1. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS State Licensing & Regulation Issues February 23, 2012

2.  Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs  State Approving Agency  Field Services Division  Grants Division  Veteran Homes  Specialty Programs  In Focus  100 professions  60-65 separate Acts  Covers approximately 1,000,000 people.

3.  Each profession has their own curriculum & standards; governed by specific Acts  Experience w/ the Program of Instruction Could lead to automatic waiver if volume is significant  Highly specialized fields

4.  Pharmacists  Nursing  Physicians  Dentists  Engineers  Security Guards  Cosmetology

5.  Programs of Instruction  Courses  Course descriptions  Hours  Approving Associations  The tie-in w/ academic programs & curriculum  Military service credit  Lifelong learning credit  Could lead to a patchwork of states w/ varying degrees of credentialing and licensing; Inter-State Compact

6.  Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) – Educational Requirements  Public Act 097-0509: “ Effective 8/17/2009, military emergency medical training will be evaluated and if it meets Illinois’s EMT standards applicants may only have to take an exam to obtain an EMT license”  Police Officers - Licensure  Public Act 097-0640: “Effective 12/19/2011, all persons who have been honorably discharged and who have been awarded an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal by the military or naval services of the United States are deemed to have met the collegiate educational requirements, not withstanding any Board rule”.

7. ‣ Employment & Working Group  IL Department of Veterans’ Affairs  IL Department of Employment Security  IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation  The Teamsters (local)  Illinois Manufacturer’s Association  John Deere  2 Parallel Initiatives  Labor  Professions  Evaluation of Military Transcripts

8. ‣ 5 Chosen Fields  Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics  Computer Support Specialists  Health Care Support  General Maintenance/Repair  Supply and Logistics Support  Obtaining Programs of Instructions (or similar data)  SOLID/Presidential Task Force  Illinois National Guard  Cross-walking documents  State Licensing Requirements  Credentialing Organizations  Professional Associations