100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0659
 
Introduced 1/25/2017, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



215 ILCS 5/401  from Ch. 73, par. 1013

     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the Director of Insurance shall have the power, in his or her discretion, to grant up to 4 hours of continuing education to a person licensed under the Code who documents, in a form and manner acceptable to the Department of Insurance, membership and active participation in a State or national insurance trade association. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 401 as follows:
 



6    (215 ILCS 5/401)  (from Ch. 73, par. 1013)



7    Sec. 401. General powers of the director. The Director is 
8charged with the rights, powers and duties appertaining
to the 
9enforcement and execution of all the insurance laws of this 
10State.
He shall have the power


11        (a) to make reasonable rules and regulations as may be 
12    necessary for
making effective such laws;


13        (b) to conduct such investigations as may be necessary 
14    to determine
whether any person has violated any provision 
15    of such insurance laws;


16        (c) to conduct such examinations, investigations and 
17    hearings in
addition to those specifically provided for, as 
18    may be necessary and proper
for the efficient 
19    administration of the insurance laws of this State; and


20        (d) to institute such actions or other lawful 
21    proceedings as he may deem
necessary for the enforcement of 
22    the Illinois Insurance Code or of any
Order or action made 
23    or taken by him under this Code. The Attorney General,
upon 
 
 
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1    request of the Director, may proceed in the courts of this 
2    State to
enforce an Order or decision in any court 
3    proceeding or in any
administrative proceeding before the 
4    Director; and .

5        (e) to grant up to 4 hours of continuing education, at 
6    the discretion of the Director, to a person licensed under 
7    this Code who documents, in a form and manner acceptable to 
8    the Department, membership and active participation in a 
9    State or national insurance trade association. 
10    Whenever the Director is authorized or
required by law to 
11consider some aspect of criminal history record
information for 
12the purpose of carrying out his statutory powers and

13responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of fees in 
14conformance
with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of the 
15Department of State Police Law
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-400), the 
16Department of State Police is
authorized to furnish, pursuant 
17to positive identification, such
information contained in 
18State files as is necessary to meet the
requirements of such 
19authorization or statutes.

20(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.