Public Act 90-0044 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0044
HB0138 Enrolled LRB9000387LDdv
AN ACT to amend the Environmental Health Practitioner
Licensing Act by changing Section 5.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Environmental Health Practitioner
Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 37/5)
Sec. 5. Legislative intent. In adopting this Act, it is
recognized that the field of environmental health is a
dynamic field that is continually evolving into new and
complex areas of concern. It is the legislative intent of
this Act to recognize the occasional existence of overlapping
functions with engineers, industrial hygienists,
veterinarians, and other professions licensed to carry out
specific activities that may touch on some aspects of the
field of environmental health. It is not the intent of this
Act to require registration of these individuals, nor is it
the intent that the registration of any person under this Act
would allow that person to perform functions or engage in
activities that would include the practice of engineering.
It is the sole purpose and intent of this Act to safeguard
the health, safety, and general welfare of the public from
adverse environmental factors and to license those
environmental health professionals who have completed
approved environmental health or science curricula, are
qualified to work in the field of environmental health,
within the scope of practice as defined in this Act, and not
to restrict nor interfere with interstate commerce.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.