Full Text of SB2128 101st General Assembly
SB2128 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 SB2128 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 225 ILCS 415/4 | from Ch. 111, par. 6204 | 225 ILCS 415/6 | from Ch. 111, par. 6206 | 225 ILCS 415/8 | from Ch. 111, par. 6208 | 225 ILCS 415/9 | from Ch. 111, par. 6209 | 225 ILCS 415/10 | from Ch. 111, par. 6210 | 225 ILCS 415/14 | from Ch. 111, par. 6214 | 225 ILCS 415/15 | from Ch. 111, par. 6215 | 225 ILCS 415/16 | from Ch. 111, par. 6216 | 225 ILCS 415/23 | from Ch. 111, par. 6223 | 225 ILCS 415/27 | from Ch. 111, par. 6243 |
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Amends the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984. Provides that the practice of shorthand reporting includes the making of a verbatim record by the use of closed microphone voice dictation silencer and pen shorthand writing. Removes the requirement that certified shorthand reporters serving the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board must have actively engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting in this State for 10 years. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may certify an applicant who is a certified verbatim reporter or registered professional reporter of another jurisdiction as a certified shorthand reporter. Makes provisions of the Act gender neutral. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act | 5 | | of 1984 is amended by changing Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, | 6 | | 16, 23, and 27 as follows:
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 415/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 6204)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 9 | | Sec. 4. In this Act:
| 10 | | (1) "Department" means the Department of Financial and | 11 | | Professional Regulation.
| 12 | | (2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 13 | | Professional Regulation.
| 14 | | (3) "Board" means the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board | 15 | | appointed by the
Secretary.
| 16 | | (4) "The practice of shorthand reporting" means the making | 17 | | of a verbatim record reporting, by the use
of any system of | 18 | | manual shorthand, or mechanical shorthand , closed microphone | 19 | | voice dictation silencer, or pen shorthand writing, of Grand | 20 | | Jury
proceedings, court proceedings, court related | 21 | | proceedings, pretrial
examinations, depositions, motions and | 22 | | related proceedings of like
character, or proceedings of an | 23 | | administrative agency when the final
decision of the agency |
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| 1 | | with reference thereto is likely to be subject
to judicial | 2 | | review under the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
| 3 | | (5) "Shorthand reporter" means a person who is technically | 4 | | qualified and
certified under this Act to practice shorthand | 5 | | reporting.
| 6 | | (6) "Stenographic notes" means the original notes by manual | 7 | | shorthand, or mechanical
shorthand , closed microphone voice | 8 | | dictation silencer, or pen shorthand writing taken by a | 9 | | shorthand reporter of a proceeding
while in attendance at such | 10 | | proceeding for the purpose of reporting the same.
| 11 | | (7) "Address of record" means the designated address | 12 | | recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's | 13 | | application file or license file as maintained by the | 14 | | Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the | 15 | | applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change of | 16 | | address and those changes must be made either through the | 17 | | Department's Internet website or by contacting the Department. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 19 | | (225 ILCS 415/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6206)
| 20 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 21 | | Sec. 6. Restricted certificate. Upon receipt of a written | 22 | | request from the Chief Judge of the reporter's circuit,
the | 23 | | Department shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to | 24 | | any
reporter who has been appointed in counties of less than | 25 | | 1,000,000 in
population, has been examined under the Court |
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| 1 | | Reporters Act, and has achieved an "A" proficiency rating, a | 2 | | restricted certificate by which
such official court reporter | 3 | | may then lawfully engage in reporting only court
proceedings to | 4 | | which he or she may be assigned by the Chief Judge of his or her | 5 | | circuit.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 7 | | (225 ILCS 415/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6208)
| 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 9 | | Sec. 8. Certified Shorthand Reporters Board. The Secretary | 10 | | shall appoint a Certified Shorthand Reporters Board
as follows: | 11 | | 7 persons who shall be appointed by and shall serve in
an | 12 | | advisory capacity to the Secretary. Six members must be | 13 | | certified shorthand
reporters, in good standing, and actively | 14 | | engaged in the practice of shorthand
reporting in this State | 15 | | for ten years , and one member must be a member of
the public | 16 | | who is not certified under this Act, or a similar Act of | 17 | | another
jurisdiction.
| 18 | | Members shall serve 4 year terms and until their successors | 19 | | are appointed
and qualified. No member shall be
reappointed to | 20 | | the Board for a term that would cause his or her continuous
| 21 | | service on the Board to be longer than 2 full consecutive | 22 | | terms.
Appointments to fill vacancies
shall be made in the same | 23 | | manner as original appointments, for the unexpired
portion of | 24 | | the vacated term.
| 25 | | In making appointments to the Board,
the Secretary shall |
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| 1 | | give consideration to recommendations by national and
State | 2 | | organizations of the shorthand reporter profession.
| 3 | | Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A | 4 | | quorum is required for all Board decisions. | 5 | | The Secretary may remove or suspend any member of the Board | 6 | | for cause at any time before the expiration of his or her term. | 7 | | The Secretary shall be the sole arbiter of cause.
| 8 | | The Secretary shall consider the recommendations of the | 9 | | Board on questions
involving standards of professional | 10 | | conduct, discipline and qualifications
of candidates and | 11 | | certificate holders under this Act. | 12 | | Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all | 13 | | legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in | 14 | | attending the meetings of the Board.
| 15 | | Members of the Board have no liability in any action based | 16 | | upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activity performed | 17 | | in good faith as members of the Board.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 19 | | (225 ILCS 415/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6209)
| 20 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 21 | | Sec. 9. Qualifications. Applications for original | 22 | | certificates shall be made to the
Department
in writing on | 23 | | forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied
by | 24 | | the required fee, which shall not be returnable. Any such | 25 | | application
shall require such information as in the judgment |
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| 1 | | of the Department
will enable the Department to pass on the | 2 | | qualifications of the applicant
for certification.
| 3 | | In determining competency, the Department shall require | 4 | | proof that the
applicant has a good understanding of the | 5 | | English language, including reading,
spelling and vocabulary, | 6 | | and that the applicant has sufficient ability to
accurately | 7 | | report any of the matters comprising the practice of shorthand
| 8 | | reporting as herein defined, by the use of any system of manual | 9 | | or mechanical
shorthand or shorthand writing, and a clear | 10 | | understanding of obligations
between a shorthand reporter and | 11 | | the parties to any proceedings reported,
as well as the | 12 | | provisions of this Act.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 14 | | (225 ILCS 415/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 6210)
| 15 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 16 | | Sec. 10.
The Department shall authorize examinations at | 17 | | such time and place as it may designate. The examination shall | 18 | | be
of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of | 19 | | the applicant
to practice shorthand reporting.
| 20 | | Applicants for examination as certified shorthand | 21 | | reporters shall be required
to pay, either to the Department or | 22 | | the designated testing service, a fee
covering the cost of | 23 | | providing the examination. Failure to appear for the
| 24 | | examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place | 25 | | specified, after
the applicant's application for examination |
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| 1 | | has been received and acknowledged
by the Department or the | 2 | | designated testing service, shall result in the
forfeiture of | 3 | | the examination fee.
| 4 | | If an applicant neglects, fails or refuses to take the next | 5 | | available
examination offered or fails to pass an examination | 6 | | for certification
under this Act, the application shall be | 7 | | denied. If an applicant for
examination for certification under | 8 | | this Act fails to pass the examination
within 3 years after | 9 | | filing his or her application, the application shall be
denied. | 10 | | However, such applicant may thereafter make a new application
| 11 | | accompanied by the required fee.
| 12 | | The Department may employ consultants for the purpose of | 13 | | preparing and
conducting examinations.
| 14 | | An applicant has one year from the date of notification of
| 15 | | successful completion of the examination to apply to the | 16 | | Department for a
license. If an applicant fails to apply within | 17 | | one year, the applicant shall
be required to take and pass the | 18 | | examination again unless licensed in
another jurisdiction of | 19 | | the United States within one year of passing the
examination.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 21 | | (225 ILCS 415/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 6214)
| 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 23 | | Sec. 14. Expiration, renewal, and military service. The | 24 | | expiration date and renewal period for each certificate issued
| 25 | | under this Act shall be set by rule.
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| 1 | | Any certified shorthand reporter who has permitted his or | 2 | | her certificate to expire
or who has had his or her certificate | 3 | | on inactive status may have his or her certificate
restored by | 4 | | making application to the Department, filing proof acceptable
| 5 | | to the Department of his or her fitness to have his or her | 6 | | certificate restored and
paying the required restoration fee. | 7 | | The Department may consider a
certificate expired less than 5 | 8 | | years as prima facie evidence that the
applicant is fit. If a | 9 | | certificate has expired or has been placed on
inactive status | 10 | | and the applicant has practiced in another jurisdiction
during | 11 | | such period, satisfactory proof of fitness may include
sworn | 12 | | evidence certifying to active practice in another | 13 | | jurisdiction.
| 14 | | If the certified shorthand reporter has not maintained an | 15 | | active practice
in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the | 16 | | Department, the Department shall
determine, by an evaluation | 17 | | program established by rule, his or her fitness to
resume | 18 | | active status and shall, by rule, establish procedures and | 19 | | requirements for restoration.
| 20 | | However, any certified shorthand reporter whose | 21 | | certificate expired while
he or she was (1) in Federal Service | 22 | | on active duty with the Armed Forces of the
United States, or | 23 | | the State Militia called into service or training, or
(2) in | 24 | | training or education under the supervision of the United | 25 | | States
preliminary to induction into the military service, may | 26 | | have his or her certificate
renewed or restored without paying |
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| 1 | | any lapsed renewal fees if within 2 years
after termination of | 2 | | such service, training or education except under
conditions | 3 | | other than honorable, he or she furnished the Department with
| 4 | | satisfactory evidence to the effect that he or she has been so | 5 | | engaged and that
his or her service, training , or education has | 6 | | been so terminated.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 8 | | (225 ILCS 415/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 6215)
| 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 10 | | Sec. 15. Inactive status. Any certified shorthand reporter | 11 | | who notifies the Department
in writing on forms prescribed by | 12 | | the Department, may elect to place his or her
certificate on an | 13 | | inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the
Department,
| 14 | | be excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she | 15 | | notifies the Department
in writing of his or her desire to | 16 | | resume active status.
| 17 | | Any certified shorthand reporter requesting restoration | 18 | | from inactive status
shall be required to pay the current | 19 | | renewal fee and shall be required to
restore his or her | 20 | | certificate, as provided in Section 14.
| 21 | | Any certified shorthand reporter whose certificate is in an | 22 | | inactive status
shall not practice shorthand reporting in the | 23 | | State of Illinois.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
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| 1 | | (225 ILCS 415/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6216)
| 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 3 | | Sec. 16. Endorsement; licensure without examination. The | 4 | | Department may certify as a certified
shorthand reporter, | 5 | | without examination, on payment of the required fee,
an | 6 | | applicant who is a certified shorthand reporter , certified | 7 | | verbatim reporter, or registered professional reporter | 8 | | registered under the
laws of another jurisdiction, if the | 9 | | requirements for certification of
certified shorthand | 10 | | reporters or certified verbatim reporters in that jurisdiction | 11 | | were, at the date of his or her
certification, substantially | 12 | | equivalent to the requirements in force in
this State on that | 13 | | date.
| 14 | | Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | 15 | | complete the
application process. If the process has not been | 16 | | completed in 3
years, the application shall be denied, the fee | 17 | | forfeited and the
applicant must reapply and meet the | 18 | | requirements in effect at the time
of reapplication.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 20 | | (225 ILCS 415/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 6223)
| 21 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 22 | | Sec. 23. Grounds for disciplinary action.
| 23 | | (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may | 24 | | revoke,
suspend, place on probation, reprimand or take other | 25 | | disciplinary
or non-disciplinary action as the Department may |
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| 1 | | deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to
exceed | 2 | | $10,000 for each violation and the assessment of costs as | 3 | | provided for in Section 23.3 of this Act, with regard to any | 4 | | license for any one
or combination of the following:
| 5 | | (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to | 6 | | the Department;
| 7 | | (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules promulgated | 8 | | thereunder;
| 9 | | (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere, | 10 | | finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by | 11 | | sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to, | 12 | | convictions, preceding sentences of supervision, | 13 | | conditional discharge, or first offender probation under | 14 | | the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i) that | 15 | | is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an essential | 16 | | element of which is dishonesty, or that is directly related | 17 | | to the practice of the profession;
| 18 | | (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or | 19 | | procuring a license under this Act or in connection with | 20 | | applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
| 21 | | (5) Professional incompetence;
| 22 | | (6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm, | 23 | | partnership or corporation
in violating any provision of | 24 | | this Act or rules;
| 25 | | (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in | 26 | | response to a
written request made by the Department;
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| 1 | | (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or | 2 | | unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, | 3 | | defraud or harm the public;
| 4 | | (9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs defined | 5 | | in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any other | 6 | | substances that results in the inability to practice with | 7 | | reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
| 8 | | (10) Discipline by another state, unit of government, | 9 | | government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
| 10 | | or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the | 11 | | discipline is
the same or substantially equivalent to those | 12 | | set forth herein;
| 13 | | (11) Charging for professional services not rendered, | 14 | | including filing false statements for the collection of | 15 | | fees for which services were not rendered, or giving, | 16 | | directly or indirectly, any gift or anything of value to | 17 | | attorneys or their staff or any other persons or entities | 18 | | associated with any litigation, that exceeds $100 total per | 19 | | year; for the purposes of this Section, pro bono services, | 20 | | as defined by State law, are permissible in any amount;
| 21 | | (12) A finding by the Board that the certificate | 22 | | holder, after having
his or her certificate placed on | 23 | | probationary status, has violated the terms of
probation;
| 24 | | (13) Willfully making or filing false records or | 25 | | reports in the practice
of shorthand reporting, including | 26 | | but not limited to false records filed
with State agencies |
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| 1 | | or departments;
| 2 | | (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to, | 3 | | deterioration through
the aging process, or loss of motor | 4 | | skill which results in the inability
to practice under this | 5 | | Act with reasonable judgment, skill or safety;
| 6 | | (15) Solicitation of professional services other than | 7 | | by permitted
advertising;
| 8 | | (16) Willful failure to take full and accurate | 9 | | stenographic notes of
any proceeding;
| 10 | | (17) Willful alteration of any stenographic notes | 11 | | taken at any proceeding;
| 12 | | (18) Willful failure to accurately transcribe verbatim | 13 | | any stenographic
notes taken at any proceeding;
| 14 | | (19) Willful alteration of a transcript of | 15 | | stenographic notes taken at
any proceeding;
| 16 | | (20) Affixing one's signature to any transcript of his | 17 | | or her stenographic notes
or certifying to its correctness | 18 | | unless the transcript has been prepared
by him or her or | 19 | | under his or her immediate supervision;
| 20 | | (21) Willful failure to systematically retain | 21 | | stenographic notes or transcripts on paper or any | 22 | | electronic media for 10 years
from the date that the notes | 23 | | or transcripts were taken;
| 24 | | (22) Failure to deliver transcripts in a timely manner | 25 | | or in accordance
with contractual agreements;
| 26 | | (23) Establishing contingent fees as a basis of |
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| 1 | | compensation;
| 2 | | (24) Mental illness or disability that results in the | 3 | | inability to practice under this Act with reasonable | 4 | | judgment, skill, or safety; | 5 | | (25) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except | 6 | | as provided by law; | 7 | | (26) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing | 8 | | examination administered under this Act; | 9 | | (27) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used | 10 | | by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act. | 11 | | All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within | 12 | | 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine | 13 | | or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing | 14 | | the fine. | 15 | | (b) The determination by a circuit court that a certificate | 16 | | holder is
subject to involuntary admission or judicial | 17 | | admission as provided in the
Mental Health and Developmental | 18 | | Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic
suspension. Such | 19 | | suspension will end only upon a
finding by a court that the | 20 | | patient is no longer subject to involuntary
admission or | 21 | | judicial admission, an order by the court so finding and
| 22 | | discharging the patient. In any case where a license is | 23 | | suspended under this Section, the licensee may file a petition | 24 | | for restoration and shall include evidence acceptable to the | 25 | | Department that the licensee can resume practice in compliance | 26 | | with acceptable and prevailing standards of the profession.
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| 1 | | (c) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family | 2 | | Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential | 3 | | licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of | 4 | | child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency to | 5 | | the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or | 6 | | may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other | 7 | | disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the | 8 | | certification of delinquency made by the Department of | 9 | | Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5) of | 10 | | subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative | 11 | | Code of Illinois. | 12 | | (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a | 13 | | showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who | 14 | | is certified under this Act or any individual who has applied | 15 | | for certification under this Act to submit to a mental or | 16 | | physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may include | 17 | | a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at the expense | 18 | | of the Department. The Department shall specifically designate | 19 | | the examining physician licensed to practice medicine in all of | 20 | | its branches or, if applicable, the multidisciplinary team | 21 | | involved in providing the mental or physical examination and | 22 | | evaluation, or both. The multidisciplinary team shall be led by | 23 | | a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its | 24 | | branches and may consist of one or more or a combination of | 25 | | physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its | 26 | | branches, licensed chiropractic physicians, licensed clinical |
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| 1 | | psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed | 2 | | clinical professional counselors, and other professional and | 3 | | administrative staff. Any examining physician or member of the | 4 | | multidisciplinary team may require any person ordered to submit | 5 | | to an examination and evaluation pursuant to this Section to | 6 | | submit to any additional supplemental testing deemed necessary | 7 | | to complete any examination or evaluation process, including, | 8 | | but not limited to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological | 9 | | testing, or neuropsychological testing. | 10 | | The Department may order the examining physician or any | 11 | | member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the | 12 | | Department any and all records, including business records, | 13 | | that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any | 14 | | supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the | 15 | | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary team | 16 | | to present testimony concerning this examination and | 17 | | evaluation of the certified shorthand reporter or applicant, | 18 | | including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or | 19 | | documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No | 20 | | information, report, record, or other documents in any way | 21 | | related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by | 22 | | reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to | 23 | | communication between the licensee or applicant and the | 24 | | examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary | 25 | | team. No authorization is necessary from the certified | 26 | | shorthand reporter or applicant ordered to undergo an |
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| 1 | | evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any | 2 | | member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information, | 3 | | reports, records, or other documents or to provide any | 4 | | testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The | 5 | | individual to be examined may have, at his or her own expense, | 6 | | another physician of his or her choice present during all | 7 | | aspects of the examination. | 8 | | Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical | 9 | | examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall | 10 | | result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such | 11 | | time as the individual submits to the examination. If the | 12 | | Department finds a certified shorthand reporter unable to | 13 | | practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the | 14 | | Department shall require the certified shorthand reporter to | 15 | | submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians approved | 16 | | or designated by the Department, as a condition for continued, | 17 | | reinstated, or renewed certification. | 18 | | When the Secretary immediately suspends a certificate | 19 | | under this Section, a hearing upon the person's certificate | 20 | | must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the | 21 | | suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The | 22 | | Department shall have the authority to review the certified | 23 | | shorthand reporter's record of treatment and counseling | 24 | | regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable | 25 | | federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the | 26 | | confidentiality of medical records. |
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| 1 | | Individuals certified under this Act, affected under this | 2 | | Section, shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the | 3 | | Department that they can resume practice in compliance with | 4 | | acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of | 5 | | their certification. | 6 | | (e) (Blank). | 7 | | (f) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend | 8 | | without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil | 9 | | Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a | 10 | | return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed | 11 | | return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or | 12 | | interest as required by any tax Act administered by the | 13 | | Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the | 14 | | requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance | 15 | | with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil | 16 | | Administrative Code of Illinois. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
| 18 | | (225 ILCS 415/27) (from Ch. 111, par. 6243)
| 19 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
| 20 | | Sec. 27.
As a condition for renewal of a license, licensees | 21 | | shall be required to complete continuing education in | 22 | | accordance with rules established by the Department.
| 23 | | Persons employed as full-time full time court reporters | 24 | | under the Court Reporters
Act may apply for a waiver from the | 25 | | continuing education requirements. The
waiver shall be granted |
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| 1 | | upon the submission of evidence satisfactory to the
Department | 2 | | that the certified shorthand reporter is employed as a | 3 | | full-time full time
court reporter under the Court Reporters | 4 | | Act.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
| 6 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 7 | | becoming law.
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