Illegal discrimination

(225 ILCS 407/20-16)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)     Sec. 20-16. Illegal discrimination.     (a) When there has been an adjudication in a civil or criminal proceeding that a licensee has illegally discriminated while engaged in any activity for which a license is required under this Act, the Department, following the provision of notice to the licensee and a hearing conducted in accordance with Section 20-43 and upon the recommendation of the Board as to the extent of the suspension or revocation, shall suspend or revoke the license of that licensee in a timely manner, unless the adjudication is in the appeal process. The finding or judgment of the civil or criminal proceeding is a matter of record and the merits of the finding or judgment shall not be challenged in a request for a hearing by the licensee.     (b) When there has been an order in an administrative proceeding finding that a licensee has illegally discriminated while engaged in any activity for which a license is required under this Act, the Department, following the provision of notice to the licensee and a hearing conducted in accordance with Section 20-43 and upon recommendation of the Board as to the nature and extent of the discipline, shall take one or more of the disciplinary actions provided for in this Act in a timely manner, unless the administrative order is in the appeal process. The finding of the administrative order is a matter of record and the merits of the administrative order shall not be challenged in a request for a hearing by the licensee. (Source: P.A. 104-746, eff. 7-31-26.)