93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4218


 
Introduced 1/26/2004, by Mark H. Beaubien Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














225 ILCS 15/7
  from Ch. 111, par. 5357







    Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.  Provides that the members of the Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board appointed
to fill a vacancy shall be eligible for reappointment to 2 full terms (rather only one full
term). Effective immediately.



















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A BILL FOR









 














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    AN ACT concerning professional regulation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 7 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 15/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5357)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)

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    Sec. 7. Board. The Director shall appoint a Board that

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shall serve in
an advisory capacity to the Director.

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    The Board shall consist of 7 persons, 4 of whom are

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licensed clinical
psychologists, and actively engaged in the 
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practice of clinical psychology,
2 of whom are licensed 
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clinical psychologists and are full time faculty
members of 
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accredited colleges or
universities who are engaged in training 
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clinical psychologists, and one of
whom is a public member who 
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is not a licensed health care provider.  In
appointing members 
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of the Board, the Director shall give due
consideration to the 
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adequate representation of the various fields of
health care 
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psychology such as clinical psychology, school psychology and

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counseling psychology. In appointing members of the Board,
the 
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Director
shall give due consideration to recommendations by 
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members of the
profession of clinical psychology and by the 
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State-wide organizations
representing the interests of 
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clinical psychologists and organizations
representing the 
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interests of academic programs as well as recommendations
by 
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approved doctoral level psychology programs in the State of 
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Illinois.
The members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.  
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No member shall be
eligible to serve for more than 2 full 
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terms.  Any appointment to fill a
vacancy shall be for the 
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unexpired portion of the term.  A member appointed
to fill a 
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vacancy shall be eligible for reappointment to 2
only one full

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terms
term.  The Director may remove any member for cause at any 
 


 









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time prior to
the expiration of his or her term.

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    The Board shall annually elect one of its members as

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chairperson and vice chairperson.

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    The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all

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authorized legitimate and
necessary expenses incurred in 
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attending the meetings of the Board.

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    The Director shall give due consideration to all 
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recommendations of the
Board.  In the event the Director 
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disagrees with or takes
action
contrary to the recommendation 
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of the Board, he or she
shall provide the
Board with a written 
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and specific explanation of his or
her actions.

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    A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall 
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constitute a
quorum.  A vacancy in the membership of the Board 
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shall not impair the right of
a quorum to perform all of the 
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duties of the Board.

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    Members of the Board shall have no liability in any action 
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based upon any
disciplinary proceeding or other activity 
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performed in good faith as a member
of the Board.

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    The Director may terminate the appointment of any member 
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for cause which
in the opinion of the Director reasonably 
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justifies such termination.

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(Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)

 

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