Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
Filed: 5/15/2009
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 880
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 880, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Professional Geologist Licensing Act is | ||||||
6 | amended by changing Sections 15, 20, 35, and 50 and by adding | ||||||
7 | Section 17 as follows:
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8 | (225 ILCS 745/15)
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9 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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10 | Sec. 15. Definitions. In this Act:
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11 | "Board" means the Board of Licensing for Professional | ||||||
12 | Geologists.
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13 | "Department" means the Department of Financial and | ||||||
14 | Professional Regulation.
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15 | "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
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16 | "Geologist" means an individual who, by reason of his or |
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1 | her knowledge of
geology, mathematics, and the physical and | ||||||
2 | life sciences, acquired by education
and practical experience | ||||||
3 | as defined by this Act, is capable of practicing the
science of | ||||||
4 | geology.
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5 | "Geology" means the science that includes the treatment of | ||||||
6 | the earth and its
origin and history including, but not limited | ||||||
7 | to, (i) the investigation of the
earth's crust and
interior and | ||||||
8 | the solids and fluids, including all surface and
underground | ||||||
9 | waters, gases, and other materials that compose the earth as | ||||||
10 | they
may relate to geologic processes; (ii) the study of the | ||||||
11 | natural agents, forces,
and
processes that cause changes in the | ||||||
12 | earth; and (iii) the utilization of this
knowledge of the earth | ||||||
13 | and its solids, fluids, and gases, and their collective
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14 | properties and processes, for the benefit of humankind.
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15 | "Person" or "individual" means a natural person.
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16 | "Practice of professional geology" means the performance | ||||||
17 | of,
or the offer to perform, the services of a geologist, | ||||||
18 | including consultation,
investigation, evaluation, planning, | ||||||
19 | mapping, inspection of geologic work, and
other services that | ||||||
20 | require extensive knowledge of geologic laws, formulas,
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21 | principles, practice, and methods of data interpretation.
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22 | A person shall be construed to practice or offer to | ||||||
23 | practice professional
geology, within the meaning and intent of | ||||||
24 | this Act, if that person (i) by
verbal claim, sign,
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25 | advertisement, letterhead, card, or any other means, | ||||||
26 | represents himself or
herself
to be a professional geologist or |
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1 | through the use of some title implies
that he or she is a | ||||||
2 | professional geologist or is licensed under this
Act or (ii) | ||||||
3 | holds himself or herself out as able to perform or does perform
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4 | services or work defined in this Act as the practice of
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5 | professional geology.
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6 | Examples of the practice of professional geology include, | ||||||
7 | but are not limited
to, the
conduct of, or responsible charge | ||||||
8 | for, the following types of activities: (i)
mapping,
sampling,
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9 | and analysis of earth materials, interpretation of data, and | ||||||
10 | the preparation of
oral or written testimony regarding the | ||||||
11 | probable geological causes of
events;
(ii) planning, review, | ||||||
12 | and supervision of data gathering activities,
interpretation | ||||||
13 | of geological data gathered by direct and indirect means,
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14 | preparation of geological maps, cross-sections, interpretive | ||||||
15 | maps and reports
for the purpose of evaluating regional or site | ||||||
16 | specific geological conditions;
(iii) the planning, review, | ||||||
17 | and supervision of data
gathering activities and | ||||||
18 | interpretation of data on regional or site specific
geological | ||||||
19 | characteristics affecting groundwater;
(iv) the interpretation | ||||||
20 | of
geological conditions on the surface and at depth at a | ||||||
21 | specific site on the
Earth's surface for the purpose of | ||||||
22 | determining whether those conditions
correspond to a geologic | ||||||
23 | map of the site; and (v) the conducting of
environmental | ||||||
24 | property audits.
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25 | "Licensed professional geologist" means an individual who | ||||||
26 | is licensed under
this Act to engage in the practice of |
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1 | professional geology in
Illinois.
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2 | "Responsible charge" means the independent control and | ||||||
3 | direction, by use of
initiative, skill, and independent | ||||||
4 | judgment, of geological work or the
supervision of that work. | ||||||
5 | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | ||||||
6 | Professional Regulation.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 7-1-96 .)
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8 | (225 ILCS 745/17 new)
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9 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 17. References to Department or Director of | ||||||
11 | Professional Regulation. References in this Act (i) to the | ||||||
12 | Department of Professional Regulation are deemed, in | ||||||
13 | appropriate contexts, to be references to the Department of | ||||||
14 | Financial and Professional Regulation and (ii) to the Director | ||||||
15 | of Professional Regulation are deemed, in appropriate | ||||||
16 | contexts, to be references to the Secretary of Financial and | ||||||
17 | Professional Regulation.
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18 | (225 ILCS 745/20)
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19 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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20 | Sec. 20. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act shall be construed | ||||||
21 | to restrict
the use of the title "geologist" or similar words | ||||||
22 | by any person engaged in a
practice of geology exempted under | ||||||
23 | this Act, provided the person does not hold
himself or herself | ||||||
24 | out as being a licensed professional geologist or does not
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1 | practice
professional geology in a manner requiring licensure | ||||||
2 | under this Act.
Performance of the following activities does | ||||||
3 | not require licensure as a
licensed professional geologist | ||||||
4 | under this Act:
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5 | (a) The practice of professional geology by an employee or | ||||||
6 | a subordinate of
a licensee under this Act, provided the work | ||||||
7 | does not include responsible
charge of geological work and is | ||||||
8 | performed under the direct
supervision of a licensed | ||||||
9 | professional geologist who is responsible for
the work.
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10 | (b) The practice of professional geology by officers and | ||||||
11 | employees of the
United States government within the scope of | ||||||
12 | their employment.
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13 | (c) The practice of professional geology as geologic | ||||||
14 | research to advance
basic knowledge for the purpose of offering | ||||||
15 | scientific papers, publications, or
other presentations (i) | ||||||
16 | before meetings of scientific societies, (ii) internal
to a
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17 | partnership, corporation, proprietorship, or government | ||||||
18 | agency, or (iii) for
publication
in scientific journals, or in | ||||||
19 | books.
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20 | (d) The teaching of geology in schools, colleges, or | ||||||
21 | universities, as
defined by rule.
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22 | (e) The practice of professional geology exclusively in the | ||||||
23 | exploration for
or development of energy resources or base, | ||||||
24 | precious and nonprecious minerals,
including sand, gravel, and | ||||||
25 | aggregate, that does not require, by law, rule,
or ordinance, | ||||||
26 | the submission of reports, documents, or oral or written
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1 | testimony
to public agencies. Public agencies may, by law or by | ||||||
2 | rule, allow required
oral
or written testimony, reports, permit | ||||||
3 | applications, or other documents based on
the science of | ||||||
4 | geology to be submitted to them by persons not licensed under
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5 | this Act. Unless otherwise required by State or federal law, | ||||||
6 | public agencies
may not require that the geology-based aspects | ||||||
7 | of testimony, reports, permits,
or other documents so exempted | ||||||
8 | be reviewed by,
approved, or otherwise certified by any person | ||||||
9 | who is not a licensed
professional geologist. Licensure is not | ||||||
10 | required for the
submission and review of reports or documents | ||||||
11 | or the provision of oral or
written
testimony made under the | ||||||
12 | Well Abandonment Act, the Illinois
Oil and Gas Act, the Surface | ||||||
13 | Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act,
or the | ||||||
14 | Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.
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15 | (f) The practice of professional engineering as defined in | ||||||
16 | the Professional
Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
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17 | (g) The practice of structural engineering as defined in | ||||||
18 | the Structural
Engineering
Practice Act of 1989.
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19 | (h) The practice of architecture as defined in the Illinois | ||||||
20 | Architecture
Practice Act of 1989.
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21 | (i) The practice of land surveying as defined in the | ||||||
22 | Illinois Professional
Land Surveyor
Act of 1989.
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23 | (j) The practice of landscape architecture as defined in | ||||||
24 | the Illinois
Landscape Architecture Act of 1989.
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25 | (k) The practice of professional geology for a period not | ||||||
26 | to exceed 9 months by any person pursuing a course of study |
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1 | leading to a degree in geology from an accredited college or | ||||||
2 | university, as set forth in this Act and as established by | ||||||
3 | rule, provided that (i) such practice constitutes a part of a | ||||||
4 | supervised course of study, (ii) the person is under the | ||||||
5 | supervision of a geologist licensed under this Act, and (iii) | ||||||
6 | the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates his | ||||||
7 | or her status as a student or trainee. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00 .)
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9 | (225 ILCS 745/35)
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10 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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11 | Sec. 35. Board of Licensing for Professional Geologists; | ||||||
12 | members;
qualifications; duties.
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13 | (a) The Director shall appoint a Board of Licensing
for
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14 | Professional Geologists which shall serve in an advisory | ||||||
15 | capacity to the
Director. The Board shall be composed of 8 | ||||||
16 | persons, 7 of whom shall be voting
members appointed by the | ||||||
17 | Director, who shall give due consideration to
recommendations | ||||||
18 | by members of the profession of geology and of geology
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19 | organizations within the State. In addition, the State | ||||||
20 | Geologist or his
or her
designated representative, shall be an | ||||||
21 | advisory, non-voting member of the
Board.
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22 | (b) Insofar as possible, the geologists appointed to serve
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23 | on the Board shall be generally representative of the | ||||||
24 | occupational and
geographical distribution
of geologists | ||||||
25 | within this State.
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1 | (c) Of the 7 appointed voting members of the Board, 6 shall | ||||||
2 | be geologists
and one shall be a member of the general public | ||||||
3 | with no family or business
connection with the practice of | ||||||
4 | geology.
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5 | (d) Each of the first appointed geologist members of the | ||||||
6 | Board shall have at
least 10 years of active geological | ||||||
7 | experience and shall possess the education
and experience | ||||||
8 | required for licensure. Each subsequently appointed
geologist | ||||||
9 | member of the Board shall be a professional geologist licensed
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10 | under this Act.
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11 | (e) Of the initial appointments, the Director shall appoint | ||||||
12 | 3 voting members
for a term of
4 years, 2 voting members for a | ||||||
13 | term of 3 years, and 2 voting members for a
term of 2 years. | ||||||
14 | Thereafter, voting members shall be appointed for 4-year
terms. | ||||||
15 | Terms shall commence on the 3rd Monday in January.
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16 | (f) Members shall hold office until the expiration of their | ||||||
17 | terms or until
their successors have been appointed and have | ||||||
18 | qualified.
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19 | (g) No voting member of the Board shall serve more than 2 | ||||||
20 | consecutive full
terms.
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21 | (h) Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall be | ||||||
22 | filled by appointment
for the unexpired term.
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23 | (i) The Director may remove or suspend any member of the | ||||||
24 | Board for cause at
any time before the expiration of his or her | ||||||
25 | term.
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26 | (j) The Board shall annually elect one of its members as |
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1 | chairperson.
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2 | (k) The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all | ||||||
3 | legitimate
and necessary expenses authorized by the Department | ||||||
4 | incurred in attending the
meetings of the
Board.
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5 | (l) The Board may make recommendations to the Director to | ||||||
6 | establish the
examinations and their method of grading.
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7 | (m) The Board may submit written recommendations to the | ||||||
8 | Director
concerning
formulation of rules and a Code of | ||||||
9 | Professional Conduct and Ethics. The Board
may recommend or | ||||||
10 | endorse revisions and amendments to the Code and to the
rules | ||||||
11 | from time to time.
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12 | (n) The Board may make recommendations on matters relating | ||||||
13 | to continuing
education of licensed professional geologists, | ||||||
14 | including the number of hours
necessary for license renewal, | ||||||
15 | waivers for those unable to meet that
requirement, and | ||||||
16 | acceptable course content. These recommendations shall not
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17 | impose an undue burden on the Department or an unreasonable | ||||||
18 | restriction on
those seeking a license renewal. | ||||||
19 | (o) Four voting Board members constitutes a quorum. A | ||||||
20 | quorum is required for all Board decisions.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 7-1-96 .)
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22 | (225 ILCS 745/50)
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23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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24 | Sec. 50. Qualifications for licensure.
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25 | (a) The Department may issue a license to practice as a |
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1 | licensed
professional geologist to any applicant who meets the | ||||||
2 | following qualifications:
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3 | (1) The applicant has completed an application form and | ||||||
4 | paid submitted the
required fees.
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5 | (2) The applicant is of good ethical character, | ||||||
6 | including compliance with
the Code of Professional Conduct | ||||||
7 | and Ethics under this Act, and
has not
committed any act or | ||||||
8 | offense in any jurisdiction that would constitute the
basis | ||||||
9 | for disciplining a professional geologist licensed under | ||||||
10 | this Act.
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11 | (3) The applicant has earned a degree in geology from | ||||||
12 | an accredited
college or university, as established by | ||||||
13 | rule, with a minimum of 30 semester or
45 quarter hours of
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14 | course credits in geology, of which 24 semester or 36 | ||||||
15 | quarter hours are in
upper level courses. The Department | ||||||
16 | may, upon the recommendation of the
Board, allow the | ||||||
17 | substitution of
appropriate experience as a geologist for | ||||||
18 | prescribed educational requirements
as established by | ||||||
19 | rule.
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20 | (4) The applicant has a documented record of a minimum | ||||||
21 | of 4 years of
professional experience, obtained after | ||||||
22 | completion of the education
requirements specified in this | ||||||
23 | Section, in geologic or directly related work,
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24 | demonstrating that the applicant is qualified to assume | ||||||
25 | responsible charge of
such work upon licensure as a | ||||||
26 | professional geologist or such specialty of
professional |
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1 | geology that the
Board may recommend and the Department may | ||||||
2 | recognize. The Department may
require evidence acceptable | ||||||
3 | to it that up to 2 years of professional experience
have | ||||||
4 | been gained under the supervision of a person licensed | ||||||
5 | under this Act or
similar Acts in any other state, or under | ||||||
6 | the supervision of others who, in the
opinion of the | ||||||
7 | Department, are qualified to have responsible charge of
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8 | geological work under this Act.
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9 | (5) The applicant has passed an examination authorized | ||||||
10 | by the Department
for the practice of
professional geology.
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11 | (6) The applicant has complied with all other | ||||||
12 | requirements of this Act and
rules established for the | ||||||
13 | implementation of this Act.
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14 | (b) A license to practice professional geology shall not be | ||||||
15 | denied any
applicant because of the applicant's race, religion, | ||||||
16 | creed, national origin,
political beliefs or activities, age, | ||||||
17 | sex, sexual orientation, or physical
impairment.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 7-1-96 .)
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
20 | becoming law.".
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