97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2432

 

Introduced 2/18/2011, by Rep. Tom Cross

 

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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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 Professional Counselor and Clinical
5Professional Counselor Licensing Act is amended by changing
6Section 30 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 107/30)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
9    Sec. 30. Professional Counselor Examining and Disciplinary
10Board.
11    (a) The The Director shall appoint a Board which shall
12serve in an advisory capacity to the Director. The Board shall
13consist of 7 persons, 2 of whom are licensed solely as
14professional counselors, 3 of whom are licensed solely as
15clinical professional counselors, one full-time faculty member
16of an accredited college or university that is engaged in
17training professional counselors or clinical professional
18counselors who possesses the qualifications substantially
19equivalent to the education and experience requirements for a
20professional counselor or clinical professional counselor, and
21one member of the public who is not a licensed health care
22provider. In appointing members of the Board, the Director
23shall give due consideration to the adequate representation of

 

 

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1the various fields of counseling. In appointing members of the
2Board, the Director shall give due consideration to
3recommendations by members of the professions of professional
4counseling and clinical professional counseling, the Statewide
5organizations representing the interests of professional
6counselors and clinical professional counselors, organizations
7representing the interests of academic programs,
8rehabilitation counseling programs, and approved counseling
9programs in the State of Illinois.
10    (b) Members shall be appointed for and shall serve 4 year
11terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified,
12except that of the initial appointments 2 members shall be
13appointed to serve for 2 years, 2 shall be appointed to serve
14for 3 years, and the remaining shall be appointed to serve for
154 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
16No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that
17would cause continuous service on the Board to be longer than 8
18years. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the
19unexpired portion of the term.
20    (c) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
21representation from different geographic areas of Illinois.
22    (d) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be
23eligible for reappointment to only one full term.
24    (e) The Director may remove any member for cause at any
25time prior to the expiration of his or her term.
26    (f) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as

 

 

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1chairperson.
2    (g) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
3legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses incurred in
4attending the meetings of the Board.
5    (h) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating
6to approving graduate counseling, rehabilitation counseling,
7psychology, and related programs.
8    (i) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating
9to continuing education including the number of hours necessary
10for license renewal, waivers for those unable to meet such
11requirements, and acceptable course content. These
12recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the
13Department or an unreasonable restriction on those seeking
14license renewal.
15    (j) The Director shall give due consideration to all
16recommendations of the Board.
17    (k) A majority of the Board members currently appointed
18shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the
19Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all of
20the duties of the Board.
21    (l) Members of the Board shall have no criminal, civil, or
22professional liability in an action based upon a disciplinary
23proceeding or other activity performed in good faith as a
24member of the Board, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
25(Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)