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| Public Act 097-1021 | ||||
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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 Community Association Manager Licensing and | ||||
Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Section 65 and by | ||||
adding Section 157 as follows: | ||||
(225 ILCS 427/65)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020) | ||||
Sec. 65. Fees; Community Association Manager Licensing and | ||||
Disciplinary Fund. | ||||
(a) The fees for the administration and enforcement of this | ||||
Act, including, but not limited to, initial licensure, renewal, | ||||
and restoration, shall be set by rule of the Department. The | ||||
fees shall be nonrefundable. | ||||
(b) In addition to the application fee, applicants for the | ||||
examination are required to pay, either to the Department or | ||||
the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of | ||||
determining an applicant's eligibility and providing the | ||||
examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the | ||||
scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the | ||||
applicant's application and fee for examination have been | ||||
received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated | ||||
testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the fee. | ||||
(c) To support the costs of administering this Act, all | ||
community associations that (i) are subject to this Act by | ||
having have 10 or more units, (ii) retain an individual to | ||
provide services as a community association manager for | ||
compensation, (iii) are not master associations under Section | ||
18.5 of the Condominium Property Act or the Common Interest | ||
Community Association Act, and (iv) are registered in this | ||
State as not-for-profit corporations shall pay to the | ||
Department an annual fee of $50 plus an additional $1 per unit, | ||
but shall not exceed an annual fee of $1,000 for any community | ||
association. The Department may establish forms and promulgate | ||
any rules for the effective collection of such fees under this | ||
subsection (c). | ||
Any not-for-profit corporation in this State that fails to | ||
pay in full to the Department all fees owed under this | ||
subsection (c) shall be subject to the penalties and procedures | ||
provided for under Section 92 of this Act. | ||
(d) All fees, fines, penalties, or other monies received or | ||
collected pursuant to this Act shall be deposited in the | ||
Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 96-726, eff. 7-1-10.) | ||
(225 ILCS 427/157 new) | ||
Sec. 157. Confidentiality. All information collected by | ||
the Department in the course of an examination or investigation | ||
of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any | ||
complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and | ||
information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall | ||
be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and | ||
shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the | ||
information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, | ||
regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory | ||
interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting | ||
a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents | ||
disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement | ||
agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to | ||
any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a | ||
licensee by the Department or any order issued by the | ||
Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public | ||
record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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