Public Act 098-0993
 
HB4535 EnrolledLRB098 19304 ZMM 54456 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 305/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1311)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
    Sec. 11. Application for original license. Applications
for original licensure shall be made to the Department in
writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be
accompanied by the required fee, which is not refundable. Any
such application shall require information as in the judgment
of the Department will enable the Department to pass on the
qualifications of the applicant to practice architecture. The
Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's
expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in
a foreign country by an evaluation service approved by the
Board in accordance with rules prescribed by the Department.
    An applicant who has graduated from an architectural
program outside the United States or its territories and whose
first language is not English shall submit certification of
passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
and a test of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any
such applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from
an accredited educational institution in the United States or
its territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
    Section 10. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
1989 is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 325/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5208)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
    Sec. 8. Applications for licensure.
    (a) Applications for licensure shall (1) be on forms
prescribed and furnished by the Department, (2) contain
statements made under oath showing the applicant's education
and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and
(3) contain references as required by the Department.
    (b) Applicants shall have obtained the education and
experience as required in Section 10 or Section 11 prior to
submittal of application for licensure. Allowable experience
shall commence at the date of the baccalaureate degree, except:
        (1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given
    for a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum providing a
    cooperative program, which is supervised industrial or
    field experience of at least one academic year which
    alternates with periods of full-time academic training,
    when such program is certified by the university, or
        (2) Partial credit may be given for professional
    engineering experience as defined by rule for employment
    prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree if the
    employment is full-time while the applicant is a part-time
    student taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours
    per quarter to earn the degree concurrent with the
    full-time engineering experience.
        (3) If an applicant files an application and supporting
    documents containing a material misstatement of
    information or a misrepresentation for the purpose of
    obtaining licensure or enrollment or if an applicant
    performs any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to
    qualify for licensure or enrollment under this Act, the
    Department may issue a rule of intent to deny licensure or
    enrollment and may conduct a hearing in accordance with
    Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act.
    The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant
under Sections 10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the
qualifications of the applicant.
    It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
application, when requested by the Board, by provision of
additional documentation of education, including transcripts,
course content and credentials of the engineering college or
college granting related science degrees, or of work experience
to permit the Board to determine the qualifications of the
applicant. The Department may require an applicant, at the
applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized
evaluating service approved by the Department.
    An applicant who graduated from an engineering program
outside the United States or its territories and whose first
language is not English shall submit certification of passage
of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a test
of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any such
applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from an
accredited educational institution in the United States or its
territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 96-850, eff. 6-1-10.)
 
    Section 15. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 340/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6609)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
    Sec. 9. Applications for original licenses shall be made to
the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department
and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which is not
refundable. The application shall require such information as
in the judgment of the Department will enable the Department to
pass on the qualifications of the applicant for a license. The
Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's
expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in
a foreign county by a nationally recognized evaluation service
approved by the Department in accordance with rules prescribed
by the Department.
    An applicant who graduated from a structural engineering
program outside the United States or its territories and whose
first language is not English shall submit certification of
passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
and a test of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any
such applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from
an accredited educational institution in the United States or
its territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2015