| 4 | | - | AN ACT concerning State government. |
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| 5 | | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 6 | | - | represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 7 | | - | Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law |
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| 8 | | - | of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by |
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| 9 | | - | adding Section 2105-405 as follows: |
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| 10 | | - | (20 ILCS 2105/2105-405 new) |
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| 11 | | - | Sec. 2105-405. Licensing liaison for international |
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| 12 | | - | applicants. |
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| 13 | | - | (a) The Division of Professional Regulation shall employ |
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| 14 | | - | one full-time employee as the licensing liaison for |
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| 15 | | - | international applicants. The licensing liaison shall assist |
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| 16 | | - | international applicants in answering questions and providing |
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| 17 | | - | information regarding the foreign education requirements for |
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| 18 | | - | licenses administered by the Division of Professional |
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| 19 | | - | Regulation. |
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| 20 | | - | (b) The additional duties of the licensing liaison shall |
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| 21 | | - | include, but not be limited to: (i) coordinating with |
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| 22 | | - | personnel of the Department in processing applications from |
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| 23 | | - | international applicants and (ii) providing education and |
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| 24 | | - | information resources to community organizations that assist |
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| 25 | | - | international applicants. |
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| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning State government. |
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| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law |
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| 7 | + | 5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by |
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| 8 | + | 6 adding Section 2105-405 as follows: |
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| 9 | + | 7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-405 new) |
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| 10 | + | 8 Sec. 2105-405. Licensing liaison for international |
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| 11 | + | 9 applicants. |
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| 12 | + | 10 (a) The Division of Professional Regulation shall employ |
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| 13 | + | 11 one full-time employee as the licensing liaison for |
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| 14 | + | 12 international applicants. The licensing liaison shall assist |
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| 15 | + | 13 international applicants in answering questions and providing |
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| 16 | + | 14 information regarding the foreign education requirements for |
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| 17 | + | 15 licenses administered by the Division of Professional |
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| 18 | + | 16 Regulation. |
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| 19 | + | 17 (b) The additional duties of the licensing liaison shall |
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| 20 | + | 18 include, but not be limited to: (i) coordinating with |
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| 21 | + | 19 personnel of the Department in processing applications from |
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| 22 | + | 20 international applicants and (ii) providing education and |
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| 23 | + | 21 information resources to community organizations that assist |
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| 24 | + | 22 international applicants. |
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