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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 11 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 305/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1311)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
8    Sec. 11. Application for original license. Applications
9for original licensure shall be made to the Department in
10writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be
11accompanied by the required fee, which is not refundable. Any
12such application shall require information as in the judgment
13of the Department will enable the Department to pass on the
14qualifications of the applicant to practice architecture. The
15Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's
16expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in
17a foreign country by an evaluation service approved by the
18Board in accordance with rules prescribed by the Department.
19    An applicant who has graduated from an architectural
20program outside the United States or its territories and whose
21first language is not English shall submit certification of
22passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
23and a test of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any

 

 

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1such applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from
2an accredited educational institution in the United States or
3its territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
4(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
5    Section 10. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of
61989 is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 325/8)  (from Ch. 111, par. 5208)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
9    Sec. 8. Applications for licensure.
10    (a) Applications for licensure shall (1) be on forms
11prescribed and furnished by the Department, (2) contain
12statements made under oath showing the applicant's education
13and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and
14(3) contain references as required by the Department.
15    (b) Applicants shall have obtained the education and
16experience as required in Section 10 or Section 11 prior to
17submittal of application for licensure. Allowable experience
18shall commence at the date of the baccalaureate degree, except:
19        (1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given
20    for a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum providing a
21    cooperative program, which is supervised industrial or
22    field experience of at least one academic year which
23    alternates with periods of full-time academic training,
24    when such program is certified by the university, or

 

 

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1        (2) Partial credit may be given for professional
2    engineering experience as defined by rule for employment
3    prior to receipt of a baccalaureate degree if the
4    employment is full-time while the applicant is a part-time
5    student taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours
6    per quarter to earn the degree concurrent with the
7    full-time engineering experience.
8        (3) If an applicant files an application and supporting
9    documents containing a material misstatement of
10    information or a misrepresentation for the purpose of
11    obtaining licensure or enrollment or if an applicant
12    performs any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to
13    qualify for licensure or enrollment under this Act, the
14    Department may issue a rule of intent to deny licensure or
15    enrollment and may conduct a hearing in accordance with
16    Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act.
17    The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant
18under Sections 10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the
19qualifications of the applicant.
20    It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
21application, when requested by the Board, by provision of
22additional documentation of education, including transcripts,
23course content and credentials of the engineering college or
24college granting related science degrees, or of work experience
25to permit the Board to determine the qualifications of the
26applicant. The Department may require an applicant, at the

 

 

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1applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
2education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized
3evaluating service approved by the Department.
4    An applicant who graduated from an engineering program
5outside the United States or its territories and whose first
6language is not English shall submit certification of passage
7of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a test
8of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any such
9applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from an
10accredited educational institution in the United States or its
11territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
12(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 96-850, eff. 6-1-10.)
 
13    Section 15. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989
14is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
 
15    (225 ILCS 340/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 6609)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
17    Sec. 9. Applications for original licenses shall be made to
18the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department
19and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which is not
20refundable. The application shall require such information as
21in the judgment of the Department will enable the Department to
22pass on the qualifications of the applicant for a license. The
23Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's
24expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's education in

 

 

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1a foreign county by a nationally recognized evaluation service
2approved by the Department in accordance with rules prescribed
3by the Department.
4    An applicant who graduated from a structural engineering
5program outside the United States or its territories and whose
6first language is not English shall submit certification of
7passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
8and a test of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any
9such applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from
10an accredited educational institution in the United States or
11its territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
12(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)