Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2760

Creates the Electricians Licensing Act. Provides for the regulation of electricians and electrical contractors by the Department of Labor. Sets forth powers and duties of the Director of Labor, licensure requirements, grounds for discipline, penalties for violation of the Act, and administrative procedure. Establishes the Illinois State Board of Electrical Examiners. Provides for concurrent exercise by home rule units. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2019. Effective January 1, 2009.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to change the repeal date of the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 and the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2020. Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Provides that no officer, board, commission, or other public entity charged with the enforcement of codes and ordinances requiring the involvement of an architect shall accept for filing or approval any technical submissions that do not bear the seal and signature of an architect licensed under the Act and that a building permit issued with respect to technical submissions that does not conform to the requirements of this Act shall be invalid. Provides for the establishment of the Architecture Complaint Committee. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions, technical submissions, powers and duties of the Department and the Board, the Architecture Licensing Board, examinations, qualifications, professional design firm registration, disciplinary action, and investigations. Allows the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to grant the title "Architect, Retired" Provides for the imposition of a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 (instead of $5,000) for each violation of certain provisions of the Act. Amends the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Provides that a building permit issued with respect to technical submissions that do not conform to the requirements of the Act shall be invalid. Sets forth additional examples of the practice of professional engineering. Sets forth examples of technical submissions. Defines "design/build" and "design/build entity" and makes changes in the definition of "technical submissions". Provides for the establishment of the Professional Engineer Complaint Committee. Allows the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to grant the title "Retired" to eligible retirees to be used immediately adjacent to the title of Professional Engineer. Provides for the imposition of a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 (instead of $5,000) for each violation of certain provisions of the Act. Makes other changes.

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