96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1356

 

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Angelo Saviano - Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. In a provision concerning exemption from the Act for services performed by certain business organizations, provides that the exemption shall not extend to the design of infrastructure utility systems or manufacturing processes of the business organization. Removes the exemption for services, for private use, of contractors or owners in the construction of engineering works or the installation of equipment. Defines "address of record". Provides that the Department may further define "direct supervision/responsible charge" by rule. Changes the definition of "professional engineering practice" to include the recognition, measurement, evaluation and control of "control systems". Provides that the Secretary must simply notify the Board prior to the Department issuing any final decision or order that deviates from any report or recommendations of the Board relating to qualifications of applicants, disciplinary actions, or promulgation of rules (now, the Secretary is required to provide written notice and wait 30 days for the Board's written comments). Allows the Department to exercise the functions, powers, or duties enumerated to it by the Act without first requiring the action and report in writing of the Board. In a provision concerning the Board, limits term of service to 10 successive years(now, 15), prohibits public member from being an employee of an engineering related field (now, an employee of the State), and provides that members may receive compensation as determined by the Secretary (now, shall receive compensation when attending Board meetings or meetings approved by the Secretary). Provides that an engineer shall be responsible for his or her seal and signature as defined by rule (now, signatures generated by computer shall not be permitted). Provides that the Department may take disciplinary action against any person that commits certain tax violations. Provides that the Department shall deny a license or renewal to a person that has defaulted on an education loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the State. Provides that the Department or Board may order a licensee or applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both, for certain violations of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
5 1989 is amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,
6 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 42 and
7 43 as follows:
 
8     (225 ILCS 325/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5203)
9     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
10     Sec. 3. Application of the Act; Exemptions.
11     (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the
12 practice of structural engineering as defined in the Structural
13 Engineering Practice Act of 1989 or the practice of
14 architecture as defined in the Illinois Architecture Practice
15 Act of 1989 or the regular and customary practice of
16 construction contracting and construction management as
17 performed by construction contractors.
18     (b) Nothing in this Act shall prevent:
19         (1) Employees, including project representatives, of
20     professional engineers lawfully practicing as sole owners,
21     partnerships or corporations under this Act, from acting
22     under the direct supervision of their employers.
23         (2) The employment of owner's representatives by the

 

 

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1     owner during the constructing, adding to, or altering of a
2     project, or any parts thereof, provided that such owner's
3     representative shall not have the authority to deviate from
4     the technical submissions without the prior approval of the
5     professional engineer for the project.
6         (3) The practice of officers and employees of the
7     Government of the United States while engaged within this
8     State in the practice of the profession of engineering for
9     the Government.
10         (4) Services performed by employees of a business
11     organization engaged in utility, industrial or
12     manufacturing operations, or by employees of laboratory
13     research affiliates of such business organization which
14     are rendered in connection with the fabrication or
15     production, sale, and installation of products, systems,
16     or nonengineering services of the business organization or
17     its affiliates. This exemption shall not extend to the
18     design of infrastructure utility systems or manufacturing
19     processes of the business organization.
20         (5) Inspection, maintenance and service work done by
21     employees of the State of Illinois, any political
22     subdivision thereof or any municipality.
23         (6) The activities performed by those ordinarily
24     designated as chief engineer of plant operation, chief
25     operating engineer, locomotive, stationary, marine, power
26     plant or hoisting and portable engineers, electrical

 

 

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1     maintenance or service engineers, personnel employed in
2     connection with construction, operation or maintenance of
3     street lighting, traffic control signals, police and fire
4     alarm systems, waterworks, steam, electric, and sewage
5     treatment and disposal plants, or the services ordinarily
6     performed by any worker regularly employed as a locomotive,
7     stationary, marine, power plant, or hoisting and portable
8     engineer or electrical maintenance or service engineer for
9     any corporation, contractor or employer.
10         (7) The activities performed by a person ordinarily
11     designated as a supervising engineer or supervising
12     electrical maintenance or service engineer who supervises
13     the operation of, or who operates, machinery or equipment,
14     or who supervises construction or the installation of
15     equipment within a plant which is under such person's
16     immediate supervision.
17         (8) The services, for private use, of contractors or
18     owners in the construction of engineering works or the
19     installation of equipment.
20     (c) No officer, board, commission, or other public entity
21 charged with the enforcement of codes and ordinances involving
22 a professional engineering project shall accept for filing or
23 approval any technical submissions that do not bear the seal
24 and signature of a professional engineer licensed under this
25 Act.
26     (d) Nothing contained in this Section imposes upon a person

 

 

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1 licensed under this Act the responsibility for the performance
2 of any of the foregoing functions unless such person
3 specifically contracts to provide it.
4 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
5     (225 ILCS 325/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5204)
6     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
7     Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8     (a) "Address of record" means the designated address
9 recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
10 application file or license file maintained by the Department's
11 licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
12 licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
13 such changes must be made either through the Department's
14 website or by directly contacting the Department.
15     (a-5) (a) "Approved engineering curriculum" means an
16 engineering curriculum or program of 4 academic years or more
17 which meets the standards established by the rules of the
18 Department.
19     (b) "Board" means the State Board of Professional Engineers
20 of the Department of Professional Regulation, previously known
21 as the Examining Committee.
22     (c) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
23 Professional Regulation.
24     (d) "Design professional" means an architect, structural
25 engineer or professional engineer practicing in conformance

 

 

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1 with the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the
2 Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 or the Professional
3 Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
4     (e) (Blank). "Director" means the Director of Professional
5 Regulation.
6     (f) "Direct supervision/responsible charge" means work
7 prepared under the control of a licensed professional engineer
8 or that work as to which that professional engineer has
9 detailed professional knowledge. The Department may further
10 define this term by rule.
11     (g) "Engineering college" means a school, college,
12 university, department of a university or other educational
13 institution, reputable and in good standing in accordance with
14 rules prescribed by the Department, and which grants
15 baccalaureate degrees in engineering.
16     (h) "Engineering system or facility" means a system or
17 facility whose design is based upon the application of the
18 principles of science for the purpose of modification of
19 natural states of being.
20     (i) "Engineer intern" means a person who is a candidate for
21 licensure as a professional engineer and who has been enrolled
22 as an engineer intern.
23     (j) "Enrollment" means an action by the Department to
24 record those individuals who have met the Board's requirements
25 for an engineer intern.
26     (k) "License" means an official document issued by the

 

 

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1 Department to an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a
2 professional service corporation, a limited liability company,
3 or a sole proprietorship, signifying authority to practice.
4     (l) "Negligence in the practice of professional
5 engineering" means the failure to exercise that degree of
6 reasonable professional skill, judgment and diligence normally
7 rendered by professional engineers in the practice of
8 professional engineering.
9     (m) "Professional engineer" means a person licensed under
10 the laws of the State of Illinois to practice professional
11 engineering.
12     (n) "Professional engineering" means the application of
13 science to the design of engineering systems and facilities
14 using the knowledge, skills, ability and professional judgment
15 developed through professional engineering education, training
16 and experience.
17     (o) "Professional engineering practice" means the
18 consultation on, conception, investigation, evaluation,
19 planning, and design of, and selection of materials to be used
20 in, administration of construction contracts for, or site
21 observation of, an engineering system or facility, where such
22 consultation, conception, investigation, evaluation, planning,
23 design, selection, administration, or observation requires
24 extensive knowledge of engineering laws, formulae, materials,
25 practice, and construction methods. A person shall be construed
26 to practice or offer to practice professional engineering,

 

 

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1 within the meaning and intent of this Act, who practices, or
2 who, by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or
3 any other way, is represented to be a professional engineer, or
4 through the use of the initials "P.E." or the title "engineer"
5 or any of its derivations or some other title implies licensure
6 as a professional engineer, or holds himself out as able to
7 perform any service which is recognized as professional
8 engineering practice.
9     Examples of the practice of professional engineering
10 include, but need not be limited to, transportation facilities
11 and publicly owned utilities for a region or community,
12 railroads, railways, highways, subways, canals, harbors, river
13 improvements; irrigation works; aircraft, airports and landing
14 fields; waterworks, piping systems and appurtenances, sewers,
15 sewage disposal works; plants for the generation of power;
16 devices for the utilization of power; boilers; refrigeration
17 plants, air conditioning systems and plants; heating systems
18 and plants; plants for the transmission or distribution of
19 power; electrical plants which produce, transmit, distribute,
20 or utilize electrical energy; works for the extraction of
21 minerals from the earth; plants for the refining, alloying or
22 treating of metals; chemical works and industrial plants
23 involving the use of chemicals and chemical processes; plants
24 for the production, conversion, or utilization of nuclear,
25 chemical, or radiant energy; forensic engineering,
26 geotechnical engineering including, subsurface investigations;

 

 

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1 soil classification, geology and geohydrology, incidental to
2 the practice of professional engineering; energy analysis,
3 environmental design, hazardous waste mitigation and control;
4 recognition, measurement, evaluation and control of
5 environmental systems and emissions; control systems;
6 automated building management systems; or the provision of
7 professional engineering site observation of the construction
8 of works and engineering systems. Nothing contained in this
9 Section imposes upon a person licensed under this Act the
10 responsibility for the performance of any of the foregoing
11 functions unless such person specifically contracts to provide
12 it.
13     (p) "Project representative" means the professional
14 engineer's representative at the project site who assists in
15 the administration of the construction contract.
16     (q) "Registered" means the same as "licensed" for purposes
17 of this Act.
18     (r) "Related science curriculum" means a 4 year program of
19 study, the satisfactory completion of which results in a
20 Bachelor of Science degree, and which contains courses from
21 such areas as life, earth, engineering and computer sciences,
22 including but not limited to, physics and chemistry. In the
23 study of these sciences, the objective is to acquire
24 fundamental knowledge about the nature of its phenomena,
25 including quantitative expression, appropriate to particular
26 fields of engineering.

 

 

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1     (s) "Rules" means those rules promulgated pursuant to this
2 Act.
3     (t) "Seal" means the seal in compliance with Section 14 of
4 this Act.
5     (t-5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
6 Financial and Professional Regulation.
7     (u) "Site observation" is visitation of the construction
8 site for the purpose of reviewing, as available, the quality
9 and conformance of the work to the technical submissions as
10 they relate to design.
11     (v) "Support design professional" means a professional
12 engineer practicing in conformance with the Professional
13 Engineering Practice Act of 1989, who provides services to the
14 design professional who has contract responsibility.
15     (w) "Technical submissions" means designs, drawings, and
16 specifications which establish the standard of quality for
17 materials, workmanship, equipment, and the construction
18 systems, studies, and other technical reports prepared in the
19 course of a design professional's practice.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16,
21 eff. 6-28-01; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 325/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5205)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
24     Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the
25 provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the

 

 

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1 following functions, powers and duties:
2         (a) To pass upon the qualifications and conduct
3     examinations of applicants for licensure as professional
4     engineers or enrollment as engineer interns and pass upon
5     the qualifications of applicants by endorsement and issue a
6     license or enrollment to those who are found to be fit and
7     qualified.
8         (b) To prescribe rules for the method, conduct and
9     grading of the examination of applicants.
10         (c) To license corporations, partnerships,
11     professional service corporations, limited liability
12     companies, and sole proprietorships for the practice of
13     professional engineering and issue a license to those who
14     qualify.
15         (d) To conduct investigations and hearings regarding
16     violations of this Act and take disciplinary or other
17     actions as provided in this Act as a result of the
18     proceedings.
19         (e) To prescribe rules as to what shall constitute an
20     engineering or related science curriculum and to determine
21     if a specific engineering curriculum is in compliance with
22     the rules, and to terminate the approval of a specific
23     engineering curriculum for non-compliance with such rules.
24         (f) To promulgate rules required for the
25     administration of this Act, including rules of
26     professional conduct.

 

 

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1         (g) To maintain membership in the National Council of
2     Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and participate in
3     activities of the Council by designation of individuals for
4     the various classifications of membership, the appointment
5     of delegates for attendance at zone and national meetings
6     of the Council, and the funding of the delegates for
7     attendance at the meetings of the Council.
8         (h) To obtain written recommendations from the Board
9     regarding qualifications of individuals for licensure and
10     enrollment, definitions of curriculum content and approval
11     of engineering curricula, standards of professional
12     conduct and formal disciplinary actions, and the
13     promulgation of the rules affecting these matters.
14         Prior to issuance of any final decision or order that
15     deviates from any report or recommendations of the Board
16     relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline of
17     licensees or registrants, or promulgation of rules, the
18     Secretary Director shall notify the Board in writing with
19     an explanation of any such deviation and provide a
20     reasonable time for the Board to submit written comments to
21     the Director regarding the proposed action. In the event
22     that the Board fails or declines to submit such written
23     comments within 30 days of said notification, the Director
24     may issue a final decision or orders consistent with the
25     Director's original decision. The Department may at any
26     time seek the expert advice and knowledge of the Board on

 

 

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1     any matter relating to the enforcement of this Act.
2         (i) To publish and distribute or to post on the
3     Department's website, at least semi-annually, a newsletter
4     to all persons licensed and registered under this Act. The
5     newsletter shall describe the most recent changes in this
6     Act and the rules adopted under this Act and shall contain
7     information of any final disciplinary action that has been
8     ordered under this Act since the date of the last
9     newsletter.
10     None of the functions, powers or duties enumerated in this
11 Section shall be exercised by the Department except upon the
12 action and report in writing of the Board.
13 (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
14     (225 ILCS 325/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5206)
15     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
16     Sec. 6. Composition, qualifications and terms of the Board.
17     (a) The Board shall be appointed by the Secretary Director
18 and shall consist of 10 members, one of whom shall be a public
19 member and 9 of whom shall be professional engineers licensed
20 under this Act. In addition each member who is a professional
21 engineer shall:
22         (1) be a citizen of the United States, and
23         (2) be a resident of this State.
24     (b) In addition, each member who is a professional engineer
25 shall:

 

 

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1         (1) have not less than 12 years of experience in the
2     practice of professional engineering, and shall hold an
3     active license as a professional engineer in Illinois;
4         (2) have been in charge of professional engineering
5     work for at least 5 years. For the purposes of this
6     Section, any period in which a person has been in charge of
7     teaching engineering in an engineering college with the
8     rank of assistant professor or higher shall be considered
9     as time in which such person was in charge of professional
10     engineering work.
11     The terms for all members shall be for 5 years. On the
12 expiration of the term of any member or in the event of a
13 vacancy, the Secretary Director shall appoint a member who
14 shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which
15 the member is appointed and until a successor has been
16 appointed and qualified.
17     No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term
18 which would cause that individual's continuous service on the
19 Board to be longer than 10 15 successive years.
20     In implementing the 5 year terms, the Secretary Director
21 shall vary the terms to enable the Board to have no more than 2
22 terms expire in any one year.
23     The public member shall not be an employee of an
24 engineering related field the State of Illinois. The public
25 member shall be an Illinois resident and a citizen of the
26 United States.

 

 

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1     In making appointments to the Board, the Secretary Director
2 shall give due consideration to recommendations by members of
3 the profession and by organizations therein.
4     The Secretary Director may remove any member of the Board
5 for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty or for reasons
6 prescribed by law for removal of State officials.
7     The Secretary Director may remove a member of the Board who
8 does not attend 2 consecutive meetings.
9     A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of Board
10 members appointed. Majority vote of the quorum is required for
11 Board decisions.
12     Each member of the Board may shall receive compensation as
13 determined by the Secretary when attending Board meetings or
14 meetings approved by the Director and shall be reimbursed for
15 all actual traveling expenses.
16     Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
17 action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
18 activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
19     Persons holding office as members of the Board immediately
20 prior to the effective date of this Act under the Act repealed
21 herein shall continue as members of the Board until the
22 expiration of the term for which they were appointed and until
23 their successors are appointed and qualified.
24 (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
25     (225 ILCS 325/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5207)

 

 

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1     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
2     Sec. 7. Powers and duties of the Board. Subject to the
3 provisions of this Act, the Board may shall exercise the
4 following functions, powers and duties:
5         (a) Review education and experience qualifications of
6     applicants, including conducting oral interviews as deemed
7     necessary by the Board, to determine eligibility as an
8     engineer intern or professional engineer and submit to the
9     Secretary Director written recommendations on applicant
10     qualifications for enrollment and licensure;
11         (b) The Board may appoint a subcommittee to serve as a
12     Complaint Committee to recommend the disposition of case
13     files according to procedures established by rule;
14         (c) Conduct hearings regarding disciplinary actions
15     and submit a written report and recommendations to the
16     Secretary Director as required by this Act and to provide a
17     Board member at informal conferences;
18         (d) Make visits to universities or colleges to evaluate
19     engineering curricula or to otherwise evaluate engineering
20     curricula and submit to the Secretary Director a written
21     recommendation of acceptability of a curriculum;
22         (e) Submit a written recommendation to the Secretary
23     Director concerning promulgation of rules as required in
24     Section 5 and to recommend to the Secretary Director any
25     rules or amendments thereto for the administration of this
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1         (f) Hold at least 3 regular meetings each year;
2         (g) Elect annually a chairperson and a
3     vice-chairperson who shall be professional engineers; and
4         (h) Submit written comments to the Secretary Director
5     within 30 days from notification of any final decision or
6     order from the Secretary Director that deviates from any
7     report or recommendation of the Board relating to the
8     qualification of applicants, discipline of licensees or
9     registrants, or promulgation of rules.
10 (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
11     (225 ILCS 325/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5208)
12     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
13     Sec. 8. Applications for licensure.
14     (a) Applications for licensure shall (1) be on forms
15 prescribed and furnished by the Department, (2) contain
16 statements made under oath showing the applicant's education
17 and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and
18 (3) contain references as required by the Department.
19     (b) Applicants shall have obtained the education and
20 experience as required in Section 10 or Section 11 prior to
21 submittal of application for examination, except as provided in
22 subsection (b) of Section 11. Allowable experience shall
23 commence at the date of the baccalaureate degree, except:
24         (1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given
25     for a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum providing a

 

 

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1     cooperative program, which is supervised industrial or
2     field experience of at least one academic year which
3     alternates with periods of full-time academic training,
4     when such program is certified by the university, or
5         (2) Partial credit may be given for professional
6     engineering experience as defined by rule for employment
7     prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree if the
8     employment is full-time while the applicant is a part-time
9     student taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours
10     per quarter to earn the degree concurrent with the
11     full-time engineering experience.
12         (3) If an applicant files an application and supporting
13     documents containing a material misstatement of
14     information or a misrepresentation for the purpose of
15     obtaining licensure or enrollment or if an applicant
16     performs any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to
17     qualify for licensure or enrollment under this Act, the
18     Department may issue a rule of intent to deny licensure or
19     enrollment and may conduct a hearing in accordance with
20     Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act.
21     The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant
22 under Sections 10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the
23 qualifications of the applicant.
24     It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
25 application, when requested by the Board, by provision of
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1 course content and credentials of the engineering college or
2 college granting related science degrees, or of work experience
3 to permit the Board to determine the qualifications of the
4 applicant. The Department may require an applicant, at the
5 applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
6 education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized
7 evaluating service educational body approved by the Board in
8 accordance with rules prescribed by the Department.
9     An applicant who graduated from an engineering program
10 outside the United States or its territories and whose first
11 language is not English shall submit certification of passage
12 of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a test
13 of spoken English the Test of Spoken English (TSE) as defined
14 by rule.
15 (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
16     (225 ILCS 325/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5209)
17     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
18     Sec. 9. Licensure qualifications; Examinations; Failure or
19 refusal to take examinations. Examinations provided for by this
20 Act shall be conducted under rules prescribed by the
21 Department. Examinations shall be held not less frequently than
22 semi-annually, at times and places prescribed by the
23 Department, of which applicants shall be notified by the
24 Department in writing.
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1 professional engineering shall ascertain: (a) if the applicant
2 has an adequate understanding of the basic and engineering
3 sciences, which shall embrace subjects required of candidates
4 for an approved baccalaureate degree in engineering, and (b) if
5 the training and experience of the applicant have provided a
6 background for the application of the basic and engineering
7 sciences to the solution of engineering problems. The
8 Department may by rule prescribe additional subjects for
9 examination. If an applicant neglects, fails to take without an
10 approved excuse, or refuses to take the next available
11 examination offered for licensure under this Act within 3 years
12 after filing the application, the fee paid by the applicant
13 shall be forfeited and the application denied. If an applicant
14 fails to pass an examination for licensure under this Act
15 within 3 years after filing the application, the application
16 shall be denied. However, such applicant may thereafter make a
17 new application for examination, accompanied by the required
18 fee.
19 (Source: P.A. 94-452, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
20     (225 ILCS 325/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5211)
21     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
22     Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment
23 as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a
24 minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for
25 enrollment as an engineer intern.

 

 

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1     (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at
2 least 4 years, who has passed a nominal 8-hour written
3 examination in the fundamentals of engineering, shall be
4 enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is otherwise
5 qualified; or
6     (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved
7 engineering curriculum who passes a nominal 8-hour written
8 examination in the fundamentals of engineering and furnishes
9 proof that the applicant graduated within of graduation within
10 a 12 month period following the examination shall be enrolled
11 as an engineer intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified;
12 or
13     (c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or
14 a related science curriculum, of at least 4 years meeting the
15 requirements as set forth by rule, who submits acceptable
16 evidence to the Board of an additional 4 years or more of
17 progressive experience in engineering work, and who then passes
18 a nominal 8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of
19 engineering shall be enrolled as an engineer intern, if the
20 applicant is otherwise qualified.
21     The examination of applicants under subsection (b) of this
22 Section who fail to furnish proof of graduation within the
23 specified 12 month period after the examination shall be voided
24 by the Department.
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1     (225 ILCS 325/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5214)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 14. Seal. Every professional engineer shall have a
4 seal or stamp, the print of which shall be reproducible and
5 contain the name of the professional engineer, the professional
6 engineer's license number, and the words "Licensed
7 Professional Engineer of Illinois". Any reproducible stamp
8 heretofore authorized under the laws of this state for use by a
9 professional engineer, including those with the words
10 "Registered Professional Engineer of Illinois", shall serve
11 the same purpose as the seal provided for by this Act. The
12 engineer shall be responsible for his seal and signature as
13 defined by rule When technical submissions are prepared
14 utilizing a computer or other electronic means, the seal may be
15 generated by the computer. Signatures generated by computer
16 shall not be permitted.
17     The use of a professional engineer's seal on technical
18 submissions constitutes a representation by the professional
19 engineer that the work has been prepared by or under the
20 personal supervision of the professional engineer or developed
21 in conjunction with the use of accepted engineering standards.
22 The use of the seal further represents that the work has been
23 prepared and administered in accordance with the standards of
24 reasonable professional skill and diligence.
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1 exercised direction, control and supervision of the
2 preparation of such work. A professional engineer who seals and
3 signs technical submissions is not responsible for damage
4 caused by subsequent changes to or uses of those technical
5 submissions, where the subsequent changes or uses, including
6 changes or uses made by State or local governmental agencies,
7 are not authorized or approved by the professional engineer who
8 originally sealed and signed the technical submissions.
9 (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
10     (225 ILCS 325/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5215)
11     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
12     Sec. 15. Technical submissions. All technical submissions
13 prepared by or under the personal supervision of a professional
14 engineer shall bear that professional engineer's seal,
15 signature, and license expiration date. The licensee's written
16 signature and date of signing, along with the date of license
17 expiration, shall be placed adjacent to the seal. Computer
18 generated signatures are not permitted.
19     The professional engineer who has contract responsibility
20 shall seal a cover sheet of the technical submissions, and
21 those individual portions of the technical submissions for
22 which the professional engineer is legally and professionally
23 responsible. The professional engineer practicing as the
24 support design professional shall seal those individual
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1 engineer is legally and professionally responsible.
2     All technical submissions intended for use in construction
3 in the State of Illinois shall be prepared and administered in
4 accordance with standards of reasonable professional skill and
5 diligence. Care shall be taken to reflect the requirements of
6 State statutes and, where applicable, county and municipal
7 ordinances in such documents. In recognition that professional
8 engineers are licensed for the protection of the public health,
9 safety and welfare, documents shall be of such quality and
10 scope, and be so administered as to conform to professional
11 standards.
12 (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
13     (225 ILCS 325/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5216)
14     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
15     Sec. 16. Issuance of license. Whenever the provisions of
16 this Act have been complied with the Department may shall issue
17 a license as a professional engineer and enroll the engineer
18 intern.
19     Every holder of a license as a professional engineer shall
20 display the license in a conspicuous place in the professional
21 engineer's principal office.
22     It is the professional engineer's and engineer intern's
23 responsibility to inform the Department of any change of
24 address.
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1     (225 ILCS 325/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5217)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 17. Licensure; Renewal; Restoration; Person in
4 military service. The expiration date and renewal period for
5 each professional engineer license issued under this Act shall
6 be set by the Department by rule. The enrollment of an engineer
7 intern shall not expire.
8     Any person whose license has expired or whose license is on
9 inactive status may have such license restored by making
10 application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to
11 the Department of that person's fitness to have such license
12 restored, which may include sworn evidence certifying to active
13 practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
14 Department and by paying the required restoration fee. If the
15 person has not maintained an active practice in another
16 jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Department
17 Board shall determine, by an evaluation program established by
18 rule, the person's fitness to resume active status and may
19 require the person to complete a period of evaluated experience
20 and may require successful completion of the principles and
21 practice examination.
22     However, any person whose license expired while that person
23 was (1) in Federal Service on active duty with the Armed Forces
24 of the United States, or the State Militia called into service
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1 supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into
2 the military service, may have such license renewed or restored
3 without paying any lapsed renewal fees if, within 2 years after
4 honorable termination of such service, training, or education,
5 except under conditions other than honorable, the Department is
6 furnished with satisfactory evidence that the person has been
7 so engaged and has maintained professional competence and that
8 such service, training or education has been so terminated.
9     Each application for renewal shall contain the original
10 seal and signature of the professional engineer. Applicants for
11 renewal or restoration shall certify that all conditions of
12 their license meet the requirements of the Illinois
13 Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
14 (Source: P.A. 89-61, eff. 6-30-95.)
 
15     (225 ILCS 325/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5219)
16     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
17     Sec. 19. Endorsement. The Department may, upon the
18 recommendation of the Board, license as a professional
19 engineer, on payment of the required fee, an applicant who is a
20 professional engineer registered or licensed under the laws of
21 another state or territory of the United States or the District
22 of Columbia or parties to the North American Free Trade
23 Agreement if the applicant qualifies under Section 8 and
24 Section 10 of this Act, or if the qualifications of the
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1 another jurisdiction substantially equal to the requirements
2 in force in this State on that date.
3     The Department may refuse to endorse by comity the
4 applicants from any state, District of Columbia or territory if
5 the requirements for registration or licensure in such
6 jurisdiction are not substantially equal to the requirements of
7 this Act.
8     Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
9 complete the application process. If the process has not been
10 completed during the 3 year time frame, the application shall
11 be denied, the fee forfeited and the applicant must reapply and
12 meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
13 (Source: P.A. 88-595, eff. 8-26-94; 89-61, eff. 6-30-95.)
 
14     (225 ILCS 325/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5221)
15     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
16     Sec. 21. Rosters. The Department shall maintain a roster of
17 the names and addresses of all professional engineers and
18 professional design firms, partnerships, and corporations
19 licensed or registered under this Act. This roster shall be
20 available upon written request and payment of the required fee.
21 (Source: P.A. 88-428.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 325/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5224)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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1 administrative action.
2     (a) The Department shall adopt rules setting standards of
3 professional conduct and establish appropriate penalty for the
4 breach of such rules.
5     (a-1) The Department may, singularly or in combination,
6 refuse to issue, restore, or renew a license or registration,
7 revoke or suspend a license or registration, or place on
8 probation, reprimand, or impose a civil penalty not to exceed
9 $10,000 upon any person, corporation, partnership, or
10 professional design firm licensed or registered under this Act
11 for any one or combination of the following:
12         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
13     the Department.
14         (2) Failure to comply with any provisions of this Act
15     or any of its rules.
16         (3) Conviction of any crime under the laws of the
17     United States, or any state or territory thereof, which is
18     a felony, whether related to practice or not, or conviction
19     of any crime, whether a felony, misdemeanor, or otherwise,
20     an essential element of which is dishonesty or which is
21     directly related to the practice of engineering.
22         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
23     obtaining licensure, or in applying for restoration or
24     renewal; or practice of any fraud or deceit in taking any
25     examination to qualify for licensure under this Act.
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1     false statements, certificates, or affidavits to induce
2     payment.
3         (6) Negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the
4     practice of professional engineering as a licensed
5     professional engineer or in working as an engineer intern.
6         (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
7     provision of this Act or its rules.
8         (8) Failing to provide information in response to a
9     written request made by the Department within 30 days after
10     receipt of such written request.
11         (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or
12     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
13     defraud or harm the public.
14         (10) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
15     drugs.
16         (11) Discipline by the United States Government,
17     another state, District of Columbia, territory, foreign
18     nation or government agency, if at least one of the grounds
19     for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent
20     to those set forth in this Act.
21         (12) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
22     any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association
23     any fee, commission, rebate or other form of compensation
24     for any professional services not actually or personally
25     rendered.
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1     registrant has failed to pay a fine imposed by the
2     Department, a registrant whose license has been placed on
3     probationary status has violated the terms of probation, or
4     a registrant has practiced on an expired, inactive,
5     suspended, or revoked license.
6         (14) Signing, affixing the professional engineer's
7     seal or permitting the professional engineer's seal to be
8     affixed to any technical submissions not prepared as
9     required by Section 14 or completely reviewed by the
10     professional engineer or under the professional engineer's
11     direct supervision.
12         (15) Physical illness, including but not limited to
13     deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
14     skill, which results in the inability to practice the
15     profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety.
16         (16) The making of a statement pursuant to the
17     Environmental Barriers Act that a plan for construction or
18     alteration of a public facility or for construction of a
19     multi-story housing unit is in compliance with the
20     Environmental Barriers Act when such plan is not in
21     compliance.
22         (17) (Blank).
23          Failing to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty
24     or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final
25     assessment of tax, penalty or interest as required by a tax
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1     until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are
2     satisfied.
3         (18) Failure to file a return, pay the tax, penalty, or
4     interest shown in a filed return, or pay any final
5     assessment of tax, penalty, or interest as required by any
6     tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue, until
7     such time as the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied
8     in accordance with subsection (g) of Section 15 of the
9     Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
10     Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
11     (a-3) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
12 authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
13 educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
14 Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
15 agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
16 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
17 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
18 2105/2105-15). In cases where the Department of Healthcare and
19 Family Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has
20 previously determined that a licensee or a potential licensee
21 is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support
22 and has subsequently certified the delinquency to the
23 Department, the Department may refuse to issue or renew or may
24 revoke or suspend that person's license or may take other
25 disciplinary action against that person based solely upon the
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1 Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with subdivision
2 (a)(5) of Section 15 of the Department of Professional
3 Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20
4 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
5     (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
6 upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
7 applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
8 both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
9 may order the examining physician to present testimony
10 concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
11 No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
12 statutory privilege relating to communications between the
13 licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
14 examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
15 Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
16 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
17 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
18 licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
19 directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
20 grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
21 license or immediate denial of his or her application.
22     If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
23 licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
24 physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
25 by the Department within 15 days after the suspension and
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1     If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
2 the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
3 hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
4 the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
5 Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
6 licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
7 relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
8 applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
9 confidentiality of medical records.
10     Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
11 afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
12 Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
13 acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
14 or her license.
15 In enforcing this Section, the Board upon a showing of a
16 possible violation may compel a person licensed to practice
17 under this Act, or who has applied for licensure or
18 certification pursuant to this Act, to submit to a mental or
19 physical examination, or both, as required by and at the
20 expense of the Department. The examining physicians shall be
21 those specifically designated by the Board. The Board or the
22 Department may order the examining physician to present
23 testimony concerning this mental or physical examination of the
24 licensee or applicant. No information shall be excluded by
25 reason of any common law or statutory privilege relating to
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1 examining physician. The person to be examined may have, at his
2 or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
3 present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of any
4 person to submit to a mental or physical examination, when
5 directed, shall be grounds for suspension of a license until
6 the person submits to the examination if the Board finds, after
7 notice and hearing, that the refusal to submit to the
8 examination was without reasonable cause.
9     If the Board finds a person unable to practice because of
10 the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
11 that person to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
12 physicians approved or designated by the Board as a condition,
13 term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed
14 licensure to practice; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or
15 treatment, the Board may recommend to the Department to file a
16 complaint to immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise
17 discipline the license of the person. Any person whose license
18 was granted, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or
19 supervised subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions
20 and who fails to comply with such terms, conditions, or
21 restrictions shall be referred to the Director for a
22 determination as to whether the person shall have his or her
23 license suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the Board.
24     (b) (Blank). The determination by a circuit court that a
25 registrant is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
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1 Disabilities Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an
2 automatic suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a
3 finding by a court that the patient is no longer subject to
4 involuntary admission or judicial admission, the issuance of an
5 order so finding and discharging the patient, and the
6 recommendation of the Board to the Director that the registrant
7 be allowed to resume practice.
8 (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 325/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5226)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
11     Sec. 26. Investigations; notice and hearing. The
12 Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
13 any person or entity holding or claiming to hold a license or
14 registration or offering professional engineering services.
15 Before the initiation of an investigation, the matter shall be
16 reviewed by a subcommittee of the Board according to procedure
17 established by rule for the Complaint Committee. The Department
18 shall, before refusing to issue, restore or renew a license or
19 registration or otherwise discipline a licensee or registrant,
20 at least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify
21 in writing the applicant for, or holder of, a license or
22 registration of the nature of the charges, that a hearing will
23 be held on the date designated, and direct the applicant or
24 entity or licensee or registrant to file a written answer to
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1 service of the notice and inform the applicant or entity or
2 licensee or registrant that failure to file an answer will
3 result in default being taken against the applicant or entity
4 or licensee or registrant and that the license or certificate
5 may be suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or
6 other disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the
7 scope, nature or extent of practice, as the Secretary Director
8 may deem proper. Written notice may be served by personal
9 delivery or certified or registered mail to the respondent at
10 the address of record currently on file with the Department. In
11 case the person or entity fails to file an answer after
12 receiving notice, his or her license or certificate may, in the
13 discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed
14 on probationary status, or the Department may take whatever
15 disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting the
16 scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the
17 imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts
18 charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under
19 this Act. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board
20 shall proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their
21 counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present such
22 statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be
23 pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The Board may
24 continue the hearing from time to time.
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1     (225 ILCS 325/29)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5229)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 29. Notice of hearing; Findings and recommendations.
4 At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall present to
5 the Secretary Director a written report of its finding and
6 recommendations. The report shall contain a finding whether or
7 not the accused person violated this Act or its rules or failed
8 to comply with the conditions required in this Act or its
9 rules. The Board shall specify the nature of the violation or
10 failure to comply, and shall make its recommendations to the
11 Secretary Director. The Board may take into consideration in
12 making its recommendations for discipline all facts and
13 circumstances bearing upon the reasonableness of the conduct of
14 the respondent and the potential for future harm to the public,
15 including but not limited to previous discipline by the
16 Department, intent, degree of harm to the public and likelihood
17 of harm in the future, any restitution made, and whether the
18 incident or incidents complained of appear to be isolated or a
19 pattern of conduct. In making its recommendations for
20 discipline, the Board shall endeavor to ensure that the
21 severity of the discipline recommended bears some reasonable
22 relationship to the severity of the violation. The report of
23 findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendation of the
24 Board shall be the basis for the Department's order refusing to
25 issue, restore or renew a license, or otherwise discipline a
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1 with the report of the Board, the Secretary Director may issue
2 an order in contravention thereof, following the procedures set
3 forth in Section 7. The Secretary Director shall provide a
4 written report to the Board on any deviation, and shall specify
5 with particularity the reasons for said action. The finding is
6 not admissible in evidence against the person in a criminal
7 prosecution brought for the violation of this Act, but the
8 hearing and finding are not a bar to a criminal prosecution
9 brought for the violation of this Act.
10 (Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
11     (225 ILCS 325/31)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5231)
12     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
13     Sec. 31. Secretary Director; Rehearing. Whenever the
14 Secretary Director is not satisfied that substantial justice
15 has been done in the refusal to issue, restore or renew a
16 license, or otherwise discipline a registrant, the Secretary
17 Director may order a rehearing by the same or other examiners.
18 (Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
19     (225 ILCS 325/32)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5232)
20     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
21     Sec. 32. Appointment of a hearing officer. Notwithstanding
22 the provisions of Section 26, the Secretary Director has the
23 authority to appoint any attorney duly registered to practice
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1 any action for refusal to issue, restore or renew a license or
2 to discipline a registrant. The hearing officer has full
3 authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall
4 report the findings and recommendations to the Board and the
5 Secretary Director. The Board has 60 days from receipt of the
6 report to review the report of the hearing officer and present
7 its findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations to
8 the Secretary Director. If the Board fails to present its
9 report within the 60 day period, the Secretary Director shall
10 issue an order based on the report of the hearing officer
11 except as herein noted. However, if the Secretary Director
12 disagrees in any regard with the report of the Board or hearing
13 officer, the Secretary Director may issue an order in
14 contravention thereof, following the procedures set forth in
15 Section 7. The Secretary Director shall provide a written
16 report to the Board on any deviation, and shall specify with
17 particularity the reasons for said action.
18 (Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
19     (225 ILCS 325/33)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5233)
20     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
21     Sec. 33. Order or certified copy; Prima facie proof. An
22 order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
23 Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary
24 Director, shall be prima facie proof:
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1 Secretary Director;
2     (b) That such Secretary Director is duly appointed and
3 qualified; and
4     (c) That the Board and the members thereof are qualified to
5 act.
6 (Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
7     (225 ILCS 325/34)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5234)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
9     Sec. 34. Restoration of suspended or revoked license. At
10 any time after the suspension or revocation of any license, the
11 Department may restore it to the accused person, upon the
12 written recommendation of the Board, unless after an
13 investigation and a hearing, the Department Board determines
14 that restoration is not in the public interest.
15 (Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
16     (225 ILCS 325/36)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5236)
17     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
18     Sec. 36. Temporary suspension of a license. The Secretary
19 Director may temporarily suspend the license of a professional
20 engineer without a hearing, simultaneously with the
21 institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for in
22 Section 26 of this Act, if the Secretary Director finds that
23 evidence in the Secretary's Director's possession indicates
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1 constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event that
2 the Secretary Director temporarily suspends the license of a
3 professional engineer without a hearing, a hearing by the Board
4 must be held within 30 days after such suspension has occurred.
5 (Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
6     (225 ILCS 325/42)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5242)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
8     Sec. 42. Civil penalties.
9     (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any
10 person, sole proprietorship, professional service corporation,
11 limited liability company, partnership, or other entity who
12 violates Section 40 of this Act shall forfeit and pay to the
13 Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund a
14 civil penalty in an amount determined by the Department of not
15 more than $10,000 $5,000 for each offense. The penalty shall be
16 assessed in proceedings as provided in Sections 26 through 33
17 and Section 37 of this Act.
18     (2) Unless the amount of the penalty is paid within 60 days
19 after the order becomes final, the order shall constitute a
20 judgment and shall be filed and execution issued thereon in the
21 same manner as the judgment of a court of record.
22 (Source: P.A. 88-595, eff. 8-26-94; 89-61, eff. 6-30-95.)
 
23     (225 ILCS 325/43)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5243)
24     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)

 

 

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1     Sec. 43. Consent order. At any point in the proceedings as
2 provided in Sections 25 through 33 and Section 37, both parties
3 may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent order
4 shall be final upon signature of the Secretary Director.
5 (Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     225 ILCS 325/3 from Ch. 111, par. 5203
4     225 ILCS 325/4 from Ch. 111, par. 5204
5     225 ILCS 325/5 from Ch. 111, par. 5205
6     225 ILCS 325/6 from Ch. 111, par. 5206
7     225 ILCS 325/7 from Ch. 111, par. 5207
8     225 ILCS 325/8 from Ch. 111, par. 5208
9     225 ILCS 325/9 from Ch. 111, par. 5209
10     225 ILCS 325/11 from Ch. 111, par. 5211
11     225 ILCS 325/14 from Ch. 111, par. 5214
12     225 ILCS 325/15 from Ch. 111, par. 5215
13     225 ILCS 325/16 from Ch. 111, par. 5216
14     225 ILCS 325/17 from Ch. 111, par. 5217
15     225 ILCS 325/19 from Ch. 111, par. 5219
16     225 ILCS 325/21 from Ch. 111, par. 5221
17     225 ILCS 325/24 from Ch. 111, par. 5224
18     225 ILCS 325/26 from Ch. 111, par. 5226
19     225 ILCS 325/29 from Ch. 111, par. 5229
20     225 ILCS 325/31 from Ch. 111, par. 5231
21     225 ILCS 325/32 from Ch. 111, par. 5232
22     225 ILCS 325/33 from Ch. 111, par. 5233
23     225 ILCS 325/34 from Ch. 111, par. 5234
24     225 ILCS 325/36 from Ch. 111, par. 5236
25     225 ILCS 325/42 from Ch. 111, par. 5242

 

 

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1     225 ILCS 325/43 from Ch. 111, par. 5243