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4		-	AN ACT concerning regulation.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work
8		-	Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 5 and 9 and by
9		-	adding Section 8.2 as follows:
10		-	(225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
11		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
12		-	Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
13		-	the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the
14		-	following functions, powers, and duties:
15		-	(1) Conduct or authorize examinations or examination
16		-	alternatives to ascertain the qualifications and fitness
17		-	of candidates for a license to engage in the independent
18		-	practice of clinical social work, pass upon the
19		-	qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue
20		-	licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified.
21		-	(2) Adopt rules required for the administration and
22		-	enforcement of this Act.
23		-	(3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate
24		-	and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and
25		-	maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such
26		-	approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work
	7	+	5 Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 5 and 9 and by
	8	+	6 adding Section 8.2 as follows:
	9	+	7 (225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
	10	+	8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
	11	+	9 Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
	12	+	10 the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the
	13	+	11 following functions, powers, and duties:
	14	+	12 (1) Conduct or authorize examinations or examination
	15	+	13 alternatives to ascertain the qualifications and fitness
	16	+	14 of candidates for a license to engage in the independent
	17	+	15 practice of clinical social work, pass upon the
	18	+	16 qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue
	19	+	17 licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified.
	20	+	18 (2) Adopt rules required for the administration and
	21	+	19 enforcement of this Act.
	22	+	20 (3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate
	23	+	21 and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and
	24	+	22 maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such
	25	+	23 approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet
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33		-	the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a
34		-	license.
35		-	(4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the
36		-	administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with
37		-	and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules
38		-	adopted pursuant to this Act.
39		-	(5) Conduct investigations related to possible
40		-	violations of this Act.
41		-	(6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
42		-	persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These
43		-	rosters shall be available upon written request and
44		-	payment of the required fee.
45		-	(Source: P.A. 102-326, eff. 1-1-22.)
46		-	(225 ILCS 20/8.2 new)
47		-	Sec. 8.2. Examination alternative.
48		-	(a) An applicant who, on or after the effective date of
49		-	this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly or within 5
50		-	years before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
51		-	103rd General Assembly, has taken but has not successfully
52		-	completed an examination to ascertain the qualifications and
53		-	fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the
54		-	independent practice of clinical social work may use an
55		-	examination alternative to allow the Department to ascertain
56		-	the qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to
57		-	engage in the independent practice of clinical social work.
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	34	+	1 the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a
	35	+	2 license.
	36	+	3 (4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the
	37	+	4 administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with
	38	+	5 and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules
	39	+	6 adopted pursuant to this Act.
	40	+	7 (5) Conduct investigations related to possible
	41	+	8 violations of this Act.
	42	+	9 (6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
	43	+	10 persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These
	44	+	11 rosters shall be available upon written request and
	45	+	12 payment of the required fee.
	46	+	13 (Source: P.A. 102-326, eff. 1-1-22.)
	47	+	14 (225 ILCS 20/8.2 new)
	48	+	15 Sec. 8.2. Examination alternative.
	49	+	16 (a) An applicant who, on or after the effective date of
	50	+	17 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly or within 5
	51	+	18 years before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
	52	+	19 103rd General Assembly, has taken but has not successfully
	53	+	20 completed an examination to ascertain the qualifications and
	54	+	21 fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the
	55	+	22 independent practice of clinical social work may use an
	56	+	23 examination alternative to allow the Department to ascertain
	57	+	24 the qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to
	58	+	25 engage in the independent practice of clinical social work.
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60		-	(b) The examination alternative shall consist of at least
61		-	3,000 hours of supervised professional experience that is
62		-	obtained within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding
63		-	the date of application and after the degree is obtained as
64		-	established by rule. If no supervision by a licensed clinical
65		-	social worker is available, then supervised professional
66		-	experience may include supervision by other appropriate
67		-	disciplines as defined by rule.
68		-	(c) The examination alternative supervised professional
69		-	experience shall be in addition to any other supervised
70		-	clinical professional experience required for licensure.
71		-	(d) Beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the
72		-	examination alternative supervised professional experience
73		-	must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for
74		-	the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the
75		-	supervised professional experience.
76		-	(225 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6359)
77		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
78		-	Sec. 9. Qualifications for clinical social worker license.
79		-	A person shall be qualified to be licensed as a clinical social
80		-	worker if that person:
81		-	(1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form;
82		-	(2) is of good moral character. In determining good
83		-	moral character, the Department may take into
84		-	consideration whether the applicant was engaged in conduct
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87		-	or actions that would constitute grounds for discipline
88		-	under this Act;
89		-	(3)(a) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
90		-	Department that subsequent to securing a master's degree
91		-	in social work from an approved program the applicant has
92		-	successfully completed at least 3,000 hours of
93		-	satisfactory, supervised clinical professional
94		-	experience; or
95		-	(b) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department
96		-	that such applicant has received a doctor's degree in
97		-	social work from an approved program and has completed at
98		-	least 2,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised clinical
99		-	professional experience subsequent to the degree;
100		-	(4) has passed the examination for the practice of
101		-	clinical social work as authorized by the Department or
102		-	has completed the examination alternative set forth in
103		-	Section 8.2; and
104		-	(5) has paid the required fees.
105		-	(Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
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	69	+	1 (b) The examination alternative shall consist of at least
	70	+	2 3,000 hours of supervised professional experience that is
	71	+	3 obtained within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding
	72	+	4 the date of application and after the degree is obtained as
	73	+	5 established by rule. If no supervision by a licensed clinical
	74	+	6 social worker is available, then supervised professional
	75	+	7 experience may include supervision by other appropriate
	76	+	8 disciplines as defined by rule.
	77	+	9 (c) The examination alternative supervised professional
	78	+	10 experience shall be in addition to any other supervised
	79	+	11 clinical professional experience required for licensure.
	80	+	12 (d) Beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the
	81	+	13 examination alternative supervised professional experience
	82	+	14 must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for
	83	+	15 the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the
	84	+	16 supervised professional experience.
	85	+	17 (225 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6359)
	86	+	18 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
	87	+	19 Sec. 9. Qualifications for clinical social worker license.
	88	+	20 A person shall be qualified to be licensed as a clinical social
	89	+	21 worker if that person:
	90	+	22 (1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form;
	91	+	23 (2) is of good moral character. In determining good
	92	+	24 moral character, the Department may take into
	93	+	25 consideration whether the applicant was engaged in conduct
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	104	+	1 or actions that would constitute grounds for discipline
	105	+	2 under this Act;
	106	+	3 (3)(a) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
	107	+	4 Department that subsequent to securing a master's degree
	108	+	5 in social work from an approved program the applicant has
	109	+	6 successfully completed at least 3,000 hours of
	110	+	7 satisfactory, supervised clinical professional
	111	+	8 experience; or
	112	+	9 (b) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department
	113	+	10 that such applicant has received a doctor's degree in
	114	+	11 social work from an approved program and has completed at
	115	+	12 least 2,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised clinical
	116	+	13 professional experience subsequent to the degree;
	117	+	14 (4) has passed the examination for the practice of
	118	+	15 clinical social work as authorized by the Department or
	119	+	16 has completed the examination alternative set forth in
	120	+	17 Section 8.2; and
	121	+	18 (5) has paid the required fees.
	122	+	19 (Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
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