95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5626


 
Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













225 ILCS 107/30
  from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30







    Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
Counselor Licensing Act.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary
Board.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning 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 Professional Counselor and Clinical 
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Professional Counselor
Licensing Act is amended by changing 
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Section 30 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 107/30)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)

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    Sec. 30. Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary 
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Board. 

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    (a) The
The Director shall appoint a Board which shall 
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serve in an advisory
capacity to the Director. The Board shall 
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consist of 7 persons, 2 of whom
are licensed solely as 
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professional counselors, 3 of whom are licensed
solely as 
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clinical professional counselors, one full-time faculty member 
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of an
accredited college or university that is engaged in 
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training professional
counselors or clinical professional 
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counselors who possesses the qualifications
substantially 
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equivalent to the education and experience requirements for a

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professional counselor or clinical professional counselor, and 
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one member of
the public who is not a licensed health care 
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provider. In appointing members of
the Board, the Director 
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shall give due consideration to the adequate
representation of 
 


 






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the various fields of counseling. In appointing members of
the 
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Board, the Director shall give due consideration to 
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recommendations by
members of the professions of professional 
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counseling and clinical professional
counseling, the Statewide 
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organizations representing the interests of
professional 
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counselors and clinical professional counselors, organizations

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representing the interests of academic programs, 
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rehabilitation counseling
programs, and approved counseling 
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programs in the State of Illinois.
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    (b) Members shall be appointed for and shall serve 4 year 
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terms and
until their successors are appointed and qualified, 
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except that of the
initial appointments 2 members shall be 
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appointed to serve for 2 years, 2
shall be appointed to serve 
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for 3 years, and the remaining shall be
appointed to serve for 
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4 years and until their successors are appointed and
qualified. 
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No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that 
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would
cause continuous service on the Board to be longer than 8 
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years. Any
appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the 
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unexpired portion of the term.

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    (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect 
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representation
from different geographic areas of Illinois.

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    (d) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be 
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eligible for
reappointment to only one full term.

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    (e) 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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    (f) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as 
 


 






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chairperson.

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    (g) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all 
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legitimate,
necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in 
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attending the meetings of
the Board.

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    (h) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating 
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to
approving graduate counseling, rehabilitation counseling, 
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psychology, and
related programs.

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    (i) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating 
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to continuing
education including the number of hours necessary 
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for license renewal, waivers
for those unable to meet such 
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requirements, and acceptable course content.
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recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the 
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Department or an
unreasonable restriction on those seeking 
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license renewal.

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    (j) The Director shall give due consideration to all 
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recommendations of
the Board.

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

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    (l) Members of the Board shall have no criminal, civil, or 
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professional
liability in
an action based upon a disciplinary 
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proceeding or other activity performed in
good faith
as a 
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member of the Board, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

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(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)