HB1612sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Robert Peters

Filed: 4/21/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1612

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1612 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2105-370 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 new)

Sec. 2105-370. Data on applications. In conjunction with applications for licensure, the Department shall request, and applicants may voluntarily provide, demographic information that includes sex, ethnicity, race, and disability. On or before March 1 of each calendar year, the Department shall publish a report on the Department's website that contains the demographic information it collected the preceding calendar year, the number of applications for licensure and renewal of licensure it received in the preceding calendar year, and the number of applicants who were denied licensure in the preceding calendar year regardless of whether application was made in that calendar year.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2025.".