Full Text of HB4332 98th General Assembly
HB4332 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB4332 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 225 ILCS 107/30 | from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30 |
| Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary
Board.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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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 Professional Counselor and Clinical | 5 | | Professional Counselor
Licensing and Practice Act is amended by | 6 | | changing Section 30 as follows:
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 107/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
| 9 | | Sec. 30. Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary | 10 | | Board.
| 11 | | (a) The
The Secretary shall appoint a Board which shall | 12 | | serve in an advisory
capacity to the Secretary. The Board shall | 13 | | consist of 7 persons, 2 of whom
are licensed solely as | 14 | | professional counselors, 3 of whom are licensed
solely as | 15 | | clinical professional counselors, one full-time faculty member | 16 | | of an
accredited college or university that is engaged in | 17 | | training professional
counselors or clinical professional | 18 | | counselors who possesses the qualifications
substantially | 19 | | equivalent to the education and experience requirements for a
| 20 | | professional counselor or clinical professional counselor, and | 21 | | one member of
the public who is not a licensed health care | 22 | | provider. In appointing members of
the Board, the Secretary | 23 | | shall give due consideration to the adequate
representation of |
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| 1 | | the various fields of counseling. In appointing members of
the | 2 | | Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to | 3 | | recommendations by
members of the professions of professional | 4 | | counseling and clinical professional
counseling, the Statewide | 5 | | organizations representing the interests of
professional | 6 | | counselors and clinical professional counselors, organizations
| 7 | | representing the interests of academic programs, | 8 | | rehabilitation counseling
programs, and approved counseling | 9 | | programs in the State of Illinois. | 10 | | (b) Members shall be appointed for and shall serve 4 year | 11 | | terms and
until their successors are appointed and qualified. | 12 | | No member of the Board shall serve more than 2 full consecutive | 13 | | terms. Any
appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the | 14 | | unexpired portion of the term.
| 15 | | (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | 16 | | representation
from different geographic areas of Illinois.
| 17 | | (d) (Blank).
| 18 | | (e) The Secretary shall have the authority to remove or | 19 | | suspend any member for cause at any time prior to
the | 20 | | expiration of his or her term. The Secretary shall be the sole | 21 | | arbiter of cause.
| 22 | | (f) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as | 23 | | chairperson.
| 24 | | (g) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all | 25 | | legitimate,
necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in | 26 | | attending the meetings of
the Board.
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| 1 | | (h) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating | 2 | | to
approving graduate counseling, rehabilitation counseling, | 3 | | psychology, and
related programs.
| 4 | | (i) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating | 5 | | to continuing
education including the number of hours necessary | 6 | | for license renewal, waivers
for those unable to meet such | 7 | | requirements, and acceptable course content.
These | 8 | | recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the | 9 | | Department or an
unreasonable restriction on those seeking | 10 | | license renewal.
| 11 | | (j) The Secretary shall give due consideration to all | 12 | | recommendations of
the Board.
| 13 | | (k) Four members of the Board shall constitute a
quorum. A | 14 | | quorum is required for all Board decisions.
| 15 | | (l) Members of the Board shall have no criminal, civil, or | 16 | | professional
liability in
an action based upon a disciplinary | 17 | | proceeding or other activity performed in
good faith
as a | 18 | | member of the Board, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 97-706, eff. 6-25-12.)
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