Bill Amendment: IL HB5482 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
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Bill Title: DFPR LICENSURE-IMMIGRATION
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5482 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5482-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: DFPR LICENSURE-IMMIGRATION
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5482 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5482-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5482
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5482 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law | ||||||
5 | of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||||
6 | changing Section 2105-15 and by adding Section 2105-140 as | ||||||
7 | follows:
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8 | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15)
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9 | Sec. 2105-15. General powers and duties.
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10 | (a) The Department has, subject to the provisions of the | ||||||
11 | Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois, the following powers and | ||||||
12 | duties:
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13 | (1) To authorize examinations in English to ascertain | ||||||
14 | the qualifications
and fitness of applicants to exercise | ||||||
15 | the profession, trade, or occupation for
which the | ||||||
16 | examination is held.
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1 | (2) To prescribe rules and regulations for a fair and | ||||||
2 | wholly
impartial method of examination of candidates to | ||||||
3 | exercise the respective
professions, trades, or | ||||||
4 | occupations.
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5 | (3) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for | ||||||
6 | licenses,
certificates, and authorities, whether by | ||||||
7 | examination, by reciprocity, or by
endorsement.
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8 | (4) To prescribe rules and regulations defining, for | ||||||
9 | the
respective
professions, trades, and occupations, what | ||||||
10 | shall constitute a school,
college, or university, or | ||||||
11 | department of a university, or other
institution, | ||||||
12 | reputable and in good standing, and to determine the
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13 | reputability and good standing of a school, college, or | ||||||
14 | university, or
department of a university, or other | ||||||
15 | institution, reputable and in good
standing, by reference | ||||||
16 | to a compliance with those rules and regulations;
provided, | ||||||
17 | that no school, college, or university, or department of a
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18 | university, or other institution that refuses admittance | ||||||
19 | to applicants
solely on account of race, color, creed, sex, | ||||||
20 | sexual orientation, or national origin shall be
considered | ||||||
21 | reputable and in good standing.
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22 | (5) To conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke, | ||||||
23 | suspend, refuse to
renew, place on probationary status, or | ||||||
24 | take other disciplinary action
as authorized in any | ||||||
25 | licensing Act administered by the Department
with regard to | ||||||
26 | licenses, certificates, or authorities of persons
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1 | exercising the respective professions, trades, or | ||||||
2 | occupations and to
revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, place | ||||||
3 | on probationary status, or take
other disciplinary action | ||||||
4 | as authorized in any licensing Act
administered by the | ||||||
5 | Department with regard to those licenses,
certificates, or | ||||||
6 | authorities. | ||||||
7 | The Department shall issue a monthly
disciplinary | ||||||
8 | report. | ||||||
9 | The Department shall deny any license or
renewal | ||||||
10 | authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to | ||||||
11 | any person
who has defaulted on an
educational loan or | ||||||
12 | scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the Illinois
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13 | Student Assistance Commission or any governmental agency | ||||||
14 | of this State;
however, the Department may issue a license | ||||||
15 | or renewal if the
aforementioned persons have established a | ||||||
16 | satisfactory repayment record as
determined by the | ||||||
17 | Illinois Student Assistance Commission or other | ||||||
18 | appropriate
governmental agency of this State. | ||||||
19 | Additionally, beginning June 1, 1996,
any license issued by | ||||||
20 | the Department may be suspended or revoked if the
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21 | Department, after the opportunity for a hearing under the | ||||||
22 | appropriate licensing
Act, finds that the licensee has | ||||||
23 | failed to make satisfactory repayment to the
Illinois | ||||||
24 | Student Assistance Commission for a delinquent or | ||||||
25 | defaulted loan.
For the purposes of this Section, | ||||||
26 | "satisfactory repayment record" shall be
defined by rule. |
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1 | The Department shall refuse to issue or renew a license | ||||||
2 | to,
or shall suspend or revoke a license of, any person | ||||||
3 | who, after receiving
notice, fails to comply with a | ||||||
4 | subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or
child | ||||||
5 | support proceeding. However, the Department may issue a | ||||||
6 | license or
renewal upon compliance with the subpoena or | ||||||
7 | warrant.
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8 | The Department, without further process or hearings, | ||||||
9 | shall revoke, suspend,
or deny any license or renewal | ||||||
10 | authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of
Illinois to | ||||||
11 | a person who is certified by the Department of Healthcare | ||||||
12 | and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of | ||||||
13 | Public Aid)
as being more than 30 days delinquent in | ||||||
14 | complying with a child support order
or who is certified by | ||||||
15 | a court as being in violation of the Non-Support
Punishment | ||||||
16 | Act for more than 60 days. The Department may, however, | ||||||
17 | issue a
license or renewal if the person has established a | ||||||
18 | satisfactory repayment
record as determined by the | ||||||
19 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
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20 | Illinois Department of Public Aid) or if the person
is | ||||||
21 | determined by the court to be in compliance with the | ||||||
22 | Non-Support Punishment
Act. The Department may implement | ||||||
23 | this paragraph as added by Public Act 89-6
through the use | ||||||
24 | of emergency rules in accordance with Section 5-45 of the
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25 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the | ||||||
26 | Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of |
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1 | rules to implement this
paragraph shall be considered an | ||||||
2 | emergency and necessary for the public
interest, safety, | ||||||
3 | and welfare.
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4 | (6) To transfer jurisdiction of any realty under the | ||||||
5 | control of the
Department to any other department of the | ||||||
6 | State Government or to acquire
or accept federal lands when | ||||||
7 | the transfer, acquisition, or acceptance is
advantageous | ||||||
8 | to the State and is approved in writing by the Governor.
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9 | (7) To formulate rules and regulations necessary for | ||||||
10 | the enforcement of
any Act administered by the Department.
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11 | (8) To exchange with the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
12 | Family Services information
that may be necessary for the | ||||||
13 | enforcement of child support orders entered
pursuant to the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and | ||||||
15 | Dissolution
of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and | ||||||
16 | Children Act, the Non-Support
Punishment Act, the Revised | ||||||
17 | Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the
Uniform | ||||||
18 | Interstate Family Support Act, the Illinois Parentage Act | ||||||
19 | of 1984, or the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015.
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20 | Notwithstanding any provisions in this Code to the | ||||||
21 | contrary, the Department of
Professional Regulation shall | ||||||
22 | not be liable under any federal or State law to
any person | ||||||
23 | for any disclosure of information to the Department of | ||||||
24 | Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois | ||||||
25 | Department of
Public Aid)
under this paragraph (8) or for | ||||||
26 | any other action taken in good faith
to comply with the |
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1 | requirements of this paragraph (8).
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2 | (8.5) To accept continuing education credit for | ||||||
3 | mandated reporter training on how to recognize and report | ||||||
4 | child abuse offered by the Department of Children and | ||||||
5 | Family Services and completed by any person who holds a | ||||||
6 | professional license issued by the Department and who is a | ||||||
7 | mandated reporter under the Abused and Neglected Child | ||||||
8 | Reporting Act. The Department shall adopt any rules | ||||||
9 | necessary to implement this paragraph. | ||||||
10 | (9) To perform other duties prescribed
by law.
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11 | (a-5) Except in cases involving default on an educational | ||||||
12 | loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the Illinois | ||||||
13 | Student Assistance Commission or any governmental agency of | ||||||
14 | this State or in cases involving delinquency in complying with | ||||||
15 | a child support order or violation of the Non-Support | ||||||
16 | Punishment Act and notwithstanding anything that may appear in | ||||||
17 | any individual licensing Act or administrative rule, no person | ||||||
18 | or entity whose license, certificate, or authority has been | ||||||
19 | revoked as authorized in any licensing Act administered by the | ||||||
20 | Department may apply for restoration of that license, | ||||||
21 | certification, or authority until 3 years after the effective | ||||||
22 | date of the revocation. | ||||||
23 | (b) (Blank).
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24 | (c) For the purpose of securing and preparing evidence, and | ||||||
25 | for the purchase
of controlled substances, professional | ||||||
26 | services, and equipment necessary for
enforcement activities, |
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1 | recoupment of investigative costs, and other activities
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2 | directed at suppressing the misuse and abuse of controlled | ||||||
3 | substances,
including those activities set forth in Sections | ||||||
4 | 504 and 508 of the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, the | ||||||
5 | Director and agents appointed and authorized by
the Director | ||||||
6 | may expend sums from the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund
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7 | that the Director deems necessary from the amounts appropriated | ||||||
8 | for that
purpose. Those sums may be advanced to the agent when | ||||||
9 | the Director deems that
procedure to be in the public interest. | ||||||
10 | Sums for the purchase of controlled
substances, professional | ||||||
11 | services, and equipment necessary for enforcement
activities | ||||||
12 | and other activities as set forth in this Section shall be | ||||||
13 | advanced
to the agent who is to make the purchase from the | ||||||
14 | Professional Regulation
Evidence Fund on vouchers signed by the | ||||||
15 | Director. The Director and those
agents are authorized to | ||||||
16 | maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with
any | ||||||
17 | State banking corporation or corporations organized under or | ||||||
18 | subject to the
Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and | ||||||
19 | withdrawal of moneys to be used for
the purposes set forth in | ||||||
20 | this Section; provided, that no check may be written
nor any | ||||||
21 | withdrawal made from any such account except upon the written
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22 | signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write | ||||||
23 | those checks and
make those withdrawals. Vouchers for those | ||||||
24 | expenditures must be signed by the
Director. All such | ||||||
25 | expenditures shall be audited by the Director, and the
audit | ||||||
26 | shall be submitted to the Department of Central Management |
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1 | Services for
approval.
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2 | (d) Whenever the Department is authorized or required by | ||||||
3 | law to consider
some aspect of criminal history record | ||||||
4 | information for the purpose of carrying
out its statutory | ||||||
5 | powers and responsibilities, then, upon request and payment
of | ||||||
6 | fees in conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400 | ||||||
7 | of the
Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400), | ||||||
8 | the Department of State
Police is authorized to furnish, | ||||||
9 | pursuant to positive identification, the
information contained | ||||||
10 | in State files that is necessary to fulfill the request.
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11 | (e) The provisions of this Section do not apply to private | ||||||
12 | business and
vocational schools as defined by Section 15 of the | ||||||
13 | Private Business and
Vocational Schools Act of 2012.
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14 | (f) (Blank).
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15 | (f-5) Notwithstanding anything that may appear in any | ||||||
16 | individual licensing statute or administrative rule, the | ||||||
17 | Department shall allow an applicant to provide his or her | ||||||
18 | individual taxpayer identification number as an alternative to | ||||||
19 | providing a social security number when applying for a license. | ||||||
20 | (g) Notwithstanding anything that may appear in any | ||||||
21 | individual licensing statute or administrative rule, the | ||||||
22 | Department shall deny any license application or renewal | ||||||
23 | authorized under any licensing Act administered by the | ||||||
24 | Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to | ||||||
25 | pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or | ||||||
26 | to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as |
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1 | required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department | ||||||
2 | of Revenue, until such time as the requirement of any such tax | ||||||
3 | Act are satisfied; however, the Department may issue a license | ||||||
4 | or renewal if the person has established a satisfactory | ||||||
5 | repayment record as determined by the Illinois Department of | ||||||
6 | Revenue. For the purpose of this Section, "satisfactory | ||||||
7 | repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
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8 | In addition, a complaint filed with the Department by the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Department of Revenue that includes a certification, | ||||||
10 | signed by its Director or designee, attesting to the amount of | ||||||
11 | the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was | ||||||
12 | not filed, or both, is prima facie evidence of the licensee's | ||||||
13 | failure to comply with the tax laws administered by the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Department of Revenue. Upon receipt of that | ||||||
15 | certification, the Department shall, without a hearing, | ||||||
16 | immediately suspend all licenses held by the licensee. | ||||||
17 | Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60 | ||||||
18 | days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to | ||||||
19 | the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order to the | ||||||
20 | licensee's address of record or emailing a copy of the order to | ||||||
21 | the licensee's email address of record. The notice shall advise | ||||||
22 | the licensee that the suspension shall be effective 60 days | ||||||
23 | after the issuance of the Department's order unless the | ||||||
24 | Department receives, from the licensee, a request for a hearing | ||||||
25 | before the Department to dispute the matters contained in the | ||||||
26 | order.
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1 | Any suspension imposed under this subsection (g) shall be | ||||||
2 | terminated by the Department upon notification from the | ||||||
3 | Illinois Department of Revenue that the licensee is in | ||||||
4 | compliance with all tax laws administered by the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Department of Revenue.
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6 | The Department may promulgate rules for the administration | ||||||
7 | of this subsection (g).
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8 | (h) The Department may grant the title "Retired", to be | ||||||
9 | used immediately adjacent to the title of a profession | ||||||
10 | regulated by the Department, to eligible retirees. For | ||||||
11 | individuals licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, | ||||||
12 | the title "Retired" may be used in the profile required by the | ||||||
13 | Patients' Right to Know Act. The use of the title "Retired" | ||||||
14 | shall not constitute representation of current licensure, | ||||||
15 | registration, or certification. Any person without an active | ||||||
16 | license, registration, or certificate in a profession that | ||||||
17 | requires licensure, registration, or certification shall not | ||||||
18 | be permitted to practice that profession. | ||||||
19 | (i) Within 180 days after December 23, 2009 (the effective | ||||||
20 | date of Public Act 96-852), the Department shall promulgate | ||||||
21 | rules which permit a person with a criminal record, who seeks a | ||||||
22 | license or certificate in an occupation for which a criminal | ||||||
23 | record is not expressly a per se bar, to apply to the | ||||||
24 | Department for a non-binding, advisory opinion to be provided | ||||||
25 | by the Board or body with the authority to issue the license or | ||||||
26 | certificate as to whether his or her criminal record would bar |
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1 | the individual from the licensure or certification sought, | ||||||
2 | should the individual meet all other licensure requirements | ||||||
3 | including, but not limited to, the successful completion of the | ||||||
4 | relevant examinations. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-227, eff. 8-3-15; 99-330, | ||||||
6 | eff. 8-10-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17; | ||||||
7 | 100-262, eff. 8-22-17; revised 10-4-17.)
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8 | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-140 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 2105-140. Licensure; immigration status. No person | ||||||
10 | shall be denied a license, certificate, limited permit, or | ||||||
11 | registration issued by the Department solely based on his or | ||||||
12 | her citizenship status or immigration status. The General | ||||||
13 | Assembly finds and declares that this Section is a State law | ||||||
14 | within the meaning of subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 | ||||||
15 | of the United States Code. Nothing in this Section shall affect | ||||||
16 | the requirements to obtain a professional license that are not | ||||||
17 | directly related to citizenship status or immigration status. | ||||||
18 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to grant eligibility | ||||||
19 | for obtaining any public benefit other than a professional | ||||||
20 | license issued by the Department.
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21 | Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
22 | 21B-15 as follows:
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23 | (105 ILCS 5/21B-15) |
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1 | Sec. 21B-15. Qualifications of educators. | ||||||
2 | (a) No one may be licensed to teach or supervise or be | ||||||
3 | otherwise employed in the public schools of this State who is | ||||||
4 | not of good character and at least 19 years of age. | ||||||
5 | In determining good character under this Section, the State | ||||||
6 | Superintendent of Education shall take into consideration the | ||||||
7 | disciplinary actions of other states or national entities | ||||||
8 | against certificates or licenses issued by those states and | ||||||
9 | held by individuals from those states. In addition, any felony | ||||||
10 | conviction of the applicant may be taken into consideration; | ||||||
11 | however, no one may be licensed to teach or supervise in the | ||||||
12 | public schools of this State who has been convicted of (i) an | ||||||
13 | offense set forth in subsection (b) of Section 21B-80 of this | ||||||
14 | Code until 7 years following the end of the sentence for the | ||||||
15 | criminal offense or (ii) an offense set forth in subsection (c) | ||||||
16 | of Section 21B-80 of this Code. Unless the conviction is for an | ||||||
17 | offense set forth in Section 21B-80 of this Code, an applicant | ||||||
18 | must be permitted to submit character references or other | ||||||
19 | written material before such a conviction or other information | ||||||
20 | regarding the applicant's character may be used by the State | ||||||
21 | Superintendent of Education as a basis for denying the | ||||||
22 | application. | ||||||
23 | (b) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right | ||||||
24 | to be licensed or to receive training for the purpose of | ||||||
25 | becoming an educator because of a physical disability, | ||||||
26 | including, but not limited to, visual and hearing disabilities; |
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1 | nor shall any school district refuse to employ a teacher on | ||||||
2 | such grounds, provided that the person is able to carry out the | ||||||
3 | duties of the position for which he or she applies. | ||||||
4 | (c) No person may be granted or continue to hold an | ||||||
5 | educator license who has knowingly altered or misrepresented | ||||||
6 | his or her qualifications, in this State or any other state, in | ||||||
7 | order to acquire or renew the license. Any other license issued | ||||||
8 | under this Article held by the person may be suspended or | ||||||
9 | revoked by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, | ||||||
10 | depending upon the severity of the alteration or | ||||||
11 | misrepresentation. | ||||||
12 | (d) No one may teach or supervise in the public schools nor | ||||||
13 | receive for teaching or supervising any part of any public | ||||||
14 | school fund who does not hold an educator license granted by | ||||||
15 | the State Superintendent of Education as provided in this | ||||||
16 | Article. However, the provisions of this Article do not apply | ||||||
17 | to a member of the armed forces who is employed as a teacher of | ||||||
18 | subjects in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of any school, | ||||||
19 | nor to an individual teaching a dual credit course as provided | ||||||
20 | for in the Dual Credit Quality Act. | ||||||
21 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the | ||||||
22 | school board of a school district may grant to a teacher of the | ||||||
23 | district a leave of absence with full pay for a period of not | ||||||
24 | more than one year to permit the teacher to teach in a foreign | ||||||
25 | state under the provisions of the Exchange Teacher Program | ||||||
26 | established under Public Law 584, 79th Congress, and Public Law |
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1 | 402, 80th Congress, as amended. The school board granting the | ||||||
2 | leave of absence may employ, with or without pay, a national of | ||||||
3 | the foreign state wherein the teacher on the leave of absence | ||||||
4 | is to teach if the national is qualified to teach in that | ||||||
5 | foreign state and if that national is to teach in a grade level | ||||||
6 | similar to the one that was taught in the foreign state. The | ||||||
7 | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | ||||||
8 | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, may adopt rules as | ||||||
9 | may be necessary to implement this subsection (e).
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10 | (f) No person shall be denied a license issued under this | ||||||
11 | Article solely based on his or her citizenship status or | ||||||
12 | immigration status. The General Assembly finds and declares | ||||||
13 | that this subsection (f) is a state law within the meaning of | ||||||
14 | subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States | ||||||
15 | Code. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the requirements | ||||||
16 | to obtain a license that are not directly related to | ||||||
17 | citizenship status or immigration status. Nothing in this | ||||||
18 | subsection shall be construed to grant eligibility for | ||||||
19 | obtaining any public benefit other than a license issued under | ||||||
20 | this Article. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 99-667, eff. 7-29-16; 100-13, eff. 7-1-17.)
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22 | Section 15. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by | ||||||
23 | changing Section 6 as follows:
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24 | (225 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 4126)
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1 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
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2 | Sec. 6. Each individual seeking
licensure as a registered | ||||||
3 | pharmacist shall make application to the
Department and shall | ||||||
4 | provide evidence of the following:
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5 | 1. (blank); that he or she is a United States citizen | ||||||
6 | or legally admitted alien;
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7 | 2. that he or she has not engaged in conduct or | ||||||
8 | behavior determined to be
grounds for discipline under this | ||||||
9 | Act;
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10 | 3. that he or she is a graduate of a first professional | ||||||
11 | degree program in
pharmacy of a university recognized and | ||||||
12 | approved by the Department;
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13 | 4. that he or she has successfully completed a program | ||||||
14 | of practice experience
under the direct supervision of a | ||||||
15 | pharmacist in a pharmacy
in this State, or in any other | ||||||
16 | State; and
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17 | 5. that he or she has passed an examination recommended | ||||||
18 | by the Board of Pharmacy
and authorized by the Department.
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19 | The Department shall issue a license as a registered | ||||||
20 | pharmacist to
any applicant who has qualified as aforesaid and | ||||||
21 | who has filed the
required applications and paid the required | ||||||
22 | fees in connection therewith;
and such registrant shall have | ||||||
23 | the authority to practice the profession
of pharmacy in this | ||||||
24 | State.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07 .)
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1 | Section 20. The Attorney Act is amended by changing Section | ||||||
2 | 2 as follows:
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3 | (705 ILCS 205/2) (from Ch. 13, par. 2)
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4 | Sec. 2. Licensing of noncitizens. | ||||||
5 | (a) No person shall be prohibited from receiving a license | ||||||
6 | solely based on his or her citizenship status or immigration | ||||||
7 | status because he or she is not a citizen of the United States . | ||||||
8 | The General Assembly finds and declares that this subsection | ||||||
9 | (a) is a state law within the meaning of subsection (d) of | ||||||
10 | Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
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11 | (b) Nothing in this Section shall affect the requirements | ||||||
12 | to obtain a license that are not directly related to | ||||||
13 | citizenship status or immigration status. Nothing in this | ||||||
14 | Section shall be construed to grant eligibility for obtaining | ||||||
15 | any public benefit other than a license to practice law. The | ||||||
16 | Supreme Court of this State may grant a license to a person | ||||||
17 | who, in addition to fulfilling the requirements to practice law | ||||||
18 | within this State, satisfies the following requirements: | ||||||
19 | (1) the United States Department of Homeland Security | ||||||
20 | has approved the person's request for Deferred Action for | ||||||
21 | Childhood Arrivals; | ||||||
22 | (2) the person's Deferred Action for Childhood | ||||||
23 | Arrivals has not expired or has been properly renewed; and | ||||||
24 | (3) the person has a current and valid employment | ||||||
25 | authorization document issued by the United States |
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1 | Citizenship and Immigration Service. | ||||||
2 | The General Assembly finds and declares that this | ||||||
3 | subsection (b) is a state law within the meaning of subsection | ||||||
4 | (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code. | ||||||
5 | (c) The Illinois Supreme Court may promulgate any orders or | ||||||
6 | rules necessary to implement this amendatory Act of the 100th | ||||||
7 | General Assembly this amendatory Act of the 99th General | ||||||
8 | Assembly . | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 99-419, eff. 1-1-16 .)".
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