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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1989 is amended by changing Section 5 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (225 ILCS 325/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 5205) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. The | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Department shall exercise, subject to the provisions of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Act, the following functions, powers, and duties: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the fitness | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | and qualifications of applicants for licensure and pass | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | upon the qualifications and fitness of applicants for | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | licensure by endorsement. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (b) Adopt rules required for the administration of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (c) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | or renew, restore, revoke, or suspend licenses or place on | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | probation or reprimand persons or entities licensed under | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | the provisions of this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (d) Issue licenses to those who meet the requirements | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | of this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | (e) Adopt rules as to what shall constitute a | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | professional engineering or related science curriculum. | ||||||
| 2 | Rules adopted by the Department shall accept bachelor | ||||||
| 3 | degree programs in engineering technology as professional | ||||||
| 4 | engineering or related science curriculum. | ||||||
| 5 | (f) Adopt rules for what constitutes professional | ||||||
| 6 | engineering experience. | ||||||
| 7 | (g) Maintain membership in the National Council of | ||||||
| 8 | Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and participate in | ||||||
| 9 | activities of the Council by designation of individuals | ||||||
| 10 | for the various classifications of membership, the | ||||||
| 11 | appointment of delegates for attendance at zone and | ||||||
| 12 | national meetings of the Council, and the funding of the | ||||||
| 13 | delegates for attendance at the meetings of the Council. | ||||||
| 14 | (h) Adopt rules for standards of professional conduct. | ||||||
| 15 | (i) Obtain written recommendations from the Board | ||||||
| 16 | regarding qualifications of individuals for licensure and | ||||||
| 17 | enrollment, definitions of curriculum content and approval | ||||||
| 18 | of engineering curricula, standards of professional | ||||||
| 19 | conduct and formal disciplinary actions, and the adoption | ||||||
| 20 | of the rules affecting these matters. | ||||||
| 21 | Upon the issuance of any final decision or order that | ||||||
| 22 | deviates from any report or recommendation of the Board | ||||||
| 23 | relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline of | ||||||
| 24 | licensees or registrants, or adoption of rules, the | ||||||
| 25 | Secretary shall notify the Board on any such deviation and | ||||||
| 26 | shall specify with particularity the reasons for the | ||||||
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| 1 | action in the final decision or order. The Department may | ||||||
| 2 | at any time seek the expert advice and knowledge of the | ||||||
| 3 | Board on any matter relating to the enforcement of this | ||||||
| 4 | Act. | ||||||
| 5 | (i) Post on the Department's website, a newsletter | ||||||
| 6 | describing the most recent changes in this Act and the | ||||||
| 7 | rules adopted under this Act and containing information of | ||||||
| 8 | any final disciplinary action that has been ordered under | ||||||
| 9 | this Act since the date of the last newsletter. | ||||||
| 10 | (j) Review such applicant qualifications to sit for | ||||||
| 11 | the examination or for licensure as the Board designates | ||||||
| 12 | pursuant to Section 7 of this Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (k) Conduct investigations related to possible | ||||||
| 14 | violations of this Act. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | ||||||