100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5520

 

Introduced , by Rep. LaToya Greenwood

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 5/5-715

    Amends the Departments of State Government Law. Provides that expedited temporary occupational or professional licenses issued to service members and the spouses of service members meeting specified requirements shall be valid for 3 years (currently, valid 6 months) after the date of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. Provides that the required fee paid in the application process for an expedited temporary occupational or professional license issued to service members and the spouses of service members shall be refundable (currently, not refundable).


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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
17occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
18issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
19license to a service member who meets the requirements under
20this Section. The temporary occupational or professional
21license shall be valid for 3 years 6 months after the date of
22issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a
23license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the

 

 

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

 

 

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1    an application for licensure under any applicable
2    occupational or professional licensing Act;
3        (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
4    pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
5    Code of Illinois;
6        (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
7    licensure; and
8        (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
9    not be refundable.
10    (c) Each director of a department that issues an
11occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
12issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
13license to the spouse of a service member who meets the
14requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or
15professional license shall be valid for 3 years 6 months after
16the date of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice
17to deny a license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by
18the department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No
19temporary occupational or professional license shall be
20renewed. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the
21department on forms provided by the department. An application
22must include proof that:
23        (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member;
24        (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
25    standing for the occupation or profession issued by another
26    state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the

 

 

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1    United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign
2    jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
3    other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
4    substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
5    this State;
6        (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty
7    station in this State or has established legal residence in
8    this State;
9        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
10    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
11    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
12    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
13    the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
14    Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for
15    electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
16    occupational or professional license shall be issued to an
17    applicant if the statewide or national criminal history
18    check discloses information that would cause the denial of
19    an application for licensure under any applicable
20    occupational or professional licensing Act;
21        (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
22    pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
23    Code of Illinois;
24        (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
25    licensure; and
26        (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall

 

 

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1    not be refundable.
2    (d) All relevant experience of a service member in the
3discharge of official duties, including full-time and
4part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of
5any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be
6required under any applicable occupational or professional
7licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military
8and completed by a service member shall be credited to that
9service member as meeting any training or education requirement
10under any applicable occupational or professional licensing
11Act, provided that the training or education is determined by
12the department to be substantially equivalent to that required
13under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any
14other licensure requirement.
15    (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the
16implementation and administration of this Section and shall by
17rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
18(Source: P.A. 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)