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Sec. 2105-380. Extension of expiration dates or renewal |
periods for specified licenses, registrations, or |
certificates. |
(a) If the Secretary finds that there is a significant |
operational need to do so or that it is necessary to do so to |
avoid undue hardship on a class of individuals whose |
professional licenses, registrations, or certificates are |
issued by the Department, then the Secretary shall extend the |
expiration date or renewal period of the license, |
registration, or certificate of those individuals for a period |
not to exceed the standard renewal period for those licenses, |
registrations, or certificates. Factors that may be considered |
by the Secretary when determining whether to extend the |
expiration date or renewal period shall include, but are not |
limited to: |
(1) the number of applications pending; |
(2) the percentage of applicants or licensees, |
registrants, or certificate holders waiting for Department |
action on their applications compared to the number of |
licensees, registrants, or certificate holders in the |
profession; |
(3) the number of licenses, registrations, or |
certificates that have expired while pending Department |
action on renewal; |
(4) whether there is a shortage of licensees, |
registrants, or certificate holders providing the |
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professional service; |
(5) the potential impact on the Department's |
operational budget; and |
(6) any other licensing-related factors that are |
deemed relevant by the Department and are prescribed by |
rule. |
(b) The Secretary shall waive the payment of late fees for |
a licensee, registrant, or certificate holder in a profession |
whose expiration date or renewal period has been extended |
under this Section and in those cases where Department |
processing delays result in the expiration of a license, |
registration, or certificate. |
(c) The Department may adopt rules or emergency rules to |
implement and administer this Section. |
(d) This Section is repealed one year after the effective |
date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
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Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
adding Section 20-25.2 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 500/20-25.2 new) |
Sec. 20-25.2. Procurement of licensing software by the |
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. |
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or |
any law to the contrary, the Department of Financial and |
Professional Regulation shall identify a method of source |
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selection that will make it possible to implement a software |
solution to support the Department's mandates to enforce the |
professional licensing Acts that it administers and rules |
adopted under those Acts. The source selection method |
identified by the Department is not limited to those otherwise |
set forth in this Code. The software solution selected by the |
Department shall electronically provide for the issuance of |
licenses, registrations, or certificates issued by the |
Department in accordance with the professional Acts and rules |
that it administers, shall provide for the electronic |
processing of license, registration, or certificate fees and |
fine payments, shall interface with third-party applications |
necessary for the fulfillment of licensing requirements, shall |
provide applicants and licensees, registrants, or certificate |
holders with online access to license, registration, or |
certificate status and history, and shall provide for |
oversight and enforcement of the professional Acts |
administered by the Department. |
(b) The method of source selection shall be by an |
expedited, competitive process approved by the Department's |
Chief Procurement Officer. All potential contractors shall be |
registered in the Illinois Procurement Gateway vendor portal |
prior to contract execution. |
(c) Except for Sections 5-5, 5-7, 10-10, 20-80, 20-120, |
20-155, 20-160, and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code and any |
rules adopted under those Sections and Article, this Code does |
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not apply to procurements required by this Section |
notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or any law to |
the contrary. |
(d) The contracts for the software solution shall be |
executed no later than 90 days after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Implementation |
of the software solution shall begin no later than 90 days |
after the contract execution date. |
(e) The Department of Financial and Professional |
Regulation shall consult with the Department of Innovation and |
Technology to ensure the resulting contracts provide |
cybersecurity protection and are consistent with information |
technology standards as determined by the Department of |
Innovation and Technology. The term of the contracts shall not |
exceed 10 years. |
(f) The Department of Financial and Professional |
Regulation shall publish notice of each contract entered into |
under this Section in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 |
calendar days after the execution of the contract. The |
Department's Chief Procurement Officer shall prescribe the |
form and content of the notice. A copy of the contract shall be |
made available to the Department's Chief Procurement Officer |
immediately upon request. |
(g) This Section is inoperative one year after effective |
date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |