Public Act 0745 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4218 Enrolled LRB093 18620 AMC 44345 b

Public Act 093-0745

AN ACT concerning professional regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

(225 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5357)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)

Sec. 7. Board. The Director shall appoint a Board that shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Director.

The Board shall consist of 7 persons, 4 of whom are licensed clinical psychologists, and actively engaged in the practice of clinical psychology, 2 of whom are licensed clinical psychologists and are full time faculty members of accredited colleges or universities who are engaged in training clinical psychologists, and one of whom is a public member who is not a licensed health care provider. In appointing members of the Board, the Director shall give due consideration to the adequate representation of the various fields of health care psychology such as clinical psychology, school psychology and counseling psychology. In appointing members of the Board, the Director shall give due consideration to recommendations by members of the profession of clinical psychology and by the State-wide organizations representing the interests of clinical psychologists and organizations representing the interests of academic programs as well as recommendations by approved doctoral level psychology programs in the State of Illinois. The members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. No member shall be eligible to serve for more than 2 full terms. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term. A member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a duration of 2 years or more may be reappointed for a maximum of one term and a member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a duration of less than 2 years may be reappointed for a maximum of 2 terms shall be eligible for reappointment to only one full term. The Director may remove any member for cause at any time prior to the expiration of his or her term.

The Board shall annually elect one of its members as chairperson and vice chairperson.

The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all authorized legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the Board.

The Director shall give due consideration to all recommendations of the Board. In the event the Director disagrees with or takes action contrary to the recommendation of the Board, he or she shall provide the Board with a written and specific explanation of his or her actions.

A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all of the duties of the Board.

Members of the Board shall have no liability in any action based upon any disciplinary proceeding or other activity performed in good faith as a member of the Board.

The Director may terminate the appointment of any member for cause which in the opinion of the Director reasonably justifies such termination.

(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)

Section 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:

(225 ILCS 412/30)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)

Sec. 30. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be qualified for licensure as an electrologist if that person has met all of the following requirements:

(1) Has applied in writing on the prescribed forms and has paid the required fees.

(2) Has not violated any of the provisions of Section 75 of this Act or the rules promulgated under this Act. The Department shall take into consideration any felony conviction of the applicant, but a conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to licensure.

(3) Is at least 18 years of age.

(4) Has received his or her high school diploma or equivalent.

(5) Has completed a total of 600 hours in the study of electrology over a period of not less than 16 weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years at a program approved by the Department. If an applicant completed a program before December 31, 2003, the program may be less than 600 hours if it is approved by the Department.

(6) Has successfully completed an examination approved by the Department that tests the applicant's knowledge of the theory and clinical practice of electrology.

(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/15/2004