Public Act 099-0632
 
SB2984 EnrolledLRB099 18576 SMS 42955 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended  by 
changing Section 30 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 412/30)



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

    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 4 2 consecutive years at a program
approved by 
    the Department. Upon approval by the Department, time spent 
    in such study under the laws of another state or territory 
    of the United States or of a foreign country or province 
    shall be credited toward the period of study required by 
    the provisions of this paragraph. 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; 93-745, eff. 7-15-04.)