Sen. Chuck Weaver
Filed: 6/29/2017
 
 


 




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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3342




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3342 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. If and only if Senate Bill 1688 of the 100th 
5General Assembly becomes law, the Collateral Recovery Act is 
6amended by changing Sections 40, 45, 80, and 85 as follows:

7 (225 ILCS 422/40)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
9 Sec. 40. Qualifications for recovery manager; 
10identification card. 
11 (a) An applicant is qualified for licensure as a recovery 
12manager if that person meets all of the following requirements:
13  (1) Is 21 years of age or older.
14  (2) If convicted of any felony and less than 5 7 years 
15 have passed from the time of discharge from the sentence 
16 imposed, then a finding by the Commission in accordance 
 
 
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1 with Section 85 that the conviction will not impair the 
2 applicant's ability to engage in the position requiring a 
3 license.
4  (3) Has completed no less than 2,500 hours of actual 
5 compensated collateral recovery work as an employee of a 
6 repossession agency, a financial institution, or a vehicle 
7 dealer within the 5 years immediately preceding the filing 
8 of an application, acceptable proof of which must be 
9 submitted to the Commission.
10  (4) Has submitted to the Commission 2 sets of 
11 fingerprints, which shall be checked against the 
12 fingerprint records on file with the Illinois State Police 
13 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the manner set 
14 forth in Section 60 of this Act.
15  (5) Has successfully completed a certification program 
16 approved by the Commission.
17  (6) Has paid the required application fees.
18 (b) Upon the issuance of a recovery manager license, the 
19Commission shall issue the license holder a suitable pocket 
20identification card that shall include a photograph of the 
21license holder. The identification card must contain the name 
22of the license holder and any other information required by the 
23Commission. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older 
24seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement of 
25this subsection shall furnish with his or her application an 
26approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury 
 
 
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1Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. 
2 (c) A recovery manager license is not transferable.

3(Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12; 98-848, eff. 1-1-15; 
4100SB1688enr.)

5 (225 ILCS 422/45)
6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
7 Sec. 45. Repossession agency employee requirements. 
8 (a) All employees of a licensed repossession agency whose 
9duties include the actual repossession of collateral must apply 
10for a recovery permit. The holder of a repossession agency 
11license issued under this Act, known in this Section as the 
12"employer", may employ in the conduct of the business under the 
13following provisions:
14  (1) No person may be issued a recovery permit who meets 
15 any of the following criteria:
16   (A) Is younger than 21 years of age.
17   (B) Has been convicted of a crime identified in 
18 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 80 of this 
19 Act and the Commission determines the ability of the 
20 person to engage in the position for which a permit is 
21 sought is impaired as a result of the conviction. Has 
22 been determined by the Commission to be unfit by reason 
23 of conviction of an offense in this or another state, 
24 other than a minor traffic offense, that the Commission 
25 determines in accordance with Section 85 will impair 
 
 
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1 the ability of the person to engage in the position for 
2 which a permit is sought. The Commission shall adopt 
3 rules for making those determinations.
4   (C) Has had a license or recovery permit denied, 
5 suspended, or revoked under this Act.
6   (D) Has not successfully completed a certification 
7 program approved by the Commission.
8  (2) No person may be employed by a repossession agency 
9 under this Section until he or she has executed and 
10 furnished to the Commission, on forms furnished by the 
11 Commission, a verified statement to be known as an 
12 "Employee's Statement" setting forth all of the following:
13   (A) The person's full name, age, and residence 
14 address.
15   (B) The business or occupation engaged in for the 5 
16 years immediately before the date of the execution of 
17 the statement, the place where the business or 
18 occupation was engaged in, and the names of the 
19 employers, if any.
20   (C) That the person has not had a license or 
21 recovery permit denied, revoked, or suspended under 
22 this Act.
23   (D) Any conviction of a felony, except as provided 
24 for in Section 85. 
25   (E) Any other information as may be required by any 
26 rule of the Commission to show the good character, 
 
 
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1 competency, and integrity of the person executing the 
2 statement.
3 (b) Each applicant for a recovery permit shall have his or 
4her fingerprints submitted to the Commission by a Live Scan 
5fingerprint vendor certified by the Illinois State Police under 
6the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, 
7Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 in an electronic 
8format that complies with the form and manner for requesting 
9and furnishing criminal history record information as 
10prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints 
11shall be checked against the Illinois State Police and Federal 
12Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now 
13and hereafter filed. The Commission shall charge applicants a 
14fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which 
15shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The 
16Illinois Commerce Commission Police shall furnish, pursuant to 
17positive identification, records of Illinois convictions to 
18the Commission. The Commission, in its discretion, may allow an 
19applicant who does not have reasonable access to a designated 
20vendor to provide his or her fingerprints in an alternative 
21manner. The Commission, in its discretion, may also use other 
22procedures in performing or obtaining criminal history records 
23checks of applicants. Instead of submitting his or her 
24fingerprints, an individual may submit proof that is 
25satisfactory to the Commission that an equivalent security 
26clearance has been conducted.
 
 
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1 (c) Qualified applicants shall purchase a recovery permit 
2from the Commission and in a form that the Commission 
3prescribes. The Commission shall notify the submitting person 
4within 10 days after receipt of the application of its intent 
5to issue or deny the recovery permit. The holder of a recovery 
6permit shall carry the recovery permit at all times while 
7actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his or her 
8employment. No recovery permit shall be effective unless 
9accompanied by a license issued by the Commission. Expiration 
10and requirements for renewal of recovery permits shall be 
11established by rule of the Commission. Possession of a recovery 
12permit does not in any way imply that the holder of the 
13recovery permit is employed by any agency unless the recovery 
14permit is accompanied by the employee identification card 
15required by subsection (e) of this Section.
16 (d) Each employer shall maintain a record of each employee 
17that is accessible to the duly authorized representatives of 
18the Commission. The record shall contain all of the following 
19information:
20  (1) A photograph taken within 10 days after the date 
21 that the employee begins employment with the employer. The 
22 photograph shall be replaced with a current photograph 
23 every 3 calendar years.
24  (2) The Employee's Statement specified in paragraph 
25 (2) of subsection (a) of this Section.
26  (3) All correspondence or documents relating to the 
 
 
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1 character and integrity of the employee received by the 
2 employer from any official source or law enforcement 
3 agency.
4  (4) In the case of former employees, the employee 
5 identification card of that person issued under subsection 
6 (e) of this Section.
7 (e) Every employer shall furnish an employee 
8identification card to each of his or her employees. This 
9subsection (e) shall not apply to office or clerical personnel. 
10This employee identification card shall contain a recent 
11photograph of the employee, the employee's name, the name and 
12agency license number of the employer, the employee's personal 
13description, the signature of the employer, the signature of 
14that employee, the date of issuance, and an employee 
15identification card number.
16 (f) No employer may issue an employee identification card 
17to any person who is not employed by the employer in accordance 
18with this Section or falsely state or represent that a person 
19is or has been in his or her employ. It is unlawful for an 
20applicant for registration to file with the Commission the 
21fingerprints of a person other than himself or herself or to 
22fail to exercise due diligence in resubmitting replacement 
23fingerprints for those employees who have had original 
24fingerprint submissions returned as unclassifiable. An agency 
25shall inform the Commission within 15 days after contracting or 
26employing a licensed repossession agency employee. The 
 
 
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1Commission shall develop a registration process by rule.
2 (g) Every employer shall obtain the identification card of 
3every employee who terminates employment with the employer. An 
4employer shall immediately report an identification card that 
5is lost or stolen to the local police department having 
6jurisdiction over the repossession agency location.
7 (h) No agency may employ any person to perform any activity 
8under this Act unless the person possesses a valid license or 
9recovery permit under this Act.
10 (i) If information is discovered affecting the 
11registration of a person whose fingerprints were submitted 
12under this Section, then the Commission shall so notify the 
13agency that submitted the fingerprints on behalf of that 
14person.
15 (j) A person employed under this Section shall have 15 
16business days within which to notify the Commission of any 
17change in employer, but may continue working under any other 
18recovery permits granted as an employee or independent 
19contractor. 
20 (k) This Section applies only to those employees of 
21licensed repossession agencies whose duties include actual 
22repossession of collateral.

23 (l) An applicant who is 21 years of age or older seeking a 
24religious exemption to the photograph requirement of this 
25Section shall furnish with his or her application an approved 
26copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal 
 
 
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1Revenue Service Form 4029. Regardless of age, an applicant 
2seeking a religious exemption to this photograph requirement 
3shall submit fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by 
4the Commission with his or her application in lieu of a 
5photograph. 
6(Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12; 98-848, eff. 1-1-15; 
7100SB1688enr.)

8 (225 ILCS 422/80)

9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
10 Sec. 80. Refusal, revocation, or suspension. 
11 (a) The Commission may refuse to issue or renew or may 
12revoke any license or recovery permit or may suspend, place on 
13probation, fine, or take any disciplinary action that the 
14Commission may deem proper, including fines not to exceed 
15$2,500 for each violation, with regard to any license holder or 
16recovery permit holder and applicant for one or any combination 
17of the following causes:
18  (1) Knowingly making any misrepresentation for the 
19 purpose of obtaining a license or recovery permit.
20  (2) Violations of this Act or its rules.
21  (3) For license licensees or permit holders and 
22 applicants, conviction of any crime under the laws of the 
23 United States or any state or territory thereof that is (i) 
24 a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of which 
25 is dishonesty, or (iii) a crime that is related to the 
 
 
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1 practice of the profession. For license or permit holders 
2 and applicants, the provisions of Section 85 of this Act 
3 apply. the Commission may refuse to issue a license or 
4 permit based on restrictions set forth in paragraph (2) of 
5 subsection (a) of Section 40 and subparagraph (B) of 
6 paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 45, 
7 respectively, if the Commission determines in accordance 
8 with Section 85 that such conviction will impair the 
9 ability of the applicant to engage in the position for 
10 which a license or permit is sought. 
11  (4) Aiding or abetting another in violating any 
12 provision of this Act or its rules.
13  (5) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or 
14 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, 
15 defraud, or harm the public as defined by rule.
16  (6) Violation of any court order from any State or 
17 public agency engaged in the enforcement of payment of 
18 child support arrearages or for noncompliance with certain 
19 processes relating to paternity or support proceeding.
20  (7) Solicitation of professional services by using 
21 false or misleading advertising.
22  (8) A finding that the license or recovery permit was 
23 obtained by fraudulent means.
24  (9) Practicing or attempting to practice under a name 
25 other than the full name shown on the license or recovery 
26 permit or any other legally authorized name.
 
 
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1 (b) The Commission may refuse to issue or may suspend the 
2license or recovery permit of any person or entity who fails to 
3file a return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a 
4filed return, or pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or 
5interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the 
6Department of Revenue, until the time the requirements of the 
7tax Act are satisfied. The Commission may take into 
8consideration any pending tax disputes properly filed with the 
9Department of Revenue.

10(Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12; 100SB1688enr.)

11 (225 ILCS 422/85)

12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
13 Sec. 85. Consideration of past crimes. 
14 (a) The Commission shall not require the license or permit 
15holders and applicants applicant to report the following 
16information and shall not consider the following criminal 
17history records in connection with an application for a license 
18or permit under this Act:
19  (1) Juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as 
20 defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, 
21 subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5-130 of 
22 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
23  (2) Law enforcement records, court records, and 
24 conviction records of an individual who was 17 years old at 
25 the time of the conviction for the offense and before 
 
 
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1 January 1, 2014, unless the nature of the offense required 
2 the individual to be tried as an adult.
3  (3) Records of arrest not followed by a conviction.
4  (4) Convictions overturned by a higher court.
5  (5) Convictions or arrests that have been sealed or 
6 expunged. 
7 (b) When considering the denial of a license or recovery 
8permit on the grounds of conviction of a crime, including those 
9set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 40 and 
10subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 
1145, respectively, the Commission, in evaluating whether the 
12conviction will impair the license or permit holder's or 
13applicant's ability to engage in the position for which a 
14license or permit is sought and the license or permit holder's 
15or applicant's present eligibility for a license or recovery 
16permit, shall consider each of the following criteria:
17  (1) The lack of direct relation of the offense for 
18 which the license or permit holder or applicant was 
19 previously convicted to the duties, functions, and 
20 responsibilities of the position for which a license or 
21 permit is sought.
22  (2) Circumstances relative to the offense, including 
23 the license or permit holder's or applicant's age at the 
24 time that the offense was committed. 
25  (3) Evidence of any act committed subsequent to the act 
26 or crime under consideration as grounds for denial, which 
 
 
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1 also could be considered as grounds for disciplinary action 
2 under this Act.
3  (4) Whether 5 years since a conviction or 3 years since 
4 successful completion of the imposed sentence release from 
5 confinement for the conviction, whichever is later, have 
6 passed without a subsequent conviction.
7  (5) Successful completion of sentence or for license or 
8 permit holders or applicants serving a term of parole or 
9 probation, a progress report provided by the license or 
10 permit holder's or applicant's probation or parole officer 
11 that documents the license or permit holder's or 
12 applicant's compliance with conditions of supervision. 
13  (6) If the license or permit holder or applicant was 
14 previously licensed or employed in this State or other 
15 states or jurisdictions, then the lack of prior misconduct 
16 arising from or related to the licensed position or 
17 position of employment.
18  (7) Evidence of rehabilitation or rehabilitative 
19 effort during or after incarceration, or during or after a 
20 term of supervision, including, but not limited to, a 
21 certificate of good conduct under Section 5-5.5-25 of the 
22 Unified Code of Corrections or a certificate of relief from 
23 disabilities under Section 5-5.5-10 of the Unified Code of 
24 Corrections. 
25  (8) Any other mitigating factors that contribute to the 
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1 potential and current ability to perform the duties and 
2 responsibilities of practices licensed or registered under 
3 this Act. 
4 (c) When considering the suspension or revocation of a 
5license or recovery permit on the grounds of conviction of a 
6crime, the Commission, in evaluating the rehabilitation of the 
7license or permit holder applicant, whether the conviction will 
8impair the license or permit holder's applicant's ability to 
9engage in the position for which a license or permit is sought, 
10and the license or permit holder's applicant's present 
11eligibility for a license or recovery permit, shall consider 
12each of the following criteria:
13  (1) The nature and severity of the act or offense.
14  (2) The license holder's or recovery permit holder's 
15 criminal record in its entirety.
16  (3) The amount of time that has lapsed since the 
17 commission of the act or offense.
18  (4) Whether the license holder or recovery permit 
19 holder has complied with any terms of parole, probation, 
20 restitution, or any other sanctions lawfully imposed 
21 against him or her.
22  (5) If applicable, evidence of expungement 
23 proceedings.
24  (6) Evidence, if any, of rehabilitation submitted by 
25 the license holder or recovery permit holder.

26 (d) If the Commission refuses to issue or renew, or 
 
 
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1suspends or revokes or places on probation or takes any 
2disciplinary action that the Commission may deem proper against 
3a license or permit grant a license or permit to an applicant, 
4then the Commission shall notify the license or permit holder 
5or applicant of the decision denial in writing with the 
6following included in the notice of decision denial:
7  (1) a statement about the decision to refuse to grant a 
8 license or permit;
9  (2) a list of the convictions that the Commission 
10 determined will impair the license or permit holder's or 
11 applicant's ability to engage in the position for which a 
12 license or permit is sought;
13  (3) a list of convictions that formed the sole or 
14 partial basis for the decision refusal to grant a license 
15 or permit; and
16  (4) a summary of the appeal process or the earliest a 
17 reapplication for a license or permit is permissible the 
18 applicant may reapply for a license or permit, whichever is 
19 applicable. 
20 (e) No later than May 1 of each year, the Commission must 
21prepare, publicly announce, and publish a report of summary 
22statistical information relating to new and renewal license or 
23permit applications during the preceding calendar year. Each 
24report shall show, at a minimum: 
25  (1) the number of applicants for a new or renewal 
26 license or permit under this Act within the previous 
 
 
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1 calendar year; 
2  (2) the number of applicants for a new or renewal 
3 license or permit under this Act within the previous 
4 calendar year who had a any criminal conviction identified 
5 in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 80;
6  (3) the number of applicants for a new or renewal 
7 license or permit under this Act in the previous calendar 
8 year who were granted a license or permit;
9  (4) the number of applicants for a new or renewal 
10 license or permit with a criminal conviction identified in 
11 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 80 who were 
12 granted a license or permit under this Act within the 
13 previous calendar year;
14  (5) the number of applicants for a new or renewal 
15 license or permit under this Act within the previous 
16 calendar year who were denied a license or permit;
17  (6) the number of applicants for a new or renewal 
18 license or permit with a criminal conviction identified in 
19 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 80 who were 
20 denied a license or permit under this Act in the previous 
21 calendar year in whole or in part because of the a prior 
22 conviction;
23  (7) the number of licenses or permits issued with a 
24 condition of on probation without monitoring imposed by the 
25 Commission under this Act in the previous calendar year to 
26 applicants with a criminal conviction identified in 
 
 
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1 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 80; and
2  (8) the number of licenses or permits issued with a 
3 condition of on probation with monitoring imposed by the 
4 Commission under this Act in the previous calendar year to 
5 applicants with a criminal conviction identified in 
6 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 80. 
7(Source: P.A. 97-576, eff. 7-1-12; 100SB1688enr.)

8 Section 10. The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002 
9is amended by changing Section 25-10 as follows:



10 (225 ILCS 458/25-10)



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

12 Sec. 25-10. Real Estate Appraisal Administration and 
13Disciplinary Board; appointment. 

14 (a) There is hereby created the Real Estate Appraisal 
15Administration and Disciplinary Board. The Board
shall be 
16composed of 10 persons appointed by the Governor, plus the 
17Coordinator
of
the Real Estate Appraisal Division. Members 
18shall be appointed to the Board
subject to the following 
19conditions:

20  (1) All appointed members shall have been residents and 
21 citizens of this
State for
at least 5 years prior
to the 
22 date of appointment.

23  (2) The appointed membership of the Board should 
24 reasonably reflect the
geographic
distribution of the

 
 
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1 population of the State.

2  (3) Four appointed members shall have been actively 
3 engaged and currently
licensed as
State
certified general 
4 real estate appraisers for a period of not less than 5

5 years. 

6  (4)
Four Two appointed members shall have been actively 
7 engaged and currently
licensed as
State
certified 
8 residential real estate appraisers for a period of
not less 
9 than 5 years, 2 of whom . (5)
Two appointed members shall 
10 hold a valid licenses license as a
real estate brokers or 
11 managing brokers
broker for at least 5 10 years prior to 
12 the date of the appointment, one of whom
shall hold a valid

13 State certified general real estate appraiser license 
14 issued under this Act or a predecessor Act for a period of 
15 at
least 5 years prior to the appointment and one of whom 
16 shall hold a valid State certified residential real estate 
17 appraiser license issued under this Act or a predecessor 
18 Act for a period of at
least 5 years prior to the 
19 appointment.

20  (5) (6) One appointed member shall be a representative 
21 of a financial
institution, as evidenced by his or her 
22 employment with a financial
institution.

23  (6) (7) One appointed member shall represent the 
24 interests of the general
public. This member or his or her 
25 spouse shall not be licensed under this Act
nor be employed 
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1 management company, real estate
brokerage business, or a 
2 financial institution.

3 In making appointments as
provided in paragraphs (3) and 
4(4) of this subsection, the Governor shall
give due 
5consideration to recommendations by members and organizations

6representing the profession.

7 In making the appointments as
provided in paragraph (5) of 
8this subsection, the Governor shall give
due consideration to 
9the recommendations by members and organizations
representing 
10the real estate industry.

11 In making the appointment as provided
in paragraph (5) (6) 
12of this subsection, the Governor
shall give due consideration 
13to the recommendations by members and
organizations 
14representing financial institutions.

15 (b) The term for members of the Board shall be 4 years, and 
16each member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed 
17and qualified.
No member shall be reappointed to the Board for 
18a term that would cause his or her cumulative service to the 
19Board to exceed 10 years.

20 (c) The Governor may terminate the appointment of a member 
21for cause that,
in
the opinion of the Governor, reasonably 
22justifies the termination. Cause for
termination may include, 
23without limitation, misconduct, incapacity, neglect of
duty, 
24or missing 4 Board meetings during any one calendar year.

25 (d) A majority of the Board members shall constitute a

26quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not 
 
 
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1impair the right of
a quorum to exercise all of the rights and 
2perform all of the duties of the
Board.

3 (e) The Board shall meet at least quarterly and may be 
4convened
by the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or 3 members of 
5the Board upon 10 days
written notice.

6 (f) The Board shall, annually at the first meeting of the 
7fiscal year,
elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from its

8members. The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings and 
9shall coordinate
with the Coordinator
in developing and 
10distributing an agenda for each meeting. In the absence of
the 
11Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside over the 
12meeting.

13 (g) The Coordinator
of the Real Estate Appraisal Division 
14shall serve as
a member of the Board without vote.

15 (h) The Board shall advise and make recommendations to
the 
16Department
on the education and experience qualifications of 
17any applicant for initial licensure as a State certified 
18general real estate appraiser or a State certified residential 
19real estate appraiser. The Department shall not make any 
20decisions concerning education or experience qualifications of 
21an applicant for initial licensure as a State certified general 
22real estate appraiser or a State certified residential real 
23estate appraiser without having first received the advice and 
24recommendation of the Board and
shall give due consideration to 
25all
such advice and recommendations; however, if the Board does 
26not render advice or make a recommendation within a reasonable 
 
 
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1amount of time, then the Department may render a decision. 

2 (i) Except as provided in Section 15-17 of this Act, the

3Board shall hear and make recommendations to the
Secretary
on

4disciplinary matters
that require a formal evidentiary 
5hearing. The Secretary
shall give due
consideration to the

6recommendations of the Board involving discipline and 
7questions involving
standards of professional
conduct of 
8licensees.

9 (j) The Department shall seek and the Board shall provide

10recommendations to the Department
consistent with the

11provisions
of this Act and for the administration and 
12enforcement of all
rules adopted
pursuant to this Act. The 
13Department
shall give due consideration to
such

14recommendations
prior to adopting rules.

15 (k) The Department shall seek and the Board shall provide

16recommendations to the Department
on the approval of all 
17courses
submitted to the Department
pursuant to this Act and 
18the rules adopted pursuant to this Act. The Department shall 
19not approve any courses without having first received the 
20recommendation of the Board and
shall
give due consideration to 
21such
recommendations
prior to approving and licensing courses; 
22however, if the Board does not make a recommendation within a 
23reasonable amount of time, then the Department may approve 
24courses.

25 (l) Each voting member of the Board shall receive a per 
26diem stipend in an
amount
to be determined by the Secretary. 
 
 
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1Each member shall be paid his or her necessary expenses while

2engaged in the
performance of his or her duties.

3 (m) Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in an 
4action based upon
any disciplinary
proceedings or other acts 
5performed in good faith as members of the Board.

6 (n) If the Department disagrees with any advice or 
7recommendation provided by the Board under this Section to the 
8Secretary or the Department, then notice of such disagreement 
9must be provided to the Board by the Department.

10 (o) Upon resolution adopted at any Board meeting, the 
11exercise of any Board function, power, or duty enumerated in 
12this Section or in subsection (d) of Section 15-10 of this Act 
13may be suspended. The exercise of any suspended function, 
14power, or duty of the Board may be reinstated by a resolution 
15adopted at a subsequent Board meeting. Any resolution adopted 
16pursuant to this Section shall take effect immediately.

17(Source: P.A. 98-1109, eff. 1-1-15.)



18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.".