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4		-	AN ACT concerning government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
8		-	changing Sections 4.35 and 4.40 as follows:
9		-	(5 ILCS 80/4.35)
10		-	Sec. 4.35. Acts repealed on January 1, 2025. The following
11		-	Acts are repealed on January 1, 2025:
12		-	The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
13		-	The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.
14		-	(Source: P.A. 103-563, eff. 11-17-23.)
15		-	(5 ILCS 80/4.40)
16		-	Sec. 4.40. Acts repealed on January 1, 2030. The following
17		-	Acts are repealed on January 1, 2030:
18		-	The Auction License Act.
19		-	The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989.
20		-	The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.
21		-	The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989.
22		-	The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act.
23		-	The Perfusionist Practice Act.
24		-	The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
25		-	The Real Estate License Act of 2000.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning government.
	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 Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Sections 4.35 and 4.40 as follows:
	8	+	6 (5 ILCS 80/4.35)
	9	+	7 Sec. 4.35. Acts repealed on January 1, 2025. The following
	10	+	8 Acts are repealed on January 1, 2025:
	11	+	9 The Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
	12	+	10 The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.
	13	+	11 (Source: P.A. 103-563, eff. 11-17-23.)
	14	+	12 (5 ILCS 80/4.40)
	15	+	13 Sec. 4.40. Acts repealed on January 1, 2030. The following
	16	+	14 Acts are repealed on January 1, 2030:
	17	+	15 The Auction License Act.
	18	+	16 The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989.
	19	+	17 The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 1984.
	20	+	18 The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989.
	21	+	19 The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act.
	22	+	20 The Perfusionist Practice Act.
	23	+	21 The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
	24	+	22 The Real Estate License Act of 2000.
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32		-	The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
33		-	(Source: P.A. 101-269, eff. 8-9-19; 101-310, eff. 8-9-19;
34		-	101-311, eff. 8-9-19; 101-312, eff. 8-9-19; 101-313, eff.
35		-	8-9-19; 101-345, eff. 8-9-19; 101-346, eff. 8-9-19; 101-357,
36		-	eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
37		-	Section 10. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act
38		-	of 1984 is amended by changing Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12.1,
39		-	14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 23.1, 23.2, 23.4, 23.6, 23.7, 23.9,
40		-	23.15, 24, 26, and 26.1 and by adding Section 4.1 as follows:
41		-	(225 ILCS 415/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 6204)
42		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
43		-	Sec. 4. In this Act:
44		-	(1) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
45		-	Professional Regulation.
46		-	(2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
47		-	Professional Regulation.
48		-	(3) "Board" means the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board
49		-	appointed by the Secretary.
50		-	(4) "The practice of shorthand reporting" means reporting,
51		-	by the use of any system of manual or mechanical shorthand
52		-	writing, of Grand Jury proceedings, court proceedings, court
53		-	related proceedings, pretrial examinations, depositions,
54		-	motions and related proceedings of like character, or
55		-	proceedings of an administrative agency when the final
56		-
57		-
58		-	decision of the agency with reference thereto is likely to be
59		-	subject to judicial review under the provisions of the
60		-	Administrative Review Law.
61		-	(5) "Shorthand reporter" means a person who is technically
62		-	qualified and certified under this Act to practice shorthand
63		-	reporting.
64		-	(6) "Stenographic notes" means the original notes by
65		-	manual or mechanical shorthand or shorthand writing taken by a
66		-	shorthand reporter of a proceeding while in attendance at such
67		-	proceeding for the purpose of reporting the same.
68		-	(7) "Address of record" means the designated address
69		-	recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
70		-	application file or license file as maintained by the
71		-	Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the
72		-	applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change
73		-	of address and those changes must be made either through the
74		-	Department's Internet website or by contacting the Department.
75		-	(8) "Email address of record" means the designated email
76		-	address recorded by the Department in the applicant's
77		-	application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained
78		-	by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
79		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
80		-	(225 ILCS 415/4.1 new)
81		-	Sec. 4.1. Address of record; email address of record. All
82		-	applicants and registrants shall:
83		-
84		-
85		-	(1) provide a valid address and email address to the
86		-	Department, which shall serve as the address of record and
87		-	email address of record, respectively, at the time of
88		-	application for licensure or renewal of a license; and
89		-	(2) inform the Department of any change of address of
90		-	record or email address of record within 14 days after
91		-	such change either through the Department's website or by
92		-	contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
93		-	(225 ILCS 415/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6205)
94		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
95		-	Sec. 5. Title. Every person to whom a valid existing
96		-	certificate as a certified shorthand reporter has been issued
97		-	under this Act shall be designated as a Certified Shorthand
98		-	Reporter and not otherwise, and any such certified shorthand
99		-	reporter may, in connection with the reporter's his or her
100		-	practice of shorthand reporting, use the abbreviation "C.S.R."
101		-	or the title "Court Reporter". No person other than the holder
102		-	of a valid existing certificate under this Act shall use the
103		-	title or designation of "Certified Shorthand Reporter", "Court
104		-	Reporter", or "C.S.R.", either directly or indirectly in
105		-	connection with that person's his or her profession or
106		-	business.
107		-	(Source: P.A. 90-49, eff. 7-3-97.)
108		-	(225 ILCS 415/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6206)
109		-
110		-
111		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
112		-	Sec. 6. Restricted certificate. Upon receipt of a written
113		-	request from the Chief Judge of the reporter's circuit, the
114		-	Department shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to
115		-	any reporter who has been appointed in counties of less than
116		-	1,000,000 in population, has been examined under the Court
117		-	Reporters Act, and has achieved an "A" proficiency rating, a
118		-	restricted certificate by which such official court reporter
119		-	may then lawfully engage in reporting only court proceedings
120		-	to which he may be assigned by the Chief Judge of the
121		-	reporter's his circuit may assign.
122		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
123		-	(225 ILCS 415/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6208)
124		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
125		-	Sec. 8. Certified Shorthand Reporters Board. The Secretary
126		-	shall appoint a Certified Shorthand Reporters Board as
127		-	follows: 7 persons who shall be appointed by and shall serve in
128		-	an advisory capacity to the Secretary. Six members must be
129		-	certified shorthand reporters, in good standing, and actively
130		-	engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting in this State
131		-	for 10 ten years, and one member must be a member of the public
132		-	who is not certified under this Act, or a similar Act of
133		-	another jurisdiction.
134		-	Members shall serve 4 year terms and until the members'
135		-	their successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall
136		-
137		-
138		-	be reappointed to the Board for a term that would cause the
139		-	member's his continuous service on the Board to be longer than
140		-	2 full consecutive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall
141		-	be made in the same manner as original appointments, for the
142		-	unexpired portion of the vacated term.
143		-	In making appointments to the Board, the Secretary shall
144		-	give consideration to recommendations by national and State
145		-	organizations of the shorthand reporter profession.
146		-	Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A
147		-	quorum is required for all Board decisions.
148		-	The Secretary may remove or suspend any member of the
149		-	Board for cause at any time before the expiration of the
150		-	member's his or her term. The Secretary shall be the sole
151		-	arbiter of cause.
152		-	The Secretary shall consider the recommendations of the
153		-	Board on questions involving standards of professional
154		-	conduct, discipline, and qualifications of candidates and
155		-	certificate holders under this Act.
156		-	Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
157		-	legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in
158		-	attending the meetings of the Board.
159		-	Members of the Board have no liability in any action based
160		-	upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activity performed
161		-	in good faith as members of the Board.
162		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
163		-
164		-
165		-	(225 ILCS 415/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 6210)
166		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
167		-	Sec. 10. The Department shall authorize examinations at
168		-	such time and place as it may designate. The examination shall
169		-	be of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of
170		-	the applicant to practice shorthand reporting.
171		-	Applicants for examination as certified shorthand
172		-	reporters shall be required to pay, either to the Department
173		-	or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
174		-	providing the examination. Failure to appear for the
175		-	examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place
176		-	specified, after the applicant's application for examination
177		-	has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the
178		-	designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of
179		-	the examination fee.
180		-	If an applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to take the
181		-	next available examination offered or fails to pass an
182		-	examination for certification under this Act, the application
183		-	shall be denied. If an applicant for examination for
184		-	certification under this Act fails to pass the examination
185		-	within 3 years after filing an his application, the
186		-	application shall be denied. However, such applicant may
187		-	thereafter make a new application accompanied by the required
188		-	fee.
189		-	The Department may employ consultants for the purpose of
190		-	preparing and conducting examinations.
191		-
192		-
193		-	An applicant has one year from the date of notification of
194		-	successful completion of the examination to apply to the
195		-	Department for a license. If an applicant fails to apply
196		-	within one year, the applicant shall be required to take and
197		-	pass the examination again unless licensed in another
198		-	jurisdiction of the United States within one year of passing
199		-	the examination.
200		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
201		-	(225 ILCS 415/12.1)
202		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
203		-	Sec. 12.1. Social Security Number or federal individual
204		-	taxpayer identification number on license application. In
205		-	addition to any other information required to be contained in
206		-	the application, every application for an original license
207		-	under this Act shall include the applicant's Social Security
208		-	Number or federal individual taxpayer identification number,
209		-	which shall be retained in the Department's records pertaining
210		-	to the license. As soon as practicable, the Department shall
211		-	assign a customer's identification number to each applicant
212		-	for a license. Every application for a renewal or restored
213		-	license shall require the applicant's customer identification
214		-	number.
215		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
216		-	(225 ILCS 415/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 6214)
217		-
218		-
219		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
220		-	Sec. 14. Expiration, renewal, and military service. The
221		-	expiration date and renewal period for each certificate issued
222		-	under this Act shall be set by rule.
223		-	Any certified shorthand reporter who has permitted the
224		-	reporter's his certificate to expire or who has had the
225		-	reporter's his certificate on inactive status may have the his
226		-	certificate restored by making application to the Department,
227		-	filing proof acceptable to the Department of the reporter's
228		-	his fitness to have the his certificate restored and paying
229		-	the required restoration fee. The Department may consider a
230		-	certificate expired less than 5 years as prima facie evidence
231		-	that the applicant is fit. If a certificate has expired or has
232		-	been placed on inactive status and the applicant has practiced
233		-	in another jurisdiction during such period, satisfactory proof
234		-	of fitness may include sworn evidence certifying to active
235		-	practice in another jurisdiction.
236		-	If the certified shorthand reporter has not maintained an
237		-	active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
238		-	Department, the Department shall determine, by an evaluation
239		-	program established by rule, the reporter's his fitness to
240		-	resume active status and shall, by rule, establish procedures
241		-	and requirements for restoration.
242		-	However, any certified shorthand reporter whose
243		-	certificate expired while he was (1) in Federal Service on
244		-	active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, while
245		-
246		-
247		-	or the State Militia called into service or training in the
248		-	State Militia, or while (2) in training or education under the
249		-	supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into
250		-	the military service, may have the his certificate renewed or
251		-	restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if, within 2
252		-	years after termination of such service, training, or
253		-	education except under conditions other than honorable, the
254		-	Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence to the
255		-	effect that the certificate holder has been so engaged and
256		-	that the service, training, or education has been terminated
257		-	he furnished the Department with satisfactory evidence to the
258		-	effect that he has been so engaged and that his service,
259		-	training or education has been so terminated.
260		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
261		-	(225 ILCS 415/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 6215)
262		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
263		-	Sec. 15. Inactive status. Any certified shorthand reporter
264		-	who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by
265		-	the Department, may elect to place the reporter's his
266		-	certificate on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules
267		-	of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees
268		-	until he notifies the Department has been notified in writing
269		-	of the certificate holder's his desire to resume active
270		-	status.
271		-	Any certified shorthand reporter requesting restoration
272		-
273		-
274		-	from inactive status shall be required to pay the current
275		-	renewal fee and shall be required to restore the reporter's
276		-	his certificate, as provided in Section 14.
277		-	Any certified shorthand reporter whose certificate is in
278		-	an inactive status shall not practice shorthand reporting in
279		-	the State of Illinois.
280		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
281		-	(225 ILCS 415/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6216)
282		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
283		-	Sec. 16. Endorsement; licensure without examination. The
284		-	Department may certify as a certified shorthand reporter,
285		-	without examination, on payment of the required fee, an
286		-	applicant who is a certified shorthand reporter registered
287		-	under the laws of another jurisdiction, if the requirements
288		-	for certification of certified shorthand reporters in that
289		-	jurisdiction were, at the date of his certification,
290		-	substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this
291		-	State on that date.
292		-	Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
293		-	complete the application process. If the process has not been
294		-	completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
295		-	forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
296		-	requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
297		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
298		-
299		-
300		-	(225 ILCS 415/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 6217)
301		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
302		-	Sec. 17. Fees; returned checks.
303		-	(a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of
304		-	this Act, including, but not limited to, original
305		-	certification, renewal, and restoration of a license issued
306		-	under this Act, shall be set by rule. The fees shall be
307		-	nonrefundable.
308		-	(b) All fees, fines, and penalties collected under this
309		-	Act shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated
310		-	Fund and shall be appropriated to the Department for the
311		-	ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department in the
312		-	administration of this Act.
313		-	(c) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the
314		-	Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
315		-	financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the
316		-	Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
317		-	Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section
318		-	are in addition to any other discipline provided under this
319		-	Act prohibiting unlicensed practice or practice on a
320		-	nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person
321		-	that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
322		-	by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of
323		-	the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the
324		-	date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
325		-	necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically
326		-
327		-
328		-	terminate the license or certificate or deny the application,
329		-	without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person
330		-	seeks a license or certificate, the person he or she shall
331		-	apply to the Department for restoration or issuance of the
332		-	license or certificate and pay all fees and fines due to the
333		-	Department. The Department may establish a fee for the
334		-	processing of an application for restoration of a license or
335		-	certificate to pay all expenses of processing this
336		-	application. The Secretary may waive the fines due under this
337		-	Section in individual cases where the Secretary finds that the
338		-	fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
339		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
340		-	(225 ILCS 415/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 6219)
341		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
342		-	Sec. 19. Advertising. Any person certified under this Act
343		-	may advertise the availability of professional services in the
344		-	public media or on the premises where such professional
345		-	services are rendered as permitted by law, on the condition
346		-	that such advertising is truthful and not misleading and is in
347		-	conformity with rules promulgated by the Department.
348		-	Advertisements shall not include false, fraudulent, deceptive,
349		-	or misleading material or guarantees of success.
350		-	Advertisements shall also not include any offers of any gift
351		-	or item of value to attorneys or the attorneys' their staff or
352		-	any other persons or entities associated with any litigation.
353		-
354		-
355		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
356		-	(225 ILCS 415/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 6223)
357		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
358		-	Sec. 23. Grounds for disciplinary action.
359		-	(a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
360		-	revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
361		-	disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
362		-	deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
363		-	$10,000 for each violation and the assessment of costs as
364		-	provided for in Section 23.3 of this Act, with regard to any
365		-	license for any one or combination of the following:
366		-	(1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
367		-	the Department;
368		-	(2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules
369		-	promulgated thereunder;
370		-	(3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
371		-	finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
372		-	sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
373		-	convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
374		-	conditional discharge, or first offender probation under
375		-	the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i)
376		-	that is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an
377		-	essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
378		-	directly related to the practice of the profession;
379		-	(4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
380		-
381		-
382		-	procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
383		-	applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
384		-	(5) Professional incompetence;
385		-	(6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
386		-	partnership, or corporation in violating any provision of
387		-	this Act or rules;
388		-	(7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
389		-	response to a written request made by the Department;
390		-	(8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
391		-	unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
392		-	defraud, or harm the public;
393		-	(9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
394		-	defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
395		-	other substances that results in the inability to practice
396		-	with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
397		-	(10) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
398		-	government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
399		-	or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
400		-	discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to
401		-	those set forth herein;
402		-	(11) Charging for professional services not rendered,
403		-	including filing false statements for the collection of
404		-	fees for which services were not rendered, or giving,
405		-	directly or indirectly, any gift or anything of value to
406		-	attorneys or the attorneys' their staff or any other
407		-	persons or entities associated with any litigation, that
408		-
409		-
410		-	exceeds $100 total per year; for the purposes of this
411		-	Section, pro bono services, as defined by State law, are
412		-	permissible in any amount;
413		-	(12) A finding by the Board that the certificate
414		-	holder, after having the his certificate placed on
415		-	probationary status, has violated the terms of probation;
416		-	(13) Willfully making or filing false records or
417		-	reports in the practice of shorthand reporting, including,
418		-	but not limited to, false records filed with State
419		-	agencies or departments;
420		-	(14) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
421		-	deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
422		-	skill which results in the inability to practice under
423		-	this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
424		-	(15) Solicitation of professional services other than
425		-	by permitted advertising;
426		-	(16) Willful failure to take full and accurate
427		-	stenographic notes of any proceeding;
428		-	(17) Willful alteration of any stenographic notes
429		-	taken at any proceeding;
430		-	(18) Willful failure to accurately transcribe verbatim
431		-	any stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
432		-	(19) Willful alteration of a transcript of
433		-	stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
434		-	(20) Affixing one's signature to any transcript of his
435		-	stenographic notes or certifying to its correctness unless
436		-
437		-
438		-	the transcript has been prepared by the stenographer him
439		-	or under the stenographer's his immediate supervision;
440		-	(21) Willful failure to systematically retain
441		-	stenographic notes or transcripts on paper or any
442		-	electronic media for 10 years from the date that the notes
443		-	or transcripts were taken;
444		-	(22) Failure to deliver transcripts in a timely manner
445		-	or in accordance with contractual agreements;
446		-	(23) Establishing contingent fees as a basis of
447		-	compensation;
448		-	(24) Mental illness or disability that results in the
449		-	inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
450		-	judgment, skill, or safety;
451		-	(25) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
452		-	as provided by law;
453		-	(26) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
454		-	licensing examination administered under this Act;
455		-	(27) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
456		-	by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
457		-	All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
458		-	60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
459		-	or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
460		-	the fine.
461		-	(b) The determination by a circuit court that a
462		-	certificate holder is subject to involuntary admission or
463		-	judicial admission as provided in the Mental Health and
464		-
465		-
466		-	Developmental Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic
467		-	suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a finding by a
468		-	court that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary
469		-	admission or judicial admission, an order by the court so
470		-	finding and discharging the patient. In any case where a
471		-	license is suspended under this Section, the licensee may file
472		-	a petition for restoration and shall include evidence
473		-	acceptable to the Department that the licensee can resume
474		-	practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
475		-	standards of the profession.
476		-	(c) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
477		-	Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
478		-	licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
479		-	child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency
480		-	to the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew
481		-	or may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take
482		-	other disciplinary action against that person based solely
483		-	upon the certification of delinquency made by the Department
484		-	of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5)
485		-	of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
486		-	Administrative Code of Illinois.
487		-	(d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
488		-	showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
489		-	is certified under this Act or any individual who has applied
490		-	for certification under this Act to submit to a mental or
491		-	physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may
492		-
493		-
494		-	include a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at
495		-	the expense of the Department. The Department shall
496		-	specifically designate the examining physician licensed to
497		-	practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable,
498		-	the multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or
499		-	physical examination and evaluation, or both. The
500		-	multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
501		-	practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
502		-	or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
503		-	medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
504		-	physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
505		-	social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
506		-	other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
507		-	physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
508		-	any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
509		-	pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
510		-	supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
511		-	examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
512		-	to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
513		-	neuropsychological testing.
514		-	The Department may order the examining physician or any
515		-	member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
516		-	Department any and all records, including business records,
517		-	that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
518		-	supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
519		-	examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
520		-
521		-
522		-	team to present testimony concerning this examination and
523		-	evaluation of the certified shorthand reporter or applicant,
524		-	including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
525		-	documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
526		-	information, report, record, or other documents in any way
527		-	related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
528		-	reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
529		-	communication between the licensee or applicant and the
530		-	examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
531		-	team. No authorization is necessary from the certified
532		-	shorthand reporter or applicant ordered to undergo an
533		-	evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any
534		-	member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information,
535		-	reports, records, or other documents or to provide any
536		-	testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
537		-	individual to be examined may have, at that individual's his
538		-	or her own expense, another physician of the individual's his
539		-	or her choice present during all aspects of the examination.
540		-	Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
541		-	examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
542		-	result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such
543		-	time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
544		-	Department finds a certified shorthand reporter unable to
545		-	practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
546		-	Department shall require the certified shorthand reporter to
547		-	submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians
548		-
549		-
550		-	approved or designated by the Department, as a condition for
551		-	continued, reinstated, or renewed certification.
552		-	When the Secretary immediately suspends a certificate
553		-	under this Section, a hearing upon the person's certificate
554		-	must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the
555		-	suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
556		-	Department shall have the authority to review the certified
557		-	shorthand reporter's record of treatment and counseling
558		-	regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by
559		-	applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
560		-	confidentiality of medical records.
561		-	An individual Individuals certified under this Act,
562		-	affected under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity
563		-	to demonstrate to the Department that they can resume practice
564		-	in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under
565		-	the provisions of the individual's their certification.
566		-	(e) (Blank).
567		-	(f) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
568		-	without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
569		-	Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
570		-	return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
571		-	return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
572		-	interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
573		-	Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
574		-	requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
575		-	with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
576		-
577		-
578		-	Administrative Code of Illinois.
579		-	(Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
580		-	(225 ILCS 415/23.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 6224)
581		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
582		-	Sec. 23.1. Injunctive actions; order to cease and desist.
583		-	(a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the
584		-	Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of
585		-	Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
586		-	Illinois or the State's Attorney of the county in which the
587		-	violation is alleged to have occurred, petition for an order
588		-	enjoining such violation or for an order enforcing compliance
589		-	with this Act. Upon the filing of a verified petition in such
590		-	court, the court may issue a temporary restraining order,
591		-	without notice or bond, and may preliminarily and permanently
592		-	enjoin such violation. If it is established that such person
593		-	has violated or is violating the injunction, the court may
594		-	punish the offender for contempt of court. Proceedings under
595		-	this Section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all
596		-	other remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
597		-	(b) If any person practices as a certified shorthand
598		-	reporter or holds oneself himself or herself out as a
599		-	certified shorthand reporter without being licensed under the
600		-	provisions of this Act then any certified shorthand reporter,
601		-	any interested party or any person injured thereby may, in
602		-	addition to the Secretary, petition for relief as provided in
603		-
604		-
605		-	subsection (a).
606		-	(c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person
607		-	violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
608		-	rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
609		-	be entered against that individual. The rule shall clearly set
610		-	forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall
611		-	provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an
612		-	answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to
613		-	answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an
614		-	order to cease and desist to be issued forthwith.
615		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
616		-	(225 ILCS 415/23.2) (from Ch. 111, par. 6225)
617		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
618		-	Sec. 23.2. Investigations; notice and hearing. The
619		-	Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
620		-	any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a
621		-	certificate. The Department shall, before refusing to issue or
622		-	renew, or taking disciplinary action against, a certificate,
623		-	at least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify
624		-	in writing the applicant for, or holder of, a certificate of
625		-	the nature of the charges and the time and place for a hearing
626		-	on the charges. The Department shall direct the applicant or
627		-	licensee to file a written answer to the charges with the Board
628		-	under oath within 20 days after the service of the notice and
629		-	inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file an
630		-
631		-
632		-	answer will result in default being taken against the
633		-	applicant or licensee. At the time and place fixed in the
634		-	notice, the Department shall proceed to hear the charges and
635		-	the parties or the parties' their counsel shall be accorded
636		-	ample opportunity to present any pertinent statements,
637		-	testimony, evidence, and arguments. The Department may
638		-	continue the hearing from time to time. In case the person,
639		-	after receiving the notice, fails to file an answer, the his or
640		-	her license may, in the discretion of the Department, be
641		-	revoked, suspended, or placed on probationary status or the
642		-	Department may take whatever disciplinary action considered
643		-	proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the
644		-	person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
645		-	hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
646		-	grounds for that action under this Act. The written notice and
647		-	any notice in the subsequent proceeding may be served by
648		-	regular registered or certified mail to the licensee's address
649		-	of record or by electronic mail to the licensee's email
650		-	address of record.
651		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
652		-	(225 ILCS 415/23.4) (from Ch. 111, par. 6227)
653		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
654		-	Sec. 23.4. Subpoenas; oaths. The Department may subpoena
655		-	and bring before it any person and to take the oral or written
656		-	testimony or compel the production of any books, papers,
657		-
658		-
659		-	records, or any other documents that the Secretary or the
660		-	Secretary's his or her designee deems relevant or material to
661		-	an investigation or hearing conducted by the Department with
662		-	the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed
663		-	by law in judicial procedure in civil cases in courts of this
664		-	State.
665		-	The Secretary, the designated hearing officer, any member
666		-	of the Board, or a certified shorthand court reporter may have
667		-	power to administer oaths at any hearing which the Department
668		-	conducts. Notwithstanding any other statute or Department rule
669		-	to the contrary, all requests for testimony and production of
670		-	documents or records shall be in accordance with this Act.
671		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
672		-	(225 ILCS 415/23.6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6229)
673		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
674		-	Sec. 23.6. Board report. At the conclusion of the hearing
675		-	the Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of
676		-	its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations.
677		-	The report shall contain a finding whether or not the accused
678		-	person violated this Act or failed to comply with the
679		-	conditions required in this Act. The Board shall specify the
680		-	nature of the violation or failure to comply, and shall make
681		-	its recommendations to the Secretary. The report of findings
682		-	of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations of the Board
683		-	shall be the basis for the Secretary's Department's action
684		-
685		-
686		-	regarding a certificate. If the Secretary disagrees in any
687		-	regard with the report of the Board, the Secretary he may issue
688		-	an order in contravention thereof. The finding is not
689		-	admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal
690		-	prosecution brought for the violation of this Act, but the
691		-	hearing and findings are not a bar to a criminal prosecution
692		-	brought for the violation of this Act.
693		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
694		-	(225 ILCS 415/23.7) (from Ch. 111, par. 6230)
695		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
696		-	Sec. 23.7. Motion for rehearing. In any hearing involving
697		-	the refusal to issue or renew, or the taking of disciplinary
698		-	action against, a certificate, a copy of the Board's report
699		-	shall be served upon the respondent by the Department as
700		-	provided in this Act for the service of the notice of hearing.
701		-	Within 20 days after such service, the respondent may present
702		-	to the Secretary Department a motion in writing for a
703		-	rehearing, which motion shall specify the particular grounds
704		-	therefor. If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the
705		-	expiration of the time specified for filing such a motion, or
706		-	if a motion for rehearing is denied, then upon such denial the
707		-	Secretary may enter an order in accordance with
708		-	recommendations of the Board except as provided in Section
709		-	23.6. If the respondent shall order from the reporting
710		-	service, and pay for a transcript of the record within the time
711		-
712		-
713		-	for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20 day period within
714		-	which such a motion may be filed shall commence upon the
715		-	delivery of the transcript to the respondent.
716		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
717		-	(225 ILCS 415/23.9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6232)
718		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
719		-	Sec. 23.9. Hearing officers, reports, and review. The
720		-	Secretary shall have the authority to appoint any attorney
721		-	duly licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve
722		-	as the hearing officer in any action involving a refusal to
723		-	issue or renew, or the taking of disciplinary action against a
724		-	certificate. The hearing officer shall have full authority to
725		-	conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall report the
726		-	hearing officer's his or her findings of fact, conclusions of
727		-	law, and recommendations to the Board and the Secretary. The
728		-	Board shall have 60 days from receipt of the report to review
729		-	the report of the hearing officer and present the Board's
730		-	their findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
731		-	recommendations to the Secretary. If the Board fails to
732		-	present its report within the 60 day period, the Secretary may
733		-	issue an order based on the report of the hearing officer. If
734		-	the Secretary disagrees with the report of the Board or
735		-	hearing officer, the Secretary he may issue an order in
736		-	contravention thereof.
737		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
738		-
739		-
740		-	(225 ILCS 415/23.15) (from Ch. 111, par. 6238)
741		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
742		-	Sec. 23.15. Certification of record; receipt. The
743		-	Department shall not be required to certify any record to the
744		-	court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any
745		-	court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until the
746		-	Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the
747		-	costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs
748		-	shall be determined by the Department. Exhibits shall be
749		-	certified without cost. Failure on the part of the plaintiff
750		-	to file a receipt in court shall be grounds for dismissal of
751		-	the action.
752		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
753		-	(225 ILCS 415/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 6240)
754		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
755		-	Sec. 24. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois
756		-	Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and
757		-	incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act
758		-	were included in this Act, except that the provision of
759		-	subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative
760		-	Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the certificate
761		-	holder has the right to show compliance with all lawful
762		-	requirements for retention, continuation
763		-	, or renewal of
764		-	certification is specifically excluded. For the purpose of
765		-
766		-
767		-	this Act the notice required under Section 10-25 of the
768		-	Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient
769		-	when mailed to the last known address of record or email
770		-	address of record.
771		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
772		-	(225 ILCS 415/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 6242)
773		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
774		-	Sec. 26. Every shorthand reporter shall print the
775		-	reporter's his or her name and license or restricted license
776		-	number on each transcript reported.
777		-	(Source: P.A. 87-481; 87-576.)
778		-	(225 ILCS 415/26.1)
779		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
780		-	Sec. 26.1. Responsibility for notes. It is the licensee's
781		-	responsibility to preserve the licensee's his or her shorthand
782		-	notes for a period of no less than 10 years from the date that
783		-	the notes or transcripts were taken, except as otherwise
784		-	prescribed by law, through storage of the original paper notes
785		-	or an electronic copy of either the shorthand notes or the
786		-	English transcript of the notes on computer disks, cassettes,
787		-	backup tape systems, optical or laser disk systems, or other
788		-	retrieval systems available at the time that the notes or
789		-	transcripts were taken.
790		-	(Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
791		-
792		-
793		-	(225 ILCS 415/18 rep.)
794		-	Section 15. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act
795		-	of 1984 is amended by repealing Section 18.
796		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
797		-	becoming law.
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	33	+	1 The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
	34	+	2 (Source: P.A. 101-269, eff. 8-9-19; 101-310, eff. 8-9-19;
	35	+	3 101-311, eff. 8-9-19; 101-312, eff. 8-9-19; 101-313, eff.
	36	+	4 8-9-19; 101-345, eff. 8-9-19; 101-346, eff. 8-9-19; 101-357,
	37	+	5 eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
	38	+	6 Section 10. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act
	39	+	7 of 1984 is amended by changing Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12.1,
	40	+	8 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 23.1, 23.2, 23.4, 23.6, 23.7, 23.9,
	41	+	9 23.15, 24, 26, and 26.1 and by adding Section 4.1 as follows:
	42	+	10 (225 ILCS 415/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 6204)
	43	+	11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	44	+	12 Sec. 4. In this Act:
	45	+	13 (1) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
	46	+	14 Professional Regulation.
	47	+	15 (2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
	48	+	16 Professional Regulation.
	49	+	17 (3) "Board" means the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board
	50	+	18 appointed by the Secretary.
	51	+	19 (4) "The practice of shorthand reporting" means reporting,
	52	+	20 by the use of any system of manual or mechanical shorthand
	53	+	21 writing, of Grand Jury proceedings, court proceedings, court
	54	+	22 related proceedings, pretrial examinations, depositions,
	55	+	23 motions and related proceedings of like character, or
	56	+	24 proceedings of an administrative agency when the final
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	67	+	1 decision of the agency with reference thereto is likely to be
	68	+	2 subject to judicial review under the provisions of the
	69	+	3 Administrative Review Law.
	70	+	4 (5) "Shorthand reporter" means a person who is technically
	71	+	5 qualified and certified under this Act to practice shorthand
	72	+	6 reporting.
	73	+	7 (6) "Stenographic notes" means the original notes by
	74	+	8 manual or mechanical shorthand or shorthand writing taken by a
	75	+	9 shorthand reporter of a proceeding while in attendance at such
	76	+	10 proceeding for the purpose of reporting the same.
	77	+	11 (7) "Address of record" means the designated address
	78	+	12 recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
	79	+	13 application file or license file as maintained by the
	80	+	14 Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the
	81	+	15 applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change
	82	+	16 of address and those changes must be made either through the
	83	+	17 Department's Internet website or by contacting the Department.
	84	+	18 (8) "Email address of record" means the designated email
	85	+	19 address recorded by the Department in the applicant's
	86	+	20 application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained
	87	+	21 by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
	88	+	22 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	89	+	23 (225 ILCS 415/4.1 new)
	90	+	24 Sec. 4.1. Address of record; email address of record. All
	91	+	25 applicants and registrants shall:
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	102	+	1 (1) provide a valid address and email address to the
	103	+	2 Department, which shall serve as the address of record and
	104	+	3 email address of record, respectively, at the time of
	105	+	4 application for licensure or renewal of a license; and
	106	+	5 (2) inform the Department of any change of address of
	107	+	6 record or email address of record within 14 days after
	108	+	7 such change either through the Department's website or by
	109	+	8 contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
	110	+	9 (225 ILCS 415/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6205)
	111	+	10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	112	+	11 Sec. 5. Title. Every person to whom a valid existing
	113	+	12 certificate as a certified shorthand reporter has been issued
	114	+	13 under this Act shall be designated as a Certified Shorthand
	115	+	14 Reporter and not otherwise, and any such certified shorthand
	116	+	15 reporter may, in connection with the reporter's his or her
	117	+	16 practice of shorthand reporting, use the abbreviation "C.S.R."
	118	+	17 or the title "Court Reporter". No person other than the holder
	119	+	18 of a valid existing certificate under this Act shall use the
	120	+	19 title or designation of "Certified Shorthand Reporter", "Court
	121	+	20 Reporter", or "C.S.R.", either directly or indirectly in
	122	+	21 connection with that person's his or her profession or
	123	+	22 business.
	124	+	23 (Source: P.A. 90-49, eff. 7-3-97.)
	125	+	24 (225 ILCS 415/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6206)
	126	+
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	136	+	1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	137	+	2 Sec. 6. Restricted certificate. Upon receipt of a written
	138	+	3 request from the Chief Judge of the reporter's circuit, the
	139	+	4 Department shall, upon payment of the required fee, issue to
	140	+	5 any reporter who has been appointed in counties of less than
	141	+	6 1,000,000 in population, has been examined under the Court
	142	+	7 Reporters Act, and has achieved an "A" proficiency rating, a
	143	+	8 restricted certificate by which such official court reporter
	144	+	9 may then lawfully engage in reporting only court proceedings
	145	+	10 to which he may be assigned by the Chief Judge of the
	146	+	11 reporter's his circuit may assign.
	147	+	12 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	148	+	13 (225 ILCS 415/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6208)
	149	+	14 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	150	+	15 Sec. 8. Certified Shorthand Reporters Board. The Secretary
	151	+	16 shall appoint a Certified Shorthand Reporters Board as
	152	+	17 follows: 7 persons who shall be appointed by and shall serve in
	153	+	18 an advisory capacity to the Secretary. Six members must be
	154	+	19 certified shorthand reporters, in good standing, and actively
	155	+	20 engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting in this State
	156	+	21 for 10 ten years, and one member must be a member of the public
	157	+	22 who is not certified under this Act, or a similar Act of
	158	+	23 another jurisdiction.
	159	+	24 Members shall serve 4 year terms and until the members'
	160	+	25 their successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall
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	171	+	1 be reappointed to the Board for a term that would cause the
	172	+	2 member's his continuous service on the Board to be longer than
	173	+	3 2 full consecutive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall
	174	+	4 be made in the same manner as original appointments, for the
	175	+	5 unexpired portion of the vacated term.
	176	+	6 In making appointments to the Board, the Secretary shall
	177	+	7 give consideration to recommendations by national and State
	178	+	8 organizations of the shorthand reporter profession.
	179	+	9 Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A
	180	+	10 quorum is required for all Board decisions.
	181	+	11 The Secretary may remove or suspend any member of the
	182	+	12 Board for cause at any time before the expiration of the
	183	+	13 member's his or her term. The Secretary shall be the sole
	184	+	14 arbiter of cause.
	185	+	15 The Secretary shall consider the recommendations of the
	186	+	16 Board on questions involving standards of professional
	187	+	17 conduct, discipline, and qualifications of candidates and
	188	+	18 certificate holders under this Act.
	189	+	19 Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
	190	+	20 legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in
	191	+	21 attending the meetings of the Board.
	192	+	22 Members of the Board have no liability in any action based
	193	+	23 upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activity performed
	194	+	24 in good faith as members of the Board.
	195	+	25 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
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	206	+	1 (225 ILCS 415/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 6210)
	207	+	2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	208	+	3 Sec. 10. The Department shall authorize examinations at
	209	+	4 such time and place as it may designate. The examination shall
	210	+	5 be of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of
	211	+	6 the applicant to practice shorthand reporting.
	212	+	7 Applicants for examination as certified shorthand
	213	+	8 reporters shall be required to pay, either to the Department
	214	+	9 or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
	215	+	10 providing the examination. Failure to appear for the
	216	+	11 examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place
	217	+	12 specified, after the applicant's application for examination
	218	+	13 has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the
	219	+	14 designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of
	220	+	15 the examination fee.
	221	+	16 If an applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to take the
	222	+	17 next available examination offered or fails to pass an
	223	+	18 examination for certification under this Act, the application
	224	+	19 shall be denied. If an applicant for examination for
	225	+	20 certification under this Act fails to pass the examination
	226	+	21 within 3 years after filing an his application, the
	227	+	22 application shall be denied. However, such applicant may
	228	+	23 thereafter make a new application accompanied by the required
	229	+	24 fee.
	230	+	25 The Department may employ consultants for the purpose of
	231	+	26 preparing and conducting examinations.
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	242	+	1 An applicant has one year from the date of notification of
	243	+	2 successful completion of the examination to apply to the
	244	+	3 Department for a license. If an applicant fails to apply
	245	+	4 within one year, the applicant shall be required to take and
	246	+	5 pass the examination again unless licensed in another
	247	+	6 jurisdiction of the United States within one year of passing
	248	+	7 the examination.
	249	+	8 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	250	+	9 (225 ILCS 415/12.1)
	251	+	10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	252	+	11 Sec. 12.1. Social Security Number or federal individual
	253	+	12 taxpayer identification number on license application. In
	254	+	13 addition to any other information required to be contained in
	255	+	14 the application, every application for an original license
	256	+	15 under this Act shall include the applicant's Social Security
	257	+	16 Number or federal individual taxpayer identification number,
	258	+	17 which shall be retained in the Department's records pertaining
	259	+	18 to the license. As soon as practicable, the Department shall
	260	+	19 assign a customer's identification number to each applicant
	261	+	20 for a license. Every application for a renewal or restored
	262	+	21 license shall require the applicant's customer identification
	263	+	22 number.
	264	+	23 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	265	+	24 (225 ILCS 415/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 6214)
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	276	+	1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	277	+	2 Sec. 14. Expiration, renewal, and military service. The
	278	+	3 expiration date and renewal period for each certificate issued
	279	+	4 under this Act shall be set by rule.
	280	+	5 Any certified shorthand reporter who has permitted the
	281	+	6 reporter's his certificate to expire or who has had the
	282	+	7 reporter's his certificate on inactive status may have the his
	283	+	8 certificate restored by making application to the Department,
	284	+	9 filing proof acceptable to the Department of the reporter's
	285	+	10 his fitness to have the his certificate restored and paying
	286	+	11 the required restoration fee. The Department may consider a
	287	+	12 certificate expired less than 5 years as prima facie evidence
	288	+	13 that the applicant is fit. If a certificate has expired or has
	289	+	14 been placed on inactive status and the applicant has practiced
	290	+	15 in another jurisdiction during such period, satisfactory proof
	291	+	16 of fitness may include sworn evidence certifying to active
	292	+	17 practice in another jurisdiction.
	293	+	18 If the certified shorthand reporter has not maintained an
	294	+	19 active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
	295	+	20 Department, the Department shall determine, by an evaluation
	296	+	21 program established by rule, the reporter's his fitness to
	297	+	22 resume active status and shall, by rule, establish procedures
	298	+	23 and requirements for restoration.
	299	+	24 However, any certified shorthand reporter whose
	300	+	25 certificate expired while he was (1) in Federal Service on
	301	+	26 active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, while
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	312	+	1 or the State Militia called into service or training in the
	313	+	2 State Militia, or while (2) in training or education under the
	314	+	3 supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into
	315	+	4 the military service, may have the his certificate renewed or
	316	+	5 restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees if, within 2
	317	+	6 years after termination of such service, training, or
	318	+	7 education except under conditions other than honorable, the
	319	+	8 Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence to the
	320	+	9 effect that the certificate holder has been so engaged and
	321	+	10 that the service, training, or education has been terminated
	322	+	11 he furnished the Department with satisfactory evidence to the
	323	+	12 effect that he has been so engaged and that his service,
	324	+	13 training or education has been so terminated.
	325	+	14 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	326	+	15 (225 ILCS 415/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 6215)
	327	+	16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	328	+	17 Sec. 15. Inactive status. Any certified shorthand reporter
	329	+	18 who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by
	330	+	19 the Department, may elect to place the reporter's his
	331	+	20 certificate on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules
	332	+	21 of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees
	333	+	22 until he notifies the Department has been notified in writing
	334	+	23 of the certificate holder's his desire to resume active
	335	+	24 status.
	336	+	25 Any certified shorthand reporter requesting restoration
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	347	+	1 from inactive status shall be required to pay the current
	348	+	2 renewal fee and shall be required to restore the reporter's
	349	+	3 his certificate, as provided in Section 14.
	350	+	4 Any certified shorthand reporter whose certificate is in
	351	+	5 an inactive status shall not practice shorthand reporting in
	352	+	6 the State of Illinois.
	353	+	7 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	354	+	8 (225 ILCS 415/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6216)
	355	+	9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	356	+	10 Sec. 16. Endorsement; licensure without examination. The
	357	+	11 Department may certify as a certified shorthand reporter,
	358	+	12 without examination, on payment of the required fee, an
	359	+	13 applicant who is a certified shorthand reporter registered
	360	+	14 under the laws of another jurisdiction, if the requirements
	361	+	15 for certification of certified shorthand reporters in that
	362	+	16 jurisdiction were, at the date of his certification,
	363	+	17 substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this
	364	+	18 State on that date.
	365	+	19 Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
	366	+	20 complete the application process. If the process has not been
	367	+	21 completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
	368	+	22 forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
	369	+	23 requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
	370	+	24 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
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	381	+	1 (225 ILCS 415/17) (from Ch. 111, par. 6217)
	382	+	2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	383	+	3 Sec. 17. Fees; returned checks.
	384	+	4 (a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of
	385	+	5 this Act, including, but not limited to, original
	386	+	6 certification, renewal, and restoration of a license issued
	387	+	7 under this Act, shall be set by rule. The fees shall be
	388	+	8 nonrefundable.
	389	+	9 (b) All fees, fines, and penalties collected under this
	390	+	10 Act shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated
	391	+	11 Fund and shall be appropriated to the Department for the
	392	+	12 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department in the
	393	+	13 administration of this Act.
	394	+	14 (c) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the
	395	+	15 Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
	396	+	16 financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the
	397	+	17 Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
	398	+	18 Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section
	399	+	19 are in addition to any other discipline provided under this
	400	+	20 Act prohibiting unlicensed practice or practice on a
	401	+	21 nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person
	402	+	22 that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
	403	+	23 by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of
	404	+	24 the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the
	405	+	25 date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
	406	+	26 necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically
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	417	+	1 terminate the license or certificate or deny the application,
	418	+	2 without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person
	419	+	3 seeks a license or certificate, the person he or she shall
	420	+	4 apply to the Department for restoration or issuance of the
	421	+	5 license or certificate and pay all fees and fines due to the
	422	+	6 Department. The Department may establish a fee for the
	423	+	7 processing of an application for restoration of a license or
	424	+	8 certificate to pay all expenses of processing this
	425	+	9 application. The Secretary may waive the fines due under this
	426	+	10 Section in individual cases where the Secretary finds that the
	427	+	11 fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
	428	+	12 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	429	+	13 (225 ILCS 415/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 6219)
	430	+	14 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	431	+	15 Sec. 19. Advertising. Any person certified under this Act
	432	+	16 may advertise the availability of professional services in the
	433	+	17 public media or on the premises where such professional
	434	+	18 services are rendered as permitted by law, on the condition
	435	+	19 that such advertising is truthful and not misleading and is in
	436	+	20 conformity with rules promulgated by the Department.
	437	+	21 Advertisements shall not include false, fraudulent, deceptive,
	438	+	22 or misleading material or guarantees of success.
	439	+	23 Advertisements shall also not include any offers of any gift
	440	+	24 or item of value to attorneys or the attorneys' their staff or
	441	+	25 any other persons or entities associated with any litigation.
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	452	+	1 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	453	+	2 (225 ILCS 415/23) (from Ch. 111, par. 6223)
	454	+	3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	455	+	4 Sec. 23. Grounds for disciplinary action.
	456	+	5 (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
	457	+	6 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
	458	+	7 disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may
	459	+	8 deem appropriate, including imposing fines not to exceed
	460	+	9 $10,000 for each violation and the assessment of costs as
	461	+	10 provided for in Section 23.3 of this Act, with regard to any
	462	+	11 license for any one or combination of the following:
	463	+	12 (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
	464	+	13 the Department;
	465	+	14 (2) Violations of this Act, or of the rules
	466	+	15 promulgated thereunder;
	467	+	16 (3) Conviction by plea of guilty or nolo contendere,
	468	+	17 finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
	469	+	18 sentencing of any crime, including, but not limited to,
	470	+	19 convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
	471	+	20 conditional discharge, or first offender probation under
	472	+	21 the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States: (i)
	473	+	22 that is a felony or (ii) that is a misdemeanor, an
	474	+	23 essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
	475	+	24 directly related to the practice of the profession;
	476	+	25 (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
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	487	+	1 procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
	488	+	2 applying for renewal of a license under this Act;
	489	+	3 (5) Professional incompetence;
	490	+	4 (6) Aiding or assisting another person, firm,
	491	+	5 partnership, or corporation in violating any provision of
	492	+	6 this Act or rules;
	493	+	7 (7) Failing, within 60 days, to provide information in
	494	+	8 response to a written request made by the Department;
	495	+	9 (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
	496	+	10 unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
	497	+	11 defraud, or harm the public;
	498	+	12 (9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
	499	+	13 defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or any
	500	+	14 other substances that results in the inability to practice
	501	+	15 with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
	502	+	16 (10) Discipline by another state, unit of government,
	503	+	17 government agency, the District of Columbia, a territory,
	504	+	18 or foreign nation, if at least one of the grounds for the
	505	+	19 discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to
	506	+	20 those set forth herein;
	507	+	21 (11) Charging for professional services not rendered,
	508	+	22 including filing false statements for the collection of
	509	+	23 fees for which services were not rendered, or giving,
	510	+	24 directly or indirectly, any gift or anything of value to
	511	+	25 attorneys or the attorneys' their staff or any other
	512	+	26 persons or entities associated with any litigation, that
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	523	+	1 exceeds $100 total per year; for the purposes of this
	524	+	2 Section, pro bono services, as defined by State law, are
	525	+	3 permissible in any amount;
	526	+	4 (12) A finding by the Board that the certificate
	527	+	5 holder, after having the his certificate placed on
	528	+	6 probationary status, has violated the terms of probation;
	529	+	7 (13) Willfully making or filing false records or
	530	+	8 reports in the practice of shorthand reporting, including,
	531	+	9 but not limited to, false records filed with State
	532	+	10 agencies or departments;
	533	+	11 (14) Physical illness, including, but not limited to,
	534	+	12 deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor
	535	+	13 skill which results in the inability to practice under
	536	+	14 this Act with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety;
	537	+	15 (15) Solicitation of professional services other than
	538	+	16 by permitted advertising;
	539	+	17 (16) Willful failure to take full and accurate
	540	+	18 stenographic notes of any proceeding;
	541	+	19 (17) Willful alteration of any stenographic notes
	542	+	20 taken at any proceeding;
	543	+	21 (18) Willful failure to accurately transcribe verbatim
	544	+	22 any stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
	545	+	23 (19) Willful alteration of a transcript of
	546	+	24 stenographic notes taken at any proceeding;
	547	+	25 (20) Affixing one's signature to any transcript of his
	548	+	26 stenographic notes or certifying to its correctness unless
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	559	+	1 the transcript has been prepared by the stenographer him
	560	+	2 or under the stenographer's his immediate supervision;
	561	+	3 (21) Willful failure to systematically retain
	562	+	4 stenographic notes or transcripts on paper or any
	563	+	5 electronic media for 10 years from the date that the notes
	564	+	6 or transcripts were taken;
	565	+	7 (22) Failure to deliver transcripts in a timely manner
	566	+	8 or in accordance with contractual agreements;
	567	+	9 (23) Establishing contingent fees as a basis of
	568	+	10 compensation;
	569	+	11 (24) Mental illness or disability that results in the
	570	+	12 inability to practice under this Act with reasonable
	571	+	13 judgment, skill, or safety;
	572	+	14 (25) Practicing under a false or assumed name, except
	573	+	15 as provided by law;
	574	+	16 (26) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the
	575	+	17 licensing examination administered under this Act;
	576	+	18 (27) Allowing one's license under this Act to be used
	577	+	19 by an unlicensed person in violation of this Act.
	578	+	20 All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid within
	579	+	21 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the fine
	580	+	22 or in accordance with the terms set forth in the order imposing
	581	+	23 the fine.
	582	+	24 (b) The determination by a circuit court that a
	583	+	25 certificate holder is subject to involuntary admission or
	584	+	26 judicial admission as provided in the Mental Health and
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	595	+	1 Developmental Disabilities Code, operates as an automatic
	596	+	2 suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a finding by a
	597	+	3 court that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary
	598	+	4 admission or judicial admission, an order by the court so
	599	+	5 finding and discharging the patient. In any case where a
	600	+	6 license is suspended under this Section, the licensee may file
	601	+	7 a petition for restoration and shall include evidence
	602	+	8 acceptable to the Department that the licensee can resume
	603	+	9 practice in compliance with acceptable and prevailing
	604	+	10 standards of the profession.
	605	+	11 (c) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
	606	+	12 Services has previously determined a licensee or a potential
	607	+	13 licensee is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of
	608	+	14 child support and has subsequently certified the delinquency
	609	+	15 to the Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew
	610	+	16 or may revoke or suspend that person's license or may take
	611	+	17 other disciplinary action against that person based solely
	612	+	18 upon the certification of delinquency made by the Department
	613	+	19 of Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with item (5)
	614	+	20 of subsection (a) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
	615	+	21 Administrative Code of Illinois.
	616	+	22 (d) In enforcing this Section, the Department, upon a
	617	+	23 showing of a possible violation, may compel any individual who
	618	+	24 is certified under this Act or any individual who has applied
	619	+	25 for certification under this Act to submit to a mental or
	620	+	26 physical examination and evaluation, or both, which may
	621	+
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	631	+	1 include a substance abuse or sexual offender evaluation, at
	632	+	2 the expense of the Department. The Department shall
	633	+	3 specifically designate the examining physician licensed to
	634	+	4 practice medicine in all of its branches or, if applicable,
	635	+	5 the multidisciplinary team involved in providing the mental or
	636	+	6 physical examination and evaluation, or both. The
	637	+	7 multidisciplinary team shall be led by a physician licensed to
	638	+	8 practice medicine in all of its branches and may consist of one
	639	+	9 or more or a combination of physicians licensed to practice
	640	+	10 medicine in all of its branches, licensed chiropractic
	641	+	11 physicians, licensed clinical psychologists, licensed clinical
	642	+	12 social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and
	643	+	13 other professional and administrative staff. Any examining
	644	+	14 physician or member of the multidisciplinary team may require
	645	+	15 any person ordered to submit to an examination and evaluation
	646	+	16 pursuant to this Section to submit to any additional
	647	+	17 supplemental testing deemed necessary to complete any
	648	+	18 examination or evaluation process, including, but not limited
	649	+	19 to, blood testing, urinalysis, psychological testing, or
	650	+	20 neuropsychological testing.
	651	+	21 The Department may order the examining physician or any
	652	+	22 member of the multidisciplinary team to provide to the
	653	+	23 Department any and all records, including business records,
	654	+	24 that relate to the examination and evaluation, including any
	655	+	25 supplemental testing performed. The Department may order the
	656	+	26 examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
	657	+
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	667	+	1 team to present testimony concerning this examination and
	668	+	2 evaluation of the certified shorthand reporter or applicant,
	669	+	3 including testimony concerning any supplemental testing or
	670	+	4 documents relating to the examination and evaluation. No
	671	+	5 information, report, record, or other documents in any way
	672	+	6 related to the examination and evaluation shall be excluded by
	673	+	7 reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
	674	+	8 communication between the licensee or applicant and the
	675	+	9 examining physician or any member of the multidisciplinary
	676	+	10 team. No authorization is necessary from the certified
	677	+	11 shorthand reporter or applicant ordered to undergo an
	678	+	12 evaluation and examination for the examining physician or any
	679	+	13 member of the multidisciplinary team to provide information,
	680	+	14 reports, records, or other documents or to provide any
	681	+	15 testimony regarding the examination and evaluation. The
	682	+	16 individual to be examined may have, at that individual's his
	683	+	17 or her own expense, another physician of the individual's his
	684	+	18 or her choice present during all aspects of the examination.
	685	+	19 Failure of any individual to submit to mental or physical
	686	+	20 examination and evaluation, or both, when directed, shall
	687	+	21 result in an automatic suspension, without hearing, until such
	688	+	22 time as the individual submits to the examination. If the
	689	+	23 Department finds a certified shorthand reporter unable to
	690	+	24 practice because of the reasons set forth in this Section, the
	691	+	25 Department shall require the certified shorthand reporter to
	692	+	26 submit to care, counseling, or treatment by physicians
	693	+
	694	+
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	696	+
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	703	+	1 approved or designated by the Department, as a condition for
	704	+	2 continued, reinstated, or renewed certification.
	705	+	3 When the Secretary immediately suspends a certificate
	706	+	4 under this Section, a hearing upon the person's certificate
	707	+	5 must be convened by the Department within 15 days after the
	708	+	6 suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
	709	+	7 Department shall have the authority to review the certified
	710	+	8 shorthand reporter's record of treatment and counseling
	711	+	9 regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by
	712	+	10 applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
	713	+	11 confidentiality of medical records.
	714	+	12 An individual Individuals certified under this Act,
	715	+	13 affected under this Section, shall be afforded an opportunity
	716	+	14 to demonstrate to the Department that they can resume practice
	717	+	15 in compliance with acceptable and prevailing standards under
	718	+	16 the provisions of the individual's their certification.
	719	+	17 (e) (Blank).
	720	+	18 (f) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend
	721	+	19 without hearing, as provided for in the Code of Civil
	722	+	20 Procedure, the license of any person who fails to file a
	723	+	21 return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
	724	+	22 return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
	725	+	23 interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
	726	+	24 Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the
	727	+	25 requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied in accordance
	728	+	26 with subsection (g) of Section 2105-15 of the Civil
	729	+
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	739	+	1 Administrative Code of Illinois.
	740	+	2 (Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
	741	+	3 (225 ILCS 415/23.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 6224)
	742	+	4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	743	+	5 Sec. 23.1. Injunctive actions; order to cease and desist.
	744	+	6 (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the
	745	+	7 Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of
	746	+	8 Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
	747	+	9 Illinois or the State's Attorney of the county in which the
	748	+	10 violation is alleged to have occurred, petition for an order
	749	+	11 enjoining such violation or for an order enforcing compliance
	750	+	12 with this Act. Upon the filing of a verified petition in such
	751	+	13 court, the court may issue a temporary restraining order,
	752	+	14 without notice or bond, and may preliminarily and permanently
	753	+	15 enjoin such violation. If it is established that such person
	754	+	16 has violated or is violating the injunction, the court may
	755	+	17 punish the offender for contempt of court. Proceedings under
	756	+	18 this Section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all
	757	+	19 other remedies and penalties provided by this Act.
	758	+	20 (b) If any person practices as a certified shorthand
	759	+	21 reporter or holds oneself himself or herself out as a
	760	+	22 certified shorthand reporter without being licensed under the
	761	+	23 provisions of this Act then any certified shorthand reporter,
	762	+	24 any interested party or any person injured thereby may, in
	763	+	25 addition to the Secretary, petition for relief as provided in
	764	+
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	774	+	1 subsection (a).
	775	+	2 (c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person
	776	+	3 violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
	777	+	4 rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
	778	+	5 be entered against that individual. The rule shall clearly set
	779	+	6 forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall
	780	+	7 provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an
	781	+	8 answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to
	782	+	9 answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an
	783	+	10 order to cease and desist to be issued forthwith.
	784	+	11 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	785	+	12 (225 ILCS 415/23.2) (from Ch. 111, par. 6225)
	786	+	13 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	787	+	14 Sec. 23.2. Investigations; notice and hearing. The
	788	+	15 Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
	789	+	16 any person or persons holding or claiming to hold a
	790	+	17 certificate. The Department shall, before refusing to issue or
	791	+	18 renew, or taking disciplinary action against, a certificate,
	792	+	19 at least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify
	793	+	20 in writing the applicant for, or holder of, a certificate of
	794	+	21 the nature of the charges and the time and place for a hearing
	795	+	22 on the charges. The Department shall direct the applicant or
	796	+	23 licensee to file a written answer to the charges with the Board
	797	+	24 under oath within 20 days after the service of the notice and
	798	+	25 inform the applicant or licensee that failure to file an
	799	+
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	809	+	1 answer will result in default being taken against the
	810	+	2 applicant or licensee. At the time and place fixed in the
	811	+	3 notice, the Department shall proceed to hear the charges and
	812	+	4 the parties or the parties' their counsel shall be accorded
	813	+	5 ample opportunity to present any pertinent statements,
	814	+	6 testimony, evidence, and arguments. The Department may
	815	+	7 continue the hearing from time to time. In case the person,
	816	+	8 after receiving the notice, fails to file an answer, the his or
	817	+	9 her license may, in the discretion of the Department, be
	818	+	10 revoked, suspended, or placed on probationary status or the
	819	+	11 Department may take whatever disciplinary action considered
	820	+	12 proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the
	821	+	13 person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
	822	+	14 hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
	823	+	15 grounds for that action under this Act. The written notice and
	824	+	16 any notice in the subsequent proceeding may be served by
	825	+	17 regular registered or certified mail to the licensee's address
	826	+	18 of record or by electronic mail to the licensee's email
	827	+	19 address of record.
	828	+	20 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	829	+	21 (225 ILCS 415/23.4) (from Ch. 111, par. 6227)
	830	+	22 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	831	+	23 Sec. 23.4. Subpoenas; oaths. The Department may subpoena
	832	+	24 and bring before it any person and to take the oral or written
	833	+	25 testimony or compel the production of any books, papers,
	834	+
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	844	+	1 records, or any other documents that the Secretary or the
	845	+	2 Secretary's his or her designee deems relevant or material to
	846	+	3 an investigation or hearing conducted by the Department with
	847	+	4 the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed
	848	+	5 by law in judicial procedure in civil cases in courts of this
	849	+	6 State.
	850	+	7 The Secretary, the designated hearing officer, any member
	851	+	8 of the Board, or a certified shorthand court reporter may have
	852	+	9 power to administer oaths at any hearing which the Department
	853	+	10 conducts. Notwithstanding any other statute or Department rule
	854	+	11 to the contrary, all requests for testimony and production of
	855	+	12 documents or records shall be in accordance with this Act.
	856	+	13 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	857	+	14 (225 ILCS 415/23.6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6229)
	858	+	15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	859	+	16 Sec. 23.6. Board report. At the conclusion of the hearing
	860	+	17 the Board shall present to the Secretary a written report of
	861	+	18 its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations.
	862	+	19 The report shall contain a finding whether or not the accused
	863	+	20 person violated this Act or failed to comply with the
	864	+	21 conditions required in this Act. The Board shall specify the
	865	+	22 nature of the violation or failure to comply, and shall make
	866	+	23 its recommendations to the Secretary. The report of findings
	867	+	24 of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations of the Board
	868	+	25 shall be the basis for the Secretary's Department's action
	869	+
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	879	+	1 regarding a certificate. If the Secretary disagrees in any
	880	+	2 regard with the report of the Board, the Secretary he may issue
	881	+	3 an order in contravention thereof. The finding is not
	882	+	4 admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal
	883	+	5 prosecution brought for the violation of this Act, but the
	884	+	6 hearing and findings are not a bar to a criminal prosecution
	885	+	7 brought for the violation of this Act.
	886	+	8 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	887	+	9 (225 ILCS 415/23.7) (from Ch. 111, par. 6230)
	888	+	10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	889	+	11 Sec. 23.7. Motion for rehearing. In any hearing involving
	890	+	12 the refusal to issue or renew, or the taking of disciplinary
	891	+	13 action against, a certificate, a copy of the Board's report
	892	+	14 shall be served upon the respondent by the Department as
	893	+	15 provided in this Act for the service of the notice of hearing.
	894	+	16 Within 20 days after such service, the respondent may present
	895	+	17 to the Secretary Department a motion in writing for a
	896	+	18 rehearing, which motion shall specify the particular grounds
	897	+	19 therefor. If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon the
	898	+	20 expiration of the time specified for filing such a motion, or
	899	+	21 if a motion for rehearing is denied, then upon such denial the
	900	+	22 Secretary may enter an order in accordance with
	901	+	23 recommendations of the Board except as provided in Section
	902	+	24 23.6. If the respondent shall order from the reporting
	903	+	25 service, and pay for a transcript of the record within the time
	904	+
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	914	+	1 for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20 day period within
	915	+	2 which such a motion may be filed shall commence upon the
	916	+	3 delivery of the transcript to the respondent.
	917	+	4 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	918	+	5 (225 ILCS 415/23.9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6232)
	919	+	6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	920	+	7 Sec. 23.9. Hearing officers, reports, and review. The
	921	+	8 Secretary shall have the authority to appoint any attorney
	922	+	9 duly licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve
	923	+	10 as the hearing officer in any action involving a refusal to
	924	+	11 issue or renew, or the taking of disciplinary action against a
	925	+	12 certificate. The hearing officer shall have full authority to
	926	+	13 conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall report the
	927	+	14 hearing officer's his or her findings of fact, conclusions of
	928	+	15 law, and recommendations to the Board and the Secretary. The
	929	+	16 Board shall have 60 days from receipt of the report to review
	930	+	17 the report of the hearing officer and present the Board's
	931	+	18 their findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
	932	+	19 recommendations to the Secretary. If the Board fails to
	933	+	20 present its report within the 60 day period, the Secretary may
	934	+	21 issue an order based on the report of the hearing officer. If
	935	+	22 the Secretary disagrees with the report of the Board or
	936	+	23 hearing officer, the Secretary he may issue an order in
	937	+	24 contravention thereof.
	938	+	25 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	939	+
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	949	+	1 (225 ILCS 415/23.15) (from Ch. 111, par. 6238)
	950	+	2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	951	+	3 Sec. 23.15. Certification of record; receipt. The
	952	+	4 Department shall not be required to certify any record to the
	953	+	5 court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any
	954	+	6 court in a judicial review proceeding, unless and until the
	955	+	7 Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the
	956	+	8 costs of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs
	957	+	9 shall be determined by the Department. Exhibits shall be
	958	+	10 certified without cost. Failure on the part of the plaintiff
	959	+	11 to file a receipt in court shall be grounds for dismissal of
	960	+	12 the action.
	961	+	13 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	962	+	14 (225 ILCS 415/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 6240)
	963	+	15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	964	+	16 Sec. 24. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois
	965	+	17 Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and
	966	+	18 incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act
	967	+	19 were included in this Act, except that the provision of
	968	+	20 subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative
	969	+	21 Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the certificate
	970	+	22 holder has the right to show compliance with all lawful
	971	+	23 requirements for retention, continuation
	972	+	, or renewal of
	973	+	24 certification is specifically excluded. For the purpose of
	974	+
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	984	+	1 this Act the notice required under Section 10-25 of the
	985	+	2 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient
	986	+	3 when mailed to the last known address of record or email
	987	+	4 address of record.
	988	+	5 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	989	+	6 (225 ILCS 415/26) (from Ch. 111, par. 6242)
	990	+	7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	991	+	8 Sec. 26. Every shorthand reporter shall print the
	992	+	9 reporter's his or her name and license or restricted license
	993	+	10 number on each transcript reported.
	994	+	11 (Source: P.A. 87-481; 87-576.)
	995	+	12 (225 ILCS 415/26.1)
	996	+	13 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
	997	+	14 Sec. 26.1. Responsibility for notes. It is the licensee's
	998	+	15 responsibility to preserve the licensee's his or her shorthand
	999	+	16 notes for a period of no less than 10 years from the date that
	1000	+	17 the notes or transcripts were taken, except as otherwise
	1001	+	18 prescribed by law, through storage of the original paper notes
	1002	+	19 or an electronic copy of either the shorthand notes or the
	1003	+	20 English transcript of the notes on computer disks, cassettes,
	1004	+	21 backup tape systems, optical or laser disk systems, or other
	1005	+	22 retrieval systems available at the time that the notes or
	1006	+	23 transcripts were taken.
	1007	+	24 (Source: P.A. 98-445, eff. 12-31-13.)
	1008	+
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	1018	+	1 (225 ILCS 415/18 rep.)
	1019	+	2 Section 15. The Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act
	1020	+	3 of 1984 is amended by repealing Section 18.
	1021	+	4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	1022	+	5 becoming law.
	1023	+	HB4426 Enrolled- 31 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 5 ILCS 80/4.354 5 ILCS 80/4.405 225 ILCS 415/4from Ch. 111, par. 62046 225 ILCS 415/4.1 new7 225 ILCS 415/5from Ch. 111, par. 62058 225 ILCS 415/6from Ch. 111, par. 62069 225 ILCS 415/8from Ch. 111, par. 620810 225 ILCS 415/10from Ch. 111, par. 621011 225 ILCS 415/12.112 225 ILCS 415/14from Ch. 111, par. 621413 225 ILCS 415/15from Ch. 111, par. 621514 225 ILCS 415/16from Ch. 111, par. 621615 225 ILCS 415/17from Ch. 111, par. 621716 225 ILCS 415/19from Ch. 111, par. 621917 225 ILCS 415/23from Ch. 111, par. 622318 225 ILCS 415/23.1from Ch. 111, par. 622419 225 ILCS 415/23.2from Ch. 111, par. 622520 225 ILCS 415/23.4from Ch. 111, par. 622721 225 ILCS 415/23.6from Ch. 111, par. 622922 225 ILCS 415/23.7from Ch. 111, par. 623023 225 ILCS 415/23.9from Ch. 111, par. 623224 225 ILCS 415/23.15from Ch. 111, par. 623825 225 ILCS 415/24from Ch. 111, par. 6240 HB4426 Enrolled- 32 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b HB4426 Enrolled- 31 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b HB4426 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 5 ILCS 80/4.35 4 5 ILCS 80/4.40 5 225 ILCS 415/4 from Ch. 111, par. 6204 6 225 ILCS 415/4.1 new 7 225 ILCS 415/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6205 8 225 ILCS 415/6 from Ch. 111, par. 6206 9 225 ILCS 415/8 from Ch. 111, par. 6208 10 225 ILCS 415/10 from Ch. 111, par. 6210 11 225 ILCS 415/12.1 12 225 ILCS 415/14 from Ch. 111, par. 6214 13 225 ILCS 415/15 from Ch. 111, par. 6215 14 225 ILCS 415/16 from Ch. 111, par. 6216 15 225 ILCS 415/17 from Ch. 111, par. 6217 16 225 ILCS 415/19 from Ch. 111, par. 6219 17 225 ILCS 415/23 from Ch. 111, par. 6223 18 225 ILCS 415/23.1 from Ch. 111, par. 6224 19 225 ILCS 415/23.2 from Ch. 111, par. 6225 20 225 ILCS 415/23.4 from Ch. 111, par. 6227 21 225 ILCS 415/23.6 from Ch. 111, par. 6229 22 225 ILCS 415/23.7 from Ch. 111, par. 6230 23 225 ILCS 415/23.9 from Ch. 111, par. 6232 24 225 ILCS 415/23.15 from Ch. 111, par. 6238 25 225 ILCS 415/24 from Ch. 111, par. 6240 HB4426 Enrolled- 32 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b HB4426 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1024	+	HB4426 Enrolled- 31 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b HB4426 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1025	+	HB4426 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1026	+	1 INDEX
	1027	+	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
	1028	+	3 5 ILCS 80/4.35
	1029	+	4 5 ILCS 80/4.40
	1030	+	5 225 ILCS 415/4 from Ch. 111, par. 6204
	1031	+	6 225 ILCS 415/4.1 new
	1032	+	7 225 ILCS 415/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6205
	1033	+	8 225 ILCS 415/6 from Ch. 111, par. 6206
	1034	+	9 225 ILCS 415/8 from Ch. 111, par. 6208
	1035	+	10 225 ILCS 415/10 from Ch. 111, par. 6210
	1036	+	11 225 ILCS 415/12.1
	1037	+	12 225 ILCS 415/14 from Ch. 111, par. 6214
	1038	+	13 225 ILCS 415/15 from Ch. 111, par. 6215
	1039	+	14 225 ILCS 415/16 from Ch. 111, par. 6216
	1040	+	15 225 ILCS 415/17 from Ch. 111, par. 6217
	1041	+	16 225 ILCS 415/19 from Ch. 111, par. 6219
	1042	+	17 225 ILCS 415/23 from Ch. 111, par. 6223
	1043	+	18 225 ILCS 415/23.1 from Ch. 111, par. 6224
	1044	+	19 225 ILCS 415/23.2 from Ch. 111, par. 6225
	1045	+	20 225 ILCS 415/23.4 from Ch. 111, par. 6227
	1046	+	21 225 ILCS 415/23.6 from Ch. 111, par. 6229
	1047	+	22 225 ILCS 415/23.7 from Ch. 111, par. 6230
	1048	+	23 225 ILCS 415/23.9 from Ch. 111, par. 6232
	1049	+	24 225 ILCS 415/23.15 from Ch. 111, par. 6238
	1050	+	25 225 ILCS 415/24 from Ch. 111, par. 6240
	1051	+	HB4426 Enrolled- 32 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b HB4426 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1052	+	HB4426 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1053	+
	1054	+
	1055	+
	1056	+
	1057	+
	1058	+	HB4426 Enrolled - 30 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1059	+
	1060	+
	1061	+
	1062	+	HB4426 Enrolled- 31 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b HB4426 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1063	+	HB4426 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1064	+	1 INDEX
	1065	+	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
	1066	+	3 5 ILCS 80/4.35
	1067	+	4 5 ILCS 80/4.40
	1068	+	5 225 ILCS 415/4 from Ch. 111, par. 6204
	1069	+	6 225 ILCS 415/4.1 new
	1070	+	7 225 ILCS 415/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6205
	1071	+	8 225 ILCS 415/6 from Ch. 111, par. 6206
	1072	+	9 225 ILCS 415/8 from Ch. 111, par. 6208
	1073	+	10 225 ILCS 415/10 from Ch. 111, par. 6210
	1074	+	11 225 ILCS 415/12.1
	1075	+	12 225 ILCS 415/14 from Ch. 111, par. 6214
	1076	+	13 225 ILCS 415/15 from Ch. 111, par. 6215
	1077	+	14 225 ILCS 415/16 from Ch. 111, par. 6216
	1078	+	15 225 ILCS 415/17 from Ch. 111, par. 6217
	1079	+	16 225 ILCS 415/19 from Ch. 111, par. 6219
	1080	+	17 225 ILCS 415/23 from Ch. 111, par. 6223
	1081	+	18 225 ILCS 415/23.1 from Ch. 111, par. 6224
	1082	+	19 225 ILCS 415/23.2 from Ch. 111, par. 6225
	1083	+	20 225 ILCS 415/23.4 from Ch. 111, par. 6227
	1084	+	21 225 ILCS 415/23.6 from Ch. 111, par. 6229
	1085	+	22 225 ILCS 415/23.7 from Ch. 111, par. 6230
	1086	+	23 225 ILCS 415/23.9 from Ch. 111, par. 6232
	1087	+	24 225 ILCS 415/23.15 from Ch. 111, par. 6238
	1088	+	25 225 ILCS 415/24 from Ch. 111, par. 6240
	1089	+
	1090	+
	1091	+
	1092	+
	1093	+
	1094	+	HB4426 Enrolled - 31 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1095	+
	1096	+
	1097	+	HB4426 Enrolled- 32 -LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b HB4426 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1098	+	HB4426 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b
	1099	+
	1100	+
	1101	+
	1102	+
	1103	+
	1104	+	HB4426 Enrolled - 32 - LRB103 35695 AWJ 65771 b