Bill Text: IL HB5246 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been licensed without discipline at the independent level in another United States jurisdiction for at least 30 months during the 5 consecutive years preceding application (rather than for 5 consecutive years) is not required to submit proof of completion of the education, professional experience, and supervision required under a specified provision of the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB5246 Detail]

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5246 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 55/65 from Ch. 111, par. 8351-65
Amends the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may issue a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist, without the required examination, to an applicant who is currently registered, certified, or licensed to practice marriage and family therapy in another state, territory, or jurisdiction (rather than the requirements for licensure in another state or territory must be substantially equivalent to the requirements of the Act or the person must have possessed individual qualifications at the time of applying for licensure that were substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in this State), submits an application on a form that is approved by the Department, and pays the application fee set by the Department. Provides that an individual applying for licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been licensed at the independent level in another United States jurisdiction without discipline (rather than 5 years without discipline) is not required to submit proof of completion of the education, professional experience, and supervision otherwise required. Makes conforming changes.
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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 5. The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act
is amended by changing Section 65 as follows:
(225 ILCS 55/65) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-65)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 65. Endorsement. The Department may issue a license
as a licensed marriage and family therapist, without the
required examination, to an applicant who:
(i) is currently registered, certified, or licensed to
practice marriage and family therapy in another state,
territory, or jurisdiction;
(ii) submits an application on a form that is approved
by the Department; and
(iii) pays the application fee set by the Department.
licensed under the laws of another state if the requirements
for licensure in that state are, on the date of licensure,
substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act or to
a person who, at the time of his or her application for
licensure, possessed individual qualifications that were
substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in
this State. An applicant under this Section shall pay all of

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