Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 4/8/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1652

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1652, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 5/5-715)
8    Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and
9spouses.
10    (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who,
11at the time of application under this Section, is an active
12duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve
13component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast Guard,
14or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory
15of the United States or the District of Columbia or whose
16active duty service concluded within the preceding 2 years

 

 

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1before application.
2    (a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional
3Regulation shall within 180 days after the effective date of
4this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly designate one
5staff member as the military liaison within the Department of
6Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper
7enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military
8liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not
9limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications to
10ensure processing within 60 days after receipt of a completed
11application; (2) coordination with all military installation
12military and family support center directors within this State,
13including virtual, phone, or in-person periodic meetings with
14each military installation military and family support center;
15and (3) training by the military liaison to all directors of
16each division that issues an occupational or professional
17license to ensure proper application of this Section. Beginning
18in 2020, and at the end of each calendar year thereafter, the
19military liaison shall provide an annual report documenting the
20expedited licensure program for service members and spouses,
21and shall deliver that report to the Secretary of Financial and
22Professional Regulation and the Lieutenant Governor.
23    (b) Each director of a department that issues an
24occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
25issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
26license to a service member who meets the requirements under

 

 

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1this Section. The temporary occupational or professional
2license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance
3or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a license is
4issued in accordance with rules adopted by the department
5issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No temporary
6occupational or professional license shall be renewed. Review
7of an application for a license issued by the department shall
8be expedited by the department within 60 days after the date on
9which the applicant provides the department with all necessary
10documentation required for licensure. An expedited license
11shall be issued by the department to any service members
12meeting the application requirements of this Section,
13regardless of whether the service member currently resides in
14this State. The service member shall apply to the department on
15forms provided by the department. An application must include
16proof that:
17        (1) the applicant is a service member;
18        (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
19    standing for the occupation or profession issued by another
20    state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the
21    United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign
22    jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
23    other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
24    substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
25    this State;
26        (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this

 

 

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

 

 

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1requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or
2professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date
3of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a
4license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the
5department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No
6temporary occupational or professional license shall be
7renewed. Review of an application for a license shall be
8expedited by the department within 60 days after the date on
9which the applicant provides the department with all necessary
10documentation required for licensure. An expedited license
11shall be issued by the department to any spouse of a service
12member meeting the application requirements of this Section,
13regardless of whether the spouse or the service member
14currently reside in this State. The spouse of a service member
15shall apply to the department on forms provided by the
16department. An application must include proof that:
17        (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member;
18        (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
19    standing for the occupation or profession issued by another
20    state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the
21    United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign
22    jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
23    other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
24    substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
25    this State;
26        (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty

 

 

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1    station in this State, or has established legal residence
2    in this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months
3    after the date of application;
4        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
5    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
6    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
7    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
8    the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
9    Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for
10    electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
11    occupational or professional license shall be issued to an
12    applicant if the statewide or national criminal history
13    check discloses information that would cause the denial of
14    an application for licensure under any applicable
15    occupational or professional licensing Act;
16        (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
17    pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
18    Code of Illinois;
19        (6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
20    licensure; and
21        (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
22    not be refundable.
23    (c-5) If a service member or his or her spouse relocates
24from this State, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to
25place his or her license in inactive status through
26coordination with the military liaison. If the service member

 

 

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1or his or her spouse returns to this State, he or she may
2reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory
3provisions regulating the profession and any applicable
4administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be
5expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a
6completed application to reactivate the license. A license
7reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for
8which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still
9valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a
10license must include proof that: (1) the applicant still holds
11a valid license in good standing for the occupation or
12profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession,
13or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or
14any foreign jurisdiction; and (2) the service member is
15assigned to a duty station in this State, is deployed overseas,
16or has orders (or a letter from his or her commander)
17designating that the service member shall be assigned within
18180 days to a duty station in this State, or has established
19legal residence in this State.
20    (d) All relevant experience of a service member or his or
21her spouse in the discharge of official duties, including
22full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the
23calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or
24profession as may be required under any applicable occupational
25or professional licensing Act. All relevant training provided
26by the military and completed by a service member shall be

 

 

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1credited to that service member as meeting any training or
2education requirement under any applicable occupational or
3professional licensing Act, provided that the training or
4education is determined by the department to be substantially
5equivalent to that required under any applicable Act and is not
6otherwise contrary to any other licensure requirement.
7    (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the
8implementation and administration of this Section and shall by
9rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
10(Source: P.A. 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)".