SB0308sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Filed: 3/6/2017

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 308

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 308 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2105-140 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2105/2105-140 new)

Sec. 2105-140. Licensing of noncitizens.

(a) No person shall be prohibited from receiving a license solely because he or she is not a citizen of the United States.

(b) The Department may grant a license to a person who, in addition to fulfilling the requirements of the State licensing Act that applies to his or her profession, satisfies the following requirements:

(1) the United States Department of Homeland Security has approved the person's request for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals;

(2) the person's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has not expired or has been properly renewed; and

(3) the person has a current and valid employment authorization document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service.

The General Assembly finds and declares that this Section is a State law within the meaning of subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.

(c) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.

Section 10. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

(225 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 4126)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 6. Each individual seeking licensure as a registered pharmacist shall make application to the Department and shall provide evidence of the following:

1. (blank); that he or she is a United States citizen or legally admitted alien;

2. that he or she has not engaged in conduct or behavior determined to be grounds for discipline under this Act;

3. that he or she is a graduate of a first professional degree program in pharmacy of a university recognized and approved by the Department;

4. that he or she has successfully completed a program of practice experience under the direct supervision of a pharmacist in a pharmacy in this State, or in any other State; and

5. that he or she has passed an examination recommended by the Board of Pharmacy and authorized by the Department.

The Department shall issue a license as a registered pharmacist to any applicant who has qualified as aforesaid and who has filed the required applications and paid the required fees in connection therewith; and such registrant shall have the authority to practice the profession of pharmacy in this State.

(Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)".