Public Act 103-0408
 
HB3295 EnrolledLRB103 29794 AMQ 56201 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) 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. 101-240, eff. 1-1-20; 102-384, eff. 1-1-22; 
102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  7/31/2023