(225 ILCS 107/25)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department may:

(a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as professional counselors or clinical professional counselors and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for licensure by endorsement.

(b) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue or renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on probation, censure, or reprimand or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a person licensed under this Act.

(c) Formulate rules and regulations required for the administration of this Act.

(d) (Blank).

(e) Establish rules for determining approved graduate professional counseling, clinical professional counseling, psychology, rehabilitation counseling and similar programs.

(Source: P.A. 102-878, eff. 1-1-23.)