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HB 3487

BHWC DATA COLLECTION

104th Regular Session Introduced by Kimberly Du Buclet and 12 co-sponsors

The act requires DFPR to collect voluntary demographic data from license applicants and publish an annual report summarizing it.

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0311
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Bill Summary · HB 3487

Summary — HB 3487 (Public Act 104‑0311): BHWC Data Collection

Status: Enacted (Public Act 104‑0311)
Effective date: January 1, 2026
Statutory change: Amends Department of Professional Regulation Law — 20 ILCS 2105/2105‑368

Purpose

The law requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) to request voluntary demographic information from license applicants and renewal applicants and to publish an annual report summarizing the data. The change is intended to improve workforce data for planning, diversity monitoring, and identification of service shortages.

Key provisions

  • DFPR shall request, and applicants may voluntarily provide, demographic information in conjunction with licensure applications and renewals. The requested fields include:
    • Sex/gender
    • Ethnicity and race
    • Disability status
    • Primary language spoken
    • Anticipated date (or year) of retirement
    • Type of employment (primary practice setting)
    • Zip code of primary practice location
  • Annual reporting requirement: on or before March 1 each calendar year, DFPR must publish a report on its website containing:
    • The demographic information collected during the preceding calendar year,
    • The number of licensure applications and renewal applications received in the preceding year,
    • The number of applicants who were denied licensure in the preceding year (regardless of when the application was originally made).
  • The statute frames the response as voluntary for applicants.

Who is affected

  • DFPR — must collect and compile data and publish the annual report.
  • License applicants and licensees across professions regulated by DFPR (including behavioral‑health professions as addressed in earlier versions of the bill) — will be asked to provide voluntary demographic information when applying or renewing.
  • Policymakers, workforce planners, advocates, researchers, and the public — will have access to the aggregated information reported by DFPR.

Timeline & implementation

  • Law effective January 1, 2026. Because reporting covers the preceding calendar year, the first report under this statute would be due March 1 following the first full calendar year of collection (e.g., March 1, 2027, for data collected in 2026), unless DFPR implements earlier reporting.
  • DFPR will need to update application and renewal forms and internal systems to collect and store the new fields.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Expected benefits: better information to monitor workforce diversity, language capacity, geographic distribution, retirement timing, and to identify shortage areas for planning and recruitment/retention efforts.
  • Data privacy: the statute frames provision as voluntary. The enacted text does not spell out additional de‑identification or publication formats; implementation will raise operational decisions about data security, aggregation, and confidentiality consistent with applicable privacy laws.
  • Enforcement/operations: DFPR will bear the administrative cost of modifying forms and systems and producing annual reports.

Statutory reference

Amendment to 20 ILCS 2105/2105‑368 (Department of Professional Regulation Law). Public Act 104‑0311 (HB 3487).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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