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| Public Act 102-0384 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 5/5-715) | ||||
Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and | ||||
spouses. | ||||
(a) In this Section, "service member" means any person | ||||
who, at the time of application under this Section, is an | ||||
active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any | ||||
reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast | ||||
Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or | ||||
territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or | ||||
whose active duty service concluded within the preceding 2 | ||||
years before application. | ||||
(a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional | ||||
Regulation shall within 180 days after January 1, 2020 (the | ||||
effective date of Public Act 101-240) the effective date of | ||||
this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly designate | ||||
one staff member as the military liaison within the Department | ||||
of Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper | ||||
enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military | ||||
liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not | ||
limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications | ||
to ensure processing within 30 60 days after receipt of a | ||
completed application; (2) coordination with all military | ||
installation military and family support center directors | ||
within this State, including virtual, phone, or in-person | ||
periodic meetings with each military installation military and | ||
family support center; and (3) training by the military | ||
liaison to all directors of each division that issues an | ||
occupational or professional license to ensure proper | ||
application of this Section. At Beginning in 2020, and at the | ||
end of each calendar year thereafter, the military liaison | ||
shall provide an annual report documenting the expedited | ||
licensure program for service members and spouses, and shall | ||
deliver that report to the Secretary of Financial and | ||
Professional Regulation and the Lieutenant Governor. | ||
(b) Each director of a department that issues an | ||
occupational or professional license is authorized to and | ||
shall issue an expedited license to a service member who meets | ||
the requirements under this Section. Review and determination | ||
of an application for a license issued by the department shall | ||
be expedited by the department within 30 60 days after the date | ||
on which the applicant provides the department receives with | ||
all necessary documentation required for licensure, including | ||
any required information from State and federal agencies. An | ||
expedited license shall be issued by the department to any | ||
service members meeting the application requirements of this | ||
Section, regardless of whether the service member currently | ||
resides in this State. The service member shall apply to the | ||
department on forms provided by the department. An application | ||
must include proof that: | ||
(1) the applicant is a service member; | ||
(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | ||
standing for the occupation or profession issued by | ||
another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of | ||
the United States, the District of Columbia, or any | ||
foreign jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in | ||
the other jurisdiction are determined by the department to | ||
be substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure | ||
of this State; | ||
(2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and | ||
standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity | ||
for the occupation or profession for which the applicant | ||
is applying; | ||
(3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in | ||
this State, has established legal residence in this State, | ||
or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date | ||
of application for licensure; | ||
(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | ||
been submitted to the Department of State Police for | ||
statewide and national criminal history checks, if | ||
applicable to the requirements of the department issuing | ||
the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the | ||
Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor | ||
for electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary | ||
occupational or professional license shall be issued to an | ||
applicant if the statewide or national criminal history | ||
check discloses information that would cause the denial of | ||
an application for licensure under any applicable | ||
occupational or professional licensing Act; | ||
(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | ||
pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | ||
Code of Illinois; | ||
(6) the applicant has submitted an application for | ||
full licensure; and | ||
(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees | ||
shall not be refundable. | ||
(c) Each director of a department that issues an | ||
occupational or professional license is authorized to and | ||
shall issue an expedited license to the spouse of a service | ||
member who meets the requirements under this Section. Review | ||
and determination of an application for a license shall be | ||
expedited by the department within 30 60 days after the date on | ||
which the applicant provides the department receives with all | ||
necessary documentation required for licensure, including | ||
information from State and federal agencies. An expedited | ||
license shall be issued by the department to any spouse of a | ||
service member meeting the application requirements of this | ||
Section, regardless of whether the spouse or the service | ||
member currently reside in this State. The spouse of a service | ||
member shall apply to the department on forms provided by the | ||
department. An application must include proof that: | ||
(1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member; | ||
(2) the applicant holds a valid license in good | ||
standing for the occupation or profession issued by | ||
another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of | ||
the United States, the District of Columbia, or any | ||
foreign jurisdiction and the requirements for licensure in | ||
the other jurisdiction are determined by the department to | ||
be substantially equivalent to the standards for licensure | ||
of this State; | ||
(2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and | ||
standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity | ||
for the occupation or profession for which the applicant | ||
is applying; | ||
(3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty | ||
station in this State, has established legal residence in | ||
this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months | ||
after the date of application for licensure; | ||
(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has | ||
been submitted to the Department of State Police for | ||
statewide and national criminal history checks, if | ||
applicable to the requirements of the department issuing | ||
the license; the applicant shall pay the fee to the | ||
Department of State Police or to the fingerprint vendor | ||
for electronic fingerprint processing; no temporary | ||
occupational or professional license shall be issued to an | ||
applicant if the statewide or national criminal history | ||
check discloses information that would cause the denial of | ||
an application for licensure under any applicable | ||
occupational or professional licensing Act; | ||
(5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure | ||
pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative | ||
Code of Illinois; | ||
(6) the applicant has submitted an application for | ||
full licensure; and | ||
(7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees | ||
shall not be refundable. | ||
(c-5) If a service member or his or her spouse relocates | ||
from this State, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to | ||
place his or her license in inactive status through | ||
coordination with the military liaison. If the service member | ||
or his or her spouse returns to this State, he or she may | ||
reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory | ||
provisions regulating the profession and any applicable | ||
administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be | ||
expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a | ||
completed application to reactivate the license. A license | ||
reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for | ||
which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still | ||
valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a | ||
license must include proof that
the applicant still holds a | ||
valid license in good standing for the occupation or | ||
profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession, | ||
or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, | ||
or any foreign jurisdiction. | ||
(d) All relevant experience of a service member or his or | ||
her spouse in the discharge of official duties, including | ||
full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the | ||
calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or | ||
profession as may be required under any applicable | ||
occupational or professional licensing Act. All relevant | ||
training provided by the military and completed by a service | ||
member shall be credited to that service member as meeting any | ||
training or education requirement under any applicable | ||
occupational or professional licensing Act, provided that the | ||
training or education is determined by the department to meet | ||
the requirements be substantially equivalent to that required | ||
under any applicable Act and is not otherwise contrary to any | ||
other licensure requirement. | ||
(e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the | ||
implementation and administration of this Section and shall by | ||
rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 101-240, eff. 1-1-20.)
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