Sec. 2. Licensing of noncitizens.
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Sec. 2. Licensing of noncitizens.
(a)No person shall be prohibited from receiving a license solely because he or she is not a citizen of the United States.
(b)The Supreme Court of this State may grant a license to a person who, in addition to fulfilling the requirements to practice law within this State, satisfies the following requirements:
(1)the United States Department of Homeland Security has approved the person's request
for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals;
(2)the person's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has not expired or has been
properly renewed; and
(3)the person has a current and valid employment authorization document issued by the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Service.
The General Assembly finds and declares that this subsection
(b)is a state law within the meaning of subsection
(d)of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(c)The Illinois Supreme Court may promulgate any orders or rules necessary to implement this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.