Full Text of HB2394 103rd General Assembly
HB2394sam002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton Filed: 11/6/2023 | | 10300HB2394sam002 | | LRB103 28365 SPS 65255 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2394
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2394, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | 6 | | amended by adding Section 5-45.35 as follows: | 7 | | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.35 new) | 8 | | Sec. 5-45.35. Emergency rulemaking; this amendatory Act of | 9 | | the 103rd General Assembly. To provide for the expeditious and | 10 | | timely implementation of this amendatory Act of the 103rd | 11 | | General Assembly, emergency rules implementing this amendatory | 12 | | Act of the 103rd General Assembly may be adopted in accordance | 13 | | with Section 5-45 by the Department of Financial and | 14 | | Professional Regulation. The adoption of emergency rules | 15 | | authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be | 16 | | necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. |
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| 1 | | This Section is repealed one year after the effective date | 2 | | of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | 3 | | Section 10. The Department of Professional Regulation Law | 4 | | of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 2105-380 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-380 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2105-380. Extension of expiration dates or renewal | 8 | | periods for specified licenses, registrations, or | 9 | | certificates. | 10 | | (a) If the Secretary finds that there is a significant | 11 | | operational need to do so or that it is necessary to do so to | 12 | | avoid undue hardship on a class of individuals whose | 13 | | professional licenses, registrations, or certificates are | 14 | | issued by the Department, then the Secretary shall extend the | 15 | | expiration date or renewal period of the license, | 16 | | registration, or certificate of those individuals for a period | 17 | | not to exceed the standard renewal period for those licenses, | 18 | | registrations, or certificates. Factors that may be considered | 19 | | by the Secretary when determining whether to extend the | 20 | | expiration date or renewal period shall include, but are not | 21 | | limited to: | 22 | | (1) the number of applications pending; | 23 | | (2) the percentage of applicants or licensees, | 24 | | registrants, or certificate holders waiting for Department |
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| 1 | | action on their applications compared to the number of | 2 | | licensees, registrants, or certificate holders in the | 3 | | profession; | 4 | | (3) the number of licenses, registrations, or | 5 | | certificates that have expired while pending Department | 6 | | action on renewal; | 7 | | (4) whether there is a shortage of licensees, | 8 | | registrants, or certificate holders providing the | 9 | | professional service; | 10 | | (5) the potential impact on the Department's | 11 | | operational budget; and | 12 | | (6) any other licensing-related factors that are | 13 | | deemed relevant by the Department and are prescribed by | 14 | | rule. | 15 | | (b) The Secretary shall waive the payment of late fees for | 16 | | a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder in a profession | 17 | | whose expiration date or renewal period has been extended | 18 | | under this Section and in those cases where Department | 19 | | processing delays result in the expiration of a license, | 20 | | registration, or certificate. | 21 | | (c) The Department may adopt rules or emergency rules to | 22 | | implement and administer this Section. | 23 | | (d) This Section is repealed one year after the effective | 24 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | 25 | | Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
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| 1 | | adding Section 20-25.2 as follows: | 2 | | (30 ILCS 500/20-25.2 new) | 3 | | Sec. 20-25.2. Procurement of licensing software by the | 4 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. | 5 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or | 6 | | any law to the contrary, the Department of Financial and | 7 | | Professional Regulation shall identify a method of source | 8 | | selection that will make it possible to implement a software | 9 | | solution to support the Department's mandates to enforce the | 10 | | professional licensing Acts that it administers and rules | 11 | | adopted under those Acts. The source selection method | 12 | | identified by the Department is not limited to those otherwise | 13 | | set forth in this Code. The software solution selected by the | 14 | | Department shall electronically provide for the issuance of | 15 | | licenses, registrations, or certificates issued by the | 16 | | Department in accordance with the professional Acts and rules | 17 | | that it administers, shall provide for the electronic | 18 | | processing of license, registration, or certificate fees and | 19 | | fine payments, shall interface with third-party applications | 20 | | necessary for the fulfillment of licensing requirements, shall | 21 | | provide applicants and licensees, registrants, or certificate | 22 | | holders with online access to license, registration, or | 23 | | certificate status and history, and shall provide for | 24 | | oversight and enforcement of the professional Acts | 25 | | administered by the Department. |
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| 1 | | (b) The method of source selection shall be by an | 2 | | expedited, competitive process approved by the Department's | 3 | | Chief Procurement Officer. All potential contractors shall be | 4 | | registered in the Illinois Procurement Gateway vendor portal | 5 | | prior to contract execution. | 6 | | (c) Except for Sections 5-5, 5-7, 10-10, 20-80, 20-120, | 7 | | 20-155, 20-160, and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code and any | 8 | | rules adopted under those Sections and Article, this Code does | 9 | | not apply to procurements required by this Section | 10 | | notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or any law to | 11 | | the contrary. | 12 | | (d) The contracts for the software solution shall be | 13 | | executed no later than 90 days after the effective date of this | 14 | | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Implementation | 15 | | of the software solution shall begin no later than 90 days | 16 | | after the contract execution date. | 17 | | (e) The Department of Financial and Professional | 18 | | Regulation shall consult with the Department of Innovation and | 19 | | Technology to ensure the resulting contracts provide | 20 | | cybersecurity protection and are consistent with information | 21 | | technology standards as determined by the Department of | 22 | | Innovation and Technology. The term of the contracts shall not | 23 | | exceed 10 years. | 24 | | (f) The Department of Financial and Professional | 25 | | Regulation shall publish notice of each contract entered into | 26 | | under this Section in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 |
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| 1 | | calendar days after the execution of the contract. The | 2 | | Department's Chief Procurement Officer shall prescribe the | 3 | | form and content of the notice. A copy of the contract shall be | 4 | | made available to the Department's Chief Procurement Officer | 5 | | immediately upon request. | 6 | | (g) This Section is inoperative one year after effective | 7 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 | | becoming law.". |
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