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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of | ||||||
| 5 | the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | ||||||
| 6 | Section 2105-140 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-140 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2105-140. Licensing of noncitizens. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) No person shall be prohibited from receiving a license
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| 10 | solely because he or she is not a citizen of the United States. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) The Department may grant a license to a person who,
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| 12 | addition to fulfilling the requirements of the State licensing
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| 13 | Act that applies to his or her profession, satisfies the | ||||||
| 14 | following
requirements: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) the United States Department of Homeland Security
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| 16 | has approved the person's request for Deferred Action for
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| 17 | Childhood Arrivals; | ||||||
| 18 | (2) the person's Deferred Action for Childhood | ||||||
| 19 | Arrivals
has not expired or has been properly renewed; and | ||||||
| 20 | (3) the person has a current and valid employment
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| 21 | authorization document issued by the United States
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| 22 | Citizenship and Immigration Service. | ||||||
| 23 | The General Assembly finds and declares that this Section
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| 1 | is a State law within the meaning of subsection (d) of
Section | ||||||
| 2 | 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code. | ||||||
| 3 | (c) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
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| 4 | implement this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. | ||||||
| 5 | Section 10. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by | ||||||
| 6 | changing Section 6 as follows:
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| 7 | (225 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 4126)
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| 8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| 9 | Sec. 6. Each individual seeking
licensure as a registered | ||||||
| 10 | pharmacist shall make application to the
Department and shall | ||||||
| 11 | provide evidence of the following:
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| 12 | 1. (blank); that he or she is a United States citizen or | ||||||
| 13 | legally admitted alien;
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| 14 | 2. that he or she has not engaged in conduct or behavior | ||||||
| 15 | determined to be
grounds for discipline under this Act;
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| 16 | 3. that he or she is a graduate of a first professional | ||||||
| 17 | degree program in
pharmacy of a university recognized and | ||||||
| 18 | approved by the Department;
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| 19 | 4. that he or she has successfully completed a program of | ||||||
| 20 | practice experience
under the direct supervision of a | ||||||
| 21 | pharmacist in a pharmacy
in this State, or in any other State; | ||||||
| 22 | and
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| 23 | 5. that he or she has passed an examination recommended by | ||||||
| 24 | the Board of Pharmacy
and authorized by the Department.
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| 1 | The Department shall issue a license as a registered | ||||||
| 2 | pharmacist to
any applicant who has qualified as aforesaid and | ||||||
| 3 | who has filed the
required applications and paid the required | ||||||
| 4 | fees in connection therewith;
and such registrant shall have | ||||||
| 5 | the authority to practice the profession
of pharmacy in this | ||||||
| 6 | State.
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| 7 | (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
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