Public Act 103-0522
 
HB1612 EnrolledLRB103 26175 AMQ 52534 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 
of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by 
adding Section 2105-370 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 new)
    Sec. 2105-370. Data on applications. In conjunction with 
applications for licensure, the Department shall request, and 
applicants may voluntarily provide, demographic information 
that includes sex, ethnicity, race, and disability.  On or 
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Department shall 
publish a report on the Department's website that  contains the 
demographic information it collected the preceding calendar 
year, the number of applications for licensure and  renewal of 
licensure it received in the preceding calendar year, and the 
number of applicants who were denied licensure in the 
preceding calendar year regardless of whether application was 
made in that calendar year.

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2025.