Full Text of SB3767 103rd General Assembly
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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 Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 | 5 | | is amended by changing Sections 9, 13, 18, and 21 as follows: | 6 | | (225 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1309) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 8 | | Sec. 9. Board. The Secretary shall appoint an Architecture | 9 | | Licensing Board consisting of 7 members who shall serve in an | 10 | | advisory capacity to the Secretary. All members of the Board | 11 | | shall be residents of Illinois. Six members shall (i) hold a | 12 | | valid architecture license in Illinois and have held the | 13 | | license under this Act for the preceding 10 years, and (ii) not | 14 | | have been disciplined within the preceding 10 years under this | 15 | | Act. One architect shall be a tenured member of the | 16 | | architectural faculty of an Illinois university accredited by | 17 | | the National Architectural Accrediting Board. In addition to | 18 | | the 6 architects, there shall be one public member. The public | 19 | | member shall be a voting member and shall not be licensed under | 20 | | this Act or any other design profession licensing Act that the | 21 | | Department administers. | 22 | | Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their | 23 | | successors are appointed and qualified. In appointing members |
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| 1 | | to the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to | 2 | | recommendations by members and organizations of the | 3 | | architecture profession. | 4 | | The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | 5 | | representation from the geographic areas in this State. | 6 | | No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term | 7 | | which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to | 8 | | be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms. | 9 | | Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same | 10 | | manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of | 11 | | the vacated term. | 12 | | Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A | 13 | | quorum is required for Board decisions. | 14 | | The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for | 15 | | misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty or for reasons | 16 | | prescribed by law for removal of State officials. | 17 | | The Secretary may remove a member of the Board who does not | 18 | | attend 2 consecutive meetings. | 19 | | Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the | 20 | | Board and the Department shall review the response of the | 21 | | Board and any recommendations made therein. The Department | 22 | | may, at any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the | 23 | | Board on any matter relating to the administration or | 24 | | enforcement of this Act. | 25 | | Members of the Board are not liable for damages in any | 26 | | action or proceeding as a result of activities performed as |
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| 1 | | members of the Board, except upon proof of actual malice. | 2 | | Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all | 3 | | legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | 5 | | (225 ILCS 305/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 1313) | 6 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 7 | | Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is | 8 | | of good moral character may apply for licensure if the | 9 | | applicant he or she is a graduate with a first professional | 10 | | degree in architecture from a program that is accredited by | 11 | | the National Architectural Accrediting Board, the Canadian | 12 | | Architectural Certification Board, or satisfies the | 13 | | qualifications of substantial equivalency through either an | 14 | | alternate pathway approved by the National Council of | 15 | | Architectural Registration Boards or a mutual recognition | 16 | | agreement; has completed the examination requirements set | 17 | | forth under Section 12 ; , and has completed such diversified | 18 | | professional training, including academic training, as is | 19 | | required by rules of the Department. The Department may adopt, | 20 | | as its own rules relating to diversified professional | 21 | | training, those guidelines published from time to time by the | 22 | | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. | 23 | | Good moral character means such character as will enable a | 24 | | person to discharge the duties of an architect to that | 25 | | person's client and to the public in a manner that protects |
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| 1 | | health, safety, and welfare. Evidence of inability to | 2 | | discharge such duties may include the commission of an offense | 3 | | justifying discipline under Section 22. In addition, the | 4 | | Department may take into consideration whether the applicant | 5 | | has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute | 6 | | grounds for discipline under this Act. | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | 8 | | (225 ILCS 305/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1318) | 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 10 | | Sec. 18. Endorsement. | 11 | | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | 12 | | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | 13 | | a license as an architect to an applicant licensed under the | 14 | | laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a | 15 | | territory of the United States , or a foreign country if the | 16 | | requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction were, on | 17 | | the date of original licensure, substantially equivalent to | 18 | | the requirements then in force in this State. | 19 | | (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | 20 | | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | 21 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 22 | | information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, | 23 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | 24 | | may be required to provide additional information. | 25 | | (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application |
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| 1 | | to complete the application process. If the process has not | 2 | | been completed within the 3 years, the application shall be | 3 | | denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must | 4 | | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | 5 | | reapplication. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | 7 | | (225 ILCS 305/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 1321) | 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 9 | | Sec. 21. Professional design firm registration; | 10 | | conditions. | 11 | | (a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the formation, | 12 | | under the Professional Service Corporation Act, of a | 13 | | corporation to offer the practice of architecture. | 14 | | Any business, including, but not limited to, a | 15 | | Professional Service Corporation, that includes the practice | 16 | | of architecture within its stated purposes, practices | 17 | | architecture, or holds itself out as available to practice | 18 | | architecture shall register with the Department under this | 19 | | Section. Any professional service corporation, sole | 20 | | proprietorship, or professional design firm offering | 21 | | architectural services must have a resident architect in | 22 | | responsible charge of the architectural practices in each | 23 | | location in which architectural services are provided who | 24 | | shall be designated as a managing agent. | 25 | | Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an |
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| 1 | | Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act | 2 | | is prohibited from offering architectural services to the | 3 | | public. "Illinois licensed design professional" means a person | 4 | | who holds an active license as an architect under this Act, as | 5 | | a structural engineer under the Structural Engineering | 6 | | Practice Act of 1989, as a professional engineer under the | 7 | | Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or as a | 8 | | professional land surveyor under the Professional Land | 9 | | Surveyor Act of 1989. Any sole proprietorship owned and | 10 | | operated by an architect with an active license issued under | 11 | | this Act and conducting or transacting such business under an | 12 | | assumed name in accordance with the Assumed Business Name Act | 13 | | shall comply with the registration requirements of a | 14 | | professional design firm. Any sole proprietorship owned and | 15 | | operated by an architect with an active license issued under | 16 | | this Act and conducting or transacting such business under the | 17 | | real name of the sole proprietor is exempt from the | 18 | | registration requirements of a professional design firm. | 19 | | (b) Any business, including, but not limited to, a | 20 | | Professional Service Corporation, partnership, limited | 21 | | liability company, or professional design firm seeking to be | 22 | | registered under this Section shall not be registered as a | 23 | | professional design firm unless the business designates an | 24 | | individual who holds a license under this Act as one of the | 25 | | members of the board of directors, partners, or members of the | 26 | | business and the designated individual will function as the |
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| 1 | | managing agent for the business. : | 2 | | (1) two-thirds of the board of directors, in the case | 3 | | of a corporation, or two-thirds of the general partners, | 4 | | in the case of a partnership, or two-thirds of the | 5 | | members, in the case of a limited liability company, are | 6 | | licensed under the laws of any State to practice | 7 | | architecture, professional engineering, land surveying, or | 8 | | structural engineering; and | 9 | | (2) a managing agent is (A) a sole proprietor or | 10 | | director in the case of a corporation, a general partner | 11 | | in the case of a partnership, or a member in the case of a | 12 | | limited liability company, and (B) holds a license under | 13 | | this Act. | 14 | | Any corporation, limited liability company, professional | 15 | | service corporation, or partnership qualifying under this | 16 | | Section and practicing in this State shall file with the | 17 | | Department any information concerning its officers, directors, | 18 | | members, managers, partners or beneficial owners as the | 19 | | Department may, by rule, require. | 20 | | (c) No business shall offer the practice or hold itself | 21 | | out as available to offer the practice of architecture until | 22 | | it is registered with the Department as a professional design | 23 | | firm. Every entity registered as a professional design firm | 24 | | shall display its certificate of registration or a facsimile | 25 | | thereof in a conspicuous place in each office offering | 26 | | architectural services. |
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| 1 | | (d) Any business seeking to be registered under this | 2 | | Section shall make application on a form provided by the | 3 | | Department and shall provide any information requested by the | 4 | | Department, which shall include but shall not be limited to | 5 | | all of the following: | 6 | | (1) The name and architect's license number of at | 7 | | least one person designated as a managing agent. In the | 8 | | case of a corporation, the corporation shall also submit a | 9 | | certified copy of the resolution by the board of directors | 10 | | designating at least one managing agent. If a limited | 11 | | liability company, the company shall submit a certified | 12 | | copy of either its articles of organization or operating | 13 | | agreement designating at least one managing agent. | 14 | | (2) The names and architect's, professional | 15 | | engineer's, structural engineer's, or land surveyor's | 16 | | license numbers of the directors, in the case of a | 17 | | corporation, the members, in the case of a limited | 18 | | liability company, or general partners, in the case of a | 19 | | partnership. | 20 | | (3) A list of all locations at which the professional | 21 | | design firm provides architectural services. | 22 | | (4) A list of all assumed names of the business. | 23 | | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a | 24 | | business from compliance with the requirements of the | 25 | | Assumed Business Name Act. | 26 | | It is the responsibility of the professional design firm |
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| 1 | | to provide the Department notice, in writing, of any changes | 2 | | in the information requested on the application. | 3 | | (e) If a managing agent is terminated or terminates his or | 4 | | her status as managing agent of the professional design firm, | 5 | | the managing agent and the professional design firm shall | 6 | | notify the Department of this fact in writing, by regular mail | 7 | | or email, within 10 business days of termination. | 8 | | Thereafter, the professional design firm, if it has so | 9 | | informed the Department, has 30 days in which to notify the | 10 | | Department of the name and architect's license number of the | 11 | | architect who is the newly designated managing agent. If a | 12 | | corporation, the corporation shall also submit a certified | 13 | | copy of a resolution by the board of directors designating the | 14 | | new managing agent. If a limited liability company, the | 15 | | company shall also submit a certified copy of either its | 16 | | articles of organization or operating agreement designating | 17 | | the new managing agent. The Department may, upon good cause | 18 | | shown, extend the original 30-day period. | 19 | | If the professional design firm has not notified the | 20 | | Department in writing, by regular mail or email, within the | 21 | | specified time, the registration shall be terminated without | 22 | | prior hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent by | 23 | | regular mail to the address of record. If the professional | 24 | | design firm continues to operate and offer architectural | 25 | | services after the termination, the Department may seek | 26 | | prosecution under Sections 22 and 23.5 for the unlicensed |
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| 1 | | practice of architecture. | 2 | | (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of | 3 | | responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, | 4 | | employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this | 5 | | Section, nor shall any individual practicing architecture be | 6 | | relieved of the responsibility for professional services | 7 | | performed by reason of the individual's employment or | 8 | | relationship with a professional design firm registered under | 9 | | this Section. | 10 | | (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm | 11 | | registered under this Section shall be administered in the | 12 | | same manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action | 13 | | against a licensed architect. All disciplinary action taken or | 14 | | pending against a corporation or partnership before the | 15 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be | 16 | | continued or remain in effect without the Department filing | 17 | | separate actions. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | 19 | | Section 10. The Registered Interior Designers Act is | 20 | | amended by changing Sections 8 and 10 as follows: | 21 | | (225 ILCS 310/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 8208) | 22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | 23 | | Sec. 8. Application requirements Requirements for | 24 | | registration. |
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| 1 | | (a) Each applicant for registration shall apply to the | 2 | | Department in writing on a form or electronically as provided | 3 | | by the Department. The Department may require an applicant, at | 4 | | the applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the | 5 | | applicant's education in a foreign country by a nationally | 6 | | recognized evaluation service approved by the Department in | 7 | | accordance with the rules adopted by the Department. Except as | 8 | | otherwise provided in this Act, each applicant shall take and | 9 | | pass the examination approved by the Department. Prior to | 10 | | registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence | 11 | | to the Board that the applicant has completed the education | 12 | | and work experience requirements to sit for the NCIDQ | 13 | | examination administered by the Council for Interior Design | 14 | | Qualification, has successfully passed the NCIDQ exam, has | 15 | | maintained an active NCIDQ certification, and: | 16 | | (1) is a graduate of a 5-year interior design or | 17 | | architecture program from an accredited institution and | 18 | | has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified | 19 | | interior design experience; | 20 | | (2) is a graduate of a 4-year interior design or | 21 | | architecture program from an accredited institution and | 22 | | has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified | 23 | | interior design experience; | 24 | | (3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design | 25 | | or architecture curriculum from an accredited institution | 26 | | and has completed 3 years of full-time diversified |
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| 1 | | interior design experience; or | 2 | | (4) is a graduate of a 2-year interior design or | 3 | | architecture program from an accredited institution and | 4 | | has completed 4 years of full-time diversified interior | 5 | | design experience. | 6 | | (b) In addition to providing evidence of meeting the | 7 | | requirements of subsection (a), each applicant for | 8 | | registration as a registered interior designer shall provide | 9 | | substantial evidence that the applicant he or she has | 10 | | successfully completed the examination administered by the | 11 | | Council for Interior Design Qualification. | 12 | | (b-5) Each applicant for registration shall pay to the | 13 | | Department the required registration fee, which is not | 14 | | refundable, at the time of filing the his or her application. | 15 | | (b-10) Each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of | 16 | | registration under this Act shall have completed continuing | 17 | | education as set forth by the Department by rule. The | 18 | | Department shall consider the recommendations of the Board in | 19 | | establishing requirements for continuing education | 20 | | requirements but shall be no less than 10 hours of continuing | 21 | | education in the areas of health, safety, and welfare every 2 | 22 | | years. | 23 | | (c) An individual may apply for original registration | 24 | | prior to passing the examination. The individual He or she | 25 | | shall have 3 2 years after the date of filing an application to | 26 | | pass the examination. If evidence and documentation of passing |
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| 1 | | the examination are received by the Department later than 3 2 | 2 | | years after the individual's filing, the application shall be | 3 | | denied and the fee forfeited. The applicant may reapply at any | 4 | | time, but shall meet the requirements in effect at the time of | 5 | | reapplication. | 6 | | (d) Upon payment of the required fee, which shall be | 7 | | determined by rule, an applicant who is an architect licensed | 8 | | under the laws of this State may, without examination, be | 9 | | granted registration as a registered interior designer by the | 10 | | Department provided the applicant submits proof of an active | 11 | | architectural license in Illinois. | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-1066, eff. 1-1-23 .) | 13 | | (225 ILCS 310/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 8210) | 14 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | 15 | | Sec. 10. Endorsement Foreign applicants . | 16 | | (a) Upon payment of the required fee and the filing of an | 17 | | application in writing on a form or electronically as provided | 18 | | by the Department , an applicant who is an interior designer | 19 | | currently registered, certified, or licensed under the laws of | 20 | | another state or territory of the United States or a foreign | 21 | | country or province shall, without further examination, be | 22 | | granted registration as an interior designer by the Department | 23 | | whenever the requirements of such state or territory of the | 24 | | United States or a foreign country or province were, at the | 25 | | date of registration, certification, or licensure, |
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| 1 | | substantially equal to or greater than the requirements then | 2 | | in force in this State. The Department may adopt rules | 3 | | governing recognition of education and legal practice of the | 4 | | profession in another jurisdiction, requiring additional | 5 | | education, and determining when an examination may be | 6 | | required. | 7 | | (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | 8 | | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | 9 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 10 | | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given, | 11 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking | 12 | | registration may be required to provide additional | 13 | | information. | 14 | | (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | 15 | | to complete the application process. If the process has not | 16 | | been completed within the 3 years, then the application shall | 17 | | be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must | 18 | | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | 19 | | reapplication. | 20 | | (Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18 .) | 21 | | Section 15. The Landscape Architecture Registration Act is | 22 | | amended by adding Section 48 as follows: | 23 | | (225 ILCS 316/48 new) | 24 | | Sec. 48. Endorsement. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Department may issue a registration as a landscape | 2 | | architect to an applicant who submits a valid application | 3 | | accompanied by the required fee and is a landscape architect | 4 | | licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the | 5 | | District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a | 6 | | foreign country if the requirements for licensure, | 7 | | registration, or certification in that other jurisdiction | 8 | | were, on the date of original licensure, registration, or | 9 | | certification, substantially equivalent to the requirements | 10 | | then in force in this State. | 11 | | (b) An application for endorsement shall provide proof of | 12 | | passage of an examination required for registration. | 13 | | (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | 14 | | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | 15 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 16 | | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | 17 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking | 18 | | registration may be required to provide additional | 19 | | information. | 20 | | (d) An applicant has 3 years from the date of application | 21 | | to complete the application process. If the process has not | 22 | | been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | 23 | | the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the | 24 | | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 25 | | (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. |
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| 1 | | Section 20. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of | 2 | | 1989 is amended by changing Sections 10, 11, and 19 as follows: | 3 | | (225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210) | 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 5 | | Sec. 10. Minimum standards for licensure as professional | 6 | | engineer. | 7 | | (a) To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer, | 8 | | each applicant shall be: | 9 | | (1) a graduate of an approved engineering curriculum | 10 | | of at least 4 years who submits acceptable evidence to the | 11 | | Board of an additional 4 years or more of experience in | 12 | | engineering work of a grade and character that indicate | 13 | | that the individual may be competent to practice | 14 | | professional engineering, and who has passed an | 15 | | examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined | 16 | | by rule and an examination in the principles and practice | 17 | | of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting an | 18 | | application with proof of passing both examinations, the | 19 | | applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a | 20 | | license to practice professional engineering in this | 21 | | State; or | 22 | | (2) a graduate of a non-approved engineering | 23 | | curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 | 24 | | years and which meets the requirements as set forth by | 25 | | rule by submitting an application to the Department for |
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| 1 | | its review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence | 2 | | to the Board of an additional 4 8 years or more of | 3 | | experience in engineering work of a grade and character | 4 | | which indicate that the individual may be competent to | 5 | | practice professional engineering, and who has passed an | 6 | | examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined | 7 | | by rule and an examination in the principles and practice | 8 | | of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting the | 9 | | application with proof of passing both examinations, the | 10 | | applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a | 11 | | license to practice professional engineering in this | 12 | | State; or | 13 | | (3) an Illinois engineer intern, by application and | 14 | | payment of the required fee, may then take an examination | 15 | | in the principles and practice of engineering as defined | 16 | | by rule. If the applicant passes that examination and | 17 | | submits evidence to the Board that meets the experience | 18 | | qualification of paragraph (1) or (2), the applicant, if | 19 | | otherwise qualified, shall be granted a license to | 20 | | practice professional engineering in this State. | 21 | | (b) Allowable experience for licensure shall commence at | 22 | | the date of the baccalaureate degree, except for experience | 23 | | gained while the applicant is a part-time student taking fewer | 24 | | than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours per quarter to earn the | 25 | | degree concurrent with the full-time engineering experience. | 26 | | (c) When considering an applicant's qualifications for |
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| 1 | | licensure under this Act, the Department may take into | 2 | | consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or | 3 | | actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of | 4 | | Professional Conduct for this Act as provided by | 5 | | administrative rules. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | 7 | | (225 ILCS 325/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5211) | 8 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 9 | | Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment | 10 | | as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a | 11 | | minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for | 12 | | enrollment as an engineer intern: | 13 | | (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum | 14 | | of at least 4 years, who has passed an examination in the | 15 | | fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule, shall be | 16 | | enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is | 17 | | otherwise qualified; or | 18 | | (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved | 19 | | engineering curriculum who passes an examination in the | 20 | | fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule and | 21 | | furnishes proof that the applicant graduated within a | 22 | | 12-month period following the examination shall be | 23 | | enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is | 24 | | otherwise qualified; or | 25 | | (c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering |
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| 1 | | curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 | 2 | | years and which meets the requirements as set forth by | 3 | | rule by submitting an application to the Department for | 4 | | its review and approval , who submits acceptable evidence | 5 | | to the Board of an additional 4 years or more of | 6 | | progressive experience in engineering work, and who has | 7 | | passed an examination in the fundamentals of engineering | 8 | | as defined by rule shall be enrolled as an engineer | 9 | | intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | 11 | | (225 ILCS 325/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 5219) | 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 13 | | Sec. 19. Endorsement. | 14 | | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | 15 | | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | 16 | | a license as a professional engineer to an applicant already | 17 | | licensed under the laws of another state, the District of | 18 | | Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign | 19 | | country party to the North American Free Trade Agreement if | 20 | | the requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction | 21 | | were, on the date at the time of original licensure, | 22 | | substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | 23 | | this State. | 24 | | (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | 25 | | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework course work or |
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| 1 | | experience is questioned by the Department or the Board | 2 | | because of a lack of information, discrepancies, or conflicts | 3 | | in information given or a need for clarification, the | 4 | | applicant seeking licensure may be required to provide | 5 | | additional information. | 6 | | (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | 7 | | to complete the application process. If the process has not | 8 | | been completed during the 3-year time frame, the application | 9 | | shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must | 10 | | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | 11 | | reapplication. | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | 13 | | Section 25. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of | 14 | | 1989 is amended by changing Sections 12 and 20 as follows: | 15 | | (225 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 3262) | 16 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 17 | | Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing. | 18 | | (a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | 19 | | professional land surveyor and the Department shall issue a | 20 | | license to a person: | 21 | | (1) who has applied in writing in the required form to | 22 | | the Department or electronically; | 23 | | (2) who has not violated any provision of this Act or | 24 | | its rules; |
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| 1 | | (3) who is of good ethical character, including | 2 | | compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of | 3 | | Practice adopted by rule under this Act, and has not | 4 | | committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that would | 5 | | constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor | 6 | | licensed under this Act; | 7 | | (4) who has been issued a license as a surveyor | 8 | | intern; | 9 | | (5) who, subsequent to conferral of a degree meeting | 10 | | one of the educational requirements listed in paragraph | 11 | | (7), passing the examination authorized by the Department | 12 | | for licensure as a surveyor intern, has at least 4 years of | 13 | | responsible charge experience verified by a professional | 14 | | land surveyor in direct supervision and control of his or | 15 | | her activities; | 16 | | (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the | 17 | | Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a | 18 | | license as a professional land surveyor; and | 19 | | (7) who satisfies one of the following educational | 20 | | requirements: | 21 | | (A) is a graduate of an approved land surveying | 22 | | curriculum of at least 4 years who has passed an | 23 | | examination in the fundamentals of surveying, as | 24 | | defined by rule; or | 25 | | (B) is a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum of | 26 | | at least 4 years, including at least 24 semester hours |
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| 1 | | of land surveying courses from an approved land | 2 | | surveying curriculum and the related science courses, | 3 | | who has passed an examination in the fundamentals of | 4 | | surveying, as defined by rule. | 5 | | (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | 6 | | surveyor intern and the Department shall issue a license to a | 7 | | person: | 8 | | (1) who has applied in writing in the required form | 9 | | provided by the Department or electronically; | 10 | | (2) (blank); | 11 | | (3) who is of good moral character; | 12 | | (4) who has the required education as set forth in | 13 | | this Act; and | 14 | | (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the | 15 | | Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a | 16 | | license as a surveyor intern in accordance with this Act. | 17 | | In determining moral character under this Section, the | 18 | | Department may take into consideration whether the applicant | 19 | | has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute | 20 | | grounds for discipline under this Act. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 100-171, eff. 1-1-18; 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.) | 22 | | (225 ILCS 330/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 3270) | 23 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 24 | | Sec. 20. Endorsement. | 25 | | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on |
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| 1 | | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | 2 | | a license as a professional land surveyor to an applicant | 3 | | licensed under the laws of another state, the District of | 4 | | Columbia, or a U.S. territory | | | of the United States, or a | 5 | | foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that | 6 | | other jurisdiction were, on the date of original licensure, | 7 | | substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | 8 | | this State. | 9 | | (b) All applicants for endorsement shall pass a | 10 | | jurisdictional examination to determine the applicant's | 11 | | knowledge of the surveying tasks unique to the State of | 12 | | Illinois and the laws pertaining thereto. | 13 | | (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | 14 | | relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | 15 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 16 | | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | 17 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | 18 | | may be required to provide additional information. | 19 | | (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | 20 | | to complete the application process. If the process has not | 21 | | been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | 22 | | the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and | 23 | | meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.) | 25 | | Section 30. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of |
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| 1 | | 1989 is amended by changing Section 16 as follows: | 2 | | (225 ILCS 340/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6616) | 3 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | 4 | | Sec. 16. Endorsement. | 5 | | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | 6 | | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | 7 | | a license as a structural engineer to an applicant who is a | 8 | | structural engineer licensed under the laws of another state, | 9 | | the District of Columbia, a or territory of the United States, | 10 | | or a foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that | 11 | | other jurisdiction were, on at the date of original licensure, | 12 | | substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | 13 | | this State. | 14 | | (b) All applications for endorsement shall provide proof | 15 | | of passage of the examinations as approved by the Department | 16 | | by rule. | 17 | | (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | 18 | | relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | 19 | | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | 20 | | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | 21 | | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | 22 | | may be required to provide additional information. | 23 | | (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | 24 | | to complete the application process. If the process has not | 25 | | been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, |
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| 1 | | the fee forfeited and the applicant must reapply and meet the | 2 | | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | 3 | | (Source: P.A. 101-312, eff. 8-9-19.) | 4 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 5 | | 1, 2025. |
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