103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3767

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 305/9  from Ch. 111, par. 1309
225 ILCS 305/13  from Ch. 111, par. 1313
225 ILCS 305/18  from Ch. 111, par. 1318
225 ILCS 305/21  from Ch. 111, par. 1321
225 ILCS 310/8  from Ch. 111, par. 8208
225 ILCS 310/10  from Ch. 111, par. 8210
225 ILCS 316/48 new
225 ILCS 325/10  from Ch. 111, par. 5210
225 ILCS 325/11  from Ch. 111, par. 5211
225 ILCS 325/19  from Ch. 111, par. 5219
225 ILCS 330/12  from Ch. 111, par. 3262
225 ILCS 330/20  from Ch. 111, par. 3270
225 ILCS 340/16  from Ch. 111, par. 6616

    Amends the Landscape Architecture Registration Act. Allows the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to issue a registration as a landscape architect to a person licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign country if specified conditions are satisfied. Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Registered Interior Designers Act, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Makes changes to provisions regarding endorsements of licenses issued outside of the State to allow for an applicant licensed in a foreign country to receive a license for the Department if specified conditions are satisfied. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
5is 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7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)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
9Licensing Board consisting of 7 members who shall serve in an
10advisory capacity to the Secretary. All members of the Board
11shall be residents of Illinois. Six members shall (i) hold a
12valid architecture license in Illinois and have held the
13license under this Act for the preceding 10 years, and (ii) not
14have been disciplined within the preceding 10 years under this
15Act. One architect shall be a tenured member of the
16architectural faculty of an Illinois university accredited by
17the National Architectural Accrediting Board. In addition to
18the 6 architects, there shall be one public member. The public
19member shall be a voting member and shall not be licensed under
20this Act or any other design profession licensing Act that the
21Department administers.
22    Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their
23successors are appointed and qualified. In appointing members

 

 

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1to the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to
2recommendations by members and organizations of the
3architecture profession.
4    The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
5representation from the geographic areas in this State.
6    No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term
7which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to
8be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms.
9    Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same
10manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
11the vacated term.
12    Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A
13quorum is required for Board decisions.
14    The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for
15misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty or for reasons
16prescribed by law for removal of State officials.
17    The Secretary may remove a member of the Board who does not
18attend 2 consecutive meetings.
19    Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
20Board and the Department shall review the response of the
21Board and any recommendations made therein. The Department
22may, at any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the
23Board on any matter relating to the administration or
24enforcement of this Act.
25    Members of the Board are not liable for damages in any
26action or proceeding as a result of activities performed as

 

 

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1members of the Board, except upon proof of actual malice.
2    Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all
3legitimate, 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
8of good moral character may apply for licensure if the
9applicant he or she is a graduate with a first professional
10degree in architecture from a program that is accredited by
11the National Architectural Accrediting Board, the Canadian
12Architectural Certification Board, or satisfies the
13qualifications of substantial equivalency through either an
14alternate pathway approved by the National Council of
15Architectural Registration Boards or a mutual recognition
16agreement; has completed the examination requirements set
17forth under Section 12; , and has completed such diversified
18professional training, including academic training, as is
19required by rules of the Department. The Department may adopt,
20as its own rules relating to diversified professional
21training, those guidelines published from time to time by the
22National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
23    Good moral character means such character as will enable a
24person to discharge the duties of an architect to that
25person's client and to the public in a manner that protects

 

 

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1health, safety, and welfare. Evidence of inability to
2discharge such duties may include the commission of an offense
3justifying discipline under Section 22. In addition, the
4Department may take into consideration whether the applicant
5has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute
6grounds 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
12forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue
13a license as an architect to an applicant licensed under the
14laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a
15territory of the United States, or a foreign country if the
16requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction were, on
17the date of original licensure, substantially equivalent to
18the requirements then in force in this State.
19    (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or
20relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is
21questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of
22information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given,
23or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure
24may be required to provide additional information.
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1to complete the application process. If the process has not
2been completed within the 3 years, the application shall be
3denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
4reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
5reapplication.
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;
10conditions.
11    (a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the formation,
12under the Professional Service Corporation Act, of a
13corporation to offer the practice of architecture.
14    Any business, including, but not limited to, a
15Professional Service Corporation, that includes the practice
16of architecture within its stated purposes, practices
17architecture, or holds itself out as available to practice
18architecture shall register with the Department under this
19Section. Any professional service corporation, sole
20proprietorship, or professional design firm offering
21architectural services must have a resident architect in
22responsible charge of the architectural practices in each
23location in which architectural services are provided who
24shall be designated as a managing agent.
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1Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act
2is prohibited from offering architectural services to the
3public. "Illinois licensed design professional" means a person
4who holds an active license as an architect under this Act, as
5a structural engineer under the Structural Engineering
6Practice Act of 1989, as a professional engineer under the
7Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or as a
8professional land surveyor under the Professional Land
9Surveyor Act of 1989. Any sole proprietorship owned and
10operated by an architect with an active license issued under
11this Act and conducting or transacting such business under an
12assumed name in accordance with the Assumed Business Name Act
13shall comply with the registration requirements of a
14professional design firm. Any sole proprietorship owned and
15operated by an architect with an active license issued under
16this Act and conducting or transacting such business under the
17real name of the sole proprietor is exempt from the
18registration requirements of a professional design firm.
19    (b) Any business, including, but not limited to, a
20Professional Service Corporation, partnership, limited
21liability company, or professional design firm seeking to be
22registered under this Section shall not be registered as a
23professional design firm unless the business designates an
24individual who holds a license under this Act as one of the
25members of the board of directors, partners, or members of the
26business and the designated individual will function as the

 

 

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1managing 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
15service corporation, or partnership qualifying under this
16Section and practicing in this State shall file with the
17Department any information concerning its officers, directors,
18members, managers, partners or beneficial owners as the
19Department may, by rule, require.
20    (c) No business shall offer the practice or hold itself
21out as available to offer the practice of architecture until
22it is registered with the Department as a professional design
23firm. Every entity registered as a professional design firm
24shall display its certificate of registration or a facsimile
25thereof in a conspicuous place in each office offering
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1    (d) Any business seeking to be registered under this
2Section shall make application on a form provided by the
3Department and shall provide any information requested by the
4Department, which shall include but shall not be limited to
5all 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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1to provide the Department notice, in writing, of any changes
2in the information requested on the application.
3    (e) If a managing agent is terminated or terminates his or
4her status as managing agent of the professional design firm,
5the managing agent and the professional design firm shall
6notify the Department of this fact in writing, by regular mail
7or email, within 10 business days of termination.
8    Thereafter, the professional design firm, if it has so
9informed the Department, has 30 days in which to notify the
10Department of the name and architect's license number of the
11architect who is the newly designated managing agent. If a
12corporation, the corporation shall also submit a certified
13copy of a resolution by the board of directors designating the
14new managing agent. If a limited liability company, the
15company shall also submit a certified copy of either its
16articles of organization or operating agreement designating
17the new managing agent. The Department may, upon good cause
18shown, extend the original 30-day period.
19    If the professional design firm has not notified the
20Department in writing, by regular mail or email, within the
21specified time, the registration shall be terminated without
22prior hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent by
23regular mail to the address of record. If the professional
24design firm continues to operate and offer architectural
25services after the termination, the Department may seek
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1practice of architecture.
2    (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of
3responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents,
4employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this
5Section, nor shall any individual practicing architecture be
6relieved of the responsibility for professional services
7performed by reason of the individual's employment or
8relationship with a professional design firm registered under
9this Section.
10    (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm
11registered under this Section shall be administered in the
12same manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action
13against a licensed architect. All disciplinary action taken or
14pending against a corporation or partnership before the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be
16continued or remain in effect without the Department filing
17separate actions.
18(Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
19    Section 10. The Registered Interior Designers Act is
20amended 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
2Department in writing on a form or electronically as provided
3by the Department. The Department may require an applicant, at
4the applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the
5applicant's education in a foreign country by a nationally
6recognized evaluation service approved by the Department in
7accordance with the rules adopted by the Department. Except as
8otherwise provided in this Act, each applicant shall take and
9pass the examination approved by the Department. Prior to
10registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence
11to the Board that the applicant has completed the education
12and work experience requirements to sit for the NCIDQ
13examination administered by the Council for Interior Design
14Qualification, has successfully passed the NCIDQ exam, has
15maintained an active NCIDQ certification, and:
16        (1) is a graduate of a 5-year interior design or
17    architecture program from an accredited institution and
18    has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified
19    interior design experience;
20        (2) is a graduate of a 4-year interior design or
21    architecture program from an accredited institution and
22    has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified
23    interior design experience;
24        (3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design
25    or architecture curriculum from an accredited institution
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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
7requirements of subsection (a), each applicant for
8registration as a registered interior designer shall provide
9substantial evidence that the applicant he or she has
10successfully completed the examination administered by the
11Council for Interior Design Qualification.
12    (b-5) Each applicant for registration shall pay to the
13Department the required registration fee, which is not
14refundable, at the time of filing the his or her application.
15    (b-10) Each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of
16registration under this Act shall have completed continuing
17education as set forth by the Department by rule. The
18Department shall consider the recommendations of the Board in
19establishing requirements for continuing education
20requirements but shall be no less than 10 hours of continuing
21education in the areas of health, safety, and welfare every 2
22years.
23    (c) An individual may apply for original registration
24prior to passing the examination. The individual He or she
25shall have 2 years after the date of filing an application to
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1the examination are received by the Department later than 2
2years after the individual's filing, the application shall be
3denied and the fee forfeited. The applicant may reapply at any
4time, but shall meet the requirements in effect at the time of
5reapplication.
6    (d) Upon payment of the required fee, which shall be
7determined by rule, an applicant who is an architect licensed
8under the laws of this State may, without examination, be
9granted registration as a registered interior designer by the
10Department provided the applicant submits proof of an active
11architectural 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
17application in writing on a form or electronically as provided
18by the Department, an applicant who is an interior designer
19currently registered, certified, or licensed under the laws of
20another state or territory of the United States or a foreign
21country or province shall, without further examination, be
22granted registration as an interior designer by the Department
23whenever the requirements of such state or territory of the
24United States or a foreign country or province were, at the
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1substantially equal to or greater than the requirements then
2in force in this State. The Department may adopt rules
3governing recognition of education and legal practice of the
4profession in another jurisdiction, requiring additional
5education, and determining when an examination may be
6required.
7    (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or
8relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is
9questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of
10information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given,
11or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking
12registration may be required to provide additional
13information.
14    (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application
15to complete the application process. If the process has not
16been completed within the 3 years, then the application shall
17be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
18reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
19reapplication.
20(Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18.)
 
21    Section 15. The Landscape Architecture Registration Act is
22amended by adding Section 48 as follows:
 
23    (225 ILCS 316/48 new)
24    Sec. 48. Endorsement.

 

 

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1    (a) The Department may issue a registration as a landscape
2architect to an applicant who submits a valid application
3accompanied by the required fee and is a landscape architect
4licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the
5District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a
6foreign country if the requirements for licensure,
7registration, or certification in that other jurisdiction
8were, on the date of original licensure, registration, or
9certification, substantially equivalent to the requirements
10then in force in this State.
11    (b) An application for endorsement shall provide proof of
12passage of an examination required for licensure.
13    (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or
14relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is
15questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of
16information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given
17or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking
18registration may be required to provide additional
19information.
20    (d) An applicant has 3 years from the date of application
21to complete the application process. If the process has not
22been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied,
23the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
24requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
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1    Section 20. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
21989 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
6engineer.
7    (a) To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer,
8each 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
22the date of the baccalaureate degree, except for experience
23gained while the applicant is a part-time student taking fewer
24than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours per quarter to earn the
25degree concurrent with the full-time engineering experience.
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1licensure under this Act, the Department may take into
2consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or
3actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of
4Professional Conduct for this Act as provided by
5administrative 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
10as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a
11minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for
12enrollment 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
15forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue
16a license as a professional engineer to an applicant already
17licensed under the laws of another state, the District of
18Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign
19country party to the North American Free Trade Agreement if
20the requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction
21were, on the date at the time of original licensure,
22substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in
23this State.
24    (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or
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1experience is questioned by the Department or the Board
2because of a lack of information, discrepancies, or conflicts
3in information given or a need for clarification, the
4applicant seeking licensure may be required to provide
5additional information.
6    (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application
7to complete the application process. If the process has not
8been completed during the 3-year time frame, the application
9shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must
10reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
11reapplication.
12(Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
13    Section 25. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
141989 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
19professional land surveyor and the Department shall issue a
20license 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 passing the examination
10    authorized by the Department for licensure as a surveyor
11    intern, has at least 4 years of responsible charge
12    experience verified by a professional land surveyor in
13    direct supervision and control of his or her activities;
14        (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the
15    Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
16    license as a professional land surveyor; and
17        (7) who satisfies one of the following educational
18    requirements:
19            (A) is a graduate of an approved land surveying
20        curriculum of at least 4 years who has passed an
21        examination in the fundamentals of surveying, as
22        defined by rule; or
23            (B) is a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum of
24        at least 4 years, including at least 24 semester hours
25        of land surveying courses from an approved land
26        surveying curriculum and the related science courses,

 

 

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1        who has passed an examination in the fundamentals of
2        surveying, as defined by rule.
3    (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a
4surveyor intern and the Department shall issue a license to a
5person:
6        (1) who has applied in writing in the required form
7    provided by the Department or electronically;
8        (2) (blank);
9        (3) who is of good moral character;
10        (4) who has the required education as set forth in
11    this Act; and
12        (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the
13    Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a
14    license as a surveyor intern in accordance with this Act.
15    In determining moral character under this Section, the
16Department may take into consideration whether the applicant
17has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute
18grounds for discipline under this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 100-171, eff. 1-1-18; 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
20    (225 ILCS 330/20)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3270)
21    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
22    Sec. 20. Endorsement.
23    (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on
24forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue
25a license as a professional land surveyor to an applicant

 

 

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1licensed under the laws of another state, the District of
2Columbia, or a U.S. territory
of the United States, or a
3foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that
4other jurisdiction were, on the date of original licensure,
5substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in
6this State.
7    (b) All applicants for endorsement shall pass a
8jurisdictional examination to determine the applicant's
9knowledge of the surveying tasks unique to the State of
10Illinois and the laws pertaining thereto.
11    (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or
12relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is
13questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of
14information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given
15or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure
16may be required to provide additional information.
17    (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application
18to complete the application process. If the process has not
19been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied,
20the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and
21meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
22(Source: P.A. 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
23    Section 30. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of
241989 is amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 340/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6616)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
3    Sec. 16. Endorsement.
4    (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on
5forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue
6a license as a structural engineer to an applicant who is a
7structural engineer licensed under the laws of another state,
8the District of Columbia, a or territory of the United States,
9or a foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that
10other jurisdiction were, on at the date of original licensure,
11substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in
12this State.
13    (b) All applications for endorsement shall provide proof
14of passage of the examinations as approved by the Department
15by rule.
16    (c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or
17relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is
18questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of
19information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given
20or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure
21may be required to provide additional information.
22    (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application
23to complete the application process. If the process has not
24been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied,
25the fee forfeited and the applicant must reapply and meet the
26requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-312, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
31, 2025.