225 ILCS 340/1

(225 ILCS 340/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 6601)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)

Sec. 1.

The practice of structural engineering in the State of
Illinois is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety,  and welfare
and to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest.  It is
further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the
practice of structural engineering, as defined in this Act, merit and
receive the confidence of the public, that only qualified persons be
authorized to practice structural engineering in the State of Illinois.
This Act shall be liberally construed to best carry out these subjects
and purposes.

(Source: P.A. 101-312, eff. 8-9-19.)