103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2819

 

Introduced 1/17/2024, by Sen. Omar Aquino

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 305/12  from Ch. 111, par. 1312

    Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Removes the 5-year cap an applicant has to successfully complete all examinations required by rule of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
5is amended by changing Section 12 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 305/12)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1312)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
8    Sec. 12. Examinations.
9    (a) The Department shall authorize examinations of
10applicants for a license under this Act at such times and
11places as it may determine. The examination shall be of a
12character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the
13applicant to practice as an architect.
14    (b) An applicant for examination is required to pay,
15either to the Department or the designated testing service, a
16fee covering the cost of providing the examination. Failure to
17appear for the examination on the scheduled date, at the time
18and place specified, after the applicant's application for
19examination has been received and acknowledged by the
20Department or the designated testing service, shall result in
21the forfeiture of the examination fee.
22    (c) If an applicant fails to pass an examination for
23licensure under this Act within 3 years after filing the

 

 

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1application, the application shall be denied. However, such
2applicant may thereafter make a new application for
3examination accompanied by the required fee and must furnish
4proof of meeting the qualifications for examination in effect
5at the time of the new application.
6    Examination subject matter headings and bases on which
7examinations are graded shall be indicated in rules pertaining
8to this Act. The Department may adopt the examinations and
9grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural
10Registration Boards.
11    (d) An applicant shall have 5 years from the passage of the
12first examination to successfully complete all examinations
13required by rule of the Department.
14    (e) An applicant has one year from the date of
15notification of successful completion of all the examination
16and experience requirements to apply to the Department for a
17license. If an applicant fails to apply within one year, the
18applicant shall be required to again take and pass the
19examination, unless the Department, upon recommendation of the
20Board, determines that there is sufficient cause for the delay
21that is not due to the fault of the applicant.
22(Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.)