HB3963eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3963 Engrossed LRB098 15522 ZMM 50552 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 10 and 11 as follows:

(225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

Sec. 10. Minimum standards 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 an a nominal 8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule , and an a nominal 8-hour written examination in the principles and practice of engineering as defined by rule. 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 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 an a nominal 8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule and an a nominal 8-hour written examination in the principles and practice of engineering as defined by rule. 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 an the nominal 8-hour written examination in the principles and practice of engineering as defined by rule. 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.

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; 96-850, eff. 6-1-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

(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 an a nominal 8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule, 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 an a nominal 8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule 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 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 an a nominal 8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule shall be enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified.

(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 96-850, eff. 6-1-10.)

Section 10. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:

(225 ILCS 330/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 3261)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

Sec. 11. Examination; Failure or refusal to take. The Department shall authorize examinations, as recommended and approved by the Board, for licensure as Land Surveyors-in-Training and Professional Land Surveyors at such times and places as it may determine.

The examination of an applicant for licensure as a Land Surveyor-in-Training or a Professional Land Surveyor may include examinations written tests as defined by rule. The substance and form of the examination shall be as recommended and approved by the Board. Each applicant shall be examined as to his knowledge of the statutes of the United States of America and the State of Illinois relating to the practice of land surveying and mathematics as applied to land surveying.

All applicants for licensing as a Professional Land Surveyor shall be required to pass, as a portion of the examination, a jurisdictional examination to determine the applicant's knowledge of the surveying tasks unique to the State of Illinois, and the laws relating thereto.

Applicants for any examination shall be required to pay, either to the Department or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the applicant's application for examination has been received and acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee. If an applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to take an examination for registration under this Act within 3 years after filing his application, the application fee shall be forfeited to the Department and the application denied. However, the applicant may thereafter make a new application for examination, accompanied by the required fee.

(Source: P.A. 86-987.)

Section 15. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:

(225 ILCS 340/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 6611)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

Sec. 11. A person is qualified for enrollment as a structural engineer intern or licensure as a structural engineer if that person has applied in writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Department and:

(a) The applicant is of good moral character. In determining moral character under this Section, the Department may take into consideration whether the applicant has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act.

(a-5) The applicant, if a structural engineer intern applicant, has met the minimum standards for enrollment as a structural engineer intern, which are as follows:

(1) is a graduate of an approved structural engineering curriculum of at least 4 years meeting the requirements as set forth by rule and passes a nominal 8-hour written examination as defined by rule in the fundamentals of engineering; or

(2) is a graduate of a related science curriculum of at least 4 years meeting the requirements as set forth by rule and passes a nominal 8-hour written examination as defined by rule in the fundamentals of engineering.

(b) The applicant, if a structural engineer applicant, has met the minimum standards for licensure as a structural engineer, which are as follows:

(1) is a graduate of an approved structural engineering curriculum of at least 4 years meeting the requirements as set forth by rule and submits evidence acceptable to the Department of an additional 4 years or more of experience in structural engineering work of a grade and character which indicates that the individual may be competent to practice structural engineering as set forth by rule; or

(2) is a graduate of an approved related science curriculum of at least 4 years meeting the requirements as set forth by rule who submits evidence acceptable to the Department of an additional 8 years or more of progressive experience in structural engineering work of a grade and character which indicates that the individual may be competent to practice structural engineering as set forth by rule.

(c) The applicant, if a structural engineer applicant, has passed an examination authorized by the Department as determined by rule to determine his or her fitness to receive a license as a structural engineer.

(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.