20 ILCS 5/ Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (General Provisions and Departments of State Government)

(20 ILCS 5/Art. 1 heading) ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(20 ILCS 5/1-1) (was 20 ILCS 5/1)

Sec. 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/1-2)

Sec. 1-2. Article short title. This Article may be cited as the General Provisions Article of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

(20 ILCS 5/1-5)

Sec. 1-5. Articles. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois consists of the following Articles:

Article 1. General Provisions (20 ILCS 5/1-1 and following).

Article 5. Departments of State Government Law (20 ILCS 5/5-1 and following).

Article 50. State Budget Law (15 ILCS 20/).

Article 110. Department on Aging Law (20 ILCS 110/).

Article 205. Department of Agriculture Law (20 ILCS 205/).

Article 250. State Fair Grounds Title Law (5 ILCS 620/).

Article 310. Department of Human Services (Alcoholism and Substance Abuse) Law (20 ILCS 310/).

Article 405. Department of Central Management Services Law (20 ILCS 405/).

Article 510. Department of Children and Family Services Powers Law (20 ILCS 510/).

Article 605. Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law (20 ILCS 605/).

Article 805. Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law (20 ILCS 805/).

Article 1005. Department of Employment Security Law (20 ILCS 1005/).

Article 1405. Department of Insurance Law (20 ILCS 1405/).

Article 1505. Department of Labor Law (20 ILCS 1505/).

Article 1710. Department of Human Services (Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities) Law (20 ILCS 1710/).

Article 1905. Department of Natural Resources (Mines and Minerals) Law (20 ILCS 1905/).

Article 2105. Department of Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/).

Article 2205. Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law (20 ILCS 2205/).

Article 2310. Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law (20 ILCS 2310/).

Article 2505. Department of Revenue Law (20 ILCS 2505/).

Article 2510. Certified Audit Program Law (20 ILCS 2510/).

Article 2605. Illinois State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/).

Article 2705. Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS 2705/).

Article 3000. University of Illinois Exercise of Functions and Duties Law (110 ILCS 355/).

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

(20 ILCS 5/Art. 5 heading) ARTICLE 5. DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT

(20 ILCS 5/5-1)

Sec. 5-1. Article short title. This Article 5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Departments of State Government Law.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-5) (was 20 ILCS 5/2)

Sec. 5-5. "Department". As used in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, the word "department" means the several departments of the State government as designated in Section 5-15 of this Law, and none other.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-10) (was 20 ILCS 5/2.1)

(Text of Section from P.A. 103-594)

Sec. 5-10. "Director". As used in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "director" means the several directors of the departments of State government as designated in Section 5-20 of this Law and includes the Secretary of Early Childhood, the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Secretary of Innovation and Technology, the Secretary of Human Services, and the Secretary of Transportation.

(Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)

(Text of Section from P.A. 103-708)

Sec. 5-10. "Director". As used in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "director" means the directors of the departments of State government as designated in Section 5-20 of this Law and includes the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Secretary of Innovation and Technology, the Secretary of Human Services, and the Secretary of Transportation.

(Source: P.A. 103-708, eff. 1-1-25.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-15) (was 20 ILCS 5/3)

Sec. 5-15. Departments of State government. The Departments of State government are created as follows:

The Department on Aging.

The Department of Agriculture.

The Department of Central Management Services.

The Department of Children and Family Services.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

The Department of Corrections.

The Department of Early Childhood.

The Department of Employment Security.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

The Department of Human Rights.

The Department of Human Services.

The Department of Innovation and Technology.

The Department of Insurance.

The Department of Juvenile Justice.

The Department of Labor.

The Department of the Lottery.

The Department of Natural Resources.

The Department of Public Health.

The Department of Revenue.

The Illinois State Police.

The Department of Transportation.

The Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-20) (was 20 ILCS 5/4)

Sec. 5-20. Heads of departments. Each department shall have an officer as its head who shall be known as director or secretary and who shall, subject to the provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in his or her respective department.

The following officers are hereby created:

Director of Aging, for the Department on Aging.

Director of Agriculture, for the Department of Agriculture.

Director of Central Management Services, for the Department of Central Management Services.

Director of Children and Family Services, for the Department of Children and Family Services.

Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Director of Corrections, for the Department of Corrections.

Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

Secretary of Early Childhood, for the Department of Early Childhood.

Director of Employment Security, for the Department of Employment Security.

Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Director of Healthcare and Family Services, for the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

Director of Human Rights, for the Department of Human Rights.

Secretary of Human Services, for the Department of Human Services.

Secretary of Innovation and Technology, for the Department of Innovation and Technology.

Director of Insurance, for the Department of Insurance.

Director of Juvenile Justice, for the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Director of Labor, for the Department of Labor.

Director of the Lottery, for the Department of the Lottery.

Director of Natural Resources, for the Department of Natural Resources.

Director of Public Health, for the Department of Public Health.

Director of Revenue, for the Department of Revenue.

Director of the Illinois State Police, for the Illinois State Police.

Secretary of Transportation, for the Department of Transportation.

Director of Veterans' Affairs, for the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-95) (was 20 ILCS 5/34)

Sec. 5-95. Pending actions and proceedings. Neither the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois nor any amendments to the Code shall affect any act done, ratified, or confirmed, or any right accrued or established, or any action or proceeding had or commenced in a civil or criminal cause before the Code or any amendments to the Code take effect. Those actions or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued by the department having jurisdiction, under the Code or any amendments to the Code, of the subject matter to which the litigation or proceeding pertains.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-100) (was 20 ILCS 5/5)

Sec. 5-100. Executive and administrative officers, boards, and commissions. In addition to the directors of departments, the executive and administrative officers, boards, and commissions designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5-200 are created. These officers, boards, and commissions in the respective departments shall hold offices created and designated in those Sections.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-105) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.14)

Sec. 5-105. Direction, supervision, and control of officers. Each officer named in the Sections following Section 5-100 and preceding Section 5-200 shall, except as otherwise provided in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, be under the direction, supervision, and control of the director or secretary of the officer's respective department and shall perform the duties prescribed by the director or secretary.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-110) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.02)

Sec. 5-110. In the Department of Agriculture. Assistant Director of Agriculture.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-115) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13e)

Sec. 5-115. In the Department of Central Management Services. Two Assistant Directors of Central Management Services.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-120) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13g)

Sec. 5-120. In the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Two Assistant Directors of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-125) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13i)

Sec. 5-125. In the Department of Employment Security. The board of review, which shall consist of 5 members, 2 of whom shall be representatives of a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, 2 of whom shall be representative citizens chosen from the employing class, and one of whom shall be a representative citizen not identified with either the employing class or a labor organization.

(Source: P.A. 101-384, eff. 1-1-20.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-130) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13b)

Sec. 5-130. In the Department of Financial Institutions. Assistant Director of Financial Institutions.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-135) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13j)

Sec. 5-135. In the Department of Human Services. There shall be 2 Assistant Secretaries of Human Services. Their initial terms shall run from the date of appointment until January 18, 1999, and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. Thereafter, their terms shall be as provided in Section 5-605 of this Law.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-140) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.10)

Sec. 5-140. In the Department of Insurance. Assistant Director of Insurance.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-145) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.03)

Sec. 5-145. In the Department of Labor. Assistant Director of Labor; Chief Safety Inspector; and Superintendent of Occupational Safety and Health.

(Source: P.A. 98-874, eff. 1-1-15.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-150) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.09)

Sec. 5-150. In the Department of Natural Resources. Assistant Director of Natural Resources.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-155) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.04)

Sec. 5-155. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources, there shall be a State Mining Board, which shall consist of 6 officers designated as mine officers and the Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals. Three officers shall be representatives of the employing class and 3 officers shall be chosen from a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act representing coal miners. The 6 mine officers shall be qualified as follows:

(1) Two mine officers from the employing class shall have at least 4 years' experience in a supervisory capacity in an underground coal mine and each shall hold a certificate of competency as an Illinois mine examiner or Illinois mine manager.

(2) The third mine officer from the employing class shall have at least 4 years' experience in a supervisory capacity in a surface coal mine.

(3) Two mine officers chosen from a labor organization representing coal miners shall have 4 years experience in an underground coal mine and shall hold certificates of competency as an Illinois mine examiner.

(4) The third mine officer chosen from a labor organization representing coal miners shall have at least 4 years experience in a surface coal mine.

(Source: P.A. 101-384, eff. 1-1-20.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-160) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13h)

Sec. 5-160. In the Emergency Management Agency. Assistant Director of the Emergency Management Agency.

(Source: P.A. 93-1029, eff. 8-25-04.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-165) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13c)

Sec. 5-165. In the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Assistant Director of Healthcare and Family Services.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-170) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.07)

Sec. 5-170. In the Department of Public Health. Assistant Director of Public Health.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-175) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.12)

Sec. 5-175. In the Department of Revenue. Assistant Director of Revenue.

(Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-180)

Sec. 5-180. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00. Repealed by P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-185) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.05)

Sec. 5-185. In the Department of Transportation. Assistant Secretary of Transportation.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-190) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.01a)

Sec. 5-190. In the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Assistant Director of Veterans' Affairs.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-195)

Sec. 5-195. In the Department of Innovation and Technology. Assistant Secretary of Innovation and Technology.

(Source: P.A. 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-200) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.11)

Sec. 5-200. Director of Aging. The Director of Aging shall be a senior citizen, as that term is defined in the Illinois Act on the Aging, who has sufficient experience in providing services to the aging or shall be an individual who has actual experience in providing services to senior citizens.

(Source: P.A. 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-210) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.08)

Sec. 5-210. Director of Children and Family Services. The Director of Children and Family Services shall be qualified by professional education and experience to administer the Department.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-215) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.06)

Sec. 5-215. Director and Assistant Director of Financial Institutions. The Director and Assistant Director of Financial Institutions shall be persons thoroughly conversant with the theory and practice of the business and purposes of financial institutions.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-220) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.07b)

Sec. 5-220. Secretary of Human Services. The initial term of the Secretary of Human Services shall run from the date of appointment until January 18, 1999, and until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. Thereafter, terms shall be as provided in Section 5-605 of this Law.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-222)

Sec. 5-222. Director of the Illinois Power Agency. The Director of the Illinois Power Agency must have at least 10 years of combined experience in the electric industry, electricity policy, or electricity markets and must possess: (i) general knowledge of the responsibilities of being a director, (ii) managerial experience, and (iii) an advanced degree in economics, risk management, law, business, engineering, or a related field. The Director of the Illinois Power Agency must have experience with the renewable energy industry and understanding of the programs established by Public Act 102-662 intended to promote equity in the renewable energy industry.

(Source: P.A. 102-1123, eff. 1-27-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-225) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.04)

Sec. 5-225. In the Department of Professional Regulation. Neither the Director nor any other executive and administrative officer in the Department of Professional Regulation shall be affiliated with any college or school that prepares individuals for licensure in any profession or occupation regulated by the Department, either as teacher, officer, or stockholder, nor shall the director or other executive and administrative officer hold a license or certificate to exercise or practice any of the professions, trades, or occupations regulated.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-230) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.09)

Sec. 5-230. Director and Assistant Director of Healthcare and Family Services. The Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall (1) have substantial experience in responsible positions requiring skill in administration and fiscal management and (2) be actively interested in the development of effective programs for the alleviation of poverty and the reduction of dependency and social maladjustment.

The Assistant Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall have the same general qualifications as those set forth for the Director of Healthcare and Family Services in clauses (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-235) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.03)

Sec. 5-235. In the Department of Public Health.

(a) The Director of Public Health shall be either a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois or a person who has administrative experience in public health work at the local, state, or national level in accordance with subsection (b).

If the Director is not a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, then a Medical Director shall be appointed who shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches. The Medical Director shall report directly to the Director. If the Director is not a physician, the Medical Director shall have primary responsibility for overseeing the following regulatory and policy areas:

(1) Department responsibilities concerning hospital and health care facility regulation, emergency services, ambulatory surgical treatment centers, health care professional regulation and credentialing, advising the Board of Health, patient safety initiatives, and the State's response to disease prevention and outbreak management and control.

(2) Any other duties assigned by the Director or required by law.

(b) A Director of Public Health who is not a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches shall at a minimum have the following education and experience:

(1) 5 years of full-time administrative experience in public health and a master's degree in public health from (i) a college or university accredited by the North Central Association or (ii) any other nationally recognized regional accrediting agency; or

(2) 5 years of full-time administrative experience in public health and a graduate degree in a related field from (i) a college or university accredited by the North Central Association or (ii) any other nationally recognized regional accrediting agency. For the purposes of this item (2), "a graduate degree in a related field" includes, but is not limited to, a master's degree in public administration, nursing, environmental health, community health, or health education.

(c) The Assistant Director of Public Health shall be a person who has administrative experience in public health work.

(Source: P.A. 97-798, eff. 7-13-12.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-300) (was 20 ILCS 5/9)

Sec. 5-300. Officers' qualifications and salaries. The executive and administrative officers, whose offices are created by this Act, must have the qualifications prescribed by law and shall receive annual salaries, payable in equal monthly installments, as designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5-500. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for terms beginning after January 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 100-1179) and before January 16, 2023, the annual salary of the director or secretary and assistant director or assistant secretary of each department created under Section 5-15 shall be an amount equal to 15% more than the annual salary of the respective officer in effect as of December 31, 2018. The calculation of the 2018 salary base for this adjustment shall not include any cost of living adjustments, as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly, for the period beginning July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2019. Beginning July 1, 2019 and each July 1 thereafter, the directors, secretaries, assistant directors, and assistant secretaries shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the directors, secretaries, assistant directors, and assistant secretaries shall receive annual salaries, payable in equal monthly installments, and increases in salary, as designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5-500.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-305) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.01)

Sec. 5-305. Officers' tuition reimbursement. Officers may receive tuition reimbursement for continuing education programs at accredited colleges and universities. Reimbursement of a department head's tuition shall be limited to reimbursement for 4 or fewer course hours per semester, shall require the Governor's approval of enrollment with certification that participation will benefit the State, and shall require proof of satisfactory completion of the course prior to reimbursement.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-310) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.21)

Sec. 5-310. In the Department on Aging. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Aging shall receive an annual salary of $165,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-315) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.02)

Sec. 5-315. In the Department of Agriculture. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Agriculture shall receive an annual salary of $180,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of Agriculture shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director of Agriculture shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-320) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.19)

Sec. 5-320. In the Department of Central Management Services. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Central Management Services shall receive an annual salary of $195,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director of Central Management Services shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, each Assistant Director of Central Management Services shall receive an annual salary of $165,750 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Directors shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-325) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.16)

Sec. 5-325. In the Department of Children and Family Services. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Children and Family Services shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-330) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.18)

Sec. 5-330. In the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall receive an annual salary of $195,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, each Assistant Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall receive an annual salary of $165,750 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Directors shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-335) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.11a)

Sec. 5-335. In the Department of Corrections. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Corrections shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of Corrections shall receive an annual salary of $170,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-336)

Sec. 5-336. In the Department of Early Childhood. For terms beginning on or after July 1, 2024, the Secretary shall receive an annual salary of $214,988 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2025, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall receive an increase in salary based on the cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-340) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.30)

Sec. 5-340. In the Department of Employment Security. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Employment Security shall receive an annual salary of $195,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

Each member of the Board of Review shall receive $15,000.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-345) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.15)

Sec. 5-345. In the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation shall receive an annual salary of $195,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Financial Institutions, the Director of Professional Regulation, the Director of Banking, and the Director of Real Estate shall each receive an annual salary of $180,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Directors shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-350) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.24)

Sec. 5-350. In the Department of Human Rights. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Human Rights shall receive an annual salary of $165,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-355) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.05a)

Sec. 5-355. In the Department of Human Services. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Secretary of Human Services shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Secretaries of Human Services shall receive an annual salary of $170,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Secretaries shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-357)

Sec. 5-357. In the Department of Innovation and Technology. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Secretary of Innovation and Technology shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher, and the Assistant Secretary of Innovation and Technology shall receive an annual salary of $170,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall each receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-360) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.10)

Sec. 5-360. In the Department of Insurance. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Insurance shall receive an annual salary of $180,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of Insurance shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-362)

Sec. 5-362. In the Department of Juvenile Justice. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall receive an annual salary of $165,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-365) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.03)

Sec. 5-365. In the Department of Labor. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Labor shall receive an annual salary of $180,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of Labor shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

The Chief Safety Inspector shall receive $24,700 from the third Monday in January, 1979 to the third Monday in January, 1980, and $25,000 thereafter, or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.

The Superintendent of Occupational Safety and Health shall receive $27,500, or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.

The Superintendent of Women's and Children's Employment shall receive $22,000 from the third Monday in January, 1979 to the third Monday in January, 1980, and $22,500 thereafter, or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-370)

Sec. 5-370. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-800, eff. 10-30-09. Repealed by P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-372)

Sec. 5-372. In the Department of the Lottery. The Director of the Lottery shall receive the annual salary set by law for the Director of the Lottery.

(Source: P.A. 98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-375) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.09)

Sec. 5-375. In the Department of Natural Resources. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Natural Resources shall receive an annual salary of $180,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of Natural Resources shall receive an annual salary of $156,600 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-380) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.04)

Sec. 5-380. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources. Each mine officer shall receive $7,500 or the amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-385)

Sec. 5-385. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-800, eff. 10-30-09. Repealed by P.A. 100-1179, eff. 1-18-19.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-390)

Sec. 5-390. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 96-800, eff. 10-30-09. Repealed by P.A. 100-1179, eff. 1-18-19.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-395) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.17)

Sec. 5-395. In the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Healthcare and Family Services shall receive an annual salary of $195,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director shall receive an annual salary of $165,750 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-400) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.07)

Sec. 5-400. In the Department of Public Health. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Public Health shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director shall receive an annual salary of $170,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-405) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.12)

Sec. 5-405. In the Department of Revenue. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Revenue shall receive an annual salary of $195,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of Revenue shall receive an annual salary of $165,750 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-410) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.11)

Sec. 5-410. In the Illinois State Police. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of the Illinois State Police shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-415) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.05)

Sec. 5-415. In the Department of Transportation. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Secretary of Transportation shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Secretary of Transportation shall receive an annual salary of $170,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-420) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.22)

Sec. 5-420. In the Department of Veterans' Affairs. For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Director of Veterans' Affairs shall receive an annual salary of $200,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

For terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the Assistant Director of Veterans' Affairs shall receive an annual salary of $170,000 or as set by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter, the Assistant Director shall receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-500) (was 20 ILCS 5/6)

Sec. 5-500. Advisory and non-executive boards. Advisory and non-executive boards, in the respective departments, are created as designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5-600. The members of the boards shall be officers.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-505) (was 20 ILCS 5/8)

Sec. 5-505. Boards' general powers and duties. Each advisory and non-executive board, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, and in addition to all powers and duties otherwise expressly provided, shall, with respect to its field of work, or that of the department with which it is associated, have the following powers and duties:

(1) To consider and study the entire field; to advise the executive officers of the department upon their request; to recommend, on its own initiative, policies and practices, which recommendations the executive officers of the department shall duly consider; and to give advice or make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly when so requested or on its own initiative.

(2) To investigate the conduct of the work of the department with which it may be associated, and for this purpose to have access, at any time, to all books, papers, documents, and records pertaining or belonging to that department, and to require written or oral information from any officer or employee of that department.

(3) To adopt rules, not inconsistent with law, for its internal control and management. A copy of the rules shall be filed with the director of the department with which the board is associated.

(4) To hold meetings at the times and places prescribed by the rules but not less frequently than quarterly.

(5) To act by a sub-committee or by a majority of the board if the rules so prescribe.

(6) To keep minutes of the transactions of each session, regular or special, which shall be public records and filed with the director of the department.

(7) To give notice to the Governor and to the director of the department with which it is associated of the time and place of every meeting, regular or special, and to permit the Governor and the director of the department to be present and to be heard upon any matter coming before the board.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-510) (was 20 ILCS 5/8.1)

Sec. 5-510. Gender balanced appointments. All appointments to boards, commissions, committees, and councils of the State created by the laws of this State and after July 1, 1992 shall be gender balanced to the extent possible and to the extent that appointees are qualified to serve on those boards, commissions, committees, and councils. If gender balance is not possible, then appointments shall provide for significant representation of both sexes to boards, commissions, committees, and councils governed by this Section and the Gender Balanced Appointments Act. If there are multiple appointing authorities for a board, commission, committee, or council, they shall each strive to achieve gender balance in their appointments.

Appointments made in accordance with this Section should be made in a manner that makes a good faith attempt to seek gender balance based on the numbers of each gender belonging to the group from which appointments are made.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-515) (was 20 ILCS 5/10)

Sec. 5-515. Compensation prohibited. No member of an advisory and non-executive board shall receive any compensation.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-520) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.27)

Sec. 5-520. In the Department on Aging. A Council on Aging composed and appointed as provided in the Illinois Act on the Aging.

(Source: P.A. 96-918, eff. 6-9-10.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-525) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.01)

Sec. 5-525. In the Department of Agriculture.

(a) (Blank).

(b) An Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners to consist of 25 persons. The Board shall consist of the administrator of animal disease programs, the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences of the University of Illinois, the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Illinois, and, commencing on January 1, 1990, the Deans or Chairmen of the Colleges or Departments of Agriculture of Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University in that order who shall each serve for 1 year terms, provided that, commencing on January 1, 1993, such terms shall be for 2 years in the same order, the Director of Public Health, the Director of Natural Resources, the Chairperson of the Agriculture and Conservation Committee of the Senate, and the Chairperson of the Agriculture & Conservation Committee of the House of Representatives, who shall be ex-officio members of the Board, and 17 additional persons, appointed by the Governor to serve at the Governor's pleasure, who are interested in the well-being of domestic animals and poultry and in the prevention, elimination, and control of diseases affecting them. Of the 17 additional persons, one shall be a representative of breeders of beef cattle, one shall be a representative of breeders of dairy cattle, one shall be a representative of breeders of dual purpose cattle, one shall be a representative of breeders of swine, one shall be a representative of poultry breeders, one shall be a representative of sheep breeders, one shall be a veterinarian licensed in this State, one shall be a representative of general or diversified farming, one shall be a representative of deer or elk breeders, one shall be a representative of livestock auction markets, one shall be a representative of cattle feeders, one shall be a representative of pork producers, one shall be a representative of the State licensed meat packers, one shall be a representative of canine breeders, one shall be a representative of equine breeders, one shall be a representative of the Illinois licensed renderers, and one shall be a representative of livestock dealers. An appointed member's office becomes vacant upon the member's absence from 3 consecutive meetings. Appointments made by the Governor after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be for a term of 5 years. The members of the Board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. In the appointment of the Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners, the Governor shall consult with representative persons and recognized organizations in the respective fields concerning the appointments.

Rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture pertaining to the well-being of domestic animals and poultry and the prevention, elimination, and control of diseases affecting them shall be submitted to the Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners for approval at its duly called meeting. The chairperson of the Board shall certify the official minutes of the Board's action and shall file the certified minutes with the Department of Agriculture within 30 days after the proposed rules and regulations are submitted and before they are promulgated and made effective. In the event it is deemed desirable, the Board may hold hearings upon the rules and regulations or proposed revisions. The Board members shall be familiar with the Acts relating to the well-being of domestic animals and poultry and to the prevention, elimination, and control of diseases affecting them. The Department shall, upon the request of a Board member, advise the Board concerning the administration of the respective Acts.

The Director of Agriculture or his or her representative from the Department shall act as chairperson of the Board. The Director shall call annual meetings of the Board and may call other meetings of the Board as deemed necessary. A quorum of appointed members must be present to convene an official meeting. The chairperson and ex-officio members shall not be included in a quorum call. Ex-officio members may be represented by a duly authorized representative from their department, division, college, or committee; however, that representative may not exercise the voting privileges of the ex-officio member. Appointed members shall not be represented at a meeting by another person. Ex-officio members and appointed members shall have the right to vote on all proposed rules and regulations; voting that in effect would pertain to approving rules and regulations shall be taken by an oral roll call. No member shall vote by proxy. The chairman shall not vote except in the case of a tie vote. Any ex-officio or appointed member may ask for and shall receive an oral roll call on any motion before the Board. The Department shall provide a clerk to take minutes of the meetings and record transactions of the Board. The Board, by oral roll call, may require an official court reporter to record the minutes of the meetings.

(Source: P.A. 100-841, eff. 8-14-18.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-530)

Sec. 5-530. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06. Repealed by P.A. 100-110, eff. 8-15-17.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-535) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.15)

Sec. 5-535. In the Department of Children and Family Services. A Children and Family Services Advisory Council of 21 members shall be appointed by the Governor. The Department of Children and Family Services may involve the participation of additional persons with specialized expertise to assist the Council in specified tasks. The Council shall advise the Department with respect to services and programs for individuals under the Department of Children and Family Services' care, which may include, but is not limited to:

(1) reviewing the Department of Children and Family Services' monitoring process for child care facilities and child care institutions, as defined in Sections 2.05 and 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969;

(2) reviewing monitoring standards to address the quality of life for youth in Department of Children and Family Services' licensed child care facilities;

(3) assisting and making recommendations to establish standards for monitoring the safety and well-being of youth placed in Department of Children and Family Services' licensed child care facilities and overseeing the implementation of its recommendations;

(4) identifying areas of improvement in the quality of investigations of allegations of child abuse or neglect in Department of Children and Family Services' licensed child care facilities and institutions and transitional living programs;

(5) reviewing indicated and unfounded reports selected at random or requested by the Council;

(6) reviewing a random sample of comprehensive call data reports on (i) calls made to the Department of Children and Family Services' statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section 9.1a of the Child Care Act of 1969 and (ii) calls made to the central register established under Section 7.7 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act through the State-wide, toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, including those where investigations were not initiated; and

(7) preparing and providing recommendations that identify areas of needed improvement regarding the investigation of allegations of abuse and neglect to children in Department of Children and Family Services' licensed child care facilities and institutions and transitional living programs, as well as needed changes to existing laws, rules, and procedures of the Department of Children and Family Services, and overseeing implementation of its recommendations.

The Council's initial recommendations shall be filed with the General Assembly and made available to the public no later than March 1, 2017.

The Department of Children and Family Services shall provide, upon request, all records and information in the Department of Children and Family Services' possession relevant to the Advisory Council's review. All documents, in compliance with applicable privacy laws and redacted where appropriate, concerning reports and investigations of child abuse and neglect made available to members of the Advisory Council and all records generated as a result of the reports shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except as specifically authorized by applicable law. It is a Class A misdemeanor to permit, assist, or encourage the unauthorized release of any information contained in reports or records and these reports or records are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

In appointing the first Council, 8 members shall be named to serve 2 years, and 8 members named to serve 4 years. The member first appointed under Public Act 83-1538 shall serve for a term of 4 years. All members appointed thereafter shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. Beginning July 1, 2015, the Advisory Council shall include as appointed members at least one youth from each of the Department of Children and Family Services' regional youth advisory boards established pursuant to Section 5 of the Department of Children and Family Services Statewide Youth Advisory Board Act and at least 2 adult former youth in care as defined in Section 4d of the Children and Family Services Act. At its first meeting the Council shall select a chairperson from among its members and appoint a committee to draft rules of procedure.

(Source: P.A. 99-346, eff. 1-1-16; 100-159, eff. 8-18-17.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-540) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.28 and 5/7.01)

Sec. 5-540. In the Department of Employment Security. An Employment Security Advisory Board, composed of 12 persons. Of the 12 members of the Employment Security Advisory Board, 4 members shall be chosen from a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act, 4 members shall be representative citizens chosen from the employing class, and 4 members shall be representative citizens not identified with either the employing class or a labor organization.

(Source: P.A. 101-384, eff. 1-1-20.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-545) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.04)

Sec. 5-545. In the Department of Human Services. A Psychiatric Advisory Council appointed by and at the discretion of the Secretary of Human Services, consisting of representatives from the several schools and institutes in Illinois conducting programs of psychiatric training, which shall advise the Department with respect to its policies and programs relating to mental health or developmental disabilities. The members shall serve for the terms that the Secretary shall designate.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-550) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.23)

Sec. 5-550. In the Department of Human Services. A State Rehabilitation Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council, is hereby established for the purpose of complying with the requirements of 34 CFR 361.16 and advising the Secretary of Human Services and the vocational rehabilitation administrator of the provisions of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in matters concerning individuals with disabilities and the provision of vocational rehabilitation services. The Council shall consist of members appointed by the Governor after soliciting recommendations from organizations representing a broad range of individuals with disabilities and organizations interested in individuals with disabilities. However, the Governor may delegate his appointing authority under this Section to the Council by executive order.

The Council shall consist of the following appointed members:

(1) One representative of a parent training center established in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(2) One representative of the Client Assistance Program.

(3) One vocational rehabilitation counselor who has knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation programs. If an employee of the Department of Human Services is appointed under this item, then he or she shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.

(4) One representative of community rehabilitation program service providers.

(5) Four representatives of business, industry, and labor.

(6) At least two but not more than five representatives of disability advocacy groups representing a cross section of the following:

(A) individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, and mental disabilities; and

(B) parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representative of individuals with disabilities who have difficulty in representing themselves or who are unable, due to their disabilities, to represent themselves.

(7) One current or former applicant for, or recipient of, vocational rehabilitation services.

(8) One representative from secondary or higher education.

(9) One representative of the State Workforce Innovation Board.

(10) One representative of the Illinois State Board of Education who is knowledgeable about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(11) The chairperson of, or a member designated by, the Statewide Independent Living Council established under Section 12a of the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act.

(12) The chairperson of, or a member designated by, the Blind Services Planning Council established under Section 7 of the Bureau for the Blind Act.

(13) The vocational rehabilitation administrator, as defined in Section 1b of the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act, who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.

The Council shall select a Chairperson.

The Chairperson and a majority of the members of the Council shall be persons who are individuals with disabilities. At least one member shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over, and at least one member shall be at least 18 but not more than 25 years old. A majority of the Council members shall not be employees of the Department of Human Services.

Members appointed to the Council for full terms on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. No Council member, other than the vocational rehabilitation administrator and the representative of the Client Assistance Program, shall serve for more than 2 consecutive terms as a representative of one of the 13 enumerated categories. If an individual, other than the vocational rehabilitation administrator and the representative of the Client Assistance Program, has completed 2 consecutive terms and is eligible to seek appointment as a representative of one of the other enumerated categories, then that individual may be appointed to serve as a representative of one of those other enumerated categories after a meaningful break in Council service, as defined by the Council through its by-laws.

Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be filled. Individuals appointed by the appointing authority to fill an unexpired term shall complete the remainder of the vacated term. When the initial term of a person appointed to fill a vacancy is completed, the individual appointed to fill that vacancy may be re-appointed by the appointing authority to the vacated position for one subsequent term.

If an excessive number of expired terms and vacated terms combine to place an undue burden on the Council, the appointing authority may appoint members for terms of 1, 2, or 3 years. The appointing authority shall determine the terms of Council members to ensure the number of terms expiring each year is as close to equal as possible.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a member who is serving on the Council on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and whose term expires as a result of the changes made by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly may complete the unexpired portion of his or her term.

Members shall be reimbursed in accordance with State laws, rules, and rates for expenses incurred in the performance of their approved, Council-related duties, including expenses for travel, child care, or personal assistance services. A member who is not employed or who must forfeit wages from other employment may be paid reasonable compensation, as determined by the Department, for each day the member is engaged in performing approved duties of the Council.

The Council shall meet at least 4 times per year at times and places designated by the Chairperson upon 10 days written notice to the members. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson or 7 members of the Council upon 7 days written notice to the other members. Nine members shall constitute a quorum. No member of the Council shall cast a vote on any matter that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of interest under Illinois law.

The Council shall prepare and submit to the vocational rehabilitation administrator the reports and findings that the vocational rehabilitation administrator may request or that the Council deems fit. The Council shall select jointly with the vocational rehabilitation administrator a pool of qualified persons to serve as impartial hearing officers. The Council shall, with the vocational rehabilitation unit in the Department, jointly develop, agree to, and review annually State goals and priorities and jointly submit annual reports of progress to the federal Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.

To the extent that there is a disagreement between the Council and the unit within the Department of Human Services responsible for the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program, regarding the resources necessary to carry out the functions of the Council as set forth in this Section, the disagreement shall be resolved by the Governor.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-555) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.02)

Sec. 5-555. In the Department of Labor. An Advisory Board to the Department of Labor, composed of 13 members, including 5 representatives of employees, 5 representatives of employers, and 3 public members. Members' terms shall be for 2 years with appointments staggered to ensure continuity in performance of the responsibilities of the Board. The Board shall give notice to the Governor and the Director of Labor of the time and place of every meeting, regular or special, and shall permit the Governor and the Director to be present and to be heard upon any matter coming before the Board.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-560) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.08)

Sec. 5-560. In the Department of Natural Resources. An Advisory Board to the Department of Natural Resources, composed of 13 persons. Of the 13 appointed members, at least 2 shall represent hunting and fishing interests, 2 shall represent natural areas protection interests, 2 shall represent urban conservation interests, one shall represent parks and recreation interests, one shall represent outdoor powersport usage interests, one shall be a member of a statewide association of trappers and represent trapping interests, one shall represent forestry interests, and the remaining 3 shall be residents of this State. The Governor shall appoint a chair who will preside over the Board's meetings.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the term of office of each member of the Board is abolished on August 1, 2022. Incumbent members holding a position on the Board on August 1, 2022 may be reappointed. In making appointments to fill the vacancies created on August 1, 2022, the Governor shall designate 4 members to serve until the third Monday of January, 2024, 4 members to serve until the third Monday of January, 2025, and 5 members to serve until the third Monday of January, 2026. All newly appointed members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Their successors shall be appointed to serve for 3-year terms expiring on the 3rd anniversary of their appointment or until their successors are appointed and qualified. Each subsequent appointment shall be for a term of 3 years.

The Advisory Board shall formulate and present long range recommendations to the Department in: the protection and conservation of renewable resources of the State; the development of areas and facilities for outdoor recreation; the proper restoration and management of forest and woodland resources for forest products and ecosystem services; the reforestation of suitable lands of this State; the extension of cooperative support to other agencies of this State in preventing the pollution of streams and lakes within the State; the management of fish and wildlife resources and the habitats upon which they depend, including species of greatest conservation need; the development of an adequate research program for fish, wildlife, forestry, and conservation of the State's biodiversity through cooperation with and support of the Illinois Natural History Survey and the State University system; the development and dissemination of information and educational resources that promote a conservation-literate population; the development of innovative partnerships that assist the Department in accomplishing its broad mission; the Department's grant programs; and the development of law and policy pertinent to the conservation programs of Illinois and the nation.

The Board may advise on the land acquisition needs of the Department and make recommendations from time to time as to necessary acquisition of lands for fish, wildlife, forestry, conservation of natural areas, and recreational development.

The Board may recommend to the Director of Natural Resources any reductions or increases of seasons and bag or possession limits or the closure of any season when research and inventory data indicate the need for those changes.

Board members shall be reimbursed for any necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(Source: P.A. 102-1114, eff. 6-1-23.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-565) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.06)

Sec. 5-565. In the Department of Public Health.

(a) The General Assembly declares it to be the public policy of this State that all residents of Illinois are entitled to lead healthy lives. Governmental public health has a specific responsibility to ensure that a public health system is in place to allow the public health mission to be achieved. The public health system is the collection of public, private, and voluntary entities as well as individuals and informal associations that contribute to the public's health within the State. To develop a public health system requires certain core functions to be performed by government. The State Board of Health is to assume the leadership role in advising the Director in meeting the following functions:

(1) Needs assessment.

(2) Statewide health objectives.

(3) Policy development.

(4) Assurance of access to necessary services.

There shall be a State Board of Health composed of 20 persons, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate for those appointed by the Governor on and after June 30, 1998, and one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over. Five members shall be physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, one representing a medical school faculty, one who is board certified in preventive medicine, and one who is engaged in private practice. One member shall be a chiropractic physician. One member shall be a dentist; one an environmental health practitioner; one a local public health administrator; one a local board of health member; one a registered nurse; one a physical therapist; one an optometrist; one a veterinarian; one a public health academician; one a health care industry representative; one a representative of the business community; one a representative of the non-profit public interest community; and 2 shall be citizens at large.

The terms of Board of Health members shall be 3 years, except that members shall continue to serve on the Board of Health until a replacement is appointed. Upon the effective date of Public Act 93-975 (January 1, 2005), in the appointment of the Board of Health members appointed to vacancies or positions with terms expiring on or before December 31, 2004, the Governor shall appoint up to 6 members to serve for terms of 3 years; up to 6 members to serve for terms of 2 years; and up to 5 members to serve for a term of one year, so that the term of no more than 6 members expire in the same year. All members shall be legal residents of the State of Illinois. The duties of the Board shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) To advise the Department of ways to encourage public understanding and support of the Department's programs.

(2) To evaluate all boards, councils, committees, authorities, and bodies advisory to, or an adjunct of, the Department of Public Health or its Director for the purpose of recommending to the Director one or more of the following:

(i) The elimination of bodies whose activities are not consistent with goals and objectives of the Department.

(ii) The consolidation of bodies whose activities encompass compatible programmatic subjects.

(iii) The restructuring of the relationship between the various bodies and their integration within the organizational structure of the Department.

(iv) The establishment of new bodies deemed essential to the functioning of the Department.

(3) To serve as an advisory group to the Director for public health emergencies and control of health hazards.

(4) To advise the Director regarding public health policy, and to make health policy recommendations regarding priorities to the Governor through the Director.

(5) To present public health issues to the Director and to make recommendations for the resolution of those issues.

(6) To recommend studies to delineate public health problems.

(7) To make recommendations to the Governor through the Director regarding the coordination of State public health activities with other State and local public health agencies and organizations.

(8) To report on or before February 1 of each year on the health of the residents of Illinois to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the public.

(9) To review the final draft of all proposed administrative rules, other than emergency or peremptory rules and those rules that another advisory body must approve or review within a statutorily defined time period, of the Department after September 19, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act 87-633). The Board shall review the proposed rules within 90 days of submission by the Department. The Department shall take into consideration any comments and recommendations of the Board regarding the proposed rules prior to submission to the Secretary of State for initial publication. If the Department disagrees with the recommendations of the Board, it shall submit a written response outlining the reasons for not accepting the recommendations.

In the case of proposed administrative rules or amendments to administrative rules regarding immunization of children against preventable communicable diseases designated by the Director under the Communicable Disease Prevention Act, after the Immunization Advisory Committee has made its recommendations, the Board shall conduct 3 public hearings, geographically distributed throughout the State. At the conclusion of the hearings, the State Board of Health shall issue a report, including its recommendations, to the Director. The Director shall take into consideration any comments or recommendations made by the Board based on these hearings.

(10) To deliver to the Governor for presentation to the General Assembly a State Health Assessment (SHA) and a State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP). The first 5 such plans shall be delivered to the Governor on January 1, 2006, January 1, 2009, January 1, 2016, January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023, and then every 5 years thereafter.

The State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan shall assess and recommend priorities and strategies to improve the public health system and the health status of Illinois residents, reduce health disparities and inequities, and promote health equity. The State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan development and implementation shall conform to national Public Health Accreditation Board Standards. The State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan development and implementation process shall be carried out with the administrative and operational support of the Department of Public Health.

The State Health Assessment shall include comprehensive, broad-based data and information from a variety of sources on health status and the public health system including:

(i) quantitative data, if it is available, on the demographics and health status of the population, including data over time on health by gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, socio-economic factors, geographic region, disability status, and other indicators of disparity;

(ii) quantitative data on social and structural issues affecting health (social and structural determinants of health), including, but not limited to, housing, transportation, educational attainment, employment, and income inequality;

(iii) priorities and strategies developed at the community level through the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) and other local and regional community health needs assessments;

(iv) qualitative data representing the population's input on health concerns and well-being, including the perceptions of people experiencing disparities and health inequities;

(v) information on health disparities and health inequities; and

(vi) information on public health system strengths and areas for improvement.

The State Health Improvement Plan shall focus on prevention, social determinants of health, and promoting health equity as key strategies for long-term health improvement in Illinois.

The State Health Improvement Plan shall identify priority State health issues and social issues affecting health, and shall examine and make recommendations on the contributions and strategies of the public and private sectors for improving health status and the public health system in the State. In addition to recommendations on health status improvement priorities and strategies for the population of the State as a whole, the State Health Improvement Plan shall make recommendations, provided that data exists to support such recommendations, regarding priorities and strategies for reducing and eliminating health disparities and health inequities in Illinois; including racial, ethnic, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, disability, socio-economic, and geographic disparities. The State Health Improvement Plan shall make recommendations regarding social determinants of health, such as housing, transportation, educational attainment, employment, and income inequality.

The development and implementation of the State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan shall be a collaborative public-private cross-agency effort overseen by the SHA and SHIP Partnership. The Director of Public Health shall consult with the Governor to ensure participation by the head of State agencies with public health responsibilities (or their designees) in the SHA and SHIP Partnership, including, but not limited to, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Department on Aging, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Chair of the State Board of Health to also serve on the Partnership. A member of the Governor's staff shall participate in the Partnership and serve as a liaison to the Governor's office.

The Director of Public Health shall appoint a minimum of 15 other members of the SHA and SHIP Partnership representing a range of public, private, and voluntary sector stakeholders and participants in the public health system. For the first SHA and SHIP Partnership after April 27, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-4), one-half of the members shall be appointed for a 3-year term, and one-half of the members shall be appointed for a 5-year term. Subsequently, members shall be appointed to 5-year terms. Should any member not be able to fulfill his or her term, the Director may appoint a replacement to complete that term. The Director, in consultation with the SHA and SHIP Partnership, may engage additional individuals and organizations to serve on subcommittees and ad hoc efforts to conduct the State Health Assessment and develop and implement the State Health Improvement Plan. Members of the SHA and SHIP Partnership shall receive no compensation for serving as members, but may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses if departmental resources allow.

The SHA and SHIP Partnership shall include representatives of local health departments and individuals with expertise who represent an array of organizations and constituencies engaged in public health improvement and prevention, such as non-profit public interest groups, groups serving populations that experience health disparities and health inequities, groups addressing social determinants of health, health issue groups, faith community groups, health care providers, businesses and employers, academic institutions, and community-based organizations.

The Director shall endeavor to make the membership of the Partnership diverse and inclusive of the racial, ethnic, gender, socio-economic, and geographic diversity of the State. The SHA and SHIP Partnership shall be chaired by the Director of Public Health or his or her designee.

The SHA and SHIP Partnership shall develop and implement a community engagement process that facilitates input into the development of the State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. This engagement process shall ensure that individuals with lived experience in the issues addressed in the State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan are meaningfully engaged in the development and implementation of the State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan.

The State Board of Health shall hold at least 3 public hearings addressing a draft of the State Health Improvement Plan in representative geographic areas of the State.

Upon the delivery of each State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan, the SHA and SHIP Partnership shall coordinate the efforts and engagement of the public, private, and voluntary sector stakeholders and participants in the public health system to implement each SHIP. The Partnership shall serve as a forum for collaborative action; coordinate existing and new initiatives; develop detailed implementation steps, with mechanisms for action; implement specific projects; identify public and private funding sources at the local, State and federal level; promote public awareness of the SHIP; and advocate for the implementation of the SHIP. The SHA and SHIP Partnership shall implement strategies to ensure that individuals and communities affected by health disparities and health inequities are engaged in the process throughout the 5-year cycle. The SHA and SHIP Partnership shall regularly evaluate and update the State Health Assessment and track implementation of the State Health Improvement Plan with revisions as necessary. The SHA and SHIP Partnership shall not have the authority to direct any public or private entity to take specific action to implement the SHIP.

The State Board of Health shall submit a report by January 31 of each year on the status of State Health Improvement Plan implementation and community engagement activities to the Governor, General Assembly, and public. In the fifth year, the report may be consolidated into the new State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan.

(11) Upon the request of the Governor, to recommend to the Governor candidates for Director of Public Health when vacancies occur in the position.

(12) To adopt bylaws for the conduct of its own business, including the authority to establish ad hoc committees to address specific public health programs requiring resolution.

(13) (Blank).

Upon appointment, the Board shall elect a chairperson from among its members.

Members of the Board shall receive compensation for their services at the rate of $150 per day, not to exceed $10,000 per year, as designated by the Director for each day required for transacting the business of the Board and shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Board shall meet from time to time at the call of the Department, at the call of the chairperson, or upon the request of 3 of its members, but shall not meet less than 4 times per year.

(b) (Blank).

(c) An Advisory Board on Necropsy Service to Coroners shall counsel and advise with the Director on the administration of the Autopsy Act. The Advisory Board shall consist of 11 members, including a senior citizen age 60 or over, appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be designated as chairman by a majority of the members of the Board. In the appointment of the first Board the Governor shall appoint 3 members to serve for terms of one year, 3 for terms of 2 years, and 3 for terms of 3 years. The members first appointed under Public Act 83-1538 shall serve for a term of 3 years. All members appointed thereafter shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, except that when an appointment is made to fill a vacancy, the appointment shall be for the remaining term of the position vacant. The members of the Board shall be citizens of the State of Illinois. In the appointment of members of the Advisory Board, the Governor shall appoint 3 members who shall be persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Illinois, at least 2 of whom shall have received post-graduate training in the field of pathology; 3 members who are duly elected coroners in this State; and 5 members who shall have interest and abilities in the field of forensic medicine but who shall be neither persons licensed to practice any branch of medicine in this State nor coroners. In the appointment of medical and coroner members of the Board, the Governor shall invite nominations from recognized medical and coroners organizations in this State respectively. Board members, while serving on business of the Board, shall receive actual necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence.

(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-674, eff. 11-30-21; 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-570) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.02a and 5/7.04a)

Sec. 5-570. In the Department of Transportation. A Board of Aeronautical Advisors, composed of 9 persons.

The Board of Aeronautical Advisors shall include among its members at least one person who is interested in air commerce, at least one person who is interested in noncommercial private flying, at least one person who is interested in the operation or management of airports, and at least one person who is interested in the conducting of schools that have a comprehensive curriculum for instruction of persons desiring to learn how to operate, repair or maintain aircraft. The Secretary of Transportation shall be a member and chairman of the Board of Aeronautical Advisors. The head of the Division of Aeronautics shall be a member and vice-chairman of the Board.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-600) (was 20 ILCS 5/11)

Sec. 5-600. Officer's performance of duties. Each officer provided for by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois shall perform the duties that are prescribed by law for the officer's position and to the best of the officer's ability shall render faithful and efficient service in the performance of those duties, to the end that the public interest and welfare may be furthered.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-605) (was 20 ILCS 5/12)

Sec. 5-605. Appointment of officers. Each officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendment to the Code shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In case of vacancies in those offices during the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the Governor shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at the time the Code or any amendments to the Code take effect, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment as in the case of a vacancy.

During the absence or inability to act of the director or secretary of any department, or in case of a vacancy in any such office until a successor is appointed and qualified, the Governor may designate some person as acting director or acting secretary to execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in that director or secretary.

During the term of a General Assembly, the Governor may not designate a person to serve as an acting director or secretary under this Section if that person's nomination to serve as the director or secretary of that same Department was rejected by the Senate of the same General Assembly. This Section is subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 3A-40 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-610) (was 20 ILCS 5/13)

Sec. 5-610. Term of office. Each officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Code, shall hold office for a term of 2 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year and until the officer's successor is appointed and qualified. Where the provisions of the Code require General Assembly members to be included in the membership of any advisory and nonexecutive board, the General Assembly members shall serve such terms or until termination of their legislative service, whichever first occurs.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-615) (was 20 ILCS 5/14)

Sec. 5-615. Officer's oath. Each officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code shall, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office, qualify for the office by taking and subscribing the constitutional oath of office and filing the signed oath in the office of the Secretary of State.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-620) (was 20 ILCS 5/15)

Sec. 5-620. Bond. Each executive and administrative officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code shall give bond before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his or her office by inclusion in the blanket bond or bonds or self-insurance program provided for in Sections 14.1 and 14.2 of the Official Bond Act.

All official bonds required to be executed and filed under this Section are subject to the requirements of the Official Bond Act.

(Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-625) (was 20 ILCS 5/16)

Sec. 5-625. Department regulations. The director of each department (see Section 5-10 of this Law for the definition of "director") is empowered to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of the director's department, the conduct of the department's employees and clerks, the distribution and performance of the department's business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents, and property pertaining to the department.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-630) (was 20 ILCS 5/17)

Sec. 5-630. Department offices. Each department shall maintain a central office in Springfield, in space provided by the Secretary of State, the Department of Central Management Services, or the Architect of the Capitol, excepting the Department of Agriculture, which shall maintain a central office at the State fair grounds at Springfield, and the Department of Transportation, which shall also maintain a Division of Aeronautics at Capital Airport. The director of each department (see Section 5-10 of this Law for the definition of "director") may, in the director's discretion and with the approval of the Governor, establish and maintain, at places other than the seat of government, branch offices for the conduct of any one or more functions of the director's department.

(Source: P.A. 93-632, eff. 2-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-635) (was 20 ILCS 5/18)

Sec. 5-635. Department office hours. Each department shall be open for the transaction of public business at least from 8:30 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening of each day except Saturdays, Sundays, and days that may hereafter be declared by the Governor to be holidays for State employees.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-640) (was 20 ILCS 5/19)

Sec. 5-640. Department seal. Each department shall adopt and keep an official seal.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-645) (was 20 ILCS 5/20)

Sec. 5-645. Department employees. Each department may obtain necessary employees and, if the rate of compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, may fix their compensation subject to the Personnel Code.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-650) (was 20 ILCS 5/25)

Sec. 5-650. Department reports. The Governor may require from each director of a department (see Section 5-10 of this Law for the definition of "director") a report in writing concerning the condition, management, and financial transactions of the director's department. In addition to those reports, each director of a department shall make the semi-annual and biennial reports provided by the Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-655) (was 20 ILCS 5/26)

Sec. 5-655. Cooperation by directors. The directors of departments (see Section 5-10 of this Law for the definition of "director") shall devise a practical and working basis for co-operation and co-ordination of work, eliminating duplication and overlapping of functions. They shall, so far as practicable, co-operate with each other in the employment of services and the use of quarters and equipment. The director of any department may empower or require an employee of another department, subject to the consent of the superior officer of the employee, to perform any duty that the director might require of his or her own subordinates.

The directors of departments may co-operate in the investigation of any licensed health care professional or may jointly investigate such a person and may share the results of any cooperative, joint, or independent investigation of such a person.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-660) (was 20 ILCS 5/31)

Sec. 5-660. Power to inspect and secure data or information. Whenever in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois power is vested in a department to inspect, examine, or secure data or information or to procure assistance from another department, a duty is hereby imposed upon the department upon which demand is made, to make that power effective.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-675) (was 20 ILCS 5/51)

Sec. 5-675. Acquisition of land. The Secretary of Transportation and the Director of Natural Resources are respectively authorized, with the consent in writing of the Governor, to acquire by private purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act, any and all lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation may be made by the General Assembly to their respective departments. To the extent necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91-646, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources, respectively, are authorized to operate a relocation program and to pay relocation costs. The departments are authorized to exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act when necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, or sanitary housing or to secure a suitable relocation site.

The Director of Central Management Services is authorized, with the consent in writing of the Governor, to acquire by private purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act, all other lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation may be made by the General Assembly. To the extent necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91-646, the Department of Central Management Services is authorized to operate a relocation program and to pay relocation costs. The Department is authorized to exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act when necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary housing or to secure a suitable relocation site. The Department shall make or direct the payment of the relocation amounts from the funds available to acquire the property.

(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-680)

Sec. 5-680. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any power granted under this Code to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-700) (was 20 ILCS 5/32)

Sec. 5-700. Transfers of rights, powers, and duties. Whenever rights, powers, and duties vested in or exercised by any officer, board, commission, institution, or department or any deputy, inspector, or subordinate officer of one of those are, by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code, transferred either in whole or in part to or vested in a department created by the Code or by any amendments to the Code, those rights, powers, and duties shall be vested in and shall be exercised by the department to which they are thereby transferred and not otherwise, and every act done in the exercise of those rights, powers, and duties shall have the same legal effect as if done by the former officer, board, commission, institution, or department or any deputy, inspector, or subordinate officer of any of those.

Every person and corporation shall be subject to the same obligations and duties and shall have the same rights arising from the exercise of those rights, powers, and duties as if those rights, powers, and duties were exercised by the officer, board, commission, department, or institution or deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those designated in the respective laws that are to be administered by departments created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code. Every person and corporation shall be subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal, for failure to perform any such obligation or duty or for doing a prohibited act as if the obligation or duty arose from, or the act were prohibited in, the exercise of the right, power, or duty by the officer, board, commission, department, or institution or deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those designated in the respective laws that are to be administered by departments created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code. Every officer and employee shall, for any offense, be subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing law for the same offense by any officer or employee whose powers or duties devolved upon the officer or employee under the Code or under any amendments to the Code.

All books, records, papers, documents, property, real and personal, unexpended appropriations, and pending business in any way pertaining to the rights, powers, and duties so transferred to or vested in a department created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code shall be delivered and transferred to the department succeeding to those rights, powers, and duties.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-705) (was 20 ILCS 5/33)

Sec. 5-705. Reports and notices after position or entity abolished or duties transferred. Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person to or upon any officer, board, commission, or institution or any deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those abolished by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code, or whose duties with relation to the subject matter of those reports, notices, papers, or documents have, by the Code or any amendments to the Code, been transferred to another department, division, office, board, or other agency of the State government, the same shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same manner to or upon the department, division, office, board, or other agency upon which are devolved by the Code or by any amendments to the Code the rights, powers, and duties now exercised or discharged by the officer, board, commission, or institution or the deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those, and every penalty for failure so to do shall continue in effect.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-710)

Sec. 5-710. Executive Order provision superseded.

(a) Executive Order No. 2004-6 creates the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and, in subdivision I(B), provides in part: "The new agency shall have an officer as its head known as the Secretary who shall be responsible for all agency functions. Appointment to this office shall be made by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.".

(b) Executive Order No. 2004-6, in subdivision I(C), provides in part: "None of the four Directors, nor any such assistants or deputies, shall be state officers subject to Senate confirmation.".

(c) The sentence of subdivision I(C) of Executive Order 2004-6 that is quoted in subsection (b), to the extent that it exempts the appointments of the 4 Directors of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from Senate confirmation, is superseded by subsection (d) of this Section and is of no force or effect as to the appointment of the 4 Directors of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

(d) In addition to appointments to the Office of Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, appointments to the 4 Offices of Director of Financial and Professional Regulation must each be made by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(Source: P.A. 93-735, eff. 7-14-04.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-715)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-708)

Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and spouses.

(a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who, at the time of application under this Section, is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or whose active duty service concluded within the preceding 2 years before application.

(a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall within 180 days after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-240) designate one staff member as the military liaison within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications to ensure processing within 30 days after receipt of a completed application, including notification of federal assistance programs available to reimburse costs associated with applicable licensing fees and professional credentials for service members and their families pursuant to Section 556 of Public Law 115-91, or any related federal program; (2) coordination with all military installation military and family support center directors within this State, including virtual, phone, or in-person periodic meetings with each military installation military and family support center; and (3) training by the military liaison to all directors of each division that issues an occupational or professional license to ensure proper application of this Section. At the end of each calendar year, the military liaison shall provide an annual report documenting the expedited licensure program for service members and spouses, and shall deliver that report to the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Lieutenant Governor.

(b) Each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall issue an expedited license to a service member who meets the requirements under this Section. Review and determination of an application for a license issued by the department shall be expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on which the department receives all necessary documentation required for licensure, including any required information from State and federal agencies. An expedited license shall be issued by the department to any service members meeting the application requirements of this Section, regardless of whether the service member currently resides in this State. The service member shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department. An application must include proof that:

(1) the applicant is a service member;

(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good standing for the occupation or profession issued by another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction;

(2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity for the occupation or profession for which the applicant is applying;

(3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this State, has established legal residence in this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date of application for licensure;

(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the requirements of the department issuing the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary occupational or professional license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide or national criminal history check discloses information that would cause the denial of an application for licensure under any applicable occupational or professional licensing Act;

(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois;

(6) the applicant has submitted an application for full licensure; and

(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall not be refundable.

(c) Each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall issue an expedited license to the spouse of a service member who meets the requirements under this Section. Review and determination of an application for a license shall be expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on which the department receives all necessary documentation required for licensure, including information from State and federal agencies. An expedited license shall be issued by the department to any spouse of a service member meeting the application requirements of this Section, regardless of whether the spouse or the service member currently resides in this State. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department. An application must include proof that:

(1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member;

(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good standing for the occupation or profession issued by another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction;

(2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity for the occupation or profession for which the applicant is applying;

(3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty station in this State, has established legal residence in this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date of application for licensure;

(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the requirements of the department issuing the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary occupational or professional license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide or national criminal history check discloses information that would cause the denial of an application for licensure under any applicable occupational or professional licensing Act;

(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois;

(6) the applicant has submitted an application for full licensure; and

(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall not be refundable.

(c-5) If a service member or his or her spouse relocates from this State, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to place his or her license in inactive status through coordination with the military liaison. If the service member or his or her spouse returns to this State, he or she may reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory provisions regulating the profession and any applicable administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a completed application to reactivate the license. A license reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a license must include proof that the applicant still holds a valid license in good standing for the occupation or profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction.

(d) All relevant experience of a service member or his or her spouse in the discharge of official duties, including full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be required under any applicable occupational or professional licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military and completed by a service member shall be credited to that service member as meeting any training or education requirement under any applicable occupational or professional licensing Act, provided that the training or education is determined by the department to meet the requirements under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any other licensure requirement.

(e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Section and shall by rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 102-384, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-408, eff. 7-28-23.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-708)

Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and spouses.

(a) In this Section:

"Service member" means any person who, at the time of application under this Section, is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or whose active duty service concluded within the preceding 2 years before application.

"Spouse" means a party to a marriage, civil union, or registered domestic partnership.

(a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall within 180 days after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-240) designate one staff member as the military liaison within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications to ensure processing within 30 days after receipt of a completed application; (2) the management and oversight of all military portability licenses issued under Section 5-717; (3) notification of federal assistance programs available to reimburse costs associated with applicable licensing fees and professional credentials for service members and their families pursuant to Section 556 of Public Law 115-91, or any related federal program; (4) coordination with all military installation military and family support center directors within this State, including virtual, phone, or in-person periodic meetings with each military installation military and family support center; and (5) training by the military liaison to all directors of each division that issues an occupational or professional license to ensure proper application of this Section. At the end of each calendar year, the military liaison shall provide an annual report documenting the expedited licensure program for service members and spouses, and shall deliver that report to the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Lieutenant Governor.

(b) Each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall issue an expedited license to a service member who meets the requirements under this Section and Section 2105-135 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or a spouse of a service member who meets those requirements. Review and determination of an application for a license issued by the department shall be expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on which the department receives all necessary documentation required for licensure, including any required information from State and federal agencies. An expedited license shall be issued by the department to a service member who meets the application requirements of this Section or a spouse of a service member who meets those requirements, regardless of whether the service member or the service member's spouse currently resides in this State. The service member or the service member's spouse shall apply to the department on forms provided by the department. An application must include proof that:

(1) the applicant is a service member or the spouse of a service member;

(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good standing for the occupation or profession issued by another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction;

(2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and standards for licensure through endorsement, reciprocity, or portability for the occupation or profession for which the applicant is applying;

(3) the applicant or the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty station in this State, has established legal residence in this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date of application for licensure;

(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the requirements of the department issuing the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary occupational or professional license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide or national criminal history check discloses information that would cause the denial of an application for licensure under any applicable occupational or professional licensing Act;

(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois;

(6) the applicant has submitted an application for licensure; and

(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall not be refundable.

(c) (Blank).

(c-5) If a service member or a service member's spouse relocates from this State, then the service member or the service member's spouse shall be provided an opportunity to place the service member's or the service member's spouse's license in inactive status through coordination with the military liaison. If the service member or the service member's spouse returns to this State, then the service member or the service member's spouse may reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory provisions regulating the profession and any applicable administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a completed application to reactivate the license. A license reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a license must include proof that the applicant still holds a valid license in good standing for the occupation or profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction. The ability to reactivate a license does not apply to a military portability license issued under Section 5-717.

(d) All relevant experience of a service member or a service member's spouse in the discharge of official duties, including full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be required under any applicable occupational or professional licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military and completed by a service member shall be credited to that service member as meeting any training or education requirement under any applicable occupational or professional licensing Act, provided that the training or education is determined by the department to meet the requirements under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any other licensure requirement.

(e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Section and shall by rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 102-384, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-408, eff. 7-28-23; 103-708, eff. 1-1-25.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-716)

Sec. 5-716. Deadline extensions for service members.

(a) In this Section:

"Military service" means any full-time training or duty, no matter how described under federal or State law, for which a service member is ordered to report by the President, Governor of a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or other appropriate military authority.

"Service member" means a resident of Illinois who is a member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United States.

(b) Each director of a department is authorized to extend any deadline established by that director or department for a service member who has entered military service in excess of 29 consecutive days. The director may extend the deadline for a period not more than twice the length of the service member's required military service.

(Source: P.A. 97-913, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-717)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 5-717. Military portability licensure for service members and service members' spouses.

(a) In this Section:

"Division" the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the Division of Real Estate of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Service member" means any person who, at the time of application under this Section, is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

"Spouse" means a party to a marriage, civil union, or registered domestic partnership.

(b) The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation is authorized to issue a professional portability license to (1) a service member who is an out-of-state licensee and is under official United States military orders to relocate to the State of Illinois or (2) an out-of-state licensee whose spouse is a service member under official United States military orders to relocate to the State of Illinois. The service member or the service member's spouse need not reside in this State at the time of application. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the portability license shall be issued by the Division only if the applicant fulfills all the requirements of this Section and Section 2105-135 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.

(c) The portability license shall be issued after a complete application is submitted to the Division that includes proof of the following:

(1) The applicant is a service member or the spouse of a service member.

(2) The applicant or applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty station in this State, has established legal residence or will reside in this State pursuant to military relocation orders after the date of application, and can provide an official copy of those orders.

(3) The applicant's license is in good standing and is not subject to a disciplinary order encumbering the license in any other state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States or any foreign jurisdiction where the applicant holds a license and practices in the same profession with the same or similar scope of practice for which the applicant is applying, and the applicant can submit official verification of good standing and disciplinary history from each of those licensing authorities. For health care professional applicants, the Division's review of good standing is governed by this subsection, subsection (h), and all other applicable State laws and rules.

(4) The applicant was actively licensed in the same profession with the same or similar scope of practice for which the applicant is applying for at least 2 years immediately preceding the relocation.

(5) A complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the requirements of the professional regulatory Act. The applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police or to the vendor for electronic fingerprint processing. No license shall be issued to an applicant if any review of criminal history or disclosure would cause the denial of an application for licensure under the applicable licensing Act.

(6) The applicant has submitted the application for portability licensure and paid the required, nonrefundable initial application fee for that profession under its respective Act and rules.

(d) Service members or the spouses of service members granted portability licenses under this Section shall submit to the jurisdiction of the Division for purposes of the laws and rules administered, related standards of practice, and disciplinary authority. A license granted under this Section is subject to all statutes, rules, and regulations governing the license. This includes compliance with renewal and continuing education requirements of the licensing act and rules adopted during the period of licensure.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, if the Division finds that the applicant failed to meet the requirements of subsection (c) or provided inaccurate or misleading information on the application, the Division may suspend the license pending further investigation or notice to discipline the portability license.

(f)(1) The duration of the portability license is from issuance through the next renewal period for that regulated profession. At the time of the license's renewal, the service member or the service member's spouse may apply for another portability license if the military orders continue or are extended past the renewal date or if new orders are given for duty in this State. While the portability license is held, the service member or the service member's spouse may apply for full licensure by examination, endorsement, or reciprocity pursuant to the service member's or the service member's spouse's respective professional licensing Act or rules.

(2) Once a portability license has expired or is not renewed, the service member or the service member's spouse cannot continue practicing in this State until the service member or the service member's spouse obtains licensure by examination, endorsement, or reciprocity, which includes completion and passage of all pre-license education and examination requirements under the applicable professional licensing Act and rules.

(g) An individual is ineligible to apply under this Section if:

(1) the individual is disqualified under Section 2105-165;

(2) the license the individual is seeking is subject to an interstate compact; or

(3) the individual seeks a real estate appraiser license.

(h) All service members and the spouses of service members who apply under this Section and Section 5-715 who are licensed in another jurisdiction as health care professionals, and who are seeking a health care professional license regulated by the Division and subject to the applicable licensing Acts shall not be denied an initial or renewal license:

(1) if the applicant has a prior, current, or pending disciplinary action in another jurisdiction solely based on providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in health care services that are not unlawful in this State and consistent with the standards of conduct in Illinois;

(2) if the applicant has a prior, current, or pending disciplinary action in another jurisdiction solely based on violating another jurisdiction or state's laws prohibiting the provision of, authorization of, recommendation of, aiding or assisting in, referring for, or participation in any health care service if that service as provided is not unlawful under the laws of this State and is consistent with the standards of conduct in Illinois; or

(3) based solely upon the applicant providing, authorizing, recommending, aiding, assisting, referring for, or otherwise participating in health care services that are not unlawful in this State and consistent with the standards of conduct in Illinois.

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the Division from evaluating the applicant's conduct and disciplinary history and making a determination regarding the licensure or authorization to practice.

(i) The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 103-708, eff. 1-1-25.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-720)

Sec. 5-720. Representation before departments by out-of-state attorneys.

(a) When any attorney who is not admitted to the practice of law in Illinois by unlimited or conditional admission, but who is licensed in another state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country may desire to appear before a hearing officer, administrative law judge, or other adjudicatory officer or body of a department, such attorney shall be allowed to appear before the same as provided in Illinois Supreme Court Rule 707.

(b) Subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, each department may adopt rules to implement and administer this Section.

(Source: P.A. 98-895, eff. 1-1-15.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-725)

Sec. 5-725. Licensure; immigration status. Except as otherwise provided by law, no department may deny an occupational or professional license based solely on the applicant's citizenship status or immigration status. The General Assembly finds and declares that this Section is a State law within the meaning of subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code. Nothing in this Section shall affect the requirements to obtain a license that are not directly related to citizenship status or immigration status. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to grant eligibility for obtaining any public benefit other than a license.

(Source: P.A. 101-541, eff. 8-23-19.)

(20 ILCS 5/5-730)

Sec. 5-730. Acceptable forms of identification for applications. For applications for services as may be provided by any department created under this Code, an Illinois municipal identification card shall be considered an acceptable secondary form of identification if such identification is required by an applicable department. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to allow a municipal identification card to be used as an applicant's primary form of identification. For the purposes of this Section, "municipal identification card" means a photo identification card that is issued by an Illinois municipality, as defined under Section 1-1-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code, in accordance with its ordinances or codes that consists of the photo, name, and address of the card holder.

(Source: P.A. 102-561, eff. 1-1-22.)