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Possible online services disruption due to Internet related outage

A worldwide technology outage is causing disruption to some State of Illinois online systems.  We are aware of this issue and are diligently working on restoration.

WEBSITE ALERT: IDFPR is no longer affiliated with the idfpr[.]com domain name. The website currently hosted on that domain is not authorized by IDFPR and may pose a security threat to visitors. Please be sure to use only IDFPR’s official website at IDFPR.illinois.gov.

UPDATE: Our professional licensing portal is now available for licensees and applicants after the scheduled maintenance was completed this evening (10/8/2024).

Comprehensive Licensing Information to Minimize Barriers (CLIMB) Task Force Board

The Comprehensive Licensing Information to Minimize Barriers was created pursuant to Public Act 102-1078. The Task Force is charged with conducting an analysis of occupational licensing, including processes, procedures, and statutory requirements for licensure administered by IDFPR. For the purpose of ensuring that historically and economically disadvantaged populations are centered in this analysis, the Task Force shall identify low-income and middle-income licensed occupations in this State and aggregate the information from those occupations under the occupations' respective regulatory board overseen by the Department to form the basis a final report. The Task Force shall publish the final report by December 1, 2023 with recommendations to the General Assembly, including recommendations for continued required reporting from the Department to better support the General Assembly in revoking, modifying, or creating new licensing Acts.

Chairperson: Rep. Carol Ammons

Vice Chairperson: Sen. Chris Belt

IDFPR Secretary or Designee: Dina Torrisi Martin, IDFPR General Counsel

House Minority Leader Appointment: Rep. Amy Elik

Senate Minority Leader Appointment: Adam Shuster

Non-Profit (Workforce Developmnt): Michelle Dix, Principal at Urban Focus Planning & Design

Non-Profit (Reintegrating Returning Citizens): Mark McCombs, Policy Analyst at the Safer Foundation

Member of Public (Barriers due to Employment): Samantha Carter, Business Owner and Champaign County Board Member

Member of Public (Barriers due to Incarceration): Marlon Chamberlain, Fully Free Campaign Manager of the Heartland Alliance

Policy Expert (Licensing, Workforce Dev., and Labor Econ.): Paula Worthington, Director at UChicago Policy Labs

Policy Expert (Public Health and Safety Reg.): Joe Bradley, Health Innovation Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes

Meeting Agendas

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes will be available here soon.

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