Section 705 ILCS 205/2 - 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.
Amended by P.A. 099-0419,§ 5, eff. 8/20/2015.