Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 10/14/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 728

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 728 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
5 1989 is amended by changing Sections 8, 10, and 11 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 325/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5208)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
8     Sec. 8. Applications for licensure.
9     (a) Applications for licensure shall (1) be on forms
10 prescribed and furnished by the Department, (2) contain
11 statements made under oath showing the applicant's education
12 and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and
13 (3) contain references as required by the Department.
14     (b) Applicants shall have obtained the education and
15 experience as required in Section 10 or Section 11 prior to
16 submittal of application for licensure examination, except as

 

 

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1 provided in subsection (b) of Section 11. Allowable experience
2 shall commence at the date of the baccalaureate degree, except:
3         (1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given
4     for a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum providing a
5     cooperative program, which is supervised industrial or
6     field experience of at least one academic year which
7     alternates with periods of full-time academic training,
8     when such program is certified by the university, or
9         (2) Partial credit may be given for professional
10     engineering experience as defined by rule for employment
11     prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree if the
12     employment is full-time while the applicant is a part-time
13     student taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours
14     per quarter to earn the degree concurrent with the
15     full-time engineering experience.
16         (3) If an applicant files an application and supporting
17     documents containing a material misstatement of
18     information or a misrepresentation for the purpose of
19     obtaining licensure or enrollment or if an applicant
20     performs any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to
21     qualify for licensure or enrollment under this Act, the
22     Department may issue a rule of intent to deny licensure or
23     enrollment and may conduct a hearing in accordance with
24     Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act.
25     The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant
26 under Sections 10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the

 

 

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1 qualifications of the applicant.
2     It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
3 application, when requested by the Board, by provision of
4 additional documentation of education, including transcripts,
5 course content and credentials of the engineering college or
6 college granting related science degrees, or of work experience
7 to permit the Board to determine the qualifications of the
8 applicant. The Department may require an applicant, at the
9 applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
10 education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized
11 evaluating service approved by the Department.
12     An applicant who graduated from an engineering program
13 outside the United States or its territories and whose first
14 language is not English shall submit certification of passage
15 of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a test
16 of spoken English as defined by rule.
17 (Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
18     (225 ILCS 325/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5210)
19     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
20     Sec. 10. Minimum standards for examination for licensure as
21 professional engineer. To qualify for licensure as a
22 professional engineer each applicant shall be:
23     (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at
24 least 4 years who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of
25 an additional 4 years or more of experience in engineering work

 

 

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1 of a grade and character which indicate that the individual may
2 be competent to practice professional engineering, and who has
3 passed then passes a nominal 8-hour written examination in the
4 fundamentals of engineering, and a nominal 8-hour written
5 examination in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon
6 submitting an application with proof of passing both
7 examinations, the applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be
8 granted a license to practice professional engineering in this
9 State; or
10     (b) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or
11 a related science curriculum of at least 4 years and which
12 meets meeting the requirements as set forth by rule by
13 submitting an application to the Department for its review and
14 approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of an
15 additional 8 years or more of experience in engineering work of
16 a grade and character which indicate that the individual may be
17 competent to practice professional engineering, and who has
18 passed then passes a nominal 8-hour written examination in the
19 fundamentals of engineering and a nominal 8-hour written
20 examination in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon
21 submitting the application with proof of passing both
22 examinations, the applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be
23 granted a license to practice professional engineering in this
24 State; or
25     (c) An Illinois engineer intern, by application and payment
26 of the required fee, may then take the nominal 8-hour written

 

 

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1 examination in the principles and practice of engineering. If
2 the applicant passes that examination and submits evidence to
3 the Board that meets the experience qualification of subsection
4 (a) or (b) of this Section, the applicant, if otherwise
5 qualified, shall be granted a license to practice professional
6 engineering in this State.
7     (d) When considering an applicant's qualifications for
8 licensure under this Act, the Department may take into
9 consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or
10 actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of
11 Professional Conduct for this Act as provided for by
12 administrative rules.
13 (Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
14     (225 ILCS 325/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5211)
15     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
16     Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment
17 as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a
18 minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for
19 enrollment as an engineer intern.
20     (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of at
21 least 4 years, who has passed a nominal 8-hour written
22 examination in the fundamentals of engineering, shall be
23 enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is otherwise
24 qualified; or
25     (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved

 

 

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1 engineering curriculum who passes a nominal 8-hour written
2 examination in the fundamentals of engineering and furnishes
3 proof that the applicant graduated within a 12 month period
4 following the examination shall be enrolled as an engineer
5 intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified; or
6     (c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering curriculum or
7 a related science curriculum, of at least 4 years and which
8 meets meeting the requirements as set forth by rule by
9 submitting an application to the Department for its review and
10 approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the Board of an
11 additional 4 years or more of progressive experience in
12 engineering work, and who has passed then passes a nominal
13 8-hour written examination in the fundamentals of engineering
14 shall be enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is
15 otherwise qualified.
16 (Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)".