Public Act 093-0745
 
HB4218 Enrolled LRB093 18620 AMC 44345 b

    AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is
amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 15/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5357)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
    Sec. 7. Board. The Director shall appoint a Board that
shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Director.
    The Board shall consist of 7 persons, 4 of whom are
licensed clinical psychologists, and actively engaged in the
practice of clinical psychology, 2 of whom are licensed
clinical psychologists and are full time faculty members of
accredited colleges or universities who are engaged in training
clinical psychologists, and one of whom is a public member who
is not a licensed health care provider. In appointing members
of the Board, the Director shall give due consideration to the
adequate representation of the various fields of health care
psychology such as clinical psychology, school psychology and
counseling psychology. In appointing members of the Board, the
Director shall give due consideration to recommendations by
members of the profession of clinical psychology and by the
State-wide organizations representing the interests of
clinical psychologists and organizations representing the
interests of academic programs as well as recommendations by
approved doctoral level psychology programs in the State of
Illinois. The members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.
No member shall be eligible to serve for more than 2 full
terms. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the
unexpired portion of the term. A member appointed to fill a
vacancy for an unexpired term for a duration of 2 years or more
may be reappointed for a maximum of one term and a member
appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a
duration of less than 2 years may be reappointed for a maximum
of 2 terms shall be eligible for reappointment to only one full
term. The Director may remove any member for cause at any time
prior to the expiration of his or her term.
    The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
chairperson and vice chairperson.
    The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
authorized legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in
attending the meetings of the Board.
    The Director shall give due consideration to all
recommendations of the Board. In the event the Director
disagrees with or takes action contrary to the recommendation
of the Board, he or she shall provide the Board with a written
and specific explanation of his or her actions.
    A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall
constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all of the
duties of the Board.
    Members of the Board shall have no liability in any action
based upon any disciplinary proceeding or other activity
performed in good faith as a member of the Board.
    The Director may terminate the appointment of any member
for cause which in the opinion of the Director reasonably
justifies such termination.
(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
    Section 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by
changing Section 30 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 412/30)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
    Sec. 30. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be
qualified for licensure as an electrologist if that person has
met all of the following requirements:
        (1) Has applied in writing on the prescribed forms and
    has paid the required fees.
        (2) Has not violated any of the provisions of Section
    75 of this Act or the rules promulgated under this Act. The
    Department shall take into consideration any felony
    conviction of the applicant, but a conviction shall not
    operate as an absolute bar to licensure.
        (3) Is at least 18 years of age.
        (4) Has received his or her high school diploma or
    equivalent.
        (5) Has completed a total of 600 hours in the study of
    electrology over a period of not less than 16 weeks nor
    more than 2 consecutive years at a program approved by the
    Department. If an applicant completed a program before
    December 31, 2003, the program may be less than 600 hours
    if it is approved by the Department.
        (6) Has successfully completed an examination approved
    by the Department that tests the applicant's knowledge of
    the theory and clinical practice of electrology.
(Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.