HB3462

HB3462 amends Illinois law to change how the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation handles license applications from incarcerated.

HB3462 modifies the process for handling license applications from incarcerated individuals in Illinois. The bill requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to process applications without additional requirements or delays. It mandates the department to consider various factors when deciding whether to deny a license based on a criminal conviction, including the relevance of the conviction to the job duties. The bill also removes the requirement for applicants to be of good moral character and prohibits the department from using vague terms in its considerations.