Bill Amendment: IL HB5457 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

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Bill Title: REGULATION-ESL EXAMS

Status: 2024-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0715 [HB5457 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5457-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Barbara Hernandez

Filed: 3/25/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5457
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5457 on page 3,
lines 19 and 20, by replacing "Sections 7, 7.5, and 19 and by
adding Section 8.3" with "Sections 5, 7, 7.5, and 19"; and
on page 3, immediately below line 20, by inserting the
following:
"(225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the
following functions, powers, and duties:
(1) Conduct or authorize examinations or examination
alternatives to ascertain the qualifications and fitness
of candidates for a license to engage in the independent
practice of clinical social work, pass upon the
qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue

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licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified.
All examinations, either conducted or authorized, must
allow reasonable accommodations for applicants for whom
English is not their primary language and a test in their
primary language is not available. Further, all
examinations either conducted or authorized must comply
with all communication access and reasonable modification
requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990.
(2) Adopt rules required for the administration and
enforcement of this Act.
(3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate
and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and
maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such
approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet
the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a
license.
(4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the
administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with
and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules
adopted pursuant to this Act.
(5) Conduct investigations related to possible
violations of this Act.
(6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These

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rosters shall be available upon written request and
payment of the required fee.
(Source: P.A. 102-326, eff. 1-1-22; 103-433, eff. 1-1-24.)";
and
by deleting line 9 on page 5 through line 4 on page 7; and
on page 17, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with "is amended by
changing Sections 30, 32, 45, and 85 as follows:"; and
by replacing line 6 on page 19 through line 1 on page 21 with
the following:
"(225 ILCS 56/45)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 45. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
the provisions of this Act, the Department shall:
(1) adopt rules defining what constitutes a curriculum
for music therapy that is reputable and in good standing;
(2) adopt rules providing for the establishment of a
uniform and reasonable standard of instruction and
maintenance to be observed by all curricula for music
therapy that are approved by the Department and determine
the reputability and good standing of the curricula for
music therapy by reference to compliance with the rules,
provided that no school of music therapy that refuses

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admittance to applicants solely on account of race, color,
creed, sex, or national origin shall be considered
reputable and in good standing;
(3) adopt and publish rules for a method of
examination of candidates for licensed professional music
therapists and for issuance of licenses authorizing
candidates upon passing examination to practice as
licensed professional music therapists;
(4) review applications to ascertain the
qualifications of applicants for licenses;
(5) authorize examinations to ascertain the
qualifications of those applicants who require
examinations as a component of a license. All
examinations, either conducted or authorized, must allow
reasonable accommodations for applicants for whom English
is not their primary language and a test in their primary
language is not available. Further, all examinations
either conducted or authorized must comply with all
communication access and reasonable modification
requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990;
(6) conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue
or renew a license or to revoke, suspend, place on
probation, or reprimand licenses issued under this Act or
otherwise discipline; and

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(7) adopt rules necessary for the administration of
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-993, eff. 5-27-22.)"; and
on page 32, line 10, by replacing "Sections 37, 50, and 80 and
by adding Section 43" with "Sections 25, 37, 50, and 80"; and
on page 32, immediately below line 11, by inserting the
following:
"(225 ILCS 107/25)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
the provisions of this Act, the Department may:
(a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the
qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as
professional counselors or clinical professional
counselors and pass upon the qualifications of applicants
for licensure by endorsement. All examinations, either
conducted or authorized, must allow reasonable
accommodations for applicants for whom English is not
their primary language and a test in their primary
language test is not available. Further, all examinations
either conducted or authorized must comply with all
communication access and reasonable modification
requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation

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Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990.
(b) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue
or renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on
probation, censure, or reprimand or take any other
disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a
person licensed under this Act.
(c) Formulate rules and regulations required for the
administration of this Act.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Establish rules for determining approved graduate
professional counseling, clinical professional
counseling, psychology, rehabilitation counseling and
similar programs.
(Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23.)"; and