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Bill COUNSELOR LICENSING-MISC Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Repeals the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act on January 1, 2028 (instead of January 1, 2023). Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Defines "email address of record". Provides that the definition of "clinical supervision" includes face-to-face video if the session is synchronous and involves verbal and visual interaction during supervision. Provides that licensees shall provide a valid email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and inform the Department of any change of email address. Removes a provision that provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to limit licensed professional counselors from providing social services that do not fall within the definition of professional counseling. Provides that no person shall, without a valid license, hold one's self out to the public as a professional counselor by using the credential "L.P.C.". Removes a provision that the Department may maintain names and addresses of all licenses and all persons whose licenses have been suspended, revoked, or denied renewal for cause within the previous calendar year. Provides that the Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board shall consist of 7 persons, one (instead of 2) of whom is licensed solely as a professional counselor and 4 (instead of 3) of whom are licensed solely as clinical professional counselors. Removes a provision that provides for an exception for an applicant who applied for licensure before a specified date where an approved baccalaureate program in human services approved by the Department and 5 years of supervised experience would count as a qualification for licensure. Provides that if the Department finds an individual unable to practice because of a substance-related violation, the Department may require that individual to submit to a substance abuse evaluation or treatment by programs approved by the Department as a condition, term, or restriction for continued, restored, or renewed licensure to practice. Makes other changes. Provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd SB 4013 Illinois SB 4013 (102nd)
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Illinois SB 4013 (102nd) — COUNSELOR LICENSING-MISC

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Repeals the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act on January 1, 2028 (instead of January 1, 2023). Amends the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Defines "email address of record". Provides that the definition of "clinical supervision" includes face-to-face video if the session is synchronous and involves verbal and visual interaction during supervision. Provides that licensees shall provide a valid email address to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and inform the Department of any change of email address. Removes a provision that provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to limit licensed professional counselors from providing social services that do not fall within the definition of professional counseling. Provides that no person shall, without a valid license, hold one's self out to the public as a professional counselor by using the credential "L.P.C.". Removes a provision that the Department may maintain names and addresses of all licenses and all persons whose licenses have been suspended, revoked, or denied renewal for cause within the previous calendar year. Provides that the Professional Counselor Licensing and Disciplinary Board shall consist of 7 persons, one (instead of 2) of whom is licensed solely as a professional counselor and 4 (instead of 3) of whom are licensed solely as clinical professional counselors. Removes a provision that provides for an exception for an applicant who applied for licensure before a specified date where an approved baccalaureate program in human services approved by the Department and 5 years of supervised experience would count as a qualification for licensure. Provides that if the Department finds an individual unable to practice because of a substance-related violation, the Department may require that individual to submit to a substance abuse evaluation or treatment by programs approved by the Department as a condition, term, or restriction for continued, restored, or renewed licensure to practice. Makes other changes. Provisions amending the Regulatory Sunset Act are effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1060 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 540 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
  • Theresa Mah — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2022-01-21 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III filing
  • 2022-01-21 First Reading reading-1
  • 2022-01-21 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2022-02-01 Assigned to Licensed Activities referral-committee
  • 2022-02-10 Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2022-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2022
  • 2022-02-23 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2022-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2022
  • 2022-02-24 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-25 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2022-02-25 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  • 2022-02-25 First Reading reading-1
  • 2022-02-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2022-03-07 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee referral-committee
  • 2022-03-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2022-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2022-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2022-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2022-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2022-04-01 Passed Both Houses
  • 2022-04-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2022-05-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2022-05-13 Effective Date May 13, 2022
  • 2022-05-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0878 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f19408c5-7682-46cd-be99-ab014a95ba65. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).