Bill Text: IL HB5520 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Departments of State Government Law. Provides that expedited temporary occupational or professional licenses issued to service members and the spouses of service members meeting specified requirements shall be valid for 3 years (currently, valid 6 months) 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. Provides that the required fee paid in the application process for an expedited temporary occupational or professional license issued to service members and the spouses of service members shall be refundable (currently, not refundable).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5520 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5520-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5520 Introduced , by Rep. LaToya Greenwood SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 5/5-715
Amends the Departments of State Government Law. Provides that expedited temporary occupational or professional licenses issued to service members and the spouses of service members meeting specified requirements shall be valid for 3 years (currently, valid 6 months) 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. Provides that the required fee paid in the application process for an expedited temporary occupational or professional license issued to service members and the spouses of service members shall be refundable (currently, not refundable).
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows:
(20 ILCS 5/5-715)
Sec. 5-715. Expedited 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.
(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 to a service member who meets the requirements under
this Section. The temporary occupational or professional
license shall be valid for 3 years 6 months 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

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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
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

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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 to the spouse of a service member who meets the
requirements under this Section. The temporary occupational or
professional license shall be valid for 3 years 6 months 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

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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
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

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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
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.
(Source: P.A. 97-710, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)