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Public Act 102-0326 Public Act 0326 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 102-0326 | SB1632 Enrolled | LRB102 15447 SPS 20810 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work | Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 8, 9A, and 11 | as follows:
| (225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to | the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the | following functions, powers, and duties:
| (1) Conduct or authorize examinations to ascertain the | qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to | engage in the independent practice of clinical social work | and in the practice of social work , pass upon the | qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue | licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified. | (2) Adopt rules required for the administration and | enforcement of this Act. | (3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate | and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and | maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such | approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet |
| the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a | license. | (4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the | administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with | and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules | adopted pursuant to this Act. | (5)
Conduct investigations related to possible | violations of this Act. | (6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all | persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These | rosters shall be available upon written request and | payment of the required fee.
| (Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
| (225 ILCS 20/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6358)
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| Sec. 8. Examination.
| (1) The
Department shall authorize examinations of | applicants at such times and
places as it may determine. Each | examination shall be of a character to
fairly test the | competence and qualifications of the applicants to practice
as | a licensed clinical social worker or as a licensed social | worker .
| (2) Applicants for examination shall pay, either to the
| Department or to
the designated testing service, a fee | covering the cost of determining the
applicant's eligibility |
| and of providing the examination. Failure to
appear for the | examination on the scheduled date at the time and place
| specified after the applicant's application for examination | has been
received and acknowledged by the Department or the | designated testing
service shall result in forfeiture of the | examination fee.
| (3) (Blank).
| (4) The Department may employ consultants for the purpose | of
preparing and conducting examinations.
| (5) An applicant has one year from the date of | notification of
successful completion of the examination to | apply to the Department for a
license. If an applicant fails to | apply within one year, the examination
scores shall be void | and the applicant shall
be required to take and pass the | examination again unless licensed in
another jurisdiction of | the United States within one year of passing the
examination. | (6) (Blank). Applicants for a license as a licensed social | worker enrolled in an approved program for a master's degree | in social work may sit for the authorized examination for | licensed social workers in the final semester of the program | for a master's degree in social work without prior approval of | the Department. The Department may adopt rules to administer | this paragraph (6). Applicants for a license as a licensed | social worker must still meet all requirements set forth in | Section 9A.
| (Source: P.A. 101-568, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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| (225 ILCS 20/9A) (from Ch. 111, par. 6359A)
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| Sec. 9A. Qualifications for license as licensed social | worker. A
person shall be qualified to be licensed as a | licensed social worker if that person:
| (1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form;
| (2) is of good moral character, as defined in | subsection (2) of
Section 9;
| (3)(a) has a degree from a graduate program of social | work
approved by the Department; or
| (b) has a degree in social work from an undergraduate
| program approved by the Department and has successfully | completed at least
3 years of supervised professional | experience subsequent to obtaining the
degree as | established by rule. If
no supervision by a licensed | social worker or a licensed clinical social
worker is | available, then supervised professional experience may | include
supervision by other appropriate disciplines as | defined by rule;
| (4) (blank); and has passed the examination for the | practice of social work as
a licensed social worker as | authorized by the Department; and
| (5) has paid the required fees.
| (Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
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| (225 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 6361)
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
| Sec. 11. Licenses; renewal; restoration; person in | military service; inactive status.
| (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each | license issued under this Act shall be set by rule.
The | licensee may renew a license during the 60-day period | preceding its
expiration date by paying the required fee and | by demonstrating compliance
with any continuing education | requirements. The Department shall adopt rules establishing | minimum requirements of continuing education and means for | verification of the completion of the continuing education | requirements. The Department may, by rule, specify | circumstances under which the continuing education | requirements may be waived.
| (b) Any person who has permitted a license to expire or who | has a
license on inactive status may have it restored by | submitting an application to
the Department and filing proof | of fitness, as defined by rule, to have the license restored,
| including, if appropriate, evidence which is satisfactory to | the
Department certifying the active practice of clinical | social work or
social work in another jurisdiction and by | paying the required fee.
| (b-5) If the person has not maintained an active practice | in another
jurisdiction which is satisfactory to the | Department, the Department
shall determine the person's |
| fitness to resume active status. The Department may also | require the person to
complete a specific period of evaluated | clinical social work or social
work experience and may require | successful completion of an examination for clinical social | workers .
| (b-7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any | person whose license expired while on active duty with
the | armed forces of the United States, while called into service | or
training with the State Militia or in training or education | under the
supervision of the United States government prior to | induction into the
military service may have his or her | license restored without paying any
renewal
fees if, within 2 | years after the honorable termination of that service,
| training or education, except under conditions other than | honorable, the
Department is furnished with satisfactory | evidence that the person has been
so engaged and that the | service, training or education has
been so terminated.
| (c) A license to practice shall not be denied any | applicant because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, | national origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, | sexual orientation, or physical impairment.
| (d) (Blank).
| (e) (Blank).
| (f) (Blank).
| (g) The Department shall indicate on each license the | academic degree of
the licensee.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-687, eff. 10-23-07 .)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2022
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