(415 ILCS 45/20) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 520)
    Sec. 20. The Agency shall, upon application and payment of the proper fee, issue a certificate of competency to any individual who holds an unexpired certificate of competency issued by any state or territory or possession of the United States or of any country, if:
        (a) the requirements for the certificate of
    
competency under which the certificate of competency was issued do not conflict with and are substantially equal to those specified by Sections 1 through 23 of this Act; and
        (b) the particular state or territory or possession
    
of the United States or country extends similar privileges to persons certified under Sections 1 through 23 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-856, eff. 8-4-14.)