HB1824 Summary: Behavior Analyst Licensing Act

• Creates the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act establishing licensure requirements for licensed behavior analysts (requiring a graduate degree) and licensed assistant behavior analysts (requiring a bachelor's degree) in Illinois, effective 24 months after enactment.

• Establishes the Advisory Board of Behavior Analysts (5 members including licensed behavior analysts, an assistant analyst, and a public member) to advise the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on licensure standards, continuing education, and professional conduct rules.

• Sets qualification requirements including graduate/bachelor's degrees with applied behavior analysis coursework, supervised work experience, passage of competency examinations, and good moral character; allows endorsement licensing for out-of-state applicants with 10 consecutive years of discipline-free practice.

• Specifies grounds for disciplinary action including misstatements, professional incompetence, gross negligence, criminal convictions, fraud, substance abuse, child/elder abuse, and false advertising; allows fines up to $10,000 per violation and license suspension or revocation.

• Exempts certain individuals from licensure requirements including students, postdoctoral fellows, school personnel with learning behavior specialist endorsements, qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, animal behaviorists, and organizational consultants; repeals the Act on January 1, 2032.