Public Act 103-0522
 
HB1612 EnrolledLRB103 26175 AMQ 52534 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
adding Section 2105-370 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 new)
    Sec. 2105-370. Data on applications. In conjunction with
applications for licensure, the Department shall request, and
applicants may voluntarily provide, demographic information
that includes sex, ethnicity, race, and disability. On or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Department shall
publish a report on the Department's website that contains the
demographic information it collected the preceding calendar
year, the number of applications for licensure and renewal of
licensure it received in the preceding calendar year, and the
number of applicants who were denied licensure in the
preceding calendar year regardless of whether application was
made in that calendar year.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2025.