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| Public Act 096-0850 |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of | ||||
1989 is amended by changing Sections 8, 10, and 11 as follows: | ||||
(225 ILCS 325/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 5208) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020) | ||||
Sec. 8. Applications for licensure. | ||||
(a) Applications for licensure
shall (1) be on forms | ||||
prescribed and furnished by the Department, (2) contain
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statements made under oath showing the applicant's education | ||||
and
a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and | ||||
(3) contain
references as required by the Department. | ||||
(b) Applicants shall have obtained the education and | ||||
experience as
required in Section 10 or Section 11 prior to | ||||
submittal of application
for licensure examination, except as | ||||
provided in subsection (b) of Section 11.
Allowable experience | ||||
shall commence at the date of the baccalaureate
degree, except: | ||||
(1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given | ||||
for a graduate of
a baccalaureate curriculum providing a | ||||
cooperative program, which is
supervised industrial or | ||||
field experience of at least one academic year
which | ||||
alternates with periods of full-time academic training, | ||||
when such
program is certified by the university, or | ||
(2) Partial credit may be given
for professional | ||
engineering experience as
defined by rule for employment | ||
prior to receipt of a baccalaureate
degree if the | ||
employment is full-time while the applicant is a
part-time | ||
student
taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours | ||
per quarter
to earn the degree concurrent with the
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full-time engineering experience. | ||
(3) If an applicant files an application and supporting | ||
documents
containing a material misstatement of | ||
information or a
misrepresentation for the purpose of | ||
obtaining licensure or
enrollment or if an applicant | ||
performs
any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to | ||
qualify for
licensure or enrollment
under this Act, the | ||
Department may issue a rule of intent to deny
licensure or | ||
enrollment
and may conduct a hearing in accordance
with | ||
Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act. | ||
The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant | ||
under Sections
10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the | ||
qualifications of the
applicant. | ||
It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
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application, when requested by the Board, by provision of | ||
additional
documentation of education, including transcripts, | ||
course content and
credentials of the engineering college or | ||
college granting related
science degrees, or of work experience | ||
to permit the Board to determine
the qualifications of the | ||
applicant. The Department may require an
applicant, at the | ||
applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
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education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized | ||
evaluating service
approved by the Department. | ||
An applicant who graduated from an engineering program | ||
outside the United
States or its territories and whose first | ||
language is not English shall submit
certification of passage | ||
of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
and a test | ||
of spoken English as defined by rule. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.) | ||
(225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210) | ||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020) | ||
Sec. 10. Minimum standards for examination for licensure as
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professional engineer. To qualify for licensure as a | ||
professional
engineer each applicant shall be: | ||
(a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at | ||
least 4
years who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of | ||
an additional 4
years or more of experience in engineering work | ||
of a grade and character
which indicate that the individual may | ||
be competent to practice
professional engineering, and who has | ||
passed then passes a nominal 8-hour written
examination in the | ||
fundamentals of engineering, and a nominal 8-hour
written | ||
examination in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon
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submitting an application with proof of passing both | ||
examinations, the applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall
be | ||
granted a license to practice professional engineering in this | ||
State; or | ||
(b) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or | ||
a related
science curriculum of at least 4 years and which | ||
meets meeting the requirements as
set forth by rule by | ||
submitting an application to the Department for its review and | ||
approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of an
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additional 8 years or more of experience in engineering work of | ||
a grade
and character which indicate that the individual may be | ||
competent to
practice professional engineering, and who has | ||
passed then passes a nominal 8-hour
written examination in the | ||
fundamentals of engineering and a nominal
8-hour written | ||
examination in the principles and practice of
engineering. Upon | ||
submitting the application with proof of passing both | ||
examinations, the applicant, if
otherwise qualified, shall be | ||
granted a license to practice professional
engineering in this | ||
State; or | ||
(c) An Illinois engineer intern,
by application
and payment | ||
of the required fee, may then take the nominal 8-hour written
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examination in the principles and practice of engineering. If | ||
the applicant passes
that examination and submits evidence to | ||
the Board that meets the experience qualification of subsection | ||
(a) or (b) of this Section, the applicant, if otherwise | ||
qualified, shall be
granted a license to practice professional | ||
engineering in this State. | ||
(d) When considering an applicant's
qualifications for | ||
licensure under this Act, the Department may take into
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consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or | ||
actions that
would constitute a violation of the Standards of | ||
Professional Conduct for
this Act as provided for by | ||
administrative rules. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.) | ||
(225 ILCS 325/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5211) | ||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020) | ||
Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment | ||
as
engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a | ||
minimum standard
that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for | ||
enrollment as an engineer
intern. | ||
(a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at | ||
least 4
years, who has passed a nominal 8-hour written | ||
examination in the
fundamentals of engineering, shall be | ||
enrolled as an engineer intern, if
the applicant is otherwise | ||
qualified; or | ||
(b) An applicant in the last year of an approved | ||
engineering
curriculum who passes a nominal 8-hour written | ||
examination in the
fundamentals of engineering and furnishes | ||
proof that the applicant graduated within a
12 month period | ||
following the examination shall be enrolled
as an engineer | ||
intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified; or | ||
(c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or | ||
a related
science curriculum, of at least 4 years and which | ||
meets meeting the requirements as set
forth by rule by | ||
submitting an application to the Department for its review and | ||
approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of an
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additional 4 years or more of progressive experience in | ||
engineering
work, and who has passed then passes a nominal | ||
8-hour written examination in the
fundamentals of engineering | ||
shall be enrolled as an engineer intern, if
the applicant is | ||
otherwise qualified. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.) | ||