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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 Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by changing
5 Section 4.20 and by adding Section 4.30 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 80/4.20)
7     Sec. 4.20. Acts repealed on January 1, 2010 and December
8 31, 2010.
9     (a) The following Acts are repealed on January 1, 2010:
10         The Auction License Act.
11         The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989.
12         The Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989.
13         The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989.
14         The Land Sales Registration Act of 1999.
15         The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice
16     Act.
17         The Perfusionist Practice Act.
18         The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
19         The Real Estate License Act of 2000.
20         The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
21     (b) The following Act is repealed on December 31, 2010:
22         The Medical Practice Act of 1987.
23 (Source: P.A. 95-1018, eff. 12-18-08.)
 

 

 

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1     (5 ILCS 80/4.30 new)
2     Sec. 4.30. Act repealed on January 1, 2020. The following
3 Act is repealed on January 1, 2020:
4     The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989.
5     The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
 
6     Section 10. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
7 is amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
8 13, 21, 22, 23.5, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 36 and 38 and by adding
9 Sections 4.5 and 17.5 as follows:
 
10     (225 ILCS 305/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1303)
11     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
12     Sec. 3. Application of Act. Nothing in this Act shall be
13 deemed or construed to prevent the practice of structural
14 engineering as defined in the Structural Engineering Practice
15 Act of 1989, the practice of professional engineering as
16 defined in the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989,
17 or the preparation of documents used to prescribe work to be
18 done inside buildings for non-loadbearing interior
19 construction, furnishings, fixtures and equipment, or the
20 offering or preparation of environmental analysis, feasibility
21 studies, programming or construction management services by
22 persons other than those licensed in accordance with this Act,
23 the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 or the

 

 

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1 Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
2     Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the draftsmen,
3 students, project representatives and other employees of those
4 lawfully practicing as licensed architects under the
5 provisions of this Act, from acting under the responsible
6 direct supervision and control of their employers, or to
7 prevent the employment of project representatives for
8 enlargement or alteration of buildings or any parts thereof, or
9 prevent such project representatives from acting under the
10 responsible direct supervision and control of the licensed
11 architect by whom the construction documents including
12 drawings and specifications of any such building, enlargement
13 or alteration were prepared.
14     Nothing in this Act or any other Act shall prevent a
15 licensed architect from practicing interior design services.
16 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring the
17 services of an interior designer for the interior designing of
18 a single family residence.
19     The involvement of a licensed architect is not required for
20 the following:
21         (A) The building, remodeling or repairing of any
22     building or other structure outside of the corporate limits
23     of any city or village, where such building or structure is
24     to be, or is used for farm purposes, or for the purposes of
25     outbuildings or auxiliary buildings in connection with
26     such farm premises.

 

 

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1         (B) The construction, remodeling or repairing of a
2     detached single family residence on a single lot.
3         (C) The construction, remodeling or repairing of a
4     two-family residence of wood frame construction on a single
5     lot, not more than two stories and basement in height.
6         (D) Interior design services for buildings which do not
7     involve life safety or structural changes.
8     However, when an ordinance of a unit of local government
9 requires the involvement of a licensed architect for any
10 buildings included in the preceding paragraphs (A) through (D),
11 the requirements of this Act shall apply. All buildings not
12 included in the preceding paragraphs (A) through (D), including
13 multi-family buildings and buildings previously exempt from
14 the involvement of a licensed architect under those paragraphs
15 but subsequently non-exempt due to a change in occupancy or
16 use, are subject to the requirements of this Act. Interior
17 alterations which result in life safety or structural changes
18 of the building are subject to the requirements of this Act.
19 (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 93-1009, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
20     (225 ILCS 305/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1304)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
22     Sec. 4. Definitions. In this Act:
23     "Address of record" means the designated address recorded
24 by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application
25 file or license file maintained by the Department's licensure

 

 

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1 maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or licensee
2 to inform the Department of any change of address, and such
3 changes must be made either through the Department's website or
4 by directly contacting the Department.
5     "Architect, Retired" means a person who has been duly
6 licensed as an architect by the Department and who chooses to
7 place on inactive status or not renew his or her license
8 pursuant to Section 17.5 of this Act.
9     "Architectural intern" means an unlicensed person who has
10 completed the education requirements, is actively
11 participating in the diversified professional training, and
12 maintains in good standing a training record as required for
13 licensure by this Act and may use the title "architectural
14 intern", but may not independently engage in the practice of
15 architecture.
16     "Board" means the Illinois Architecture Licensing Board
17 appointed by the Secretary.
18     (a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
19 Professional Regulation.
20     "Design build" and "design build entity" means the project
21 delivery process defined in 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1150.85, and any
22 amendments or changes thereto.
23     (b) "Director" means the Director of Professional
24 Regulation.
25     (c) "Board" means the Illinois Architecture Licensing
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1     (d) "Public health" as related to the practice of
2 architecture means the state of the well-being of the body or
3 mind of the building user.
4     (e) "Public safety" as related to the practice of
5 architecture means the state of being reasonably free from risk
6 of danger, damage, or injury.
7     (f) "Public welfare" as related to the practice of
8 architecture means the well-being of the building user
9 resulting from the state of a physical environment that
10 accommodates human activity.
11     "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
12 Professional Regulation.
13 (Source: P.A. 93-1009, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
14     (225 ILCS 305/4.5 new)
15     Sec. 4.5. References to Department or Director of
16 Professional Regulation. References in this Act (i) to the
17 Department of Professional Regulation are deemed, in
18 appropriate contexts, to be references to the Department of
19 Financial and Professional Regulation and (ii) to the Director
20 of Professional Regulation are deemed, in appropriate
21 contexts, to be references to the Secretary of Financial and
22 Professional Regulation.
 
23     (225 ILCS 305/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1305)
24     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)

 

 

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1     Sec. 5. Architect defined; Acts constituting practice.
2     (a) An architect is a person who is qualified by education,
3 training, experience, and examination, and who is licensed
4 under the laws of this State, to practice architecture.
5     (b) The practice of architecture within the meaning and
6 intent of this Act includes the offering or furnishing of
7 professional services, such as consultation, environmental
8 analysis, feasibility studies, programming, planning,
9 aesthetic and structural design, technical submissions
10 consisting of drawings and specifications and other documents
11 required in the construction process, administration of
12 construction contracts, project representation, and
13 construction management, in connection with the construction
14 of any private or public building, building structure, building
15 project, or addition to or alteration or restoration thereof.
16     (c) In the offering or furnishing of professional services
17 set forth in subsection (b) of this Section, a licensee shall
18 adhere to the standards of professional conduct enumerated in
19 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1150.90, and any amendments or changes
20 thereto.
21     (d) Nothing contained in this Section imposes upon a person
22 licensed under this Act the responsibility for the performance
23 of any of the services set forth in subsection (b) of this
24 Section unless such person specifically contracts to provide
25 such services.
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1     (225 ILCS 305/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1306)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 6. Technical submissions. All technical submissions
4 intended for use in construction in the State of Illinois shall
5 be prepared and administered in accordance with standards of
6 reasonable professional skill and diligence. Care shall be
7 taken to reflect the requirements of State statutes and, where
8 applicable, county and municipal building ordinances in such
9 submissions. In recognition that architects are licensed for
10 the protection of the public health, safety and welfare,
11 submissions shall be of such quality and scope, and be so
12 administered, as to conform to professional standards.
13     Technical submissions are the designs, drawings and
14 specifications which establish the scope of the architecture to
15 be constructed, the standard of quality for materials,
16 workmanship, equipment, and construction systems, and the
17 studies and other technical reports and calculations prepared
18 in the course of the practice of architecture.
19     No officer, board, commission, or other public entity who
20 receives technical submissions shall accept for filing or
21 approval any technical submissions relating to services
22 requiring the involvement of an architect that do not bear the
23 seal and signature of an architect licensed under this Act.
24     It is unlawful to affix one's seal to technical submissions
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1 exercised responsible control of the preparation of such work.
2 An architect who seals and signs technical submissions is not
3 responsible for damage caused by subsequent changes to or uses
4 of those technical submissions where the subsequent changes or
5 uses, including changes or uses made by State or local
6 governmental agencies, are not authorized or approved in
7 writing by the architect who originally sealed and signed the
8 technical submissions.
9 (Source: P.A. 92-360, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
10     (225 ILCS 305/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1308)
11     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
12     Sec. 8. Powers and duties of the Department.
13     (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department
14 shall exercise the following functions, powers, and duties:
15         (a) conduct examinations to ascertain the
16     qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure as
17     licensed architects, and pass upon the qualifications and
18     fitness of applicants for licensure by endorsement;
19         (b) prescribe rules for a method of examination of
20     candidates;
21         (c) prescribe rules defining what constitutes a
22     school, college or university, or department of a
23     university, or other institution, reputable and in good
24     standing, to determine whether or not a school, college or
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1     institution is reputable and in good standing by reference
2     to compliance with such rules, and to terminate the
3     approval of such school, college or university or
4     department of a university or other institution that
5     refuses admittance to applicants solely on the basis of
6     race, color, creed, sex or national origin. The Department
7     may adopt, as its own rules relating to education
8     requirements, those guidelines published from time to time
9     by the National Architectural Accrediting Board;
10         (d) prescribe rules for diversified professional
11     training;
12         (e) conduct oral interviews, disciplinary conferences
13     and formal evidentiary hearings on proceedings to impose
14     fines or to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status,
15     reprimand, and refuse to issue or restore any license
16     issued under the provisions of this Act for the reasons set
17     forth in Section 22 of this Act;
18         (f) issue licenses to those who meet the requirements
19     of this Act;
20         (g) formulate and publish rules necessary or
21     appropriate to carrying out the provisions of this Act; and
22         (h) maintain membership in the National Council of
23     Architectural Registration Boards and participate in
24     activities of the Council by designation of individuals for
25     the various classifications of membership and the
26     appointment of delegates for attendance at regional and

 

 

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1     national meetings of the Council. All costs associated with
2     membership and attendance of such delegates to any national
3     meetings may be funded from the Design Professionals
4     Administration and Investigation Fund; and .
5         (i) review such applicant qualifications to sit for the
6     examination or for licensure that the Board designates
7     pursuant to Section 10 of this Act.
8     (2) Upon the Prior to issuance of any final decision or
9 order that deviates from any report or recommendation of the
10 Board relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline
11 of licensees or registrants, or promulgation of rules, the
12 Secretary Director shall notify the Board in writing with an
13 explanation of the deviation and provide a reasonable time for
14 the Board to submit written comments to the Secretary Director
15 regarding the final decision or order proposed action. In the
16 event that the Board fails or declines to submit written
17 comments within 30 days of the notification, the Director may
18 issue a final decision or order consistent with the Director's
19 original decision. The Department may at any time seek the
20 expert advice and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating
21 to the enforcement of this Act.
22     (3) The Department may in its discretion, but shall not be
23 required to, employ or utilize the legal services of outside
24 counsel and the investigative services of outside personnel to
25 assist the Department. However, no attorney employed or used by
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1 services to the Department or Board with respect to the same
2 matter.
3 (Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
4     (225 ILCS 305/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1309)
5     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
6     Sec. 9. Creation of the Board. The Director shall appoint
7 an Architecture Licensing Board which will consist of 6
8 members. Five members shall be licensed architects, one of whom
9 shall be a tenured member of the architectural faculty of an
10 Illinois public university accredited by the National
11 Architectural Accrediting Board the University of Illinois.
12 The other 4 shall be licensed architects, residing in this
13 State, who have been engaged in the practice of architecture at
14 least 10 years. In addition to the 5 licensed architects, there
15 shall be one public member. The public member shall be a voting
16 member and shall not hold a license as an architect,
17 professional engineer, structural engineer or land surveyor.
18     Board members shall serve 5 year terms and until their
19 successors are appointed and qualified. In making the
20 designation of persons to the Board, the Director shall give
21 due consideration to recommendations by members and
22 organizations of the profession.
23     The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
24 representation from the geographic areas in this State.
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1 which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to
2 be longer than 10 successive years. Service prior to the
3 effective date of this Act shall not be considered.
4     Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same
5 manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
6 the vacated term. Initial terms shall begin upon the effective
7 date of this Act and Board members in office on that date under
8 the predecessor Act may be appointed to specific terms as
9 indicated in this Section.
10     Persons holding office as members of the Board under the
11 Illinois Architecture Act immediately prior to the effective
12 date of this Act shall continue as members of the Board under
13 this Act until the expiration of the term for which they were
14 appointed and until their successors are appointed and
15 qualified.
16     Four members A quorum of the Board shall constitute a
17 quorum consist of a majority of Board members currently
18 appointed. A majority vote of the quorum is required for Board
19 decisions.
20     The Director may remove any member of the Board for
21 misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or for reasons
22 prescribed by law for removal of State officials.
23     The Director may remove a member of the Board who does not
24 attend 2 consecutive meetings.
25     Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
26 Board and the Department shall review the response of the Board

 

 

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1 and any recommendations made therein. The Department may, at
2 any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the Board on
3 any matter relating to the administration or enforcement of
4 this Act.
5     Members of the Board are immune from suit in any action
6 based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activities
7 performed in good faith as members of the Board.
8 (Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 305/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1310)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
11     Sec. 10. Powers and duties of the Board.
12     (a) The Board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings each
13 year.
14     (b) The Board shall annually elect a Chairperson and a Vice
15 Chairperson who shall be licensed architects.
16     (c) The Board, upon request by the Department, may make a
17 curriculum evaluation to determine if courses conform to the
18 requirements of approved architectural programs.
19     (d) The Board shall assist the Department in conducting
20 oral interviews, disciplinary conferences and formal
21 evidentiary hearings.
22     (e) The Department may, at any time, seek the expert advice
23 and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
24 enforcement of this Act.
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1 Complaint Committee to recommend the disposition of case files
2 according to procedures established by rule in 68 Ill. Adm.
3 Code 1150.95, and any amendments or changes thereto.
4     (g) The Board shall review applicant qualifications to sit
5 for the examination or for licensure and shall make
6 recommendations to the Department except for those applicant
7 qualifications that the Board designates as routinely
8 acceptable. The Department shall review the Board's
9 recommendations on applicant qualifications. The Secretary
10 Director shall notify the Board in writing with an explanation
11 of any deviation from the Board's recommendation on applicant
12 qualifications. After review of the Secretary's Director's
13 written explanation of his or her reasons for deviation, the
14 Board shall have the opportunity to comment upon the
15 Secretary's Director's decision.
16     (h) The Board may shall submit written comments to the
17 Secretary Director within a reasonable time 30 days from
18 notification of any final decision or order from the Secretary
19 Director that deviates from any report or recommendation of the
20 Board relating to the qualifications of applicants, unlicensed
21 practice, discipline of licensees or registrants, or
22 promulgation of rules.
23     (i) The Board may recommend that the Department contract
24 with an individual or a corporation or other business entity to
25 assist in the providing of investigative, legal,
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1 duties pursuant to subsection (3) of Section 8 of this Act.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
3     (225 ILCS 305/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1311)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
5     Sec. 11. Application for original license. Applications
6 for original licensure shall be made to the Department in
7 writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be
8 accompanied by the required fee, which is not refundable. Any
9 such application shall require information as in the judgment
10 of the Department will enable the Department to pass on the
11 qualifications of the applicant to practice architecture. The
12 Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's
13 expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in
14 a foreign country by an evaluation service a nationally
15 recognized educational body approved by the Board in accordance
16 with rules prescribed by the Department.
17     An applicant who has graduated from an architectural
18 program outside the United States or its territories and whose
19 first language is not English shall submit certification of
20 passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
21 and a test of spoken English the Test of Spoken English (TSE)
22 as defined by rule.
23 (Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
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1     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
2     Sec. 12. Examinations; subjects; failure or refusal to take
3 examination. The Department shall authorize examination of
4 applicants as architects at such times and places as it may
5 determine. The examination shall be in English and shall be
6 written or written and graphic. It shall include at a minimum
7 the following subjects:
8         (a) pre-design (environmental analysis, architectural
9     programming, and application of principles of project
10     management and coordination);
11         (b) site planning (site analysis, design and
12     development, parking, and application of zoning
13     requirements);
14         (c) building planning (conceptual planning of
15     functional and space relationships, building design,
16     interior space layout, barrier-free design, and the
17     application of the life safety code requirements and
18     principles of energy efficient design);
19         (d) building technology (application of structural
20     systems, building components, and mechanical and
21     electrical systems);
22         (e) general structures (identification, resolution,
23     and incorporation of structural systems and the long span
24     design on the technical aspects of the design of buildings
25     and the process and construction);
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1     the effects of lateral forces on the technical aspects of
2     the design of buildings and the process of construction);
3         (g) mechanical and electrical systems (as applied to
4     the design of buildings, including plumbing and acoustical
5     systems);
6         (h) materials and methods (as related to the design of
7     buildings and the technical aspects of construction); and
8         (i) construction documents and services (conduct of
9     architectural practice as it relates to construction
10     documents, bidding, and construction administration and
11     contractual documents from beginning to end of a building
12     project).
13     It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to be
14 familiar with this Act and its rules.
15     Examination subject matter headings and bases on which
16 examinations are graded shall be indicated in rules pertaining
17 to this Act. The Department may adopt the examinations and
18 grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural
19 Registration Boards. Content of any particular examination
20 shall not be considered public record under the Freedom of
21 Information Act.
22     If an applicant neglects without an approved excuse or
23 refuses to take the next available examination offered for
24 licensure under this Act, the fee paid by the applicant shall
25 be forfeited. If an applicant fails to pass an examination for
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1 application, the application shall be denied. The applicant
2 may, however, make a new application for examination
3 accompanied by the required fee and must furnish proof of
4 meeting the qualifications for examination in effect at the
5 time of the new application.
6     An applicant shall have 5 years from the passage of the
7 first examination to successfully complete all examinations
8 required by rule of the Department.
9     The Department may by rule prescribe additional subjects
10 for examination.
11     An applicant has one year from the date of notification of
12 successful completion of all the examination requirements to
13 apply to the Department for a license. If an applicant fails to
14 apply within one year, the applicant shall be required to again
15 take and pass the examination, unless the Department, upon
16 recommendation of the Board, determines that there is
17 sufficient cause for the delay that is not due to the fault of
18 the applicant.
19 (Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
20     (225 ILCS 305/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1313)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
22     Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is of
23 good moral character may apply take an examination for
24 licensure if he or she is a graduate with a first professional
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1 National Architectural Accrediting Board, has completed the
2 examination requirements set forth under Section 12 of this
3 Act, and has completed such diversified professional training,
4 including academic training, as is required by rules of the
5 Department. Until January 1, 2014, in lieu of the requirement
6 of graduation with a first professional degree in architecture
7 from a program accredited by the National Architectural
8 Accrediting Board, the Department may admit an applicant who is
9 a graduate with a pre-professional 4 year baccalaureate degree
10 accepted for direct entry into a first professional master of
11 architecture degree program, and who has completed such
12 additional diversified professional training, including
13 academic training, as is required by rules of the Department.
14 The Department may adopt, as its own rules relating to
15 diversified professional training, those guidelines published
16 from time to time by the National Council of Architectural
17 Registration Boards.
18     Good moral character means such character as will enable a
19 person to discharge the fiduciary duties of an architect to
20 that person's client and to the public in a manner which
21 protects health, safety and welfare. Evidence of inability to
22 discharge such duties may include the commission of an offense
23 justifying discipline under Section 22 19. In addition, the
24 Department may take into consideration whether the applicant
25 has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds
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1 (Source: P.A. 93-1009, eff. 1-1-05; 94-543, eff. 8-10-05.)
 
2     (225 ILCS 305/17.5 new)
3     Sec. 17.5. Architect, Retired. Pursuant to Section 2105-15
4 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
5 Administrative Code of Illinois, the Department may grant the
6 title "Architect, Retired" to any person who has been duly
7 licensed as an architect by the Department and who has chosen
8 to place on inactive status or not renew his or her license.
9 Those persons granted the title "Architect, Retired" may
10 request restoration to active status under the applicable
11 provisions of this Act.
12     The use of the title "Architect, Retired" shall not
13 constitute representation of current licensure. Any person
14 without an active license shall not be permitted to practice
15 architecture as defined in this Act.
16     Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the
17 Department to issue any certificate, credential, or other
18 official document indicating that a person has been granted the
19 title "Architect, Retired".
 
20     (225 ILCS 305/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1321)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
22     Sec. 21. Professional design firm registration;
23 conditions.
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1 the provisions of the Professional Service Corporation Act, of
2 a corporation to offer the practice of architecture.
3     Any business, including a Professional Service
4 Corporation, that includes the practice of architecture within
5 its stated purposes, practices architecture, or holds itself
6 out as available to practice architecture shall register with
7 the Department under this Section. Any professional service
8 corporation, sole proprietorship, or professional design firm
9 offering architectural services must have a resident architect
10 in responsible charge of overseeing the architectural
11 practices in each location in which architectural services are
12 provided who shall be designated as a managing agent.
13     Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an
14 Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act
15 shall be prohibited from offering architectural services to the
16 public. "Illinois licensed design professional" means a person
17 who holds an active license as an architect under this Act, as
18 a structural engineer under the Structural Engineering
19 Practice Act of 1989, or as a professional engineer under the
20 Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Any sole
21 proprietorship owned and operated by an architect with an
22 active license issued under this Act and conducting or
23 transacting such business under an assumed name in accordance
24 with the provisions of the Assumed Business Name Act shall
25 comply with the registration requirements of a professional
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1 architect with an active license issued under this Act and
2 conducting or transacting such business under the real name of
3 the sole proprietor is exempt from the registration
4 requirements of a professional design firm.
5     (b) Any corporation, including a Professional Service
6 Corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or
7 professional design firm seeking to be registered under this
8 Section shall not be registered unless:
9         (1) two-thirds of the board of directors, in the case
10     of a corporation, or two-thirds of the general partners, in
11     the case of a partnership, or two-thirds of the members, in
12     the case of a limited liability company, are licensed under
13     the laws of any State to practice architecture,
14     professional engineering, land surveying, or structural
15     engineering; and
16         (2) a managing agent the person having the
17     architectural practice in this State in his charge is (A) a
18     director in the case of a corporation, a general partner in
19     the case of a partnership, or a member in the case of a
20     limited liability company, and (B) holds a license under
21     this Act.
22     Any corporation, limited liability company, professional
23 service corporation, or partnership qualifying under this
24 Section and practicing in this State shall file with the
25 Department any information concerning its officers, directors,
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1 Department may, by rule, require.
2     (c) No business shall offer the practice or hold itself out
3 as available to offer the practice of architecture until it is
4 registered with the Department. Every entity registered as a
5 professional design firm shall display its certificate of
6 registration or a facsimile thereof in a conspicuous place in
7 each office offering architectural services.
8     (d) Any business seeking to be registered under this
9 Section shall make application on a form provided by the
10 Department and shall provide any information requested by the
11 Department, which shall include but shall not be limited to all
12 of the following:
13         (1) The name and architect's license number of at least
14     one person designated as the managing agent in responsible
15     charge of the practice of architecture in Illinois. In the
16     case of a corporation, the corporation shall also submit a
17     certified copy of the resolution by the board of directors
18     designating at least one managing agent. If a limited
19     liability company, the company shall submit a certified
20     copy of either its articles of organization or operating
21     agreement designating at least one the managing agent.
22         (2) The names and architect's, professional
23     engineer's, structural engineer's, or land surveyor's
24     license numbers of the directors, in the case of a
25     corporation, the members, in the case of a limited
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1     partnership.
2         (3) A list of all locations at which the professional
3     design firm provides architectural services.
4         (4) A list of all assumed names of the business.
5     Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a
6     business from compliance with the requirements of the
7     Assumed Business Name Act.
8     It is the responsibility of the professional design firm to
9 provide the Department notice, in writing, of any changes in
10 the information requested on the application.
11     (e) In the event a managing agent is terminated or
12 terminates his or her status as managing agent of the
13 professional design firm, the managing agent and professional
14 design firm shall notify the Department of this fact in
15 writing, by certified mail, within 10 business days of
16 termination.
17     Thereafter, the professional design firm, if it has so
18 informed the Department, has 30 days in which to notify the
19 Department of the name and architect's license number of the
20 architect who is the newly designated managing agent. If a
21 corporation, the corporation shall also submit a certified copy
22 of a resolution by the board of directors designating the new
23 managing agent. If a limited liability company, the company
24 shall also submit a certified copy of either its articles of
25 organization or operating agreement designating the new
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1 extend the original 30 day period.
2     If the professional design firm has not notified the
3 Department in writing, by certified mail within the specified
4 time, the registration shall be terminated without prior
5 hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent by certified
6 mail to the last known address of record the business. If the
7 professional design firm continues to operate and offer
8 architectural services after the termination, the Department
9 may seek prosecution under Sections 22, 36, and 36a of this Act
10 for the unlicensed practice of architecture.
11     (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of
12 responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents,
13 employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this
14 Section, nor shall any individual practicing architecture be
15 relieved of the responsibility for professional services
16 performed by reason of the individual's employment or
17 relationship with a professional design firm registered under
18 this Section.
19     (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm
20 registered under this Section shall be administered in the same
21 manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action against a
22 licensed architect. All disciplinary action taken or pending
23 against a corporation or partnership before the effective date
24 of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be continued or remain in
25 effect without the Department filing separate actions.
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1     (225 ILCS 305/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1322)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 22. Refusal, suspension and revocation of licenses;
4 Causes.
5     (a) The Department may, singularly or in combination,
6 refuse to issue, renew or restore, or may suspend, or revoke,
7 place on probation, or take other disciplinary or
8 non-disciplinary action as deemed appropriate, including, but
9 not limited to, the imposition of fines any license or
10 registration, or may place on probation, reprimand, or fine,
11 with a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation,
12 as the Department may deem proper, with regard to a license any
13 person, corporation, or partnership, or professional design
14 firm licensed or registered under this Act for any one or
15 combination of the following causes reasons:
16         (1) material misstatement in furnishing information to
17     the Department;
18         (2) negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
19     practice of architecture;
20         (3) failure to comply with any of the provisions of
21     this Act or any of the rules;
22         (4) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
23     obtaining licensure;
24         (5) purposefully making false statements or signing
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1     payment;
2         (6) conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere
3     to any crime that is a felony under the laws of the United
4     States, or any state or territory thereof, which is a
5     felony, whether related to the practice of architecture or
6     that is not; or conviction of any crime, whether a felony,
7     misdemeanor, or otherwise, an essential element of which is
8     dishonesty, wanton disregard for the rights of others, or
9     any crime that which is directly related to the practice of
10     the profession of architecture;
11         (7) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
12     provision of this Act or its rules;
13         (8) signing, affixing the licensed architect's seal or
14     permitting the architect's seal to be affixed to any
15     technical submission construction documents not prepared
16     by the architect or under that architect's responsible
17     direct supervision and control;
18         (9) engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
19     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
20     defraud or harm the public;
21         (10) habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
22     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
23     that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
24     judgment, skill, or safety habitual intoxication or
25     addiction to the use of drugs;
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1     Environmental Barriers Act that technical submissions
2     construction documents prepared by the architect Licensed
3     Architect or prepared under the licensed architect's
4     responsible direct supervision and control for
5     construction or alteration of an occupancy required to be
6     in compliance with the Environmental Barriers Act are in
7     compliance with the Environmental Barriers Act when such
8     technical submissions construction documents are not in
9     compliance;
10         (12) a finding by the Board that an applicant or
11     registrant has failed to pay a fine imposed by the
12     Department or a registrant, whose license has been placed
13     on probationary status, has violated the terms of
14     probation;
15         (13) discipline by another state, territory, foreign
16     country, the District of Columbia, the United States
17     government, or any other governmental agency, if at least
18     one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
19     substantially equivalent to those set forth herein;
20         (14) failure to provide information in response to a
21     written request made by the Department within 30 days after
22     the receipt of such written request;
23         (15) physical illness, including, but not limited to,
24     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
25     skill, mental illness, or disability which results in the
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1     judgment, skill, and or safety, including without
2     limitation deterioration through the aging process, mental
3     illness, or disability.
4     (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
5 upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
6 applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
7 both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
8 may order the examining physician to present testimony
9 concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
10 No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
11 statutory privilege relating to communications between the
12 licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
13 examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
14 Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
15 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
16 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
17 licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
18 directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
19 grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
20 license or immediate denial of his or her application.
21     If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
22 licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
23 physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
24 by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
25 completed without appreciable delay.
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1 the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
2 hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
3 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
4 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
5 licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
6 relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
7 applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
8 confidentiality of medical records.
9     Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
10 afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
11 Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
12 acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
13 or her license. In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a
14 showing of a possible violation may request that the Department
15 compel a person licensed to practice under this Act, or who has
16 applied for licensure or certification pursuant to this Act, to
17 submit to a mental or physical examination, or both, as
18 required by and at the expense of the Department. The examining
19 physicians shall be those specifically designated by the
20 Department. The Department may order the examining physician to
21 present testimony concerning this mental or physical
22 examination of the licensee or applicant. No information shall
23 be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
24 relating to communications between the licensee or applicant
25 and the examining physician. The person to be examined may
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1 her choice present during all aspects of the examination.
2 Failure of any person to submit to a mental or physical
3 examination, when directed, shall be grounds for suspension of
4 a license until the person submits to the examination if the
5 Department finds, after notice and hearing, that the refusal to
6 submit to the examination was without reasonable cause.
7     If the Board finds a person unable to practice because of
8 the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may recommend
9 that the Department require that person to submit to care,
10 counseling, or treatment by physicians approved or designated
11 by the Department as a condition, term, or restriction for
12 continued, reinstated, or renewed licensure to practice; or, in
13 lieu of care, counseling, or treatment, the Board may recommend
14 to the Department to file a complaint to immediately suspend,
15 revoke or otherwise discipline the license of the person. Any
16 person whose license was granted, continued, reinstated,
17 renewed, disciplined, or supervised subject to such terms,
18 conditions, or restrictions and who fails to comply with such
19 terms, conditions, or restrictions shall be referred to the
20 Director for a determination as to whether the person shall
21 have his or her license suspended immediately, pending a
22 hearing by the Board.
23     (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
24 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
25 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
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1 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
2 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
3 the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
4 patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary
5 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume practice.
6     (c) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
7 authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
8 educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
9 Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
10 agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
11 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
12 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
13     (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
14 Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
15 determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
16 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
17 subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
18 Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
19 suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
20 action against that person based solely upon the certification
21 of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
22 Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section 15 of
23 the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
24 Administrative Code of Illinois.
25     (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
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1 return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
2 return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
3 interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
4 Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
5 the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
6 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
7 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
8      The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
9 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
10 tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
11 final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by
12 any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
13 until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
14 satisfied.
15     (f) Persons who assist the Department as consultants or
16 expert witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged
17 violations of the Act, licensure matters, restoration
18 proceedings, or criminal prosecutions, shall not be liable for
19 damages in any civil action or proceeding as a result of such
20 assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The attorney
21 general shall defend such persons in any such action or
22 proceeding.
23 (Source: P.A. 94-543, eff. 8-10-05.)
 
24     (225 ILCS 305/23.5)
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1     Sec. 23.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
2     (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
3 to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as an architect
4 without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any
5 other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
6 Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 $5,000 for each
7 offense as determined by the Department. The civil penalty
8 shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
9 accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding
10 the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
11     (a-5) Any entity that advertises architecture services in a
12 telecommunications directory must include its architecture
13 firm registration number or, in the case of a sole proprietor,
14 his or her individual license number. Nothing in this
15 subsection (a-5) requires the publisher of a
16 telecommunications directory to investigate or verify the
17 accuracy of the registration or license number provided by the
18 advertiser of architecture services.
19     (b) The Department has the authority and power to
20 investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
21     (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
22 the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
23 order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
24 execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
25 any court of record.
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1     (225 ILCS 305/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1324)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 24. Investigations; notice and hearing. The
4 Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
5 any person or entity holding or claiming to hold a license or
6 registration. Before the initiation of an investigation, the
7 matter shall be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Board
8 according to procedures established by rule for the Complaint
9 Committee. The Department shall, before refusing to restore,
10 issue or renew a license or registration, or discipline a
11 licensee or registrant, at least 30 days prior to the date set
12 for the hearing, notify in writing the applicant for, or holder
13 of, a license or registrant of the nature of the charges and
14 that a hearing will be held on the date designated, and direct
15 the applicant or entity or licensee or registrant to file a
16 written answer to the Board under oath within 20 days after the
17 service of the notice and inform the applicant or entity or
18 licensee or registrant that failure to file an answer will
19 result in default being taken against the applicant or entity
20 or licensee or registrant and that the license or certificate
21 may be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or
22 other disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the
23 scope, nature or extent of practice, as the Director may deem
24 proper. Written notice may be served by personal delivery or
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1 of record with his last notification to the Department. In case
2 the person or entity fails to file an answer after receiving
3 notice, his or her license or certificate may, in the
4 discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed
5 on probationary status, or the Department may take whatever
6 disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting the
7 scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the
8 imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts
9 charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under
10 this Act. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board
11 shall proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their
12 counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present such
13 statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be
14 pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The Board may
15 continue the hearing from time to time.
16 (Source: P.A. 87-1031; 88-428.)
 
17     (225 ILCS 305/25)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1325)
18     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
19     Sec. 25. Stenographer; transcript. The Department, at its
20 expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the
21 formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to restore,
22 issue or renew a license, or the discipline of a licensee. The
23 notice of hearing, complaint and all other documents in the
24 nature of pleadings and written motions filed in the
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1 Board and the orders of the Department shall be the record of
2 the proceedings. A The Department shall furnish a transcript of
3 the record may be made available to any person interested in
4 the hearing upon payment of the fee required by Section
5 2105-115 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law (20
6 ILCS 2105/2105-115).
7 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
8     (225 ILCS 305/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1326)
9     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
10     Sec. 26. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths of witnesses;
11 Oaths. The Department has power to subpoena documents, books,
12 records, or other materials and to bring before it any person
13 and to take testimony, either orally or by deposition, or take
14 written interrogatories, or any combination thereof, with the
15 same fees and mileage and in the same manner as is prescribed
16 in civil cases in the courts of this State.
17     The Secretary, the designated hearing officer, and every
18 member of the Board has the power to administer oaths to
19 witnesses at any hearing that the Department is authorized to
20 conduct and any other oaths authorized in any Act administered
21 by the Department. and bring before it any person in this State
22 and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both,
23 with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as
24 prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in civil cases in
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1     The Director, and every member of the Board each have power
2 to administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing which the
3 Department is authorized by law to conduct, and any other oaths
4 required or authorized in any Act administered by the
5 Department.
6 (Source: P.A. 86-702.)
 
7     (225 ILCS 305/29)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1329)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
9     Sec. 29. Hearing officer. Notwithstanding the provisions
10 of Section 28 of this Act, the Director has the authority to
11 appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State
12 of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action under
13 Section 24. The Director shall notify the Board of any such
14 appointment. The hearing officer has full authority to conduct
15 the hearing. The Board has the right to have at least one
16 member present at any hearing conducted by such hearing
17 officer. The hearing officer shall report his findings of fact,
18 conclusions of law and recommendations to the Board and the
19 Director. The Board has 60 days from receipt of the report to
20 review the report of the hearing officer and present its
21 findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations to the
22 Secretary Director. If the Board fails to present its report
23 within the 60 day period, the Secretary may Director shall
24 issue an order based on the report of the hearing officer. If
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1 of the Board or hearing officer, he may issue an order in
2 contravention thereof. The Secretary Director shall notify
3 provide a written explanation to the Board on any such
4 deviation, and shall specify with particularity the reasons for
5 such action in the final order.
6 (Source: P.A. 86-702.)
 
7     (225 ILCS 305/31)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1331)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
9     Sec. 31. Restoration of suspended or revoked Issuance or
10 restoration of license. At any time after the successful
11 completion of a term of suspension or revocation of a license,
12 the Department may restore it to the licensee, upon the written
13 recommendation of the Board, unless after an investigation and
14 a hearing the Board determines that restoration is not in the
15 public interest the refusal to issue, or after the suspension
16 or revocation of any license, the Department may issue or
17 restore it to the applicant without examination, upon the
18 written recommendation of the Board.
19 (Source: P.A. 86-702.)
 
20     (225 ILCS 305/36)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1336)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
22     Sec. 36. Violations. Each of the following Acts constitutes
23 a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4
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1         (a) the practice, attempt to practice or offer to
2     practice architecture, or the advertising or putting out of
3     any sign or card or other device which might indicate to
4     the public that the person is entitled to practice
5     architecture, without a license as a licensed architect, or
6     registration as a professional design firm issued by the
7     Department. Each day of practicing architecture or
8     attempting to practice architecture, and each instance of
9     offering to practice architecture, without a license as a
10     licensed architect or registration as a professional
11     design firm constitutes a separate offense;
12         (b) the making of any wilfully false oath or
13     affirmation in any matter or proceeding where an oath or
14     affirmation is required by this Act;
15         (c) the affixing of a licensed architect's seal to any
16     technical submissions construction documents which have
17     not been prepared by that architect or under the
18     architect's responsible direct supervision and control;
19         (d) the violation of any provision of this Act or its
20     rules;
21         (e) using or attempting to use an expired, inactive,
22     suspended, or revoked license, or the certificate or seal
23     of another, or impersonating another licensee;
24         (f) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or
25     registration by fraud; or
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1     service corporation, limited liability company,
2     corporation or partnership, or other entity practices
3     architecture or advertises or displays any sign or card or
4     other device that might indicate to the public that the
5     person or entity is entitled to practice as an architect or
6     use the title "architect" or any of its derivations unless
7     the person or other entity holds an active license as an
8     architect or registration as a professional design firm in
9     the State; then, in addition to any other penalty provided
10     by law any person or other entity who violates this
11     subsection (g) shall forfeit and pay to the Design
12     Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund a
13     civil penalty in an amount determined by the Department of
14     not more than $10,000 $5,000 for each offense.
15     An unlicensed person who has completed the education
16 requirements, is actively participating in the diversified
17 professional training, and maintains in good standing a
18 training record as required for licensure by this Act may use
19 the title "architectural intern", but may not independently
20 engage in the practice of architecture.
21 (Source: P.A. 93-1009, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 305/38)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1338)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
24     Sec. 38. Fund; appropriations; investments; audits. Moneys
25 deposited in the Design Professionals Administration and

 

 

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1 Investigation Fund shall be appropriated to the Department
2 exclusively for expenses of the Department and the Board in the
3 administration of this Act, the Illinois Professional Land
4 Surveyor Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act
5 of 1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
6 The expenses of the Department under this Act shall be limited
7 to the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Design
8 Professionals Dedicated Employees within the Department as
9 established under Section 2105-75 of the Department of
10 Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-75) and other
11 expenses related to the administration and enforcement of this
12 Act.
13     Moneys from the Fund may also be used for direct and
14 allocable indirect costs related to the public purposes of the
15 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Moneys in
16 the Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost
17 Fund as authorized by Section 2105-300 of the Department of
18 Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-300).
19     All fines and penalties under Sections 22 and 36 shall be
20 deposited in the Design Professionals Administration and
21 Investigation Fund.
22     Moneys in the Design Professionals Administration and
23 Investigation Fund may be invested and reinvested, with all
24 earnings received from the investments to be deposited in the
25 Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund and
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1     Upon the completion of any audit of the Department as
2 prescribed by the Illinois State Auditing Act that includes an
3 audit of the Design Professionals Administration and
4 Investigation Fund, the Department shall make the audit open to
5 inspection by any interested person. The copy of the audit
6 report required to be submitted to the Department by this
7 Section is an addition to copies of audit reports required to
8 be submitted to other State officers and agencies by Section
9 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
10 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 91-133, eff. 1-1-00; 91-239,
11 eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
12     Section 15. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
13 is amended by changing Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14,
14 16, 18, 19, 20, 20.5, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 31 and by
15 adding Section 4.5 as follows:
 
16     (225 ILCS 340/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6604)
17     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
18     Sec. 4. In this Act:
19     (a) "Address of record" means the designated address
20 recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
21 application file or license file maintained by the Department's
22 licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
23 licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
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1 website or by directly contacting the Department.
2     (b) (a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
3 Professional Regulation.
4     (c) (b) "Secretary" "Director" means the Secretary
5 Director of the Department of Financial and Professional
6 Regulation.
7     (d) (c) "Board" means the Structural Engineering Board
8 appointed by the Secretary Director.
9     (e) (d) "Negligence in the practice of structural
10 engineering" means the failure to exercise that degree of
11 reasonable professional skill, judgment and diligence normally
12 rendered by structural engineers in the practice of structural
13 engineering.
14     (f) (e) "Structural engineer intern" means a person who is
15 a candidate for licensure as a structural engineer and who has
16 been enrolled as a structural engineer intern.
17     (g) (f) "Structural engineer" means a person licensed under
18 the laws of the State of Illinois to practice structural
19 engineering.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
21     (225 ILCS 340/4.5 new)
22     Sec. 4.5. References to Department or Director of
23 Professional Regulation. References in this Act (i) to the
24 Department of Professional Regulation are deemed, in
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1 Financial and Professional Regulation and (ii) to the Director
2 of Professional Regulation are deemed, in appropriate
3 contexts, to be references to the Secretary of Financial and
4 Professional Regulation.
 
5     (225 ILCS 340/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6605)
6     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
7     Sec. 5. A person shall be regarded as practicing structural
8 engineering within the meaning of this Act who is engaged in
9 the design, analysis, or supervision designing or supervising
10 of the construction, enlargement or alteration of structures,
11 or any part thereof, for others, to be constructed by persons
12 other than himself. Structures within the meaning of this Act
13 are all structures having as essential features foundations,
14 columns, girders, trusses, arches or and beams, with or without
15 other parts, and in which safe design and construction require
16 that loads and stresses must be computed and the size and
17 strength of parts determined by mathematical calculations
18 based upon scientific principles and engineering data. A person
19 shall also be regarded as practicing structural engineering
20 within the meaning of this Act who is engaged as a principal in
21 the design, analysis, or supervision designing and supervision
22 of the construction of structures or of the structural part of
23 edifices designed solely for the generation of electricity; or
24 for the hoisting, cleaning, sizing or storing of coal, cement,
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1 manufacturing plants; docks; bridges; blast furnaces; rolling
2 mills; gas producers and reservoirs; smelters; dams;
3 reservoirs; waterworks; sanitary works as applied to the
4 purification of water; plants for waste and sewage disposal;
5 round houses for locomotives; railroad shops; pumping or power
6 stations for drainage districts; or power houses, even though
7 such structures may come within the definition of "buildings"
8 as defined in any Act in force in this State relating to the
9 regulation of the practice of architecture.
10 (Source: P.A. 86-711.)
 
11     (225 ILCS 340/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6606)
12     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
13     Sec. 6. The Department of Financial and Professional
14 Regulation shall exercise the following functions, powers and
15 duties subject to the provisions of this Act:
16         (1) To conduct Conduct examinations to ascertain the
17     qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure as
18     licensed structural engineers, and pass upon the
19     qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure by
20     endorsement.
21         (2) To prescribe Prescribe rules for a method of
22     examination of candidates.
23         (3) To prescribe rules to establish what constitutes a
24     structural engineering or related science curriculum, to
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1     structural engineering or related science curriculum, and
2     to terminate the Department's approval of any curriculum as
3     a structural engineering or related science curriculum for
4     non-compliance with such rules. Prescribe rules defining
5     what shall constitute a school, college or university or
6     department of a university, or other institution,
7     reputable and in good standing, and to determine the
8     reputability and good standing of a school, college or
9     other institution reputable and in good standing by
10     reference to a compliance with such rules; provided that no
11     school, college or university, or department of a
12     university or other institution that refuses admittance to
13     applicants, solely on account of race, color, creed, sex,
14     religion, physical or mental handicap unrelated to
15     ability, or national origin shall be considered reputable
16     and in good standing.
17         (3.5) To register Register corporations, partnerships,
18     professional service corporations, limited liability
19     companies, and sole proprietorships for the practice of
20     structural engineering and issue a license to those who
21     qualify.
22         (4) To investigate Investigate complaints, to conduct
23     oral interviews, disciplinary conferences, and formal
24     evidentiary hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue,
25     renew or restore, or to suspend or revoke a license, or to
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1     forth in Section 20 of this Act.
2         (5) To formulate Formulate rules necessary to carry out
3     the provisions of this Act.
4         (6) To maintain Maintain membership in a national
5     organization that provides an acceptable structural
6     engineering examination and participate in activities of
7     the organization by designation of individuals for the
8     various classifications of membership and the appointment
9     of delegates for attendance at regional and national
10     meetings of the organization. All costs associated with
11     membership and attendance of such delegates to any national
12     meetings may be funded from the Design Professionals
13     Administration and Investigation Fund.
14         (7) To review such applicant qualifications to sit for
15     the examination or for licensure that the Board designates
16     pursuant to Section 8 of this Act.
17     Prior to issuance of any final decision or order that
18 deviates from any report or recommendation of the Board
19 relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline of
20 licensees or registrants, or promulgation of rules, the
21 Secretary Director shall notify the Board and the Secretary of
22 State in writing with an explanation of any such deviation and
23 provide a reasonable time for the Board to submit written
24 comments to the Secretary Director regarding the proposed
25 action. In the event that the Board fails or declines to submit
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1 Secretary Director may issue a final decision or order
2 consistent with the Secretary's Director's original decision.
3     None of these functions, powers or duties shall be
4 exercised by the Department of Professional Regulation except
5 upon the action and report in writing of the Board.
6     Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that substantial
7 justice has been done in an examination, the Secretary may
8 order a reexamination by the same or other examiners.
9 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
10     (225 ILCS 340/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6607)
11     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
12     Sec. 7. The Secretary Director shall appoint a Structural
13 Engineering Board, which shall consist of 7 6 members. Six Five
14 members shall be Illinois licensed structural engineers, who
15 have been engaged in the practice of structural engineering for
16 a minimum of 10 years, and one shall be a public member. The
17 public member shall be a voting member and shall not hold a
18 license as an architect, professional engineer, structural
19 engineer or land surveyor.
20     Members shall serve 5 year terms and until their successors
21 are appointed and qualified.
22     In making the designation of persons to act, the Secretary
23 Director shall give due consideration to recommendations by
24 members of the profession and by organizations of the
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1     The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
2 representation from the geographic areas in this State.
3     No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term
4 which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to
5 be longer than 15 14 successive years in a lifetime. Service
6 prior to the effective date of this Act shall not be considered
7 in calculating length of service.
8     Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same
9 manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
10 the vacated term. Initial terms under this Act shall begin upon
11 the expiration of the terms of Committee members appointed
12 under The Illinois Structural Engineering Act.
13     Persons holding office as members of the Board under this
14 Act on the effective date of this Act shall serve as members of
15 the Board under this Act until the expiration of the term for
16 which they were appointed and until their successors are
17 appointed and qualified under this Act.
18     Four members A quorum of the Board shall constitute a
19 quorum consist of a majority of Board members appointed. A
20 majority of the quorum is required for Board decisions.
21     The Secretary Director may terminate the appointment of any
22 member for cause which in the opinion of the Secretary Director
23 reasonably justifies such termination, which may include, but
24 is not limited to, a Board member who does not attend 2
25 consecutive meetings.
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1 Board and the Department shall review the response of the Board
2 and any recommendations made therein. The Department may, at
3 any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the Board on
4 any matter relating to the administration or enforcement of
5 this Act.
6     Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
7 action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
8 activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
9     Each member of the Board may receive compensation as
10 determined by the Secretary Whenever the Director is not
11 satisfied that substantial justice has been done in an
12 examination, the Director may order a reexamination by the same
13 or other examiners.
14 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 92-237, eff. 8-3-01.)
 
15     (225 ILCS 340/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6608)
16     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
17     Sec. 8. The Board has the following powers and duties:
18     (a) The Board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings each
19 year;
20     (b) The Board shall annually elect a Chairperson and a Vice
21 Chairperson, both of whom shall be Illinois licensed structural
22 engineers;
23     (c) The Board, upon request by the Department, may make a
24 curriculum evaluation to determine if courses conform to
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1     (d) The Department may at any time seek the expert advice
2 and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
3 enforcement of this Act;
4     (e) The Board may appoint a subcommittee to serve as a
5 Complaint Committee to recommend the disposition of case files
6 according to procedures established by rule;
7     (f) The Board shall assist the Department in conducting
8 oral interviews, disciplinary conferences, informal
9 conferences, and formal evidentiary hearings;
10     (g) The Board shall review applicant qualifications to sit
11 for the examination or for licensure and shall make
12 recommendations to the Department except for those applicant
13 qualifications that the Board designates as routinely
14 acceptable, and the Department shall review the Board's
15 recommendations on applicant qualifications; and
16     (h) The Board may shall submit written comments to the
17 Secretary Director within a reasonable time 30 days from
18 notification of any final decision or order from the Secretary
19 Director that deviates from any report or recommendation of the
20 Board relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline
21 of licensees or registrants, unlicensed practice, or
22 promulgation of rules.
23 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
24     (225 ILCS 340/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6609)
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1     Sec. 9. Applications for original licenses shall be made to
2 the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department
3 and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which is not
4 refundable. The application shall require such information as
5 in the judgment of the Department will enable the Department to
6 pass on the qualifications of the applicant for a license. The
7 Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's
8 expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in
9 a foreign county by a nationally recognized evaluation service
10 educational body approved by the Department Board in accordance
11 with rules prescribed by the Department.
12     An applicant who graduated from a structural engineering
13 program outside the United States or its territories and whose
14 first language is not English shall submit certification of
15 passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
16 and a test of spoken English the Test of Spoken English (TSE)
17 as defined by rule.
18 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
19     (225 ILCS 340/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6610)
20     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
21     Sec. 10. The Department shall authorize examinations of
22 applicants as structural engineers at such times and places as
23 it may determine. The examination of applicants shall be of a
24 character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the
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1     Applicants for examination as structural engineers are
2 required to pay, either to the Department or the designated
3 testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the
4 examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
5 scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the
6 applicant's application for examination has been received and
7 acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing
8 service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination fee.
9     If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse
10 or refuses to take the next available examination offered for
11 licensure under this Act, the fee paid by the applicant shall
12 be forfeited to the Department and the application denied. If
13 an applicant fails to pass an examination for a licensure under
14 this Act within 3 years after filing the application, the
15 application shall be denied. However, such applicant may
16 thereafter make a new application for examination accompanied
17 by the required fee, and must furnish proof of meeting the
18 qualifications for examination in effect at the time of new
19 application.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
21     (225 ILCS 340/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6611)
22     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
23     Sec. 11. A person is qualified for enrollment as a
24 structural engineer intern or licensure as a structural
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1 substance satisfactory to the Department and:
2     (a) The applicant is of good moral character. In
3 determining moral character under this Section, the Department
4 may take into consideration whether the applicant has engaged
5 in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds for
6 discipline under this Act.
7     (a-5) The applicant, if a structural engineer intern
8 applicant, has met the minimum standards for enrollment as a
9 structural engineer intern, which are as follows:
10         (1) is a graduate of an approved structural engineering
11     curriculum of at least 4 years meeting the requirements as
12     set forth by rule and passes a nominal 8-hour written
13     examination in the fundamentals of engineering; or
14         (2) is a graduate of a related science curriculum of at
15     least 4 years meeting the requirements as set forth by rule
16     and passes a nominal 8-hour written examination in the
17     fundamentals of engineering.
18     (b) The applicant, if a structural engineer applicant, has
19 met the minimum standards for licensure as a structural
20 engineer, which are as follows:
21         (1) is a graduate of an approved structural engineering
22     curriculum of at least 4 years meeting the requirements as
23     set forth by rule and submits evidence acceptable to the
24     Department of an additional 4 years or more of experience
25     in structural engineering work of a grade and character
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1     practice structural engineering as set forth by rule; or
2         (2) is a graduate of an approved related science
3     curriculum of at least 4 years meeting the requirements as
4     set forth by rule who submits evidence acceptable to the
5     Department of an additional 8 years or more of progressive
6     experience in structural engineering work of a grade and
7     character which indicates that the individual may be
8     competent to practice structural engineering as set forth
9     by rule.
10     (c) The applicant, if a structural engineer applicant, has
11 passed an examination authorized conducted by the Department as
12 determined by rule to determine his or her fitness to receive a
13 license as a structural engineer Structural Engineer.
14 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
15     (225 ILCS 340/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6614)
16     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
17     Sec. 14. The expiration date and renewal period for each
18 license issued under this Act shall be set by rule. The holder
19 of a license may renew the license during the month preceding
20 its expiration date by paying the required fee. Beginning
21 January 1, 1996, the holder of a license may renew the license
22 during the month preceding its expiration by paying the
23 required fee and submitting satisfactory evidence of knowledge
24 in seismic design.
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1 license to expire or who placed his license on inactive status
2 may have his license restored by making application to the
3 Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of
4 fitness to have the license restored, including sworn evidence
5 certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction
6 satisfactory to the Department and by submitting evidence of
7 knowledge in seismic design and by paying the required
8 restoration fee.
9     If the licensed structural engineer has not maintained an
10 active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
11 Department, the Board shall determine, by an evaluation program
12 established by rule, that person's fitness to resume active
13 status and may require the licensed structural engineer to
14 complete an examination.
15     Any licensed structural engineer whose license has been
16 expired for more than 5 years may have his license restored by
17 making application to the Department and filing proof
18 acceptable to the Department of fitness to have the license
19 restored, including sworn evidence certifying to active
20 practice in another jurisdiction and by paying the required
21 restoration fee.
22     However, any licensed structural engineer whose license
23 has expired while such engineer was engaged (1) in federal
24 service on active duty with the Army of the United States, the
25 United States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Coast
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1 of the United States of America, or (2) in training or
2 education under the supervision of the United States
3 preliminary to induction into the military service, may have
4 his license restored or reinstated without paying any lapsed
5 renewal fees, reinstatement fee or restoration fee or passing
6 any examination, if within 2 years after termination of such
7 service, training or education other than by dishonorable
8 discharge such person furnishes the Department with an
9 affidavit to the effect that he has been so engaged and that
10 the service, training or education has been so terminated.
11 (Source: P.A. 86-711; 87-1237.)
 
12     (225 ILCS 340/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6616)
13     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
14     Sec. 16. The Department may, in its discretion, license as
15 a structural engineer upon payment of the required fee, an
16 applicant who is a structural engineer licensed under the laws
17 of another state or territory, or of another country, if the
18 requirements for licensure in the state or , territory or
19 country were, at the date of licensure, substantially
20 equivalent to the requirements in force in this State on that
21 date.
22     Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
23 complete the application process. If the process has not been
24 completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
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1 requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
3     (225 ILCS 340/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6618)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
5     Sec. 18. A roster showing the names and addresses of all
6 structural engineers licensed under this Act shall be prepared
7 by the Department each year. This roster shall be available
8 upon written request and payment of the required fee.
9 (Source: P.A. 86-711.)
 
10     (225 ILCS 340/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6619)
11     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
12     Sec. 19. Professional design firm registration;
13 conditions.
14     (a) Nothing in this Act prohibits the formation, under the
15 provisions of the Professional Service Corporation Act, as
16 amended, of a corporation to practice structural engineering.
17     Any business, including a Professional Service
18 Corporation, that includes within its stated purposes,
19 practices, or holds itself out as available to practice,
20 structural engineering, shall be registered with the
21 Department pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
22     Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an
23 Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act
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1 services to the public. "Illinois licensed design
2 professional" means a person who holds an active license as a
3 structural engineer under this Act, as an architect under the
4 Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, or as a
5 professional engineer under the Professional Engineering
6 Practice Act of 1989. Any sole proprietorship owned and
7 operated by a structural engineer with an active license issued
8 under this Act and conducting or transacting such business
9 under an assumed name in accordance with the provisions of the
10 Assumed Business Name Act shall comply with the registration
11 requirements of a professional design firm. Any sole
12 proprietorship owned and operated by a structural engineer with
13 an active license issued under this Act and conducting or
14 transacting such business under the real name of the sole
15 proprietor is exempt from the registration requirements of a
16 professional design firm.
17     Any partnership which includes within its purpose,
18 practices, or holds itself out as available to practice
19 structural engineering, shall register with the Department
20 pursuant to the provisions set forth in this Section.
21     (b) Any professional design firm seeking to be registered
22 under the provisions of this Section shall not be registered
23 unless at least one a managing agent in charge of structural
24 engineering activities in this State is designated by the
25 professional design firm. A designated managing agent must at
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1 structural engineering in Illinois.
2     No individual whose license to practice structural
3 engineering in this State is currently in a suspended or
4 revoked status shall act as a managing agent for a professional
5 design firm.
6     (c) No business shall practice or hold itself out as
7 available to practice structural engineering until it is
8 registered with the Department.
9     (d) Any business seeking to be registered under this
10 Section shall apply for a certificate of registration on a form
11 provided by the Department and shall provide such information
12 as requested by the Department, which shall include but shall
13 not be limited to:
14         (1) the name and license number of the person
15     designated as the managing agent in responsible charge of
16     the practice of structural engineering in Illinois. In the
17     case of a corporation, the corporation shall also submit a
18     certified copy of the resolution by the board of directors
19     designating the managing agent. In the case of a limited
20     liability company, the company shall submit a certified
21     copy of either its articles of organization or operating
22     agreement designating the managing agent;
23         (2) the names and license numbers of the directors, in
24     the case of a corporation, the members, in the case of a
25     limited liability company, or general partners, in the case
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1         (3) a list of all locations at which the professional
2     design firm provides structural engineering services to
3     the public; and
4         (4) A list of all assumed names of the business.
5     Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a
6     professional design firm, sole proprietorship, or
7     professional service corporation from compliance with the
8     requirements of the Assumed Business Name Act.
9     It shall be the responsibility of the professional design
10 firm to provide the Department notice, in writing, of any
11 changes in the information requested on the application.
12     (e) In the event a managing agent is terminated or
13 terminates his status as managing agent of the professional
14 design firm, such managing agent and professional design firm
15 shall notify the Department of this fact in writing, by
16 certified mail, within 10 business days of such termination.
17     Thereafter, the professional design firm, if it has so
18 informed the Department, shall have 30 days in which to notify
19 the Department of the name and registration number of a newly
20 designated managing agent. If a corporation, the corporation
21 shall also submit a certified copy of a resolution by the board
22 of directors designating the new managing agent. If a limited
23 liability company, the company shall also submit a certified
24 copy of either its articles of organization or operating
25 agreement designating the new managing agent. The Department
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1     If the professional design firm fails to notify the
2 Department in writing by certified mail within the specified
3 time, the registration shall be terminated without prior
4 hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent to the
5 address of record by certified mail to the last known address
6 of the business. If the professional design firm continues to
7 operate and offer structural engineering services after the
8 termination, the Department may seek prosecution under
9 Sections 20, 34, and 34a of this Act for the unlicensed
10 practice of structural engineering.
11     (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of
12 responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents,
13 employees, members, managers, or officers by reason of its
14 compliance with this Section, nor shall any individual
15 practicing structural engineering be relieved of the
16 responsibility for professional services performed by reason
17 of the individual's employment or relationship with a
18 professional design firm registered under this Section.
19     (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm
20 registered under this Section shall be administered in the same
21 manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action against a
22 licensed structural engineer. All disciplinary action taken or
23 pending against a corporation or partnership before the
24 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be
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1     It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to attempt to
2 practice, structural engineering, without being licensed under
3 this Act. It is unlawful for any business not subject to the
4 sole proprietorship exemption to offer or provide structural
5 engineering services without active registration issued by the
6 Department as a professional design firm or professional
7 service corporation.
8 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 340/20)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6620)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
11     Sec. 20. Refusal; revocation; suspension.
12     (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may
13 revoke a license, or may suspend, place on probation, fine, or
14 take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the
15 Department may deem proper, including a fine not to exceed
16 $10,000 for each violation, with regard to any licensee for any
17 one or combination of the following reasons: The Department
18 may, singularly or in combination, refuse to issue, renew, or
19 restore, or may suspend or revoke any license or certificate of
20 registration, or may place on probation, reprimand, or fine,
21 with a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation,
22 any person, corporation, partnership, or professional design
23 firm registered or licensed under this Act for any of the
24 following reasons:
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1     the Department;
2         (2) Negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
3     practice of structural engineering;
4         (3) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
5     obtaining licensure;
6         (4) The affixing of a licensed structural engineer's
7     seal to any plans, specifications or drawings which have
8     not been prepared by or under the immediate personal
9     supervision of that licensed structural engineer or
10     reviewed as provided in this Act;
11         (5) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
12     contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
13     the United States or of any state or territory thereof, or
14     that is a misdemeanor an essential element of which is
15     dishonesty, or any crime that is directly related to the
16     practice of the profession Conviction of any crime under
17     the laws of the United States, or any state or territory
18     thereof, which is a felony, whether related to the practice
19     of Structural Engineering or not, or conviction of any
20     crime, whether a felony, misdemeanor, or otherwise, an
21     essential element of which is dishonesty, or which is
22     directly related to the practice of structural
23     engineering;
24         (6) Making a statement of compliance pursuant to the
25     Environmental Barriers Act, as now or hereafter amended,
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1     facility or for construction of a multi-story housing unit
2     is in compliance with the Environmental Barriers Act when
3     such plan is not in compliance;
4         (7) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of
5     this Act or its rules;
6         (8) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
7     provision of this Act or its rules;
8         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
9     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
10     defraud or harm the public, as defined by rule;
11         (10) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
12     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
13     that results in the inability to practice with reasonable
14     judgment, skill, or safety Habitual intoxication or
15     addiction to the use of drugs;
16         (11) Failure of A finding by the Board that an
17     applicant or licensee has failed to pay a fine imposed by
18     the Department or a licensee whose license has been placed
19     on probationary status has violated the terms of probation;
20         (12) Discipline by another state, territory, foreign
21     country, the District of Columbia, the United States
22     government, or any other governmental agency, if at least
23     one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
24     substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
25     Section;
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1     written request made by the Department within 30 days after
2     the receipt of such written request; or
3         (14) Physical illness, including but not limited to,
4     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
5     skill, mental illness, or disability which results in the
6     inability to practice the profession of structural
7     engineering with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety. ;
8     or
9     (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
10 upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
11 applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
12 both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
13 may order the examining physician to present testimony
14 concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
15 No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
16 statutory privilege relating to communications between the
17 licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
18 examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
19 Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
20 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
21 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
22 licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
23 directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
24 grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
25 license or immediate denial of his or her application.
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1 licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
2 physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
3 by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
4 completed without appreciable delay.
5     If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
6 the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
7 hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
8 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
9 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
10 licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
11 relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
12 applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
13 confidentiality of medical records.
14     Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
15 afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
16 Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
17 acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
18 or her license. In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a
19 showing of a possible violation may compel a person licensed to
20 practice under this Act, or who has applied for licensure or
21 certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or
22 physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
23 expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
24 those specifically designated by the Board. The Board or the
25 Department may order the examining physician to present
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1 licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
2 reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
3 communications between the licensee or applicant and the
4 examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
5 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
6 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
7 person to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
8 directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
9 the person submits to the examination if the Board finds, after
10 notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
11 examination was without reasonable cause.
12     If the Board finds a person unable to practice because of
13 the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
14 that person to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
15 physicians approved or designated by the Board as a condition,
16 term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed
17 licensure to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or
18 treatment, the Board may recommend to the Department to file a
19 complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
20 discipline the license of the person. Any person whose license
21 was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or
22 supervised subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions
23 and who fails to comply with such terms, conditions, or
24 restrictions shall be referred to the Director for a
25 determination as to whether the person shall have his or her
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1     (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
2 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
3 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
4 Code, operates as an automatic suspension. Such suspension will
5 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
6 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
7 the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
8 patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary
9 Director that the licensee be allowed to resume practice.
10     (c) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
11 authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
12 educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
13 Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
14 agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
15 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
16 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
17     (d) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
18 Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
19 determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
20 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
21 subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
22 Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
23 suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
24 action against that person based solely upon the certification
25 of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
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1 the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
2 Administrative Code of Illinois.
3     (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
4 authorized by this Act to a person who has failed to file a
5 return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
6 return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
7 interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
8 Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
9 the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
10 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
11 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
12     The Department may refuse to issue, or may suspend, the
13 license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
14 tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
15 final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by
16 any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
17 until such time as the requirements of such tax Act are
18 satisfied.
19     (f) Persons who assist the Department as consultants or
20 expert witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged
21 violations of the Act, licensure matters, restoration
22 proceedings, or criminal prosecutions, are not liable for
23 damages in any civil action or proceeding as a result of such
24 assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The Attorney
25 General of the State of Illinois shall defend such persons in
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1 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
2     (225 ILCS 340/20.5)
3     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
4     Sec. 20.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
5     (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
6 to practice, or holds oneself out to practice structural
7 engineering without being licensed under this Act shall, in
8 addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
9 penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000
10 $5,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. The
11 civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
12 hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in
13 this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the
14 discipline of a licensee.
15     (b) The Department has the authority and power to
16 investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
17     (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
18 the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
19 order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
20 execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
21 any court of record.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
 
23     (225 ILCS 340/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6621)
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1     Sec. 21. (a) If any person violates a provision of this
2 Act, the Secretary Director may, in the name of the People of
3 the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the
4 State of Illinois, petition for an order enjoining such
5 violation or for an order enforcing compliance with this Act.
6 Upon the filing of a verified petition in such court, the court
7 may issue a temporary restraining order, without notice or
8 bond, and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such
9 violation. If it is established that such person has violated
10 or is violating the injunction, the Court may punish the
11 offender for contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section
12 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and
13 penalties provided by this Act.
14     (b) If any person practices as a licensed structural
15 engineer or holds himself out as a structural engineer without
16 being licensed under the provisions of this Act, then any
17 licensed structural engineer, any interested party or any
18 person injured thereby may, in addition to the Secretary
19 Director, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a) of
20 this Section.
21     (c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person
22 violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
23 rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
24 be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set
25 forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall
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1 answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer
2 to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to
3 cease and desist to be issued immediately.
4 (Source: P.A. 86-711.)
 
5     (225 ILCS 340/22)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6622)
6     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
7     Sec. 22. Investigation; notice. The Department may
8 investigate the actions of any applicant or any person or
9 entity holding or claiming to hold a license or registration or
10 any person or entity practicing, or offering to practice
11 structural engineering. Before the initiation of an
12 investigation the matter shall be reviewed by a subcommittee of
13 the Board according to procedures established by rule for the
14 Complaint Committee. The Department shall, before refusing to
15 issue, restore or renew a license or registration, or
16 discipline a licensee or registrant, at least 30 days prior to
17 the date set for the hearing, notify in writing the applicant
18 for, or holder of, a license or registration of the nature of
19 the charges and that a hearing will be held on the date
20 designated. The Department shall direct the applicant or
21 licensee or registrant or entity to file a written answer to
22 the Board under oath within 20 days after the service of the
23 notice and inform the applicant or licensee or registrant or
24 entity that failure to file an answer will result in default
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1 registrant and that the license or certificate may be
2 suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or other
3 disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the scope,
4 nature or extent of practice, as the Secretary Director may
5 deem proper. Written notice may be served by personal delivery
6 or certified or registered mail to the respondent at the
7 address of record his last notification to the Department. In
8 case the person or entity fails to file an answer after
9 receiving notice, his or her license or certificate may, in the
10 discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed
11 on probationary status, or the Department may take whatever
12 disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting the
13 scope, nature, or extent of the practice or the imposition of a
14 fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute
15 sufficient grounds for such action under this Act. At the time
16 and place fixed in the notice, the Board shall proceed to hear
17 the charges and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded
18 ample opportunity to present such statements, testimony,
19 evidence and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or
20 their defense. The Board may continue a hearing from time to
21 time.
22 (Source: P.A. 87-1031; 88-428.)
 
23     (225 ILCS 340/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6623)
24     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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1 expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the
2 formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to issue,
3 restore or renew a license or the discipline of a licensee. The
4 notice of hearing, complaint and all other documents in the
5 nature of pleadings and written motions filed in the
6 proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report of the
7 Board and the orders of the Department shall be the record of
8 the proceedings. The Department shall furnish a transcript of
9 the record to any person interested in the hearing upon payment
10 of the fee required under Section 2105-115 of the Department of
11 Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-115).
12 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
13     (225 ILCS 340/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6624)
14     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
15     Sec. 24. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The Department has
16 the power to subpoena documents, books, records or other
17 materials and to bring before it any person and to take
18 testimony either orally or by deposition, or take written
19 interrogatories, or any combination thereof, with the same fees
20 and mileage and in the same manner as is prescribed in civil
21 cases in the courts of this State. The Department has power to
22 subpoena and bring before it any person in this State and to
23 take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with
24 the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed
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1 of this State.
2     The Secretary, the designated hearing officer Director,
3 and any member of the Board designated by the Director shall
4 each have the power to administer oaths to witnesses at any
5 hearing which the Department is authorized by law to conduct,
6 and any other oaths required or authorized in any Act
7 administered by the Department.
8 (Source: P.A. 86-711.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 340/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6626)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
11     Sec. 26. At the conclusion of the hearing, the The Board
12 shall present to the Secretary Director its written report of
13 its findings and recommendations. A copy of the report shall be
14 served upon the accused person, either personally or to the
15 address of record by certified or registered mail. The Board
16 may take into consideration in making its recommendations for
17 discipline all facts and circumstances bearing upon the
18 reasonableness of the conduct of the respondent and the
19 potential for future harm to the public, including but not
20 limited to previous discipline by the Department, intent,
21 degree of harm to the public and likelihood of harm in the
22 future, any restitution made, and whether the incident or
23 incidents complained of appear to be isolated or a pattern of
24 conduct. In making its recommendations for discipline, the
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1 discipline recommended bears some reasonable relationship to
2 the severity of the violation. Within 20 days after such
3 service, the accused person may present to the Department a
4 motion in writing for a rehearing, which shall specify the
5 particular grounds for rehearing. If the accused person orders
6 and pays for a transcript of the record as provided in this
7 Section, the time elapsing after payment and before the
8 transcript is ready for delivery shall not be counted as part
9 of such 20 days. If no motion for rehearing is filed, then upon
10 the expiration of the time specified for filing the motion, or
11 if a motion for rehearing is denied, then upon such denial, the
12 Secretary Director may enter an order in accordance with
13 recommendations of the Board except as provided in Section 8 of
14 this Act.
15     Whenever the Secretary Director is not satisfied that
16 substantial justice has been done, he may order a rehearing by
17 the same or another special board. At the expiration of the
18 time specified for filing a motion for a rehearing, the
19 Secretary Director has the right to take the action recommended
20 by the Board. Upon the suspension or revocation of his license,
21 a licensee shall be required to surrender his license to the
22 Department, and upon his failure or refusal to do so, the
23 Department shall have the right to seize the same.
24 (Source: P.A. 86-711.)
 
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1     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
2     Sec. 27. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 26 of
3 this Act, the Secretary Director shall have the authority to
4 appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State
5 of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in any action for
6 discipline of a licensee. The Director shall notify the Board
7 of any such appointment. The hearing officer has full authority
8 to conduct the hearing. The Board has the right to have at
9 least one member present at any hearing conducted by such
10 hearing officer. The hearing officer shall report his findings
11 of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations to the Board
12 and the Secretary Director. The Board shall have 60 days from
13 receipt of the report to review the report of the hearing
14 officer and present their findings of fact, conclusions of law
15 and recommendations to the Secretary Director. If the Board
16 fails to present its report within the 60 day period, the
17 Secretary Director shall issue an order based on the report of
18 the hearing officer. If the Secretary Director disagrees in any
19 regard with the report of the Board or hearing officer, he may
20 issue an order in contravention thereof. The Secretary Director
21 shall notify provide a written explanation to the Board on any
22 such deviation, and shall specify with particularity the
23 reasons for such action in the final order.
24 (Source: P.A. 86-711.)
 
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1     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
2     Sec. 28. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An
3 order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
4 Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
5 Director, shall be prima facie proof that:
6         1. the signature is the genuine signature of the
7     Secretary Director;
8         2. the Secretary Director is duly appointed and
9     qualified; and
10         3. the Board and the members thereof are qualified to
11     act.
12 Such proof may be rebutted.
13 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
14     (225 ILCS 340/31)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6631)
15     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
16     Sec. 31. The Secretary Director may temporarily suspend the
17 license of a structural engineer without a hearing,
18 simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a
19 hearing provided for in Section 22 of this Act, if the
20 Secretary Director finds that evidence in his possession
21 indicates that a structural engineer's continuation in
22 practice would constitute an imminent danger to the public. In
23 the event that the Secretary Director temporarily suspends the
24 license of a structural engineer without a hearing, a hearing
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1 suspension has occurred.
2 (Source: P.A. 86-711.)
 
3     (225 ILCS 305/15 rep.)
4     Section 20. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
5 is amended by repealing Section 15.
 
6     (225 ILCS 340/13 rep.)
7     Section 25. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
8 is amended by repealing Section 13.
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.