Public Act 103-0180
 
HB3206 EnrolledLRB103 30615 AMQ 57061 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
changing Section 2105-40 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-40)  (was 20 ILCS 2105/61)
    Sec. 2105-40. Issuance of certificates and licenses. All
certificates, licenses, and authorities shall be issued by the
Department in the name of the Department, with the seal of the
Department attached. Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department
shall supplement all paper-based certificates and licenses
with a digitally verified electronic credential. The
Department may use a third-party electronic credential system.
Such electronic credential system shall include a verification
system that is operated by the electronic credential agency or
its agent on its behalf for the purpose of verifying the
authenticity and validity of electronic credentials. As used
in this Section, "electronic credential" means an electronic
method based on an auditable digital platform by which a
person may display or transmit to another person information
that instantly verifies information about a person, such as
the person's licensure, program completion, and verified
skills and competencies.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 6/30/2023