Full Text of HB3295 103rd General Assembly
HB3295 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB3295 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a provision concerning expedited licensure for service members and spouses, provides that a department shall waive any application, examination, or licensure fee for a service member or the service member's spouse. Removes references to fees.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 5/5-715) | 7 | | Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and | 8 | | spouses. | 9 | | (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person | 10 | | who, at the time of application under this Section, is an | 11 | | active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any | 12 | | reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast | 13 | | Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or | 14 | | territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or | 15 | | whose active duty service concluded within the preceding 2 | 16 | | years before application. | 17 | | (a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional | 18 | | Regulation shall within 180 days after January 1, 2020 (the | 19 | | effective date of Public Act 101-240) designate one staff | 20 | | member as the military liaison within the Department of | 21 | | Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper | 22 | | enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military | 23 | | liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not |
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| 1 | | limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications | 2 | | to ensure processing within 30 days after receipt of a | 3 | | completed application; (2) coordination with all military | 4 | | installation military and family support center directors | 5 | | within this State, including virtual, phone, or in-person | 6 | | periodic meetings with each military installation military and | 7 | | family support center; and (3) training by the military | 8 | | liaison to all directors of each division that issues an | 9 | | occupational or professional license to ensure proper | 10 | | application of this Section. At the end of each calendar year, | 11 | | the military liaison shall provide an annual report | 12 | | documenting the expedited licensure program for service | 13 | | members and spouses, and shall deliver that report to the | 14 | | Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the | 15 | | Lieutenant Governor. | 16 | | (b) Each director of a department that issues an | 17 | | occupational or professional license is authorized to and | 18 | | shall issue an expedited license to a service member who meets | 19 | | the requirements under this Section. Review and determination | 20 | | of an application for a license issued by the department shall | 21 | | be expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on | 22 | | which the department receives all necessary documentation | 23 | | required for licensure, including any required information | 24 | | from State and federal agencies. An expedited license shall be | 25 | | issued by the department to any service members meeting the | 26 | | application requirements of this Section, regardless of |
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| 1 | | whether the service member currently resides in this State. | 2 | | The service member shall apply to the department on forms | 3 | | provided by the department. An application must include proof | 4 | | that: | 5 | | (1) the applicant is a service member; | 6 | | (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | 7 | | standing for the occupation or profession issued by | 8 | | another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of | 9 | | the United States, the District of Columbia, or any | 10 | | foreign jurisdiction; | 11 | | (2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and | 12 | | standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity | 13 | | for the occupation or profession for which the applicant | 14 | | is applying; | 15 | | (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in | 16 | | this State, has established legal residence in this State, | 17 | | or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date | 18 | | of application for licensure; | 19 | | (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | 20 | | been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide | 21 | | and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the | 22 | | requirements of the department issuing the license; the | 23 | | applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police | 24 | | or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint | 25 | | processing; no temporary occupational or professional | 26 | | license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide |
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| 1 | | or national criminal history check discloses information | 2 | | that would cause the denial of an application for | 3 | | licensure under any applicable occupational or | 4 | | professional licensing Act; | 5 | | (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | 6 | | pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | 7 | | Code of Illinois; and | 8 | | (6) the applicant has submitted an application for | 9 | | full licensure . ; and | 10 | | (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees | 11 | | shall not be refundable. | 12 | | (c) Each director of a department that issues an | 13 | | occupational or professional license is authorized to and | 14 | | shall issue an expedited license to the spouse of a service | 15 | | member who meets the requirements under this Section. Review | 16 | | and determination of an application for a license shall be | 17 | | expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on | 18 | | which the department receives all necessary documentation | 19 | | required for licensure, including information from State and | 20 | | federal agencies. An expedited license shall be issued by the | 21 | | department to any spouse of a service member meeting the | 22 | | application requirements of this Section, regardless of | 23 | | whether the spouse or the service member currently resides in | 24 | | this State. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the | 25 | | department on forms provided by the department. An application | 26 | | must include proof that: |
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| 1 | | (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member; | 2 | | (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | 3 | | standing for the occupation or profession issued by | 4 | | another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of | 5 | | the United States, the District of Columbia, or any | 6 | | foreign jurisdiction; | 7 | | (2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and | 8 | | standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity | 9 | | for the occupation or profession for which the applicant | 10 | | is applying; | 11 | | (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty | 12 | | station in this State, has established legal residence in | 13 | | this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months | 14 | | after the date of application for licensure; | 15 | | (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | 16 | | been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide | 17 | | and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the | 18 | | requirements of the department issuing the license; the | 19 | | applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police | 20 | | or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint | 21 | | processing; no temporary occupational or professional | 22 | | license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide | 23 | | or national criminal history check discloses information | 24 | | that would cause the denial of an application for | 25 | | licensure under any applicable occupational or | 26 | | professional licensing Act; |
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| 1 | | (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | 2 | | pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | 3 | | Code of Illinois; and | 4 | | (6) the applicant has submitted an application for | 5 | | full licensure . ; and | 6 | | (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees | 7 | | shall not be refundable. | 8 | | (c-5) If a service member or his or her spouse relocates | 9 | | from this State, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to | 10 | | place his or her license in inactive status through | 11 | | coordination with the military liaison. If the service member | 12 | | or his or her spouse returns to this State, he or she may | 13 | | reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory | 14 | | provisions regulating the profession and any applicable | 15 | | administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be | 16 | | expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a | 17 | | completed application to reactivate the license. A license | 18 | | reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for | 19 | | which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still | 20 | | valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a | 21 | | license must include proof that
the applicant still holds a | 22 | | valid license in good standing for the occupation or | 23 | | profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession, | 24 | | or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, | 25 | | or any foreign jurisdiction. | 26 | | (d) All relevant experience of a service member or his or |
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| 1 | | her spouse in the discharge of official duties, including | 2 | | full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the | 3 | | calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or | 4 | | profession as may be required under any applicable | 5 | | occupational or professional licensing Act. All relevant | 6 | | training provided by the military and completed by a service | 7 | | member shall be credited to that service member as meeting any | 8 | | training or education requirement under any applicable | 9 | | occupational or professional licensing Act, provided that the | 10 | | training or education is determined by the department to meet | 11 | | the requirements under any applicable Act and is not otherwise | 12 | | contrary to any other licensure requirement. | 13 | | (d-5) A department shall waive any application, | 14 | | examination, or licensure fee for a service member or the | 15 | | service member's spouse under this Section. | 16 | | (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the | 17 | | implementation and administration of this Section and shall by | 18 | | rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section .
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 101-240, eff. 1-1-20; 102-384, eff. 1-1-22; | 20 | | 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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