Bill Text: IL HB3356 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Hair Braiding Opportunity Act. Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Changes the short title to the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and changes corresponding references to the Act throughout the statutes. Repeals provisions concerning hair braiding licenses, and removes references to licensed hair braiding throughout the Act. Makes conforming changes. Makes changes to the membership of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Board. Provides that no application shall be automatically placed on hold, delayed, denied, or otherwise not processed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation because it was submitted by a person who is incarcerated. Provides that the Department shall consider practice supervised by a licensee while a person is incarcerated in determining qualifications for a license. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-07 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons [HB3356 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3356-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3356 Introduced , by Rep. Carol Ammons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Hair Braiding Opportunity Act. Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Changes the short title to the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 and changes corresponding references to the Act throughout the statutes. Repeals provisions concerning hair braiding licenses, and removes references to licensed hair braiding throughout the Act. Makes conforming changes. Makes changes to the membership of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Board. Provides that no application shall be automatically placed on hold, delayed, denied, or otherwise not processed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation because it was submitted by a person who is incarcerated. Provides that the Department shall consider practice supervised by a licensee while a person is incarcerated in determining qualifications for a license. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Hair Braiding
Opportunity Act.
Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
changing Section 4.36 as follows:
(5 ILCS 80/4.36)
Sec. 4.36. Acts repealed on January 1, 2026. The following
Acts are repealed on January 1, 2026:
The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and
Nail Technology Act of 1985.
The Collection Agency Act.
The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act.
The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act.
The Illinois Dental Practice Act.
The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act.
The Illinois Physical Therapy Act.
The Professional Geologist Licensing Act.
The Respiratory Care Practice Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-26, eff. 7-10-15; 99-204, eff. 7-30-15;
99-227, eff. 8-3-15; 99-229, eff. 8-3-15; 99-230, eff. 8-3-15;

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99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-469, eff. 8-26-15; 99-492, eff.
12-31-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
Section 10. The Massage Therapy Practice Act is amended by
changing Section 30 as follows:
(225 ILCS 57/30)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 30. Title protection.
(a) Persons regulated by this Act are designated as
massage therapists and therefore are exclusively entitled to
utilize the terms "massage", "massage therapy", and "massage
therapist" when advertising or printing promotional material.
(b) Anyone who knowingly aids and abets one or more
persons not authorized to use a professional title regulated
by this Act or knowingly employs persons not authorized to use
the regulated professional title in the course of their
employment, commits a violation of this Act.
(c) Anyone not authorized, under the definitions of this
Act, to utilize the term "massage", "massage therapy", or
"massage therapist" and who knowingly utilizes these terms
when advertising commits a violation of this Act.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the use of the terms
"massage", "massage therapy", or "massage therapist" by a
salon registered under the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics,
Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985, provided that

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the salon offers massage therapy services in accordance with
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-514, eff. 8-23-11.)
Section 15. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by
changing the heading of Articles IIIB and IIID and Sections
1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-7.5, 1-7.10, 1-10, 1-11, 3B-1, 3B-10,
3B-11, 3B-12, 3B-15, 3B-16, 3C-8, 3D-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-6.1,
4-7, 4-9, 4-19, and 4-20 as follows:
(225 ILCS 410/1-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-1. Title of Act. This Act may be cited as the
Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-2. Public policy. The practices of barbering,
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology in
the State of Illinois are hereby declared to affect the public
health, safety and welfare and to be subject to regulation and
control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a
matter of public interest and concern that the professions

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merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only
qualified persons be permitted to practice said professions in
the State of Illinois. This Act shall be liberally construed
to carry out these objects and purposes.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-4. Definitions. In this Act the following words
shall have the following meanings:
"Address of record" means the designated address recorded
by the Department in the applicant's application file or the
licensee's license file, as maintained by the Department's
licensure maintenance unit.
"Board" means the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Board.
"Department" means the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
"Licensed barber" means an individual licensed by the
Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act and
whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed cosmetologist" means an individual licensed by
the Department to practice cosmetology, nail technology, hair
braiding, and esthetics as defined in this Act and whose
license is in good standing.
"Licensed esthetician" means an individual licensed by the

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Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act and
whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed nail technician" means an individual licensed by
the Department to practice nail technology as defined in this
Act and whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed barber teacher" means an individual licensed by
the Department to practice barbering as defined in this Act
and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of
barbering to students in an approved barber school.
"Licensed cosmetology teacher" means an individual
licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology, esthetics,
hair braiding, and nail technology as defined in this Act and
to provide instruction in the theory and practice of
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology to
students in an approved cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,
or nail technology school.
"Licensed cosmetology clinic teacher" means an individual
licensed by the Department to practice cosmetology, esthetics,
hair braiding, and nail technology as defined in this Act and
to provide clinical instruction in the practice of
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology in
an approved school of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,
or nail technology.
"Licensed esthetics teacher" means an individual licensed
by the Department to practice esthetics as defined in this Act
and to provide instruction in the theory and practice of

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esthetics to students in an approved cosmetology or esthetics
school.
"Licensed hair braider" means an individual licensed by
the Department to practice hair braiding as defined in this
Act and whose license is in good standing.
"Licensed hair braiding teacher" means an individual
licensed by the Department to practice hair braiding and to
provide instruction in the theory and practice of hair
braiding to students in an approved cosmetology or hair
braiding school.
"Licensed nail technology teacher" means an individual
licensed by the Department to practice nail technology and to
provide instruction in the theory and practice of nail
technology to students in an approved nail technology or
cosmetology school.
"Enrollment" is the date upon which the student signs an
enrollment agreement or student contract.
"Enrollment agreement" or "student contract" is any
agreement, instrument, or contract however named, which
creates or evidences an obligation binding a student to
purchase a course of instruction from a school.
"Enrollment time" means the maximum number of hours a
student could have attended class, whether or not the student
did in fact attend all those hours.
"Elapsed enrollment time" means the enrollment time
elapsed between the actual starting date and the date of the

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student's last day of physical attendance in the school.
"Mobile shop or salon" means a self-contained facility
that may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to
another and in which barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or nail technology is practiced.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation.
"Threading" means any technique that results in the
removal of superfluous hair from the body by twisting thread
around unwanted hair and then pulling it from the skin; and may
also include the incidental trimming of eyebrow hair.
(Source: P.A. 98-238, eff. 1-1-14; 98-911, eff. 1-1-15;
99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-7. Licensure required; renewal; restoration.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to hold
himself or herself out to be a cosmetologist, esthetician,
nail technician, hair braider, or barber without a license as
a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider or
barber issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of
this Act and of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. It
is also unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, limited
liability company, or corporation to own, operate, or conduct
a cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or

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barber school without a license issued by the Department or to
own or operate a cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology
salon; , or hair braiding salon, barber shop; , or other
business subject to the registration requirements of this Act
without a certificate of registration issued by the
Department. It is further unlawful for any person to teach in
any cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or
barber college or school approved by the Department or hold
himself or herself out as a cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, nail technology, or barber teacher without a license
as a teacher, issued by the Department or as a cosmetology
clinic teacher without a license as a cosmetology clinic
teacher issued by the Department.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a
person licensed as a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself
out as an esthetician and may engage in the practice of
esthetics, as defined in this Act, without being licensed as
an esthetician. A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may
teach esthetics or hold himself or herself out as an esthetics
teacher without being licensed as an esthetics teacher. A
person licensed as a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself
out as a nail technician and may engage in the practice of nail
technology, as defined in this Act, without being licensed as
a nail technician. A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher
may teach nail technology and hold himself or herself out as a
nail technology teacher without being licensed as a nail

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technology teacher. A person licensed as a cosmetologist may
hold himself or herself out as a hair braider and may engage in
the practice of hair braiding, as defined in this Act, without
being licensed as a hair braider. A person licensed as a
cosmetology teacher may teach hair braiding and hold himself
or herself out as a hair braiding teacher without being
licensed as a hair braiding teacher.
(c) A person licensed as a barber teacher may hold himself
or herself out as a barber and may practice barbering without a
license as a barber. A person licensed as a cosmetology
teacher may hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist,
esthetician, hair braider, and nail technologist and may
practice cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail
technology without a license as a cosmetologist, esthetician,
hair braider, or nail technologist. A person licensed as an
esthetics teacher may hold himself or herself out as an
esthetician without being licensed as an esthetician and may
practice esthetics. A person licensed as a nail technician
teacher may practice nail technology and may hold himself or
herself out as a nail technologist without being licensed as a
nail technologist. A person licensed as a hair braiding
teacher may practice hair braiding and may hold himself or
herself out as a hair braider without being licensed as a hair
braider.
(d) The holder of a license issued under this Act may renew
that license during the month preceding the expiration date of

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the license by paying the required fee.
(e) The expiration date, renewal period, and conditions
for renewal and restoration of each license shall be
established by rule.
(f) A license issued under the provisions of this Act as a
barber, barber teacher, cosmetologist, cosmetology teacher,
cosmetology clinic teacher, esthetician, esthetics teacher,
nail technician, or nail technician teacher , hair braider, or
hair braiding teacher that has expired while the holder of the
license was engaged (1) in federal service on active duty with
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, or Coast
Guard of the United States of America, or any Women's
Auxiliary thereof, or the State Militia called into the
service or training of the United States of America or (2) in
training or education under the supervision of the United
States preliminary to induction into the military service, may
be reinstated or restored without payment of any lapsed
renewal fees, reinstatement fee, or restoration fee if within
2 years after the termination of such service, training, or
education other than by dishonorable discharge, the holder
furnishes the Department with an affidavit to the effect that
he or she has been so engaged and that his or her service,
training, or education has been so terminated.
(g) No application shall be automatically placed on hold,
delayed, denied, or otherwise not processed by the Department
because it was submitted by a person who is incarcerated. The

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Department shall process applications for original licensure
or restoration of a license of a person who is incarcerated
without any additional requirements or delays, and the
Department shall issue original licenses or restore the
licenses of persons who are incarcerated who have submitted
their application and who otherwise qualify for licensure. The
Department shall consider practice supervised by a licensee
while a person is incarcerated in determining qualifications
for a license. The Director may also waive the 3-year time
limitations under subsection (d) or (e) of Section 4-5 for a
person who was incarcerated at the time of application.
In this subsection, "incarcerated" means committed to the
Department of Corrections, a Federal Bureau of Prisons
facility located in Illinois, or a county jail or county
department of corrections
(Source: P.A. 103-746, eff. 1-1-25.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-7.5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-7.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
(a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice
barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail
technology without being licensed under this Act shall, in
addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for

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each offense as determined by the Department. The civil
penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is
held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act
regarding disciplining a licensee.
(b) The Department has the authority and power to
investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty.
The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
any court of record.
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-7.10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-7.10. Abnormal skin growth education.
(a) In addition to any other requirements under this Act,
the following applicants must provide proof of completion of a
course approved by the Department in abnormal skin growth
education, including training on identifying melanoma:
(1) An applicant who submits an application for
original licensure on or after January 1, 2026.
(2) An applicant who was licensed before January 1,
2026 when submitting the applicant's first application for
renewal or restoration of a license on or after January 1,
2026.

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(b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to create a
cause of action or any civil liabilities or to require or
permit a licensee or applicant under this Act to practice
medicine or otherwise practice outside of the scope of
practice of a licensed barber, cosmetologist, esthetician,
hair braider, or nail technician.
(c) A person licensed under this Act may refer an
individual to seek care from a medical professional regarding
an abnormal skin growth. Neither a person licensed under this
Act who completes abnormal skin growth education as a part of
the person's continuing education, nor the person's employer,
shall be civilly or criminally liable for acting in good faith
or failing to act on information obtained during the course of
practicing in the person's profession or employment concerning
potential abnormal skin growths.
(Source: P.A. 103-851, eff. 8-9-24.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-10) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-10. Display. Every holder of a license shall
display it in a place in the holder's principal office, place
of business or place of employment. Whenever a licensed
cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider, or
barber practices cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair
braiding, or barbering outside of or away from the
cosmetologist's, esthetician's, nail technician's, hair

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braider's, or barber's principal office, place of business, or
place of employment, the cosmetologist, esthetician, nail
technician, hair braider, or barber shall provide any person
so requesting proof that he or she has a valid license issued
by the Department.
Every registered shop shall display its certificate of
registration at the location of the shop. Each shop where
barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail
technology services are provided shall have a certificate of
registration.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/1-11) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-11)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 1-11. Exceptions to Act.
(a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the
educational activities conducted in connection with any
monthly, annual or other special educational program of any
bona fide association of licensed cosmetologists,
estheticians, nail technicians, hair braiders, or barbers, or
licensed cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair
braiding, or barber schools from which the general public is
excluded.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to the
activities and services of registered nurses or licensed
practical nurses, as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, or to

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personal care or health care services provided by individuals
in the performance of their duties as employed or authorized
by facilities or programs licensed or certified by State
agencies. As used in this subsection (b), "personal care"
means assistance with meals, dressing, movement, bathing, or
other personal needs or maintenance or general supervision and
oversight of the physical and mental well-being of an
individual who is incapable of maintaining a private,
independent residence or who is incapable of managing his or
her person whether or not a guardian has been appointed for
that individual. The definition of "personal care" as used in
this subsection (b) shall not otherwise be construed to negate
the requirements of this Act or its rules.
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to require
licensure of individuals employed by the motion picture, film,
television, stage play or related industry for the purpose of
providing cosmetology or esthetics services to actors of that
industry while engaged in the practice of cosmetology or
esthetics as a part of that person's employment.
(d) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to require
licensure of an inmate of the Department of Corrections who
performs barbering or cosmetology with the approval of the
Department of Corrections during the person's incarceration.
(e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to or
require licensure of a hair braider or hair braider instructor
who is practicing hair braiding or teaching hair braiding.

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"Hair braiding" is a natural form of hair manipulation by
braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, locking, sewing,
twisting, weaving, or wrapping human hair, natural fibers,
synthetic fibers, and hair extensions. Such practice can be
performed by hand or by using simple braiding devices
including clips, combs, hairpins, scissors, needles, and
thread. Hair braiding includes what is commonly known as
"African-style hair braiding" or "natural hair care", but is
not limited to any particular cultural, ethnic, racial, or
religious form of hair style. Hair braiding includes the
making of customized wigs from natural hair, natural fibers,
synthetic fibers, and hair extensions. Hair braiding does not
involve the use of penetrating chemical hair treatments,
chemical hair coloring agents, chemical hair straightening
agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles,
or chemical hair bleaching agents applied to growing human
hair. Hair braiding does not include the cutting or growing of
human hair, but may include the trimming of hair extensions or
sewn weave-in extensions only as applicable to the braiding
process.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIIB heading)
ARTICLE IIIB. BARBER, COSMETOLOGY, ESTHETICS, HAIR BRAIDING,
AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY SCHOOLS
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)

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(225 ILCS 410/3B-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703B-1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3B-1. Application. The provisions of this Article are
applicable only to barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, and nail technology schools regulated under this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3B-10. Requisites for ownership or operation of
school. No person, firm, or corporation may own, operate, or
conduct a school of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or nail technology for the purpose of teaching
barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or nail
technology for compensation unless licensed by the Department.
A licensed school is a postsecondary educational institution
authorized by the Department to provide a postsecondary
education program in compliance with the requirements of this
Act. An applicant shall apply to the Department on forms
provided by the Department, pay the required fees, and comply
with the following requirements:
1. The applicant must submit to the Department for
approval:
a. A floor plan, drawn to a scale specified on the

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floor plan, showing every detail of the proposed
school; and
b. A lease commitment or proof of ownership for
the location of the proposed school; a lease
commitment must provide for execution of the lease
upon the Department's approval of the school's
application and the lease must be for a period of at
least one year.
c. (Blank).
2. An application to own or operate a school shall
include the following:
a. If the owner is a corporation, a copy of the
Articles of Incorporation or, if the owner is a
limited liability company, a copy of the articles of
organization;
b. If the owner is a partnership, a listing of all
partners and their current addresses;
c. If the applicant is an owner, a completed
financial statement showing the owner's ability to
operate the school for at least 3 months;
d. A copy of the official enrollment agreement or
student contract to be used by the school, which shall
be consistent with the requirements of this Act and
rules;
e. A listing of all teachers who will be in the
school's employ, including their teacher license

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numbers;
f. A copy of the curricula that will be followed;
g. The names, addresses, and current status of all
schools in which the applicant has previously owned
any interest, and a declaration as to whether any of
these schools were ever denied accreditation or
licensing or lost accreditation or licensing from any
governmental body or accrediting agency;
h. Each application for a certificate of approval
shall be signed and certified under oath by the
school's chief managing employee and also by its
individual owner or owners; if the applicant is a
partnership or a corporation, then the application
shall be signed and certified under oath by the
school's chief managing employee and also by each
member of the partnership or each officer of the
corporation, as the case may be;
i. A copy of the school's official transcript; and
j. The required fee.
3. Each application for a license to operate a school
shall also contain the following commitments:
a. To conduct the school in accordance with this
Act and the standards, and rules from time to time
adopted under this Act and to meet standards and
requirements at least as stringent as those required
by Part H of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965.

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b. To permit the Department to inspect the school
or classes thereof from time to time with or without
notice; and to make available to the Department, at
any time when required to do so, information including
financial information pertaining to the activities of
the school required for the administration of this Act
and the standards and rules adopted under this Act;
c. To utilize only advertising and solicitation
which is free from misrepresentation, deception,
fraud, or other misleading or unfair trade practices;
d. To screen applicants to the school prior to
enrollment pursuant to the requirements of the
school's regional or national accrediting agency, if
any, and to maintain any and all records of such
screening. If the course of instruction is offered in
a language other than English, the screening shall
also be performed in that language;
e. To post in a conspicuous place a statement,
developed by the Department, of student's rights
provided under this Act.
4. The applicant shall establish to the satisfaction
of the Department that the owner possesses sufficient
liquid assets to meet the prospective expenses of the
school for a period of 3 months. In the discretion of the
Department, additional proof of financial ability may be
required.

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5. The applicant shall comply with all rules of the
Department determining the necessary curriculum and
equipment required for the conduct of the school.
6. The applicant must demonstrate employment of a
sufficient number of qualified teachers who are holders of
a current license issued by the Department.
7. A final inspection of the barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology school shall
be made by the Department before the school may commence
classes.
8. A written inspection report must be made by the
State Fire Marshal or a local fire authority approving the
use of the proposed premises as a barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology school.
(Source: P.A. 98-238, eff. 1-1-14; 98-911, eff. 1-1-15;
99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-11)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3B-11. Periodic review of barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology schools. All
approved schools and courses of instruction are subject to
review by the Department. The review shall include
consideration of a comparison between the graduation or
completion rate for the school and the graduation or
completion rate for the schools within that classification of

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schools. Consideration shall be given to complaints and
information forwarded to the Department by the Federal Trade
Commission, Better Business Bureaus, the Illinois Attorney
General's Office, a State's Attorney's Office, other State or
official approval agencies, local school officials, and
interested persons. The Department shall investigate all
complaints filed with the Department about a school or its
sales representatives.
A school shall retain the records, as defined by rule, of a
student who withdraws from or drops out of the school, by
written notice of cancellation or otherwise, for any period
longer than 7 years from the student's first day of
attendance. However, a school shall retain indefinitely the
transcript of each student who completes the program and
graduates from the school.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-12)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3B-12. Enrollment agreements.
(a) Enrollment agreements shall be used by barber,
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology
schools licensed to operate by the Department and shall
include the following written disclosures:
(1) The name and address of the school and the
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(2) The name and description of the course of
instruction, including the number of clock hours in each
course and an approximate number of weeks or months
required for completion;
(3) The scheduled starting date and calculated
completion date;
(4) The total cost of the course of instruction
including any charges made by the school for tuition,
books, materials, supplies, and other expenses;
(5) A clear and conspicuous statement that the
contract is a legally binding instrument when signed by
the student and accepted by the school;
(6) A clear and conspicuous caption, "BUYER'S RIGHT TO
CANCEL" under which it is explained that the student has
the right to cancel the initial enrollment agreement until
midnight of the fifth business day after the student has
been enrolled; and if notice of the right to cancel is not
given to any prospective student at the time the
enrollment agreement is signed, then the student has the
right to cancel the agreement at any time and receive a
refund of all monies paid to date within 10 days of
cancellation;
(7) A notice to the students that the cancellation
must be in writing and given to the registered agent, if
any, or managing employee of the school;
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fees, and other charges;
(9) The date of the student's signature and the date
of the student's admission;
(10) The name of the school employee or agent
responsible for procuring, soliciting, or enrolling the
student;
(11) A clear statement that the institution does not
guarantee employment and a statement describing the
school's placement assistance procedures;
(12) The graduation requirements of the school;
(13) The contents of the following notice, in at least
10 point bold type:
"NOTICE TO THE STUDENT"
"Do not sign this contract before you read it or if it
contains any blank space. You are entitled to an exact
copy of the contract you sign."
(14) A statement either in the enrollment agreement or
separately provided and acknowledged by the student
indicating the number of students who did not complete the
course of instruction for which they enrolled for the past
calendar year as compared to the number of students who
enrolled in school during the school's past calendar year;
(15) The following clear and conspicuous caption:
"COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS SCHOOL MAY BE REGISTERED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION", set
forth with the address and telephone number of the

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Department's Complaint Intake Unit.
(b) If the enrollment is negotiated orally in a language
other than English, then copies of the above disclosures shall
be tendered in the language in which the contract was
negotiated prior to executing the enrollment agreement.
(c) The school shall comply with all applicable
requirements of the Retail Installment Sales Act in its
enrollment agreement or student contracts.
(d) No enrollment agreement or student contract shall
contain a wage assignment provision or a confession of
judgment clause.
(e) Any provision in an enrollment agreement or student
contract that purports to waive the student's right to assert
against the school, or any assignee, any claim or defense he or
she may have against the school arising under the contract
shall be void.
(f) Two copies of the enrollment agreement shall be signed
by the student. One copy shall be given to the student and the
school shall retain the other copy as part of the student's
permanent record.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-15)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3B-15. Grounds for disciplinary action. In addition
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to issue or renew and may suspend, place on probation, or
revoke any license to operate a school, or take any other
disciplinary or non-disciplinary action that the Department
may deem proper, including the imposition of fines not to
exceed $5,000 for each violation, for any one or any
combination of the following causes:
(1) Repeated violation of any provision of this Act or
any standard or rule established under this Act.
(2) Knowingly furnishing false, misleading, or
incomplete information to the Department or failure to
furnish information requested by the Department.
(3) Violation of any commitment made in an application
for a license, including failure to maintain standards
that are the same as, or substantially equivalent to,
those represented in the school's applications and
advertising.
(4) Presenting to prospective students information
relating to the school, or to employment opportunities or
opportunities for enrollment in institutions of higher
learning after entering into or completing courses offered
by the school, that is false, misleading, or fraudulent.
(5) Failure to provide premises or equipment or to
maintain them in a safe and sanitary condition as required
by law.
(6) Failure to maintain financial resources adequate
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offered or to retain a sufficient and qualified
instructional and administrative staff.
(7) Refusal to admit applicants on account of race,
color, creed, sex, physical or mental disability unrelated
to ability, religion, or national origin.
(8) Paying a commission or valuable consideration to
any person for acts or services performed in violation of
this Act.
(9) Attempting to confer a fraudulent degree, diploma,
or certificate upon a student.
(10) Failure to correct any deficiency or act of
noncompliance under this Act or the standards and rules
established under this Act within reasonable time limits
set by the Department.
(11) Conduct of business or instructional services
other than at locations approved by the Department.
(12) Failure to make all of the disclosures or making
inaccurate disclosures to the Department or in the
enrollment agreement as required under this Act.
(13) Failure to make appropriate refunds as required
by this Act.
(14) Denial, loss, or withdrawal of accreditation by
any accrediting agency.
(15) During any calendar year, having a failure rate
of 25% or greater for those of its students who for the
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Department to determine fitness to receive a license as a
barber, barber teacher, cosmetologist, cosmetology
teacher, esthetician, esthetician teacher, hair braider,
hair braiding teacher, nail technician, or nail technology
teacher, provided that a student who transfers into the
school having completed 50% or more of the required
program and who takes the examination during that calendar
year shall not be counted for purposes of determining the
school's failure rate on an examination, without regard to
whether that transfer student passes or fails the
examination.
(16) Failure to maintain a written record indicating
the funds received per student and funds paid out per
student. Such records shall be maintained for a minimum of
7 years and shall be made available to the Department upon
request. Such records shall identify the funding source
and amount for any student who has enrolled as well as any
other item set forth by rule.
(17) Failure to maintain a copy of the student record
as defined by rule.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3B-16)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3B-16. Department of Corrections. The Secretary may
waive any requirement of this Act or of the rules enacted by

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the Department pursuant to this Act pertaining to the
operation of a barber, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding,
or nail technology school owned or operated by the Department
of Corrections and located in a correctional facility to
educate inmates that is inconsistent with the mission or
operations of the Department of Corrections or is detrimental
to the safety and security of any correctional facility.
Nothing in this Section 3B-16 exempts the Department of
Corrections from the necessity of licensure.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/3C-8) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-8)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-8. License renewal; expiration; continuing
education; persons in military service. The holder of a
license issued under this Article may renew that license
during the month preceding the expiration date of the license
by paying the required fee and giving evidence, as the
Department may prescribe, of completing not less than 10 hours
of continuing education for a nail technician and 20 hours of
continuing education for a nail technology teacher, within the
2 years prior to renewal. The continuing education shall be in
subjects approved by the Department upon recommendation of the
Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail
Technology Board relating to the practice of nail technology,
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review of chemical service procedures, review of this Act, and
review of the Workers' Compensation Act. However, at least 10
of the hours of continuing education required for a nail
technology teacher shall be in subjects relating to teaching
methodology, educational psychology, and classroom management
or in other subjects related to teaching.
For the initial renewal of a nail technician's license
which requires continuing education, as prescribed by rule,
one hour of the continuing education shall include domestic
violence and sexual assault awareness education as prescribed
by rule of the Department. For every subsequent renewal of a
nail technician's license, one hour of the continuing
education may include domestic violence and sexual assault
awareness education as prescribed by rule of the Department.
The one-hour domestic violence and sexual assault awareness
continuing education course shall be provided by a continuing
education provider approved by the Department, except that
completion from March 12, 2016 to March 15, 2016 of a one-hour
domestic violence and sexual assault awareness course from a
domestic violence and sexual assault awareness organization
shall satisfy this requirement.
The Department may prescribe rules regarding the
requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault
awareness continuing education courses and teachers.
The Department, in its discretion, may waive enforcement
of the continuing education requirement in this Section,

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including the domestic violence and sexual assault awareness
education requirement, and shall adopt rules defining the
standards and criteria for such waiver, under the following
circumstances:
(a) the licensee resides in a locality where it is
demonstrated that the absence of opportunities for such
education would interfere with the ability of the licensee
to provide service to the public;
(b) the licensee's compliance with the continuing
education requirements would cause a substantial financial
hardship on the licensee;
(c) the licensee is serving in the United States Armed
Forces; or
(d) the licensee is incapacitated due to illness.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15;
99-766, eff. 1-1-17.)
(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIID heading)
ARTICLE IIID. COSMETOLOGY, ESTHETICS, HAIR BRAIDING,
AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY SALONS AND BARBER SHOPS
(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
(225 ILCS 410/3D-5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3D-5. Requisites for ownership or operation of
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salons and barber shops.
(a) No person, firm, partnership, limited liability
company, or corporation shall own or operate a cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or nail technology salon or barber
shop or employ, rent space to, or independently contract with
any licensee under this Act without applying on forms provided
by the Department for a certificate of registration.
(b) The application for a certificate of registration
under this Section shall set forth the name, address, and
telephone number of the proposed cosmetology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or nail technology salon or barber shop; the name,
address, and telephone number of the person, firm,
partnership, or corporation that is to own or operate the
salon or shop; and, if the salon or shop is to be owned or
operated by an entity other than an individual, the name,
address, and telephone number of the managing partner or the
chief executive officer of the corporation or other entity
that owns or operates the salon or shop.
(c) The Department shall be notified by the owner or
operator of a salon or shop that is moved to a new location. If
there is a change in the ownership or operation of a salon or
shop, the new owner or operator shall report that change to the
Department along with completion of any additional
requirements set forth by rule.
(d) If a person, firm, partnership, limited liability
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salon, a separate certificate of registration must be obtained
for each salon or shop.
(e) A certificate of registration granted under this
Section may be revoked in accordance with the provisions of
Article IV and the holder of the certificate may be otherwise
disciplined by the Department in accordance with rules adopted
under this Act.
(f) The Department may promulgate rules to establish
additional requirements for owning or operating a salon or
shop.
(g) The requirement of a certificate of registration as
set forth in this Section shall also apply to any person, firm,
partnership, limited liability company, or corporation
providing barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
nail technology services at any location not owned or rented
by such person, firm, partnership, limited liability company,
or corporation for these purposes or from a mobile shop or
salon. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section,
applicants for a certificate of registration under this
subsection (g) shall report in its application the address and
telephone number of its office and shall not be required to
report the location where services are or will be rendered.
Nothing in this subsection (g) shall apply to a sole
proprietor who has no employees or contractors and is not
operating a mobile shop or salon.
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(225 ILCS 410/4-1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4-1. Powers and duties of Department. The Department
shall exercise, subject to the provisions of this Act, the
following functions, powers and duties:
(1) To cause to be conducted examinations to ascertain
the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure
as cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, hair
braiders, or barbers and as cosmetology, esthetics, nail
technology, hair braiding, or barber teachers.
(2) To determine the qualifications for licensure as
(i) a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair
braider, or barber, or (ii) a cosmetology, esthetics, nail
technology, hair braiding, or barber teacher, or (iii) a
cosmetology clinic teacher for persons currently holding
similar licenses outside the State of Illinois or the
continental U.S.
(3) To prescribe rules for:
(i) The method of examination of candidates for
licensure as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail
technician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber
teacher.
(ii) Minimum standards as to what constitutes an
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braiding, or barber school.
(4) To conduct investigations or hearings on
proceedings to determine disciplinary action.
(5) To prescribe reasonable rules governing the
sanitary regulation and inspection of cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber
schools, salons, or shops.
(6) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of
renewal for each license as a cosmetologist, esthetician,
nail technician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology,
esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber
teacher or cosmetology clinic teacher.
(7) To prescribe reasonable rules for the method of
registration, the issuance, fees, renewal and discipline
of a certificate of registration for the ownership or
operation of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and
nail technology salons and barber shops.
(8) To adopt rules concerning sanitation requirements,
requirements for education on sanitation, and any other
health concerns associated with threading.
(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4-2. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
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within the Department the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Board, composed of 11 persons,
which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary in
all matters related to the practice of barbering, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology.
The 11 members of the Board shall be appointed as follows:
6 licensed cosmetologists, all of whom hold a current license
as a cosmetologist or cosmetology teacher and, for
appointments made after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of 1996, at least 2 of whom shall be an owner of or a major
stockholder in a school of cosmetology, 2 of whom shall be
representatives of either a franchiser or an owner operating
salons in 2 or more locations within the State, one of whom
shall be an independent salon owner, and no one of the
cosmetologist members shall be a manufacturer, jobber, or
stockholder in a factory of cosmetology articles or an
immediate family member of any of the above; one of whom shall
be a barber holding a current license; one member who shall be
a licensed esthetician or esthetics teacher; one member who
shall be a licensed nail technician or nail technology
teacher; one member who shall be licensed cosmetologist,
barber, nail technician, esthetician, or a licensed
cosmetology, barber, esthetics, or nail technology teacher;
one member who shall be a licensed hair braider or hair
braiding teacher; and one public member who holds no licenses
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consideration for membership to recommendations by members of
the professions and by their professional organizations.
Members shall serve 4 year terms and until their successors
are appointed and qualified. No member shall be reappointed to
the Board for more than 2 terms. Appointments to fill
vacancies shall be made in the same manner as original
appointments for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
Members of the Board in office on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1996 shall continue to serve for the
duration of the terms to which they have been appointed, but
beginning on that effective date all appointments of licensed
cosmetologists and barbers to serve as members of the Board
shall be made in a manner that will effect at the earliest
possible date the changes made by this amendatory Act of 1996
in the representative composition of the Board.
For the initial appointment of a member who shall be a hair
braider or hair braiding teacher to the Board, such individual
shall not be required to possess a license at the time of
appointment, but shall have at least 5 years active practice
in the field of hair braiding and shall obtain a license as a
hair braider or a hair braiding teacher within 18 months after
appointment to the Board.
Six members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A
majority is required for Board decisions.
The Board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson
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Board members are not liable for their acts, omissions,
decisions, or other conduct in connection with their duties on
the Board, except those determined to be willful, wanton, or
intentional misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-4)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4-4. Issuance of license. Whenever the provisions of
this Act have been complied with, the Department shall issue a
license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair
braider, or barber, a license as a cosmetology, esthetics,
nail technology, hair braiding, or barber teacher, or a
license as a cosmetology clinic teacher as the case may be.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-6.1)
Sec. 4-6.1. Applicant convictions.
(a) When reviewing a conviction by plea of guilty or nolo
contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
judgment or by sentencing of an initial applicant, the
Department may only deny a license based upon consideration of
mitigating factors provided in subsection (c) of this Section
for a felony directly related to the practice of cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, nail technology, and barbering.
(b) The following crimes or similar offenses in any other

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jurisdiction are hereby deemed directly related to the
practice of cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, nail
technology, and barbering:
(1) first degree murder;
(2) second degree murder;
(3) drug induced homicide;
(4) unlawful restraint;
(5) aggravated unlawful restraint;
(6) forcible detention;
(7) involuntary servitude;
(8) involuntary sexual servitude of a minor;
(9) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
(10) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
(11) criminal sexual assault;
(12) criminal sexual abuse;
(13) aggravated kidnaping;
(14) aggravated robbery;
(15) armed robbery;
(16) kidnapping;
(17) aggravated battery;
(18) aggravated vehicular hijacking;
(19) terrorism;
(20) causing a catastrophe;
(21) possession of a deadly substance;
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(24) hindering prosecution of terrorism;
(25) armed violence;
(26) any felony based on consumer fraud or deceptive
business practices under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
Business Practices Act;
(27) any felony requiring registration as a sex
offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act;
(28) attempt of any the offenses set forth in
paragraphs (1) through (27) of this subsection (b); and
(29) convictions set forth in Section 4-20 of this
Act.
(c) The Department shall consider any mitigating factors
contained in the record, when determining the appropriate
disciplinary sanction, if any, to be imposed. In addition to
those set forth in Section 2105-130 of the Department of
Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
of Illinois, mitigating factors shall include the following:
(1) the bearing, if any, the criminal offense or
offenses for which the person was previously convicted
will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
or more such duties and responsibilities;
(2) the time that has elapsed since the criminal
conviction; and
(3) the age of the person at the time of the criminal
conviction.
(d) The Department shall issue an annual report by January

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31, 2018 and by January 31 each year thereafter, indicating
the following:
(1) the number of initial applicants for a license
under this Act within the preceding calendar year;
(2) the number of initial applicants for a license
under this Act within the previous calendar year who had a
conviction;
(3) the number of applicants with a conviction who
were granted a license under this Act within the previous
year;
(4) the number of applicants denied a license under
this Act within the preceding calendar year; and
(5) the number of applicants denied a license under
this Act solely on the basis of a conviction within the
preceding calendar year.
(e) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Department
taking disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against a
license as set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (1) of
Section 4-7 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-876, eff. 1-1-17.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4-7. Refusal, suspension and revocation of licenses;
causes; disciplinary action.
(1) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, and may

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suspend, revoke, place on probation, reprimand or take any
other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
Department may deem proper, including civil penalties not to
exceed $500 for each violation, with regard to any license for
any one, or any combination, of the following causes:
a. For licensees, conviction of any crime under the
laws of the United States or any state or territory
thereof that is (i) a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an
essential element of which is dishonesty, or (iii) a crime
which is related to the practice of the profession and,
for initial applicants, convictions set forth in Section
4-6.1 of this Act.
b. Conviction of any of the violations listed in
Section 4-20.
c. Material misstatement in furnishing information to
the Department.
d. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
obtaining a license or violating any provision of this Act
or its rules.
e. Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
provision of this Act or its rules.
f. Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
response to a written request made by the Department.
g. Discipline by another state, territory, or country
if at least one of the grounds for the discipline is the
same as or substantially equivalent to those set forth in

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this Act.
h. Practice in the barber, nail technology, esthetics,
hair braiding, or cosmetology profession, or an attempt to
practice in those professions, by fraudulent
misrepresentation.
i. Gross malpractice or gross incompetency.
j. Continued practice by a person knowingly having an
infectious or contagious disease.
k. Solicitation of professional services by using
false or misleading advertising.
l. A finding by the Department that the licensee,
after having his or her license placed on probationary
status, has violated the terms of probation.
m. Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
for any professional services not actually or personally
rendered.
n. Violating any of the provisions of this Act or
rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
o. Willfully making or filing false records or reports
relating to a licensee's practice, including but not
limited to, false records filed with State agencies or
departments.
p. Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
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that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
judgment, skill or safety.
q. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm the public as may be defined by rules of
the Department, or violating the rules of professional
conduct which may be adopted by the Department.
r. Permitting any person to use for any unlawful or
fraudulent purpose one's diploma or license or certificate
of registration as a cosmetologist, nail technician,
esthetician, hair braider, or barber or cosmetology, nail
technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher or
salon or shop or cosmetology clinic teacher.
s. Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated report
by the Department of Children and Family Services under
the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and upon
proof by clear and convincing evidence that the licensee
has caused a child to be an abused child or neglected child
as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
Act.
t. Operating a salon or shop without a valid
registration.
u. Failure to complete required continuing education
hours.
(2) In rendering an order, the Secretary shall take into
consideration the facts and circumstances involving the type

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of acts or omissions in paragraph (1) of this Section
including, but not limited to:
(a) the extent to which public confidence in the
cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or
barbering profession was, might have been, or may be,
injured;
(b) the degree of trust and dependence among the
involved parties;
(c) the character and degree of harm which did result
or might have resulted;
(d) the intent or mental state of the licensee at the
time of the acts or omissions.
(3) The Department may reissue the license or registration
upon certification by the Board that the disciplined licensee
or registrant has complied with all of the terms and
conditions set forth in the final order or has been
sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
(4) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
suspend without hearing the license or certificate of
registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to
pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as
required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois
Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
any such tax Act are satisfied as determined by the Department
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(5) (Blank).
(6) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
the fine or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order
imposing the fine.
(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-876, eff. 1-1-17;
100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-9)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4-9. Practice without a license or after suspension
or revocation thereof.
(a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the
Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of
Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
Illinois, petition, for an order enjoining such violation or
for an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the
filing of a verified petition in such court, the court may
issue a temporary restraining order, without notice or bond,
and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such violation,
and if it is established that such person has violated or is
violating the injunction, the Court may punish the offender
for contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section shall be
in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and
penalties provided by this Act.
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cosmetologist, nail technician, hair braider, or esthetician,
or teacher thereof or cosmetology clinic teacher or hold
himself or herself out as such without being licensed under
the provisions of this Act, any licensee, any interested
party, or any person injured thereby may, in addition to the
Secretary, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a)
of this Section.
(c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person,
firm, corporation, or other legal entity has violated any
provision of Section 1-7 or 3D-5 of this Act, the Department
may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist
should not be entered against that person, firm, corporation,
or legal entity. The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds
relied upon by the Department and shall provide a period of 7
days from the date of the rule to file an answer to the
satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the
satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease
and desist to be issued immediately.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-19) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-19)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4-19. Emergency suspension. The Secretary may
temporarily suspend the license of a barber, cosmetologist,
nail technician, hair braider, esthetician or teacher thereof
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simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a
hearing provided for in Section 4-10 of this Act, if the
Secretary finds that evidence in his possession indicates that
the licensee's continuation in practice would constitute an
imminent danger to the public. In the event that the Secretary
suspends, temporarily, this license without a hearing, a
hearing must be commenced within 30 days after such suspension
has occurred.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/4-20) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-20)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 4-20. Violations; penalties. Whoever violates any of
the following shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor; for the second offense, shall be guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor; and for all subsequent offenses,
shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and be fined not less than
$1,000 or more than $5,000.
(1) The practice of cosmetology, nail technology,
esthetics, hair braiding, or barbering or an attempt to
practice cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics, hair
braiding, or barbering without a license as a cosmetologist,
nail technician, esthetician, hair braider, or barber; or the
practice or attempt to practice as a cosmetology, nail
technology, esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher
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esthetics, hair braiding, or barber teacher; or the practice
or attempt to practice as a cosmetology clinic teacher without
a proper license.
(2) The obtaining of or an attempt to obtain a license or
money or any other thing of value by fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(3) Practice in the barber, nail technology, cosmetology,
hair braiding, or esthetic profession, or an attempt to
practice in those professions, by fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(4) Wilfully making any false oath or affirmation whenever
an oath or affirmation is required by this Act.
(5) The violation of any of the provisions of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)
(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIIE rep.)
Section 20. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair
Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 is amended by
repealing Article IIIE.
Section 25. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights.
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by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this
Section and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as
now or hereafter amended.
(b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to
hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
the completion of his sentence.
(b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous
crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and
committed while he or she was serving as a public official in
this State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any
office created by the Constitution of this State unless the
person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored
to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the
person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor,
or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law.
(c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his
right to vote until released from imprisonment.
(d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights
and privileges granted under the authority of this State which
have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
offense shall be restored unless the authority having
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and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
Illinois Vehicle Code.
(e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order
certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed
when the court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation
of the person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such
order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the
State or upon the court's own motion.
(f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
issuance of the order.
(g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
(h) No application for any license specified in subsection
(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
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based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
(1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
sought; or
(2) the issuance of the license would involve an
unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
of specific individuals or the general public.
In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
consider the following factors:
(1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure
and employment of persons previously convicted of one or
more criminal offenses;
(2) the specific duties and responsibilities
necessarily related to the license being sought;
(3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
offenses for which the person was previously convicted
will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
or more such duties and responsibilities;
(4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
the criminal offense or offenses;
(5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
the criminal offense or offenses;
(6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
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on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
(8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
protecting property, and the safety and welfare of
specific individuals or the general public.
(i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
issued only for a license or certification issued under the
following Acts:
(1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
(2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
(3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
(4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
Act;
(5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
(6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
1984;

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(7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
Act;
(8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
(9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
1989;
(10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;
(11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
(12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
(13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
(14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
(15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
(16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
1989;
(17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
License Act;
(18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
(19) the Auction License Act;
(20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
(21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;
(22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
Act;
(23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
Code;
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(26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
(27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
(Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21; 103-562, eff. 11-17-23.)
Section 30. The Human Trafficking Resource Center Notice
Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(775 ILCS 50/5)
Sec. 5. Posted notice required.
(a) Each of the following businesses and other
establishments shall, upon the availability of the model
notice described in Section 15 of this Act, post a notice that
complies with the requirements of this Act in a conspicuous
place near the public entrance of the establishment, in all
restrooms open to the public, or in another conspicuous
location in clear view of the public and employees where
similar notices are customarily posted:
(1) On premise consumption retailer licensees under
the Liquor Control Act of 1934 where the sale of alcoholic
liquor is the principal business carried on by the
licensee at the premises and primary to the sale of food.
(2) Adult entertainment facilities, as defined in
Section 5-1097.5 of the Counties Code.
(3) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16)
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(5) Bus stations.
(6) Truck stops. For purposes of this Act, "truck
stop" means a privately-owned and operated facility that
provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities,
and lawful overnight truck parking.
(7) Emergency rooms within general acute care
hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by
electronic means.
(8) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may
be posted by electronic means.
(9) Farm labor contractors. For purposes of this Act,
"farm labor contractor" means: (i) any person who for a
fee or other valuable consideration recruits, supplies, or
hires, or transports in connection therewith, into or
within the State, any farmworker not of the contractor's
immediate family to work for, or under the direction,
supervision, or control of, a third person; or (ii) any
person who for a fee or other valuable consideration
recruits, supplies, or hires, or transports in connection
therewith, into or within the State, any farmworker not of
the contractor's immediate family, and who for a fee or
other valuable consideration directs, supervises, or
controls all or any part of the work of the farmworker or
who disburses wages to the farmworker. However, "farm
labor contractor" does not include full-time regular
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are engaged in recruiting for the companies if those
employees are not compensated according to the number of
farmworkers they recruit.
(10) Privately-operated job recruitment centers.
(11) Massage establishments. As used in this Act,
"massage establishment" means a place of business in which
any method of massage therapy is administered or practiced
for compensation. "Massage establishment" does not
include: an establishment at which persons licensed under
the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Illinois Physical
Therapy Act, or the Naprapathic Practice Act engage in
practice under one of those Acts; a business owned by a
sole licensed massage therapist; or a cosmetology or
esthetics salon registered under the Barber, Cosmetology,
Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985.
(b) The Department of Transportation shall, upon the
availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of
this Act, post a notice that complies with the requirements of
this Act in a conspicuous place near the public entrance of
each roadside rest area or in another conspicuous location in
clear view of the public and employees where similar notices
are customarily posted.
(c) The owner of a hotel or motel shall, upon the
availability of the model notice described in Section 15 of
this Act, post a notice that complies with the requirements of
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premises in clear view of the employees where similar notices
are customarily posted.
(d) The organizer of a public gathering or special event
that is conducted on property open to the public and requires
the issuance of a permit from the unit of local government
shall post a notice that complies with the requirements of
this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the
premises in clear view of the public and employees where
similar notices are customarily posted.
(e) The administrator of a public or private elementary
school or public or private secondary school shall post a
printout of the downloadable notice provided by the Department
of Human Services under Section 15 that complies with the
requirements of this Act in a conspicuous and accessible place
chosen by the administrator in the administrative office or
another location in view of school employees. School districts
and personnel are not subject to the penalties provided under
subsection (a) of Section 20.
(f) The owner of an establishment registered under the
Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Registration Act shall
post a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act
in a conspicuous and accessible place in clear view of
establishment employees.
(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-131, eff. 1-1-22;
102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

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Section 35. The Child Labor Law of 2024 is amended by
changing Section 40 as follows:
(820 ILCS 206/40)
Sec. 40. Restrictions on employment of minors.
(a) No person shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to
work:
(1) in any mechanic's garage, including garage pits,
repairing cars, trucks, or other vehicles or using garage
lifting racks;
(2) in the oiling, cleaning, or wiping of machinery or
shafting;
(3) in or about any mine or quarry;
(4) in stone cutting or polishing;
(5) in any factory work;
(6) in or about any plant manufacturing explosives or
articles containing explosive components, or in the use or
transportation of same;
(7) in or about plants manufacturing iron or steel,
ore reduction works, smelters, foundries, forging shops,
hot rolling mills or any other place in which the heating,
melting, or heat treatment of metals is carried on;
(8) in the operation of machinery used in the cold
rolling of heavy metal stock, or in the operation of
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(9) in or about logging, sawmills or lath, shingle, or
cooperage-stock mills;
(10) in the operation of power-driven woodworking
machines, or off-bearing from circular saws;
(11) in the operation and repair of freight elevators
or hoisting machines and cranes;
(12) in spray painting;
(13) in occupations involving exposure to lead or its
compounds;
(14) in occupations involving exposure to acids, dyes,
chemicals, dust, gases, vapors, or fumes that are known or
suspected to be dangerous to humans;
(15) in any occupation subject to the Amusement Ride
and Attraction Safety Act;
(16) in oil refineries, gasoline blending plants, or
pumping stations on oil transmission lines;
(17) in the operation of laundry, dry cleaning, or
dyeing machinery;
(18) in occupations involving exposure to radioactive
substances;
(19) in or about any filling station or service
station, except that this prohibition does not extend to
employment within attached convenience stores, food
service, or retail establishments;
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(21) in any energy generation or transmission service;
(22) in public and private utilities and related
services;
(23) in operations in or in connection with
slaughtering, meat packing, poultry processing, and fish
and seafood processing;
(24) in operations which involve working on an
elevated surface, with or without use of equipment,
including, but not limited to, ladders and scaffolds;
(25) in security positions or any occupations that
require the use or carrying of a firearm or other weapon;
(26) in occupations which involve the handling or
storage of human blood, human blood products, human body
fluids, or human body tissues;
(27) in any mill, cannery, factory, workshop, or coal,
brick, or lumber yard;
(28) any occupation which is prohibited for minors
under federal law; or
(29) in any other occupation or working condition
determined by the Director to be hazardous.
(b) No person shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to
work at:
(1) any cannabis business establishment subject to the
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Program Act;
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Entertainment Facility Surcharge Act;
(3) any firearm range or gun range used for
discharging a firearm in a sporting event, for practice or
instruction in the use of a firearm, or the testing of a
firearm;
(4) any establishment in which items containing
alcohol for consumption are manufactured, distilled,
brewed, or bottled;
(5) any establishment where the primary activity is
the sale of alcohol or tobacco;
(6) an establishment operated by any holder of an
owners license subject to the Illinois Gambling Act; or
(7) any other establishment which State or federal law
prohibits minors from entering or patronizing.
(c) An employer shall not allow minors to draw, mix, pour,
or serve any item containing alcohol or otherwise handle any
open containers of alcohol. An employer shall make reasonable
efforts to ensure that minors are unable to access alcohol.
(d) An employer may allow minors aged 14 and 15 to work in
retail stores, except that an employer shall not allow minors
to handle or be able to access any goods or products which are
illegal for minors to purchase or possess.
(e) No person shall employ, allow, or permit an unlicensed
minor to perform work in the practice of barber, cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology services
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Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985, except for
students enrolled in a school and performing barber,
cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology
services in accordance with that Act and rules adopted under
that Act.
(f) A person may employ, allow, or permit a minor to
perform office or administrative support work that does not
expose the minor to the work prohibited in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
5 ILCS 80/4.36
225 ILCS 57/30
225 ILCS 410/1-1 from Ch. 111, par. 1701-1
225 ILCS 410/1-2 from Ch. 111, par. 1701-2
225 ILCS 410/1-4
225 ILCS 410/1-7 from Ch. 111, par. 1701-7
225 ILCS 410/1-7.5
225 ILCS 410/1-7.10
225 ILCS 410/1-10 from Ch. 111, par. 1701-10
225 ILCS 410/1-11 from Ch. 111, par. 1701-11
225 ILCS 410/Art. IIIB
heading
225 ILCS 410/3B-1 from Ch. 111, par. 1703B-1
225 ILCS 410/3B-10
225 ILCS 410/3B-11
225 ILCS 410/3B-12
225 ILCS 410/3B-15
225 ILCS 410/3B-16
225 ILCS 410/3C-8 from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-8
225 ILCS 410/Art. IIID
heading
225 ILCS 410/3D-5
225 ILCS 410/4-1
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