99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2782
 
Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



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 Amends various Acts. Provides that a service member or veteran satisfies professional licensure qualifications if he or she provides the licensing Department with documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her military service. Provides definitions of "service member", "military service", and "veteran". Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.


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

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act is 
5amended by changing Section 9 as follows:




6 (225 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7609)



7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

8 Sec. 9. Educational and Professional Requirements. A 
9person having the
qualifications prescribed in this Section 
10shall be qualified to receive a
license as an athletic trainer 
11if he or she:

12  (a) Has graduated from a curriculum in athletic 
13 training accredited by the Joint Review
Committee on

14 Athletic Training (JRC-AT) of the Commission on 
15 Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs 
16 (CAAHEP), its successor entity, or its equivalent, as 
17 approved by the Department.

18  (b) Gives proof of current certification, on the date 
19 of application, in CPR/AED for the Healthcare Professional 
20 or its equivalent based on American Red Cross or American 
21 Heart Association standards and
graduation from a 4 year 
22 accredited college or
university.

23  (c) Has passed an examination approved by the 
 
 
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1 Department to determine his
or her fitness for practice as 
2 an athletic trainer, or is entitled to be
licensed without 
3 examination as provided in Sections 7 and 8 of this Act.

4 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
5if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
6or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
7from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
8necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
9"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
10as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
11Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
12person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
13Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
14of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
15States. 
16 The Department may request a personal interview of an 
17applicant before
the Board to further evaluate his or her 
18qualifications for a license.

19 An applicant has 3 years from the date of
his or her

20application to complete the
application process. If the process 
21has not been completed in 3 years, the
application shall be 
22denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply
and 
23meet
the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.

24(Source: P.A. 94-246, eff. 1-1-06.)


25 Section 10. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by 
 
 
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1changing Section 9 as follows:

2 (225 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 2309)
3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
4 Sec. 9. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental Licenses. 
5The
Department shall require that each applicant for a license 
6to
practice dentistry shall:
7  (a) (Blank).
8  (b) Be at least 21 years of age and of good moral 
9 character.
10  (c) (1) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of 
11 dental
education by graduation from a dental college or 
12 school in the United
States or Canada approved by the 
13 Department. The Department shall not approve
any dental 
14 college or school which does not require at least (A) 60 
15 semester
hours of collegiate credit or the equivalent in 
16 acceptable subjects from a
college or university before 
17 admission, and (B) completion of at least 4
academic years 
18 of instruction or the equivalent in an approved dental 
19 college
or school that is accredited by the Commission on 
20 Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association; 
21 or
22  (2) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of 
23 dental education by
graduation from a dental college or 
24 school outside the United States or
Canada and provide 
25 satisfactory evidence that:
 
 
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1   (A) (blank);
2   (B) the applicant has completed a minimum of 2 
3 academic years of general
dental clinical training at a 
4 dental college or school in the United States or
Canada 
5 approved by the Department, however, an accredited 
6 advanced dental education program approved by the 
7 Department of no less than 2 years may be substituted 
8 for the 2 academic years of general dental clinical 
9 training and an applicant who was enrolled
for not less 
10 than one year in an approved clinical program prior to 
11 January 1,
1993 at an Illinois dental college or school 
12 shall be required to complete only
that program; and
13   (C) the applicant has received certification from 
14 the dean of an
approved dental college or school in the 
15 United States or Canada or the program director of an 
16 approved advanced dental education program stating 
17 that
the applicant has achieved the same level of 
18 scientific knowledge and clinical
competence as 
19 required of all graduates of the college, school, or 
20 advanced dental education program.
21  Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent 
22 either the Department or
any dental college or school from 
23 establishing higher standards than
specified in this Act.
24  (d) (Blank).
25  (e) Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant 
26 has passed both parts of the National Board Dental 
 
 
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1 Examination administered by the Joint Commission on 
2 National Dental Examinations and has successfully 
3 completed an examination conducted by one of the following 
4 regional testing services: the Central Regional Dental 
5 Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the Southern Regional 
6 Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western Regional 
7 Examining Board (WREB), the North East Regional Board 
8 (NERB), or the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies 
9 (CITA). For purposes of this Section, successful 
10 completion shall mean that the applicant has achieved a 
11 minimum passing score as determined by the applicable 
12 regional testing service. The Secretary may suspend a 
13 regional testing service under this subsection (e) if, 
14 after proper notice and hearing, it is established that (i) 
15 the integrity of the examination has been breached so as to 
16 make future test results unreliable or (ii) the test is 
17 fundamentally deficient in testing clinical competency. 
18 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
19if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
20or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
21from his or her military service. For the purpose of this 
22Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same 
23meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment 
24Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means 
25any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
26Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
 
 
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1of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
2States. 
3 In determining professional capacity under this Section, 
4any
individual who has not been actively engaged in the 
5practice of dentistry,
has not been a dental student, or has 
6not been engaged in a formal program
of dental education during 
7the 5 years immediately preceding the filing of an
application 
8may be required to complete such additional testing, training, 
9or
remedial education as the Board may deem necessary in order 
10to establish
the applicant's present capacity to practice 
11dentistry with reasonable
judgment, skill, and safety.
12(Source: P.A. 96-14, eff. 6-19-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 
1396-1222, eff. 7-23-10; 97-526, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1013, eff. 
148-17-12.)

15 Section 15. The Industrial Hygienists Licensure Act is 
16amended by changing Section 25 as follows:




17 (225 ILCS 52/25)



18 Sec. 25. Qualifications for license as a licensed 
19industrial hygienist. A person shall be qualified to be 
20licensed as a licensed industrial hygienist
and the Agency 
21shall issue a license authorizing the profession of industrial

22hygiene to an applicant who meets all of the following:


23  (1) Has applied in writing on the prescribed form.


24  (2) Is of good moral character. Any felony conviction 
 
 
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1 of the applicant
shall be considered in a determination of 
2 moral character, but such a
conviction shall not operate as 
3 a bar to registration for examinations.


4  (3) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Agency that 
5 the candidate:


6   (a) has a bachelor's degree in the physical or 
7 biological sciences or
industrial hygiene from an 
8 undergraduate program approved by the Agency and has

9 completed at least 5 years of professional experience 
10 as established by rule;
or


11   (b) has a master's degree in industrial hygiene 
12 from a graduate
program approved by the Agency and has 
13 successfully completed at least
4 years of 
14 professional experience as established by rule; or


15   (c) has a doctorate degree in industrial hygiene 
16 from a graduate
program approved by the Agency and has 
17 successfully completed at least
3 years of 
18 professional experience as established by rule.


19  (4) Has passed the examination authorized by the Agency 
20 for the
practice of industrial hygiene as a licensed 
21 industrial hygienist. The
Agency may recognize a certified 
22 industrial hygienist certificate granted by
the American 
23 Board of Industrial Hygiene in lieu of the examination.


24  (5) Has paid the required fees.


25  (6) Has met the requirements under Section 50.

26 A service member or veteran is qualified under paragraph 
 
 
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1(3) of this Section if he or she provides the Department with 
2documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent 
3training or experience from his or her military service. For 
4the purpose of this Section, "service member" and "military 
5service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service 
6Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes of this 
7Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly served in 
8any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of 
9any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a 
10territory of the United States. 
11(Source: P.A. 88-414.)


12 Section 20. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by 
13changing Section 11 as follows:




14 (225 ILCS 60/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11)



15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2015)

16 Sec. 11. Minimum education standards. The minimum 
17standards of
professional
education to be enforced by the 
18Department in conducting
examinations and issuing licenses 
19shall be as follows:


20  (A) Practice of medicine. For the practice of
medicine 
21 in all of its branches:


22   (1) For applications for licensure under 
23 subsection (D) of Section 19
of this Act:


24    (a) that the applicant is a graduate of a 
 
 
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1 medical or
osteopathic college in the United 
2 States, its territories or
Canada, that the 
3 applicant has completed a 2 year course of 
4 instruction in a
college of liberal arts, or its 
5 equivalent, and a course of
instruction in a 
6 medical or osteopathic college approved by
the 
7 Department or by a private, not for profit 
8 accrediting
body approved by the Department, and 
9 in addition thereto, a
course of postgraduate 
10 clinical training of not less than 12
months as 
11 approved by the Department; or


12    (b) that the applicant is a graduate of a 
13 medical or
osteopathic college located outside the 
14 United States, its
territories or Canada, and that 
15 the degree conferred is
officially recognized by 
16 the country for the purposes of
licensure, that the 
17 applicant has completed a 2 year course of 
18 instruction in a
college of liberal arts or its 
19 equivalent, and a course of
instruction in a 
20 medical or osteopathic college approved by
the 
21 Department, which course shall have been not less 
22 than
132 weeks in duration and shall have been 
23 completed within a
period of not less than 35 
24 months, and, in addition thereto,
has completed a 
25 course of postgraduate clinical training of not 
26 less than
12 months, as approved by the Department, 
 
 
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1 and has complied with any other
standards 
2 established by rule.


3    For the purposes of this subparagraph (b) an 
4 applicant
is considered to be a graduate of a 
5 medical college if the
degree which is conferred is 
6 officially recognized by that
country for the 
7 purposes of receiving a license to practice

8 medicine in all of its branches or a document is 
9 granted by
the medical college which certifies the 
10 completion of all
formal training requirements 
11 including any internship and
social service; or


12    (c) that the applicant has studied medicine at 
13 a
medical or osteopathic college located outside 
14 the United
States, its territories, or Canada, 
15 that the applicant has
completed a 2 year course of

16 instruction in a college of liberal arts or its 
17 equivalent
and all of the formal requirements of a 
18 foreign medical
school except internship and 
19 social service, which course
shall have been not 
20 less than 132 weeks in duration and
shall have been 
21 completed within a period of not less than
35 
22 months; that the applicant has submitted an 
23 application
to a medical college accredited by the 
24 Liaison Committee on
Medical Education and 
25 submitted to such evaluation
procedures, including 
26 use of nationally recognized medical
student tests 
 
 
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1 or tests devised by the individual medical

2 college, and that the applicant has satisfactorily 
3 completed
one academic year of supervised clinical 
4 training under the
direction of such medical 
5 college; and, in addition thereto
has completed a 
6 course of postgraduate clinical training of
not 
7 less than 12 months, as approved by the Department, 
8 and has
complied
with
any other standards 
9 established by rule.


10    (d) Any clinical clerkships must have been 
11 completed
in compliance with Section 10.3 of the 
12 Hospital Licensing
Act, as amended.


13   (2) Effective January 1, 1988, for applications 
14 for
licensure made subsequent to January 1, 1988, under 
15 Sections
9 or 17 of this Act by individuals not 
16 described in paragraph (3) of
subsection (A) of Section 
17 11 who graduated after December
31, 1984:


18    (a) that the applicant: (i) graduated from a 
19 medical
or osteopathic college officially 
20 recognized by the
jurisdiction in which it is 
21 located for the purpose of
receiving a license to 
22 practice medicine in all of its
branches, and the 
23 applicant has completed, as defined by the

24 Department, a 6 year postsecondary course of study

25 comprising at least 2 academic years of study in 
26 the basic
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1 study in the
clinical sciences, while enrolled in 
2 the medical college
which conferred the degree, 
3 the core rotations of which must
have been 
4 completed in clinical teaching facilities owned,

5 operated or formally affiliated with the medical 
6 college
which conferred the degree, or under 
7 contract in teaching
facilities owned, operated or 
8 affiliated with another
medical college which is 
9 officially recognized by the
jurisdiction in which 
10 the medical school which conferred the
degree is 
11 located; or (ii) graduated from a medical or

12 osteopathic college accredited by the Liaison 
13 Committee on
Medical Education, the Committee on 
14 Accreditation of
Canadian Medical Schools in 
15 conjunction with the Liaison
Committee on Medical 
16 Education, or the Bureau of Professional Education 
17 of
the American Osteopathic
Association; and, 
18 (iii) in addition
thereto, has completed 24 months 
19 of postgraduate clinical
training, as approved by 
20 the
Department; or


21    (b) that the applicant has studied medicine at 
22 a
medical or osteopathic college located outside 
23 the United
States, its territories, or Canada, 
24 that the applicant, in
addition to satisfying the 
25 requirements of subparagraph (a),
except for the 
26 awarding of a degree, has completed all of
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1 formal requirements of a foreign medical school 
2 except
internship and social service and has 
3 submitted an
application to a medical college 
4 accredited by the Liaison
Committee on Medical 
5 Education and submitted to such
evaluation 
6 procedures, including use of nationally
recognized 
7 medical student tests or tests devised by the

8 individual medical college, and that the applicant 
9 has
satisfactorily completed one academic year of 
10 supervised
clinical training under the direction 
11 of such medical
college; and, in addition thereto, 
12 has completed 24 months of
postgraduate clinical 
13 training, as
approved by the Department, and has 
14 complied with any other standards
established by 
15 rule.


16   (3) (Blank).


17   (4) Any person granted a temporary license 
18 pursuant to Section 17 of
this Act who shall 
19 satisfactorily complete a course of postgraduate 
20 clinical
training and meet all of the requirements for 
21 licensure shall be granted a
permanent license 
22 pursuant to Section 9.


23   (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this

24 Section an individual holding a temporary license 
25 under
Section 17 of this Act shall be required to 
26 satisfy the
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1 clinical training educational
requirements in effect 
2 on
the date of their application for a temporary 
3 license,
provided they apply for a license under 
4 Section 9 of this
Act and satisfy all other 
5 requirements of this Section while
their temporary 
6 license is in effect.


7  (B) Treating human ailments without drugs and without

8 operative surgery. For the practice of treating human

9 ailments without the use of drugs and without operative

10 surgery:


11   (1) For an applicant who was a resident student and

12 who is a graduate after July 1, 1926, of a chiropractic

13 college or institution, that such school, college or

14 institution, at the time of the applicant's graduation

15 required as a prerequisite to admission thereto a 4 
16 year
course of instruction in a high school, and, as a

17 prerequisite to graduation therefrom, a course of

18 instruction in the treatment of human ailments, of not 
19 less
than 132 weeks in duration and which shall have 
20 been
completed within a period of not less than 35 
21 months except
that as to students matriculating or 
22 entering upon a course
of chiropractic study during the 
23 years 1940, 1941, 1942,
1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and 
24 1947, such elapsed time
shall be not less than 32 
25 months, such high school and such
school, college or 
26 institution having been reputable and in
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1 in the judgment of the Department.


2   (2) For an applicant who is a matriculant in a

3 chiropractic college after September 1, 1969, that 
4 such
applicant shall be required to complete a 2 year 
5 course
of instruction in a liberal arts college or its 
6 equivalent and a course of instruction in a 
7 chiropractic
college in the treatment of human 
8 ailments, such course, as
a prerequisite to graduation 
9 therefrom, having been not less
than 132 weeks in 
10 duration and shall have been completed
within a period 
11 of not less than 35 months, such college of
liberal 
12 arts and chiropractic college having been reputable

13 and in good standing in the judgment of the Department.


14   (3) For an applicant who is a graduate of a United

15 States chiropractic college after August 19, 1981, the

16 college of the applicant must be fully accredited by 
17 the
Commission on Accreditation of the Council on 
18 Chiropractic
Education or its successor at the time of 
19 graduation. Such
graduates shall be considered to have 
20 met the minimum
requirements which shall be in addition 
21 to those
requirements set forth in the rules and 
22 regulations
promulgated by the Department.


23   (4) For an applicant who is a graduate of a

24 chiropractic college in another country; that such

25 chiropractic college be equivalent to the standards of

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1 located in
the United States.

2 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
3if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
4or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
5from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
6necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
7"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
8as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
9Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
10person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
11Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
12of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
13States. 
14(Source: P.A. 97-622, eff. 11-23-11.)


15 Section 25. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing 
16Section 55-10 as follows:




17 (225 ILCS 65/55-10)
 (was 225 ILCS 65/10-30)


18 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

19 Sec. 55-10. Qualifications for LPN licensure. 

20 (a) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements 
21of this Section
shall be entitled to licensure as a Licensed 
22Practical
Nurse.

23 (b) An applicant for licensure by examination to practice 
24as a practical nurse must do each of the following:


 
 
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1  (1) Submit a completed written application, on forms 
2 provided by the
Department and fees as established by the 
3 Department.


4  (2) Have graduated from a practical nursing education 
5 program approved by the Department or have been granted a 
6 certificate of completion of pre-licensure requirements 
7 from another United States jurisdiction.
8  (3) Successfully complete a licensure examination 
9 approved by the Department.


10  (4) Have not violated the provisions of this Act 
11 concerning the grounds for disciplinary action. The

12 Department may take into consideration any felony 
13 conviction of the applicant,
but such a conviction shall 
14 not operate as an absolute bar to licensure.

15  (5) Submit to the criminal history records check 
16 required under Section 50-35 of this Act.



17  (6) Submit either to the Department or its designated 
18 testing service,
a fee covering the cost of providing the 
19 examination. Failure to appear for
the examination on the 
20 scheduled date at the time and place specified after the

21 applicant's application for examination has been received 
22 and acknowledged by
the Department or the designated 
23 testing service shall result in the forfeiture
of the 
24 examination fee.

25  (7) Meet all other requirements established by rule.
26 An applicant for licensure by examination may take the 
 
 
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1Department-approved examination in another jurisdiction.

2 (b-5) If an applicant for licensure by examination

3neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination or fails
to 
4pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years 
5after filing
the application, the application shall be denied. 
6The applicant must enroll in and complete an approved practical 
7nursing education program prior to submitting an additional 
8application for the licensure exam.

9 An applicant may take and successfully complete a 
10Department-approved
examination in another jurisdiction. 
11However, an applicant who has never been
licensed previously in 
12any jurisdiction that utilizes a Department-approved

13examination and who has taken and failed to
pass the 
14examination within 3 years after filing the application must 
15submit
proof of successful completion of a 
16Department-authorized nursing education
program or 
17recompletion of an approved
licensed
practical nursing program 
18prior to re-application.

19 (c) An applicant for licensure by examination shall have 
20one year from the date of notification of successful
completion 
21of the examination to apply to the Department for a license. If 
22an
applicant fails to apply within one year, the applicant 
23shall be required to
retake and pass the examination unless 
24licensed in another jurisdiction of
the United States.

25 (d) A licensed practical nurse applicant who passes the 
26Department-approved licensure examination and has applied to 
 
 
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1the Department for licensure may obtain employment as a 
2license-pending practical nurse and practice as delegated by a 
3registered professional nurse or an advanced practice nurse or 
4physician. An individual may be employed as a license-pending 
5practical nurse if all of the following criteria are met:
6  (1) He or she has completed and passed the 
7 Department-approved licensure exam and presents to the 
8 employer the official written notification indicating 
9 successful passage of the licensure examination.
10  (2) He or she has completed and submitted to the 
11 Department an application for licensure under this Section 
12 as a practical nurse.
13  (3) He or she has submitted the required licensure fee.
14  (4) He or she has met all other requirements 
15 established by rule, including having submitted to a 
16 criminal history records check.
17 (e) The privilege to practice as a license-pending 
18practical nurse shall terminate with the occurrence of any of 
19the following:
20  (1) Three months have passed since the official date of 
21 passing the licensure exam as inscribed on the formal 
22 written notification indicating passage of the exam. This 
23 3-month period may be extended as determined by rule.
24  (2) Receipt of the practical nurse license from the 
25 Department.
26  (3) Notification from the Department that the 
 
 
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1 application for licensure has been denied.
2  (4) A request by the Department that the individual 
3 terminate practicing as a license-pending practical nurse 
4 until an official decision is made by the Department to 
5 grant or deny a practical nurse license.

6 (f) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is a 
7licensed practical nurse licensed by examination
under the laws 
8of another state or territory of the United States or a
foreign 
9country, jurisdiction, territory, or province must do each of 
10the following:


11  (1) Submit a completed written application, on forms 
12 supplied by the
Department, and fees as established by the 
13 Department.


14  (2) Have graduated from a practical nursing education 
15 program approved by the Department.


16  (3) Submit verification of licensure status directly 
17 from the United
States jurisdiction of licensure, if 
18 applicable, as defined by rule.


19  (4) Submit to the criminal history records check 
20 required under Section 50-35 of this Act.


21  (5) Meet all other requirements as established by the 
22 Department by rule.

23 (g) All applicants for practical nurse licensure by 
24examination or endorsement
who are graduates
of nursing 
25educational programs in a country other than the United States 
26or
its territories shall have their nursing education 
 
 
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1credentials evaluated by a Department-approved nursing 
2credentialing evaluation service. No such applicant may be 
3issued a license under this Act unless the applicant's program 
4is deemed by the nursing credentialing evaluation service to be 
5equivalent to a professional nursing education program 
6approved by the Department. An applicant who has graduated from 
7a nursing educational program outside of the United States or 
8its territories and whose first language is not English shall 
9submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a 
10Foreign Language (TOEFL), as defined by rule. The Department 
11may, upon recommendation from the nursing evaluation service, 
12waive the requirement that the applicant pass the TOEFL 
13examination if the applicant submits verification of the 
14successful completion of a nursing education program conducted 
15in English. The requirements of this subsection (d) may be 
16satisfied by the showing of proof of a certificate from the 
17Certificate Program or the VisaScreen Program of the Commission 
18on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.


19 (h) An applicant licensed in another state or territory who 
20is applying for
licensure and has received her or his education 
21in a country other than the
United States or its territories 
22shall have her or his nursing education credentials evaluated 
23by a Department-approved nursing credentialing evaluation 
24service. No such applicant may be issued a license under this 
25Act unless the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing 
26credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a 
 
 
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1professional nursing education program approved by the 
2Department. An applicant who has graduated from a nursing 
3educational program outside of the United States or its 
4territories and whose first language is not English shall 
5submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a 
6Foreign Language (TOEFL), as defined by rule. The Department 
7may, upon recommendation from the nursing evaluation service, 
8waive the requirement that the applicant pass the TOEFL 
9examination if the applicant submits verification of the 
10successful completion of a nursing education program conducted 
11in English or the successful passage of an approved licensing 
12examination given in English. The requirements of this 
13subsection (d-5) may be satisfied by the showing of proof of a 
14certificate from the Certificate Program or the VisaScreen 
15Program of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing 
16Schools.


17 (i) A licensed practical nurse who holds an
unencumbered 
18license in good
standing in another United States
jurisdiction 
19and who has applied for practical nurse licensure under this 
20Act by endorsement may be issued a temporary license, if 
21satisfactory proof of such licensure in another jurisdiction is 
22presented to the Department. The
Department shall not issue an 
23applicant a temporary practical nurse license until it is 
24satisfied that
the applicant holds an active,
unencumbered 
25license in good standing in another jurisdiction. If the 
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1more active temporary licenses from another jurisdiction, the 
2Department may not issue a temporary license until the 
3Department is satisfied that each current active license held 
4by the applicant is unencumbered. The
temporary license, which 
5shall be issued no later than 14 working days
following receipt 
6by the Department of an application for the temporary
license, 
7shall be granted upon the submission of all of the following to 
8the
Department:


9  (1) A completed application for licensure as a 
10 practical nurse.


11  (2) Proof of a current, active license in at least one 
12 other jurisdiction
of the United States and proof that each 
13 current active license or temporary license held by the

14 applicant within the last 5 years is unencumbered.


15  (3) A signed and completed application for a temporary 
16 license.


17  (4) The required temporary license fee.

18 (j) The Department may refuse to issue an applicant a 
19temporary
license authorized pursuant to this Section if, 
20within 14 working days
following its receipt of an application 
21for a temporary license, the
Department determines that:


22  (1) the applicant has been convicted of a crime under 
23 the laws of a
jurisdiction of the United States that is: 
24 (i) a felony; or (ii) a
misdemeanor directly related to the 
25 practice of the profession, within the last
5 years;


26  (2) the applicant has had a license or permit
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1 to the practice of practical
nursing revoked, suspended, or 
2 placed on probation
by
another jurisdiction within the last 
3 5 years and at least one of the grounds for revoking, 
4 suspending,
or placing on probation is the same or 
5 substantially equivalent to grounds in
Illinois; or


6  (3) the Department intends to deny licensure by 
7 endorsement.

8 (k) The Department may revoke a temporary license issued 
9pursuant to this
Section if it determines any of the following:


10  (1) That the applicant has been convicted of a crime 
11 under
the law of any jurisdiction of the United States that 
12 is (i) a felony or
(ii) a misdemeanor directly related to 
13 the practice of the profession,
within the last 5 years.


14  (2) That within the last 5 years the applicant has had 
15 a
license or permit related to the practice of nursing 
16 revoked, suspended, or
placed on probation by another 
17 jurisdiction, and at least one of the grounds for
revoking, 
18 suspending, or placing on probation is the same or 
19 substantially
equivalent to grounds for disciplinary 
20 action under this Act.


21  (3) That the Department intends to deny licensure by 
22 endorsement.

23 (l) A temporary license shall expire 6 months from the date 
24of issuance.
Further renewal may be granted by the Department 
25in hardship cases, as defined
by rule and upon approval of the 
26Secretary. However, a temporary license shall
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1expire upon issuance of a valid
license under this Act or upon 
2notification
that the Department intends to deny licensure, 
3whichever occurs first.

4 (m) All applicants for practical nurse licensure have 3 
5years from the date of application to complete the
application 
6process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years 
7from
the date of application, the application shall be denied, 
8the fee forfeited,
and the applicant must reapply and meet the 
9requirements in effect at the time
of reapplication.

10 (n) A service member or veteran is qualified under this 
11Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation 
12that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or 
13experience from his or her military service and successfully 
14completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this 
15Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same 
16meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment 
17Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means 
18any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
19Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
20of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
21States. 
22(Source: P.A. 94-352, eff. 7-28-05; 94-932, eff. 1-1-07; 
2395-639, eff. 10-5-07.)


24 Section 30. The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and 
25Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:




 
 
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1 (225 ILCS 70/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 3658)



2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

3 Sec. 8. Qualifications for license. A person is qualified 
4to receive a
license as a nursing home administrator:


5  (a) who is at least 21 years of age,


6  (b) who has not engaged
in conduct or behavior 
7 determined to be grounds for discipline under this Act,


8  (c) who is in sound physical and mental health,


9  (d) (blank),


10  (e) who is a
graduate of a college or university deemed 
11 reputable and in good standing
by the Department, or who 
12 has satisfactorily completed a course of
instruction 
13 approved by the Department containing subjects embracing 
14 the
laws governing the operation of nursing homes, the 
15 protection of the health
and safety of patients in nursing 
16 homes and the elements of sound nursing
home 
17 administration, or who presents evidence to the Department 
18 of
education, training and experience deemed by the 
19 Department to be equivalent
to either of the above,


20  (f) who passes a written examination conducted by
the 
21 Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a 
22 license as a
nursing
home administrator, and


23  (g) who pays the required fee.

24 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
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1or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
2from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
3necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
4"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
5as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
6Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
7person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
8Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
9of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
10States. 
11(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 8-20-95; 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)


12 Section 35. The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics 
13Practice Act is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:




14 (225 ILCS 84/40)


15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

16 Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure as orthotist, 
17prosthetist, or
pedorthist.
18 (a) To qualify for a license to practice orthotics or 
19prosthetics, a
person
shall:


20  (1) possess a baccalaureate degree from a college or 
21 university;


22  (2) have completed the amount of formal training, 
23 including, but not
limited to, any hours of classroom 
24 education and clinical practice established
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1 by the Department;


2  (3) complete a clinical residency in the professional 
3 area for which a
license is sought in accordance with 
4 standards, guidelines, or procedures for
residencies 
5 inside or outside this State established and approved by 
6 the
Department. The majority
of training must be devoted to 
7 services performed under the supervision of a
licensed 
8 practitioner of orthotics or prosthetics or a person 
9 certified as a
Certified Orthotist (CO), Certified 
10 Prosthetist (CP), or Certified Prosthetist
Orthotist (CPO) 
11 whose practice is located outside of the State;


12  (4) pass all written, practical, and oral examinations 
13 that are required
and approved by the Department; and


14  (5) be qualified to practice in accordance with 
15 internationally
accepted standards of orthotic and 
16 prosthetic care.

17 (b) To qualify for a license to practice pedorthics, a 
18person shall:


19  (1) submit proof of a high school diploma or its 
20 equivalent;


21  (2) have completed the amount of formal training, 
22 including, but
not limited to, any hours of classroom 
23 education and clinical practice
established and approved 
24 by the Department;


25  (3) complete a qualified work experience program or 
26 internship
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1 of pedorthic patient care experience in accordance with any 
2 standards, guidelines, or procedures
established and 
3 approved by the Department. The majority of training must 
4 be devoted to services performed under the supervision of a 
5 licensed practitioner of pedorthics or a person certified 
6 as a Certified Pedorthist (C.Ped) whose practice is located 
7 outside of the State;


8  (4) pass all examinations that are required and 
9 approved by the
Department; and


10  (5) be qualified to practice in accordance with 
11 nationally
accepted standards of pedorthic care.

12 (c) The standards and requirements for licensure 
13established by the
Department shall be substantially equal to 
14or in excess of standards commonly
accepted
in the profession 
15of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics. The Department
shall 
16adopt
rules as necessary to set the standards and requirements.

17 (d) A person may be licensed in more than one discipline.

18 (e) A service member or veteran is qualified under this 
19Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation 
20that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or 
21experience from his or her military service and successfully 
22completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this 
23Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same 
24meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment 
25Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means 
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1Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
2of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
3States. 
4(Source: P.A. 96-682, eff. 8-25-09.)


5 Section 40. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by 
6changing Section 9.5 as follows:

7 (225 ILCS 85/9.5)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

9 Sec. 9.5. Certified pharmacy technician.
10 (a) An individual registered as a pharmacy technician under 
11this Act may be registered as a certified pharmacy technician, 
12if he or she meets all of the following requirements:
13  (1) He or she has submitted a written application in 
14 the form and manner prescribed by the Department.
15  (2) He or she has attained the age of 18.
16  (3) He or she is of good moral character, as determined 
17 by the Department.
18  (4) He or she has (i) graduated from pharmacy 
19 technician training meeting the requirements set forth in 
20 subsection (a) of Section 17.1 of this Act or (ii) obtained 
21 documentation from the pharmacist-in-charge of the 
22 pharmacy where the applicant is employed verifying that he 
23 or she has successfully completed a training program and 
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1 mechanism prepared in accordance with rules established by 
2 the Department.
3  (5) He or she has successfully passed an examination 
4 accredited by the National Organization of Certifying 
5 Agencies, as approved and required by the Board.
6  (6) He or she has paid the required certification fees.
7 (b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked, 
8suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be 
9eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician.
10 (c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional 
11requirements for certification under this Section.


12 (d) A person who is not a registered pharmacy technician 
13and meets the requirements of this Section may register as a 
14certified pharmacy technician without first registering as a 
15pharmacy technician. 
16 (e) A service member or veteran is qualified under this 
17Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation 
18that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or 
19experience from his or her military service and successfully 
20completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this 
21Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same 
22meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment 
23Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means 
24any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
25Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
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1States. 
2(Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 96-673, eff. 1-1-10.)

3 Section 45. The Illinois Physical Therapy Act is amended by 
4changing Section 8 as follows:




5 (225 ILCS 90/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 4258)


6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

7 Sec. 8. Qualifications for licensure as a Physical 
8Therapist. 

9 (a) A person is qualified to receive a license
as a 
10physical therapist if that person has applied in writing, on 
11forms
prescribed by the Department, has paid the required fees, 
12and meets all
of the following requirements:


13  (1) He or she is at least 18 years of age and of good 
14 moral character.
In
determining moral character, the 
15 Department may take into consideration any
felony 
16 conviction of the applicant, but such a conviction shall 
17 not operate
automatically as a complete bar to a license.


18  (2) He or she has graduated from a curriculum in 
19 physical therapy
approved by the Department. In approving a 
20 curriculum in physical therapy,
the Department shall 
21 consider, but not be bound by, accreditation by
the 
22 Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

23 A person who graduated from a physical therapy program 
24 outside the United
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1 or her degree validated as equivalent
to a physical therapy 
2 degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or

3 university in the United States. The Department may 
4 establish by rule a method
for the completion of course 
5 deficiencies.


6  (3) He or she has passed an examination approved by the 
7 Department to
determine
his fitness for practice as a 
8 physical therapist, or is entitled to be licensed
without 
9 examination as provided in Sections 10 and 11 of this Act.

10 A person who graduated from a physical therapy program 
11 outside the United
States or its territories and whose 
12 first language is not English shall submit
certification of 
13 passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language 
14 (TOEFL)
and the Test of Spoken English (TSE) as defined by 
15 rule prior to taking the
licensure examination.

16 (b) The Department reserves the right and may request a 
17personal
interview of an applicant before the Board
to further 
18evaluate
his or her qualifications for a license.

19 (c) A service member or veteran is qualified under this 
20Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation 
21that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or 
22experience from his or her military service and successfully 
23completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this 
24Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same 
25meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment 
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1any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
2Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
3of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
4States. 
5(Source: P.A. 94-651, eff. 1-1-06.)


6 Section 50. The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 is 
7amended by changing Section 12 as follows:




8 (225 ILCS 95/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 4612)



9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

10 Sec. 12. A person shall be qualified for licensure as a 
11physician
assistant and the Department may issue a physician 
12assistant license to a
person who:

13  1. Has applied in writing in form and substance 
14 satisfactory to the
Department and has not violated any of 
15 the provisions of Section 21 of this
Act or the rules 
16 promulgated hereunder. The Department may take into

17 consideration any felony conviction of the applicant but 
18 such conviction
shall not operate as an absolute bar to 
19 licensure;

20  2. Has successfully completed the examination provided 
21 by the National
Commission on the Certification of 
22 Physician's Assistant or its successor
agency;

23  3. Holds a certificate issued by the National 
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1 an equivalent successor agency; and
2  4. Complies with all applicable rules of the 
3 Department.


4 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
5if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
6or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
7from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
8necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
9"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
10as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
11Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
12person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
13Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
14of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
15States. 
16(Source: P.A. 95-703, eff. 12-31-07.)


17 Section 55. The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is 
18amended by changing Section 10 as follows:




19 (225 ILCS 100/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 4810)



20 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

21 Sec. 10. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be 
22qualified
for licensure as a podiatric physician:


23  (A) who has applied for licensure on forms prepared
and 
24 furnished
by the Department;


 
 
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1  (B) who is at least 21 years of age;


2  (C) who has not engaged in or is not engaged in any 
3 practice or conduct that constitutes grounds for 
4 discipline under this Act, including without limitation 
5 grounds set forth in Section 24 of this Act, or rules 
6 adopted under this Act;


7  (D) who is a graduate of an approved college of 
8 podiatric
medicine and
has attained the academic degree of 
9 doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.);


10  (E) who has successfully completed an examination 
11 authorized
by the
Department; and


12  (F) who has successfully completed a minimum of one 
13 year
postgraduate
training as defined in Section 5 of this 
14 Act. The postgraduate training
requirement shall be 
15 effective July 1, 1992.

16 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
17if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
18or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
19from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
20necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
21"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
22as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
23Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
24person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
25Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
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1States. 
2(Source: P.A. 95-235, eff. 8-17-07.)


3 Section 60. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice 
4Act of 2004 is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:




5 (225 ILCS 115/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7008)



6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

7 Sec. 8. Qualifications. A person is qualified to receive a 
8license if he
or she: (1)
is of good moral character; (2) has 
9graduated from an accredited college or
school of veterinary 
10medicine;
and (3) has passed the examination
authorized
by the 
11Department to determine fitness to hold a license.

12 Applicants for licensure from non-accredited veterinary 
13schools are
required
to
successfully complete a program of 
14educational equivalency as established by
rule. At a minimum, 
15this program shall include all of the following:


16  (1) A certified transcript indicating graduation from 
17 such college.


18  (2) Successful completion of a communication ability 
19 examination designed
to assess communication skills, 
20 including a command of the English language.


21  (3) Successful completion of an examination or 
22 assessment mechanism
designed to evaluate educational 
23 equivalence, including both preclinical and
clinical 
24 competencies.


 
 
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1  (4) Any other reasonable assessment mechanism designed 
2 to ensure an
applicant possesses the educational 
3 background necessary to protect the public
health and 
4 safety.

5 Successful completion of the criteria set forth in this 
6Section shall
establish education equivalence as one of the 
7criteria for licensure set forth
in this Act. Applicants under 
8this Section must also meet all other statutory
criteria for 
9licensure prior to the issuance of any such license, including

10graduation from veterinary school.

11 A graduate of a non-approved veterinary school who was 
12issued a work permit
by
the Department before the effective 
13date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
General Assembly may 
14continue to work under the direct supervision of a
licensed 
15veterinarian until the expiration of his or her permit.

16 In determining moral character under this Section, the 
17Department may take
into consideration any felony conviction of 
18the applicant, but such a
conviction shall not operate as a bar 
19to obtaining a license. The Department
may also request the 
20applicant to submit and may consider as evidence of
moral 
21character, endorsements from 2 individuals licensed under this 
22Act.

23 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
24if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
25or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
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1necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
2"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
3as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
4Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
5person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
6Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
7of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
8States. 
9(Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)


10 Section 65. The Registered Surgical Assistant and 
11Registered Surgical
Technologist Title Protection Act is 
12amended by changing Section 45 as follows:




13 (225 ILCS 130/45)



14 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

15 Sec. 45. Registration requirements; surgical assistant. A 
16person shall
qualify for
registration as a surgical assistant 
17if he or she has applied in writing on the
prescribed form, has 
18paid the required fees, and meets all of the following

19requirements:


20  (1) Is at least 21 years of age.


21  (2) Has not violated a provision of Section 75 of this 
22 Act. In addition
the
Department may take into consideration 
23 any felony conviction of the applicant,
but a
conviction 
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1 otherwise provided by law.


2  (3) Has completed a medical education program approved 
3 by the Department
or has graduated from a United States 
4 Military Program that emphasizes surgical
assisting.


5  (4) Has successfully
completed a national certifying 
6 examination approved by the Department.


7  (5) Is currently certified by the National Surgical 
8 Assistant Association
as a Certified Surgical Assistant,

9 the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical 
10 Assisting as a
Certified Surgical First Assistant, or the 
11 American Board of Surgical Assistants as a Surgical 
12 Assistant-Certified.

13 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
14if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
15or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
16from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
17necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
18"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
19as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
20Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
21person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
22Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
23of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
24States. 
25(Source: P.A. 98-364, eff. 12-31-13.)


 
 
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1 Section 70. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 
2is amended by changing Section 13 as follows:




3 (225 ILCS 305/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 1313)


4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

5 Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is of 
6good
moral character may apply for licensure if he
or she
is
a 
7graduate with a first professional degree in architecture from 
8a program
accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting 
9Board, has completed the
examination requirements set forth 
10under Section 12 of this Act, and has
completed such 
11diversified professional training, including academic

12training, as is required by rules of the Department. Until 
13January 1, 2016, in lieu of the
requirement of graduation with 
14a first professional degree in architecture
from a program 
15accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board,

16the Department may admit an applicant who is a graduate with a

17pre-professional 4 year baccalaureate degree accepted for 
18direct entry into
a first professional master of architecture 
19degree program, and who has
completed such additional 
20diversified professional training, including
academic 
21training, as is required by rules of the Department. The

22Department may adopt, as its own rules relating to diversified 
23professional
training, those guidelines published from time to 
24time by the National
Council of Architectural Registration 
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1 Good moral character means such character as will enable a 
2person to
discharge the fiduciary duties of an architect to 
3that person's client and
to the public in a manner which 
4protects health, safety and welfare. Evidence
of inability to 
5discharge such duties may include the commission of an
offense 
6justifying discipline under Section 22. In addition, the

7Department may take into consideration whether the applicant 
8has engaged in
conduct or actions that would constitute grounds 
9for discipline under this
Act.

10 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
11if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
12or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
13from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
14necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
15"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
16as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
17Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
18person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
19Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
20of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
21States. 
22(Source: P.A. 98-288, eff. 8-9-13.)


23 Section 75. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is 
24amended by changing Section 45 as follows:




 
 
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1 (225 ILCS 312/45)


2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

3 Sec. 45. Qualifications for elevator mechanic's license; 
4emergency and temporary licensure; limited elevator mechanic's 
5license. 

6 (a) No license shall be granted to any person who has not 
7paid the required
application fee.

8 (b) No license shall be granted to any person who has not 
9proven his or her
qualifications and abilities. 
10 (c) Applicants for an elevator mechanic's license
must

11demonstrate one of the
following qualifications:


12  (1) an acceptable combination of documented experience 
13 and education
credits consisting of: (A) not less than 3 
14 years work experience in the
elevator
industry, in 
15 construction, maintenance, or service and repair, as 
16 verified by
current and previous employers licensed to do 
17 business in this State or in another state if the Board 
18 deems that out-of-State experience equivalent; and (B)

19 satisfactory completion of a written examination 
20 administered by the Elevator
Safety Review Board or its 
21 designated provider on the adopted rules and referenced 
22 codes;


23  (2) acceptable proof that he or she has worked as an 
24 elevator constructor,
maintenance, or repair person; 
25 acceptable proof shall consist of documentation
that he or 
26 she worked without direct and immediate supervision for an 
 
 
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1 elevator
contractor who has worked on elevators in this 
2 State for a period of not less
than
3
years immediately 
3 preceding the effective date of the final rules adopted by 
4 the Board under Section 35 of this Act that implement this 
5 Act; the person must make
application by December 31, 2007; 
6 however, all licenses issued under the provisions of this 
7 item (2) between May 1, 2006 and the effective date of this 
8 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly are deemed 
9 valid;


10  (3) a certificate of successful completion of the 
11 mechanic examination
of a
nationally recognized training 
12 program for the elevator industry, such as the
National 
13 Elevator Industry Educational Program or its equivalent;


14  (4) a certificate of completion of an elevator mechanic 
15 apprenticeship
program with standards substantially equal 
16 to those of this Act and
registered
with the Bureau of 
17 Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, or a

18 State apprenticeship council; or


19  (5) a valid license from a state having standards 
20 substantially equal to
those of this State.

21 (d) Whenever an emergency exists in the State due to a

22disaster, act of God, or
work stoppage and the number of 
23persons in the State holding licenses granted
by the
Board is 
24insufficient to cope with the emergency, the licensed elevator

25contractor shall
respond as necessary to ensure the safety of 
26the public. Any person certified
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1contractor to have an acceptable combination of documented 
2experience
and
education to perform elevator work without 
3direct and immediate supervision
shall seek
an emergency 
4elevator mechanic's license from the Administrator
within 5 
5business days after commencing work requiring a license. The

6Administrator
shall issue emergency elevator mechanic's 
7licenses. The applicant shall furnish
proof of
competency as 
8the Administrator may require. Each license shall recite that 
9it
is valid for a
period of 60 days from the date thereof and 
10for such particular elevators
or
geographical areas as the 
11Administrator may designate and otherwise shall
entitle the

12licensee to the rights and privileges of an elevator mechanic's 
13license issued
under this
Act. The Administrator shall renew an 
14emergency elevator mechanic's license
during the
existence of 
15an emergency. No fee may be charged for any emergency elevator

16mechanic's license or renewal thereof.
17 (e) A licensed elevator contractor shall notify the 
18Administrator when there
are no
licensed personnel available to 
19perform elevator work. The licensed elevator
contractor
may 
20request that the Administrator issue temporary elevator 
21mechanic's licenses
to
persons certified by the licensed 
22elevator contractor to have an acceptable
combination of

23documented experience and education to perform elevator work 
24without direct and
immediate supervision. Any person certified 
25by a licensed elevator contractor
to have an
acceptable 
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1elevator
work without direct and immediate supervision shall 
2immediately seek a
temporary
elevator mechanic's license from 
3the Administrator and shall pay such fee as
the Board
shall 
4determine. The applicant for temporary licensure shall furnish 
5proof of competency as the Administrator may require.
Each 
6license shall recite that it is valid for a period of
30 days 
7from
the date of issuance and while employed by the licensed 
8elevator contractor
that certified
the individual as 
9qualified. It shall be renewable as long as the shortage of

10license holders continues.

11 (f) An applicant for a limited elevator mechanic's license

12must demonstrate that he or she meets the qualifications of

13subsection (c)(1). 
14 (g) The Administrator may issue temporary limited 
15authority to an individual that the Administrator deems

16qualified to work on a specific type of conveyance. The 
17applicant shall furnish any proof of competency that the 
18Administrator may require and must obtain a permanent license 
19within one year. 
20 (h) A service member or veteran is qualified under this 
21Section if he or she provides the Department with documentation 
22that he or she has had substantially equivalent training or 
23experience from his or her military service and successfully 
24completes all necessary examinations. For the purpose of this 
25Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same 
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1Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means 
2any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
3Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
4of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
5States. 
6(Source: P.A. 95-573, eff. 8-31-07; 96-54, eff. 7-23-09.)


7 Section 80. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is 
8amended by changing Section 20 as follows:




9 (225 ILCS 317/20)



10 Sec. 20. Designated certified person requirements. 

11 (a) A designated certified person must either be a current 
12Illinois licensed
professional
engineer or hold a valid NICET 
13level 3 or higher certification in "fire
protection technology,

14automatic sprinkler system layout".

15 (b) At least one member of every firm, association, or 
16partnership and at
least one
corporate officer of every 
17corporation engaged in the installation and repair
of fire

18sprinkler systems must be a designated certified person.

19 (c) A designated certified person must be employed by the 
20licensee at a
business location with
a valid license.

21 (d) A designated certified person must perform his or her 
22normal duties at a
business location with
a valid license.

23 (e) A designated certified person may only be the 
24designated certified
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1business entity.

2 (f) A designated certified person must be directly involved 
3in supervision.
The designated certified person does not, 
4however, have to be at the site of
the
installation or repair 
5of the fire sprinkler system at all times.

6 A service member or veteran meets the requirements of 
7subsection (a) of this Section if he or she provides the 
8Department with documentation that he or she has had 
9substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
10military service and successfully completes all necessary 
11examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member" 
12and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 
13of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes 
14of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly 
15served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the 
16National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
17commonwealth, or a territory of the United States. 
18(Source: P.A. 92-871, eff. 1-3-03.)


19 Section 85. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 
201989 is amended by changing Sections 10 and 11 as follows:

21 (225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210)

22 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
23 Sec. 10. Minimum standards for licensure as
professional 
24engineer.  To qualify for licensure as a professional
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1each applicant shall be:
2  (a) a graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of 
3 at least 4
years who submits acceptable evidence to the 
4 Board of an additional 4
years or more of experience in 
5 engineering work of a grade and character
which indicate 
6 that the individual may be competent to practice

7 professional engineering, and who has passed an

8 examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined 
9 by rule and an examination in the principles and practice 
10 of engineering as defined by rule. Upon
submitting an 
11 application with proof of passing both examinations, the 
12 applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall
be granted a 
13 license to practice professional engineering in this 
14 State; or
15  (b) a graduate of a non-approved engineering 
16 curriculum or a related
science curriculum of at least 4 
17 years and which meets the requirements as
set forth by rule 
18 by submitting an application to the Department for its 
19 review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the 
20 Board of an
additional 8 years or more of experience in 
21 engineering work of a grade
and character which indicate 
22 that the individual may be competent to
practice 
23 professional engineering, and who has passed an 
24 examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined 
25 by rule and an examination in the principles and practice 
26 of
engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting the 
 
 
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1 application with proof of passing both examinations, the 
2 applicant, if
otherwise qualified, shall be granted a 
3 license to practice professional
engineering in this 
4 State; or
5  (c) an Illinois engineer intern,
by application
and 
6 payment of the required fee, may then take an
examination 
7 in the principles and practice of engineering as defined by 
8 rule. If the applicant passes
that examination and submits 
9 evidence to the Board that meets the experience 
10 qualification of subsection (a) or (b) of this Section, the 
11 applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be
granted a 
12 license to practice professional engineering in this 
13 State.
14 When considering an applicant's
qualifications for 
15licensure under this Act, the Department may take into

16consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or 
17actions that
would constitute a violation of the Standards of 
18Professional Conduct for
this Act as provided for by 
19administrative rules.
20 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
21if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
22or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
23from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
24necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
25"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
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1Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
2person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
3Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
4of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
5States. 
6(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-713, eff. 7-16-14.)

7 (225 ILCS 325/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5211)

8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
9 Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment 
10as
engineer intern.  Each of the following is considered a 
11minimum standard
that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for 
12enrollment as an engineer
intern: .
13  (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of 
14 at least 4
years, who has passed an examination in the

15 fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule, shall be 
16 enrolled as an engineer intern, if
the applicant is 
17 otherwise qualified; or
18  (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved 
19 engineering
curriculum who passes an examination in the

20 fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule and 
21 furnishes proof that the applicant graduated within a
12 
22 month period following the examination shall be enrolled
as 
23 an engineer intern, if the applicant is otherwise 
24 qualified; or
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1 curriculum or a related
science curriculum of at least 4 
2 years and which meets the requirements as set
forth by rule 
3 by submitting an application to the Department for its 
4 review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the 
5 Board of an
additional 4 years or more of progressive 
6 experience in engineering
work, and who has passed an 
7 examination in the
fundamentals of engineering as defined 
8 by rule shall be enrolled as an engineer intern, if
the 
9 applicant is otherwise qualified.
10 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
11if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
12or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
13from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
14necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
15"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
16as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
17Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
18person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
19Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
20of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
21States. 
22(Source: P.A. 98-713, eff. 7-16-14; revised 11-25-14.)

23 Section 90. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 
241989 is amended by changing Section 12 as follows:




 
 
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1 (225 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 3262)



2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

3 Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing. 

4 (a) A person is qualified to
receive a license as a 
5Professional Land Surveyor and the Department shall
issue a 
6license to a person:


7  (1) who has applied in writing in the required form to 
8 the
Department;


9  (2) (blank);

10  (2.5) who has not violated any provision of this Act or 
11 its rules; 

12  (3) who is of good ethical character, including 
13 compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of 
14 Practice promulgated by rule pursuant to this Act, and has 
15 not committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that 
16 would constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor 
17 licensed under this Act;


18  (4) who has been issued a license as a Land

19 Surveyor-in-Training;


20  (5) who, subsequent to passing the examination 
21 authorized by the Department for licensure as a

22 Surveyor-In-Training, has at least 4 years of responsible 
23 charge experience
verified by a professional land surveyor 
24 in direct supervision and control of
his or her activities;


25  (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the 
26 Department
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1 license as a Professional Land
Surveyor; and
2  (7) who has a baccalaureate degree in a related science 
3 if he or she does not have a baccalaureate degree in land 
4 surveying from an accredited college or university. 

5 (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a Land

6Surveyor-in-Training and the Department shall issue a license 
7to a person:


8  (1) who has applied in writing in the required form 
9 provided by the
Department;


10  (2) (blank);
 
11  (3) who is of good moral character;


12  (4) who has the required education as set forth in this 
13 Act; and


14  (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the 
15 Department
to
determine his or her fitness to receive a 
16 license as a Land
Surveyor-in-Training in accordance with 
17 this Act.

18 In determining moral character under
this Section, the 
19Department may take into consideration whether the
applicant 
20has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds 
21for
discipline under this Act.

22 A service member or veteran satisfies the educational 
23requirements under this Section if he or she provides the 
24Department with documentation that he or she has had 
25substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
26military service and successfully completes all necessary 
 
 
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1examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member" 
2and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 
3of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes 
4of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly 
5served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the 
6National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
7commonwealth, or a territory of the United States. 
8(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)


9 Section 95. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 
10is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:



11 (225 ILCS 340/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6609)



12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

13 Sec. 9. 
Applications for original licenses shall be made to 
14the
Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department 
15and shall be
accompanied by the required fee, which is not 
16refundable. The application
shall require such information as 
17in the judgment of the Department will
enable the Department to 
18pass on the qualifications of the applicant for
a license.
The 
19Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's 
20expense, to have
an evaluation of the applicant's education in 
21a foreign county by a nationally
recognized evaluation service 
22approved by the Department in accordance with rules
prescribed 
23by the Department.

24 An applicant who graduated from a structural engineering 
 
 
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1program outside the
United States or its territories and whose 
2first language is not English shall
submit certification of 
3passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) 
4and a test of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any 
5such applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from 
6an accredited educational institution in the United States or 
7its territories shall not be subject to this requirement. 

8 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
9and its rules if he or she provides the Department with 
10documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent 
11training or experience from his or her military service and 
12successfully completes all necessary examinations. For the 
13purpose of this Section, "service member" and "military 
14service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service 
15Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes of this 
16Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly served in 
17any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of 
18any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a 
19territory of the United States. 
20(Source: P.A. 98-993, eff. 1-1-15.)


21 Section 100. The Water Well and Pump Installation 
22Contractor's License Act is amended by changing Section 9 as 
23follows:




24 (225 ILCS 345/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7110)



 
 
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1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)

2 Sec. 9. 
Applications for a license, or for renewal thereof, 
3and applications
for examination shall be made to the 
4Department in writing and under
oath or affirmation, upon forms 
5prescribed and furnished by the
Department. Such applications 
6shall contain such information as the
Department deems 
7necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this
Act.

8 The Department shall issue a Water Well Contractor's 
9license, a Water
Well Pump Installation Contractor's license, 
10or a Water Well and Pump
Installation Contractor's license to 
11any applicant therefor who:

12 (a) is at least 18 years of age,

13 (b) is a citizen of the United States or has declared his 
14intention
to become a citizen of the United States,

15 (c) possesses a good moral character,

16 (d) has had the required experience as follows:

17 (1) an applicant for a water well contractor's license 
18shall have
worked two years under the supervision of a licensed 
19water well
contractor,

20 (2) an applicant for a water well pump installation 
21contractor's
license shall have worked two years under the 
22supervision of a licensed
water well pump installation 
23contractor or in the case of those
applicants whose experience 
24was gained prior to January 1, 1972, under
the supervision of a 
25contractor who was engaged in water well pump
installation,

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1contractor's
license shall have worked two years for a licensed 
2water well and pump
installation contractor and the applicant 
3shall show evidence
satisfactory to the Department that he was 
4engaged in both water well
contracting and pump installing 
5during the two year period. For those
applicants who gained 
6their experience prior to January 1, 1972, it
shall be 
7sufficient for them to show that they worked under the

8supervision of a licensed water well contractor who was engaged 
9in pump
installation and that they did work in both fields.

10 (e) has made a satisfactory grade on the examination for 
11the
particular license for which he is applying.

12 (f) has paid the fee provided by statute.

13 Such licenses shall be serially numbered, shall be signed 
14by the
Director and issued under the seal of the Department.

15 A service member or veteran satisfies the educational 
16requirements under this Section if he or she provides the 
17Department with documentation that he or she has had 
18substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
19military service and successfully completes all necessary 
20examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member" 
21and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 
22of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes 
23of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly 
24served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the 
25National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
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1(Source: P.A. 81-791.)


2 Section 105. The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair 
3Braiding, and Nail
Technology Act of 1985 is amended by 
4changing Sections 2-2 and 2-4 as follows:




5 (225 ILCS 410/2-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2)



6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

7 Sec. 2-2. Licensure as a barber;
qualifications. A person 
8is qualified to
receive a license as a
barber if that person 
9has applied in writing on forms prescribed by the
Department, 
10has paid the required fees, and:

11  a. Is at least 16 years of age; and

12  b. Has a certificate of graduation from a school 
13 providing
secondary education, or the recognized 
14 equivalent of such a certificate,
or persons who are beyond 
15 the age of compulsory school attendance; and

16  c. Has graduated from a school
of barbering or school 
17 of cosmetology approved by the Department,
having 
18 completed a total of 1500 hours in the study of barbering

19 extending over a period of not less than 9 months nor more 
20 than 3 years.
A school of barbering may, at its discretion, 
21 consistent with the
rules of the Department, accept up to 
22 500 hours of cosmetology school
training at a recognized 
23 cosmetology school toward the 1500 hour course
requirement 
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1 another state or territory of the United States or of a 
2 foreign country or
province shall be credited toward the 
3 period of study required by the
provisions of this 
4 paragraph; and

5  d. Has passed an examination caused to be conducted by

6 the
Department or its designated testing service to 
7 determine fitness to
receive a license as
a barber; and

8  e. Has met all other requirements of this Act.

9 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
10if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
11or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
12from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
13necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
14"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
15as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
16Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
17person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
18Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
19of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
20States. 
21(Source: P.A. 97-777, eff. 7-13-12.)




22 (225 ILCS 410/2-4) (from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4)



23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

24 Sec. 2-4. Licensure as a barber
teacher; qualifications. A 
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1that person files an
application on forms provided by the 
2Department, pays the required fee, and:
3  a. Is at least 18 years of age;

4  b. Has graduated from high school or its equivalent;

5  c. Has a current license as a barber or cosmetologist;

6  d. Has graduated from a barber school or school of 
7 cosmetology approved by the Department
having:

8   (1) completed a total of 500 hours in barber 
9 teacher training extending
over a period of not less 
10 than 3 months nor more than 2 years and has had 3
years 
11 of practical experience as a licensed barber;

12   (2) completed a total of 1,000 hours of barber 
13 teacher training extending
over a period of not less 
14 than 6 months nor more than 2 years; or

15   (3) completed the cosmetology teacher training as 
16 specified in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section 
17 3-4 of this Act and completed a supplemental barbering 
18 course as established by rule; and 
19  e. Has passed an examination authorized by the 
20 Department
to determine fitness to receive a license
as a 
21 barber teacher or a cosmetology teacher; and

22  f. Has met any other requirements set forth in this 
23 Act.

24 An applicant who is issued a license as a Barber Teacher is 
25not required
to maintain a barber license in order to practice 
26barbering as defined in this
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1 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
2if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
3or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
4from his or her military service. For the purpose of this 
5Section, "service member" and "military service" have the same 
6meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment 
7Tenure Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means 
8any person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
9Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
10of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
11States. 
12(Source: P.A. 97-777, eff. 7-13-12; 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 
13revised 11-25-14.)


14 Section 110. The Detection of Deception Examiners Act is 
15amended by changing Section 11 as follows:




16 (225 ILCS 430/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 2412)



17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)

18 Sec. 11. Qualifications for licensure as an examiner. A 
19person is
qualified to receive a license as an examiner:

20  A. Who establishes that he or she is a person of good 
21 moral character; and

22  B. Who has passed an examination approved by the 
23 Department to determine his or her
competency to obtain a 
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1  C. Who has had conferred upon him or her an academic 
2 degree, at the
baccalaureate level, from an accredited 
3 college or university; and

4  D. Who has satisfactorily completed 6 months of study 
5 in detection of
deception, as prescribed by rule, which 
6 shall include, but not be limited to, course content, 
7 trainer qualifications, and specialized instructor 
8 qualifications.

9 In determining good moral character, the Department may 
10take into consideration conviction of any crime under the laws 
11of the United States or any state or territory thereof that is 
12a felony or a misdemeanor or any crime that is directly related 
13to the practice of the profession.

14 A service member or veteran is qualified under paragraphs 
15(C) and (D) of this Section if he or she provides the 
16Department with documentation that he or she has had 
17substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
18military service and successfully completes all necessary 
19examinations. For the purpose of this Section, "service member" 
20and "military service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 
21of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes 
22of this Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly 
23served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the 
24National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
25commonwealth, or a territory of the United States. 
26(Source: P.A. 97-168, eff. 7-22-11.)


 
 
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1 Section 115. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private 
2Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
Locksmith Act of 2004 is 
3amended by changing Sections 15-10, 20-10, and 25-10 as 
4follows:




5 (225 ILCS 447/15-10)



6 (Section scheduled to be repealed January 1, 2024)

7 Sec. 15-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private

8detective.
9 (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private

10detective if he or she meets all of the following
requirements:


11  (1) Is at least 21 years of age.


12  (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any

13 jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the 
14 time
of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony

15 conviction.


16  (3) Is of good moral character. Good character is
a 
17 continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of crimes

18 other than felonies may be used in determining moral

19 character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to

20 licensure, except where the applicant is a registered sex 
21 offender.


22  (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent

23 jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or 
24 physical
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1 declared
him or her to be competent.


2  (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or
from 
3 narcotic addiction or dependence.


4  (6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience of the 5
years 
5 immediately preceding application working full-time for
a 
6 licensed private detective agency as a registered private

7 detective agency employee or with 3 years experience of the 
8 5
years immediately preceding his or her application 
9 employed as
a full-time investigator for a licensed 
10 attorney, for an in-house investigative unit for a 
11 corporation having 100 or more employees, for any of the 
12 armed forces of the United States, or in a law
enforcement 
13 agency of the federal government, a state, or a state 
14 political
subdivision, which shall include a state's 
15 attorney's office
or a public defender's office. The Board 
16 and the Department
shall approve such full-time 
17 investigator experience and may accept, in lieu of the 
18 experience requirement in this item (6), alternative 
19 experience working full-time for a private detective 
20 agency licensed in another state or for a private detective 
21 agency in a state that does not license such agencies if 
22 the experience is substantially equivalent to that gained 
23 working for an Illinois licensed private detective agency. 
24 An
applicant who has a baccalaureate degree, or higher, in 
25 law
enforcement or a related field or a business degree 
26 from an
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1 credit for 2
of the 3 years of the required experience. An 
2 applicant who
has an associate degree in law enforcement or 
3 in a related
field or in business from an accredited 
4 college or university
shall be given credit for one of the 
5 3 years of the required
experience. An applicant who has 
6 completed a non-degree
military training program in law 
7 enforcement or a
related field shall be given credit for 
8 one of the 3 years
of the required experience if the Board 
9 and the Department
determine that such training is 
10 substantially equivalent
to that received in an associate 
11 degree program. 


12  (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the
armed 
13 forces of the United States or has not been discharged
from 
14 a law enforcement agency of the United States or of any

15 state or of any political subdivision thereof, which shall

16 include a state's attorney's office, for reasons relating 
17 to his
or her conduct as an employee of that law 
18 enforcement agency.


19  (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the

20 Department.


21  (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of having

22 general liability insurance required under subsection (b), 
23 and
the required license fee.


24  (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.

25 (b) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain

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1appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by

2rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to
the 
3Department before being issued a license. Failure to
maintain 
4general liability insurance and to provide the
Department with 
5written proof of the insurance shall result in
cancellation of 
6the license without hearing.

7 (c) Any person who has been providing canine odor detection 
8services for hire prior to January 1, 2005 is exempt from the 
9requirements of item (6) of subsection (a) of this Section and 
10may be granted a private detective license if (i) he or she 
11meets the requirements of items (1) through (5) and items (7) 
12through (10) of subsection (a) of this Section, (ii) pays all 
13applicable fees, and (iii) presents satisfactory evidence to 
14the Department of the provision of canine odor detection 
15services for hire since January 1, 2005.

16 (d) A service member or veteran satisfies the requirements 
17of paragraph (6) of this Section if he or she provides the 
18Department with documentation that he or she has had 
19substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
20military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service 
21member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in 
22Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For 
23the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who 
24has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces 
25or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
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1(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)




2 (225 ILCS 447/20-10)



3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

4 Sec. 20-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private
alarm 
5contractor.
6 (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private
alarm 
7contractor if he or she meets all of the following

8requirements:


9  (1) Is at least 21 years of age.


10  (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any

11 jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the 
12 time
of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony

13 conviction.


14  (3) Is of good moral character. Good moral
character is 
15 a continuing requirement of licensure.
Conviction of 
16 crimes other than felonies may be used in
determining moral 
17 character, but shall not constitute an
absolute bar to 
18 licensure, except where the applicant is a registered sex 
19 offender.


20  (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent

21 jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or 
22 physical
defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently 
23 declared
him or her to be competent.


24  (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or
from 
25 narcotic addiction or dependence.


 
 
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1  (6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience during the 5

2 years immediately preceding the application (i) working as 
3 a full-time
manager for a licensed private alarm contractor 
4 agency or (ii) working for
a government, one of the armed 
5 forces of the United States, or private entity that 
6 inspects, reviews, designs, sells, installs, operates, 
7 services, or monitors
alarm systems that, in the judgment 
8 of the Board, satisfies
the standards of alarm industry 
9 competence. The Board and the Department may
accept, in 
10 lieu of the experience requirement in this
item (6), 
11 alternative experience working as a full-time
manager for a 
12 private alarm contractor agency licensed in
another state 
13 or for a private alarm contractor agency in
a state that 
14 does not license such agencies, if the
experience is 
15 substantially equivalent to that
gained working for an 
16 Illinois licensed private alarm
contractor agency. An 
17 applicant who
has received a 4-year degree or higher in 
18 electrical
engineering or a related field from a program 
19 approved by the
Board shall be given credit for 2 years of 
20 the required
experience. An applicant who has successfully 
21 completed a
national certification program approved by the 
22 Board shall be
given credit for one year of the required 
23 experience.


24  (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the
armed 
25 forces of the United States.


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1 Department.


2  (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of
having 
3 general liability insurance required under subsection
(c), 
4 and the required license fee.


5  (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.

6 (b) (Blank).

7 (c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain

8general liability insurance in an amount and coverage

9appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by

10rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to
the 
11Department before being issued a license. Failure to
maintain 
12general liability insurance and to provide the
Department with 
13written proof of the insurance shall result in
cancellation of 
14the license without hearing.

15 (d) A service member or veteran satisfies the requirements 
16of paragraph (6) of this Section if he or she provides the 
17Department with documentation that he or she has had 
18substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
19military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service 
20member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in 
21Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For 
22the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who 
23has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces 
24or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
25commonwealth, or a territory of the United States. 
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1 (225 ILCS 447/25-10)



2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

3 Sec. 25-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private

4security contractor.
5 (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private

6security contractor if he or she meets all of the following

7requirements:


8  (1) Is at least 21 years of age.


9  (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any

10 jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the 
11 time
of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony

12 conviction.


13  (3) Is of good moral character. Good character is
a 
14 continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of crimes

15 other than felonies may be used in determining moral

16 character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to

17 licensure, except where the applicant is a registered sex

18 offender.


19  (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent

20 jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or 
21 physical
defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently 
22 declared
him or her to be competent.


23  (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or
from 
24 narcotic addiction or dependence.


25  (6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience of the 5
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1 immediately preceding application working as a full-time

2 manager for a licensed private security contractor agency 
3 or a
manager of a proprietary security force of 30 or more 
4 persons
registered with the Department or with 3 years 
5 experience of
the 5 years immediately preceding his or her 
6 application
employed as a full-time supervisor for
an 
7 in-house security unit for a corporation having l00 or
more 
8 employees, for a military police or related security
unit 
9 in any of the armed forces of the United States, or in a 
10 law enforcement agency
of the federal government, a state, 
11 or a state political subdivision, which shall
include a 
12 state's attorney's office or public defender's
office. The 
13 Board and the Department shall approve such full-time 
14 supervisory
experience and may accept, in lieu
of the 
15 experience requirement in this subsection,
alternative 
16 experience working as a full-time manager for
a private 
17 security contractor agency licensed in another
state or for 
18 a private security contractor agency in a
state that does 
19 not license such agencies if the
experience is 
20 substantially equivalent to that
gained working for an 
21 Illinois licensed private security
contractor agency. An 
22 applicant who has a
baccalaureate degree or higher in 
23 police science or a related
field or a business degree from 
24 an accredited college or
university shall be given credit 
25 for 2 of the 3 years of the
required experience. An 
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1 program in police science or a related field shall be given 
2 credit for one of the 3 years of the required experience if 
3 the Board and the Department determine that such training 
4 is substantially equivalent to that received in an 
5 associate degree program. An applicant who has an associate 
6 degree
in police science or in a related field or in 
7 business from an
accredited college or university shall be 
8 given credit for one
of the 3 years of the required 
9 experience.


10  (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the
armed 
11 forces of the United States.


12  (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the

13 Department.


14  (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of having

15 general liability insurance required under subsection (b), 
16 and
the required license fee.


17  (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.

18 (b) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain

19general liability insurance in an amount and coverage

20appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by

21rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to
the 
22Department before being issued a license. Failure to
maintain 
23general liability insurance and to provide the
Department with 
24written proof of the insurance shall result in
cancellation of 
25the license without hearing.
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1services for hire prior to January 1, 2005 is exempt from the 
2requirements of item (6) of subsection (a) of this Section and 
3may be granted a private security contractor license if (i) he 
4or she meets the requirements of items (1) through (5) and 
5items (7) through (10) of subsections (a) of this Section, (ii) 
6pays all applicable fees, and (iii) presents satisfactory 
7evidence to the Department of the provision of canine odor 
8detection services for hire since January 1, 2005.


9 (d) A service member or veteran satisfies the requirements 
10of paragraph (6) of this Section if he or she provides the 
11Department with documentation that he or she has had 
12substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
13military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service 
14member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in 
15Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For 
16the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who 
17has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces 
18or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
19commonwealth, or a territory of the United States. 
20(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)


21 Section 120. The Coal Mining Act is amended by changing 
22Sections 5.01 and 6.01 as follows:




23 (225 ILCS 705/5.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 501)



24 Sec. 5.01. 
Each applicant for a certificate of competency 
 
 
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1as mine manager
shall produce evidence satisfactory of the 
2Mining Board that he is a
citizen of the United States, at 
3least 23 years of age; that he
has had at least 4 years' 
4practical underground mining experience;
has been issued a 
5Certificate of Competency as Mine Examiner, or its equivalent

6issued by another state; and
that he has
satisfactorily 
7completed a course of instruction in first aid to the
injured 
8and mine rescue methods and appliances prescribed by the

9Department; and that he is a man of good repute and temperate 
10habits. He
shall also pass such examination as to his 
11experience in mines and in the
management of men; his knowledge 
12of mine machinery and appliances; the use
of surveying and 
13other instruments used in mining; the properties of mine
gases; 
14the principles of ventilation; and the legal duties and

15responsibilities of mine managers, as shall be prescribed by 
16the rules of
the Mining Board.

17 Persons who have graduated and hold a degree in
engineering 
18or an approved 4-year program in coal mining technology from an 
19accredited
school, college or university are
required to have 
20only 2 years' practical underground mining experience
to 
21qualify for the examination for a Certificate of Competency.

22 Persons who have graduated and hold a two-year Associate
in 
23Applied Science Degree in Coal Mining Technology from an

24accredited school, college or university are required to have

25only 3 years' practical underground mining experience to 
26qualify
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1 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
2if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
3or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
4from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
5necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
6"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
7as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
8Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
9person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
10Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, the District 
11of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
12States. 
13(Source: P.A. 79-876.)





14 (225 ILCS 705/6.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 601)



15 Sec. 6.01. 
Each applicant for a certificate of competency 
16as mine examiner
shall produce evidence satisfactory to the 
17Mining Board that he is a
citizen of the United States, at 
18least 21 years of age and of good
repute and temperate habits 
19and that he has had at least 4 years
practical underground 
20mining experience,
and has been issued a First Class 
21Certificate of Competency by the
Department of Natural 
22Resources.
He shall pass an examination as to his
experience in 
23mines generating dangerous gases, his practical and

24technological knowledge of the nature and properties of mine 
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1safety lamps, and the laws of
this State relating to safeguards 
2against fires from any source in mines.
He shall also submit to 
3the Mining Board satisfactory evidence that he has
completed a 
4course of training in first aid to the injured and mine rescue

5methods and appliances prescribed by the Department. Persons 
6who
have graduated and hold a degree in engineering or an 
7approved 4-year program
in coal mining technology
from an 
8accredited
school, college, or university, are required to have 
9only 2 years of
practical underground mining experience to 
10qualify for the examination for a
certificate of competency.

11 Persons who have graduated and hold a two-year Associate in 
12Applied
Science Degree in Coal Mining Technology from an 
13accredited school, college
or university are required to have 
14only 3 years' practical underground
mining experience to 
15qualify for the examination for a Certificate of
Competency as 
16a Mine Examiner.

17 A service member or veteran is qualified under this Section 
18if he or she provides the Department with documentation that he 
19or she has had substantially equivalent training or experience 
20from his or her military service and successfully completes all 
21necessary examinations. For the purpose of this Section, 
22"service member" and "military service" have the same meaning 
23as in Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure 
24Act. For the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any 
25person who has formerly served in any component of the U.S. 
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1of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the United 
2States. 
3(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)


4 Section 130. The Surface-Mined Land Conservation and 
5Reclamation Act is amended by changing Section 6.5 as follows:




6 (225 ILCS 715/6.5)



7 Sec. 6.5. Blasting operations; regulation. 

8 (a) Blasting operations at permitted and unpermitted sites 
9operated by the
aggregate mining
industry shall be conducted 
10only in accordance with existing State and
federal law and 
11rules promulgated by the Department with the advice of the

12aggregate mining industry. These rules shall include 
13provisions to require all
of the following:


14  (1) The maintenance of blasting records for a period of 
15 at least 3 years
and that the records be made available for 
16 Department inspection and copying.
However, these on-site 
17 blasting records, as they relate to detonation, are
deemed 
18 to be proprietary information.


19  (2) The control of blasting operations so as to prevent 
20 injury to persons
and damage to public and private property 
21 outside the blasting site.


22  (3) That all blasting operations be conducted or 
23 supervised by trained and
competent persons as licensed by 
24 the Department.


 
 
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1  (4) That blasting operations be subject to air blast or 
2 ground vibration
monitoring, or both, as necessary to limit 
3 property damage and protect public
safety.


4  (5) The issuance of notices of violation in the event 
5 of a violation of
the Department's blasting rules.


6  (6) The issuance of orders requiring the cessation of 
7 blasting operations
in the event of a violation of the 
8 Department's blasting rules that may
cause injury to 
9 persons or damage to public and private property outside 
10 the
blasting site.


11  (7) The assessment of civil penalties, and the 
12 initiation of formal
administrative hearings to resolve 
13 violations of the Department's blasting
rules.

14 (b) The Department shall promulgate rules requiring the 
15training,
examination, and licensing of persons engaging in or 
16responsible for the
blasting operation or use of explosives in 
17aggregate mining operations. The
rules shall include an 
18administrative enforcement process designed to correct

19infractions of the terms of the blasting licenses issued by the 
20Department.
These rules may also include a fee schedule 
21designed to defray the costs
associated with the Department's 
22examination and licensing of persons engaging
in or responsible 
23for the blasting operation or use of explosives in aggregate

24mining operations.

25 A service member or veteran is qualified under this 
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1documentation that he or she has had substantially equivalent 
2training or experience from his or her military service and 
3successfully completes all necessary examinations. For the 
4purpose of this Section, "service member" and "military 
5service" have the same meaning as in Section 5.2 of the Service 
6Member's Employment Tenure Act. For the purposes of this 
7Section, "veteran" means any person who has formerly served in 
8any component of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard of 
9any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a 
10territory of the United States. 
11 (c) The rules implementing the requirements of this Section 
12shall become
effective one year after the rules are adopted by 
13the Department.

14 (d) The regulation of blasting operations at aggregate

15mining operations is an exclusive power and function of the 
16State. A home rule
unit may not regulate blasting operations at 
17aggregate mining operations. This
Section is a denial and 
18limitation of home rule powers and functions under
subsection 
19(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

20(Source: P.A. 89-26, eff. 6-23-95.)


21 Section 140. The Professional Geologist Licensing Act is 
22amended by changing Section 50 as follows:




23 (225 ILCS 745/50)



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1 Sec. 50. Qualifications for licensure. 

2 (a) The Department may issue a license to practice as a 
3Licensed Professional Geologist to any applicant who meets the 
4following qualifications:


5  (1) The applicant has completed an application form and 
6 paid the
required fees.


7  (2) The applicant is of good ethical character, 
8 including compliance with
the Code of Professional Conduct 
9 and Ethics under this Act, and
has not
committed any act or 
10 offense in any jurisdiction that would constitute the
basis 
11 for disciplining a Licensed Professional Geologist under 
12 this Act.


13  (3) The applicant has earned a degree in geology from 
14 an accredited
college or university, as established by 
15 rule, with a minimum of 30 semester or
45 quarter hours of

16 course credits in geology, of which 24 semester or 36 
17 quarter hours are in
upper level courses. The Department 
18 may, upon the recommendation of the
Board, allow the 
19 substitution of
appropriate experience as a geologist for 
20 prescribed educational requirements
as established by 
21 rule. 


22  (4) The applicant has a documented record of a minimum 
23 of 4 years of
professional experience, obtained after 
24 completion of the education
requirements specified in this 
25 Section, in geologic or directly related work,

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1 responsible charge of
such work upon licensure as a 
2 Licensed Professional Geologist or such specialty of

3 professional geology that the
Board may recommend and the 
4 Department may recognize. The Department may
require 
5 evidence acceptable to it that up to 2 years of 
6 professional experience
have been gained under the 
7 supervision of a person licensed under this Act or
similar 
8 Acts in any other state, or under the supervision of others 
9 who, in the
opinion of the Department, are qualified to 
10 have responsible charge of
geological work under this Act.


11  (5) The applicant has passed an examination authorized 
12 by the Department
for practice as a Licensed Professional 
13 Geologist.


14  (6) The applicant has complied with all other 
15 requirements of this Act and
rules established for the 
16 implementation of this Act.

17 (b) A license to practice as a Licensed Professional 
18Geologist shall not be denied any
applicant because of the 
19applicant's race, religion, creed, national origin,
political 
20beliefs or activities, age, sex, sexual orientation, or 
21physical
impairment.

22 (c) The Department may establish by rule an intern process 
23to, in part, allow (1) a graduate who has earned a degree in 
24geology from an accredited college or university in accordance 
25with this Act or (2) a student in a degree program at an 
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1necessary course requirements established in this Section to 
2request to take one or both parts of the examination required 
3by the Department. The Department may set by rule the criteria 
4for the process, including, but not limited to, the educational 
5requirements, exam requirements, experience requirements, 
6remediation requirements, and any fees or applications 
7required for the process. The Department may also set by rule 
8provisions concerning disciplinary guidelines and the use of 
9the title "intern" or "trainee" by a graduate or student who 
10has passed the required examination. 
11 A service member or veteran is qualified under paragraphs 
12(3) and (4) of this Section if he or she provides the 
13Department with documentation that he or she has had 
14substantially equivalent training or experience from his or her 
15military service. For the purpose of this Section, "service 
16member" and "military service" have the same meaning as in 
17Section 5.2 of the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. For 
18the purposes of this Section, "veteran" means any person who 
19has formerly served in any component of the U.S. Armed Forces 
20or the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a 
21commonwealth, or a territory of the United States. 
22(Source: P.A. 96-666, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1327, eff. 7-27-10.)



23 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law. 


                                       
 
 
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1
INDEX

2
Statutes amended in order of appearance

3 225 ILCS 5/9from Ch. 111, par. 7609
4 225 ILCS 25/9from Ch. 111, par. 2309
5 225 ILCS 52/25
6 225 ILCS 60/11from Ch. 111, par. 4400-11
7 225 ILCS 65/55-10was 225 ILCS 65/10-30
8 225 ILCS 70/8from Ch. 111, par. 3658
9 225 ILCS 84/40
10 225 ILCS 85/9.5
11 225 ILCS 90/8from Ch. 111, par. 4258
12 225 ILCS 95/12from Ch. 111, par. 4612
13 225 ILCS 100/10from Ch. 111, par. 4810
14 225 ILCS 115/8from Ch. 111, par. 7008
15 225 ILCS 130/45
16 225 ILCS 305/13from Ch. 111, par. 1313
17 225 ILCS 312/45
18 225 ILCS 317/20
19 225 ILCS 325/10from Ch. 111, par. 5210
20 225 ILCS 325/11from Ch. 111, par. 5211
21 225 ILCS 330/12from Ch. 111, par. 3262
22 225 ILCS 340/9from Ch. 111, par. 6609
23 225 ILCS 345/9from Ch. 111, par. 7110
24 225 ILCS 410/2-2from Ch. 111, par. 1702-2
25 225 ILCS 410/2-4from Ch. 111, par. 1702-4
 
 
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