Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB3394

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3394

Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new

Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide an applicant for licensure with an asynchronous education or training option instead of the current course of education or training requirements under each licensing Act administered by the Department. Provides that the asynchronous education option may be completed online. Provides that the provisions concerning an asynchronous education option shall not interfere with the provided time frame to complete the education or training requirements under any licensing Act administered by the Department. Provides that the Department may adopt rules for the implementation of the asynchronous education option provisions.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2105-410 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new)

Sec. 2105-410. Asynchronous education option.

(a) As used in this Section, "asynchronous education" means a student-centered teaching method that allows applicants to train individually and enables applicants to complete courses at a time, place, and pace that suits the applicant.

(b) The Department shall provide an applicant for licensure with an asynchronous education or training option instead of the current course of education or training requirements under each licensing Act administered by the Department. The asynchronous education option may be completed online. This Section shall not interfere with the provided time frame to complete the education or training requirements under any licensing Act administered by the Department.

(c) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation of this Section.