Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0194 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0194 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Robert Peters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 130/10410 ILCS 130/85410 ILCS 130/95410 ILCS 130/100410 ILCS 130/105410 ILCS 130/115410 ILCS 130/120410 ILCS 705/5-20 Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Removes references to "excluded offense" and provisions prohibiting employed individuals from having been convicted of an excluded offense. Replaces existing provisions concerning background checks with provisions requiring the Illinois State Police to conduct a criminal history record check of the prospective principal officers, board members, and agents of a medical cannabis dispensing organization or cultivation center applying for a license or agent identification card under the Act. Contains additional requirements for background checks. Makes other changes. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prevent or otherwise inhibit an otherwise qualified individual from serving as a principal officer or agent of a cannabis business establishment on the sole basis of a nonviolent criminal conviction related to cannabis. LRB103 25667 CPF 52016 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0194 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Robert Peters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 130/10410 ILCS 130/85410 ILCS 130/95410 ILCS 130/100410 ILCS 130/105410 ILCS 130/115410 ILCS 130/120410 ILCS 705/5-20 410 ILCS 130/10 410 ILCS 130/85 410 ILCS 130/95 410 ILCS 130/100 410 ILCS 130/105 410 ILCS 130/115 410 ILCS 130/120 410 ILCS 705/5-20 Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Removes references to "excluded offense" and provisions prohibiting employed individuals from having been convicted of an excluded offense. Replaces existing provisions concerning background checks with provisions requiring the Illinois State Police to conduct a criminal history record check of the prospective principal officers, board members, and agents of a medical cannabis dispensing organization or cultivation center applying for a license or agent identification card under the Act. Contains additional requirements for background checks. Makes other changes. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prevent or otherwise inhibit an otherwise qualified individual from serving as a principal officer or agent of a cannabis business establishment on the sole basis of a nonviolent criminal conviction related to cannabis. LRB103 25667 CPF 52016 b LRB103 25667 CPF 52016 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0194 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Robert Peters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	410 ILCS 130/10410 ILCS 130/85410 ILCS 130/95410 ILCS 130/100410 ILCS 130/105410 ILCS 130/115410 ILCS 130/120410 ILCS 705/5-20 410 ILCS 130/10 410 ILCS 130/85 410 ILCS 130/95 410 ILCS 130/100 410 ILCS 130/105 410 ILCS 130/115 410 ILCS 130/120 410 ILCS 705/5-20
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12	12	Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Removes references to "excluded offense" and provisions prohibiting employed individuals from having been convicted of an excluded offense. Replaces existing provisions concerning background checks with provisions requiring the Illinois State Police to conduct a criminal history record check of the prospective principal officers, board members, and agents of a medical cannabis dispensing organization or cultivation center applying for a license or agent identification card under the Act. Contains additional requirements for background checks. Makes other changes. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prevent or otherwise inhibit an otherwise qualified individual from serving as a principal officer or agent of a cannabis business establishment on the sole basis of a nonviolent criminal conviction related to cannabis.
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18	18	1 AN ACT concerning health.
19	19	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
20	20	3 represented in the General Assembly:
21	21	4 Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
22	22	5 Program Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 85, 95, 100,
23	23	6 105, 115, and 120 as follows:
24	24	7 (410 ILCS 130/10)
25	25	8 Sec. 10. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this
26	26	9 Act, shall have the meanings set forth in this Section:
27	27	10 (a) "Adequate supply" means:
28	28	11 (1) 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of
29	29	12 14 days and that is derived solely from an intrastate
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31	31	14 (2) Subject to the rules of the Department of Public
32	32	15 Health, a patient may apply for a waiver where a
33	33	16 certifying health care professional provides a substantial
34	34	17 medical basis in a signed, written statement asserting
35	35	18 that, based on the patient's medical history, in the
36	36	19 certifying health care professional's professional
37	37	20 judgment, 2.5 ounces is an insufficient adequate supply
38	38	21 for a 14-day period to properly alleviate the patient's
39	39	22 debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with
40	40	23 the debilitating medical condition.
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45	45	410 ILCS 130/10410 ILCS 130/85410 ILCS 130/95410 ILCS 130/100410 ILCS 130/105410 ILCS 130/115410 ILCS 130/120410 ILCS 705/5-20 410 ILCS 130/10 410 ILCS 130/85 410 ILCS 130/95 410 ILCS 130/100 410 ILCS 130/105 410 ILCS 130/115 410 ILCS 130/120 410 ILCS 705/5-20
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54	54	Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Removes references to "excluded offense" and provisions prohibiting employed individuals from having been convicted of an excluded offense. Replaces existing provisions concerning background checks with provisions requiring the Illinois State Police to conduct a criminal history record check of the prospective principal officers, board members, and agents of a medical cannabis dispensing organization or cultivation center applying for a license or agent identification card under the Act. Contains additional requirements for background checks. Makes other changes. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to prevent or otherwise inhibit an otherwise qualified individual from serving as a principal officer or agent of a cannabis business establishment on the sole basis of a nonviolent criminal conviction related to cannabis.
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89	89	1 (3) This subsection may not be construed to authorize
90	90	2 the possession of more than 2.5 ounces at any time without
91	91	3 authority from the Department of Public Health.
92	92	4 (4) The pre-mixed weight of medical cannabis used in
93	93	5 making a cannabis infused product shall apply toward the
94	94	6 limit on the total amount of medical cannabis a registered
95	95	7 qualifying patient may possess at any one time.
96	96	8 (a-5) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a person
97	97	9 who is licensed under the Nurse Practice Act as an advanced
98	98	10 practice registered nurse and has a controlled substances
99	99	11 license under Article III of the Illinois Controlled
100	100	12 Substances Act.
101	101	13 (b) "Cannabis" has the meaning given that term in Section
102	102	14 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
103	103	15 (c) "Cannabis plant monitoring system" means a system that
104	104	16 includes, but is not limited to, testing and data collection
105	105	17 established and maintained by the registered cultivation
106	106	18 center and available to the Department for the purposes of
107	107	19 documenting each cannabis plant and for monitoring plant
108	108	20 development throughout the life cycle of a cannabis plant
109	109	21 cultivated for the intended use by a qualifying patient from
110	110	22 seed planting to final packaging.
111	111	23 (d) "Cardholder" means a qualifying patient or a
112	112	24 designated caregiver who has been issued and possesses a valid
113	113	25 registry identification card by the Department of Public
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125	125	1 (d-5) "Certifying health care professional" means a
126	126	2 physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a
127	127	3 physician assistant.
128	128	4 (e) "Cultivation center" means a facility operated by an
129	129	5 organization or business that is registered by the Department
130	130	6 of Agriculture to perform necessary activities to provide only
131	131	7 registered medical cannabis dispensing organizations with
132	132	8 usable medical cannabis.
133	133	9 (f) "Cultivation center agent" means a principal officer,
134	134	10 board member, employee, or agent of a registered cultivation
135	135	11 center who is 21 years of age or older and has not been
136	136	12 convicted of an excluded offense.
137	137	13 (g) "Cultivation center agent identification card" means a
138	138	14 document issued by the Department of Agriculture that
139	139	15 identifies a person as a cultivation center agent.
140	140	16 (h) "Debilitating medical condition" means one or more of
141	141	17 the following:
142	142	18 (1) cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human
143	143	19 immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency
144	144	20 syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
145	145	21 Crohn's disease (including, but not limited to, ulcerative
146	146	22 colitis), agitation of Alzheimer's disease,
147	147	23 cachexia/wasting syndrome, muscular dystrophy, severe
148	148	24 fibromyalgia, spinal cord disease, including but not
149	149	25 limited to arachnoiditis, Tarlov cysts, hydromyelia,
150	150	26 syringomyelia, Rheumatoid arthritis, fibrous dysplasia,
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161	161	1 spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and
162	162	2 post-concussion syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis,
163	163	3 Arnold-Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia,
164	164	4 Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Parkinson's, Tourette's,
165	165	5 Myoclonus, Dystonia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD
166	166	6 (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I), Causalgia, CRPS
167	167	7 (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II),
168	168	8 Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
169	169	9 Polyneuropathy, Sjogren's syndrome, Lupus, Interstitial
170	170	10 Cystitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Hydrocephalus, nail-patella
171	171	11 syndrome, residual limb pain, seizures (including those
172	172	12 characteristic of epilepsy), post-traumatic stress
173	173	13 disorder (PTSD), autism, chronic pain, irritable bowel
174	174	14 syndrome, migraines, osteoarthritis, anorexia nervosa,
175	175	15 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Neuro-Behcet's Autoimmune
176	176	16 Disease, neuropathy, polycystic kidney disease, superior
177	177	17 canal dehiscence syndrome, or the treatment of these
178	178	18 conditions;
179	179	19 (1.5) terminal illness with a diagnosis of 6 months or
180	180	20 less; if the terminal illness is not one of the qualifying
181	181	21 debilitating medical conditions, then the certifying
182	182	22 health care professional shall on the certification form
183	183	23 identify the cause of the terminal illness; or
184	184	24 (2) any other debilitating medical condition or its
185	185	25 treatment that is added by the Department of Public Health
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197	197	1 (i) "Designated caregiver" means a person who: (1) is at
198	198	2 least 21 years of age; (2) has agreed to assist with a
199	199	3 patient's medical use of cannabis; (3) has not been convicted
200	200	4 of an excluded offense; and (3) (4) assists no more than one
201	201	5 registered qualifying patient with his or her medical use of
202	202	6 cannabis.
203	203	7 (j) "Dispensing organization agent identification card"
204	204	8 means a document issued by the Department of Financial and
205	205	9 Professional Regulation that identifies a person as a medical
206	206	10 cannabis dispensing organization agent.
207	207	11 (k) "Enclosed, locked facility" means a room, greenhouse,
208	208	12 building, or other enclosed area equipped with locks or other
209	209	13 security devices that permit access only by a cultivation
210	210	14 center's agents or a dispensing organization's agent working
211	211	15 for the registered cultivation center or the registered
212	212	16 dispensing organization to cultivate, store, and distribute
213	213	17 cannabis for registered qualifying patients.
214	214	18 (l) (Blank). "Excluded offense" for cultivation center
215	215	19 agents and dispensing organizations means:
216	216	20 (1) a violent crime defined in Section 3 of the Rights
217	217	21 of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or a substantially
218	218	22 similar offense that was classified as a felony in the
219	219	23 jurisdiction where the person was convicted; or
220	220	24 (2) a violation of a state or federal controlled
221	221	25 substance law, the Cannabis Control Act, or the
222	222	26 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act that
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233	233	1 was classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the
234	234	2 person was convicted, except that the registering
235	235	3 Department may waive this restriction if the person
236	236	4 demonstrates to the registering Department's satisfaction
237	237	5 that his or her conviction was for the possession,
238	238	6 cultivation, transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount
239	239	7 of cannabis intended for medical use. This exception does
240	240	8 not apply if the conviction was under state law and
241	241	9 involved a violation of an existing medical cannabis law.
242	242	10 For purposes of this subsection, the Department of Public
243	243	11 Health shall determine by emergency rule within 30 days after
244	244	12 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
245	245	13 Assembly what constitutes a "reasonable amount".
246	246	14 (l-5) (Blank).
247	247	15 (l-10) "Illinois Cannabis Tracking System" means a
248	248	16 web-based system established and maintained by the Department
249	249	17 of Public Health that is available to the Department of
250	250	18 Agriculture, the Department of Financial and Professional
251	251	19 Regulation, the Illinois State Police, and registered medical
252	252	20 cannabis dispensing organizations on a 24-hour basis to upload
253	253	21 written certifications for Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
254	254	22 participants, to verify Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
255	255	23 participants, to verify Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
256	256	24 participants' available cannabis allotment and assigned
257	257	25 dispensary, and the tracking of the date of sale, amount, and
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269	269	1 Pilot Program participant.
270	270	2 (m) "Medical cannabis cultivation center registration"
271	271	3 means a registration issued by the Department of Agriculture.
272	272	4 (n) "Medical cannabis container" means a sealed,
273	273	5 traceable, food compliant, tamper resistant, tamper evident
274	274	6 container, or package used for the purpose of containment of
275	275	7 medical cannabis from a cultivation center to a dispensing
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277	277	9 (o) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization", or
278	278	10 "dispensing organization", or "dispensary organization" means
279	279	11 a facility operated by an organization or business that is
280	280	12 registered by the Department of Financial and Professional
281	281	13 Regulation to acquire medical cannabis from a registered
282	282	14 cultivation center for the purpose of dispensing cannabis,
283	283	15 paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials
284	284	16 to registered qualifying patients, individuals with a
285	285	17 provisional registration for qualifying patient cardholder
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287	287	19 (p) "Medical cannabis dispensing organization agent" or
288	288	20 "dispensing organization agent" means a principal officer,
289	289	21 board member, employee, or agent of a registered medical
290	290	22 cannabis dispensing organization who is 21 years of age or
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292	292	24 (q) "Medical cannabis infused product" means food, oils,
293	293	25 ointments, or other products containing usable cannabis that
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305	305	1 (r) "Medical use" means the acquisition; administration;
306	306	2 delivery; possession; transfer; transportation; or use of
307	307	3 cannabis to treat or alleviate a registered qualifying
308	308	4 patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms
309	309	5 associated with the patient's debilitating medical condition.
310	310	6 (r-5) "Opioid" means a narcotic drug or substance that is
311	311	7 a Schedule II controlled substance under paragraph (1), (2),
312	312	8 (3), or (5) of subsection (b) or under subsection (c) of
313	313	9 Section 206 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
314	314	10 (r-10) "Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant"
315	315	11 means an individual who has received a valid written
316	316	12 certification to participate in the Opioid Alternative Pilot
317	317	13 Program for a medical condition for which an opioid has been or
318	318	14 could be prescribed by a certifying health care professional
319	319	15 based on generally accepted standards of care.
320	320	16 (s) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of
321	321	17 osteopathy licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to
322	322	18 practice medicine and who has a controlled substances license
323	323	19 under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
324	324	20 It does not include a licensed practitioner under any other
325	325	21 Act including but not limited to the Illinois Dental Practice
326	326	22 Act.
327	327	23 (s-1) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant
328	328	24 licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987
329	329	25 and who has a controlled substances license under Article III
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341	341	1 (s-5) "Provisional registration" means a document issued
342	342	2 by the Department of Public Health to a qualifying patient who
343	343	3 has submitted: (1) an online application and paid a fee to
344	344	4 participate in Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
345	345	5 pending approval or denial of the patient's application; or
346	346	6 (2) a completed application for terminal illness.
347	347	7 (t) "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been
348	348	8 diagnosed by a certifying health care professional as having a
349	349	9 debilitating medical condition.
350	350	10 (u) "Registered" means licensed, permitted, or otherwise
351	351	11 certified by the Department of Agriculture, Department of
352	352	12 Public Health, or Department of Financial and Professional
353	353	13 Regulation.
354	354	14 (v) "Registry identification card" means a document issued
355	355	15 by the Department of Public Health that identifies a person as
356	356	16 a registered qualifying patient or registered designated
357	357	17 caregiver.
358	358	18 (w) "Usable cannabis" means the seeds, leaves, buds, and
359	359	19 flowers of the cannabis plant and any mixture or preparation
360	360	20 thereof, but does not include the stalks, and roots of the
361	361	21 plant. It does not include the weight of any non-cannabis
362	362	22 ingredients combined with cannabis, such as ingredients added
363	363	23 to prepare a topical administration, food, or drink.
364	364	24 (x) "Verification system" means a Web-based system
365	365	25 established and maintained by the Department of Public Health
366	366	26 that is available to the Department of Agriculture, the
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377	377	1 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, law
378	378	2 enforcement personnel, and registered medical cannabis
379	379	3 dispensing organization agents on a 24-hour basis for the
380	380	4 verification of registry identification cards, the tracking of
381	381	5 delivery of medical cannabis to medical cannabis dispensing
382	382	6 organizations, and the tracking of the date of sale, amount,
383	383	7 and price of medical cannabis purchased by a registered
384	384	8 qualifying patient.
385	385	9 (y) "Written certification" means a document dated and
386	386	10 signed by a certifying health care professional, stating (1)
387	387	11 that the qualifying patient has a debilitating medical
388	388	12 condition and specifying the debilitating medical condition
389	389	13 the qualifying patient has; and (2) that (A) the certifying
390	390	14 health care professional is treating or managing treatment of
391	391	15 the patient's debilitating medical condition; or (B) an Opioid
392	392	16 Alternative Pilot Program participant has a medical condition
393	393	17 for which opioids have been or could be prescribed. A written
394	394	18 certification shall be made only in the course of a bona fide
395	395	19 health care professional-patient relationship, after the
396	396	20 certifying health care professional has completed an
397	397	21 assessment of either a qualifying patient's medical history or
398	398	22 Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant, reviewed
399	399	23 relevant records related to the patient's debilitating
400	400	24 condition, and conducted a physical examination.
401	401	25 (z) "Bona fide health care professional-patient
402	402	26 relationship" means a relationship established at a hospital,
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413	413	1 certifying health care professional's office, or other health
414	414	2 care facility in which the certifying health care professional
415	415	3 has an ongoing responsibility for the assessment, care, and
416	416	4 treatment of a patient's debilitating medical condition or a
417	417	5 symptom of the patient's debilitating medical condition.
418	418	6 A veteran who has received treatment at a VA hospital
419	419	7 shall be deemed to have a bona fide health care
420	420	8 professional-patient relationship with a VA certifying health
421	421	9 care professional if the patient has been seen for his or her
422	422	10 debilitating medical condition at the VA Hospital in
423	423	11 accordance with VA Hospital protocols.
424	424	12 A bona fide health care professional-patient relationship
425	425	13 under this subsection is a privileged communication within the
426	426	14 meaning of Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
427	427	15 (Source: P.A. 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19.)
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429	429	17 Sec. 85. Issuance and denial of medical cannabis
430	430	18 cultivation permit.
431	431	19 (a) The Department of Agriculture may register up to 22
432	432	20 cultivation center registrations for operation. The Department
433	433	21 of Agriculture may not issue more than one registration per
434	434	22 each Illinois State Police District boundary as specified on
435	435	23 the date of January 1, 2013. The Department of Agriculture may
436	436	24 not issue less than the 22 registrations if there are
437	437	25 qualified applicants who have applied with the Department.
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448	448	1 (b) The registrations shall be issued and renewed annually
449	449	2 as determined by administrative rule.
450	450	3 (c) The Department of Agriculture shall determine a
451	451	4 registration fee by rule.
452	452	5 (d) A cultivation center may only operate if it has been
453	453	6 issued a valid registration from the Department of
454	454	7 Agriculture. When applying for a cultivation center
455	455	8 registration, the applicant shall submit the following in
456	456	9 accordance with Department of Agriculture rules:
457	457	10 (1) the proposed legal name of the cultivation center;
458	458	11 (2) the proposed physical address of the cultivation
459	459	12 center and description of the enclosed, locked facility as
460	460	13 it applies to cultivation centers where medical cannabis
461	461	14 will be grown, harvested, manufactured, packaged, or
462	462	15 otherwise prepared for distribution to a dispensing
463	463	16 organization;
464	464	17 (3) the name, address, and date of birth of each
465	465	18 principal officer and board member of the cultivation
466	466	19 center, provided that all those individuals shall be at
467	467	20 least 21 years of age;
468	468	21 (4) any instance in which a business that any of the
469	469	22 prospective board members of the cultivation center had
470	470	23 managed or served on the board of the business and was
471	471	24 convicted, fined, censured, or had a registration or
472	472	25 license suspended or revoked in any administrative or
473	473	26 judicial proceeding;
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484	484	1 (5) cultivation, inventory, and packaging plans;
485	485	2 (6) proposed operating by-laws that include procedures
486	486	3 for the oversight of the cultivation center, development
487	487	4 and implementation of a plant monitoring system, medical
488	488	5 cannabis container tracking system, accurate record
489	489	6 keeping, staffing plan, and security plan reviewed by the
490	490	7 Illinois State Police that are in accordance with the
491	491	8 rules issued by the Department of Agriculture under this
492	492	9 Act. A physical inventory shall be performed of all plants
493	493	10 and medical cannabis containers on a weekly basis;
494	494	11 (7) experience with agricultural cultivation
495	495	12 techniques and industry standards;
496	496	13 (8) any academic degrees, certifications, or relevant
497	497	14 experience with related businesses;
498	498	15 (9) the identity of every person, association, trust,
499	499	16 or corporation having any direct or indirect pecuniary
500	500	17 interest in the cultivation center operation with respect
501	501	18 to which the registration is sought. If the disclosed
502	502	19 entity is a trust, the application shall disclose the
503	503	20 names and addresses of the beneficiaries; if a
504	504	21 corporation, the names and addresses of all stockholders
505	505	22 and directors; if a partnership, the names and addresses
506	506	23 of all partners, both general and limited;
507	507	24 (10) verification from the Illinois State Police that
508	508	25 all background checks of the principal officer, board
509	509	26 members, and registered agents have been conducted and
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520	520	1 those individuals have not been convicted of an excluded
521	521	2 offense;
522	522	3 (11) provide a copy of the current local zoning
523	523	4 ordinance to the Department of Agriculture and verify that
524	524	5 proposed cultivation center is in compliance with the
525	525	6 local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
526	526	7 (12) an application fee set by the Department of
527	527	8 Agriculture by rule; and
528	528	9 (13) any other information required by Department of
529	529	10 Agriculture rules, including, but not limited to a
530	530	11 cultivation center applicant's experience with the
531	531	12 cultivation of agricultural or horticultural products,
532	532	13 operating an agriculturally related business, or operating
533	533	14 a horticultural business.
534	534	15 (e) An application for a cultivation center permit must be
535	535	16 denied if any of the following conditions are met:
536	536	17 (1) the applicant failed to submit the materials
537	537	18 required by this Section, including if the applicant's
538	538	19 plans do not satisfy the security, oversight, inventory,
539	539	20 or recordkeeping rules issued by the Department of
540	540	21 Agriculture;
541	541	22 (2) the applicant would not be in compliance with
542	542	23 local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
543	543	24 (3) (blank) one or more of the prospective principal
544	544	25 officers or board members has been convicted of an
545	545	26 excluded offense;
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556	556	1 (4) one or more of the prospective principal officers
557	557	2 or board members has served as a principal officer or
558	558	3 board member for a registered dispensing organization or
559	559	4 cultivation center that has had its registration revoked;
560	560	5 (5) one or more of the principal officers or board
561	561	6 members is under 21 years of age;
562	562	7 (6) a principal officer or board member of the
563	563	8 cultivation center has been convicted of a felony under
564	564	9 the laws of this State, any other state, or the United
565	565	10 States;
566	566	11 (7) a principal officer or board member of the
567	567	12 cultivation center has been convicted of any violation of
568	568	13 Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or substantially
569	569	14 similar laws of any other jurisdiction; or
570	570	15 (8) the person has submitted an application for a
571	571	16 certificate under this Act which contains false
572	572	17 information.
573	573	18 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
574	574	19 (410 ILCS 130/95)
575	575	20 Sec. 95. Background checks.
576	576	21 (a) (Blank). The Department of Agriculture through the
577	577	22 Illinois State Police shall conduct a background check of the
578	578	23 prospective cultivation center agents. The Illinois State
579	579	24 Police shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal history
580	580	25 record check, which shall be deposited in the State Police
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591	591	1 Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the
592	592	2 record check. In order to carry out this provision, each
593	593	3 person applying as a cultivation center agent shall submit a
594	594	4 full set of fingerprints to the Illinois State Police for the
595	595	5 purpose of obtaining a State and federal criminal records
596	596	6 check. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
597	597	7 fingerprint records now and hereafter, to the extent allowed
598	598	8 by law, filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau
599	599	9 of Investigation criminal history records databases. The
600	600	10 Illinois State Police shall furnish, following positive
601	601	11 identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
602	602	12 Department of Agriculture.
603	603	13 (b) (Blank). When applying for the initial permit, the
604	604	14 background checks for the principal officer, board members,
605	605	15 and registered agents shall be completed prior to submitting
606	606	16 the application to the Department of Agriculture.
607	607	17 (c) Through the Illinois State Police, the licensing or
608	608	18 issuing Department shall conduct a criminal history record
609	609	19 check of the prospective principal officers, board members,
610	610	20 and agents of a medical cannabis dispensing organization or
611	611	21 cultivation center applying for a license or agent
612	612	22 identification card under this Act.
613	613	23 Each medical cannabis dispensing organization or
614	614	24 cultivation center's prospective principal officer, board
615	615	25 member, or agent shall submit his or her fingerprints to the
616	616	26 Illinois State Police in the form and manner prescribed by the
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627	627	1 Illinois State Police.
628	628	2 Unless otherwise provided in this Act, the fingerprints
629	629	3 shall be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor
630	630	4 licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional
631	631	5 Regulation. The fingerprints shall be checked against the
632	632	6 fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Illinois
633	633	7 State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal
634	634	8 history records databases. The Illinois State Police shall
635	635	9 charge a fee for conducting the criminal history record check,
636	636	10 which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund
637	637	11 and shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national
638	638	12 criminal history record check. The Illinois State Police shall
639	639	13 furnish, if there is a positive identification, all Illinois
640	640	14 conviction information and shall forward the national criminal
641	641	15 history record information to:
642	642	16 (1) the Department of Agriculture, with respect to a
643	643	17 cultivation center; or
644	644	18 (2) the Department of Financial and Professional
645	645	19 Regulation, with respect to a dispensing organization.
646	646	20 (d) When applying for the initial license or
647	647	21 identification card, the background checks for all prospective
648	648	22 principal officers, board members, and agents shall be
649	649	23 completed before submitting the application to the licensing
650	650	24 or issuing agency.
651	651	25 (e) All applications for licensure under this Act by
652	652	26 applicants with criminal convictions shall be subject to
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663	663	1 Sections 2105-131, 2105-135, and 2105-205 of the Department of
664	664	2 Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
665	665	3 of Illinois. However, nothing in this Section or Act shall be
666	666	4 construed to prevent or otherwise inhibit the ability of an
667	667	5 otherwise qualified individual from serving as a principal
668	668	6 officer or agent of a cannabis business establishment on the
669	669	7 sole basis of a nonviolent criminal conviction related to
670	670	8 cannabis.
671	671	9 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
672	672	10 (410 ILCS 130/100)
673	673	11 Sec. 100. Cultivation center agent identification card.
674	674	12 (a) The Department of Agriculture shall:
675	675	13 (1) verify the information contained in an application
676	676	14 or renewal for a cultivation center identification card
677	677	15 submitted under this Act, and approve or deny an
678	678	16 application or renewal, within 30 days of receiving a
679	679	17 completed application or renewal application and all
680	680	18 supporting documentation required by rule;
681	681	19 (2) issue a cultivation center agent identification
682	682	20 card to a qualifying agent within 15 business days of
683	683	21 approving the application or renewal;
684	684	22 (3) enter the registry identification number of the
685	685	23 cultivation center where the agent works; and
686	686	24 (4) allow for an electronic application process, and
687	687	25 provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
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698	698	1 an application has been submitted.
699	699	2 (b) A cultivation center agent must keep his or her
700	700	3 identification card visible at all times when on the property
701	701	4 of a cultivation center and during the transportation of
702	702	5 medical cannabis to a registered dispensary organization.
703	703	6 (c) The cultivation center agent identification cards
704	704	7 shall contain the following:
705	705	8 (1) the name of the cardholder;
706	706	9 (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of
707	707	10 cultivation center agent identification cards;
708	708	11 (3) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
709	709	12 number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
710	710	13 letters that is unique to the holder; and
711	711	14 (4) a photograph of the cardholder.
712	712	15 (d) The cultivation center agent identification cards
713	713	16 shall be immediately returned to the cultivation center upon
714	714	17 termination of employment.
715	715	18 (e) Any card lost by a cultivation center agent shall be
716	716	19 reported to the Illinois State Police and the Department of
717	717	20 Agriculture immediately upon discovery of the loss.
718	718	21 (f) (Blank). An applicant shall be denied a cultivation
719	719	22 center agent identification card if he or she has been
720	720	23 convicted of an excluded offense.
721	721	24 (g) An agent applicant may begin employment at a
722	722	25 cultivation center while the agent applicant's identification
723	723	26 card application is pending. Upon approval, the Department
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734	734	1 shall issue the agent's identification card to the agent. If
735	735	2 denied, the cultivation center and the agent applicant shall
736	736	3 be notified and the agent applicant must cease all activity at
737	737	4 the cultivation center immediately.
738	738	5 (Source: P.A. 102-98, eff. 7-15-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
739	739	6 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
740	740	7 (410 ILCS 130/105)
741	741	8 Sec. 105. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties for
742	742	9 cultivation centers.
743	743	10 (a) The operating documents of a registered cultivation
744	744	11 center shall include procedures for the oversight of the
745	745	12 cultivation center, a cannabis plant monitoring system
746	746	13 including a physical inventory recorded weekly, a cannabis
747	747	14 container system including a physical inventory recorded
748	748	15 weekly, accurate record keeping, and a staffing plan.
749	749	16 (b) A registered cultivation center shall implement a
750	750	17 security plan reviewed by the Illinois State Police and
751	751	18 including but not limited to: facility access controls,
752	752	19 perimeter intrusion detection systems, personnel
753	753	20 identification systems, 24-hour surveillance system to monitor
754	754	21 the interior and exterior of the registered cultivation center
755	755	22 facility and accessible to authorized law enforcement and the
756	756	23 Department of Agriculture in real-time.
757	757	24 (c) A registered cultivation center may not be located
758	758	25 within 2,500 feet of the property line of a pre-existing
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769	769	1 public or private preschool or elementary or secondary school
770	770	2 or day care center, day care home, group day care home, part
771	771	3 day child care facility, or an area zoned for residential use.
772	772	4 (d) All cultivation of cannabis for distribution to a
773	773	5 registered dispensing organization must take place in an
774	774	6 enclosed, locked facility as it applies to cultivation centers
775	775	7 at the physical address provided to the Department of
776	776	8 Agriculture during the registration process. The cultivation
777	777	9 center location shall only be accessed by the cultivation
778	778	10 center agents working for the registered cultivation center,
779	779	11 Department of Agriculture staff performing inspections,
780	780	12 Department of Public Health staff performing inspections, law
781	781	13 enforcement or other emergency personnel, and contractors
782	782	14 working on jobs unrelated to medical cannabis, such as
783	783	15 installing or maintaining security devices or performing
784	784	16 electrical wiring.
785	785	17 (e) A cultivation center may not sell or distribute any
786	786	18 cannabis to any individual or entity other than another
787	787	19 cultivation center, a dispensing organization registered under
788	788	20 this Act, or a laboratory licensed by the Department of
789	789	21 Agriculture.
790	790	22 (f) All harvested cannabis intended for distribution to a
791	791	23 dispensing organization must be packaged in a labeled medical
792	792	24 cannabis container and entered into a data collection system.
793	793	25 (g) (Blank). No person who has been convicted of an
794	794	26 excluded offense may be a cultivation center agent.
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805	805	1 (h) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
806	806	2 inspection by the Illinois State Police.
807	807	3 (i) Registered cultivation centers are subject to random
808	808	4 inspections by the Department of Agriculture and the
809	809	5 Department of Public Health.
810	810	6 (j) A cultivation center agent shall notify local law
811	811	7 enforcement, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of
812	812	8 Agriculture within 24 hours of the discovery of any loss or
813	813	9 theft. Notification shall be made by phone or in-person, or by
814	814	10 written or electronic communication.
815	815	11 (k) A cultivation center shall comply with all State and
816	816	12 federal rules and regulations regarding the use of pesticides.
817	817	13 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
818	818	14 (410 ILCS 130/115)
819	819	15 Sec. 115. Registration of dispensing organizations.
820	820	16 (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
821	821	17 Regulation may issue up to 60 dispensing organization
822	822	18 registrations for operation. The Department of Financial and
823	823	19 Professional Regulation may not issue less than the 60
824	824	20 registrations if there are qualified applicants who have
825	825	21 applied with the Department of Financial and Professional
826	826	22 Regulation. The organizations shall be geographically
827	827	23 dispersed throughout the State to allow all registered
828	828	24 qualifying patients reasonable proximity and access to a
829	829	25 dispensing organization.
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840	840	1 (a-5) The Department of Financial and Professional
841	841	2 Regulation shall adopt rules to create a registration process
842	842	3 for Social Equity Justice Involved Applicants and Qualifying
843	843	4 Applicants, a streamlined application, and a Social Equity
844	844	5 Justice Involved Medical Lottery under Section 115.5 to issue
845	845	6 the remaining available 5 dispensing organization
846	846	7 registrations for operation. For purposes of this Section:
847	847	8 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
848	848	9 comparable geographic area that satisfies the following
849	849	10 criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and
850	850	11 Economic Opportunity, that:
851	851	12 (1) meets at least one of the following criteria:
852	852	13 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
853	853	14 according to the latest federal decennial census; or
854	854	15 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
855	855	16 participate in the federal free lunch program
856	856	17 according to reported statistics from the State Board
857	857	18 of Education; or
858	858	19 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
859	859	20 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
860	860	21 Assistance Program; or
861	861	22 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
862	862	23 determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
863	863	24 Security, that is more than 120% of the national
864	864	25 unemployment average, as determined by the United
865	865	26 States Department of Labor, for a period of at least 2
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876	876	1 consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the
877	877	2 application; and
878	878	3 (2) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
879	879	4 incarceration related to sale, possession, use,
880	880	5 cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
881	881	6 "Qualifying Applicant" means an applicant that: (i)
882	882	7 submitted an application pursuant to Section 15-30 of the
883	883	8 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act that received at least 85% of
884	884	9 250 application points available under Section 15-30 of the
885	885	10 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act as the applicant's final
886	886	11 score; (ii) received points at the conclusion of the scoring
887	887	12 process for meeting the definition of a "Social Equity
888	888	13 Applicant" as set forth under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax
889	889	14 Act; and (iii) is an applicant that did not receive a
890	890	15 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License through
891	891	16 a Qualifying Applicant Lottery pursuant to Section 15-35 of
892	892	17 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or any Tied Applicant
893	893	18 Lottery conducted under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
894	894	19 "Social Equity Justice Involved Applicant" means an
895	895	20 applicant that is an Illinois resident and one of the
896	896	21 following:
897	897	22 (1) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
898	898	23 control by one or more individuals who have resided for at
899	899	24 least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a Disproportionately
900	900	25 Impacted Area;
901	901	26 (2) an applicant with at least 51% of ownership and
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912	912	1 control by one or more individuals who have been arrested
913	913	2 for, convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for any
914	914	3 offense that is eligible for expungement under subsection
915	915	4 (i) of Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act; or
916	916	5 (3) an applicant with at least 51% ownership and
917	917	6 control by one or more members of an impacted family.
918	918	7 (b) A dispensing organization may only operate if it has
919	919	8 been issued a registration from the Department of Financial
920	920	9 and Professional Regulation. The Department of Financial and
921	921	10 Professional Regulation shall adopt rules establishing the
922	922	11 procedures for applicants for dispensing organizations.
923	923	12 (c) When applying for a dispensing organization
924	924	13 registration, the applicant shall submit, at a minimum, the
925	925	14 following in accordance with Department of Financial and
926	926	15 Professional Regulation rules:
927	927	16 (1) a non-refundable application fee established by
928	928	17 rule;
929	929	18 (2) the proposed legal name of the dispensing
930	930	19 organization;
931	931	20 (3) the proposed physical address of the dispensing
932	932	21 organization;
933	933	22 (4) the name, address, and date of birth of each
934	934	23 principal officer and board member of the dispensing
935	935	24 organization, provided that all those individuals shall be
936	936	25 at least 21 years of age;
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949	949	2 (7) (blank).
950	950	3 (d) The Department of Financial and Professional
951	951	4 Regulation shall conduct a background check pursuant to
952	952	5 Section 95. of the prospective dispensing organization agents
953	953	6 in order to carry out this Section. The Department of State
954	954	7 Police shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal history
955	955	8 record check, which shall be deposited in the State Police
956	956	9 Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the
957	957	10 record check. Each person applying as a dispensing
958	958	11 organization agent shall submit a full set of fingerprints to
959	959	12 the Department of State Police for the purpose of obtaining a
960	960	13 State and federal criminal records check. These fingerprints
961	961	14 shall be checked against the fingerprint records now and
962	962	15 hereafter, to the extent allowed by law, filed in the
963	963	16 Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation
964	964	17 criminal history records databases. The Department of State
965	965	18 Police shall furnish, following positive identification, all
966	966	19 Illinois conviction information to the Department of Financial
967	967	20 and Professional Regulation.
968	968	21 (e) A dispensing organization must pay a registration fee
969	969	22 set by the Department of Financial and Professional
970	970	23 Regulation.
971	971	24 (f) An application for a medical cannabis dispensing
972	972	25 organization registration must be denied if any of the
973	973	26 following conditions are met:
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984	984	1 (1) the applicant failed to submit the materials
985	985	2 required by this Section, including if the applicant's
986	986	3 plans do not satisfy the security, oversight, or
987	987	4 recordkeeping rules issued by the Department of Financial
988	988	5 and Professional Regulation;
989	989	6 (2) the applicant would not be in compliance with
990	990	7 local zoning rules issued in accordance with Section 140;
991	991	8 (3) the applicant does not meet the requirements of
992	992	9 Section 130;
993	993	10 (4) (blank); one or more of the prospective principal
994	994	11 officers or board members has been convicted of an
995	995	12 excluded offense;
996	996	13 (5) one or more of the prospective principal officers
997	997	14 or board members has served as a principal officer or
998	998	15 board member for a registered medical cannabis dispensing
999	999	16 organization that has had its registration revoked; and
1000	1000	17 (6) one or more of the principal officers or board
1001	1001	18 members is under 21 years of age.
1002	1002	19 (Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)
1003	1003	20 (410 ILCS 130/120)
1004	1004	21 Sec. 120. Dispensing organization agent identification
1005	1005	22 card.
1006	1006	23 (a) The Department of Financial and Professional
1007	1007	24 Regulation shall:
1008	1008	25 (1) verify the information contained in an application
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1019	1019	1 or renewal for a dispensing organization agent
1020	1020	2 identification card submitted under this Act, and approve
1021	1021	3 or deny an application or renewal, within 30 days of
1022	1022	4 receiving a completed application or renewal application
1023	1023	5 and all supporting documentation required by rule;
1024	1024	6 (2) issue a dispensing organization agent
1025	1025	7 identification card to a qualifying agent within 15
1026	1026	8 business days of approving the application or renewal;
1027	1027	9 (3) enter the registry identification number of the
1028	1028	10 dispensing organization where the agent works; and
1029	1029	11 (4) allow for an electronic application process, and
1030	1030	12 provide a confirmation by electronic or other methods that
1031	1031	13 an application has been submitted.
1032	1032	14 (b) A dispensing agent must keep his or her identification
1033	1033	15 card visible at all times when on the property of a dispensing
1034	1034	16 organization.
1035	1035	17 (c) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
1036	1036	18 shall contain the following:
1037	1037	19 (1) the name of the cardholder;
1038	1038	20 (2) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
1039	1039	21 dispensing organization agent identification cards;
1040	1040	22 (3) a random 10 digit alphanumeric identification
1041	1041	23 number containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
1042	1042	24 letters; that is unique to the holder; and
1043	1043	25 (4) a photograph of the cardholder.
1044	1044	26 (d) The dispensing organization agent identification cards
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1055	1055	1 shall be immediately returned to the dispensing organization
1056	1056	2 upon termination of employment.
1057	1057	3 (e) Any card lost by a dispensing organization agent shall
1058	1058	4 be reported to the Illinois State Police and the Department of
1059	1059	5 Financial and Professional Regulation immediately upon
1060	1060	6 discovery of the loss.
1061	1061	7 (f) (Blank). An applicant shall be denied a dispensing
1062	1062	8 organization agent identification card if he or she has been
1063	1063	9 convicted of an excluded offense.
1064	1064	10 (Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1172, eff. 1-12-15.)
1065	1065	11 Section 10. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act is amended
1066	1066	12 by changing Section 5-20 as follows:
1067	1067	13 (410 ILCS 705/5-20)
1068	1068	14 Sec. 5-20. Background checks.
1069	1069	15 (a) Through the Illinois State Police, the licensing or
1070	1070	16 issuing Department shall conduct a criminal history record
1071	1071	17 check of the prospective principal officers, board members,
1072	1072	18 and agents of a cannabis business establishment applying for a
1073	1073	19 license or identification card under this Act.
1074	1074	20 Each cannabis business establishment prospective principal
1075	1075	21 officer, board member, or agent shall submit his or her
1076	1076	22 fingerprints to the Illinois State Police in the form and
1077	1077	23 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police.
1078	1078	24 Unless otherwise provided in this Act, such fingerprints
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1089	1089	1 shall be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor
1090	1090	2 licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional
1091	1091	3 Regulation. These fingerprints shall be checked against the
1092	1092	4 fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Illinois
1093	1093	5 State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal
1094	1094	6 history records databases. The Illinois State Police shall
1095	1095	7 charge a fee for conducting the criminal history record check,
1096	1096	8 which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund
1097	1097	9 and shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national
1098	1098	10 criminal history record check. The Illinois State Police shall
1099	1099	11 furnish, pursuant to positive identification, all Illinois
1100	1100	12 conviction information and shall forward the national criminal
1101	1101	13 history record information to:
1102	1102	14 (i) the Department of Agriculture, with respect to a
1103	1103	15 cultivation center, craft grower, infuser organization, or
1104	1104	16 transporting organization; or
1105	1105	17 (ii) the Department of Financial and Professional
1106	1106	18 Regulation, with respect to a dispensing organization.
1107	1107	19 (b) When applying for the initial license or
1108	1108	20 identification card, the background checks for all prospective
1109	1109	21 principal officers, board members, and agents shall be
1110	1110	22 completed before submitting the application to the licensing
1111	1111	23 or issuing agency.
1112	1112	24 (c) All applications for licensure under this Act by
1113	1113	25 applicants with criminal convictions shall be subject to
1114	1114	26 Sections 2105-131, 2105-135, and 2105-205 of the Department of
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1125	1125	1 Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code
1126	1126	2 of Illinois. However, nothing in this Section or Act shall be
1127	1127	3 construed to prevent or otherwise inhibit the ability of an
1128	1128	4 otherwise qualified individual from serving as a principal
1129	1129	5 officer or agent of a cannabis business establishment on the
1130	1130	6 sole basis of a nonviolent criminal conviction related to
1131	1131	7 cannabis.
1132	1132	8 (Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
1133	1133	9 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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