101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1888
 
Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Ann Gillespie
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



225 ILCS 20/8  from Ch. 111, par. 6358

     Amends the Clinical Social Work Practice Act. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules allowing an applicant who is enrolled in an approved program for a master's degree in social work to sit for the authorized examination for licensed social workers in the final semester of the program. Effective January 1, 2020.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 Clinical Social Work and Social Work 
5Practice Act is amended  by changing Section 8 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 20/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6358)



7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

8    Sec. 8. Examination. 

9    (1) The
Department shall authorize examinations of 
10applicants at such times and
places as it may determine.  Each 
11examination shall be of a character to
fairly test the 
12competence and qualifications of the applicants to practice
as 
13a licensed clinical social worker or as a licensed social 
14worker.

15    (2) Applicants for examination shall pay, either to the

16Department or to
the designated testing service, a fee covering 
17the cost of determining the
applicant's eligibility and of 
18providing the examination.  Failure to
appear for the 
19examination on the scheduled date at the time and place

20specified after the applicant's application for examination 
21has been
received and acknowledged by the Department or the 
22designated testing
service shall result in forfeiture of the 
23examination fee.

 
 
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1    (3) (Blank).

2    (4) The Department may employ consultants for the purpose 
3of
preparing and conducting examinations.

4    (5) An applicant has one year from the date of notification 
5of
successful completion of the examination to apply to the 
6Department for a
license.  If an applicant fails to apply within 
7one year, the examination
scores shall be void and the 
8applicant shall
be required to take and pass the examination 
9again unless licensed in
another jurisdiction of the United 
10States within one year of passing the
examination.
11    (6) The Department shall adopt rules allowing an applicant 
12who is enrolled in an approved program for a master's degree in 
13social work to sit for the authorized examination for licensed 
14social workers in the final semester of the program. 

15(Source: P.A. 90-150, eff. 12-30-97.)

 
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
171, 2020.