Rep. Allen Skillicorn

Filed: 3/23/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3320

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3320 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 5/5-715)
7    Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and
8spouses.
9    (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who,
10at the time of application under this Section, is an active
11duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve
12component of the United States Armed Forces or the National
13Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United
14States or the District of Columbia or whose active duty service
15concluded within the preceding 2 years before application.
16    (b) Each director of a department that issues an

 

 

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1occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
2issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
3license to a service member who meets the requirements under
4this Section. The temporary occupational or professional
5license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance
6or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a license is
7issued in accordance with rules adopted by the department
8issuing the license, whichever occurs first. The license or
9notice to deny a license shall be issued within the 6-month
10period of the service member's temporary occupational or
11professional license. No temporary occupational or
12professional license shall be renewed. The service member shall
13apply to the department on forms provided by the department. An
14application must include proof that:
15        (1) the applicant is a service member;
16        (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
17    standing for the occupation or profession issued by another
18    state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the
19    United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign
20    jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
21    other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
22    substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
23    this State;
24        (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this
25    State or has established legal residence in this State;
26        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has

 

 

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1    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
2    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
3    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
4    the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
5    Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for
6    electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
7    occupational or professional license shall be issued to an
8    applicant if the statewide or national criminal history
9    check discloses information that would cause the denial of
10    an application for licensure under any applicable
11    occupational or professional licensing Act;
12        (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
13    pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
14    Code of Illinois;
15        (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
16    licensure; and
17        (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
18    not be refundable.
19    (c) Each director of a department that issues an
20occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
21issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
22license to the spouse of a service member who meets the
23requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or
24professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date
25of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a
26license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the

 

 

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1department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. The
2license or notice to deny a license shall be issued within the
36-month period of the service member spouse's temporary
4occupational or professional license. No temporary
5occupational or professional license shall be renewed. The
6spouse of a service member shall apply to the department on
7forms provided by the department. An application must include
8proof that:
9        (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member;
10        (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
11    standing for the occupation or profession issued by another
12    state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the
13    United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign
14    jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
15    other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
16    substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
17    this State;
18        (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty
19    station in this State or has established legal residence in
20    this State;
21        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
22    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
23    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
24    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
25    the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
26    Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for

 

 

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1    electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
2    occupational or professional license shall be issued to an
3    applicant if the statewide or national criminal history
4    check discloses information that would cause the denial of
5    an application for licensure under any applicable
6    occupational or professional licensing Act;
7        (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
8    pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
9    Code of Illinois;
10        (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
11    licensure; and
12        (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
13    not be refundable.
14    (d) All relevant experience of a service member in the
15discharge of official duties, including full-time and
16part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of
17any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be
18required under any applicable occupational or professional
19licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military
20and completed by a service member shall be credited to that
21service member as meeting any training or education requirement
22under any applicable occupational or professional licensing
23Act, provided that the training or education is determined by
24the department to be substantially equivalent to that required
25under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any
26other licensure requirement.

 

 

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1    (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the
2implementation and administration of this Section and shall by
3rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
4    (f) If the director of a department denies licensure to a
5service member or the spouse of a service member, the
6department must provide evidence that his or her licensure
7would endanger legitimate public health, safety, and welfare
8objectives. The department must also provide a specifically
9tailored and demonstrably necessary course of action for the
10service member or spouse of a service member to take to meet
11the requirements for licensure in Illinois. Those requirements
12shall be restricted to requirements that are not covered by the
13applicant's out-of-state license and could not have been gained
14by the applicant's work experience.
15(Source: P.A. 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)".