Department shall may issue a | 5 | | license as a licensed
professional counselor or licensed | 6 | | clinical professional counselor, without the
required | 7 | | examination, to (i) an applicant licensed under the laws of | 8 | | another
state or United States jurisdiction whose standards in | 9 | | the opinion of the
Department, were substantially equivalent at | 10 | | the date of his or her licensure
in the other jurisdiction to | 11 | | the requirements of this Act or (ii) any person
who, at the | 12 | | time of licensure, possessed individual qualifications which | 13 | | were
substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act. | 14 | | Such an applicant
shall pay all of the required fees. The | 15 | | Department shall issue a license under this Section not more | 16 | | than 60 days after a completed application is received by the | 17 | | Department.
| 18 | | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | 19 | | complete the
application process. If the process has not been | 20 | | completed within 3
years, the application shall be denied, the | 21 | | fee forfeited, and the
applicant must reapply and meet the | 22 | | requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 87-1011; 87-1269 .)
| 24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 | | becoming law.
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