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Public Act 094-0869
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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 Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
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Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing Section 8.5 as |
follows:
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(225 ILCS 110/8.5)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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Sec. 8.5. Qualifications for licenses as a speech-language |
pathology
assistant.
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(a) A person is qualified to be licensed as a |
speech-language
pathology assistant if that person has applied |
in writing on forms prescribed
by the Department, has paid the |
required fees, and meets both of the following
criteria:
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(1) Is of good moral character. In determining moral |
character, the
Department
may take into consideration any |
felony conviction of the
applicant, but such a conviction |
shall not operate automatically as a complete
bar to |
licensure.
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(2) Has received an associate degree from a |
speech-language pathology
assistant
program that has been |
approved by the Department and
that meets the minimum |
requirements set forth in Section 8.6 or has received, |
prior to June 1, 2003, an associate degree from a |
speech-language pathology assistant program approved by |
the Illinois Community College Board. |
(b) Until July 1, 2005, a person holding a bachelor's level |
degree in
communication disorders who was employed to assist a |
speech-language
pathologist on June 1, 2002 (the effective date |
of P.A. 92-510) shall be eligible to receive a license as a |
speech-language pathology
assistant from the Department upon |
completion of forms prescribed by the
Department and the |