Public Act 096-0850
 
SB0728 Enrolled LRB096 06794 ASK 16879 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
1989 is amended by changing Sections 8, 10, and 11 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 325/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5208)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
    Sec. 8. Applications for licensure.
    (a) Applications for licensure shall (1) be on forms
prescribed and furnished by the Department, (2) contain
statements made under oath showing the applicant's education
and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and
(3) contain references as required by the Department.
    (b) Applicants shall have obtained the education and
experience as required in Section 10 or Section 11 prior to
submittal of application for licensure examination, except as
provided in subsection (b) of Section 11. Allowable experience
shall commence at the date of the baccalaureate degree, except:
        (1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given
    for a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum providing a
    cooperative program, which is supervised industrial or
    field experience of at least one academic year which
    alternates with periods of full-time academic training,
    when such program is certified by the university, or
        (2) Partial credit may be given for professional
    engineering experience as defined by rule for employment
    prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree if the
    employment is full-time while the applicant is a part-time
    student taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours
    per quarter to earn the degree concurrent with the
    full-time engineering experience.
        (3) If an applicant files an application and supporting
    documents containing a material misstatement of
    information or a misrepresentation for the purpose of
    obtaining licensure or enrollment or if an applicant
    performs any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to
    qualify for licensure or enrollment under this Act, the
    Department may issue a rule of intent to deny licensure or
    enrollment and may conduct a hearing in accordance with
    Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act.
    The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant
under Sections 10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the
qualifications of the applicant.
    It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
application, when requested by the Board, by provision of
additional documentation of education, including transcripts,
course content and credentials of the engineering college or
college granting related science degrees, or of work experience
to permit the Board to determine the qualifications of the
applicant. The Department may require an applicant, at the
applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized
evaluating service approved by the Department.
    An applicant who graduated from an engineering program
outside the United States or its territories and whose first
language is not English shall submit certification of passage
of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a test
of spoken English as defined by rule.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
    (225 ILCS 325/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5210)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
    Sec. 10. Minimum standards for examination for licensure as
professional engineer. To qualify for licensure as a
professional engineer each applicant shall be:
    (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at
least 4 years who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of
an additional 4 years or more of experience in engineering work
of a grade and character which indicate that the individual may
be competent to practice professional engineering, and who has
passed then passes a nominal 8-hour written examination in the
fundamentals of engineering, and a nominal 8-hour written
examination in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon
submitting an application with proof of passing both
examinations, the applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be
granted a license to practice professional engineering in this
State; or
    (b) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or
a related science curriculum of at least 4 years and which
meets meeting the requirements as set forth by rule by
submitting an application to the Department for its review and
approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of an
additional 8 years or more of experience in engineering work of
a grade and character which indicate that the individual may be
competent to practice professional engineering, and who has
passed then passes a nominal 8-hour written examination in the
fundamentals of engineering and a nominal 8-hour written
examination in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon
submitting the application with proof of passing both
examinations, the applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be
granted a license to practice professional engineering in this
State; or
    (c) An Illinois engineer intern, by application and payment
of the required fee, may then take the nominal 8-hour written
examination in the principles and practice of engineering. If
the applicant passes that examination and submits evidence to
the Board that meets the experience qualification of subsection
(a) or (b) of this Section, the applicant, if otherwise
qualified, shall be granted a license to practice professional
engineering in this State.
    (d) When considering an applicant's qualifications for
licensure under this Act, the Department may take into
consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or
actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of
Professional Conduct for this Act as provided for by
administrative rules.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
    (225 ILCS 325/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5211)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
    Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment
as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a
minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for
enrollment as an engineer intern.
    (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at
least 4 years, who has passed a nominal 8-hour written
examination in the fundamentals of engineering, shall be
enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is otherwise
qualified; or
    (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved
engineering curriculum who passes a nominal 8-hour written
examination in the fundamentals of engineering and furnishes
proof that the applicant graduated within a 12 month period
following the examination shall be enrolled as an engineer
intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified; or
    (c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or
a related science curriculum, of at least 4 years and which
meets meeting the requirements as set forth by rule by
submitting an application to the Department for its review and
approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of an
additional 4 years or more of progressive experience in
engineering work, and who has passed then passes a nominal
8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of engineering
shall be enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is
otherwise qualified.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)