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HB 1365

Illinois House of Representatives bill in Session 104.

Status: enacted. Latest action: August 15, 2025.

THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE.

Bill ID IL-104-HB-1365
Session 104
Status enacted
House of Representatives enacted 2025-08-15
Summary

Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Allows an applicant for licensure under those Acts to temporarily practice under supervision while the applicant's application for licensure is pending under specified circumstances. Removes good moral character standards as qualification requirements for the licensing of social workers and music therapists. Creates procedures for placing a license on inactive status for social workers and professional counselors. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must allow reasonable exam accommodations for licensed marriage and family therapists and clinical psychologists whose primary language is not English if a test in the therapist's or psychologist's primary language is not available.

Sponsor
Bob Morgan
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-28 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-08-15 Status enacted
2025-08-15 Latest Action 8/15/2025 - House:
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