103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0136 Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 107/46 new Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Provides for the designation of counselors in training by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and sets forth qualifications for counselors in training. Provides that all billing for services provided by the counselor in training shall be under the license of the supervising licensed clinical professional counselor. Provides that the counselor in training designation shall expire one year after the date the person was designated as a counselor in training. Provides that the Department shall develop the requirements for supervision of counselors in training. LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0136 Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 107/46 new 225 ILCS 107/46 new Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Provides for the designation of counselors in training by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and sets forth qualifications for counselors in training. Provides that all billing for services provided by the counselor in training shall be under the license of the supervising licensed clinical professional counselor. Provides that the counselor in training designation shall expire one year after the date the person was designated as a counselor in training. Provides that the Department shall develop the requirements for supervision of counselors in training. LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0136 Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 107/46 new 225 ILCS 107/46 new 225 ILCS 107/46 new Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Provides for the designation of counselors in training by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and sets forth qualifications for counselors in training. Provides that all billing for services provided by the counselor in training shall be under the license of the supervising licensed clinical professional counselor. Provides that the counselor in training designation shall expire one year after the date the person was designated as a counselor in training. Provides that the Department shall develop the requirements for supervision of counselors in training. LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b A BILL FOR SB0136LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b SB0136 LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b SB0136 LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Professional Counselor and Clinical 5 Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act is amended 6 by adding Section 46 as follows: 7 (225 ILCS 107/46 new) 8 Sec. 46. Counselor in training. 9 (a) The Department shall designate a person as a counselor 10 in training and authorize the practice of professional 11 counseling under the supervision of a licensed clinical 12 professional counselor to an applicant who: 13 (1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form and 14 has paid the required fee; 15 (2) is at least 21 years of age and has not engaged in 16 conduct or activities that would constitute grounds for 17 discipline under this Act; 18 (3) holds a master's degree in mental health 19 counseling from a program accredited by the Council for 20 Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational 21 Programs; 22 (4) has submitted all transcripts and test scores 23 required by the National Board for Certified Counselors; 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0136 Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 107/46 new 225 ILCS 107/46 new 225 ILCS 107/46 new Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Provides for the designation of counselors in training by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and sets forth qualifications for counselors in training. Provides that all billing for services provided by the counselor in training shall be under the license of the supervising licensed clinical professional counselor. Provides that the counselor in training designation shall expire one year after the date the person was designated as a counselor in training. Provides that the Department shall develop the requirements for supervision of counselors in training. LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b A BILL FOR 225 ILCS 107/46 new LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b SB0136 LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b SB0136- 2 -LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b SB0136 - 2 - LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b SB0136 - 2 - LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b 1 (5) has identified an approved supervising licensed 2 clinical professional counselor who has signed the 3 application; and 4 (6) has paid the fees required by this Act. 5 (b) The counselor in training designation shall expire one 6 year after the date the person was designated as a counselor in 7 training. 8 (c) All billing for services provided by the counselor in 9 training shall be under the license of the supervising 10 licensed clinical professional counselor. 11 (d) The Department shall develop, by rule, the 12 requirements for the supervision of counselors in training 13 under this Section. SB0136 - 2 - LRB103 24859 AMQ 51192 b