Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 3/26/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 275

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 275 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5amended by adding Section 5-715 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 5/5-715 new)
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    In this Section, "spouse" includes any party to a civil

 

 

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1union under the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil
2Union Act.
3    (b) Each director of a department that issues an
4occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
5issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
6license to a service member who meets the requirements under
7this Section. The temporary occupational or professional
8license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance
9or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a license is
10issued in accordance with rules adopted by the department
11issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No temporary
12occupational or professional license shall be renewed. The
13service member shall apply to the department on forms provided
14by the department. An application 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. No
2temporary occupational or professional license shall be
3renewed. 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 in
17    this State;
18        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
19    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
20    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
21    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
22    the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
23    Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for
24    electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
25    occupational or professional license shall be issued to an
26    applicant if the statewide or national criminal history

 

 

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

 

 

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1    Section 10. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding
2Section 5 as follows:
 
3    (20 ILCS 2905/5 new)
4    Sec. 5. Expedited temporary licensure for service members
5and spouses.
6    (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who
7serves or has served in the United States Armed Forces or any
8reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the
9National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the
10United States or the District of Columbia.
11    (b) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to and shall issue
12an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to
13a service member who meets the application requirements under
14this Section. The temporary occupational or professional
15license shall be valid until a license is granted or until a
16notice to deny a license is issued in accordance with rules
17adopted by the department issuing the license. The service
18member shall apply to the Office in the format prescribed by
19the Office. An application must include proof that:
20        (1) the applicant is a service member;
21        (2) the applicant holds a valid license for the
22    occupation or profession issued by another state,
23    commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United
24    States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign

 

 

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1    jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
2    other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
3    substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
4    this State;
5        (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this
6    State or has established legal residence in this State; and
7        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
8    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
9    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
10    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
11    the license.
12    (c) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to and shall issue
13an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to
14the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the
15United States who meets the application requirements under this
16Section. The temporary occupational or professional license
17shall be valid until a license is granted or until a notice to
18deny a license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by
19the department issuing the license. The active duty member
20spouse shall apply to the Office in the format prescribed by
21the Office. An application must include proof that:
22        (1) the applicant is married to a service member;
23        (2) the applicant holds a valid license for the
24    occupation or profession issued by another state,
25    commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United
26    States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign

 

 

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1    jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
2    other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
3    substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
4    this State;
5        (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty
6    station in this State or has established legal residence in
7    this State; and
8        (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
9    been submitted to the Department of State Police for
10    statewide and national criminal history checks, if
11    applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
12    the license.
13    (d) The Office may adopt any rules necessary for the
14implementation and administration of this Section.
 
15    Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Section
1621-11.1 as follows:
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/21-11.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.1)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2013)
19    Sec. 21-11.1. Certificates for equivalent qualifications.
20An applicant who holds or is eligible to hold a teacher's
21certificate or license under the laws of another state or
22territory of the United States may be granted a corresponding
23teacher's certificate in Illinois on the written authorization
24of the State Board of Education and the State Teacher

 

 

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1Certification Board upon the following conditions:
2        (1) That the applicant is at least 19 years of age, is
3    of good character, of good health, and a citizen of the
4    United States or legally present and authorized for
5    employment; and
6        (2) That the requirements for a similar teacher's
7    certificate in the particular state or territory were, at
8    the date of issuance of the certificate, substantially
9    equal to the requirements in force at the time the
10    application is made for the certificate in this State.
11    After January 1, 1988, unless the applicant is a service
12member or the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed
13Forces of the United States, in addition to satisfying the
14foregoing conditions and requirements, an applicant for a
15corresponding teaching certificate in Illinois also shall be
16required to pass the examinations required under the provisions
17of Section 21-1a as directed by the State Board of Education.
18For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means any
19person who serves or has served in the United States Armed
20Forces or any reserve component of the United States Armed
21Forces or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or
22territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.
23    In determining good character under this Section, any
24felony conviction of the applicant may be taken into
25consideration, but the conviction shall not operate as a bar to
26registration.

 

 

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1    The State Board of Education in consultation with the State
2Teacher Certification Board shall prescribe rules and
3regulations establishing the similarity of certificates in
4other states and the standards for determining the equivalence
5of requirements.
6    This Section is repealed on June 30, 2013.
7(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)".