97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2236
 
Introduced 2/15/2011, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 





225 ILCS 330/12  from Ch. 111, par. 3262
225 ILCS 330/13  from Ch. 111, par. 3263

     Amends the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989. Makes changes in provisions concerning the qualifications for licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor and the qualifications for examinations for Land Surveyor-in-Training.
  


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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 Professional Land Surveyor Act of 
51989 is amended  by changing Sections 12 and 13 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 330/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3262)



7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

8    Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing. 

9    (a) A person is qualified to
receive a license as a 
10Professional Land Surveyor and the Department shall
issue a 
11license to a person:


12        (1) who has applied in writing in the required form to 
13    the
Department;


14        (2) (blank);

15        (2.5) who has not violated any provision of this Act or 
16    its rules; 

17        (3) who is of good ethical character, including 
18    compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of 
19    Practice promulgated by rule pursuant to this Act, and has 
20    not committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that 
21    would constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor 
22    licensed under this Act;


23        (4) who has been issued a license as a Land

 
 
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1    Surveyor-in-Training;


2        (5) who, subsequent to passing the examination 
3    authorized by the Department for licensure as a

4    Surveyor-In-Training, has at least 4 years of responsible 
5    charge experience
verified by a professional land surveyor 
6    in direct supervision and control of
his or her activities; 
7    and 


8        (6) who has passed an examination authorized by the 
9    Department
to
determine his or her fitness to receive a 
10    license as a Professional Land
Surveyor. ; and
11        (7) who has a baccalaureate degree in a related science 
12    if he or she does not have a baccalaureate degree in land 
13    surveying from an accredited college or university. 

14    (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a Land

15Surveyor-in-Training and the Department shall issue a license 
16to a person:


17        (1) who has applied in writing in the required form 
18    provided by the
Department;


19        (2) (blank);
 
20        (3) who is of good moral character;


21        (4) who has the required education as set forth in this 
22    Act; and


23        (5) who has passed an examination authorized by the 
24    Department
to
determine his or her fitness to receive a 
25    license as a Land
Surveyor-in-Training in accordance with 
26    this Act.

 
 
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1    In determining moral character under
this Section, the 
2Department may take into consideration whether the
applicant 
3has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute grounds 
4for
discipline under this Act.

5(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)

 



6    (225 ILCS 330/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 3263)


7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

8    Sec. 13. Qualifications for examination for Licensed Land

9Surveyor-in-Training.   Applicants for the examination for Land

10Surveyor-in-Training shall have:

11        (1) a baccalaureate degree in Land Surveying as defined 
12    by rule from an accredited
college or university program; 
13    or 

14        (2) a baccalaureate degree in a related science 
15    including at least 24
semester hours of land surveying 
16    courses from a Board Department approved curriculum of an

17    accredited institution. ;

18        (3) an Associate of Science degree in surveying or a 
19    related science, at least 24 semester hours of land 
20    surveying courses from a Board approved  curriculum of an 
21    accredited institution, and at least 2 years of land 
22    surveying experience verified by a professional land 
23    surveyor that was in direct supervision and control of his 
24    or her activities; or 
25        (4) a high school diploma or equivalent, at least 24 
 
 
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1    semester hours of land surveying courses from a Board 
2    approved curriculum of an accredited institution, and at 
3    least 4 years of land surveying experience verified by a 
4    professional land surveyor that was in direct supervision 
5    and control of his or her activities. 
6(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)