Illinois-2023-SB1635-Introduced

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1635

Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 5/5-715

Amends the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning expedited licensure for service members and spouses, provides that each director of a department that is created under this Code and that issues an occupational or professional license is authorized to and shall issue a temporary provisional license to any qualified service member or spouse thereof during the expedited 60-day license application review period. Provides that a provisional license shall be issued by the department to any qualified service member or spouse thereof meeting specified requirements during the application review period regardless of whether the service member or the spouse currently resides in this State.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning State government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is

5 amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows:

6 (20 ILCS 5/5-715)

7 Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and

8 spouses.

9 (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person

10 who, at the time of application under this Section, is an

11 active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any

12 reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast

13 Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or

14 territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or

15 whose active duty service concluded within the preceding 2

16 years before application.

17 (a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional

18 Regulation shall within 180 days after January 1, 2020 (the

19 effective date of Public Act 101-240) designate one staff

20 member as the military liaison within the Department of

21 Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper

22 enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military

23 liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not

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1 limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications

2 to ensure processing within 30 days after receipt of a

3 completed application; (2) coordination with all military

4 installation military and family support center directors

5 within this State, including virtual, phone, or in-person

6 periodic meetings with each military installation military and

7 family support center; and (3) training by the military

8 liaison to all directors of each division that issues an

9 occupational or professional license to ensure proper

10 application of this Section. At the end of each calendar year,

11 the military liaison shall provide an annual report

12 documenting the expedited licensure program for service

13 members and spouses, and shall deliver that report to the

14 Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the

15 Lieutenant Governor.

16 (b) Each director of a department that issues an

17 occupational or professional license is authorized to and

18 shall issue an expedited license to a service member who meets

19 the requirements under this Section. Review and determination

20 of an application for a license issued by the department shall

21 be expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on

22 which the department receives all necessary documentation

23 required for licensure, including any required information

24 from State and federal agencies. An expedited license shall be

25 issued by the department to any service members meeting the

26 application requirements of this Section, regardless of

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1 whether the service member currently resides in this State.

2 The service member shall apply to the department on forms

3 provided by the department. An application must include proof

4 that:

5 (1) the applicant is a service member;

6 (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good

7 standing for the occupation or profession issued by

8 another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of

9 the United States, the District of Columbia, or any

10 foreign jurisdiction;

11 (2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and

12 standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity

13 for the occupation or profession for which the applicant

14 is applying;

15 (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in

16 this State, has established legal residence in this State,

17 or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date

18 of application for licensure;

19 (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has

20 been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide

21 and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the

22 requirements of the department issuing the license; the

23 applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police

24 or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint

25 processing; no temporary occupational or professional

26 license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide

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1 or national criminal history check discloses information

2 that would cause the denial of an application for

3 licensure under any applicable occupational or

4 professional licensing Act;

5 (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure

6 pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative

7 Code of Illinois;

8 (6) the applicant has submitted an application for

9 full licensure; and

10 (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees

11 shall not be refundable.

12 (c) Each director of a department that issues an

13 occupational or professional license is authorized to and

14 shall issue an expedited license to the spouse of a service

15 member who meets the requirements under this Section. Review

16 and determination of an application for a license shall be

17 expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on

18 which the department receives all necessary documentation

19 required for licensure, including information from State and

20 federal agencies. An expedited license shall be issued by the

21 department to any spouse of a service member meeting the

22 application requirements of this Section, regardless of

23 whether the spouse or the service member currently resides in

24 this State. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the

25 department on forms provided by the department. An application

26 must include proof that:

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1 (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member;

2 (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good

3 standing for the occupation or profession issued by

4 another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of

5 the United States, the District of Columbia, or any

6 foreign jurisdiction;

7 (2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and

8 standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity

9 for the occupation or profession for which the applicant

10 is applying;

11 (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty

12 station in this State, has established legal residence in

13 this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months

14 after the date of application for licensure;

15 (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has

16 been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide

17 and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the

18 requirements of the department issuing the license; the

19 applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police

20 or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint

21 processing; no temporary occupational or professional

22 license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide

23 or national criminal history check discloses information

24 that would cause the denial of an application for

25 licensure under any applicable occupational or

26 professional licensing Act;

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1 (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure

2 pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative

3 Code of Illinois;

4 (6) the applicant has submitted an application for

5 full licensure; and

6 (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees

7 shall not be refundable.

8 (c-3) Each director of a department that is created under

9 this Code and that issues an occupational or professional

10 license is authorized to and shall issue a temporary

11 provisional license to any qualified service member or spouse

12 thereof during the expedited 60-day application review period

13 as provided under subsections (b) and (c). A provisional

14 license shall be issued by the department to any qualified

15 service member or spouse thereof meeting the application

16 requirements under subsections (b) and (c) during the

17 application review period regardless of whether the service

18 member or the spouse currently resides in this State.

19 (c-5) If a service member or his or her spouse relocates

20 from this State, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to

21 place his or her license in inactive status through

22 coordination with the military liaison. If the service member

23 or his or her spouse returns to this State, he or she may

24 reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory

25 provisions regulating the profession and any applicable

26 administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be

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1 expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a

2 completed application to reactivate the license. A license

3 reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for

4 which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still

5 valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a

6 license must include proof that the applicant still holds a

7 valid license in good standing for the occupation or

8 profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession,

9 or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia,

10 or any foreign jurisdiction.

11 (d) All relevant experience of a service member or his or

12 her spouse in the discharge of official duties, including

13 full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the

14 calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or

15 profession as may be required under any applicable

16 occupational or professional licensing Act. All relevant

17 training provided by the military and completed by a service

18 member shall be credited to that service member as meeting any

19 training or education requirement under any applicable

20 occupational or professional licensing Act, provided that the

21 training or education is determined by the department to meet

22 the requirements under any applicable Act and is not otherwise

23 contrary to any other licensure requirement.

24 (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the

25 implementation and administration of this Section and shall by

26 rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.

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1 (Source: P.A. 101-240, eff. 1-1-20; 102-384, eff. 1-1-22;

2 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)