Public Act 103-0627
 
SB2819 EnrolledLRB103 33740 SPS 63554 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
is amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 305/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1312)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
    Sec. 12. Examinations.
    (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of
applicants for a license under this Act at such times and
places as it may determine. The examination shall be of a
character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the
applicant to practice as an architect.
    (b) An applicant for examination is required to pay,
either to the Department or the designated testing service, a
fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to
appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time
and place specified, after the applicant's application for
examination has been received and acknowledged by the
Department or the designated testing service, shall result in
the forfeiture of the examination fee.
    (c) If an applicant fails to pass an examination for
licensure under this Act within 3 years after filing the
application, the application shall be denied. However, such
applicant may thereafter make a new application for
examination accompanied by the required fee and must furnish
proof of meeting the qualifications for examination in effect
at the time of the new application.
    Examination subject matter headings and bases on which
examinations are graded shall be indicated in rules pertaining
to this Act. The Department may adopt the examinations and
grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards.
    (d) An applicant shall have 5 years from the passage of the
first examination to successfully complete all examinations
required by rule of the Department.
    (e) An applicant has one year from the date of
notification of successful completion of all the examination
and experience requirements to apply to the Department for a
license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the
applicant shall be required to again take and pass the
examination, unless the Department, upon recommendation of the
Board, determines that there is sufficient cause for the delay
that is not due to the fault of the applicant.
(Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2025