96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1357

 

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Angelo Saviano

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 315/3   from Ch. 111, par. 8103
225 ILCS 315/4.5
225 ILCS 315/7   from Ch. 111, par. 8107
225 ILCS 315/8   from Ch. 111, par. 8108
225 ILCS 315/9   from Ch. 111, par. 8109
225 ILCS 315/11   from Ch. 111, par. 8111
225 ILCS 315/13   from Ch. 111, par. 8113
225 ILCS 315/15   from Ch. 111, par. 8115
225 ILCS 315/18   from Ch. 111, par. 8118
225 ILCS 315/18.1
225 ILCS 315/19   from Ch. 111, par. 8119
225 ILCS 315/21   from Ch. 111, par. 8121
225 ILCS 315/22.1
225 ILCS 315/23   from Ch. 111, par. 8123
225 ILCS 315/24   from Ch. 111, par. 8124
225 ILCS 315/25   from Ch. 111, par. 8125
225 ILCS 315/28   from Ch. 111, par. 8128

    Amends the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989. Replaces all references to "Director" with "Secretary". Provides that failing to respond and provide information to the Department within 30 days of a written request is grounds for discipline (now, 60 days). 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 may suspend or revoke a license, or deny a license or renewal, or take any other disciplinary action against a person who is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support if the Department of Healthcare and Family Services has certified the delinquency to the Department. Provides that fines shall not exceed $10,000 for each violation under the Act (now, $1,000). Defines "address of record". 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 Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989
5 is amended by changing Sections 3, 4.5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15,
6 18, 18.1, 19, 21, 22.1, 23, 24, 25, and 28 as follows:
 
7     (225 ILCS 315/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8103)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
9     Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10     (a) "Address of record" means the designated address
11 recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
12 application file or license file maintained by the Department's
13 licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
14 licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
15 such changes must be made either through the Department's
16 website or by contracting the Department's licensure
17 maintenance unit.
18     (b) (a) "Board" means the Illinois Landscape Architect
19 Registration Board.
20     (c) (b) "Department" means the Illinois Department of
21 Financial and Professional Regulation.
22     (d) (c) "Secretary" "Director" means the Secretary
23 Director of the Department of Financial and Professional

 

 

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1 Regulation.
2     (e) (d) "Landscape Architect" means a person who, based on
3 education, experience, or both in the field of landscape
4 architecture, is eligible to register under this Act.
5     (f) (e) "Landscape Architecture" means the art and science
6 of arranging land, together with the spaces and objects upon
7 it, for the purpose of creating a safe, efficient, healthful,
8 and aesthetically pleasing physical environment for human use
9 and enjoyment.
10     (g) (f) "Landscape Architectural Practice" means the
11 offering or furnishing of professional services in connection
12 with a landscape architecture project including, but not
13 limited to, providing preliminary studies; developing design
14 concepts; planning for the relationships of physical
15 improvements and intended uses of the site; establishing form
16 and aesthetic elements; analyzing and providing for life safety
17 requirements; developing those construction details on the
18 site which are exclusive of any building or structure and do
19 not require the seal of an engineer, architect, or structural
20 engineer; preparing and coordinating technical submissions;
21 and conducting site observation of a landscape architecture
22 project.
23     (h) (g) "Person" means any person, sole proprietorship, or
24 entity such as a partnership, professional service
25 corporation, or corporation.
26 (Source: P.A. 86-932.)
 

 

 

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1     (225 ILCS 315/4.5)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 4.5. Unregistered practice; violation; civil penalty.
4     (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
5 to practice, or holds oneself out to practice landscape
6 architecture without being registered under this Act shall, in
7 addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
8 penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000
9 $5,000 for each offense as determined by the Department. The
10 civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a
11 hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in
12 this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the
13 discipline of a licensee.
14     (b) The Department has the authority and power to
15 investigate any and all unlicensed activity.
16     (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
17 the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
18 order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
19 execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
20 any court of record.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-474, eff. 6-18-96.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 315/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8107)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
24     Sec. 7. Current Address. Every landscape architect shall

 

 

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1 maintain an a current address of record with the Department. It
2 shall be the responsibility of the registrant to notify the
3 Department in writing of any change of address.
4 (Source: P.A. 91-255, eff. 12-30-99.)
 
5     (225 ILCS 315/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8108)
6     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
7     Sec. 8. Powers and Duties of the Department.
8     (a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties
9 prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the
10 administration of licensing acts and shall exercise such other
11 powers and duties vested by this Act.
12     (b) The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations
13 consistent with the provisions of this Act for the
14 administration and enforcement thereof which shall include
15 standards and criteria for registration and for the payment of
16 fees connected therewith. The Department shall prescribe forms
17 required for the administration of this Act.
18     (c) The Department shall consult the Landscape
19 Architecture Board in promulgating rules and regulations.
20 Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the Board
21 and the Department shall review the Board's response and any
22 recommendations made therein. The Department shall notify the
23 Board in writing of the explanation for any deviations from the
24 Board's recommendations and response.
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1 expert knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
2 administration of this Act.
3     (e) The Department shall issue a quarterly report to the
4 Board setting forth the status of all complaints received by
5 the Department related to the landscape architecture practice.
6 (Source: P.A. 86-932.)
 
7     (225 ILCS 315/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8109)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
9     Sec. 9. Composition, qualification, and terms of Board.
10     (a) The Secretary Director shall appoint a Board consisting
11 of 5 persons who are residents of the State of Illinois and who
12 shall be appointed by and shall serve in an advisory capacity
13 to the Secretary Director. Four persons shall be individuals
14 experienced in landscape architectural work who would qualify
15 upon application to the Department under the provisions of this
16 Act to be registered landscape architects, one of whom shall be
17 a tenured member of the landscape architecture faculty of an
18 accredited landscape architecture program in the State the
19 University of Illinois and 3 of whom shall have engaged in
20 landscape architectural work for at least 5 years. The fifth
21 person shall be a public member, not an employee of the State
22 of Illinois, who is not registered under this Act or a similar
23 Act of another jurisdiction. The public member may not be
24 elected or appointed as chairman of the Board or serve in such
25 capacity in any other manner.

 

 

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1     (b) Members of the Board shall serve 5 year terms and until
2 their successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall
3 be reappointed to the Board for a term which would cause that
4 member's cumulative service on the Board to be longer than 10
5 years. No member who is an initial appointment to the Board
6 shall be reappointed to the Board for a term which would cause
7 that member's cumulative service on the Board to be longer than
8 13 years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the
9 same manner as original appointments for the unexpired portion
10 of the vacated term. Initial terms shall begin upon the
11 effective date of this Act.
12     (c) The Secretary Director may remove any member of the
13 Board for cause, which may include without limitation a member
14 who does not attend 2 consecutive meetings.
15     (d) The Secretary Director shall consider the
16 recommendations of the Board on questions involving standards
17 of professional conduct, discipline, and qualifications of
18 candidates and registrants under this Act.
19     (e) The majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A
20 vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair the
21 right of a quorum to exercises all the duties of the Board. A
22 quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of members
23 currently appointed. A majority vote of the quorum is required
24 for board decisions.
25     (f) The Board shall annually elect a chairperson and vice
26 chairperson, both of whom shall be licensed landscape

 

 

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1 architects.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-255, eff. 12-30-99.)
 
3     (225 ILCS 315/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8111)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
5     Sec. 11. Registration Qualifications.
6     (a) Every person applying to the Department for
7 registration shall do so on forms approved by the Department
8 and shall pay the required fee. Every person applying to the
9 Department for registration shall submit, with his
10 application, satisfactory evidence that the person holds an
11 approved professional degree in landscape architecture from an
12 approved and accredited program, as such terms are defined by
13 the rules and regulations of the Department, and that he has
14 had such practical experience in landscape architectural work
15 as shall be required by the rules and regulations of the
16 Department. In lieu of evidence of any approved professional
17 degree in landscape architecture, the applicant may submit
18 satisfactory evidence of such other education or experience as
19 shall be required by the rules and regulations of the
20 Department; provided, however, that after January 1, 1993 every
21 applicant for initial registration must have an approved
22 professional degree. If an applicant is qualified the
23 Department shall, by means of a written examination, examine
24 the applicant on such technical and professional subjects as
25 shall be required by the rules and regulations of the

 

 

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1 Department.
2     (b) The Department may exempt from such written examination
3 an applicant who holds a certificate of qualification issued by
4 the National Council of Landscape Architecture Registration
5 Boards, or who holds a registration in another state which has
6 equivalent or substantially equivalent requirements as the
7 State of Illinois.
8     (c) (Blank). The Department shall adopt rules determining
9 requirements for practical training and education. The
10 Department may also adopt the examinations and recommended
11 grading procedures of the National Council of Landscape
12 Architectural Registration Boards and the accreditation
13 procedures of the Landscape Architectural Accrediting Board.
14 The Department shall issue a certificate of registration to
15 each applicant who satisfies the requirements set forth in this
16 Section. Such registration shall be effective upon issuance.
17     (d) If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved
18 excuse, or refuses to take an examination or fails to pass an
19 examination to obtain a certificate of registration under this
20 Act within 3 years after filing the application, the
21 application shall be denied. However, such applicant may
22 thereafter submit a new application accompanied by the required
23 fee.
24     (e) Any person who has been engaged in the practice of
25 landscape architecture prior to the effective date of this Act,
26 shall, upon application within 2 years from the effective date

 

 

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1 of this Act and upon payment of the required current
2 registration fee and application fee, be issued registration
3 without examination upon furnishing to the Department
4 satisfactory proof that he was so engaged prior to such date.
5 The Secretary Director, through the Board, shall accept as
6 satisfactory evidence of the competency and qualifications of
7 the applicant for registration the following:
8         (1) A diploma of graduation or satisfactory completion
9     certificate from a college, school, or university offering
10     an accredited program in landscape architecture, together
11     with evidence of at least 2 years of actual, practical
12     experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and
13     character acceptable to the Board; or
14         (2) Evidence that the applicant has a total of at least
15     7 years of actual, practical experience in landscape
16     architectural work of a grade and character acceptable to
17     the Board and has been actually engaged in the active
18     practice of landscape architecture for not less than 4
19     years immediately prior to the effective date of this Act.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-255, eff. 12-30-99.)
 
21     (225 ILCS 315/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8113)
22     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
23     Sec. 13. Inactive Status.
24     (a) Any landscape architect who notifies the Department in
25 writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to

 

 

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1 place his registration on an inactive status and shall be
2 excused from payment of renewal fees until he notifies the
3 Department in writing of his desire to resume active status.
4     (b) Any person whose license has been expired for more than
5 5 3 years may have his license restored by making application
6 to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department
7 of his fitness to have his license restored, including evidence
8 certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction, and by
9 paying the required restoration fee.
10     (c) Any landscape architect whose registration is in an
11 inactive status, has been suspended or revoked, or has expired
12 shall not represent himself to be a landscape architect or use
13 the title "landscape architect", "registered landscape
14 architect", or any other title which includes the words
15 "landscape architect".
16 (Source: P.A. 86-932.)
 
17     (225 ILCS 315/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8115)
18     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
19     Sec. 15. Disposition of funds. All of the fees collected
20 pursuant to this Act shall be deposited in the General
21 Professions Dedicated Fund.
22     On January 1, 2000 the State Comptroller shall transfer the
23 balance of the monies in the Landscape Architects'
24 Administration and Investigation Fund into the General
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1 year 2000 out of the Landscape Architects' Administration and
2 Investigation Fund may be paid out of the General Professions
3 Dedicated Fund.
4     The monies deposited in the General Professions Dedicated
5 Fund may be used for the expenses of the Department in the
6 administration of this Act.
7     Moneys from the Fund may also be used for direct and
8 allocable indirect costs related to the public purposes of the
9 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Moneys in
10 the Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost
11 Fund as authorized by Section 2105-300 of the Department of
12 Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-300).
13 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-255, eff. 12-30-99;
14 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
15     (225 ILCS 315/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8118)
16     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
17     Sec. 18. Violation; injunction; cease and desist order. (a)
18 If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the
19 Secretary Director may, in the name of the People of the State
20 of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
21 Illinois or the State's Attorney of any county in which the
22 action is brought, petition for an order enjoining such
23 violation and for an order enforcing compliance with this Act.
24 Upon the filing of a verified petition in court, the court may
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1 and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such violation. If
2 it is established that such person has violated or is violating
3 the injunction, the Court may punish the offender for contempt
4 of court. Proceedings under this Section shall be in addition
5 to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties
6 provided by this Act.
7     (b) If any person shall hold himself out as a "landscape
8 architect" or "registered landscape architect" without being
9 registered under the provisions of this Act, then any
10 registered landscape architect, any interested party or any
11 person injured thereby may, in addition to the Secretary
12 Director, petition for relief as provided in subsection (a) of
13 this Section.
14     (c) Whoever holds himself out as a "landscape architect" or
15 a "registered landscape architect" in this State without being
16 registered for that purpose shall be guilty of a Class A
17 misdemeanor, and for each subsequent conviction shall be guilty
18 of a Class 4 felony.
19     (d) Whenever, in the opinion of the Department, a person
20 violates any provision of this Act, the Department may issue a
21 rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not
22 be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set
23 forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall allow
24 the person at least 7 days from the date of the rule to file an
25 answer that is satisfactory to the Department. Failure to
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1 order to cease and desist to be issued.
2 (Source: P.A. 88-363.)
 
3     (225 ILCS 315/18.1)
4     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
5     Sec. 18.1. Grounds for Discipline.
6     (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or may
7 revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
8 disciplinary action as the Department considers appropriate,
9 including the issuance of fines not to exceed $10,000 $1,000
10 for each violation, with regard to any license for any one or
11 more of the following:
12         (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
13     the Department or to any other State agency.
14         (2) Negligent or intentional disregard of this Act, or
15     violation of any rules under this Act.
16         (3) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
17     contendere to, any crime that is a felony under the laws of
18     the United States or any state or territory thereof that is
19     a felony, or that is a misdemeanor, an essential element of
20     which is dishonesty, or of any crime that is directly
21     related to the practice of the profession.
22         (4) Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
23     obtaining a license, or violating any provision of this Act
24     or its rules.
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1     the rendering of landscape architectural services.
2         (6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
3     provision of this Act or any rules.
4         (7) Failing to provide information within 30 60 days in
5     response to a written request made by the Department.
6         (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
7     unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
8     defraud, or harm the public and violating the rules of
9     professional conduct adopted by the Department.
10         (9) Habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol,
11     narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug
12     that results in an inability to practice with reasonable
13     skill, judgment, or safety.
14         (10) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least
15     one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
16     substantially equivalent to those set forth in this
17     Section.
18         (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
19     any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association
20     any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of compensation
21     for any professional service not actually rendered.
22         (12) A finding by the Board that the licensee, after
23     having the license placed on probationary status, has
24     violated the terms of probation.
25         (12.5) (Blank). A finding by the Board that the
26     licensee has failed to pay a fine imposed by the

 

 

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1     Department.
2         (13) Abandonment of a client.
3         (14) Willfully filing false reports relating to a
4     licensee's practice, including but not limited to, false
5     records filed with federal or State agencies or
6     departments.
7         (15) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
8     report by the Department of Children and Family Services
9     under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and
10     upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
11     licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
12     neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
13     Child Reporting Act.
14         (16) Physical or mental disability, including
15     deterioration through the aging process or loss of
16     abilities and skills that results in the inability to
17     practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill,
18     or safety.
19         (17) Solicitation of professional services by using
20     false or misleading advertising.
21          (18) Failure to file a return, to pay the tax,
22     penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
23     final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest as required
24     by any tax Act administered by the Department of Revenue,
25     until such time as the requirements of the tax Act are
26     satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section 15

 

 

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1     of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
2     Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
3     2105/2105-15). Failure to file a return, or to pay the tax,
4     penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
5     final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required
6     by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of
7     Revenue or any successor agency or the Internal Revenue
8     Service or any successor agency.
9     (b) (Blank). Any fines imposed under this Section shall not
10 exceed $1,000 for each violation.
11     (c) The determination by a court that a licensee is subject
12 to involuntary admission or judicial admission as provided in
13 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code will
14 result in an automatic suspension of his or her license. The
15 suspension will end upon a finding by a court that the licensee
16 is no longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial
17 admission, the issuance of an order so finding and discharging
18 the patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the
19 Secretary Director that the licensee be allowed to resume
20 professional practice.
21     (d) In enforcing this Section, the Board, upon a showing of
22 a possible violation, may compel a person registered under this
23 Act or who has applied for registration pursuant to this Act to
24 submit to a mental or physical examination, or both, as
25 required by and at the expense of the Department. The examining
26 physicians shall be those specifically designated by the Board.

 

 

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1 The Board or the Department may order the examining physician
2 to present testimony concerning this mental or physical
3 examination of the registrant or applicant. No information
4 shall be excluded by reason of any common law or statutory
5 privilege relating to communications between the registrant or
6 applicant and the examining physician. The person to be
7 examined may have, at his or her own expense, another physician
8 of his or her choice present during all aspects of the
9 examination. Failure of any person to submit to a mental or
10 physical examination when directed shall be grounds for
11 suspension of a registration until the person submits to the
12 examination if the Board finds, after notice and hearing, that
13 the refusal to submit to the examination was without reasonable
14 cause.
15     If the Board finds a person unable to practice because of
16 the reasons set forth in this Section, the Board may require
17 that person to submit to care, counseling, or treatment by
18 physicians approved or designated by the Board as a condition,
19 term, or restriction for continued, reinstated, or renewed
20 registration; or, in lieu of care, counseling, or treatment,
21 the Board may recommend that the Department file a complaint to
22 immediately suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the
23 registration of the person. Any person whose registration was
24 granted, continued, reinstated, renewed, disciplined, or
25 supervised subject to such terms, conditions, or restrictions
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1 restrictions shall be referred to the Director for a
2 determination as to whether the person shall have his or her
3 registration suspended immediately, pending a hearing by the
4 Board.
5     (e) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
6 authorized by this Act to a person who has defaulted on an
7 educational loan or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the
8 Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
9 agency of this State in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of
10 Section 15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
11 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
12 2105/2105-15).
13     (f) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and Family
14 Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
15 determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
16 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
17 subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
18 Department may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or
19 suspend that person's license or may take other disciplinary
20 action against that person based solely upon the certification
21 of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
22 Services in accordance with subdivision (a)(5) of Section 15 of
23 the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
24 Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15).
25 (Source: P.A. 91-255, eff. 12-30-99.)
 

 

 

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1     (225 ILCS 315/19)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8119)
2     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
3     Sec. 19. Investigation; notice and hearing. The Department
4 may investigate the actions or qualifications of any applicant
5 or person holding or claiming to hold a certificate of
6 registration. The Department shall, before suspending or
7 revoking, placing on probation, reprimanding, or taking any
8 other disciplinary action under Section 18.1 of this Act, at
9 least 30 days before the date set for the hearing, notify the
10 applicant or holder of a certificate of registration in writing
11 of the nature of the charges and that a hearing will be held on
12 the date designated. The written notice may be served by
13 personal delivery or certified or registered mail to the
14 applicant or licensee at the address of record his last
15 notification to the Department. The Department shall direct the
16 applicant or licensee to file a written answer with the
17 Department, under oath, within 20 days after the service of the
18 notice, and inform the person that if he or she fails to file
19 an answer, his or her license may be revoked, suspended, placed
20 on probation, reprimanded, or the Department may take any other
21 additional disciplinary action including the issuance of
22 fines, not to exceed $10,000 $1,000 for each violation, as the
23 Department may consider necessary, without a hearing. At the
24 time and place fixed in the notice, the Board shall proceed to
25 hear the charges and the parties or their counsel. All parties
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1 testimony, evidence, and arguments as may be pertinent to the
2 charges or to their defense. The Board may continue the hearing
3 from time to time.
4 (Source: P.A. 87-1031; 88-363.)
 
5     (225 ILCS 315/21)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8121)
6     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
7     Sec. 21. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The Department has
8 the power to subpoena documents, books, records or other
9 materials and to bring before it any person and to take
10 testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with the
11 same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed in
12 civil cases in the courts of this State and bring before it any
13 person and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or
14 both, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as
15 prescribed in civil cases in circuit courts of this State.
16     The Secretary Director, the designated hearing officer,
17 and every member of the Board has the power to administer oaths
18 to witnesses at any hearing which the Department is authorized
19 to conduct, and any other oaths authorized in any Act
20 administered by the Department.
21 (Source: P.A. 88-363.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 315/22.1)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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1 of the hearing, the Board shall present to the Secretary
2 Director a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions
3 of law, and recommendations. The report shall contain a finding
4 whether the licensee violated this Act or failed to comply with
5 the conditions required in this Act. The Board shall specify
6 the nature of the violation or failure to comply, and shall
7 make its recommendations to the Secretary Director.
8     The report of findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
9 recommendation of the Board shall be the basis for the
10 Department's order for refusal or for the granting of the
11 license. If the Secretary Director disagrees with the
12 recommendations of the Board, the Secretary Director may issue
13 an order in contravention of the Board recommendations and
14 notify . The Director shall provide a written report to the
15 Board on any disagreement and shall specify the reasons for the
16 action in the final order. The findings are not admissible in
17 evidence against the person in a criminal prosecution for
18 violation of this Act, but the hearing and findings are not a
19 bar to a criminal prosecution for violation of this Act.
20 (Source: P.A. 88-363.)
 
21     (225 ILCS 315/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8123)
22     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
23     Sec. 23. Board; Rehearing. At the conclusion of the
24 hearing, a copy of the Board's report shall be served upon the
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1 for the service of the notice. Within 20 days after such
2 service, the applicant or licensee may present to the
3 Department a motion in writing for a rehearing which shall
4 specify the particular grounds for rehearing. If no motion for
5 a rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time
6 specified for filing such a motion, or if a motion for
7 rehearing is denied, then upon the denial, the Secretary
8 Director may enter any order in accordance with recommendations
9 of the Board, except as provided in Section 120 of this Act. If
10 the applicant or licensee requests and pays for a transcript of
11 the record within the time for filing a motion for rehearing,
12 the 20-day period within which a motion may be filed shall
13 commence upon the delivery of the transcript to the applicant
14 or licensee.
15     Whenever the Secretary Director is not satisfied that
16 substantial justice has been done, he may order a rehearing by
17 the same or another examiner special board. At the expiration
18 of the time specified for filing a motion for a rehearing the
19 Secretary Director has the right to take the action recommended
20 by the Board.
21 (Source: P.A. 88-363.)
 
22     (225 ILCS 315/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8124)
23     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
24     Sec. 24. Appointment of a hearing officer. The Secretary
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1 practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing
2 officer in any action for refusal to issue or renew a license
3 or permit or to discipline a licensee. The Secretary Director
4 shall notify the Board of any such appointment. The hearing
5 officer has full authority to conduct the hearing. At least one
6 member of the Board may shall attend each hearing. The hearing
7 officer shall report his findings of fact, conclusions of law
8 and recommendations to the Board and the Secretary Director.
9 The Board has 60 days from receipt of the report to review it
10 and present its findings of fact, conclusions of law and
11 recommendations to the Secretary Director. If the Board fails
12 to present its report within the 60 day period, the Secretary
13 Director shall issue an order based on the report of the
14 hearing officer. If the Secretary Director disagrees with the
15 recommendation of the Board or hearing officer, the Secretary
16 Director may issue an order in contravention of the
17 recommendation. The Secretary Director shall notify promptly
18 provide a written explanation to the Board of on any
19 disagreement.
20 (Source: P.A. 88-363.)
 
21     (225 ILCS 315/25)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8125)
22     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
23     Sec. 25. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An
24 order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the
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1 Director, shall be prima facie proof that:
2         (a) the signature is the genuine signature of the
3     Secretary Director;
4         (b) the Secretary Director is duly appointed and
5     qualified; and
6         (c) the Board and the members thereof are qualified to
7     act.
8 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 315/28)  (from Ch. 111, par. 8128)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
11     Sec. 28. Summary suspension of a license. The Secretary
12 Director may summarily suspend the license of a landscape
13 architect without a hearing, simultaneously with the
14 institution of proceedings for a hearing provided for in
15 Section 19 24 of this Act, if the Secretary Director finds that
16 evidence in the possession of the Director indicates that the
17 continuation in practice by the landscape architect would
18 constitute an imminent danger to the public. In the event that
19 the Secretary Director temporarily suspends the license of an
20 individual without a hearing, a hearing must be held within 30
21 days after such suspension has occurred.
22 (Source: P.A. 88-363.)
 
23     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.