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| 4 | - | AN ACT concerning regulation. | |
| 5 | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |
| 6 | - | represented in the General Assembly: | |
| 7 | - | Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 | |
| 8 | - | is amended by changing Sections 9, 13, 18, and 21 as follows: | |
| 9 | - | (225 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1309) | |
| 10 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 11 | - | Sec. 9. Board. The Secretary shall appoint an Architecture | |
| 12 | - | Licensing Board consisting of 7 members who shall serve in an | |
| 13 | - | advisory capacity to the Secretary. All members of the Board | |
| 14 | - | shall be residents of Illinois. Six members shall (i) hold a | |
| 15 | - | valid architecture license in Illinois and have held the | |
| 16 | - | license under this Act for the preceding 10 years, and (ii) not | |
| 17 | - | have been disciplined within the preceding 10 years under this | |
| 18 | - | Act. One architect shall be a tenured member of the | |
| 19 | - | architectural faculty of an Illinois university accredited by | |
| 20 | - | the National Architectural Accrediting Board. In addition to | |
| 21 | - | the 6 architects, there shall be one public member. The public | |
| 22 | - | member shall be a voting member and shall not be licensed under | |
| 23 | - | this Act or any other design profession licensing Act that the | |
| 24 | - | Department administers. | |
| 25 | - | Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their | |
| 26 | - | successors are appointed and qualified. In appointing members | |
| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. | |
| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |
| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: | |
| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 | |
| 7 | + | 5 is amended by changing Sections 9, 13, 18, and 21 as follows: | |
| 8 | + | 6 (225 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1309) | |
| 9 | + | 7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 10 | + | 8 Sec. 9. Board. The Secretary shall appoint an Architecture | |
| 11 | + | 9 Licensing Board consisting of 7 members who shall serve in an | |
| 12 | + | 10 advisory capacity to the Secretary. All members of the Board | |
| 13 | + | 11 shall be residents of Illinois. Six members shall (i) hold a | |
| 14 | + | 12 valid architecture license in Illinois and have held the | |
| 15 | + | 13 license under this Act for the preceding 10 years, and (ii) not | |
| 16 | + | 14 have been disciplined within the preceding 10 years under this | |
| 17 | + | 15 Act. One architect shall be a tenured member of the | |
| 18 | + | 16 architectural faculty of an Illinois university accredited by | |
| 19 | + | 17 the National Architectural Accrediting Board. In addition to | |
| 20 | + | 18 the 6 architects, there shall be one public member. The public | |
| 21 | + | 19 member shall be a voting member and shall not be licensed under | |
| 22 | + | 20 this Act or any other design profession licensing Act that the | |
| 23 | + | 21 Department administers. | |
| 24 | + | 22 Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their | |
| 25 | + | 23 successors are appointed and qualified. In appointing members | |
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| 33 | - | to the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to | |
| 34 | - | recommendations by members and organizations of the | |
| 35 | - | architecture profession. | |
| 36 | - | The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | |
| 37 | - | representation from the geographic areas in this State. | |
| 38 | - | No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term | |
| 39 | - | which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to | |
| 40 | - | be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms. | |
| 41 | - | Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same | |
| 42 | - | manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of | |
| 43 | - | the vacated term. | |
| 44 | - | Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A | |
| 45 | - | quorum is required for Board decisions. | |
| 46 | - | The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for | |
| 47 | - | misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty or for reasons | |
| 48 | - | prescribed by law for removal of State officials. | |
| 49 | - | The Secretary may remove a member of the Board who does not | |
| 50 | - | attend 2 consecutive meetings. | |
| 51 | - | Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the | |
| 52 | - | Board and the Department shall review the response of the | |
| 53 | - | Board and any recommendations made therein. The Department | |
| 54 | - | may, at any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the | |
| 55 | - | Board on any matter relating to the administration or | |
| 56 | - | enforcement of this Act. | |
| 57 | - | Members of the Board are not liable for damages in any | |
| 58 | - | action or proceeding as a result of activities performed as | |
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| 34 | + | 1 to the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to | |
| 35 | + | 2 recommendations by members and organizations of the | |
| 36 | + | 3 architecture profession. | |
| 37 | + | 4 The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect | |
| 38 | + | 5 representation from the geographic areas in this State. | |
| 39 | + | 6 No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term | |
| 40 | + | 7 which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to | |
| 41 | + | 8 be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms. | |
| 42 | + | 9 Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same | |
| 43 | + | 10 manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of | |
| 44 | + | 11 the vacated term. | |
| 45 | + | 12 Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A | |
| 46 | + | 13 quorum is required for Board decisions. | |
| 47 | + | 14 The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for | |
| 48 | + | 15 misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty or for reasons | |
| 49 | + | 16 prescribed by law for removal of State officials. | |
| 50 | + | 17 The Secretary may remove a member of the Board who does not | |
| 51 | + | 18 attend 2 consecutive meetings. | |
| 52 | + | 19 Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the | |
| 53 | + | 20 Board and the Department shall review the response of the | |
| 54 | + | 21 Board and any recommendations made therein. The Department | |
| 55 | + | 22 may, at any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the | |
| 56 | + | 23 Board on any matter relating to the administration or | |
| 57 | + | 24 enforcement of this Act. | |
| 58 | + | 25 Members of the Board are not liable for damages in any | |
| 59 | + | 26 action or proceeding as a result of activities performed as | |
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| 61 | - | members of the Board, except upon proof of actual malice. | |
| 62 | - | Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all | |
| 63 | - | legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. | |
| 64 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 65 | - | (225 ILCS 305/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 1313) | |
| 66 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 67 | - | Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is | |
| 68 | - | of good moral character may apply for licensure if the | |
| 69 | - | applicant he or she is a graduate with a first professional | |
| 70 | - | degree in architecture from a program that is accredited by | |
| 71 | - | the National Architectural Accrediting Board, the Canadian | |
| 72 | - | Architectural Certification Board, or satisfies the | |
| 73 | - | qualifications of substantial equivalency through either an | |
| 74 | - | alternate pathway approved by the National Council of | |
| 75 | - | Architectural Registration Boards or a mutual recognition | |
| 76 | - | agreement; has completed the examination requirements set | |
| 77 | - | forth under Section 12; , and has completed such diversified | |
| 78 | - | professional training, including academic training, as is | |
| 79 | - | required by rules of the Department. The Department may adopt, | |
| 80 | - | as its own rules relating to diversified professional | |
| 81 | - | training, those guidelines published from time to time by the | |
| 82 | - | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. | |
| 83 | - | Good moral character means such character as will enable a | |
| 84 | - | person to discharge the duties of an architect to that | |
| 85 | - | person's client and to the public in a manner that protects | |
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| 88 | - | health, safety, and welfare. Evidence of inability to | |
| 89 | - | discharge such duties may include the commission of an offense | |
| 90 | - | justifying discipline under Section 22. In addition, the | |
| 91 | - | Department may take into consideration whether the applicant | |
| 92 | - | has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute | |
| 93 | - | grounds for discipline under this Act. | |
| 94 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 95 | - | (225 ILCS 305/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1318) | |
| 96 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 97 | - | Sec. 18. Endorsement. | |
| 98 | - | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
| 99 | - | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 100 | - | a license as an architect to an applicant licensed under the | |
| 101 | - | laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a | |
| 102 | - | territory of the United States, or a foreign country if the | |
| 103 | - | requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction were, on | |
| 104 | - | the date of original licensure, substantially equivalent to | |
| 105 | - | the requirements then in force in this State. | |
| 106 | - | (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 107 | - | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | |
| 108 | - | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 109 | - | information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, | |
| 110 | - | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | |
| 111 | - | may be required to provide additional information. | |
| 112 | - | (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
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| 115 | - | to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 116 | - | been completed within the 3 years, the application shall be | |
| 117 | - | denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must | |
| 118 | - | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 119 | - | reapplication. | |
| 120 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 121 | - | (225 ILCS 305/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 1321) | |
| 122 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 123 | - | Sec. 21. Professional design firm registration; | |
| 124 | - | conditions. | |
| 125 | - | (a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the formation, | |
| 126 | - | under the Professional Service Corporation Act, of a | |
| 127 | - | corporation to offer the practice of architecture. | |
| 128 | - | Any business, including, but not limited to, a | |
| 129 | - | Professional Service Corporation, that includes the practice | |
| 130 | - | of architecture within its stated purposes, practices | |
| 131 | - | architecture, or holds itself out as available to practice | |
| 132 | - | architecture shall register with the Department under this | |
| 133 | - | Section. Any professional service corporation, sole | |
| 134 | - | proprietorship, or professional design firm offering | |
| 135 | - | architectural services must have a resident architect in | |
| 136 | - | responsible charge of the architectural practices in each | |
| 137 | - | location in which architectural services are provided who | |
| 138 | - | shall be designated as a managing agent. | |
| 139 | - | Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an | |
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| 70 | + | 1 members of the Board, except upon proof of actual malice. | |
| 71 | + | 2 Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all | |
| 72 | + | 3 legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. | |
| 73 | + | 4 (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 74 | + | 5 (225 ILCS 305/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 1313) | |
| 75 | + | 6 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 76 | + | 7 Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is | |
| 77 | + | 8 of good moral character may apply for licensure if the | |
| 78 | + | 9 applicant he or she is a graduate with a first professional | |
| 79 | + | 10 degree in architecture from a program that is accredited by | |
| 80 | + | 11 the National Architectural Accrediting Board, the Canadian | |
| 81 | + | 12 Architectural Certification Board, or satisfies the | |
| 82 | + | 13 qualifications of substantial equivalency through either an | |
| 83 | + | 14 alternate pathway approved by the National Council of | |
| 84 | + | 15 Architectural Registration Boards or a mutual recognition | |
| 85 | + | 16 agreement; has completed the examination requirements set | |
| 86 | + | 17 forth under Section 12; , and has completed such diversified | |
| 87 | + | 18 professional training, including academic training, as is | |
| 88 | + | 19 required by rules of the Department. The Department may adopt, | |
| 89 | + | 20 as its own rules relating to diversified professional | |
| 90 | + | 21 training, those guidelines published from time to time by the | |
| 91 | + | 22 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. | |
| 92 | + | 23 Good moral character means such character as will enable a | |
| 93 | + | 24 person to discharge the duties of an architect to that | |
| 94 | + | 25 person's client and to the public in a manner that protects | |
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| 142 | - | Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act | |
| 143 | - | is prohibited from offering architectural services to the | |
| 144 | - | public. "Illinois licensed design professional" means a person | |
| 145 | - | who holds an active license as an architect under this Act, as | |
| 146 | - | a structural engineer under the Structural Engineering | |
| 147 | - | Practice Act of 1989, as a professional engineer under the | |
| 148 | - | Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or as a | |
| 149 | - | professional land surveyor under the Professional Land | |
| 150 | - | Surveyor Act of 1989. Any sole proprietorship owned and | |
| 151 | - | operated by an architect with an active license issued under | |
| 152 | - | this Act and conducting or transacting such business under an | |
| 153 | - | assumed name in accordance with the Assumed Business Name Act | |
| 154 | - | shall comply with the registration requirements of a | |
| 155 | - | professional design firm. Any sole proprietorship owned and | |
| 156 | - | operated by an architect with an active license issued under | |
| 157 | - | this Act and conducting or transacting such business under the | |
| 158 | - | real name of the sole proprietor is exempt from the | |
| 159 | - | registration requirements of a professional design firm. | |
| 160 | - | (b) Any business, including, but not limited to, a | |
| 161 | - | Professional Service Corporation, partnership, limited | |
| 162 | - | liability company, or professional design firm seeking to be | |
| 163 | - | registered under this Section shall not be registered as a | |
| 164 | - | professional design firm unless the business designates an | |
| 165 | - | individual who holds a license under this Act as one of the | |
| 166 | - | members of the board of directors, partners, or members of the | |
| 167 | - | business and the designated individual will function as the | |
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| 170 | - | managing agent for the business. : | |
| 171 | - | (1) two-thirds of the board of directors, in the case | |
| 172 | - | of a corporation, or two-thirds of the general partners, | |
| 173 | - | in the case of a partnership, or two-thirds of the | |
| 174 | - | members, in the case of a limited liability company, are | |
| 175 | - | licensed under the laws of any State to practice | |
| 176 | - | architecture, professional engineering, land surveying, or | |
| 177 | - | structural engineering; and | |
| 178 | - | (2) a managing agent is (A) a sole proprietor or | |
| 179 | - | director in the case of a corporation, a general partner | |
| 180 | - | in the case of a partnership, or a member in the case of a | |
| 181 | - | limited liability company, and (B) holds a license under | |
| 182 | - | this Act. | |
| 183 | - | Any corporation, limited liability company, professional | |
| 184 | - | service corporation, or partnership qualifying under this | |
| 185 | - | Section and practicing in this State shall file with the | |
| 186 | - | Department any information concerning its officers, directors, | |
| 187 | - | members, managers, partners or beneficial owners as the | |
| 188 | - | Department may, by rule, require. | |
| 189 | - | (c) No business shall offer the practice or hold itself | |
| 190 | - | out as available to offer the practice of architecture until | |
| 191 | - | it is registered with the Department as a professional design | |
| 192 | - | firm. Every entity registered as a professional design firm | |
| 193 | - | shall display its certificate of registration or a facsimile | |
| 194 | - | thereof in a conspicuous place in each office offering | |
| 195 | - | architectural services. | |
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| 198 | - | (d) Any business seeking to be registered under this | |
| 199 | - | Section shall make application on a form provided by the | |
| 200 | - | Department and shall provide any information requested by the | |
| 201 | - | Department, which shall include but shall not be limited to | |
| 202 | - | all of the following: | |
| 203 | - | (1) The name and architect's license number of at | |
| 204 | - | least one person designated as a managing agent. In the | |
| 205 | - | case of a corporation, the corporation shall also submit a | |
| 206 | - | certified copy of the resolution by the board of directors | |
| 207 | - | designating at least one managing agent. If a limited | |
| 208 | - | liability company, the company shall submit a certified | |
| 209 | - | copy of either its articles of organization or operating | |
| 210 | - | agreement designating at least one managing agent. | |
| 211 | - | (2) The names and architect's, professional | |
| 212 | - | engineer's, structural engineer's, or land surveyor's | |
| 213 | - | license numbers of the directors, in the case of a | |
| 214 | - | corporation, the members, in the case of a limited | |
| 215 | - | liability company, or general partners, in the case of a | |
| 216 | - | partnership. | |
| 217 | - | (3) A list of all locations at which the professional | |
| 218 | - | design firm provides architectural services. | |
| 219 | - | (4) A list of all assumed names of the business. | |
| 220 | - | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a | |
| 221 | - | business from compliance with the requirements of the | |
| 222 | - | Assumed Business Name Act. | |
| 223 | - | It is the responsibility of the professional design firm | |
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| 105 | + | 1 health, safety, and welfare. Evidence of inability to | |
| 106 | + | 2 discharge such duties may include the commission of an offense | |
| 107 | + | 3 justifying discipline under Section 22. In addition, the | |
| 108 | + | 4 Department may take into consideration whether the applicant | |
| 109 | + | 5 has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute | |
| 110 | + | 6 grounds for discipline under this Act. | |
| 111 | + | 7 (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 112 | + | 8 (225 ILCS 305/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1318) | |
| 113 | + | 9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 114 | + | 10 Sec. 18. Endorsement. | |
| 115 | + | 11 (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
| 116 | + | 12 forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 117 | + | 13 a license as an architect to an applicant licensed under the | |
| 118 | + | 14 laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a | |
| 119 | + | 15 territory of the United States, or a foreign country if the | |
| 120 | + | 16 requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction were, on | |
| 121 | + | 17 the date of original licensure, substantially equivalent to | |
| 122 | + | 18 the requirements then in force in this State. | |
| 123 | + | 19 (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 124 | + | 20 relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | |
| 125 | + | 21 questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 126 | + | 22 information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, | |
| 127 | + | 23 or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | |
| 128 | + | 24 may be required to provide additional information. | |
| 129 | + | 25 (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
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| 226 | - | to provide the Department notice, in writing, of any changes | |
| 227 | - | in the information requested on the application. | |
| 228 | - | (e) If a managing agent is terminated or terminates his or | |
| 229 | - | her status as managing agent of the professional design firm, | |
| 230 | - | the managing agent and the professional design firm shall | |
| 231 | - | notify the Department of this fact in writing, by regular mail | |
| 232 | - | or email, within 10 business days of termination. | |
| 233 | - | Thereafter, the professional design firm, if it has so | |
| 234 | - | informed the Department, has 30 days in which to notify the | |
| 235 | - | Department of the name and architect's license number of the | |
| 236 | - | architect who is the newly designated managing agent. If a | |
| 237 | - | corporation, the corporation shall also submit a certified | |
| 238 | - | copy of a resolution by the board of directors designating the | |
| 239 | - | new managing agent. If a limited liability company, the | |
| 240 | - | company shall also submit a certified copy of either its | |
| 241 | - | articles of organization or operating agreement designating | |
| 242 | - | the new managing agent. The Department may, upon good cause | |
| 243 | - | shown, extend the original 30-day period. | |
| 244 | - | If the professional design firm has not notified the | |
| 245 | - | Department in writing, by regular mail or email, within the | |
| 246 | - | specified time, the registration shall be terminated without | |
| 247 | - | prior hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent by | |
| 248 | - | regular mail to the address of record. If the professional | |
| 249 | - | design firm continues to operate and offer architectural | |
| 250 | - | services after the termination, the Department may seek | |
| 251 | - | prosecution under Sections 22 and 23.5 for the unlicensed | |
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| 254 | - | practice of architecture. | |
| 255 | - | (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of | |
| 256 | - | responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, | |
| 257 | - | employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this | |
| 258 | - | Section, nor shall any individual practicing architecture be | |
| 259 | - | relieved of the responsibility for professional services | |
| 260 | - | performed by reason of the individual's employment or | |
| 261 | - | relationship with a professional design firm registered under | |
| 262 | - | this Section. | |
| 263 | - | (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm | |
| 264 | - | registered under this Section shall be administered in the | |
| 265 | - | same manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action | |
| 266 | - | against a licensed architect. All disciplinary action taken or | |
| 267 | - | pending against a corporation or partnership before the | |
| 268 | - | effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be | |
| 269 | - | continued or remain in effect without the Department filing | |
| 270 | - | separate actions. | |
| 271 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 272 | - | Section 10. The Registered Interior Designers Act is | |
| 273 | - | amended by changing Sections 8 and 10 as follows: | |
| 274 | - | (225 ILCS 310/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 8208) | |
| 275 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | |
| 276 | - | Sec. 8. Application requirements Requirements for | |
| 277 | - | registration. | |
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| 280 | - | (a) Each applicant for registration shall apply to the | |
| 281 | - | Department in writing on a form or electronically as provided | |
| 282 | - | by the Department. The Department may require an applicant, at | |
| 283 | - | the applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the | |
| 284 | - | applicant's education in a foreign country by a nationally | |
| 285 | - | recognized evaluation service approved by the Department in | |
| 286 | - | accordance with the rules adopted by the Department. Except as | |
| 287 | - | otherwise provided in this Act, each applicant shall take and | |
| 288 | - | pass the examination approved by the Department. Prior to | |
| 289 | - | registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence | |
| 290 | - | to the Board that the applicant has completed the education | |
| 291 | - | and work experience requirements to sit for the NCIDQ | |
| 292 | - | examination administered by the Council for Interior Design | |
| 293 | - | Qualification, has successfully passed the NCIDQ exam, has | |
| 294 | - | maintained an active NCIDQ certification, and: | |
| 295 | - | (1) is a graduate of a 5-year interior design or | |
| 296 | - | architecture program from an accredited institution and | |
| 297 | - | has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified | |
| 298 | - | interior design experience; | |
| 299 | - | (2) is a graduate of a 4-year interior design or | |
| 300 | - | architecture program from an accredited institution and | |
| 301 | - | has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified | |
| 302 | - | interior design experience; | |
| 303 | - | (3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design | |
| 304 | - | or architecture curriculum from an accredited institution | |
| 305 | - | and has completed 3 years of full-time diversified | |
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| 141 | + | 2 been completed within the 3 years, the application shall be | |
| 142 | + | 3 denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must | |
| 143 | + | 4 reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 144 | + | 5 reapplication. | |
| 145 | + | 6 (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 146 | + | 7 (225 ILCS 305/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 1321) | |
| 147 | + | 8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 148 | + | 9 Sec. 21. Professional design firm registration; | |
| 149 | + | 10 conditions. | |
| 150 | + | 11 (a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the formation, | |
| 151 | + | 12 under the Professional Service Corporation Act, of a | |
| 152 | + | 13 corporation to offer the practice of architecture. | |
| 153 | + | 14 Any business, including, but not limited to, a | |
| 154 | + | 15 Professional Service Corporation, that includes the practice | |
| 155 | + | 16 of architecture within its stated purposes, practices | |
| 156 | + | 17 architecture, or holds itself out as available to practice | |
| 157 | + | 18 architecture shall register with the Department under this | |
| 158 | + | 19 Section. Any professional service corporation, sole | |
| 159 | + | 20 proprietorship, or professional design firm offering | |
| 160 | + | 21 architectural services must have a resident architect in | |
| 161 | + | 22 responsible charge of the architectural practices in each | |
| 162 | + | 23 location in which architectural services are provided who | |
| 163 | + | 24 shall be designated as a managing agent. | |
| 164 | + | 25 Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an | |
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| 308 | - | interior design experience; or | |
| 309 | - | (4) is a graduate of a 2-year interior design or | |
| 310 | - | architecture program from an accredited institution and | |
| 311 | - | has completed 4 years of full-time diversified interior | |
| 312 | - | design experience. | |
| 313 | - | (b) In addition to providing evidence of meeting the | |
| 314 | - | requirements of subsection (a), each applicant for | |
| 315 | - | registration as a registered interior designer shall provide | |
| 316 | - | substantial evidence that the applicant he or she has | |
| 317 | - | successfully completed the examination administered by the | |
| 318 | - | Council for Interior Design Qualification. | |
| 319 | - | (b-5) Each applicant for registration shall pay to the | |
| 320 | - | Department the required registration fee, which is not | |
| 321 | - | refundable, at the time of filing the his or her application. | |
| 322 | - | (b-10) Each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of | |
| 323 | - | registration under this Act shall have completed continuing | |
| 324 | - | education as set forth by the Department by rule. The | |
| 325 | - | Department shall consider the recommendations of the Board in | |
| 326 | - | establishing requirements for continuing education | |
| 327 | - | requirements but shall be no less than 10 hours of continuing | |
| 328 | - | education in the areas of health, safety, and welfare every 2 | |
| 329 | - | years. | |
| 330 | - | (c) An individual may apply for original registration | |
| 331 | - | prior to passing the examination. The individual He or she | |
| 332 | - | shall have 3 2 years after the date of filing an application to | |
| 333 | - | pass the examination. If evidence and documentation of passing | |
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| 336 | - | the examination are received by the Department later than 3 2 | |
| 337 | - | years after the individual's filing, the application shall be | |
| 338 | - | denied and the fee forfeited. The applicant may reapply at any | |
| 339 | - | time, but shall meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 340 | - | reapplication. | |
| 341 | - | (d) Upon payment of the required fee, which shall be | |
| 342 | - | determined by rule, an applicant who is an architect licensed | |
| 343 | - | under the laws of this State may, without examination, be | |
| 344 | - | granted registration as a registered interior designer by the | |
| 345 | - | Department provided the applicant submits proof of an active | |
| 346 | - | architectural license in Illinois. | |
| 347 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-1066, eff. 1-1-23.) | |
| 348 | - | (225 ILCS 310/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 8210) | |
| 349 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | |
| 350 | - | Sec. 10. Endorsement Foreign applicants. | |
| 351 | - | (a) Upon payment of the required fee and the filing of an | |
| 352 | - | application in writing on a form or electronically as provided | |
| 353 | - | by the Department, an applicant who is an interior designer | |
| 354 | - | currently registered, certified, or licensed under the laws of | |
| 355 | - | another state or territory of the United States or a foreign | |
| 356 | - | country or province shall, without further examination, be | |
| 357 | - | granted registration as an interior designer by the Department | |
| 358 | - | whenever the requirements of such state or territory of the | |
| 359 | - | United States or a foreign country or province were, at the | |
| 360 | - | date of registration, certification, or licensure, | |
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| 363 | - | substantially equal to or greater than the requirements then | |
| 364 | - | in force in this State. The Department may adopt rules | |
| 365 | - | governing recognition of education and legal practice of the | |
| 366 | - | profession in another jurisdiction, requiring additional | |
| 367 | - | education, and determining when an examination may be | |
| 368 | - | required. | |
| 369 | - | (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 370 | - | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | |
| 371 | - | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 372 | - | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given, | |
| 373 | - | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking | |
| 374 | - | registration may be required to provide additional | |
| 375 | - | information. | |
| 376 | - | (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 377 | - | to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 378 | - | been completed within the 3 years, then the application shall | |
| 379 | - | be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must | |
| 380 | - | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 381 | - | reapplication. | |
| 382 | - | (Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18.) | |
| 383 | - | Section 15. The Landscape Architecture Registration Act is | |
| 384 | - | amended by adding Section 48 as follows: | |
| 385 | - | (225 ILCS 316/48 new) | |
| 386 | - | Sec. 48. Endorsement. | |
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| 175 | + | 1 Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act | |
| 176 | + | 2 is prohibited from offering architectural services to the | |
| 177 | + | 3 public. "Illinois licensed design professional" means a person | |
| 178 | + | 4 who holds an active license as an architect under this Act, as | |
| 179 | + | 5 a structural engineer under the Structural Engineering | |
| 180 | + | 6 Practice Act of 1989, as a professional engineer under the | |
| 181 | + | 7 Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or as a | |
| 182 | + | 8 professional land surveyor under the Professional Land | |
| 183 | + | 9 Surveyor Act of 1989. Any sole proprietorship owned and | |
| 184 | + | 10 operated by an architect with an active license issued under | |
| 185 | + | 11 this Act and conducting or transacting such business under an | |
| 186 | + | 12 assumed name in accordance with the Assumed Business Name Act | |
| 187 | + | 13 shall comply with the registration requirements of a | |
| 188 | + | 14 professional design firm. Any sole proprietorship owned and | |
| 189 | + | 15 operated by an architect with an active license issued under | |
| 190 | + | 16 this Act and conducting or transacting such business under the | |
| 191 | + | 17 real name of the sole proprietor is exempt from the | |
| 192 | + | 18 registration requirements of a professional design firm. | |
| 193 | + | 19 (b) Any business, including, but not limited to, a | |
| 194 | + | 20 Professional Service Corporation, partnership, limited | |
| 195 | + | 21 liability company, or professional design firm seeking to be | |
| 196 | + | 22 registered under this Section shall not be registered as a | |
| 197 | + | 23 professional design firm unless the business designates an | |
| 198 | + | 24 individual who holds a license under this Act as one of the | |
| 199 | + | 25 members of the board of directors, partners, or members of the | |
| 200 | + | 26 business and the designated individual will function as the | |
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| 388 | 202 | ||
| 389 | - | (a) The Department may issue a registration as a landscape | |
| 390 | - | architect to an applicant who submits a valid application | |
| 391 | - | accompanied by the required fee and is a landscape architect | |
| 392 | - | licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the | |
| 393 | - | District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a | |
| 394 | - | foreign country if the requirements for licensure, | |
| 395 | - | registration, or certification in that other jurisdiction | |
| 396 | - | were, on the date of original licensure, registration, or | |
| 397 | - | certification, substantially equivalent to the requirements | |
| 398 | - | then in force in this State. | |
| 399 | - | (b) An application for endorsement shall provide proof of | |
| 400 | - | passage of an examination required for registration. | |
| 401 | - | (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 402 | - | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | |
| 403 | - | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 404 | - | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | |
| 405 | - | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking | |
| 406 | - | registration may be required to provide additional | |
| 407 | - | information. | |
| 408 | - | (d) An applicant has 3 years from the date of application | |
| 409 | - | to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 410 | - | been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | |
| 411 | - | the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the | |
| 412 | - | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | |
| 413 | - | (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. | |
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| 416 | - | Section 20. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of | |
| 417 | - | 1989 is amended by changing Sections 10, 11, and 19 as follows: | |
| 418 | - | (225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210) | |
| 419 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 420 | - | Sec. 10. Minimum standards for licensure as professional | |
| 421 | - | engineer. | |
| 422 | - | (a) To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer, | |
| 423 | - | each applicant shall be: | |
| 424 | - | (1) a graduate of an approved engineering curriculum | |
| 425 | - | of at least 4 years who submits acceptable evidence to the | |
| 426 | - | Board of an additional 4 years or more of experience in | |
| 427 | - | engineering work of a grade and character that indicate | |
| 428 | - | that the individual may be competent to practice | |
| 429 | - | professional engineering, and who has passed an | |
| 430 | - | examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined | |
| 431 | - | by rule and an examination in the principles and practice | |
| 432 | - | of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting an | |
| 433 | - | application with proof of passing both examinations, the | |
| 434 | - | applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a | |
| 435 | - | license to practice professional engineering in this | |
| 436 | - | State; or | |
| 437 | - | (2) a graduate of a non-approved engineering | |
| 438 | - | curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 | |
| 439 | - | years and which meets the requirements as set forth by | |
| 440 | - | rule by submitting an application to the Department for | |
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| 443 | - | its review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence | |
| 444 | - | to the Board of an additional 4 8 years or more of | |
| 445 | - | experience in engineering work of a grade and character | |
| 446 | - | which indicate that the individual may be competent to | |
| 447 | - | practice professional engineering, and who has passed an | |
| 448 | - | examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined | |
| 449 | - | by rule and an examination in the principles and practice | |
| 450 | - | of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting the | |
| 451 | - | application with proof of passing both examinations, the | |
| 452 | - | applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a | |
| 453 | - | license to practice professional engineering in this | |
| 454 | - | State; or | |
| 455 | - | (3) an Illinois engineer intern, by application and | |
| 456 | - | payment of the required fee, may then take an examination | |
| 457 | - | in the principles and practice of engineering as defined | |
| 458 | - | by rule. If the applicant passes that examination and | |
| 459 | - | submits evidence to the Board that meets the experience | |
| 460 | - | qualification of paragraph (1) or (2), the applicant, if | |
| 461 | - | otherwise qualified, shall be granted a license to | |
| 462 | - | practice professional engineering in this State. | |
| 463 | - | (b) Allowable experience for licensure shall commence at | |
| 464 | - | the date of the baccalaureate degree, except for experience | |
| 465 | - | gained while the applicant is a part-time student taking fewer | |
| 466 | - | than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours per quarter to earn the | |
| 467 | - | degree concurrent with the full-time engineering experience. | |
| 468 | - | (c) When considering an applicant's qualifications for | |
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| 211 | + | 1 managing agent for the business. : | |
| 212 | + | 2 (1) two-thirds of the board of directors, in the case | |
| 213 | + | 3 of a corporation, or two-thirds of the general partners, | |
| 214 | + | 4 in the case of a partnership, or two-thirds of the | |
| 215 | + | 5 members, in the case of a limited liability company, are | |
| 216 | + | 6 licensed under the laws of any State to practice | |
| 217 | + | 7 architecture, professional engineering, land surveying, or | |
| 218 | + | 8 structural engineering; and | |
| 219 | + | 9 (2) a managing agent is (A) a sole proprietor or | |
| 220 | + | 10 director in the case of a corporation, a general partner | |
| 221 | + | 11 in the case of a partnership, or a member in the case of a | |
| 222 | + | 12 limited liability company, and (B) holds a license under | |
| 223 | + | 13 this Act. | |
| 224 | + | 14 Any corporation, limited liability company, professional | |
| 225 | + | 15 service corporation, or partnership qualifying under this | |
| 226 | + | 16 Section and practicing in this State shall file with the | |
| 227 | + | 17 Department any information concerning its officers, directors, | |
| 228 | + | 18 members, managers, partners or beneficial owners as the | |
| 229 | + | 19 Department may, by rule, require. | |
| 230 | + | 20 (c) No business shall offer the practice or hold itself | |
| 231 | + | 21 out as available to offer the practice of architecture until | |
| 232 | + | 22 it is registered with the Department as a professional design | |
| 233 | + | 23 firm. Every entity registered as a professional design firm | |
| 234 | + | 24 shall display its certificate of registration or a facsimile | |
| 235 | + | 25 thereof in a conspicuous place in each office offering | |
| 236 | + | 26 architectural services. | |
| 469 | 237 | ||
| 470 | 238 | ||
| 471 | - | licensure under this Act, the Department may take into | |
| 472 | - | consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or | |
| 473 | - | actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of | |
| 474 | - | Professional Conduct for this Act as provided by | |
| 475 | - | administrative rules. | |
| 476 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 477 | - | (225 ILCS 325/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5211) | |
| 478 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 479 | - | Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment | |
| 480 | - | as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a | |
| 481 | - | minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for | |
| 482 | - | enrollment as an engineer intern: | |
| 483 | - | (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum | |
| 484 | - | of at least 4 years, who has passed an examination in the | |
| 485 | - | fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule, shall be | |
| 486 | - | enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is | |
| 487 | - | otherwise qualified; or | |
| 488 | - | (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved | |
| 489 | - | engineering curriculum who passes an examination in the | |
| 490 | - | fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule and | |
| 491 | - | furnishes proof that the applicant graduated within a | |
| 492 | - | 12-month period following the examination shall be | |
| 493 | - | enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is | |
| 494 | - | otherwise qualified; or | |
| 495 | - | (c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering | |
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| 498 | - | curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 | |
| 499 | - | years and which meets the requirements as set forth by | |
| 500 | - | rule by submitting an application to the Department for | |
| 501 | - | its review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence | |
| 502 | - | to the Board of an additional 4 years or more of | |
| 503 | - | progressive experience in engineering work, and who has | |
| 504 | - | passed an examination in the fundamentals of engineering | |
| 505 | - | as defined by rule shall be enrolled as an engineer | |
| 506 | - | intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified. | |
| 507 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 508 | - | (225 ILCS 325/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 5219) | |
| 509 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 510 | - | Sec. 19. Endorsement. | |
| 511 | - | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
| 512 | - | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 513 | - | a license as a professional engineer to an applicant already | |
| 514 | - | licensed under the laws of another state, the District of | |
| 515 | - | Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign | |
| 516 | - | country party to the North American Free Trade Agreement if | |
| 517 | - | the requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction | |
| 518 | - | were, on the date at the time of original licensure, | |
| 519 | - | substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | |
| 520 | - | this State. | |
| 521 | - | (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 522 | - | relevance or sufficiency of the coursework course work or | |
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| 525 | - | experience is questioned by the Department or the Board | |
| 526 | - | because of a lack of information, discrepancies, or conflicts | |
| 527 | - | in information given or a need for clarification, the | |
| 528 | - | applicant seeking licensure may be required to provide | |
| 529 | - | additional information. | |
| 530 | - | (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 531 | - | to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 532 | - | been completed during the 3-year time frame, the application | |
| 533 | - | shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must | |
| 534 | - | reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 535 | - | reapplication. | |
| 536 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 537 | - | Section 25. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of | |
| 538 | - | 1989 is amended by changing Sections 12 and 20 as follows: | |
| 539 | - | (225 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 3262) | |
| 540 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 541 | - | Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing. | |
| 542 | - | (a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | |
| 543 | - | professional land surveyor and the Department shall issue a | |
| 544 | - | license to a person: | |
| 545 | - | (1) who has applied in writing in the required form to | |
| 546 | - | the Department or electronically; | |
| 547 | - | (2) who has not violated any provision of this Act or | |
| 548 | - | its rules; | |
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| 247 | + | 1 (d) Any business seeking to be registered under this | |
| 248 | + | 2 Section shall make application on a form provided by the | |
| 249 | + | 3 Department and shall provide any information requested by the | |
| 250 | + | 4 Department, which shall include but shall not be limited to | |
| 251 | + | 5 all of the following: | |
| 252 | + | 6 (1) The name and architect's license number of at | |
| 253 | + | 7 least one person designated as a managing agent. In the | |
| 254 | + | 8 case of a corporation, the corporation shall also submit a | |
| 255 | + | 9 certified copy of the resolution by the board of directors | |
| 256 | + | 10 designating at least one managing agent. If a limited | |
| 257 | + | 11 liability company, the company shall submit a certified | |
| 258 | + | 12 copy of either its articles of organization or operating | |
| 259 | + | 13 agreement designating at least one managing agent. | |
| 260 | + | 14 (2) The names and architect's, professional | |
| 261 | + | 15 engineer's, structural engineer's, or land surveyor's | |
| 262 | + | 16 license numbers of the directors, in the case of a | |
| 263 | + | 17 corporation, the members, in the case of a limited | |
| 264 | + | 18 liability company, or general partners, in the case of a | |
| 265 | + | 19 partnership. | |
| 266 | + | 20 (3) A list of all locations at which the professional | |
| 267 | + | 21 design firm provides architectural services. | |
| 268 | + | 22 (4) A list of all assumed names of the business. | |
| 269 | + | 23 Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a | |
| 270 | + | 24 business from compliance with the requirements of the | |
| 271 | + | 25 Assumed Business Name Act. | |
| 272 | + | 26 It is the responsibility of the professional design firm | |
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| 551 | - | (3) who is of good ethical character, including | |
| 552 | - | compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of | |
| 553 | - | Practice adopted by rule under this Act, and has not | |
| 554 | - | committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that would | |
| 555 | - | constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor | |
| 556 | - | licensed under this Act; | |
| 557 | - | (4) who has been issued a license as a surveyor | |
| 558 | - | intern; | |
| 559 | - | (5) who, subsequent to conferral of a degree meeting | |
| 560 | - | one of the educational requirements listed in paragraph | |
| 561 | - | (7), passing the examination authorized by the Department | |
| 562 | - | for licensure as a surveyor intern, has at least 4 years of | |
| 563 | - | responsible charge experience verified by a professional | |
| 564 | - | land surveyor in direct supervision and control of his or | |
| 565 | - | her activities; | |
| 566 | - | (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the | |
| 567 | - | Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a | |
| 568 | - | license as a professional land surveyor; and | |
| 569 | - | (7) who satisfies one of the following educational | |
| 570 | - | requirements: | |
| 571 | - | (A) is a graduate of an approved land surveying | |
| 572 | - | curriculum of at least 4 years who has passed an | |
| 573 | - | examination in the fundamentals of surveying, as | |
| 574 | - | defined by rule; or | |
| 575 | - | (B) is a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum of | |
| 576 | - | at least 4 years, including at least 24 semester hours | |
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| 579 | - | of land surveying courses from an approved land | |
| 580 | - | surveying curriculum and the related science courses, | |
| 581 | - | who has passed an examination in the fundamentals of | |
| 582 | - | surveying, as defined by rule. | |
| 583 | - | (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | |
| 584 | - | surveyor intern and the Department shall issue a license to a | |
| 585 | - | person: | |
| 586 | - | (1) who has applied in writing in the required form | |
| 587 | - | provided by the Department or electronically; | |
| 588 | - | (2) (blank); | |
| 589 | - | (3) who is of good moral character; | |
| 590 | - | (4) who has the required education as set forth in | |
| 591 | - | this Act; and | |
| 592 | - | (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the | |
| 593 | - | Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a | |
| 594 | - | license as a surveyor intern in accordance with this Act. | |
| 595 | - | In determining moral character under this Section, the | |
| 596 | - | Department may take into consideration whether the applicant | |
| 597 | - | has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute | |
| 598 | - | grounds for discipline under this Act. | |
| 599 | - | (Source: P.A. 100-171, eff. 1-1-18; 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 600 | - | (225 ILCS 330/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 3270) | |
| 601 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 602 | - | Sec. 20. Endorsement. | |
| 603 | - | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
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| 606 | - | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 607 | - | a license as a professional land surveyor to an applicant | |
| 608 | - | licensed under the laws of another state, the District of | |
| 609 | - | Columbia, or a U.S. territory | |
| 610 | - | of the United States, or a | |
| 611 | - | foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that | |
| 612 | - | other jurisdiction were, on the date of original licensure, | |
| 613 | - | substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | |
| 614 | - | this State. | |
| 615 | - | (b) All applicants for endorsement shall pass a | |
| 616 | - | jurisdictional examination to determine the applicant's | |
| 617 | - | knowledge of the surveying tasks unique to the State of | |
| 618 | - | Illinois and the laws pertaining thereto. | |
| 619 | - | (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 620 | - | relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | |
| 621 | - | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 622 | - | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | |
| 623 | - | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | |
| 624 | - | may be required to provide additional information. | |
| 625 | - | (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 626 | - | to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 627 | - | been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | |
| 628 | - | the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and | |
| 629 | - | meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | |
| 630 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 631 | - | Section 30. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of | |
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| 283 | + | 1 to provide the Department notice, in writing, of any changes | |
| 284 | + | 2 in the information requested on the application. | |
| 285 | + | 3 (e) If a managing agent is terminated or terminates his or | |
| 286 | + | 4 her status as managing agent of the professional design firm, | |
| 287 | + | 5 the managing agent and the professional design firm shall | |
| 288 | + | 6 notify the Department of this fact in writing, by regular mail | |
| 289 | + | 7 or email, within 10 business days of termination. | |
| 290 | + | 8 Thereafter, the professional design firm, if it has so | |
| 291 | + | 9 informed the Department, has 30 days in which to notify the | |
| 292 | + | 10 Department of the name and architect's license number of the | |
| 293 | + | 11 architect who is the newly designated managing agent. If a | |
| 294 | + | 12 corporation, the corporation shall also submit a certified | |
| 295 | + | 13 copy of a resolution by the board of directors designating the | |
| 296 | + | 14 new managing agent. If a limited liability company, the | |
| 297 | + | 15 company shall also submit a certified copy of either its | |
| 298 | + | 16 articles of organization or operating agreement designating | |
| 299 | + | 17 the new managing agent. The Department may, upon good cause | |
| 300 | + | 18 shown, extend the original 30-day period. | |
| 301 | + | 19 If the professional design firm has not notified the | |
| 302 | + | 20 Department in writing, by regular mail or email, within the | |
| 303 | + | 21 specified time, the registration shall be terminated without | |
| 304 | + | 22 prior hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent by | |
| 305 | + | 23 regular mail to the address of record. If the professional | |
| 306 | + | 24 design firm continues to operate and offer architectural | |
| 307 | + | 25 services after the termination, the Department may seek | |
| 308 | + | 26 prosecution under Sections 22 and 23.5 for the unlicensed | |
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| 634 | - | 1989 is amended by changing Section 16 as follows: | |
| 635 | - | (225 ILCS 340/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6616) | |
| 636 | - | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 637 | - | Sec. 16. Endorsement. | |
| 638 | - | (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
| 639 | - | forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 640 | - | a license as a structural engineer to an applicant who is a | |
| 641 | - | structural engineer licensed under the laws of another state, | |
| 642 | - | the District of Columbia, a or territory of the United States, | |
| 643 | - | or a foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that | |
| 644 | - | other jurisdiction were, on at the date of original licensure, | |
| 645 | - | substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | |
| 646 | - | this State. | |
| 647 | - | (b) All applications for endorsement shall provide proof | |
| 648 | - | of passage of the examinations as approved by the Department | |
| 649 | - | by rule. | |
| 650 | - | (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 651 | - | relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | |
| 652 | - | questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 653 | - | information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | |
| 654 | - | or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | |
| 655 | - | may be required to provide additional information. | |
| 656 | - | (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 657 | - | to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 658 | - | been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | |
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| 661 | - | the fee forfeited and the applicant must reapply and meet the | |
| 662 | - | requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | |
| 663 | - | (Source: P.A. 101-312, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
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| 319 | + | 1 practice of architecture. | |
| 320 | + | 2 (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of | |
| 321 | + | 3 responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, | |
| 322 | + | 4 employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this | |
| 323 | + | 5 Section, nor shall any individual practicing architecture be | |
| 324 | + | 6 relieved of the responsibility for professional services | |
| 325 | + | 7 performed by reason of the individual's employment or | |
| 326 | + | 8 relationship with a professional design firm registered under | |
| 327 | + | 9 this Section. | |
| 328 | + | 10 (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm | |
| 329 | + | 11 registered under this Section shall be administered in the | |
| 330 | + | 12 same manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action | |
| 331 | + | 13 against a licensed architect. All disciplinary action taken or | |
| 332 | + | 14 pending against a corporation or partnership before the | |
| 333 | + | 15 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be | |
| 334 | + | 16 continued or remain in effect without the Department filing | |
| 335 | + | 17 separate actions. | |
| 336 | + | 18 (Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 337 | + | 19 Section 10. The Registered Interior Designers Act is | |
| 338 | + | 20 amended by changing Sections 8 and 10 as follows: | |
| 339 | + | 21 (225 ILCS 310/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 8208) | |
| 340 | + | 22 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | |
| 341 | + | 23 Sec. 8. Application requirements Requirements for | |
| 342 | + | 24 registration. | |
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| 353 | + | 1 (a) Each applicant for registration shall apply to the | |
| 354 | + | 2 Department in writing on a form or electronically as provided | |
| 355 | + | 3 by the Department. The Department may require an applicant, at | |
| 356 | + | 4 the applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the | |
| 357 | + | 5 applicant's education in a foreign country by a nationally | |
| 358 | + | 6 recognized evaluation service approved by the Department in | |
| 359 | + | 7 accordance with the rules adopted by the Department. Except as | |
| 360 | + | 8 otherwise provided in this Act, each applicant shall take and | |
| 361 | + | 9 pass the examination approved by the Department. Prior to | |
| 362 | + | 10 registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence | |
| 363 | + | 11 to the Board that the applicant has completed the education | |
| 364 | + | 12 and work experience requirements to sit for the NCIDQ | |
| 365 | + | 13 examination administered by the Council for Interior Design | |
| 366 | + | 14 Qualification, has successfully passed the NCIDQ exam, has | |
| 367 | + | 15 maintained an active NCIDQ certification, and: | |
| 368 | + | 16 (1) is a graduate of a 5-year interior design or | |
| 369 | + | 17 architecture program from an accredited institution and | |
| 370 | + | 18 has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified | |
| 371 | + | 19 interior design experience; | |
| 372 | + | 20 (2) is a graduate of a 4-year interior design or | |
| 373 | + | 21 architecture program from an accredited institution and | |
| 374 | + | 22 has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified | |
| 375 | + | 23 interior design experience; | |
| 376 | + | 24 (3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design | |
| 377 | + | 25 or architecture curriculum from an accredited institution | |
| 378 | + | 26 and has completed 3 years of full-time diversified | |
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| 389 | + | 1 interior design experience; or | |
| 390 | + | 2 (4) is a graduate of a 2-year interior design or | |
| 391 | + | 3 architecture program from an accredited institution and | |
| 392 | + | 4 has completed 4 years of full-time diversified interior | |
| 393 | + | 5 design experience. | |
| 394 | + | 6 (b) In addition to providing evidence of meeting the | |
| 395 | + | 7 requirements of subsection (a), each applicant for | |
| 396 | + | 8 registration as a registered interior designer shall provide | |
| 397 | + | 9 substantial evidence that the applicant he or she has | |
| 398 | + | 10 successfully completed the examination administered by the | |
| 399 | + | 11 Council for Interior Design Qualification. | |
| 400 | + | 12 (b-5) Each applicant for registration shall pay to the | |
| 401 | + | 13 Department the required registration fee, which is not | |
| 402 | + | 14 refundable, at the time of filing the his or her application. | |
| 403 | + | 15 (b-10) Each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of | |
| 404 | + | 16 registration under this Act shall have completed continuing | |
| 405 | + | 17 education as set forth by the Department by rule. The | |
| 406 | + | 18 Department shall consider the recommendations of the Board in | |
| 407 | + | 19 establishing requirements for continuing education | |
| 408 | + | 20 requirements but shall be no less than 10 hours of continuing | |
| 409 | + | 21 education in the areas of health, safety, and welfare every 2 | |
| 410 | + | 22 years. | |
| 411 | + | 23 (c) An individual may apply for original registration | |
| 412 | + | 24 prior to passing the examination. The individual He or she | |
| 413 | + | 25 shall have 3 2 years after the date of filing an application to | |
| 414 | + | 26 pass the examination. If evidence and documentation of passing | |
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| 425 | + | 1 the examination are received by the Department later than 3 2 | |
| 426 | + | 2 years after the individual's filing, the application shall be | |
| 427 | + | 3 denied and the fee forfeited. The applicant may reapply at any | |
| 428 | + | 4 time, but shall meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 429 | + | 5 reapplication. | |
| 430 | + | 6 (d) Upon payment of the required fee, which shall be | |
| 431 | + | 7 determined by rule, an applicant who is an architect licensed | |
| 432 | + | 8 under the laws of this State may, without examination, be | |
| 433 | + | 9 granted registration as a registered interior designer by the | |
| 434 | + | 10 Department provided the applicant submits proof of an active | |
| 435 | + | 11 architectural license in Illinois. | |
| 436 | + | 12 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-1066, eff. 1-1-23.) | |
| 437 | + | 13 (225 ILCS 310/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 8210) | |
| 438 | + | 14 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) | |
| 439 | + | 15 Sec. 10. Endorsement Foreign applicants. | |
| 440 | + | 16 (a) Upon payment of the required fee and the filing of an | |
| 441 | + | 17 application in writing on a form or electronically as provided | |
| 442 | + | 18 by the Department, an applicant who is an interior designer | |
| 443 | + | 19 currently registered, certified, or licensed under the laws of | |
| 444 | + | 20 another state or territory of the United States or a foreign | |
| 445 | + | 21 country or province shall, without further examination, be | |
| 446 | + | 22 granted registration as an interior designer by the Department | |
| 447 | + | 23 whenever the requirements of such state or territory of the | |
| 448 | + | 24 United States or a foreign country or province were, at the | |
| 449 | + | 25 date of registration, certification, or licensure, | |
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| 460 | + | 1 substantially equal to or greater than the requirements then | |
| 461 | + | 2 in force in this State. The Department may adopt rules | |
| 462 | + | 3 governing recognition of education and legal practice of the | |
| 463 | + | 4 profession in another jurisdiction, requiring additional | |
| 464 | + | 5 education, and determining when an examination may be | |
| 465 | + | 6 required. | |
| 466 | + | 7 (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 467 | + | 8 relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | |
| 468 | + | 9 questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 469 | + | 10 information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given, | |
| 470 | + | 11 or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking | |
| 471 | + | 12 registration may be required to provide additional | |
| 472 | + | 13 information. | |
| 473 | + | 14 (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 474 | + | 15 to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 475 | + | 16 been completed within the 3 years, then the application shall | |
| 476 | + | 17 be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must | |
| 477 | + | 18 reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 478 | + | 19 reapplication. | |
| 479 | + | 20 (Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18.) | |
| 480 | + | 21 Section 15. The Landscape Architecture Registration Act is | |
| 481 | + | 22 amended by adding Section 48 as follows: | |
| 482 | + | 23 (225 ILCS 316/48 new) | |
| 483 | + | 24 Sec. 48. Endorsement. | |
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| 494 | + | 1 (a) The Department may issue a registration as a landscape | |
| 495 | + | 2 architect to an applicant who submits a valid application | |
| 496 | + | 3 accompanied by the required fee and is a landscape architect | |
| 497 | + | 4 licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the | |
| 498 | + | 5 District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a | |
| 499 | + | 6 foreign country if the requirements for licensure, | |
| 500 | + | 7 registration, or certification in that other jurisdiction | |
| 501 | + | 8 were, on the date of original licensure, registration, or | |
| 502 | + | 9 certification, substantially equivalent to the requirements | |
| 503 | + | 10 then in force in this State. | |
| 504 | + | 11 (b) An application for endorsement shall provide proof of | |
| 505 | + | 12 passage of an examination required for registration. | |
| 506 | + | 13 (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 507 | + | 14 relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is | |
| 508 | + | 15 questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 509 | + | 16 information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | |
| 510 | + | 17 or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking | |
| 511 | + | 18 registration may be required to provide additional | |
| 512 | + | 19 information. | |
| 513 | + | 20 (d) An applicant has 3 years from the date of application | |
| 514 | + | 21 to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 515 | + | 22 been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | |
| 516 | + | 23 the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the | |
| 517 | + | 24 requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | |
| 518 | + | 25 (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027. | |
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| 529 | + | 1 Section 20. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of | |
| 530 | + | 2 1989 is amended by changing Sections 10, 11, and 19 as follows: | |
| 531 | + | 3 (225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210) | |
| 532 | + | 4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 533 | + | 5 Sec. 10. Minimum standards for licensure as professional | |
| 534 | + | 6 engineer. | |
| 535 | + | 7 (a) To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer, | |
| 536 | + | 8 each applicant shall be: | |
| 537 | + | 9 (1) a graduate of an approved engineering curriculum | |
| 538 | + | 10 of at least 4 years who submits acceptable evidence to the | |
| 539 | + | 11 Board of an additional 4 years or more of experience in | |
| 540 | + | 12 engineering work of a grade and character that indicate | |
| 541 | + | 13 that the individual may be competent to practice | |
| 542 | + | 14 professional engineering, and who has passed an | |
| 543 | + | 15 examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined | |
| 544 | + | 16 by rule and an examination in the principles and practice | |
| 545 | + | 17 of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting an | |
| 546 | + | 18 application with proof of passing both examinations, the | |
| 547 | + | 19 applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a | |
| 548 | + | 20 license to practice professional engineering in this | |
| 549 | + | 21 State; or | |
| 550 | + | 22 (2) a graduate of a non-approved engineering | |
| 551 | + | 23 curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 | |
| 552 | + | 24 years and which meets the requirements as set forth by | |
| 553 | + | 25 rule by submitting an application to the Department for | |
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| 564 | + | 1 its review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence | |
| 565 | + | 2 to the Board of an additional 4 8 years or more of | |
| 566 | + | 3 experience in engineering work of a grade and character | |
| 567 | + | 4 which indicate that the individual may be competent to | |
| 568 | + | 5 practice professional engineering, and who has passed an | |
| 569 | + | 6 examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined | |
| 570 | + | 7 by rule and an examination in the principles and practice | |
| 571 | + | 8 of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting the | |
| 572 | + | 9 application with proof of passing both examinations, the | |
| 573 | + | 10 applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a | |
| 574 | + | 11 license to practice professional engineering in this | |
| 575 | + | 12 State; or | |
| 576 | + | 13 (3) an Illinois engineer intern, by application and | |
| 577 | + | 14 payment of the required fee, may then take an examination | |
| 578 | + | 15 in the principles and practice of engineering as defined | |
| 579 | + | 16 by rule. If the applicant passes that examination and | |
| 580 | + | 17 submits evidence to the Board that meets the experience | |
| 581 | + | 18 qualification of paragraph (1) or (2), the applicant, if | |
| 582 | + | 19 otherwise qualified, shall be granted a license to | |
| 583 | + | 20 practice professional engineering in this State. | |
| 584 | + | 21 (b) Allowable experience for licensure shall commence at | |
| 585 | + | 22 the date of the baccalaureate degree, except for experience | |
| 586 | + | 23 gained while the applicant is a part-time student taking fewer | |
| 587 | + | 24 than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours per quarter to earn the | |
| 588 | + | 25 degree concurrent with the full-time engineering experience. | |
| 589 | + | 26 (c) When considering an applicant's qualifications for | |
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| 600 | + | 1 licensure under this Act, the Department may take into | |
| 601 | + | 2 consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or | |
| 602 | + | 3 actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of | |
| 603 | + | 4 Professional Conduct for this Act as provided by | |
| 604 | + | 5 administrative rules. | |
| 605 | + | 6 (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 606 | + | 7 (225 ILCS 325/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5211) | |
| 607 | + | 8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 608 | + | 9 Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment | |
| 609 | + | 10 as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a | |
| 610 | + | 11 minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for | |
| 611 | + | 12 enrollment as an engineer intern: | |
| 612 | + | 13 (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum | |
| 613 | + | 14 of at least 4 years, who has passed an examination in the | |
| 614 | + | 15 fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule, shall be | |
| 615 | + | 16 enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is | |
| 616 | + | 17 otherwise qualified; or | |
| 617 | + | 18 (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved | |
| 618 | + | 19 engineering curriculum who passes an examination in the | |
| 619 | + | 20 fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule and | |
| 620 | + | 21 furnishes proof that the applicant graduated within a | |
| 621 | + | 22 12-month period following the examination shall be | |
| 622 | + | 23 enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is | |
| 623 | + | 24 otherwise qualified; or | |
| 624 | + | 25 (c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering | |
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| 635 | + | 1 curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 | |
| 636 | + | 2 years and which meets the requirements as set forth by | |
| 637 | + | 3 rule by submitting an application to the Department for | |
| 638 | + | 4 its review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence | |
| 639 | + | 5 to the Board of an additional 4 years or more of | |
| 640 | + | 6 progressive experience in engineering work, and who has | |
| 641 | + | 7 passed an examination in the fundamentals of engineering | |
| 642 | + | 8 as defined by rule shall be enrolled as an engineer | |
| 643 | + | 9 intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified. | |
| 644 | + | 10 (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 645 | + | 11 (225 ILCS 325/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 5219) | |
| 646 | + | 12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 647 | + | 13 Sec. 19. Endorsement. | |
| 648 | + | 14 (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
| 649 | + | 15 forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 650 | + | 16 a license as a professional engineer to an applicant already | |
| 651 | + | 17 licensed under the laws of another state, the District of | |
| 652 | + | 18 Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign | |
| 653 | + | 19 country party to the North American Free Trade Agreement if | |
| 654 | + | 20 the requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction | |
| 655 | + | 21 were, on the date at the time of original licensure, | |
| 656 | + | 22 substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | |
| 657 | + | 23 this State. | |
| 658 | + | 24 (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 659 | + | 25 relevance or sufficiency of the coursework course work or | |
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| 670 | + | 1 experience is questioned by the Department or the Board | |
| 671 | + | 2 because of a lack of information, discrepancies, or conflicts | |
| 672 | + | 3 in information given or a need for clarification, the | |
| 673 | + | 4 applicant seeking licensure may be required to provide | |
| 674 | + | 5 additional information. | |
| 675 | + | 6 (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 676 | + | 7 to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 677 | + | 8 been completed during the 3-year time frame, the application | |
| 678 | + | 9 shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must | |
| 679 | + | 10 reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of | |
| 680 | + | 11 reapplication. | |
| 681 | + | 12 (Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 682 | + | 13 Section 25. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of | |
| 683 | + | 14 1989 is amended by changing Sections 12 and 20 as follows: | |
| 684 | + | 15 (225 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 3262) | |
| 685 | + | 16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 686 | + | 17 Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing. | |
| 687 | + | 18 (a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | |
| 688 | + | 19 professional land surveyor and the Department shall issue a | |
| 689 | + | 20 license to a person: | |
| 690 | + | 21 (1) who has applied in writing in the required form to | |
| 691 | + | 22 the Department or electronically; | |
| 692 | + | 23 (2) who has not violated any provision of this Act or | |
| 693 | + | 24 its rules; | |
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| 704 | + | 1 (3) who is of good ethical character, including | |
| 705 | + | 2 compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of | |
| 706 | + | 3 Practice adopted by rule under this Act, and has not | |
| 707 | + | 4 committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that would | |
| 708 | + | 5 constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor | |
| 709 | + | 6 licensed under this Act; | |
| 710 | + | 7 (4) who has been issued a license as a surveyor | |
| 711 | + | 8 intern; | |
| 712 | + | 9 (5) who, subsequent to conferral of a degree meeting | |
| 713 | + | 10 one of the educational requirements listed in paragraph | |
| 714 | + | 11 (7), passing the examination authorized by the Department | |
| 715 | + | 12 for licensure as a surveyor intern, has at least 4 years of | |
| 716 | + | 13 responsible charge experience verified by a professional | |
| 717 | + | 14 land surveyor in direct supervision and control of his or | |
| 718 | + | 15 her activities; | |
| 719 | + | 16 (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the | |
| 720 | + | 17 Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a | |
| 721 | + | 18 license as a professional land surveyor; and | |
| 722 | + | 19 (7) who satisfies one of the following educational | |
| 723 | + | 20 requirements: | |
| 724 | + | 21 (A) is a graduate of an approved land surveying | |
| 725 | + | 22 curriculum of at least 4 years who has passed an | |
| 726 | + | 23 examination in the fundamentals of surveying, as | |
| 727 | + | 24 defined by rule; or | |
| 728 | + | 25 (B) is a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum of | |
| 729 | + | 26 at least 4 years, including at least 24 semester hours | |
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| 740 | + | 1 of land surveying courses from an approved land | |
| 741 | + | 2 surveying curriculum and the related science courses, | |
| 742 | + | 3 who has passed an examination in the fundamentals of | |
| 743 | + | 4 surveying, as defined by rule. | |
| 744 | + | 5 (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a | |
| 745 | + | 6 surveyor intern and the Department shall issue a license to a | |
| 746 | + | 7 person: | |
| 747 | + | 8 (1) who has applied in writing in the required form | |
| 748 | + | 9 provided by the Department or electronically; | |
| 749 | + | 10 (2) (blank); | |
| 750 | + | 11 (3) who is of good moral character; | |
| 751 | + | 12 (4) who has the required education as set forth in | |
| 752 | + | 13 this Act; and | |
| 753 | + | 14 (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the | |
| 754 | + | 15 Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a | |
| 755 | + | 16 license as a surveyor intern in accordance with this Act. | |
| 756 | + | 17 In determining moral character under this Section, the | |
| 757 | + | 18 Department may take into consideration whether the applicant | |
| 758 | + | 19 has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute | |
| 759 | + | 20 grounds for discipline under this Act. | |
| 760 | + | 21 (Source: P.A. 100-171, eff. 1-1-18; 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 761 | + | 22 (225 ILCS 330/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 3270) | |
| 762 | + | 23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 763 | + | 24 Sec. 20. Endorsement. | |
| 764 | + | 25 (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
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| 775 | + | 1 forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 776 | + | 2 a license as a professional land surveyor to an applicant | |
| 777 | + | 3 licensed under the laws of another state, the District of | |
| 778 | + | 4 Columbia, or a U.S. territory | |
| 779 | + | of the United States, or a | |
| 780 | + | 5 foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that | |
| 781 | + | 6 other jurisdiction were, on the date of original licensure, | |
| 782 | + | 7 substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | |
| 783 | + | 8 this State. | |
| 784 | + | 9 (b) All applicants for endorsement shall pass a | |
| 785 | + | 10 jurisdictional examination to determine the applicant's | |
| 786 | + | 11 knowledge of the surveying tasks unique to the State of | |
| 787 | + | 12 Illinois and the laws pertaining thereto. | |
| 788 | + | 13 (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 789 | + | 14 relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | |
| 790 | + | 15 questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 791 | + | 16 information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | |
| 792 | + | 17 or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | |
| 793 | + | 18 may be required to provide additional information. | |
| 794 | + | 19 (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 795 | + | 20 to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 796 | + | 21 been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | |
| 797 | + | 22 the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and | |
| 798 | + | 23 meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | |
| 799 | + | 24 (Source: P.A. 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
| 800 | + | 25 Section 30. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of | |
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| 811 | + | 1 1989 is amended by changing Section 16 as follows: | |
| 812 | + | 2 (225 ILCS 340/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6616) | |
| 813 | + | 3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) | |
| 814 | + | 4 Sec. 16. Endorsement. | |
| 815 | + | 5 (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on | |
| 816 | + | 6 forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue | |
| 817 | + | 7 a license as a structural engineer to an applicant who is a | |
| 818 | + | 8 structural engineer licensed under the laws of another state, | |
| 819 | + | 9 the District of Columbia, a or territory of the United States, | |
| 820 | + | 10 or a foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that | |
| 821 | + | 11 other jurisdiction were, on at the date of original licensure, | |
| 822 | + | 12 substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in | |
| 823 | + | 13 this State. | |
| 824 | + | 14 (b) All applications for endorsement shall provide proof | |
| 825 | + | 15 of passage of the examinations as approved by the Department | |
| 826 | + | 16 by rule. | |
| 827 | + | 17 (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or | |
| 828 | + | 18 relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is | |
| 829 | + | 19 questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of | |
| 830 | + | 20 information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given | |
| 831 | + | 21 or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure | |
| 832 | + | 22 may be required to provide additional information. | |
| 833 | + | 23 (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application | |
| 834 | + | 24 to complete the application process. If the process has not | |
| 835 | + | 25 been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, | |
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| 846 | + | 1 the fee forfeited and the applicant must reapply and meet the | |
| 847 | + | 2 requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. | |
| 848 | + | 3 (Source: P.A. 101-312, eff. 8-9-19.) | |
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