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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 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5 amended by changing Section 5-715 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 5/5-715)
7 Sec. 5-715. Expedited licensure for service members and
8 spouses.
9 (a) In this Section, "service member" means any person
10 who, at the time of application under this Section, is an
11 active duty member of the United States Armed Forces or any
12 reserve component of the United States Armed Forces, the Coast
13 Guard, or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or
14 territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or
15 whose active duty service concluded within the preceding 2
16 years before application.
17 (a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional
18 Regulation shall within 180 days after January 1, 2020 (the
19 effective date of Public Act 101-240) designate one staff
20 member as the military liaison within the Department of
21 Financial and Professional Regulation to ensure proper
22 enactment of the requirements of this Section. The military
23 liaison's responsibilities shall also include, but are not
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1 limited to: (1) the management of all expedited applications
2 to ensure processing within 30 days after receipt of a
3 completed application, including notification of federal
4 assistance programs available to reimburse costs associated
5 with applicable licensing fees and professional credentials
6 for service members and their families pursuant to Section 556
7 of Public Law 115-91, or any related federal program; (2)
8 coordination with all military installation military and
9 family support center directors within this State, including
10 virtual, phone, or in-person periodic meetings with each
11 military installation military and family support center; and
12 (3) training by the military liaison to all directors of each
13 division that issues an occupational or professional license
14 to ensure proper application of this Section. At the end of
15 each calendar year, the military liaison shall provide an
16 annual report documenting the expedited licensure program for
17 service members and spouses, and shall deliver that report to
18 the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation and the
19 Lieutenant Governor.
20 (b) Each director of a department that issues an
21 occupational or professional license is authorized to and
22 shall issue an expedited license to a service member who meets
23 the requirements under this Section. Review and determination
24 of an application for a license issued by the department shall
25 be expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on
26 which the department receives all necessary documentation
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1 required for licensure, including any required information
2 from State and federal agencies. An expedited license shall be
3 issued by the department to any service members meeting the
4 application requirements of this Section, regardless of
5 whether the service member currently resides in this State.
6 The service member shall apply to the department on forms
7 provided by the department. An application must include proof
8 that:
9 (1) the applicant is a service member;
10 (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
11 standing for the occupation or profession issued by
12 another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of
13 the United States, the District of Columbia, or any
14 foreign jurisdiction;
15 (2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and
16 standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity
17 for the occupation or profession for which the applicant
18 is applying;
19 (3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in
20 this State, has established legal residence in this State,
21 or will reside in this State within 6 months after the date
22 of application for licensure;
23 (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
24 been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide
25 and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the
26 requirements of the department issuing the license; the
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1 applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police
2 or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint
3 processing; no temporary occupational or professional
4 license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide
5 or national criminal history check discloses information
6 that would cause the denial of an application for
7 licensure under any applicable occupational or
8 professional licensing Act;
9 (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
10 pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
11 Code of Illinois;
12 (6) the applicant has submitted an application for
13 full licensure; and
14 (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees
15 shall not be refundable.
16 (c) Each director of a department that issues an
17 occupational or professional license is authorized to and
18 shall issue an expedited license to the spouse of a service
19 member who meets the requirements under this Section. Review
20 and determination of an application for a license shall be
21 expedited by the department within 30 days after the date on
22 which the department receives all necessary documentation
23 required for licensure, including information from State and
24 federal agencies. An expedited license shall be issued by the
25 department to any spouse of a service member meeting the
26 application requirements of this Section, regardless of
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1 whether the spouse or the service member currently resides in
2 this State. The spouse of a service member shall apply to the
3 department on forms provided by the department. An application
4 must include proof that:
5 (1) the applicant is the spouse of a service member;
6 (2) the applicant holds a valid license in good
7 standing for the occupation or profession issued by
8 another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of
9 the United States, the District of Columbia, or any
10 foreign jurisdiction;
11 (2.5) the applicant meets the requirements and
12 standards for licensure through endorsement or reciprocity
13 for the occupation or profession for which the applicant
14 is applying;
15 (3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty
16 station in this State, has established legal residence in
17 this State, or will reside in this State within 6 months
18 after the date of application for licensure;
19 (4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has
20 been submitted to the Illinois State Police for statewide
21 and national criminal history checks, if applicable to the
22 requirements of the department issuing the license; the
23 applicant shall pay the fee to the Illinois State Police
24 or to the fingerprint vendor for electronic fingerprint
25 processing; no temporary occupational or professional
26 license shall be issued to an applicant if the statewide
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1 or national criminal history check discloses information
2 that would cause the denial of an application for
3 licensure under any applicable occupational or
4 professional licensing Act;
5 (5) the applicant is not ineligible for licensure
6 pursuant to Section 2105-165 of the Civil Administrative
7 Code of Illinois;
8 (6) the applicant has submitted an application for
9 full licensure; and
10 (7) the applicant has paid the required fee; fees
11 shall not be refundable.
12 (c-5) If a service member or his or her spouse relocates
13 from this State, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to
14 place his or her license in inactive status through
15 coordination with the military liaison. If the service member
16 or his or her spouse returns to this State, he or she may
17 reactivate the license in accordance with the statutory
18 provisions regulating the profession and any applicable
19 administrative rules. The license reactivation shall be
20 expedited and completed within 30 days after receipt of a
21 completed application to reactivate the license. A license
22 reactivation is only applicable when the valid license for
23 which the first issuance of a license was predicated is still
24 valid and in good standing. An application to reactivate a
25 license must include proof that the applicant still holds a
26 valid license in good standing for the occupation or
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1 profession issued in another State, commonwealth, possession,
2 or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia,
3 or any foreign jurisdiction.
4 (d) All relevant experience of a service member or his or
5 her spouse in the discharge of official duties, including
6 full-time and part-time experience, shall be credited in the
7 calculation of any years of practice in an occupation or
8 profession as may be required under any applicable
9 occupational or professional licensing Act. All relevant
10 training provided by the military and completed by a service
11 member shall be credited to that service member as meeting any
12 training or education requirement under any applicable
13 occupational or professional licensing Act, provided that the
14 training or education is determined by the department to meet
15 the requirements under any applicable Act and is not otherwise
16 contrary to any other licensure requirement.
17 (e) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the
18 implementation and administration of this Section and shall by
19 rule provide for fees for the administration of this Section.
20 (Source: P.A. 101-240, eff. 1-1-20; 102-384, eff. 1-1-22;
21 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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