HB3206 EnrolledLRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b HB3206 Enrolled LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b HB3206 Enrolled LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 6 changing Section 2105-40 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-40) (was 20 ILCS 2105/61) 8 Sec. 2105-40. Issuance of certificates and licenses. All 9 certificates, licenses, and authorities shall be issued by the 10 Department in the name of the Department, with the seal of the 11 Department attached. Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department 12 shall supplement all paper-based certificates and licenses 13 with a digitally verified electronic credential. The 14 Department may use a third-party electronic credential system. 15 Such electronic credential system shall include a verification 16 system that is operated by the electronic credential agency or 17 its agent on its behalf for the purpose of verifying the 18 authenticity and validity of electronic credentials. As used 19 in this Section, "electronic credential" means an electronic 20 method based on an auditable digital platform by which a 21 person may display or transmit to another person information 22 that instantly verifies information about a person, such as 23 the person's licensure, program completion, and verified HB3206 Enrolled LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b HB3206 Enrolled- 2 -LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b HB3206 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b HB3206 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b 1 skills and competencies. 2 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.) 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 4 becoming law. HB3206 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b