Section 225 ILCS 107/25 - [Effective 1/1/2025] [Section Scheduled to be Repealed 1/1/2028] Powers and duties of the DepartmentSubject to the provisions of this Act, the Department may:
(a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensing as professional counselors or clinical professional counselors and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for licensure by endorsement. All examinations, either conducted or authorized, must allow reasonable accommodations for applicants for whom English is not their primary language and a test in their primary language test is not available. Further, all examinations either conducted or authorized must comply with all communication access and reasonable modification requirements in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.(b) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue or renew or to revoke licenses or suspend, place on probation, censure, or reprimand or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a person licensed under this Act.(c) Formulate rules and regulations required for the administration of this Act.(e) Establish rules for determining approved graduate professional counseling, clinical professional counseling, psychology, rehabilitation counseling and similar programs.Amended by P.A. 103-0715,§ 20, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by P.A. 102-0878,§ 10, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 097-0706,§ 5, eff. 6/25/2012.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.