Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3767 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/23/2024

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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7  (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.)
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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
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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.)

 

 

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