Sen. William Delgado
Filed: 2/28/2014
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 638
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 638 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 | ||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 19 and by adding Section 19.5 as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (225 ILCS 305/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 1319)
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8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
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9 | Sec. 19. Fees.
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10 | (a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of | ||||||
11 | fees to be paid
for licenses by all applicants. All fees are | ||||||
12 | not refundable.
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13 | (b) The fees for the administration and enforcement of this | ||||||
14 | Act, including
but not limited to original licensure, renewal, | ||||||
15 | and restoration, shall be set
by rule by the Department.
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16 | All of the fees and fines collected pursuant to this |
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1 | Section shall be
deposited equally into in the Design | ||||||
2 | Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund and the | ||||||
3 | Design Professionals Dedicated Fund .
Of the moneys deposited | ||||||
4 | into the Design Professionals Administration and
Investigation | ||||||
5 | Fund, the Department may use such funds as necessary and
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6 | available to produce and distribute newsletters to persons | ||||||
7 | licensed under this
Act. The Department shall use all moneys | ||||||
8 | deposited into the Design Professionals Dedicated Fund to | ||||||
9 | provide financial assistance for qualified applicants pursuant | ||||||
10 | to Section 19.5 of this Act.
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11 | Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the | ||||||
12 | Department that
is returned to the Department unpaid by the | ||||||
13 | financial institution upon
which it is drawn shall pay to the | ||||||
14 | Department, in addition to the amount
already owed to the | ||||||
15 | Department, a fine of $50.
The fines imposed by this Section | ||||||
16 | are in addition
to any other discipline provided under this Act | ||||||
17 | for unlicensed
practice or practice on a nonrenewed license. | ||||||
18 | The Department shall notify
the person that payment of fees and | ||||||
19 | fines shall be paid to the Department
by certified check or | ||||||
20 | money order within 30 calendar days of the
notification. If, | ||||||
21 | after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
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22 | notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary | ||||||
23 | remittance, the
Department shall automatically terminate the | ||||||
24 | license or certificate or deny
the application, without | ||||||
25 | hearing. If, after termination or denial, the
person seeks a | ||||||
26 | license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the
Department |
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1 | for restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and
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2 | pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department | ||||||
3 | may establish
a fee for the processing of an application for | ||||||
4 | restoration of a license or
certificate to pay all expenses of | ||||||
5 | processing this application. The Director
may waive the fines | ||||||
6 | due under this Section in individual cases where the
Director | ||||||
7 | finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
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8 | burdensome.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00; 92-146, eff. 1-1-02 .)
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10 | (225 ILCS 305/19.5 new) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 19.5. Design Professionals Dedicated Fund; financial | ||||||
12 | assistance for applicants. The Design Professionals Dedicated | ||||||
13 | Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The | ||||||
14 | moneys in this fund shall be used by the Department, subject to | ||||||
15 | appropriation, to provide qualified applicants for licensure | ||||||
16 | with financial assistance in connection with the required | ||||||
17 | examination fees under this Act. The fund shall be financed by | ||||||
18 | the amounts collected from the fees and fines imposed under | ||||||
19 | Section 19 of this Act. At no time shall the Department permit | ||||||
20 | the fund to have a negative balance. An applicant for licensure | ||||||
21 | is eligible to receive and may apply for financial assistance | ||||||
22 | under this Section if he or she: (i) has been a resident of | ||||||
23 | Illinois for at least one year prior to application and is a | ||||||
24 | citizen or lawful permanent resident alien of the United | ||||||
25 | States; (ii) is qualified to take the examinations for |
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1 | licensure required by this Act; (iii) is employed by a public | ||||||
2 | sector or non-profit entity, including as a teacher; and (iv) | ||||||
3 | is able to demonstrate the need for financial assistance based | ||||||
4 | on his or her federal Student Aid Report.
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5 | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
6 | Section 5.855 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (30 ILCS 105/5.855 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 5.855. The Design Professionals Dedicated Fund. ".
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