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Registration and Regulation Committee
Filed: 02/25/04
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4218
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4218 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)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 for an unexpired term for a duration of 2 years or more |
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| may be reappointed for a maximum of one term and a member |
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| appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term for a |
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| duration of less than 2 years may be reappointed for a maximum |
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| of 2 terms
shall be eligible for reappointment to
only one full
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| term. The Director may remove any member for cause at any time |
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| 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 10. The Electrologist Licensing Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 30 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 412/30)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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| Sec. 30. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be |
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| qualified for
licensure
as an electrologist if that person has |
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| met all of the following requirements:
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| (1) Has applied in writing on the prescribed forms and |
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| has paid the
required fees.
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| (2) Has not violated any of the provisions of Section |
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| 75 of this Act or
the
rules promulgated under this Act. The |
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| Department shall take into consideration
any felony |
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| conviction of the applicant, but a conviction shall not |
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| operate as
an
absolute bar to licensure.
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| (3) Is at least 18 years of age.
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| (4) Has received his or her high school diploma or |
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| equivalent.
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| (5) Has completed a total of 600 hours in the study of |
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| electrology over a
period of not less than 16 weeks nor |
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| more than 2 consecutive years at a program
approved by the |
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| Department. If an applicant completed a program before |
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| December 31, 2003, the program may be less than 600 hours |
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| if it is approved by the Department.
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| (6) Has successfully completed an examination approved |
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| by the
Department that tests the applicant's knowledge of |
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| the theory and clinical
practice of electrology.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.".
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