Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 3/5/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1652

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1652 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. No temporary
9occupational or professional license shall be renewed. An
10application for a temporary occupational or professional
11license, presented with military orders from the service member
12(or an equivalent memorandum from the service member's
13commander) which provides evidence that the service member will
14reside in this State within 6 months after the date of
15application for temporary occupational or professional
16licensure, shall be expedited by the department within 60 days
17after the date on which the applicant provides the department
18with all necessary documentation required for licensure. An
19expedited temporary occupational or professional license shall
20be issued by the department to any service members meeting the
21application requirements of this Section, regardless of
22whether the service member currently resides in this State. The
23service member shall apply to the department on forms provided
24by the department. An application must include proof that:
25        (1) the applicant is a service member;
26        (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
2    licensure; and
3        (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
4    not be refundable.
5    (c) Each director of a department that issues an
6occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
7issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
8license to the spouse of a service member who meets the
9requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or
10professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date
11of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a
12license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the
13department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No
14temporary occupational or professional license shall be
15renewed. An application for a temporary occupational or
16professional license, presented with military orders from the
17spouse of a service member (or an equivalent memorandum from
18the spouse of a service member's commander) which provides
19evidence that the applicant is the spouse of a service member
20who will reside in this State within 6 months after the date of
21application for temporary occupational or professional
22licensure, shall be expedited by the department within 60 days
23after the date on which the applicant provides the department
24with all necessary documentation required for licensure. An
25expedited temporary occupational or professional license shall
26be issued by the department to the spouse of any service member

 

 

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1meeting the application requirements of this Section,
2regardless of whether the service member currently resides in
3this State. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the
4department on forms provided by the department. An application
5must include proof that:
6        (1) the applicant is the spouse of 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's spouse is assigned to a duty
16    station in this State, or has established legal residence
17    in this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months
18    after the date of application;
19        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
20    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
21    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
22    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
23    the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
24    Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for
25    electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
26    occupational or professional license shall be issued to an

 

 

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1    applicant if the statewide or national criminal history
2    check discloses information that would cause the denial of
3    an application for licensure under any applicable
4    occupational or professional licensing Act;
5        (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
6    pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
7    Code of Illinois;
8        (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
9    licensure; and
10        (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
11    not be refundable.
12    (d) All relevant experience of a service member in the
13discharge of official duties, including full-time and
14part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of
15any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be
16required under any applicable occupational or professional
17licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military
18and completed by a service member shall be credited to that
19service member as meeting any training or education requirement
20under any applicable occupational or professional licensing
21Act, provided that the training or education is determined by
22the department to be substantially equivalent to that required
23under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any
24other licensure requirement.
25    (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the
26implementation and administration of this Section and shall by

 

 

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1rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
2(Source: P.A. 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)".