Legislative Frequently Asked Questions

Legislative Frequently Asked Questions

On May 27, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed HB4769, the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. The bill had an immediate effective date; however, this does not mean BCBAs can now go get a license. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) now has...
Legislative Frequently Asked Questions

Committee Update Winter 2022

One of ILABA’s goals has been to achieve licensure in Illinois, something the association has been working on for almost a decade. Heading into 2022, the short term goal was to build relationships that would be the foundation for a licensure bill to pass in...
ILABA Board Response to Racism

ILABA Board Response to Racism

Dear ILABA Community, Recent attacks against the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are alarming and raise concern about the continuation of long-standing anti-Asian racism in the United States. The Stop AAPI Hate reporting...

Committee Update Summer 2020

The Legislative Committee has continued to work diligently on the bill and feels confident moving forward with the latest revisions to the Bill. ILABA will host a Town Hall to discuss the proposal with ILABA members and non-members. The ILABA Legislative Committee...

Committee Update Spring 2019

HB5580 became HB2710, and there was a change of sponsors, Chief Sponsor, Rep. Kathleen Willis, and Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy. Reps. Willis and Conroy are committed to finding a path forward for our licensure bill.  HB 2710 was assigned to the Health Care...