(225 ILCS 330/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 3256)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 6. Powers and duties of the Department.
(a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by The
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the administration of licensing Acts.
The Department shall also exercise, subject to the provisions of this Act, the
following powers and duties:
(1) Conduct or authorize examinations to ascertain |
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(2) Prescribe rules for a method of examination.
(3) Conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke,
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(4) Promulgate rules and regulations required for the
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(5) License corporations, partnerships, and all other
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(6) Prescribe, adopt, and amend rules as to what
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(7) Maintain membership in the National Council of
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(8) Obtain written recommendations from the Board
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| regarding qualification of individuals for licensing, definition of curriculum content and approval of surveying curriculums, standards of professional conduct and disciplinary actions, promulgate and amend the rules affecting these matters, and consult with the Board on other matters affecting administration of the Act.
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(a-5) The Department may promulgate rules for a Code of Ethics and
Standards
of Practice to be followed by persons licensed under this Act. The Department
shall consider the recommendations of the Board in establishing the Code of
Ethics and Standards of Practice.
(b) The Department shall consult with the Board in promulgating rules.
Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the Board and the
Department shall review the Board's response and recommendations.
(c) The Department shall review the Board's recommendation of the
applicants' qualifications. The Secretary shall notify the Board in writing
with an explanation of any deviation from the Board's recommendation.
After review of the Secretary's explanation of his or her reasons
for
deviation, the Board shall have the opportunity to comment upon the Secretary's
decision.
Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that substantial justice has been
done in the revocation or suspension of a license or other disciplinary
action, the Secretary may order re-hearing by the same or other boards.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
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