Bill Text: IL SB0659 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the Director of Insurance shall have the power, in his or her discretion, to grant up to 4 hours of continuing education to a person licensed under the Code who documents, in a form and manner acceptable to the Department of Insurance, membership and active participation in a State or national insurance trade association. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0659 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0659-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 401 as follows:
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6 | (215 ILCS 5/401) (from Ch. 73, par. 1013)
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7 | Sec. 401. General powers of the director. The Director is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | charged with the rights, powers and duties appertaining
to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | enforcement and execution of all the insurance laws of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | State.
He shall have the power
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11 | (a) to make reasonable rules and regulations as may be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | necessary for
making effective such laws;
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13 | (b) to conduct such investigations as may be necessary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | to determine
whether any person has violated any provision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | of such insurance laws;
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16 | (c) to conduct such examinations, investigations and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | hearings in
addition to those specifically provided for, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | may be necessary and proper
for the efficient | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | administration of the insurance laws of this State; and
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20 | (d) to institute such actions or other lawful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | proceedings as he may deem
necessary for the enforcement of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | the Illinois Insurance Code or of any
Order or action made | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | or taken by him under this Code. The Attorney General,
upon |
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1 | request of the Director, may proceed in the courts of this | ||||||
2 | State to
enforce an Order or decision in any court | ||||||
3 | proceeding or in any
administrative proceeding before the | ||||||
4 | Director ; and .
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5 | (e) to grant up to 4 hours of continuing education, at | ||||||
6 | the discretion of the Director, to a person licensed under | ||||||
7 | this Code who documents, in a form and manner acceptable to | ||||||
8 | the Department, membership and active participation in a | ||||||
9 | State or national insurance trade association. | ||||||
10 | Whenever the Director is authorized or
required by law to | ||||||
11 | consider some aspect of criminal history record
information for | ||||||
12 | the purpose of carrying out his statutory powers and
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13 | responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of fees in | ||||||
14 | conformance
with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of the | ||||||
15 | Department of State Police Law
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-400), the | ||||||
16 | Department of State Police is
authorized to furnish, pursuant | ||||||
17 | to positive identification, such
information contained in | ||||||
18 | State files as is necessary to meet the
requirements of such | ||||||
19 | authorization or statutes.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00 .)
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.
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