Public Act 102-0384
 
HB2776 EnrolledLRB102 15165 RAM 20520 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 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
amended  by changing Section 5-715 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 5/5-715)
    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) the effective date of 
this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly 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 60 days after receipt of a 
completed application; (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 Beginning in 2020, and at the 
end of each calendar year thereafter, 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 60 days after the date 
on which the applicant provides the department receives with 
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 and the requirements for licensure in 
    the other jurisdiction are determined by the department to 
    be substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure 
    of this State;
        (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 Department of 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 
    Department of 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 60 days after the date on 
which the applicant provides the department receives with 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 reside 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 and the requirements for licensure in 
    the other jurisdiction are determined by the department to 
    be substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure 
    of this State;
        (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 Department of 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 
    Department of 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 be substantially equivalent to that required 
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. 101-240, eff. 1-1-20.)


Effective Date:  1/1/2022