Flinn Report. Illinois Regulation

              Illinois Regulation is a summary of the weekly regulatory decisions of State agencies published in the Illinois Register and action
taken by the Illinois General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Illinois Regulation is designed to inform and
involve the public in changes taking place in agency administration.
VOL. 35 Issue 41
Regulation Illinois
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New Regulations
Proposed
Regulations
NEW REGULATIONS: Rules adopted by agencies this week.
PROPOSED REGULATIONS: Rules proposed by agencies this week, commencing a 45-day First Notice period. Public comments must be accepted
by the agency for the period of time indicated.
: Symbol designating rules of special interest to small businesses, small municipalities, and not-for-profit corporations. Agencies are required to consider
comments from these groups and minimize the regulatory burden on them.
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October 7, 2011
Claire B. Eberle, Editor Joint Committee on Administrative Rules 700 Stratton Office Bldg., Springfield IL 62706
Elaine Spencer, Assoc. Editor Illinois General Assembly 217/785-2254 ilga.gov/commission/jcar
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CPA LICENSURE
The BOARD OF EXAMINERS adopted
amendments to "Certificate of Certi-fied
Public Accountant" (CPA) (23 Ill
Adm Code 1400; 35 Ill Reg 9204),
effective 9/26/11, that clarify the edu-cational
requirements CPA candidates
must meet in order to take the Uniform
CPA Examination for licensure. The
rulemaking outlines examination quali-fications
that will become effective on
7/1/13, such as proof of completion of
150 semester credit hours of college
or university study that includes a
concentration in accounting and a
baccalaureate or higher degree. The
amendments also provide alternative
methods for meeting the examination
admittance educational requirement
(e.g., degree in accounting or busi-ness
with various combinations of
coursework in the two fields). The
rulemaking specifies course content
for accounting and business courses,
proof of satisfactory completion of
educational requirements prior to test-ing,
and provisional approval of in-progress
courses. Further amend-ments
specify how the Board will
evaluate foreign academic credentials,
allow candidates prior to 7/1/13 to
take 120 days rather than 60 days to
prove they completed "in-progress"
coursework, and specify that candi-dates
who took the CPA exam at least
once before 1/1/13 may take the exam
again under the qualifications that
were in effect when the exam was first
taken. This rulemaking may impact
higher education institutions that pro-vide
accounting and business degree
programs and businesses that em-ploy
certified public accountants.
Questions/requests for copies: Russ
Friedewald, BOE, 100 Trade Center Dr.,
Ste. 403, Champaign IL 61820, 217/
531-0950, e-mail: rfriedewald@ilboa.
org.
STATE BANKING BOARD
The STATE BANKING BOARD re-pealed
its rules titled "Hearing for
Removal or Prohibition of Directors,
Officers, Employees or Agents of a
State Bank or a Branch of an Out-of-
State Bank, Subsidiary or Holding
Company of a State Bank or a Branch
of an Out-of-State Bank, or Corporate
Fiduciary, Subsidiary or Parent Com-pany
of a Corporate Fiduciary" (38 Ill
Adm Code 900; 35 Ill Reg 10175),
SPINAL CORD RESEARCH GRANT
The DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH proposed a new Part titled
"Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis Cure
Research Code" (77 Ill Adm Code 570;
35 Ill Reg 15959) implementing Public
Act 91-737, which authorizes DPH to
make grants from a specified trust
fund to Illinois research facilities fund-ing
research to find a cure for spinal
cord injury paralysis. Covered topics
include grant eligibility criteria,
awards, terms, and conditions; re-search
requirements; proper use of
grant funds; and conditions under
which grants may be terminated. Af-fected
entities include Illinois non-profit
medical research institutions
desiring to apply for the research
grants.
Questions/requests for copies/com-ments
through 11/21/11: Susan Meister
at the DPH address and telephone num-ber
below.
SPORT FISHING
The DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES proposed amendments
to "Sport Fishing Regulations for the
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