Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 5/3/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 654

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 654 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
5changing Section 4.30 and by adding Section 4.40 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 80/4.30)
7    Sec. 4.30. Acts repealed on January 1, 2020. The following
8Acts are repealed on January 1, 2020:
9    The Auction License Act.
10    The Community Association Manager Licensing and
11Disciplinary Act.
12    The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989.
13    The Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989.
14    The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989.
15    The Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act.
16    The Perfusionist Practice Act.

 

 

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1    The Pharmacy Practice Act.
2    The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
3    The Real Estate License Act of 2000.
4    The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
5(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 100-534, eff. 9-22-17;
6100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
7    (5 ILCS 80/4.40 new)
8    Sec. 4.40. Act repealed on January 1, 2030. The following
9Act is repealed on January 1, 2030:
10    The Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
 
11    Section 10. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
121989 is amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
1311, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17.5, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
1427.5, 29, 32, 33, 34, 37, 41, 44, 45, 47, and 48 and by adding
15Sections 4.5, 18.5, 20.5, 20.10, and 31.5 as follows:
 
16    (225 ILCS 325/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5203)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
18    Sec. 3. Application of the Act; exemptions Exemptions.
19    (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the
20practice of structural engineering as defined in the Structural
21Engineering Practice Act of 1989 or the practice of
22architecture as defined in the Illinois Architecture Practice
23Act of 1989 or the regular and customary practice of

 

 

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1construction contracting and construction management as
2performed by construction contractors.
3    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the
4regular and customary practice of a private alarm contractor
5licensed pursuant to the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
6Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
72004.
8    (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a
9fire sprinkler contractor licensed under the Fire Sprinkler
10Contractor Licensing Act from providing fire protection system
11layout documents. For the purpose of this subsection (c), "fire
12protection system layout documents" means layout drawings,
13catalog information on standard products, and other
14construction data that provide detail on the location of
15risers, cross mains, branch lines, sprinklers, piping per
16applicable standard, and hanger locations. Fire protection
17system layout documents serve as a guide for fabrication and
18installation of a fire sprinkler system.
19    (d) A building permit for a building that requires a fire
20suppression system shall not be issued without the submission
21of a technical submission prepared and sealed by a licensed
22design professional. Fire protection system layout documents
23do not require an engineering seal if prepared by a technician
24who holds a valid NICET level 3 or 4 certification in fire
25protection technology, automatic sprinkler system layout. An
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1system layout documents in lieu of technical submissions. Fire
2protection system layout documents may be submitted as
3supporting documents to supplement technical submissions.
4However, in the event the fire protection system layout
5documents materially alter the technical submissions, the
6authority having jurisdiction shall return both the fire
7protection layout documents and technical submissions to the
8licensed design professional for review.
9    (e) Nothing in this Act shall prevent:
10        (1) Employees, including project representatives, of
11    professional engineers lawfully practicing as sole owners,
12    partnerships or corporations under this Act, from acting
13    under the direct supervision of their employers.
14        (2) The employment of owner's representatives by the
15    owner during the constructing, adding to, or altering of a
16    project, or any parts thereof, provided that such owner's
17    representative shall not have the authority to deviate from
18    the technical submissions without the prior approval of the
19    professional engineer for the project.
20        (3) The practice of officers and employees of the
21    Government of the United States while engaged within this
22    State in the practice of the profession of engineering for
23    the Government.
24        (4) Services performed by employees of a business
25    organization engaged in utility, telecommunications,
26    industrial, or manufacturing operations, or by employees

 

 

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1    of laboratory research affiliates of such business
2    organization that which are rendered in connection with the
3    fabrication or production, sale, and installation of
4    products, systems, or nonengineering services of the
5    business organization or its affiliates.
6        (5) Inspection, maintenance and service work done by
7    employees of the State of Illinois, any political
8    subdivision thereof or any municipality.
9        (6) The activities performed by those ordinarily
10    designated as chief engineer of plant operation, chief
11    operating engineer, locomotive, stationary, marine, power
12    plant or hoisting and portable engineers, electrical
13    maintenance or service engineers, personnel employed in
14    connection with construction, operation or maintenance of
15    street lighting, traffic control signals, police and fire
16    alarm systems, waterworks, steam, electric, and sewage
17    treatment and disposal plants, or the services ordinarily
18    performed by any worker regularly employed as a locomotive,
19    stationary, marine, power plant, or hoisting and portable
20    engineer or electrical maintenance or service engineer for
21    any corporation, contractor or employer.
22        (7) The activities performed by a person ordinarily
23    designated as a supervising engineer or supervising
24    electrical maintenance or service engineer who supervises
25    the operation of, or who operates, machinery or equipment,
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1    equipment within a plant that which is under such person's
2    immediate supervision.
3        (8) The services, for private use, of contractors or
4    owners in the construction of engineering works or the
5    installation of equipment.
6    (f) No officer, board, commission, or other public entity
7charged with the enforcement of codes and ordinances involving
8a professional engineering project shall accept for filing or
9approval any technical submissions that do not bear the seal
10and signature of a professional engineer licensed under this
11Act.
12(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 325/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5204)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
15    Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
16    (a) "Address of record" means the designated address
17recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's
18application file or license file maintained by the Department's
19licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or
20licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and
21such changes must be made either through the Department's
22website or by directly contacting the Department.
23    (a-5) "Approved engineering curriculum" means an
24engineering curriculum or program of 4 academic years or more
25that which meets the standards established by the rules of the

 

 

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1Department.
2    (b) "Board" means the State Board of Professional Engineers
3of the Department.
4    (c) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
5Professional Regulation.
6    (d) "Design professional" means an architect, structural
7engineer, or professional engineer practicing in conformance
8with the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the
9Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 or the Professional
10Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
11    (e) (Blank).
12    (f) "Direct supervision/responsible charge" means work
13prepared under the control of a licensed professional engineer
14or that work as to which that professional engineer has
15detailed professional knowledge. The Department may further
16define this term by rule.
17    (f-5) "Email address of record" means the designated email
18address of record by the Department in the applicant's
19application file or the licensee's license file as maintained
20by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
21    (g) "Engineering college" means a school, college,
22university, department of a university or other educational
23institution, reputable and in good standing in accordance with
24rules prescribed by the Department, and which grants
25baccalaureate degrees in engineering.
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1facility whose design is based upon the application of the
2principles of science for the purpose of modification of
3natural states of being.
4    (i) "Engineer intern" means a person who is a candidate for
5licensure as a professional engineer and who has been enrolled
6as an engineer intern.
7    (j) "Enrollment" means an action by the Department to
8record those individuals who have met the Department's
9requirements for an engineer intern.
10    (k) "License" means an official document issued by the
11Department to an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a
12professional service corporation, a limited liability company,
13or a sole proprietorship, signifying authority to practice.
14    (l) "Negligence in the practice of professional
15engineering" means the failure to exercise that degree of
16reasonable professional skill, judgment and diligence normally
17rendered by professional engineers in the practice of
18professional engineering.
19    (m) "Professional engineer" means a person licensed under
20the laws of the State of Illinois to practice professional
21engineering.
22    (n) "Professional engineering" means the application of
23science to the design of engineering systems and facilities
24using the knowledge, skills, ability and professional judgment
25developed through professional engineering education, training
26and experience.

 

 

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1    (o) "Professional engineering practice" means the
2consultation on, conception, investigation, evaluation,
3planning, and design of, and selection of materials to be used
4in, administration of construction contracts for, or site
5observation of, an engineering system or facility, where such
6consultation, conception, investigation, evaluation, planning,
7design, selection, administration, or observation requires
8extensive knowledge of engineering laws, formulae, materials,
9practice, and construction methods. A person shall be construed
10to practice or offer to practice professional engineering,
11within the meaning and intent of this Act, who practices, or
12who, by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or
13any other way, is represented to be a professional engineer, or
14through the use of the initials "P.E." or the title "engineer"
15or any of its derivations or some other title implies licensure
16as a professional engineer, or holds himself or herself out as
17able to perform any service which is recognized as professional
18engineering practice.
19    Examples of the practice of professional engineering
20include, but are not need not be limited to, transportation
21facilities and publicly owned utilities for a region or
22community, railroads, railways, highways, subways, canals,
23harbors, river improvements; land development; stormwater
24detention, retention, and conveyance, excluding structures
25defined under Section 5 of the Structural Engineering Practice
26Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 340/5); irrigation works; aircraft and

 

 

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1airports; traffic engineering; waterworks, piping systems,
2sewers, sewage disposal works, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and
3water system modeling; plants for the generation of power;
4devices for the utilization of power; boilers; refrigeration
5plants, air conditioning systems and plants; heating systems
6and plants; plants for the transmission or distribution of
7power; electrical plants which produce, transmit, distribute,
8or utilize electrical energy; works for the extraction of
9minerals from the earth; plants for the refining, alloying or
10treating of metals; chemical works and industrial plants
11involving the use of chemicals and chemical processes; plants
12for the production, conversion, or utilization of nuclear,
13chemical, or radiant energy; forensic engineering,
14geotechnical engineering including, subsurface investigations;
15soil and rock classification, geology and geohydrology,
16incidental to the practice of professional engineering;
17geohydrological investigations, migration pathway analysis
18(including evaluation of building and site elements), soil and
19groundwater management zone analysis and design; energy
20analysis, environmental risk assessments, corrective action
21plans, design, remediation, protection plans and systems,
22hazardous waste mitigation and control, and environmental
23control or remediation systems; recognition, measurement,
24evaluation and control of environmental systems and emissions;
25control systems, evaluation and design of engineered barriers,
26excluding structures defined under Section 5 of the Structural

 

 

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1Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 340/5); modeling of
2pollutants in water, soil, and air; engineering surveys of
3sites, facilities, and topography specific to a design project,
4not including land boundary establishment; automated building
5management systems; control or remediation systems; computer
6controlled or integrated systems; automatic fire notification
7and suppression systems; investigation and assessment of
8indoor air inhalation exposures and design of abatement and
9remediation systems; or the provision of professional
10engineering site observation of the construction of works and
11engineering systems. In the performance of any of the foregoing
12functions, a licensee shall adhere to the standards of
13professional conduct enumerated in 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1380.300.
14Nothing contained in this Section imposes upon a person
15licensed under this Act the responsibility for the performance
16of any of the foregoing functions unless such person
17specifically contracts to provide it. Nothing in this Section
18shall preclude an employee from acting under the direct
19supervision or responsible charge of a licensed professional
20engineer.
21    (p) "Project representative" means the professional
22engineer's representative at the project site who assists in
23the administration of the construction contract.
24    (q) "Registered" means the same as "licensed" for purposes
25of this Act.
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1program of study, the satisfactory completion of which results
2in a Bachelor of Science degree, and which contains courses
3from such areas as life, earth, engineering and computer
4sciences, including, but not limited to, physics and chemistry.
5In the study of these sciences, the objective is to acquire
6fundamental knowledge about the nature of its phenomena,
7including quantitative expression, appropriate to particular
8fields of engineering.
9    (s) "Rules" means the those rules adopted promulgated
10pursuant to this Act.
11    (t) "Seal" means the seal in compliance with Section 14 of
12this Act.
13    (t-5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of
14Financial and Professional Regulation.
15    (u) "Site observation" means is visitation of the
16construction site for the purpose of reviewing, as available,
17the quality and conformance of the work to the technical
18submissions as they relate to design.
19    (v) "Support design professional" means a professional
20engineer practicing in conformance with the Professional
21Engineering Practice Act of 1989, who provides services to the
22design professional who has contract responsibility.
23    (w) "Technical submissions" are the designs, drawings, and
24specifications which establish the scope and standard of
25quality for materials, workmanship, equipment, and systems.
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1studies, analyses, calculations, and other technical reports
2prepared in the course of the practice of professional
3engineering or under the direct supervision and responsible
4charge of a licensed professional engineer.
5(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
6    (225 ILCS 325/4.5 new)
7    Sec. 4.5. Address of record; email address of record. All
8applicants and licensees shall:
9        (1) provide a valid address and email address to the
10    Department, which shall serve as the address of record and
11    email address of record, respectively, at the time of
12    application for licensure or renewal of a license; and
13        (2) inform the Department of any change of address of
14    record or email address of record within 14 days after such
15    change either through the Department's website or by
16    contacting the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
 
17    (225 ILCS 325/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5205)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
19    Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. The Subject to
20the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise,
21subject to the provisions of this Act, the following functions,
22powers, and duties:
23        (a) Authorize examinations to ascertain the fitness
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1    upon the qualifications and fitness of applicants for
2    licensure by endorsement. To pass upon the qualifications
3    and conduct examinations of applicants for licensure as
4    professional engineers or enrollment as engineer interns
5    and pass upon the qualifications of applicants by
6    endorsement and issue a license or enrollment to those who
7    are found to be fit and qualified.
8        (b) Adopt rules required for the administration of this
9    Act. To prescribe rules for the method, conduct and grading
10    of the examination of applicants.
11        (c) Conduct hearings on proceedings to refuse to issue
12    or renew, restore, revoke, or suspend licenses or place on
13    probation or reprimand persons or entities licensed under
14    the provisions of this Act. To register corporations,
15    partnerships, professional service corporations, limited
16    liability companies, and sole proprietorships for the
17    practice of professional engineering and issue a
18    certificate of registration to those who qualify.
19        (d) Issue licenses to those who meet the requirements
20    of this Act. To conduct investigations and hearings
21    regarding violations of this Act and take disciplinary or
22    other actions as provided in this Act as a result of the
23    proceedings.
24        (e) Adopt To prescribe rules as to what shall
25    constitute a an professional engineering or related
26    science curriculum and to determine if a specific

 

 

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1    engineering curriculum is in compliance with the rules, and
2    to terminate the approval of a specific engineering
3    curriculum for non-compliance with such rules.
4        (f) Adopt rules for what constitutes professional
5    engineering experience. To promulgate rules required for
6    the administration of this Act, including rules of
7    professional conduct.
8        (g) Maintain To maintain membership in the National
9    Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and
10    participate in activities of the Council by designation of
11    individuals for the various classifications of membership,
12    the appointment of delegates for attendance at zone and
13    national meetings of the Council, and the funding of the
14    delegates for attendance at the meetings of the Council.
15        (h) Adopt rules for standards of professional conduct.
16    To obtain written recommendations from the Board regarding
17    qualifications of individuals for licensure and
18    enrollment, definitions of curriculum content and approval
19    of engineering curricula, standards of professional
20    conduct and formal disciplinary actions, and the
21    promulgation of the rules affecting these matters.
22        Prior to issuance of any final decision or order that
23    deviates from any report or recommendations of the Board
24    relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline of
25    licensees or registrants, or promulgation of rules, the
26    Secretary shall notify the Board in writing with an

 

 

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1    explanation of any such deviation. The Department may at
2    any time seek the expert advice and knowledge of the Board
3    on any matter relating to the enforcement of this Act.
4        (i) Post To post on the Department's website, a
5    newsletter describing the most recent changes in this Act
6    and the rules adopted under this Act and containing
7    information of any final disciplinary action that has been
8    ordered under this Act since the date of the last
9    newsletter.
10        (j) Review To review such applicant qualifications to
11    sit for the examination or for licensure as the Board
12    designates pursuant to Section 7 of this Act.
13        (k) Conduct investigations related to possible
14    violations of this Act.
15(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 325/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5206)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
18    Sec. 6. Board. Composition, qualifications and terms of the
19Board.
20    (a) The Secretary shall appoint a Professional Engineering
21Board. The Board shall consist of 10 members who shall serve in
22an advisory capacity to the Secretary. All shall be residents
23of Illinois. 9 members shall (i) currently hold a valid
24professional engineering license in Illinois and shall have
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1and (ii) have not been disciplined within the last 10-year
2period under this Act. In addition to the 9 professional
3engineers, there shall be one public member. The public member
4shall be a voting member and shall not be licensed under this
5Act or any other design profession licensing Act that the
6Department administers.
7    (b) Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their
8successors are appointed and qualified.
9    (c) In appointing members to the Board, the Secretary shall
10give due consideration to recommendations by members and
11organizations of the professional engineering profession.
12    (d) The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
13representation from the geographic areas in this State.
14    (e) No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term
15which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to
16be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms.
17    (f) Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the
18same manner as original appointments for the unexpired portion
19of the vacated term.
20    (g) Six members shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is
21required for Board decisions.
22    (h) The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for
23misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty or for reasons
24prescribed by law for removal of State officials. The Secretary
25may remove a member of the Board who does not attend 2
26consecutive meetings.

 

 

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1    (i) Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to
2the Board, and the Department shall review the response of the
3Board and any recommendations made therein.
4    (j) Members of the Board shall not be liable for damages in
5any action or proceeding as a result of activities performed as
6members of the Board, except upon proof of actual malice.
7    (k) Members of the Board may be reimbursed for all
8legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses.
9    (a) The Board shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall
10consist of 10 members, one of whom shall be a public member and
119 of whom shall be professional engineers licensed under this
12Act. In addition each member who is a professional engineer
13shall:
14        (1) be a citizen of the United States, and
15        (2) be a resident of this State.
16    (b) In addition, each member who is a professional engineer
17shall:
18        (1) have not less than 12 years of experience in the
19    practice of professional engineering, and shall hold an
20    active license as a professional engineer in Illinois;
21        (2) have been in charge of professional engineering
22    work for at least 5 years. For the purposes of this
23    Section, any period in which a person has been in charge of
24    teaching engineering in an engineering college with the
25    rank of assistant professor or higher shall be considered
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1    engineering work.
2    The terms for all members shall be for 5 years. On the
3expiration of the term of any member or in the event of a
4vacancy, the Secretary shall appoint a member who shall hold
5office until the expiration of the term for which the member is
6appointed and until a successor has been appointed and
7qualified.
8    No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term
9which would cause that individual's lifetime service on the
10Board to be longer than 15 years.
11    In implementing the 5 year terms, the Secretary shall vary
12the terms to enable the Board to have no more than 2 terms
13expire in any one year.
14    The public member shall be a voting member and shall not
15hold a license as an architect, professional engineer,
16structural engineer, or a land surveyor. The public member
17shall be an Illinois resident and a citizen of the United
18States.
19    In making appointments to the Board, the Secretary shall
20give due consideration to recommendations by members of the
21profession and by organizations therein.
22    The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for
23misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty or for reasons
24prescribed by law for removal of State officials.
25    The Secretary may remove a member of the Board who does not
26attend 2 consecutive meetings.

 

 

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1    A quorum of the Board shall consist of 6 Board members. A
2quorum is required for Board decisions.
3    Each member of the Board may receive compensation as
4determined by the Secretary and shall be reimbursed for all
5actual traveling expenses.
6    Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
7action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
8activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
9    Persons holding office as members of the Board immediately
10prior to the effective date of this Act under the Act repealed
11herein shall continue as members of the Board until the
12expiration of the term for which they were appointed and until
13their successors are appointed and qualified.
14(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 325/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5207)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
17    Sec. 7. Powers and duties of the Board. Subject to the
18provisions of this Act, the Board shall exercise the following
19functions, powers, and duties:
20        (a) The Board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings
21    each year. Review applicant qualifications to sit for the
22    examination or for licensure and shall make
23    recommendations to the Department except for those
24    applicant qualifications that the Board designates as
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1        (b) The Board shall annually elect a chairperson and a
2    vice chairperson who shall be Illinois licensed
3    professional engineers. The Board may appoint a
4    subcommittee to serve as a Complaint Committee to recommend
5    the disposition of case files according to procedures
6    established by rule in 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1380.305, and any
7    changes and amendments thereto;
8        (c) The Board, upon request by the Department, may make
9    a curriculum evaluation to approve a professional engineer
10    program, a non-approved engineering program, and related
11    science curriculum. Conduct hearings regarding
12    disciplinary actions and submit a written report and
13    recommendations to the Secretary as required by this Act
14    and to provide a Board member at informal conferences;
15        (d) The Department may at any time seek the expert
16    advice and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to
17    the enforcement of this Act. Make visits to universities or
18    colleges to evaluate engineering curricula or to otherwise
19    evaluate engineering curricula and submit to the Secretary
20    a written recommendation of acceptability of a curriculum;
21        (e) The Board may appoint a subcommittee to serve as a
22    Complaint Committee to recommend the disposition of case
23    files according to procedures established by rule. Submit a
24    written recommendation to the Secretary concerning
25    promulgation of rules as required in Section 5 and to
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1    for the administration of this Act;
2        (f) The Board shall assist the Department in conducting
3    oral interviews, disciplinary conferences, informal
4    conferences, and formal evidentiary hearings. Hold at
5    least 3 regular meetings each year;
6        (g) The Board shall review applicant qualifications to
7    sit for the examination or for licensure and shall make
8    recommendations to the Department except for those
9    applicant qualifications that the Board designates as
10    routinely acceptable. Elect annually a chairperson and a
11    vice-chairperson who shall be professional engineers; and
12        (h) Submit written comments to the Secretary within 30
13    days from notification of any final decision or order from
14    the Secretary that deviates from any report or
15    recommendation of the Board relating to the qualification
16    of applicants, discipline of licensees or registrants, or
17    promulgation of rules.
18(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 325/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5208)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
21    Sec. 8. Applications for licensure.
22    (a) Applications for original licenses shall be made to the
23Department in writing on forms or electronically as prescribed
24by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee,
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1information that, in the judgment of the Department, will
2enable the Department to pass on the qualifications of the
3applicant for a license as a professional engineer or engineer
4intern. The Department may require an applicant, at the
5applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
6education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized
7evaluation service approved by the Department in accordance
8with rules adopted by the Department. Applications for
9licensure shall (1) be on forms prescribed and furnished by the
10Department, (2) contain statements made under oath showing the
11applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's
12technical work, and (3) contain references as required by the
13Department.
14    (b) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
15complete the application process. If the process has not been
16completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee
17shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
18requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. Applicants
19shall have obtained the education and experience as required in
20Section 10 or Section 11 prior to submittal of application for
21licensure. Allowable experience shall commence at the date of
22the baccalaureate degree, except:
23        (1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given
24    for a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum providing a
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1    alternates with periods of full-time academic training,
2    when such program is certified by the university, or
3        (2) Partial credit may be given for professional
4    engineering experience as defined by rule for employment
5    prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree if the
6    employment is full-time while the applicant is a part-time
7    student taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours
8    per quarter to earn the degree concurrent with the
9    full-time engineering experience.
10        (3) If an applicant files an application and supporting
11    documents containing a material misstatement of
12    information or a misrepresentation for the purpose of
13    obtaining licensure or enrollment or if an applicant
14    performs any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to
15    qualify for licensure or enrollment under this Act, the
16    Department may issue a rule of intent to deny licensure or
17    enrollment and may conduct a hearing in accordance with
18    Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act.
19    The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant
20under Sections 10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the
21qualifications of the applicant.
22    It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
23application, when requested by the Board, by provision of
24additional documentation of education, including transcripts,
25course content and credentials of the engineering college or
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1to permit the Board to determine the qualifications of the
2applicant. The Department may require an applicant, at the
3applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
4education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized
5evaluating service approved by the Department.
6    An applicant who graduated from an engineering program
7outside the United States or its territories and whose first
8language is not English shall submit certification of passage
9of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a test
10of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any such
11applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from an
12accredited educational institution in the United States or its
13territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
14(Source: P.A. 98-993, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 325/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5209)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
17    Sec. 9. Licensure qualifications; Examinations; Failure or
18refusal to take examinations.
19    (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of
20applicants for a license under this Act at such times and
21places as it may determine by rule. The examinations shall be
22of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the
23applicant to practice as a professional engineer or engineer
24intern.
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1to the Department or the designated testing service, a fee
2covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to
3appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time
4and place specified, after the applicant's application for
5examination has been received and acknowledged by the
6Department or the designated testing service, shall result in
7the forfeiture of the examination fee.
8    (c) If an applicant fails to pass an examination for
9licensure under this Act within 3 years after filing the
10application, the application shall be denied. However, such
11applicant may thereafter make a new application for examination
12accompanied by the required fee and must furnish proof of
13meeting the qualifications for examination in effect at the
14time of new application.
15Examinations provided for by this Act shall be conducted under
16rules prescribed by the Department. Examinations shall be held
17not less frequently than semi-annually, at times and places
18prescribed by the Department, of which applicants shall be
19notified by the Department in writing.
20    Examinations of the applicants who seek to practice
21professional engineering shall ascertain: (a) if the applicant
22has an adequate understanding of the basic and engineering
23sciences, which shall embrace subjects required of candidates
24for an approved baccalaureate degree in engineering, and (b) if
25the training and experience of the applicant have provided a
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1sciences to the solution of engineering problems. The
2Department may by rule prescribe additional subjects for
3examination. If an applicant neglects, fails to take, or
4refuses to take the next available examination offered for
5licensure under this Act within 3 years after filing the
6application, the fee paid by the applicant shall be forfeited
7and the application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an
8examination for licensure under this Act within 3 years after
9filing the application, the application shall be denied.
10However, such applicant may thereafter make a new application
11for examination, accompanied by the required fee.
12(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 325/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5210)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
15    Sec. 10. Minimum standards for licensure as professional
16engineer.
17    (a) To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer,
18each applicant shall be:
19        (1) (a) a graduate of an approved engineering
20    curriculum of at least 4 years who submits acceptable
21    evidence to the Board of an additional 4 years or more of
22    experience in engineering work of a grade and character
23    that which indicate that the individual may be competent to
24    practice professional engineering, and who has passed an
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1    by rule and an examination in the principles and practice
2    of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting an
3    application with proof of passing both examinations, the
4    applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a
5    license to practice professional engineering in this
6    State; or
7        (2) (b) a graduate of a non-approved engineering
8    curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4
9    years and which meets the requirements as set forth by rule
10    by submitting an application to the Department for its
11    review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the
12    Board of an additional 8 years or more of experience in
13    engineering work of a grade and character which indicate
14    that the individual may be competent to practice
15    professional engineering, and who has passed an
16    examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined
17    by rule and an examination in the principles and practice
18    of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting the
19    application with proof of passing both examinations, the
20    applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a
21    license to practice professional engineering in this
22    State; or
23        (3) (c) an Illinois engineer intern, by application and
24    payment of the required fee, may then take an examination
25    in the principles and practice of engineering as defined by
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1    evidence to the Board that meets the experience
2    qualification of paragraph (1) or (2) subsection (a) or (b)
3    of this Section, the applicant, if otherwise qualified,
4    shall be granted a license to practice professional
5    engineering in this State.
6    (b) Allowable experience for licensure shall commence at
7the date of the baccalaureate degree, except for experience
8gained while the applicant is a part-time student taking fewer
9than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours per quarter to earn the
10degree concurrent with the full-time engineering experience.
11    (c) When considering an applicant's qualifications for
12licensure under this Act, the Department may take into
13consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or
14actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of
15Professional Conduct for this Act as provided for by
16administrative rules.
17(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-713, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 325/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5211)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
20    Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment
21as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a
22minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for
23enrollment as an engineer intern:
24        (a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum of
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1    fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule, shall be
2    enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is
3    otherwise qualified; or
4        (b) An applicant in the last year of an approved
5    engineering curriculum who passes an examination in the
6    fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule and
7    furnishes proof that the applicant graduated within a
8    12-month 12 month period following the examination shall be
9    enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is
10    otherwise qualified; or
11        (c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering
12    curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4
13    years and which meets the requirements as set forth by rule
14    by submitting an application to the Department for its
15    review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence to the
16    Board of an additional 4 years or more of progressive
17    experience in engineering work, and who has passed an
18    examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined
19    by rule shall be enrolled as an engineer intern, if the
20    applicant is otherwise qualified.
21(Source: P.A. 98-713, eff. 7-16-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 325/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5212)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
24    Sec. 12. Educational credits or teaching as equivalent of
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1    (a) After earning an acceptable baccalaureate degree as
2required by paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) or (b) of
3Section 10 in engineering or related science and upon
4completion of a Master's degree in engineering, the applicant
5may receive one year of experience credit. Upon completion of a
6Ph.D. in engineering, an applicant may receive an additional
7year experience credit for a maximum of 2 years.
8    (b) Teaching engineering subjects in an engineering
9college at a rank of assistant professor instructor or above is
10considered experience in engineering.
11    (c) (Blank).
12(Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 325/14)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5214)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
15    Sec. 14. Seal. Every professional engineer shall have a
16reproducible seal or stamp, which may be computer generated,
17the imprint of which shall the print of which shall be
18reproducible and contain the name of the professional engineer,
19the professional engineer's license number, and the words
20"Licensed Professional Engineer of Illinois". Any reproducible
21stamp heretofore authorized under the laws of this State state
22for use by a professional engineer, including those with the
23words "Registered Professional Engineer of Illinois", shall
24serve the same purpose as the seal provided for by this Act.
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1signature as defined by rule. When technical submissions are
2prepared utilizing a computer or other electronic means, the
3seal may be generated by the computer. The licensee may
4provide, at his or her sole discretion, an original signature
5in the licensee's handwriting, a scanned copy of the technical
6submission bearing an original signature, or a signature
7generated by a computer.
8    The use of a professional engineer's seal on technical
9submissions constitutes a representation by the professional
10engineer that the work has been prepared by or under the
11personal supervision of the professional engineer or developed
12in conjunction with the use of accepted engineering standards.
13The use of the seal further represents that the work has been
14prepared and administered in accordance with the standards of
15reasonable professional skill and diligence.
16    It is unlawful to affix one's seal to technical submissions
17if it masks the true identity of the person who actually
18exercised direction, control and supervision of the
19preparation of such work. A professional engineer who seals and
20signs technical submissions is not responsible for damage
21caused by subsequent changes to or uses of those technical
22submissions, where the subsequent changes or uses, including
23changes or uses made by State or local governmental agencies,
24are not authorized or approved by the professional engineer who
25originally sealed and signed the technical submissions.
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1    (225 ILCS 325/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5215)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
3    Sec. 15. Technical submissions.
4    (a) Technical submissions are the designs, drawings, and
5specifications that establish the scope of the professional
6engineering project, the standard of quality for materials,
7workmanship, equipment, and constructions systems, and the
8studies and other technical reports and calculations prepared
9in the course of the practice of professional engineering. All
10technical submissions prepared by or under the personal
11supervision of a professional engineer shall bear that
12professional engineer's seal, signature, and license
13expiration date. The licensee's written signature and date of
14signing, along with the date of license expiration, shall be
15placed adjacent to the seal. Computer generated signatures are
16not permitted.
17    (b) All technical submissions intended for use in the State
18of Illinois shall be prepared and administered in accordance
19with standards of reasonable professional skill and diligence.
20Care shall be taken to reflect the requirements of State
21statutes and, where applicable, county and municipal building
22ordinances in such submissions. In recognition that
23professional engineers are licensed for the protection of the
24public, health, safety, and welfare, submissions shall be of
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1to professional standards.
2    (c) No officer, board, commission, or other public entity
3that receives technical submissions shall accept for filing or
4approval any technical submissions relating to services
5requiring the involvement of a professional engineer that do
6not bear the seal and signature of a professional engineer
7licensed under this Act.
8    (d) It is unlawful to affix one's seal to technical
9submissions if it masks the true identity of the person who
10actually exercised responsible control of the preparation of
11such work. A professional engineer who seals and signs
12technical submissions is not responsible for damage caused by
13subsequent changes to or uses of those technical submissions
14where the subsequent changes or uses, including changes or uses
15made by State or local governmental agencies, are not
16authorized or approved in writing by the professional engineer
17who originally sealed and signed the technical submissions.
18    (e) The professional engineer who has contract
19responsibility shall seal a cover sheet of the technical
20submissions, and those individual portions of the technical
21submissions for which the professional engineer is legally and
22professionally responsible. The professional engineer
23practicing as the support design professional shall seal those
24individual portions of technical submissions for which the
25professional engineer is legally and professionally
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1    All technical submissions intended for use in construction
2in the State of Illinois shall be prepared and administered in
3accordance with standards of reasonable professional skill and
4diligence. Care shall be taken to reflect the requirements of
5State statutes and, where applicable, county and municipal
6ordinances in such documents. In recognition that professional
7engineers are licensed for the protection of the public health,
8safety and welfare, documents shall be of such quality and
9scope, and be so administered as to conform to professional
10standards.
11(Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-145, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
12    (225 ILCS 325/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5216)
13    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
14    Sec. 16. Display Issuance of license. Whenever the
15provisions of this Act have been complied with the Department
16may issue a license as a professional engineer and enroll the
17engineer intern. Every holder of a license under this Act as a
18professional engineer shall display the license in a
19conspicuous place in his or her the professional engineer's
20principal office, place of business, or place of employment.
21    It is the professional engineer's and engineer intern's
22responsibility to inform the Department of any change of
23address.
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1    (225 ILCS 325/17)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5217)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
3    Sec. 17. Renewal, reinstatement, or restoration of
4license; persons in military service Licensure; Renewal;
5Restoration; Person in military service; Retired.
6    (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each
7professional engineer license issued under this Act shall be
8set by the Department by rule. The holder of a license may
9renew such license during the month preceding the expiration
10date by paying the required fee. The enrollment of an engineer
11intern shall not expire.
12    (b) A professional engineer who has permitted his or her
13license to expire or has had his or her license placed on
14inactive status may have his or her Any person whose license
15has expired or whose license is on inactive status may have
16such license restored by making application to the Department
17and filing proof acceptable to the Department of his or her
18that person's fitness to have his or her such license restored,
19including, but not limited to, which may include sworn evidence
20certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction
21satisfactory to the Department and by paying the required
22restoration fee as determined by rule. If the person has not
23maintained an active practice in another jurisdiction
24satisfactory to the Department, the Board shall determine, by
25an evaluation program established by rule, the person's fitness
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1a period of evaluated experience and may require successful
2completion of the principles and practice examination.
3    (c) A professional engineer whose license has expired while
4engaged (1) in federal service on active duty with the Armed
5Forces of the United States or the State Militia called into
6service or training, or (2) in training or education under the
7supervision of the United States before induction into the
8military service, may have the license restored or reinstated
9without paying any lapsed reinstatement, renewal, or
10restoration fees if within 2 years after termination other than
11by dishonorable discharge of such service, training, or
12education and the Department is furnished with satisfactory
13evidence that the licensee has been so engaged in the practice
14of professional engineering and that such service, training, or
15education has been so terminated. However, any person whose
16license expired while that person was (1) in Federal Service on
17active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, or the
18State Militia called into service or training, or (2) in
19training or education under the supervision of the United
20States preliminary to induction into the military service, may
21have such license renewed or restored without paying any lapsed
22renewal fees if, within 2 years after honorable termination of
23such service, training, or education, except under conditions
24other than honorable, the Department is furnished with
25satisfactory evidence that the person has been so engaged and
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1training or education has been so terminated.
2    (d) The enrollment of an engineer intern does not expire.
3    Each application for renewal shall contain the original
4seal and signature of the professional engineer. Applicants for
5renewal or restoration shall certify that all conditions of
6their license meet the requirements of the Illinois
7Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
8    Any person who has been duly licensed as a professional
9engineer by the Department and who chooses to deactivate or not
10renew his or her license may use the title "Professional
11Engineer, Retired". Those persons using the title
12"Professional Engineer, Retired" may request restoration to
13active status under the applicable provisions of Sections 17,
1417.5, and 18 of this Act.
15    The use of the title "Professional Engineer, Retired" shall
16not constitute representation of current licensure. Any person
17without an active license shall not be permitted to practice
18engineering as defined in this Act.
19    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the
20Department to issue any certificate, credential, or other
21document indicating that a person has been granted the title,
22"Professional Engineer, Retired".
23(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
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1    Sec. 17.5. Continuing education. The Department may adopt
2promulgate rules of continuing education for persons licensed
3under this Act. The Department shall consider the
4recommendations of the Board in establishing the guidelines for
5the continuing education requirements. The requirements of
6this Section apply to any person seeking renewal or restoration
7under Section 17 or 18 of this Act. For the purposes of this
8Act, continuing education shall also be known as professional
9development.
10(Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
11    (225 ILCS 325/18)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5218)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
13    Sec. 18. Inactive status. A person licensed under this Act
14who notifies the Department, in writing on forms prescribed by
15the Department, may elect to place his or her that person's
16license on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules, be
17excused from payment of renewal fees until the Department is
18notified in writing of that person's desire to resume active
19status.
20    Any professional engineer whose license is in inactive
21status shall not practice professional engineering in the State
22of Illinois.
23    Any person requesting restoration from inactive status is
24required to pay the current renewal fee and is required to seek
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1Any professional engineer whose license is in an inactive
2status shall not practice professional engineering in the State
3of Illinois.
4(Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 325/18.5 new)
6    Sec. 18.5. Professional Engineer, Retired.
7    (a) Under Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
8Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois,
9the Department may grant the title "Professional Engineer,
10Retired" to any person who has been duly licensed as a
11professional engineer by the Department and who has chosen to
12place on inactive status or not renew his or her license. Those
13persons granted the title "Professional Engineer, Retired" may
14request restoration to active status under the applicable
15provisions of this Act.
16    (b) The use of the title "Professional Engineer, Retired"
17shall not constitute representation of current licensure. Any
18person without an active license shall not be permitted to
19practice professional engineering as defined in this Act.
20    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require
21the Department to issue any certificate, credential, or other
22official document indicating that a person has been granted the
23title "Professional Engineer, Retired".
 
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
2    Sec. 19. Endorsement.
3    (a) The Department may, upon application in writing on
4forms or electronically accompanied by the recommendation of
5the Board, license as a professional engineer, on payment of
6the required fee, issue a license as a professional engineer to
7an applicant already who is a professional engineer registered
8or licensed under the laws of another state, the District of
9Columbia, or a territory of the United States, or the District
10of Columbia or a party parties to the North American Free Trade
11Agreement if the applicant qualifies under Section 8 and
12Section 10 of this Act, or if the requirements for licensure in
13that qualifications of the applicant were at the time of
14registration or licensure in another jurisdiction were, at the
15time of original licensure, substantially equivalent equal to
16the requirements then in force in this State on that date.
17    The Department may refuse to endorse the applicants from
18any state, District of Columbia or territory if the
19requirements for registration or licensure in such
20jurisdiction are not substantially equal to the requirements of
21this Act.
22    (b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or
23relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is
24questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of
25information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given
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1may be required to provide additional information.
2    (c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
3complete the application process. If the process has not been
4completed during the 3-year 3 year time frame, the application
5shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must
6reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
7reapplication.
8(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 325/20)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5220)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
11    Sec. 20. Fees.
12    (a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of
13fees to be paid for licenses by all applicants. All fees are
14not refundable.
15    (b) The fees for the administration and enforcement of this
16Act, including but not limited to original licensure, renewal,
17and restoration, shall be set by rule by the Department.
18    (c) All the fees and fines collected as authorized under
19this Act pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into in
20the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation
21Fund. Of the moneys deposited into the Design Professionals
22Administration and Investigation Fund, the Department may use
23such funds as necessary and available to produce and distribute
24newsletters to persons licensed under this Act.
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1    (225 ILCS 325/20.5 new)
2    Sec. 20.5. Returned checks; fines. Any person who delivers
3a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to
4the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which
5it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the
6amount already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. The fines
7imposed by this Section are in addition to any other discipline
8provided under this Act for unlicensed practice or practice on
9a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person
10that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department
11by certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of
12the notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days from the
13date of the notification, the person has failed to submit the
14necessary remittance, the Department shall automatically
15terminate the license or deny the application, without hearing.
16If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a license, he
17or she shall apply to the Department for restoration or
18issuance of the license and pay all fees and fines due to the
19Department. The Department may establish a fee for the
20processing of an application for restoration of a license to
21pay all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary
22may waive the fines due under this Section in individual cases
23where the Secretary finds that the fines would be unreasonable
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1    (225 ILCS 325/20.10 new)
2    Sec. 20.10. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.
3    (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
4to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a
5professional engineer or engineer intern without being
6licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to any
7other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the
8Department in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense,
9as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be
10assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
11accordance with this Act regarding the provision of a hearing
12for the discipline of a licensee.
13    (b) A firm or business that offers design services under
14this Act without being registered as a professional design firm
15or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to any other
16penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department
17in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense, as
18determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be
19assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in
20accordance with this Act regarding the provision of a hearing
21for the discipline of a licensee.
22    (c) The Department may investigate any actual, alleged, or
23suspected unlicensed activity.
24    (d) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
25the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
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1execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
2any court of record.
3    (e) A person or entity not licensed or registered under
4this Act that has violated any provision of this Act or its
5rules is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense
6and a Class 4 felony for a second and subsequent offenses.
 
7    (225 ILCS 325/23)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5223)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
9    Sec. 23. Professional design firm registration.
10    (a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the formation, under
11the provisions of the Professional Service Corporation Act, as
12amended, of a corporation to practice professional
13engineering.
14    Any business, including a Professional Service
15Corporation, that includes within its stated purposes or
16practices, or holds itself out as available to practice,
17professional engineering shall be registered with the
18Department pursuant to the provisions set forth in this
19Section.
20    Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an
21Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act
22shall be prohibited from offering professional engineering
23services to the public. Any sole proprietorship owned and
24operated by a professional engineer with an active license
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1business under an assumed name in accordance with the
2provisions of the Assumed Business Name Act shall comply with
3the registration requirements of a professional design firm.
4Any sole proprietorship owned and operated by a professional
5engineer with an active license issued under this Act and
6conducting or transacting such business under the real name of
7the sole proprietor is exempt from the registration
8requirements of a professional design firm. "Illinois licensed
9design professional" means a person who holds an active license
10as a professional engineer under this Act, as an architect
11under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, or as a
12structural engineer under the Structural Engineering Practice
13Act of 1989.
14    (b) Any professional design firm seeking to be registered
15pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall not be
16registered unless one or more managing agents in charge of
17professional engineering activities in this State are
18designated by the professional design firm. Each managing agent
19must at all times maintain a valid, active license to practice
20professional engineering in Illinois.
21    No individual whose license to practice professional
22engineering in this State is currently in a suspended or
23revoked status shall act as a managing agent for a professional
24design firm.
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1Department and shall provide such information as requested by
2the Department, which shall include, but not be limited to:
3        (1) the name and license number of the person
4    designated as the managing agent in responsible charge of
5    the practice of professional engineering in Illinois. In
6    the case of a corporation, the corporation shall also
7    submit a certified copy of the resolution by the board of
8    directors designating the managing agent. In the case of a
9    limited liability company, the company shall submit a
10    certified copy of either its articles of organization or
11    operating agreement designating the managing agent;
12        (2) the names and license numbers of the directors, in
13    the case of a corporation, the members, in the case of a
14    limited liability company, or general partners, in the case
15    of a partnership;
16        (3) a list of all office locations at which the
17    professional design firm provides professional engineering
18    services to the public; and
19        (4) a list of all assumed names of the business.
20    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a
21    professional design firm, sole proprietorship, or
22    professional service corporation from compliance with the
23    requirements of the Assumed Business Name Act.
24    It is the responsibility of the professional design firm to
25provide the Department notice, in writing, of any changes in
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1    (d) The Department shall issue to each business a
2certificate of registration to practice professional
3engineering or offer the services of its licensees in this
4State upon submittal of a proper application for registration
5and payment of fees. The expiration date and renewal period for
6each registration and renewal procedures shall be established
7by rule.
8    (e) In the event a managing agent is terminated or
9terminates his or her status as managing agent of the
10professional design firm, the managing agent and the
11professional design firm shall notify the Department of this
12fact in writing, by regular certified mail or email, within 10
13business days of such termination. Thereafter, the
14professional design firm, if it has so informed the Department,
15shall have 30 days in which to notify the Department of the
16name and license number of a newly designated managing agent.
17If a corporation, the corporation shall also submit a certified
18copy of a resolution by the board of directors designating the
19new managing agent. If a limited liability company, the company
20shall also submit a certified copy of either its articles of
21organization or operating agreement designating the new
22managing agent. The Department may, upon good cause shown,
23extend the original 30-day 30 day period.
24    If the professional design firm has not notified the
25Department in writing, by regular certified mail or email
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1without prior hearing. Notification of termination shall be
2sent by regular certified mail or email to the last known
3address of the business. If the professional design firm
4continues to operate and offer professional engineering
5services after the termination, the Department may seek
6prosecution under Sections 21 and 24, 39, and 40 of this Act
7for the unlicensed practice of professional engineering.
8    (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of
9responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agent, employees,
10members, managers, or officers by reason of its compliance with
11this Section, nor shall any individual practicing professional
12engineering be relieved of the responsibility for professional
13services performed by reason of the individual's employment or
14relationship with a professional design firm registered under
15this Section.
16    (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm
17registered under this Section shall be administered in the same
18manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action against a
19licensed professional engineer. All disciplinary action taken
20or pending against a corporation or partnership before the
21effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be
22continued or remain in effect without the Department filing
23separate actions.
24(Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16,
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1    (225 ILCS 325/24)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5224)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
3    Sec. 24. Grounds for Rules of professional conduct;
4disciplinary or administrative action.
5    (a) The Department may refuse to issue or renew a license
6or registration, or may revoke, suspend, place on probation,
7reprimand, or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary
8action as the Department may deem proper, including fines not
9to exceed $10,000 per violation, with regard to any license
10issued under this Act, for any one or a combination of the
11following reasons: The Department shall adopt rules setting
12standards of professional conduct and establish appropriate
13penalties for the breach of such rules.
14    (a-1) The Department may, singularly or in combination,
15refuse to issue, renew, or restore a license or may revoke,
16suspend, place on probation, reprimand, or take other
17disciplinary or non-disciplinary action with regard to a person
18licensed under this Act, including but not limited to, the
19imposition of a fine not to exceed $10,000 per violation upon
20any person, corporation, partnership, or professional design
21firm licensed or registered under this Act, for any one or
22combination of the following causes:
23        (1) Material misstatement in furnishing information to
24    the Department.
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1    Act or any of its rules.
2        (3) Failure to comply with any provisions of this Act
3    or any of its rules. Conviction of or entry of a plea of
4    guilty or nolo contendere to any crime that is a felony
5    under the laws of the United States or any state or
6    territory thereof, or that is a misdemeanor, an essential
7    element of which is dishonesty, or any crime that is
8    directly related to the practice of engineering.
9        (4) Fraud or any misrepresentation in applying for or
10    procuring a license under this Act or in connection with
11    applying for renewal or restoration of a license under this
12    Act. Making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
13    obtaining, renewing, or restoring a license or violating
14    any provision of this Act or the rules promulgated under
15    this Act pertaining to advertising.
16        (5) Purposefully making false statements or signing
17    false statements, certificates, or affidavits to induce
18    payment. Willfully making or signing a false statement,
19    certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
20        (6) Conviction of or entry of a 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    which is dishonesty, that is directly related to the
2    practice of the profession of professional engineering.
3    Negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the practice of
4    professional engineering as a licensed professional
5    engineer or in working as an engineer intern.
6        (7) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any
7    provision of this Act or its rules.
8        (8) Failing to provide information in response to a
9    written request made by the Department within 60 30 days
10    after receipt of such written request.
11        (9) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
12    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
13    defraud, or harm the public.
14        (10) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
15    defined in law as controlled substances, of alcohol,
16    narcotics, stimulants, or any other substances that
17    results in the inability to practice with reasonable
18    judgment, skill, or safety. Inability to practice the
19    profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a
20    result of a physical illness, including, but not limited
21    to, deterioration through the aging process or loss of
22    motor skill, or mental illness or disability.
23        (11) A finding by the Department that an applicant or
24    licensee has failed to pay a fine imposed by the
25    Department. Discipline by the United States Government,
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1    nation or government agency, if at least one of the grounds
2    for the discipline is the same or substantially equivalent
3    to those set forth in this Act.
4        (12) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
5    after having his or her license placed on probationary
6    status, has violated the terms of probation or failed to
7    comply with such terms. Directly or indirectly giving to or
8    receiving from any person, firm, corporation, partnership
9    or association any fee, commission, rebate or other form of
10    compensation for any professional services not actually or
11    personally rendered.
12        (13) Inability to practice the profession with
13    reasonable judgment, skill, or safety as a result of
14    physical illness, including, but not limited to,
15    deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor
16    skill, mental illness, or disability. A finding by the
17    Department that an applicant or registrant has failed to
18    pay a fine imposed by the Department, a registrant whose
19    license has been placed on probationary status has violated
20    the terms of probation, or a registrant has practiced on an
21    expired, inactive, suspended, or revoked license.
22        (14) Discipline by another state, territory, foreign
23    country, the District of Columbia, the United States
24    government, or any other government agency if at least one
25    of the grounds for discipline is the same or substantially
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1    affixing the professional engineer's seal or permitting
2    the professional engineer's seal to be affixed to any
3    technical submissions not prepared as required by Section
4    14 or completely reviewed by the professional engineer or
5    under the professional engineer's direct supervision.
6        (15) The making of any willfully false oath or
7    affirmation in any matter or proceeding where an oath or
8    affirmation is required by this Act. Inability to practice
9    the profession with reasonable judgment, skill or safety as
10    a result of habitual or excessive use or addiction to
11    alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, or any other chemical
12    agent or drug.
13        (16) Using or attempting to use an expired, inactive,
14    suspended, or revoked license or the certificate or seal of
15    another or impersonating another licensee. The making of a
16    statement pursuant to the Environmental Barriers Act that a
17    plan for construction or alteration of a public facility or
18    for construction of a multi-story housing unit is in
19    compliance with the Environmental Barriers Act when such
20    plan is not in compliance.
21        (17) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from
22    any person or entity any fee, commission, rebate, or other
23    form of compensation for any professional service not
24    actually or personally rendered. (Blank).
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1    submissions not prepared by the professional engineer or
2    under the professional engineer's supervision and control.
3        (19) Making a statement pursuant to the Environmental
4    Barriers Act that a plan for construction or alteration of
5    a public facility or for construction of a multi-story
6    housing unit is in compliance with the Environmental
7    Barriers Act when such plan is not in compliance.
8    (a-2) The Department shall deny a license or renewal
9authorized by this Act to a person who has failed to file a
10return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed
11return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or
12interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
13Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of
14the tax Act are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of
15Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
16Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS
172105/2105-15).
18    (a-3) (Blank).
19    (a-4) In cases where the Department of Healthcare and
20Family Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has
21previously determined that a licensee or a potential licensee
22is more than 30 days delinquent in the payment of child support
23and has subsequently certified the delinquency to the
24Department, the Department shall refuse to issue or renew or
25shall revoke or suspend that person's license or shall take
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1the certification of delinquency made by the Department of
2Healthcare and Family Services in accordance with subdivision
3(a)(5) of Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional
4Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20
5ILCS 2105/2105-15).
6    (a-5) In enforcing this Section, the Department or Board,
7upon a showing of a possible violation, may order a licensee or
8applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination, or
9both, at the expense of the Department. The Department or Board
10may order the examining physician to present testimony
11concerning his or her examination of the licensee or applicant.
12No information shall be excluded by reason of any common law or
13statutory privilege relating to communications between the
14licensee or applicant and the examining physician. The
15examining physicians shall be specifically designated by the
16Board or Department. The licensee or applicant may have, at his
17or her own expense, another physician of his or her choice
18present during all aspects of the examination. Failure of a
19licensee or applicant to submit to any such examination when
20directed, without reasonable cause as defined by rule, shall be
21grounds for either the immediate suspension of his or her
22license or immediate denial of his or her application.
23    If the Secretary immediately suspends the license of a
24licensee for his or her failure to submit to a mental or
25physical examination when directed, a hearing must be convened
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1completed without appreciable delay.
2    If the Secretary otherwise suspends a license pursuant to
3the results of the licensee's mental or physical examination, a
4hearing must be convened by the Department within 15 days after
5the suspension and completed without appreciable delay. The
6Department and Board shall have the authority to review the
7licensee's record of treatment and counseling regarding the
8relevant impairment or impairments to the extent permitted by
9applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the
10confidentiality of medical records.
11    Any licensee suspended under this subsection (a-5) shall be
12afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the Department or
13Board that he or she can resume practice in compliance with the
14acceptable and prevailing standards under the provisions of his
15or her license.
16    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a registrant
17is subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission as
18provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
19Code, as now or hereafter amended, operates as an automatic
20suspension. Such suspension will end only upon a finding by a
21court that the patient is no longer subject to involuntary
22admission or judicial admission, the issuance of an order so
23finding and discharging the patient, and the recommendation of
24the Board to the Secretary Director that the registrant be
25allowed to resume practice.
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1Services (formerly the Department of Public Aid) has previously
2determined that a licensee or a potential licensee is more than
330 days delinquent in the payment of child support and has
4subsequently certified the delinquency to the Department, the
5Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall revoke or
6suspend that person's license or shall take other disciplinary
7action against that person based solely upon the certification
8of delinquency made by the Department of Healthcare and Family
9Services in accordance with paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of
10Section 2105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation
11Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
12    (d) The Department shall refuse to issue or renew or shall
13revoke or suspend a person's license or shall take other
14disciplinary action against that person for his or her failure
15to file a return, to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in
16a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty,
17or interest as required by any tax Act administered by the
18Department of Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act
19are satisfied in accordance with subsection (g) of Section
202105-15 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the
21Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22(Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
23    (225 ILCS 325/25)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5225)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
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1order.
2    (a) If any person or other entity violates the provisions
3of this Act, the Secretary Director, in the name of the People
4of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the
5State of Illinois or the State's Attorney of the county in
6which the violation is alleged to have occurred, may petition
7the circuit court for an order enjoining such violation or for
8an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of
9a verified petition, the court may issue a temporary
10restraining order, without bond, and may preliminarily and
11permanently enjoin such violation. If it is established that
12such person or other entity has violated or is violating the
13injunction, the court may punish the offender for contempt of
14court. Proceedings under this Section shall be in addition to,
15and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties provided
16by this Act.
17    (b) (Blank). If any person practices as a professional
18engineer or holds himself out as such, without being licensed
19under the provisions of this Act, then any professional
20engineer, or any interested party or any person injured thereby
21may, in addition to the Director, petition for relief as
22provided in this Section.
23    (c) (Blank)
24    (d) Whenever in the opinion of the Department, any person
25or other entity violates any provision of this Act, the
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1cease and desist should not be entered against that person or
2other entity. The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds
3relied upon by the Department and shall provide a period of 7
4days from the date of the rule to file an answer to the
5satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the
6satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease
7and desist to be issued immediately.
8(Source: P.A. 88-428; 88-595, eff. 8-26-94.)
 
9    (225 ILCS 325/26)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5226)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
11    Sec. 26. Investigations; notice and hearing.
12    (a) The Department may investigate the actions of any
13applicant or of any person or entity holding or claiming to
14hold a license or registration under this Act.
15    (b) Before the initiation of a formal complaint, the matter
16shall be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Board according to
17procedures established by rule for the Complaint Committee. If
18a subcommittee has not been formed, the matter shall proceed
19through the process as stated in subsection (c) of this
20Section.
21    (c) The Department shall, before disciplining an applicant
22or licensee, at least 30 days before the date set for the
23hearing, (i) notify in writing the applicant or licensee of the
24charges made and the time and place for the hearing on the
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1written answer to the charges under oath within 20 days after
2the service of the notice, and (iii) inform the applicant or
3licensee that failure to file a written answer to the charges
4will result in a default being entered against the applicant or
5licensee.
6    (d) Written or electronic notice, and any notice in the
7subsequent proceeding, may be served by personal delivery, by
8email, or by mail to the applicant or licensee at his or her
9address of record or email address of record.
10    (e) At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board or
11hearing officer appointed by the Secretary shall proceed to
12hear the charges, and the parties or their counsel shall be
13accorded ample opportunity to present any statement,
14testimony, evidence, and argument as may be pertinent to the
15charges or to their defense. The Board or hearing officer may
16continue the hearing from time to time.
17    (f) In case the licensee or applicant, after receiving the
18notice, fails to file an answer, the license or application
19may, in the discretion of the Secretary, having first received
20the recommendation of the Board, be suspended, revoked, or
21placed on probationary status, or be subject to whatever
22disciplinary action the Secretary considers proper, including
23limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice
24or imposition of a fine, without hearing, if the act or acts
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1The Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or
2of any person or entity holding or claiming to hold a license
3or registration or offering professional engineering services.
4Before the initiation of an investigation, the matter shall be
5reviewed by a subcommittee of the Board according to procedure
6established by rule for the Complaint Committee. The Department
7shall, before refusing to issue, restore or renew a license or
8registration or otherwise discipline a licensee or registrant,
9at least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify
10in writing the applicant for, or holder of, a license or
11registration of the nature of the charges, that a hearing will
12be held on the date designated, and direct the applicant or
13entity or licensee or registrant to file a written answer to
14the Department under oath within 20 days after the service of
15the notice and inform the applicant or entity or licensee or
16registrant that failure to file an answer will result in
17default being taken against the applicant or entity or licensee
18or registrant and that the license or certificate may be
19suspended, revoked, placed on probationary status, or other
20disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the scope,
21nature or extent of practice, as the Secretary may deem proper.
22Written notice may be served by personal delivery or certified
23or registered mail to the respondent at the address of record.
24In case the person or entity fails to file an answer after
25receiving notice as provided in this Section, his or her
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1Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary
2status, or the Department may take whatever disciplinary action
3deemed proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent
4of the person's practice or the imposition of a fine, without a
5hearing, if the act or acts charged constitute sufficient
6grounds for such action under this Act. At the time and place
7fixed in the notice, the Board shall proceed to hear the
8charges and the parties or their counsel shall be accorded
9ample opportunity to present such statements, testimony,
10evidence and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to
11their defense. The Board may continue the hearing from time to
12time.
13(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 325/27)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5227)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
16    Sec. 27. Record of proceedings Stenographer; transcript.
17    (a) The Department, at its expense, shall provide a
18certified shorthand reporter to take down the testimony and
19preserve a record of all proceedings at the hearing of any case
20in which a license may be revoked or suspended or in which a
21licensee may be placed on probationary status, reprimanded,
22fined, or subjected to other disciplinary action with reference
23to the license when a disciplinary action is authorized under
24this Act and its rules. The notice of hearing, complaint, and
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1motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of the
2testimony, the report of the Board, and the orders of the
3Department shall be the record of the proceedings. The record
4may be made available to any person interested in the hearing
5upon payment of the fee required by Section 2105-115 of the
6Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil
7Administrative Code of Illinois.
8    (b) The Department may contract for court reporting
9services, and, if it does so, the Department shall provide the
10name and contact information for the certified shorthand
11reporter who transcribed the testimony at a hearing to any
12person interested, who may obtain a copy of the transcript of
13any proceedings at a hearing upon payment of the fee specified
14by the certified shorthand reporter.
15The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all
16proceedings at the formal hearing of any case involving the
17refusal to issue, restore or renew a license or otherwise
18discipline a registrant. The notice of hearing, complaint and
19all other documents in the nature of pleadings and written
20motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of testimony,
21the report of the Board and orders of the Department shall be
22in the record of the proceeding. The Department shall furnish a
23transcript of the record to any person interested in the
24hearing upon payment of the fee required under Section 2105-115
25of the Department of Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS
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1(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 325/27.5)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
4    Sec. 27.5. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths.
5    (a) The Department has the power to subpoena documents,
6books, records, or other materials, to bring before it any
7person, and to take testimony either orally or by deposition,
8or take written interrogatories, or any combination thereof,
9with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner
10prescribed in civil cases in courts of this State.
11    (b) The Secretary, the designated hearing officer, and
12every member of the Board has the power to administer oaths to
13witnesses at any hearing that the Department is authorized to
14conduct and any other oaths authorized in any Act administered
15by the Department.
16(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 325/29)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5229)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
19    Sec. 29. Hearing; motion for rehearing Notice of hearing;
20Findings and recommendations.
21    (a) The Board or hearing officer appointed by the Secretary
22shall hear evidence in support of the formal charges and
23evidence produced by the licensee. At the conclusion of the
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1Secretary a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions
2of law, and recommendations. If the Board fails to present its
3report, the applicant or licensee may request in writing a
4direct appeal to the Secretary, in which case the Secretary may
5issue an order based upon the report of the hearing officer and
6the record of the proceedings or issue an order remanding the
7matter back to the hearing officer for additional proceedings
8in accordance with the order.
9    (b) At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the Board
10or hearing officer's report shall be served upon the applicant
11or licensee, either personally or as provided in this Act for
12the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20 calendar days
13after such service, the applicant or licensee may present to
14the Department a motion, in writing, for a rehearing which
15shall specify the particular grounds for rehearing. The
16Department may respond to the motion for rehearing within 20
17calendar days after its service on the Department. If no motion
18for rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time
19specified for filing such a motion, or upon denial of a motion
20for rehearing, the Secretary may enter an order in accordance
21with the recommendations of the Board or hearing officer. If
22the applicant or licensee orders from the reporting service and
23pays for a transcript of the record within the time for filing
24a motion for rehearing, the 20 calendar day period within which
25a motion may be filed shall commence upon delivery of the
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1    (c) If the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the
2report of the Board, the Secretary may issue an order contrary
3to the report.
4    (d) Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that
5substantial justice has been done, the Secretary may order a
6hearing by the same or another hearing officer.
7    (e) At any point in any investigation or disciplinary
8proceeding provided for in this Act, both parties may agree to
9a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final
10upon signature of the Secretary.
11At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall present to
12the Secretary a written report of its finding and
13recommendations. The report shall contain a finding whether or
14not the accused person violated this Act or its rules or failed
15to comply with the conditions required in this Act or its
16rules. The Board shall specify the nature of the violation or
17failure to comply, and shall make its recommendations to the
18Secretary. The Board may take into consideration in making its
19recommendations for discipline all facts and circumstances
20bearing upon the reasonableness of the conduct of the
21respondent and the potential for future harm to the public,
22including but not limited to previous discipline by the
23Department, intent, degree of harm to the public and likelihood
24of harm in the future, any restitution made, and whether the
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1discipline, the Board shall endeavor to ensure that the
2severity of the discipline recommended bears some reasonable
3relationship to the severity of the violation. The report of
4findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendation of the
5Board shall be the basis for the Department's order refusing to
6issue, restore or renew a license, or otherwise discipline a
7registrant. If the Secretary disagrees in any regard with the
8report of the Board, the Secretary may issue an order in
9contravention thereof, following the procedures set forth in
10Section 7. The Secretary shall provide a written report to the
11Board on any deviation, and shall specify with particularity
12the reasons for said action. The finding is not admissible in
13evidence against the person in a criminal prosecution brought
14for the violation of this Act, but the hearing and finding are
15not a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for the violation
16of this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 325/31.5 new)
19    Sec. 31.5. Confidentiality. All information collected by
20the Department in the course of an examination or investigation
21of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any
22complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and
23information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall
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1information to anyone other than law enforcement officials,
2other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory
3interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party presenting
4a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
5disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement
6agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to
7any other agency or person. A formal complaint filed against a
8licensee by the Department or any order issued by the
9Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
10record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
 
11    (225 ILCS 325/32)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5232)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
13    Sec. 32. Hearing Appointment of a hearing officer.
14Notwithstanding any provision in this Act, the Secretary has
15the authority to appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice
16law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing officer in
17any action for refusal to issue or renew a license or
18discipline a licensee. The Board may have at least one member
19present at any hearing conducted by the hearing officer. The
20hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the
21hearing. The hearing officer shall report his or her findings
22of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Board
23and to the Secretary. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
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1serve as the hearing officer in any action for refusal to
2issue, restore or renew a license or to discipline a
3registrant. The hearing officer has full authority to conduct
4the hearing. The hearing officer shall report the findings and
5recommendations to the Board and the Secretary. The Board has
660 days from receipt of the report to review the report of the
7hearing officer and present its findings of fact, conclusions
8of law and recommendations to the Secretary. If the Board fails
9to present its report within the 60 day period, the Secretary
10shall issue an order based on the report of the hearing officer
11except as herein noted. However, if the Secretary disagrees in
12any regard with the report of the Board or hearing officer, the
13Secretary may issue an order in contravention thereof,
14following the procedures set forth in Section 7. The Secretary
15shall provide a written report to the Board on any deviation,
16and shall specify with particularity the reasons for said
17action.
18(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
19    (225 ILCS 325/34)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5234)
20    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
21    Sec. 34. Restoration from disciplinary status of suspended
22or revoked license.
23    (a) At any time after the successful completion of a term
24of probation, suspension, or revocation, or probation of any
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1it to the licensee accused person, after review and upon the
2written recommendation of the Board, unless after an
3investigation and a hearing, the Department determines that
4restoration is not in the public interest.
5    (b) Where circumstances of suspension or revocation so
6indicate, the Department may require an examination of the
7licensee prior to restoring his or her license.
8    (c) No person whose license has been revoked as authorized
9in this Act may apply for restoration of that license until
10such time as provided for in the Department of Professional
11Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
12    (d) A license that has been suspended or revoked shall be
13considered nonrenewed for purposes of restoration and a
14licensee restoring his or her license from suspension or
15revocation must comply with the requirements for restoration as
16set forth in Section 17 and any related rules adopted.
17(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 325/37)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5237)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
20    Sec. 37. Administrative review; Venue.
21    (a) All final administrative decisions of the Department
22are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of
23the Administrative Review Law and all rules adopted pursuant
24thereto. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in
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1    (b) Proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in
2the circuit court of the county in which the party applying for
3review resides, but if the party is not a resident of this
4State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.
5    (c) The Department shall not be required to certify any
6record to the court or file any answer in court or to otherwise
7appear in any court in a judicial review proceeding until the
8Department has received from the plaintiff payment of the costs
9of furnishing and certifying the record, which costs shall be
10determined by the Department.
11    (d) Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt
12in court shall be grounds for dismissal of the action.
13    (e) During the pendency and hearing of any and all judicial
14proceedings incident to a disciplinary action, the sanctions
15imposed upon the accused by the Department shall remain in full
16force and effect.
17(Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 325/41)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5241)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
20    Sec. 41. Violation; political subdivisions, county, city
21or town; construction Political subdivisions, County, City or
22Town; Construction without professional engineer. It is
23unlawful for the State or any of its political subdivisions, or
24any county, city or town to engage in the construction of any
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1engineering plan, specifications, and estimates have been
2prepared by, and the construction is executed under, the
3guidance of a professional engineer licensed under this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 325/44)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5244)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
7    Sec. 44. Fund; appropriations; investments; audits. Moneys
8deposited into in the Design Professionals Administration and
9Investigation Fund shall be appropriated to the Department
10exclusively for expenses of the Department and the Board in the
11administration of this Act, the Illinois Professional Land
12Surveyor Act of 1989, the Illinois Architecture Practice Act,
13and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. The
14expenses of the Department under this Act shall be limited to
15the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Design
16Professionals Dedicated Employees within the Department as
17established under Section 2105-75 of the Department of
18Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
19Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-75) and other expenses related to
20the administration and enforcement of this Act.
21    Moneys from the Fund may also be used for direct and
22allocable indirect costs related to the public purposes of the
23Department of Professional Regulation. Moneys in the Fund may
24be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost Fund as
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1Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
2Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-300).
3    Moneys in the Design Professionals Administration and
4Investigation Fund may be invested and reinvested with all
5earnings received from the investments to be deposited into in
6the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund
7and used for the same purposes as fees deposited into in the
8Fund.
9    All fines and penalties under Sections Section 21 and 24,
10Section 39, Section 42, and Section 43 shall be deposited into
11in the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation
12Fund.
13    Upon the completion of any audit of the Department as
14prescribed by the Illinois State Auditing Act that audit
15includes an audit of the Design Professionals Administration
16and Investigation Fund, the Department shall make the audit
17report open to inspection by any interested person. The copy of
18the audit report required to be submitted to the Department by
19this Section is in addition to copies of audit reports required
20to be submitted to other State officers and agencies by Section
213-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
22(Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 91-92, eff. 1-1-00; 91-239,
23eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 325/45)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5245)
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1    Sec. 45. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act;
2application. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
3hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of
4the provisions of Act were included in this Act, except that
5the provision of subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the
6Illinois Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at
7hearings the registrant has the right to show compliance with
8all lawful requirements for retention, continuation or renewal
9of the license is specifically excluded. For the purpose of
10this Act the notice required under Section 10-25 of the
11Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient
12when mailed to the last known address of record or emailed to
13the email address of record of a party.
14(Source: P.A. 88-45.)
 
15    (225 ILCS 325/47)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5247)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
17    Sec. 47. Practice of structural engineering or
18architecture.
19    (a) No professional engineer may practice structural
20engineering as defined in the Structural Engineering Practice
21Act of 1989 unless he or she is licensed under the provisions
22of that Act.
23    (b) No professional engineer may practice architecture as
24defined in the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
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1(Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
2    (225 ILCS 325/48)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5248)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
4    Sec. 48. Construction of Act; existing Existing
5injunctions. The provisions of this Act, insofar as they are
6the same or substantially the same as those of any prior law,
7shall be construed as a continuation of such prior law and not
8as a new enactment.
9    Any existing injunction or temporary restraining order
10validly obtained under The Illinois Professional Engineering
11Act, approved July 20, 1945, as amended, which prohibits
12unlicensed practice of professional engineering or prohibits
13or requires any other conduct in connection with the practice
14of professional engineering shall not be invalidated by the
15enactment of this Act and shall continue to have full force and
16effect on and after the effective date of this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 86-667.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 325/21 rep.)
19    (225 ILCS 325/30 rep.)
20    (225 ILCS 325/31 rep.)
21    (225 ILCS 325/38 rep.)
22    (225 ILCS 325/39 rep.)
23    (225 ILCS 325/40 rep.)
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1    (225 ILCS 325/43 rep.)
2    Section 15. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
31989 is amended by repealing Sections 21, 30, 31 38, 39, 40, 42
4and, 43.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".