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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 857
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 857 on page 50, in
 3    lines 14 and 15, by replacing "shall be a non-voting  member"
 4    with "shall also be a voting non-voting member"; and
 5    on  page  50,  in  line  16,  by  replacing "Three" with "Two
 6    Three"; and
 7    on page 50,  in  line  19,  by  replacing  "education,"  with
 8    "education,"; and
 9    on  page  50,  by  replacing line 20 with "education, and one
10    representing diploma education; one"; and
11    on page 134, immediately below  line  29,  by  inserting  the
12    following:
13        "Section 70.  The Professional Geologist Licensing Act is
14    amended by changing Sections 25, 52, and 65 as follows:
15        (225 ILCS 745/25)
16        Sec. 25.  Restrictions and limitations.  No person shall,
17    without  a  valid license issued by the Department (i) in any
18    manner hold himself  or  herself  out  to  the  public  as  a
19    licensed   professional  geologist;  (ii)  attach  the  title
20    "Licensed Professional Geologist" to  his  or  her  name;  or
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 1    (iii) render or offer to render to individuals, corporations,
 2    or  public  agencies  services  constituting  the practice of
 3    professional geology.
 4        Individuals practicing geology  in  Illinois  as  of  the
 5    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 may continue to
 6    practice  as  provided  in  this Act until the Department has
 7    adopted rules implementing this Act.  To continue  practicing
 8    geology  after the adoption of rules, individuals shall apply
 9    for licensure within 180 days after the effective date of the
10    rules.  If an application  is  received  during  the  180-day
11    period,  the  individual  may  continue to practice until the
12    Department  acts  to  grant  or  deny   licensure.    If   an
13    application  is  not  filed  within  the  180-day period, the
14    individual  must  cease  the  practice  of  geology  at   the
15    conclusion  of  the  180-day  period and until the Department
16    acts to grant a license to the individual.
17    (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 7-1-96.)
18        (225 ILCS 745/52)
19        Sec. 52.   Alternate  qualification  for  licensure.  The
20    Department  may  issue  a  license  to  practice professional
21    geology in Illinois to any applicant who, on or  before  July
22    1,  1998 within one calendar year after the effective date of
23    this Act, meets the following qualifications:
24             (1)  The applicant has completed an application form
25        and remitted the application fee.
26             (2)  The applicant meets all of the requirements for
27        a license under subsection (a) of  Section  50  excluding
28        the requirements for passing the required examination.
29    (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 7-1-96.)
30        (225 ILCS 745/65)
31        Sec.   65.   Expiration  and  renewal  of  license.   The
32    expiration date and renewal period for each license shall  be
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 1    set  by  rule.   A  professional  geologist whose license has
 2    expired may reinstate his or her license at any time within 5
 3    years after the  expiration  thereof,  by  making  a  renewal
 4    application  and  by  paying  the required fee.  However, any
 5    professional geologist whose license expired while he or  she
 6    was  (i)  on  active duty with the Armed Forces of the United
 7    States or called  into  service  or  training  by  the  State
 8    militia   or   (ii)   in  training  or  education  under  the
 9    supervision of the United  States  preliminary  to  induction
10    into   the   military  service,  may  have  his  professional
11    geologist license renewed, reinstated,  or  restored  without
12    paying  any  lapsed  renewal  fees  if  within  2 years after
13    termination  of  the  service,  training,  or  education  the
14    professional  geologist   furnishes   the   Department   with
15    satisfactory  evidence of service, training, or education and
16    it has been terminated under honorable conditions.
17        Any professional geologist whose license has expired  for
18    more  than 5 years may have it restored by making application
19    to the  Department,  paying  the  required  fee,  and  filing
20    acceptable proof of fitness to have the license restored. The
21    proof  may  include sworn evidence certifying active practice
22    in another jurisdiction. If the geologist has  not  practiced
23    for  5  years  or  more,  the  Board  shall  determine  by an
24    evaluation  program  established  by   rule,   whether   that
25    individual is fit to resume active status and may require the
26    professional  geologist  to  complete  a  period of evaluated
27    professional clinical experience and may  require  successful
28    completion of an examination.
29        The  Department  may  refuse  to issue or may suspend the
30    license of any person who fails to file a return, or  to  pay
31    the  tax,  penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to
32    pay any final assessment of tax,  penalty,  or  interest,  as
33    required   by  any  tax  Act  administered  by  the  Illinois
34    Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
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 1    any such tax Act are satisfied.
 2    (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 7-1-96.)".

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