HB5435 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5435

Introduced 2/15/2012, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 5/5-715 new
20 ILCS 2905/5 new
105 ILCS 5/21-11.1	from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.1

Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Fire Marshal Act. Provides that each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license and the State Fire Marshal are authorized to issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to a service member and the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States. Provides that the temporary occupational or professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance. Sets forth application requirements. Amends the School Code. Excludes service members and spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States from the additional requirement that after January 1, 1988, an applicant for a corresponding teaching certificate in this State also shall be required to pass certain examinations.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 5-715 as follows:

(20 ILCS 5/5-715 new)

Sec. 5-715. Expedited temporary licensure for service members and spouses.

(a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who serves or has served in the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

(b) Each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license is authorized to issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to a service member. The temporary occupational or professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance. The service member shall apply to the department in the format prescribed by the department. An application must include proof that:

(1) the applicant is a service member;

(2) the applicant holds a valid license for the occupation or profession issued by another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction;

(3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this State or has established legal residence in this State; and

(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Department of State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks.

(c) Each director of a department that issues an occupational or professional license is authorized to issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States. The temporary occupational or professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance. The active duty member spouse shall apply to the department in the format prescribed by the department. An application must include proof that:

(1) the applicant is married to a service member;

(2) the applicant holds a valid license for the occupation or profession issued by another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction;

(3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty station in this State or has established legal residence in this State; and

(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Department of State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks.

(d) A department may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Section.

Section 10. The State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding Section 5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2905/5 new)

Sec. 5. Expedited temporary licensure for service members and spouses.

(a) In this Section, "service member" means any person who serves or has served in the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

(b) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to a service member. The temporary occupational or professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance. The service member shall apply to the Office in the format prescribed by the Office. An application must include proof that:

(1) the applicant is a service member;

(2) the applicant holds a valid license for the occupation or profession issued by another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction;

(3) the applicant is assigned to a duty station in this State or has established legal residence in this State; and

(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Department of State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks.

(c) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to issue an expedited temporary occupational or professional license to the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States. The temporary occupational or professional license shall be valid for 6 months after the date of issuance. The active duty member spouse shall apply to the Office in the format prescribed by the Office. An application must include proof that:

(1) the applicant is married to a service member;

(2) the applicant holds a valid license for the occupation or profession issued by another state, commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign jurisdiction;

(3) the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty station in this State or has established legal residence in this State; and

(4) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints has been submitted to the Department of State Police for statewide and national criminal history checks.

(d) The Office may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Section.

Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Section 21-11.1 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/21-11.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-11.1)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2013)

Sec. 21-11.1. Certificates for equivalent qualifications. An applicant who holds or is eligible to hold a teacher's certificate or license under the laws of another state or territory of the United States may be granted a corresponding teacher's certificate in Illinois on the written authorization of the State Board of Education and the State Teacher Certification Board upon the following conditions:

(1) That the applicant is at least 19 years of age, is of good character, of good health, and a citizen of the United States or legally present and authorized for employment; and

(2) That the requirements for a similar teacher's certificate in the particular state or territory were, at the date of issuance of the certificate, substantially equal to the requirements in force at the time the application is made for the certificate in this State.

After January 1, 1988, unless the applicant is a service member or the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, in addition to satisfying the foregoing conditions and requirements, an applicant for a corresponding teaching certificate in Illinois also shall be required to pass the examinations required under the provisions of Section 21-1a as directed by the State Board of Education. For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means any person who serves or has served in the United States Armed Forces or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard of any state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

In determining good character under this Section, any felony conviction of the applicant may be taken into consideration, but the conviction shall not operate as a bar to registration.

The State Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board shall prescribe rules and regulations establishing the similarity of certificates in other states and the standards for determining the equivalence of requirements.

This Section is repealed on June 30, 2013.

(Source: P.A. 97-607, eff. 8-26-11.)