Bill Text: IL HB5435 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license and the State Fire Marshal are authorized to issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to a service member and the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States. Provides that the temporary occupational or professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance. Sets forth application requirements. Amends the School Code. Excludes service members and spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States from the additional requirement that after January 1, 1988, an applicant for a corresponding teaching certificate in this State also shall be required to pass certain examinations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5435 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5435-Amended.html

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Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

Filed: 3/22/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5435
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5435, AS AMENDED, by
replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 5-715 as follows:
(20 ILCS 5/5-715 new)
Sec. 5-715. Expedited temporary licensure for service
members and spouses.
(a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who,
at the time of application under this Section, is an active
duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any reserve
component of the United States Armed Forces or the National
Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United
States or the District of Columbia or whose active duty service
concluded within the preceding 2 years before application.

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In this Section, "spouse" includes any party to a civil
union under the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil
Union Act.
(b) Each director of a department that issues an
occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
license, other than a license for a physician under the Medical
Practice Act of 1987 or a license for a dentist under the
Illinois Dental Practice Act, to a service member who meets the
requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or
professional license shall be valid for one year after the date
of issuance or until a license is granted or a notice to deny a
license is issued in accordance with rules adopted by the
department issuing the license, whichever occurs first. No
temporary occupational or professional license shall be
renewed. The service member shall apply to the department on
forms provided by the department. An application must include
proof that:
(1) the applicant is a service member;
(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
standing for the occupation or profession issued by another
state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the
United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign
jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of

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this State;
(3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this
State or has established legal residence in this State;
(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
been submitted to the Department of State Police for
statewide and national criminal history checks, if
applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for
electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
occupational or professional license shall be issued to an
applicant if the statewide or national criminal history
check discloses information that would cause the denial of
an application for licensure under any applicable
occupational or professional licensing Act;
(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
Code of Illinois;
(6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
licensure; and
(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
not be refundable.
(c) Each director of a department that issues an
occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall
issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional
license, other than a license for a physician under the Medical

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Practice Act of 1987 or a license for a dentist under the
Illinois Dental Practice Act, to the spouse of a service member
who meets the requirements under this Section. The temporary
occupational or professional license shall be valid for one
year after the date of issuance or until a license is granted
or a notice to deny a license is issued in accordance with
rules adopted by the department issuing the license, whichever
occurs first. No temporary occupational or professional
license shall be renewed. The spouse of a service member shall
apply to the department on forms provided by the department. An
application must include proof that:
(1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member;
(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
standing for the occupation or profession issued by another
state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the
United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign
jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in the
other jurisdiction are determined by the department to be
substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure of
this State;
(3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty
station in this State or has established legal residence in
this State;
(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
been submitted to the Department of State Police for
statewide and national criminal history checks, if

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applicable to the requirements of the department issuing
the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the
Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor for
electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary
occupational or professional license shall be issued to an
applicant if the statewide or national criminal history
check discloses information that would cause the denial of
an application for licensure under any applicable
occupational or professional licensing Act;
(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
Code of Illinois;
(6) the applicant has submitted an application for full
licensure; and
(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees shall
not be refundable.
(d) All relevant experience of a service member in the
discharge of official duties, including full-time and
part-time experience, shall be credited in the calculation of
any years of practice in an occupation or profession as may be
required under any applicable occupational or professional
licensing Act. All relevant training provided by the military
and completed by a service member shall be credited to that
service member as meeting any training or education requirement
under any applicable occupational or professional licensing
Act, provided that the training or education is determined by

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the department to be substantially equivalent to that required
under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any
other licensure requirement.
(e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the
implementation and administration of this Section and shall by
rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
In addition, a department shall develop forms to facilitate the
expedited temporary license application process, as well as
contact information for service members to use in making
application for an expedited temporary license.
(f) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall make copies
of the forms and contact information described in subsection
(e) of this Section available to service members in this
State.".