Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Filed: 3/6/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 308




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 308 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 
5of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 
6adding Section 2105-140 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-140 new)
8    Sec. 2105-140. Licensing of noncitizens.
9    (a)   No person shall be prohibited from receiving a license

10solely because he or she is not a citizen of the United States.
11    (b)   The Department may grant a license to a person who,
in 
12addition to fulfilling the requirements of the State licensing

13Act that applies to his or her profession, satisfies the 
14following
requirements:
15        (1)   the United States Department of Homeland Security

16    has approved the person's request for Deferred Action for

 
 
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1    Childhood Arrivals;
2        (2)   the person's Deferred Action for Childhood 
3    Arrivals
has not expired or has been properly renewed; and
4        (3)   the person has a current and valid employment

5    authorization document issued by the United States

6    Citizenship and Immigration Service.
7    The General Assembly finds and declares that this Section
 
8is a State law within the meaning of subsection (d) of
Section 
91621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
10    (c)   The Department may adopt any rules necessary to

11implement this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
 
12    Section 10. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended  by 
13changing Section 6 as follows:
 



14    (225 ILCS 85/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4126)


15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

16    Sec. 6. Each individual seeking
licensure as a registered 
17pharmacist shall make application to the
Department and shall 
18provide evidence of the following:

19    1.  (blank); that he or she is a United States citizen or 
20legally admitted alien;

21    2.  that he or she has not engaged in conduct or behavior 
22determined to be
grounds for discipline under this Act;

23    3.  that he or she is a graduate of a first professional 
24degree program in
pharmacy of a university recognized and 
 
 
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1approved by the Department;

2    4.  that he or she has successfully completed a program of 
3practice experience
under the direct supervision of a 
4pharmacist in a pharmacy
in this State, or in any other State; 
5and

6    5. that he or she has passed an examination recommended by 
7the Board of Pharmacy
and authorized by the Department.





8    The Department shall issue a license as a registered 
9pharmacist to
any applicant who has qualified as aforesaid and 
10who has filed the
required applications and paid the required 
11fees in connection therewith;
and such registrant shall have 
12the authority to practice the profession
of pharmacy in this 
13State.

14(Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)".