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1 | | for the purpose of creating a safe, efficient, healthful, and |
2 | | aesthetically pleasing physical environment for human use and |
3 | | enjoyment, as performed by landscape architects. |
4 | | "Landscape architectural practice" means the offering or |
5 | | furnishing of professional services in connection with a |
6 | | landscape architecture project that do not require the seal of |
7 | | an architect, land surveyor, professional engineer, or |
8 | | structural engineer. These services may include, but are not |
9 | | limited to, providing preliminary studies; developing design |
10 | | concepts; planning for the relationships of physical |
11 | | improvements and intended uses of the site; establishing form |
12 | | and aesthetic elements; developing those technical details on |
13 | | the site that are exclusive of any building or structure; |
14 | | preparing and coordinating technical submissions; and |
15 | | conducting site observation of a landscape architecture |
16 | | project. |
17 | | "Registered landscape architect" means a person who, based |
18 | | on education, experience, and examination in the field of |
19 | | landscape architecture, is registered under this Act. |
20 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and |
21 | | Professional Regulation. The Secretary may designate his or |
22 | | her duties under this Act to a designee of his or her choice, |
23 | | including, but not limited to, the Director of Professional |
24 | | Regulation. |
25 | | Section 15. Title. |
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1 | | (a) No person shall use the title "registered landscape |
2 | | architect" or "landscape architect" without being so |
3 | | registered by the Department. |
4 | | (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing |
5 | | or restricting the offering, advertising, or providing of |
6 | | services defined as landscape architecture practice under this |
7 | | Act by an individual not registered under this Act. |
8 | | Section 20. Seal. |
9 | | (a) Every registered landscape architect shall have a |
10 | | reproducible seal, which may be computer generated, the |
11 | | impression of which shall contain the name of the registered |
12 | | landscape architect, the registered landscape architect's |
13 | | registration number, and the words "Registered Landscape |
14 | | Architect, State of Illinois". The registered landscape |
15 | | architect shall be responsible for his or her seal and |
16 | | signature as defined by rule. |
17 | | (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, an |
18 | | architect, land surveyor, professional engineer, or structural |
19 | | engineer licensed by the Department shall be permitted to |
20 | | affix his or her seal to any plans, specifications, and |
21 | | reports prepared by or under his or her supervision in |
22 | | connection with the incidental practice of landscape |
23 | | architecture. |
24 | | Section 23. Technical submissions. |
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1 | | (a) As used in this Section, "technical submissions" |
2 | | includes the designs, drawings, and specifications that |
3 | | establish the scope of a landscape architecture project; the |
4 | | standard of quality for materials, workmanship, equipment, and |
5 | | systems; and the studies and other technical reports and |
6 | | calculations prepared in the course of the practice of |
7 | | landscape architecture. |
8 | | (b) A registered landscape architect shall not exercise |
9 | | authority in preparing technical submissions that require the |
10 | | involvement of an architect, professional engineer, structural |
11 | | engineer, or professional land surveyor licensed in Illinois. |
12 | | (c) The registered landscape architect who has contract |
13 | | responsibility shall seal a cover sheet of the technical |
14 | | submissions and those individual portions of the technical |
15 | | submissions for which the registered landscape architect is |
16 | | legally and professionally responsible. |
17 | | Section 25. Display of registration. Every holder of a |
18 | | registered landscape architect registration shall display his |
19 | | or her certificate of registration in a conspicuous place in |
20 | | his or her principal office, place of business, or place of |
21 | | employment. |
22 | | Section 30. Address of record; email address of record. |
23 | | All applicants and registrants shall: |
24 | | (1) provide a valid address and email address to the |
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1 | | Department, which shall serve as the address of record and |
2 | | email address of record, respectively, at the time of |
3 | | application for registration or renewal of registration; |
4 | | and |
5 | | (2) inform the Department of any change of address of |
6 | | record or email address of record within 14 days after |
7 | | such change either through the Department's website or by |
8 | | contacting the Department.
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9 | | Section 33. Registered Landscape Architecture Registration |
10 | | Board. |
11 | | (a) The Secretary shall appoint a Registered Landscape |
12 | | Architecture Registration Board. The Board shall consist of 5 |
13 | | persons who shall serve in an advisory capacity to the |
14 | | Secretary. All members of the Board shall be residents of |
15 | | Illinois. Four members shall be registered under this Act and |
16 | | have not been disciplined within the last 10-year period under |
17 | | this Act or the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989. |
18 | | In addition to the 4 registered landscape architects, there |
19 | | shall be one public member. The public member shall be a voting |
20 | | member and shall not be registered under this Act or licensed |
21 | | under any other design profession licensing Act that the |
22 | | Department administers. |
23 | | (b) Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their |
24 | | successors are appointed and qualified. |
25 | | (c) In appointing members to the Board, the Secretary |
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1 | | shall give due consideration to recommendations by members and |
2 | | organizations of the landscape architecture profession. |
3 | | (d) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect |
4 | | representation from the geographic areas in this State. |
5 | | (e) No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term |
6 | | that would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to |
7 | | be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms. |
8 | | (f) An appointment to fill a vacancy for the unexpired |
9 | | portion of the vacated term shall be made in the same manner as |
10 | | an initial appointment. |
11 | | (g) Three members shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is |
12 | | required for Board decisions. |
13 | | (h) The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any |
14 | | member for cause that, in the opinion of the Secretary, |
15 | | reasonably justified such termination, which may include, but |
16 | | is not limited to, a Board member who does not attend 2 |
17 | | consecutive meetings. |
18 | | (i) Members of the Board may be reimbursed for all |
19 | | legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. |
20 | | (j) The Department may at any time seek the expert advice |
21 | | and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the |
22 | | enforcement of this Act. |
23 | | Section 34. Powers and duties of the Board. |
24 | | (a) The Board shall hold at least one meeting each year, |
25 | | conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. |
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1 | | (b) The Board shall annually elect a chairperson and a |
2 | | vice chairperson who shall be registered landscape architects. |
3 | | (c) The Department may, at any time, seek the expert |
4 | | advice and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the |
5 | | enforcement of this Act, including qualifications of |
6 | | applicants for registration. |
7 | | Section 35. Powers and duties of the Department. The |
8 | | Department shall exercise, subject to the provisions of this |
9 | | Act, the following functions, powers, and duties: |
10 | | (1) Authorize examinations to ascertain the fitness |
11 | | and qualifications of applicants for registration and pass |
12 | | upon the qualifications and fitness of applicants for |
13 | | registration by endorsement. |
14 | | (2) Adopt rules and regulations required for the |
15 | | administration of this Act. |
16 | | (3) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to |
17 | | issue, renew, or restore registrations, revoke, suspend, |
18 | | place on probation, or reprimand persons registered under |
19 | | provisions of this Act. |
20 | | (4) Adopt rules to establish what constitutes an |
21 | | approved landscape architecture program. |
22 | | (5) Adopt rules to establish what constitutes |
23 | | landscape architecture experience. |
24 | | (6) Issue certificates of registration to those who |
25 | | meet the requirements of this Act. |
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1 | | (7) Conduct investigations related to possible |
2 | | violations of this Act. |
3 | | Section 40. Application for registration.
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4 | | (a) Applications for registration shall be made to the |
5 | | Department in writing on forms or electronically as prescribed |
6 | | by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required |
7 | | fee, which shall not be refundable. All applications shall |
8 | | contain information that, in the judgment of the Department, |
9 | | enables the Department to pass on the qualifications of the |
10 | | applicant for registration as a registered landscape |
11 | | architect. The Department may require an applicant, at the |
12 | | applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's |
13 | | education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized |
14 | | evaluation service approved by the Department in accordance |
15 | | with rules adopted by the Department. |
16 | | (b) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application |
17 | | to complete the application process. If the process has not |
18 | | been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, |
19 | | the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and |
20 | | meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. |
21 | | Section 45. Qualifications for registration.
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22 | | (a) To qualify for registration as a registered landscape |
23 | | architect, each applicant shall: |
24 | | (1) provide proof of graduation from an approved |
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1 | | landscape architecture program as approved by rule; |
2 | | (2) provide proof of experience for registration as |
3 | | approved by rule; and |
4 | | (3) provide proof of successful passage of an |
5 | | examination as approved by rule. |
6 | | (b) Upon payment of the required fee and meeting other |
7 | | requirements as determined by rule, an applicant who is |
8 | | actively registered or licensed as a landscape architect under |
9 | | the laws of another jurisdiction of the United States may, |
10 | | without examination, be granted registration as a registered |
11 | | landscape architect by the Department. |
12 | | Section 50. Registration, renewal, and restoration.
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13 | | (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each |
14 | | certificate of registration issued under this Act shall be |
15 | | established by rule. A registrant may renew a certificate of |
16 | | registration during the month preceding its expiration date by |
17 | | paying the required fee. |
18 | | (b) A registered landscape architect who has permitted his |
19 | | or her registration to expire or has had his or her |
20 | | registration placed on inactive status may have his or her |
21 | | registration restored by making application to the Department |
22 | | and filing proof acceptable to the Department of his or her |
23 | | fitness to have his or her registration restored, including, |
24 | | but not limited to, sworn evidence certifying active lawful |
25 | | practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the |
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1 | | Department and by paying the required fee as determined by |
2 | | rule. |
3 | | (c) A registered landscape architect whose registration |
4 | | expired while engaged (1) in federal service on active duty |
5 | | with the Armed Forces of the United States or the State Militia |
6 | | called into service or training or (2) in training or |
7 | | education under the supervision of the United States |
8 | | preliminary to induction into the military service, may have a |
9 | | registration restored or reinstated without paying any lapsed |
10 | | reinstatement, renewal, or restoration fees if within 2 years |
11 | | after termination other than by dishonorable discharge of such |
12 | | service, training, or education and the Department is |
13 | | furnished with satisfactory evidence that the registrant has |
14 | | been so engaged in the practice of landscape architecture and |
15 | | that such service, training, or education has been so |
16 | | terminated. |
17 | | Section 55. Prior registrations under the Illinois |
18 | | Landscape Architecture Act of 1989. A person who was actively |
19 | | registered under the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of |
20 | | 1989 and had renewed his or her registration before January 1, |
21 | | 2020, may have his or her registration restored without fee |
22 | | upon the effective date of the rules adopted under this Act. |
23 | | Section 60. Inactive status.
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24 | | (a) A person registered under this Act who notifies the |
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1 | | Department in writing on forms or electronically as prescribed |
2 | | by the Department may elect to place his or her registration on |
3 | | inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, |
4 | | be excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she |
5 | | notifies the Department in writing on forms or electronically |
6 | | as prescribed by the Department of his or her desire to resume |
7 | | active status. |
8 | | (b) Any registrant whose registration is on inactive |
9 | | status shall not use the title "registered landscape |
10 | | architect" or "landscape architect" in the State of Illinois. |
11 | | (c) Any registrant who uses the title "registered |
12 | | landscape architect" or "landscape architect" while his or her |
13 | | registration is inactive shall be considered to be using the |
14 | | title without a registration that shall be grounds for |
15 | | discipline under this Act. |
16 | | Section 65. Fees. The Department shall establish by rule a |
17 | | schedule of fees for the administration and maintenance of |
18 | | this Act. These fees are not refundable. |
19 | | Section 70. Disposition of funds. All of the fees |
20 | | collected as authorized under this Act shall be deposited into |
21 | | the General Professions Dedicated Fund. The moneys deposited |
22 | | into the General Professions Dedicated Fund may be used for |
23 | | the expenses of the Department in the administration of this |
24 | | Act. Moneys from the Fund may also be used for direct and |
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1 | | allocable indirect costs related to the public purposes of the |
2 | | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Moneys in |
3 | | the Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost |
4 | | Fund as authorized by Section 2105-300 of the Department of |
5 | | Professional Regulation Law. |
6 | | Section 75. Advertising. Any person registered under this |
7 | | Act may advertise the availability of professional services in |
8 | | the public media or on the premises where such professional |
9 | | services are rendered provided that such advertising is |
10 | | truthful and not misleading. |
11 | | Section 80. Violation; injunction; cease and desist order.
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12 | | (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the |
13 | | Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State of |
14 | | Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of |
15 | | Illinois or the State's Attorney of any county in which the |
16 | | action is brought, petition for an order enjoining such |
17 | | violation and for an order enforcing compliance with this Act. |
18 | | Upon the filing of a verified petition in court, the court may |
19 | | issue a temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, |
20 | | and may preliminarily and permanently enjoin such violation. |
21 | | If it is established that such person has violated or is |
22 | | violating the injunction, the Court may punish the offender |
23 | | for contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section shall be |
24 | | in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and |
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1 | | penalties provided by this Act. |
2 | | (b) Whoever holds himself or herself out as a "registered |
3 | | landscape architect", "landscape architect", or any other name |
4 | | or designation that would in any way imply that he or she is |
5 | | able to use the title "registered landscape architect" or |
6 | | "landscape architect" without being registered under this Act |
7 | | shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and for each |
8 | | subsequent conviction shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. |
9 | | Section 85. Grounds for discipline.
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10 | | (a) The Department may refuse to issue or to renew a |
11 | | certificate of registration, or may revoke, suspend, place on |
12 | | probation, reprimand, or take other disciplinary or |
13 | | nondisciplinary action the Department may deem proper, |
14 | | including fines not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, with |
15 | | regard to any certificate of registration issued under this |
16 | | Act, for any one or combination of the following reasons: |
17 | | (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information. |
18 | | (2) Negligent or intentional disregard of this Act or |
19 | | rules adopted under this Act. |
20 | | (3) Conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo |
21 | | contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of |
22 | | judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to, |
23 | | convictions, preceding sentences of supervision, |
24 | | conditional discharge, or first offender probation under |
25 | | the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is |
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1 | | (i) a felony, (ii) a misdemeanor, an essential element of |
2 | | which is dishonesty, or (iii) any crime that is directly |
3 | | related to the practice of landscape architecture. |
4 | | (4) Making any misrepresentations for the purpose of |
5 | | obtaining a certificate of registration. |
6 | | (5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence in |
7 | | the rendering of landscape architectural services. |
8 | | (6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating |
9 | | any provision of this Act or any rules and regulations |
10 | | issued pursuant to this Act. |
11 | | (7) Failing to provide information within 60 days in |
12 | | response to a written request made by the Department. |
13 | | (8) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or |
14 | | unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, |
15 | | defraud, or harm the public. |
16 | | (9) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs |
17 | | defined by law as controlled substances, alcohol, |
18 | | narcotics, stimulants, or any other substances that |
19 | | results in the inability to practice with reasonable |
20 | | judgment, skill, or safety. |
21 | | (10) Discipline by another jurisdiction, if at least |
22 | | one of the grounds for the discipline is the same or |
23 | | substantially equivalent to those set forth in this |
24 | | Section. |
25 | | (11) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving |
26 | | from any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or |
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1 | | association any fee, commission, rebate, or other form of |
2 | | compensation for any professional service not actually |
3 | | rendered. |
4 | | (12) A finding by the Department that the registrant, |
5 | | after having the registration placed on probationary |
6 | | status, has violated or failed to comply with the terms of |
7 | | probation. |
8 | | (13) A finding by the Department that the registrant |
9 | | has failed to pay a fine imposed by the Department. |
10 | | (14) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated |
11 | | report by the Department of Children and Family Services |
12 | | under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and |
13 | | upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the |
14 | | registrant has caused a child to be an abused child or |
15 | | neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected |
16 | | Child Reporting Act. |
17 | | (15) Solicitation of professional services by using |
18 | | false or misleading advertising. |
19 | | (16) Inability to practice the profession with |
20 | | reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of |
21 | | physical illness, including, but not limited to, |
22 | | deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor |
23 | | skill, mental illness, or disability. |
24 | | (17) Using or attempting to use an expired, inactive, |
25 | | suspended, or revoked registration, or the seal of another |
26 | | registrant, or impersonating another registrant. |
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1 | | (18) Signing, affixing, or allowing the registered |
2 | | landscape architect's seal to be affixed to any plans not |
3 | | prepared by the registered landscape architect or under |
4 | | the registered landscape architect's supervision. |
5 | | (b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the |
6 | | registration of any person who fails to file a return, fails to |
7 | | pay the tax, penalty, or interest showing in a filed return, or |
8 | | fails to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or |
9 | | interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the |
10 | | Department of Revenue, until any such tax Act are satisfied. |
11 | | (c) The entry of a decree by any circuit court |
12 | | establishing that any person holding a certificate of |
13 | | registration under this Act is a person subject to involuntary |
14 | | admission under the Mental Health and Developmental |
15 | | Disabilities Code shall operate as a suspension of that |
16 | | registration. That person may resume using the title |
17 | | "registered landscape architect" or "landscape architect" only |
18 | | upon a finding by the Department that he or she has been |
19 | | determined to be no longer subject to involuntary admission by |
20 | | the court and meeting the requirements for restoration as |
21 | | required by this Act and its rules. |
22 | | Section 90. Investigation; notice and hearing.
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23 | | (a) The Department may investigate the actions of any |
24 | | applicant or of any person holding or claiming to hold a |
25 | | certificate of registration under this Act. |
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1 | | (b) The Department shall, before disciplining an applicant |
2 | | or registrant, at least 30 days prior to the date set for the |
3 | | hearing, (i) notify in writing the applicant or registrant of |
4 | | the charges made and the time and place for the hearing on the |
5 | | charges, (ii) direct the applicant or registrant to file a |
6 | | written answer to the charges under oath within 20 days after |
7 | | the service of the notice, and (iii) inform the applicant or |
8 | | registrant that failure to file a written answer to the |
9 | | charges will result in a default judgment being entered |
10 | | against the applicant or registrant. |
11 | | (c) Written or electronic notice, and any notice in the |
12 | | subsequent proceeding, may be served by personal delivery, by |
13 | | email, or by mail to the applicant or registrant at their |
14 | | address of record or email address of record. |
15 | | (d) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the hearing |
16 | | officer appointed by the Secretary shall proceed to hear the |
17 | | charges and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded |
18 | | ample opportunity to present any statement, testimony, |
19 | | evidence, and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to |
20 | | their defense. The hearing officer may continue the hearing |
21 | | from time to time. |
22 | | (e) In case the registrant or applicant, after receiving |
23 | | the notice, fails to file an answer, their registration may, |
24 | | in the discretion of the Secretary, be suspended, revoked, |
25 | | placed on probationary status, or be subject to whatever |
26 | | disciplinary action the Secretary considers proper, including |
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1 | | limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice |
2 | | or imposition of a fine, without hearing, if the act or acts |
3 | | charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under |
4 | | this Act. |
5 | | Section 95. Record of proceedings.
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6 | | (a) The Department, at its expense, shall provide a |
7 | | certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and |
8 | | preserve a record of all proceedings in which a registrant may |
9 | | have their registration revoked or suspended or in which the |
10 | | registrant may be placed on probationary status, reprimanded, |
11 | | fined, or subjected to other disciplinary action with |
12 | | reference to the registration when a disciplinary action is |
13 | | authorized under this Act and rules issued pursuant to this |
14 | | Act. The notice of hearing, complaint, and all other documents |
15 | | in the nature of pleadings and written motions filed in the |
16 | | proceedings, the transcript of the testimony, and the orders |
17 | | of the Department shall be the record of the proceedings. The |
18 | | record may be made available to any person interested in the |
19 | | hearing upon payment of the fee required by Section 2105-115 |
20 | | of the Department of Professional Regulation Law. |
21 | | (b) The Department may contract for court reporting |
22 | | services, and, if it does so, the Department shall provide the |
23 | | name and contact information for the certified shorthand |
24 | | reporter who transcribed the testimony at a hearing to any |
25 | | person interested, who may obtain a copy of the transcript of |
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1 | | any proceedings at a hearing upon payment of the fee specified |
2 | | by the certified shorthand reporter. |
3 | | Section 100. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths.
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4 | | (a) The Department has the power to subpoena and bring |
5 | | before it any person and to take testimony either orally, by |
6 | | deposition, or both, with the same fees and mileage and in the |
7 | | same manner as prescribed in civil cases in circuit courts of |
8 | | this State. |
9 | | (b) The Secretary and the designated hearing officer have |
10 | | the power to administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing |
11 | | which the Department is authorized to conduct, and any other |
12 | | oaths authorized in any Act administered by the Department. |
13 | | Section 105. Compelling testimony. Any court, upon the |
14 | | application of the Department, designated hearing officer, or |
15 | | the applicant or registrant against whom proceedings under |
16 | | Section 85 of this Act are pending, may, enter an order |
17 | | requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and |
18 | | the production of documents, papers, files, books, and records |
19 | | in connection with any hearing or investigation. The court may |
20 | | compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt. |
21 | | Section 110. Hearing; motion for rehearing.
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22 | | (a) The hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall |
23 | | hear evidence in support of the formal charges and evidence |
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1 | | produced by the registrant. At the conclusion of the hearing, |
2 | | the hearing officer shall present to the Secretary a written |
3 | | report of his or her findings of fact, conclusions of law, and |
4 | | recommendations. |
5 | | (b) At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the hearing |
6 | | officer's report shall be served upon the applicant or |
7 | | registrant, either personally or as provided in this Act for |
8 | | the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20 days after such |
9 | | service, the applicant or registrant may present to the |
10 | | Department a motion, in writing, for a rehearing which shall |
11 | | specify the particular grounds for rehearing. The Department |
12 | | may respond to the motion for rehearing within 20 days after |
13 | | its service on the Department. If no motion for rehearing is |
14 | | filed, then upon the expiration of the time specified for |
15 | | filing such a motion, or upon denial of a motion for rehearing, |
16 | | the Secretary may enter an order in accordance with the |
17 | | recommendations of the hearing officer. If the applicant or |
18 | | registrant orders from the reporting service and pays for a |
19 | | transcript of the record within the time for filing a motion |
20 | | for rehearing, the 20-day period within which a motion may be |
21 | | filed shall commence upon delivery of the transcript to the |
22 | | applicant or registrant. |
23 | | (c) If the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the |
24 | | report of the hearing officer, the Secretary may issue an |
25 | | order contrary to the hearing officer's report. |
26 | | (d) If the Secretary is not satisfied that substantial |
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1 | | justice has been done, the Secretary may order a hearing by the |
2 | | same or another hearing officer. |
3 | | (e) At any point in any investigation or disciplinary |
4 | | proceeding provided for in this Act, both parties may agree to |
5 | | a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final |
6 | | upon signature of the Secretary. |
7 | | Section 115. Appointment of a hearing officer. The |
8 | | Secretary has the authority to appoint an attorney licensed to |
9 | | practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing |
10 | | officer in any action for refusal to issue, restore, or renew a |
11 | | registration or to discipline an applicant or registrant. The |
12 | | hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the |
13 | | hearing. |
14 | | Section 120. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. |
15 | | An order or a certified copy thereof, over the seal of the |
16 | | Department and purporting to be signed by the Secretary, shall |
17 | | be prima facie proof that: |
18 | | (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the |
19 | | Secretary; and |
20 | | (2) the Secretary is appointed and qualified. |
21 | | Section 125. Restoration of suspended or revoked |
22 | | registration.
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23 | | (a) At any time after the successful completion of a term |
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1 | | of probation, suspension, or revocation of a registration |
2 | | under this Act, the Department may restore it to the |
3 | | registrant unless after an investigation and hearing the |
4 | | Department determines that restoration is not in the public |
5 | | interest. |
6 | | (b) Where circumstances of suspension or revocation so |
7 | | indicate, the Department may require an examination of the |
8 | | registrant prior to restoring his or her registration. |
9 | | (c) No person whose registration has been revoked as |
10 | | authorized in this Act may apply for restoration of that |
11 | | registration until such time as provided for in the Civil |
12 | | Administrative Code of Illinois. |
13 | | (d) A registration that has been suspended or revoked |
14 | | shall be considered nonrenewed for purposes of restoration and |
15 | | a registration restoring their registration from suspension or |
16 | | revocation must comply with the requirements for restoration |
17 | | as set forth in Section 50 of this Act and any rules adopted |
18 | | pursuant to this Act. |
19 | | Section 130. Surrender of registration. Upon the |
20 | | revocation or suspension of any registration, the registrant |
21 | | shall immediately surrender his or her certificate of |
22 | | registration to the Department. If the registrant fails to do |
23 | | so, the Department has the right to seize the certificate of |
24 | | registration. |
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1 | | Section 135. Administrative Review Law; venue.
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2 | | (a) All final administrative decisions of the Department |
3 | | are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review |
4 | | Law and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is |
5 | | defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. |
6 | | (b) Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in |
7 | | the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for |
8 | | review resides, but if the party is not a resident of this |
9 | | State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. |
10 | | (c) The Department shall not be required to certify any |
11 | | record to the court, file any answer in court, or to otherwise |
12 | | appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding, unless |
13 | | and until the Department has received from the plaintiff |
14 | | payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record, |
15 | | which costs shall be determined by the Department. |
16 | | (d) Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt |
17 | | of the plaintiff's payment to the Department as specified in |
18 | | subsection (c) of this Section in court shall be grounds for |
19 | | dismissal of the action. |
20 | | (e) During the pendency and hearing of any and all |
21 | | judicial proceedings incident to a disciplinary action, the |
22 | | sanctions imposed upon the accused by the Department shall |
23 | | remain in full force and effect. |
24 | | Section 140. Confidentiality. All information collected by |
25 | | the Department in the course of an examination or |
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1 | | investigation of a registrant or applicant, including, but not |
2 | | limited to, any complaint against a registrant filed with the |
3 | | Department and information collected to investigate any such |
4 | | complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the |
5 | | Department and shall not be disclosed. The Department may not |
6 | | disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement |
7 | | officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate |
8 | | regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party |
9 | | presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information |
10 | | and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local |
11 | | law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency |
12 | | for any purpose to any other agency or person. A formal |
13 | | complaint filed against a registrant by the Department or any |
14 | | order issued by the Department against a registrant or |
15 | | applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise |
16 | | prohibited by law. |
17 | | Section 145. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The |
18 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly |
19 | | adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of |
20 | | that Act were included in this Act, except that the provision |
21 | | of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois |
22 | | Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at hearings |
23 | | the registrant has the right to show compliance with all |
24 | | lawful requirements for retention, continuation, or renewal of |
25 | | the registration is specifically excluded. The Department |
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1 | | shall not be required to annually verify email addresses as |
2 | | specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of Section 10-75 |
3 | | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For the purposes |
4 | | of this Act, the notice required under Section 10-25 of the |
5 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient |
6 | | when mailed to the address of record or emailed to the email |
7 | | address of record. |
8 | | Section 900. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by |
9 | | changing Section 4.37 as follows: |
10 | | (5 ILCS 80/4.37) |
11 | | Sec. 4.37. Acts and Articles repealed on January 1, 2027. |
12 | | The following are repealed on January 1, 2027: |
13 | | The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
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14 | | The Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. |
15 | | Articles II, III, IV, V, VI, VIIA, VIIB, VIIC, XVII, XXXI,
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16 | | XXXI 1/4, and XXXI 3/4 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
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17 | | The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation Act. |
18 | | The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. |
19 | | The Landscape Architecture Registration Act. |
20 | | (Source: P.A. 99-572, eff. 7-15-16; 99-909, eff. 12-16-16; |
21 | | 99-910, eff. 12-16-16; 99-911, eff. 12-16-16; 100-201, eff. |
22 | | 8-18-17; 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.) |
23 | | Section 905. The Park District Code is amended by changing |
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1 | | Section 8-50 as follows: |
2 | | (70 ILCS 1205/8-50) |
3 | | Sec. 8-50. Definitions. For the purposes of Sections 8-50 |
4 | | through 8-57, the following terms shall have the following |
5 | | meanings, unless the context requires a different meaning: |
6 | | "Delivery system" means the design and construction |
7 | | approach used to develop and construct a project. |
8 | | "Design-bid-build" means the traditional delivery system |
9 | | used on public projects that incorporates the Local Government |
10 | | Professional Services Selection Act and the principles of |
11 | | competitive selection. |
12 | | "Design-build" means a delivery system that provides |
13 | | responsibility within a single contract for the furnishing of |
14 | | architecture, engineering, land surveying, and related |
15 | | services as required, and the labor, materials, equipment, and |
16 | | other construction services for the project. |
17 | | "Design-build contract" means a contract for a public |
18 | | project under this Act between any park district and a |
19 | | design-build entity to furnish architecture, engineering, land |
20 | | surveying, landscape architecture, and related services as |
21 | | required, and to furnish the labor, materials, equipment, and |
22 | | other construction services for the project. The design-build |
23 | | contract may be conditioned upon subsequent refinements in |
24 | | scope and price and may allow the park district to make |
25 | | modifications in the project scope without invalidating the |
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1 | | design-build contract. |
2 | | "Design-build entity" means any individual, sole |
3 | | proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, |
4 | | professional corporation, or other entity that proposes to |
5 | | design and construct any public project under this Act. A |
6 | | design-build entity and associated design-build professionals |
7 | | shall conduct themselves in accordance with the laws of this |
8 | | State and the related provisions of the Illinois |
9 | | Administrative Code, as referenced by the licensed design |
10 | | professionals Acts of this State. |
11 | | "Design professional" means any individual, sole |
12 | | proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, |
13 | | professional corporation, or other entity that offers services |
14 | | under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the |
15 | | Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Structural |
16 | | Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or the Illinois Professional |
17 | | Land Surveyor Act of 1989. |
18 | | "Evaluation criteria" means the requirements for the |
19 | | separate phases of the selection process for design-build |
20 | | proposals as defined in this Act and may include the |
21 | | specialized experience, technical qualifications and |
22 | | competence, capacity to perform, past performance, experience |
23 | | with similar projects, assignment of personnel to the project, |
24 | | and other appropriate factors. Price may not be used as a |
25 | | factor in the evaluation of Phase I proposals. |
26 | | "Landscape architect design professional" means any |
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1 | | person, sole proprietorship, or entity including, but not |
2 | | limited to, a partnership, professional service corporation, |
3 | | or corporation that offers services under the Landscape |
4 | | Architecture Registration Act Illinois Landscape Architecture |
5 | | Act of 1989 . |
6 | | "Proposal" means the offer to enter into a design-build |
7 | | contract as submitted by a design-build entity in accordance |
8 | | with this Act. |
9 | | "Request for proposal" means the document used by the park |
10 | | district to solicit proposals for a design-build contract. |
11 | | "Scope and performance criteria" means the requirements |
12 | | for the public project, including, but not limited to: the |
13 | | intended usage, capacity, size, scope, quality, and |
14 | | performance standards; life-cycle costs; and other |
15 | | programmatic criteria that are expressed in performance |
16 | | oriented and quantifiable specifications and drawings that can |
17 | | be reasonably inferred and are suited to allow a design-build |
18 | | entity to develop a proposal.
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19 | | (Source: P.A. 97-349, eff. 8-12-11.) |
20 | | Section 910. The Chicago Park District Act is amended by |
21 | | changing Section 26.10-4 as follows: |
22 | | (70 ILCS 1505/26.10-4) |
23 | | Sec. 26.10-4. Definitions. The following terms, whenever |
24 | | used or referred to in this Act, have the following meaning |
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1 | | unless the context requires a different meaning: |
2 | | "Delivery system" means the design and construction |
3 | | approach used to develop and construct a project. |
4 | | "Design-bid-build" means the traditional delivery system |
5 | | used on public
projects that incorporates the Local Government |
6 | | Professional Services Selection Act (50 ILCS 510/) and the
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7 | | principles of competitive selection.
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8 | | "Design-build" means a delivery system that provides |
9 | | responsibility within a
single contract for the furnishing of |
10 | | architecture, engineering, land surveying
and related services |
11 | | as required, and the labor, materials, equipment, and
other |
12 | | construction services for the project.
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13 | | "Design-build contract" means a contract for a public |
14 | | project under this Act
between the Chicago Park District and a |
15 | | design-build entity to furnish
architecture,
engineering, land |
16 | | surveying, landscape architecture, and related services as |
17 | | required, and to furnish
the labor, materials, equipment, and |
18 | | other construction services for the
project. The design-build |
19 | | contract may be conditioned upon subsequent
refinements in |
20 | | scope and price and may allow the Chicago Park District to
make
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21 | | modifications in the project scope without invalidating the |
22 | | design-build
contract.
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23 | | "Design-build entity" means any individual, sole |
24 | | proprietorship, firm,
partnership, joint venture, corporation, |
25 | | professional corporation, or other
entity that proposes to |
26 | | design and construct any public project under this Act.
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1 | | design-build entity and associated design-build professionals |
2 | | shall conduct themselves in accordance with the laws of this |
3 | | State and the related provisions of the Illinois |
4 | | Administrative Code, as referenced by the licensed design |
5 | | professionals Acts of this State.
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6 | | "Design professional" means any individual, sole |
7 | | proprietorship, firm,
partnership, joint venture, corporation, |
8 | | professional corporation, or other
entity that offers services |
9 | | under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of
1989 (225 ILCS |
10 | | 305/), the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (225
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11 | | ILCS 325/),
the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 |
12 | | (225 ILCS 340/), or the
Illinois Professional
Land Surveyor |
13 | | Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 330/).
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14 | | "Landscape architect design professional" means any |
15 | | person, sole proprietorship, or entity such as a partnership, |
16 | | professional service corporation, or corporation that offers |
17 | | services under the Landscape Architecture Registration Act |
18 | | Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989 . |
19 | | "Evaluation criteria" means the requirements for the |
20 | | separate phases of the
selection process for design-build |
21 | | proposals as defined in this Act and may include the |
22 | | specialized
experience, technical qualifications and |
23 | | competence, capacity to perform, past
performance, experience |
24 | | with similar projects, assignment of personnel to the
project, |
25 | | and other appropriate factors. Price may not be used as a |
26 | | factor in
the evaluation of Phase I proposals.
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1 | | "Proposal" means the offer to enter into a design-build |
2 | | contract as submitted
by a design-build entity in accordance |
3 | | with this Act.
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4 | | "Request for proposal" means the document used by the |
5 | | Chicago Park District
to solicit
proposals for a design-build |
6 | | contract.
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7 | | "Scope and performance criteria" means the requirements |
8 | | for the public
project, including but not limited to, the |
9 | | intended usage, capacity, size,
scope, quality and performance |
10 | | standards, life-cycle costs, and other
programmatic criteria |
11 | | that are expressed in performance-oriented and
quantifiable |
12 | | specifications and drawings that can be reasonably inferred |
13 | | and
are suited to allow a design-build entity to develop a |
14 | | proposal.
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15 | | "Guaranteed maximum price" means a form of contract in |
16 | | which compensation may vary according to the scope of work |
17 | | involved but in any case may not exceed an agreed total amount.
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18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-777, eff. 8-28-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.) |
19 | | Section 915. The Professional Geologist Licensing Act is |
20 | | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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21 | | (225 ILCS 745/20)
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22 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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23 | | Sec. 20. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act shall be |
24 | | construed to restrict
the use of the title "geologist" or |
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1 | | similar words by any person engaged in a
practice of geology |
2 | | exempted under this Act, provided the person does not hold
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3 | | himself or herself out as being a Licensed Professional |
4 | | Geologist or does not
practice
professional geology in a |
5 | | manner requiring licensure under this Act.
Performance of the |
6 | | following activities does not require licensure as a
licensed |
7 | | professional geologist under this Act:
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8 | | (a) The practice of professional geology by an |
9 | | employee or a subordinate of
a licensee under this Act, |
10 | | provided the work does not include responsible
charge of |
11 | | geological work and is performed under the direct
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12 | | supervision of a Licensed Professional Geologist who is |
13 | | responsible for
the work.
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14 | | (b) The practice of professional geology by officers |
15 | | and employees of the
United States government within the |
16 | | scope of their employment.
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17 | | (c) The practice of professional geology as geologic |
18 | | research to advance
basic knowledge for the purpose of |
19 | | offering scientific papers, publications, or
other |
20 | | presentations (i) before meetings of scientific societies, |
21 | | (ii) internal
to a
partnership, corporation, |
22 | | proprietorship, or government agency, or (iii) for
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23 | | publication
in scientific journals, or in books.
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24 | | (d) The teaching of geology in schools, colleges, or |
25 | | universities, as
defined by rule.
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26 | | (e) The practice of professional geology exclusively |
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1 | | in the exploration for
or development of energy resources |
2 | | or base, precious and nonprecious minerals,
including |
3 | | sand, gravel, and aggregate, that does not require, by |
4 | | law, rule,
or ordinance, the submission of reports, |
5 | | documents, or oral or written
testimony
to public |
6 | | agencies. Public agencies may, by law or by rule, allow |
7 | | required
oral
or written testimony, reports, permit |
8 | | applications, or other documents based on
the science of |
9 | | geology to be submitted to them by persons not licensed |
10 | | under
this Act. Unless otherwise required by State or |
11 | | federal law, public agencies
may not require that the |
12 | | geology-based aspects of testimony, reports, permits,
or |
13 | | other documents so exempted be reviewed by,
approved, or |
14 | | otherwise certified by any person who is not a Licensed |
15 | | Professional Geologist. Licensure is not required for the
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16 | | submission and review of reports or documents or the |
17 | | provision of oral or
written
testimony made under the Well |
18 | | Abandonment Act, the Illinois
Oil and Gas Act, the Surface |
19 | | Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act,
or the |
20 | | Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.
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21 | | (f) The practice of professional engineering as |
22 | | defined in the Professional
Engineering Practice Act of |
23 | | 1989.
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24 | | (g) The practice of structural engineering as defined |
25 | | in the Structural
Engineering
Practice Act of 1989.
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26 | | (h) The practice of architecture as defined in the |
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1 | | Illinois Architecture
Practice Act of 1989.
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2 | | (i) The practice of land surveying as defined in the |
3 | | Illinois Professional
Land Surveyor
Act of 1989.
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4 | | (j) The practice of landscape architecture as defined |
5 | | in the Landscape Architecture Registration Act Illinois
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6 | | Landscape Architecture Act of 1989 .
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7 | | (k) The practice of professional geology for a period |
8 | | not to exceed 9 months by any person pursuing a course of |
9 | | study leading to a degree in geology from an accredited |
10 | | college or university, as set forth in this Act and as |
11 | | established by rule, provided that (i) such practice |
12 | | constitutes a part of a supervised course of study, (ii) |
13 | | the person is under the supervision of a geologist |
14 | | licensed under this Act or a teacher of geology at an |
15 | | accredited college or university, and (iii) the person is |
16 | | designated by a title that clearly indicates his or her |
17 | | status as a student or trainee. |
18 | | (Source: P.A. 96-666, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1327, eff. 7-27-10 .)
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19 | | Section 920. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
20 | | changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
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21 | | (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
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22 | | Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights.
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23 | | (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss |
24 | | by the
defendant of any civil rights, except under this |
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1 | | Section and Sections 29-6
and 29-10 of The Election Code, as |
2 | | now or hereafter amended.
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3 | | (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to |
4 | | hold an office
created by the Constitution of this State until |
5 | | the completion of his sentence.
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6 | | (c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his |
7 | | right to vote
until released from imprisonment.
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8 | | (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon |
9 | | discharge from
probation, conditional discharge or periodic |
10 | | imprisonment, or at any time
thereafter, all license rights |
11 | | and privileges
granted under the authority of this State which |
12 | | have been revoked or
suspended because of conviction of an |
13 | | offense shall be restored unless the
authority having |
14 | | jurisdiction of such license rights finds after
investigation |
15 | | and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
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16 | | This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or |
17 | | revocation of a
license to operate a motor vehicle under the |
18 | | Illinois Vehicle Code.
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19 | | (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or |
20 | | parole, or upon a
person's discharge from probation or at any |
21 | | time thereafter, the committing
court may enter an order |
22 | | certifying that the sentence has been
satisfactorily completed |
23 | | when the court believes it would assist in the
rehabilitation |
24 | | of the person and be consistent with the public welfare.
Such |
25 | | order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the |
26 | | State or
upon the court's own motion.
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1 | | (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the |
2 | | person in
whose favor the order has been entered a certificate |
3 | | stating that his
behavior after conviction has warranted the |
4 | | issuance of the order.
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5 | | (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant |
6 | | to
collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar |
7 | | of subsequent
proceedings for the same offense.
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8 | | (h) No application for any license specified in subsection |
9 | | (i) of this
Section granted under the
authority of this State |
10 | | shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who
has |
11 | | obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as
defined |
12 | | in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously |
13 | | convicted of one
or more
criminal offenses, or by reason of a |
14 | | finding of lack of "good moral
character" when the finding is |
15 | | based upon the fact that the applicant has
previously been |
16 | | convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
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17 | | (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more |
18 | | of the previous
criminal offenses and the specific license |
19 | | sought; or
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20 | | (2) the issuance of the license would
involve an |
21 | | unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare |
22 | | of
specific individuals or the general public.
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23 | | In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall |
24 | | consider the
following factors:
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25 | | (1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in |
26 | | Article 5.5 of this
Chapter, to encourage the licensure |
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1 | | and employment of persons previously
convicted of one or |
2 | | more criminal offenses;
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3 | | (2) the specific duties and responsibilities |
4 | | necessarily related to the
license being sought;
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5 | | (3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or |
6 | | offenses for which the
person
was previously convicted |
7 | | will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform
one |
8 | | or
more such duties and responsibilities;
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9 | | (4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of |
10 | | the criminal
offense or offenses;
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11 | | (5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of |
12 | | the criminal
offense or offenses;
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13 | | (6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
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14 | | (7) any information produced by the person or produced |
15 | | on his or her
behalf in
regard to his or her rehabilitation |
16 | | and good conduct, including a certificate
of relief from |
17 | | disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate |
18 | | shall
create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to |
19 | | the offense or offenses
specified in the certificate; and
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20 | | (8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in |
21 | | protecting
property, and
the safety and welfare of |
22 | | specific individuals or the general public.
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23 | | (i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be |
24 | | issued only
for a
license or certification issued under the |
25 | | following Acts:
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26 | | (1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate |
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1 | | of relief from
disabilities may not be granted
to provide |
2 | | for
the
issuance or restoration of a license under the |
3 | | Animal Welfare Act for any
person convicted of violating |
4 | | Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of
the Humane |
5 | | Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the |
6 | | Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
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7 | | (2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
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8 | | (3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, |
9 | | and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
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10 | | (4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation |
11 | | Act;
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12 | | (5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
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13 | | (6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of |
14 | | 1984;
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15 | | (7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification |
16 | | Act;
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17 | | (8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
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18 | | (9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of |
19 | | 1989;
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20 | | (10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act |
21 | | Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989 ;
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22 | | (11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
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23 | | (12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
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24 | | (13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical |
25 | | Professional Counselor
Licensing and Practice
Act;
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26 | | (14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
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1 | | (15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act; |
2 | | (16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of |
3 | | 1989; |
4 | | (17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's |
5 | | License Act; |
6 | | (18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
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7 | | (19) the Auction License Act; |
8 | | (20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989; |
9 | | (21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act; |
10 | | (22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing |
11 | | Act; |
12 | | (23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing |
13 | | Code; |
14 | | (24) (blank); |
15 | | (25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act; |
16 | | (26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and |
17 | | (27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
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18 | | (Source: P.A. 100-534, eff. 9-22-17; 100-920, eff. 8-17-18.)
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19 | | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
20 | | becoming law. |