Bill Status of HB 1365   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE

House Sponsors
Rep. Bob Morgan

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 15/6from Ch. 111, par. 5356
225 ILCS 15/10.5 new
225 ILCS 20/9from Ch. 111, par. 6359
225 ILCS 20/9Afrom Ch. 111, par. 6359A
225 ILCS 20/9B new
225 ILCS 20/11from Ch. 111, par. 6361
225 ILCS 55/20from Ch. 111, par. 8351-20
225 ILCS 55/43 new
225 ILCS 56/60
225 ILCS 56/63 new
225 ILCS 107/47 new
225 ILCS 107/50

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Establishes temporary licenses for social workers, professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, music therapists, and clinical psychologists whose license application is pending and creates termination conditions for such licenses. Removes good moral character standards as qualification requirements for the licensing of social workers and music therapists. Creates procedures for placing a license on inactive status for social workers and professional counselors. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must allow reasonable exam accommodations for licensed marriage and family therapists and clinical psychologists whose primary language is not English if a test in the therapist's or psychologist's primary language is not available.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/14/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
  1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

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