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SB1232 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1232

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
5 ILCS 80/4.32 new
730 ILCS 5/5-5-5  from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
225 ILCS 310/Act rep.

    Creates the Interior Design Practice Act. Provides for licensure of interior designers by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Interior Design Licensing Board and sets forth the powers and duties of the Board. Provides that it is unlawful for a person or entity to act or assume to act as an interior design company as defined in this Act, to engage in the business of interior design, or to advertise or hold himself or herself out to be a licensed interior design company without first obtaining a license issued by the Department under this Act. Includes provisions concerning exemption from the Act. Provides that persons practicing as an interior design company in Illinois as of the effective date of the Act may continue to practice until the Department has adopted rules implementing the Act. Provides that each entity registered under the Act shall designate a managing agent who is responsible to assure that the company operates in compliance with the Act. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Department, licensure qualifications, grounds for discipline, civil and criminal penalties, and administrative procedure. Sets forth provisions concerning standards of practice and prohibited activities. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Interior Design Practice Act.
 
6    Section 5. Declaration of public policy. The practice of
7interior design, as defined in this Act, in the State of
8Illinois is hereby declared to affect the public health,
9safety, and welfare and to be subject to regulation and control
10in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter
11of public interest and concern that the practice of interior
12design, as defined in this Act, merit and receive the
13confidence of the public, and that only qualified persons be
14authorized to practice interior design in the State of
15Illinois. This Act shall be liberally construed to best carry
16out these subjects and purposes.
 
17    Section 10. Application of Act. Nothing in this Act shall
18be deemed or construed to prevent the practice of structural
19engineering as defined in the Structural Engineering Licensing
20Act of 1989, the practice of architecture as defined in the
21Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, or the practice of
22professional engineering as defined in the Professional

 

 

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1Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or to prevent the offering or
2preparation of environmental analysis, feasibility studies,
3programming, or construction management services by persons
4other than those licensed in accordance with this Act, the
5Structural Engineering Licensing Act of 1989, the Professional
6Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or the Illinois Architecture
7Practice Act of 1989.
8    Nothing contained in this Act prevents (i) the draftsmen,
9students, project representatives, and employees of those
10lawfully practicing as licensed interior designers under the
11provisions of this Act from acting under the direct supervision
12and control of their employers, (ii) the employment of project
13representatives for modification, enlargement, or alteration
14of the interior space of buildings or any parts thereof, as
15allowed under this Act, or (iii) project representatives from
16acting under the direct supervision and control of the licensed
17interior designer by whom the technical submissions (including
18drawings and specifications of any interior space of a
19building, modification, or alteration thereof) were prepared.
20    Nothing in this Act or any other Act prevents a registered
21architect under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
22from practicing or providing interior design services. Nothing
23in this Act shall be construed as requiring the services of an
24interior designer for the interior designing of a single family
25residence. This Act does not apply to any of the following:
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1    building or other structure outside of the corporate limits
2    of any city or village, where the building or structure is
3    to be, or is used for residential or farm purposes, or for
4    the purposes of outbuildings or auxiliary buildings in
5    connection with the residential or farm premises.
6        (2) The construction, remodeling, or repairing of a
7    detached single family residence on a single lot.
8        (3) The construction, remodeling, or repairing of a
9    two-family residence of wood frame construction on a single
10    lot, not more than two stories and basement in height.
11        (4) The interior design of any single family residence.
12    However, all buildings not included in the preceding
13paragraphs (1) through (4), including multi-family buildings
14and buildings previously exempt under those provisions but
15subsequently non-exempt due to a change in occupancy or use,
16are subject to the requirements of this Act.
 
17    Section 15. Definitions. In this Act:
18    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
19Professional Regulation.
20    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
21Professional Regulation.
22    "Board" means the Illinois Interior Design Licensing Board
23appointed by the Secretary.
24    "Public member" means a person who is not an interior
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1engineer, or professional engineer. For the purposes of Board
2membership, any person with a significant financial interest in
3the design or construction service or profession is not a
4public member.
5    "Interior designer" means a person who is qualified by
6education, training, experience, or examination and who is
7licensed under the laws of this State to practice the
8profession of interior design.
9    "Profession of interior design" means the rendering of or
10the offering to render designs, consultations, studies,
11planning, drawings, specifications, contract documents, or
12other technical submissions and the administration of interior
13construction and contracts relating to non-structural interior
14construction of a building by a licensed interior designer. The
15term includes:
16        (1) space planning, finishes, furnishings, and the
17    design for fabrication of nonstructural interior
18    construction within interior spaces of buildings;
19        (2) responsibility for life safety design of proposed,
20    or modification of existing, nonstructural and
21    non-engineered elements of construction such as
22    partitions, doors, stairways, and paths of egress
23    connecting to exits or exitways; and
24        (3) modification of existing building construction so
25    as to alter the number of persons for which the egress
26    systems for the building are designed.

 

 

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1    "Illinois licensed design professional" means a person who
2holds an active license as an interior designer under this Act,
3as a structural engineer under the Structural Engineering
4Licensing Act of 1989, or as a professional engineer under the
5Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
6    "Interior design project" means the provision of
7professional services for the purpose of creating an interior
8space that satisfies the functional and aesthetic requirements
9of an area, within a given structure, encompassing all elements
10of design theory, programming, planning, pre-designed
11analysis, conceptual design, materials and finish selection,
12interior construction documentation, furniture or fixture and
13equipment selection, interior life safety, codes and standards
14review or analysis and interpretation, project administration
15and representation, and interior construction observation in
16conjunction with the construction of any interior space within
17a proposed or given structure, building, project, or addition,
18alteration, or restoration thereof; but, specifically
19excluding: structural changes or alterations to previously
20determined core enclosures, alterations to building entry
21ingress or egress conditions that constitute horizontal or
22vertical fire exitways, fire compartmentalization, or areas of
23refuge, including any access point to the structure, used for
24the purpose of entering or exiting the building, the approach
25walk, the vertical access leading to the entrance platform,
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1hardware; but specifically not excluding egress or ingress
2analysis and resolution within the interior space of the
3building including horizontal fire exitways leading to
4pre-determined vertical fire exitways.
5    "Interior technical submissions" means detailed drawings
6and specifications sealed and signed by a licensed interior
7designer certifying compliance with applicable current
8building codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations that define
9the work to be constructed in such form as is required for
10approval of a construction permit by a building official.
11Technical submissions are the designs, drawings, and
12specifications that establish the scope of the interior design
13to be constructed, the standard of quality for materials,
14workmanship, equipment, and construction systems and the
15studies and the technical reports and calculations prepared in
16the course of the practice of interior design. Such submissions
17may be combined with submissions prepared under the responsible
18control, seal, and signature of other registered or licensed
19professionals. All technical submissions intended for use in
20interior construction in this State shall be prepared and
21administered in accordance with standards of reasonable
22professional skill and diligence. Care shall be taken to
23reflect the requirements of State law and, where applicable,
24federal law and county and municipal building ordinances in
25such submissions. In recognition that interior designers are
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1welfare, submissions shall be of such quality and scope, and be
2so administered, as to conform to professional standards.
3    "Interior life safety" as it pertains to an interior design
4project means the analysis, development, interpretation, and
5review of space plans, interior construction components, and
6the aggregate employment of such components to constitute an
7assembly, materials, finishes, and furniture or fixtures and
8equipment selections for compliance with regulatory building
9code provisions that when applied collectively, provide
10comprehensive safety features to eliminate, reduce, or control
11life or health threatening situations in the interior
12environments of a proposed or given structure or building, but
13specifically excluding: structural changes or alterations to
14previously determined core enclosures, alterations to building
15entry ingress or egress conditions that constitute horizontal
16or vertical fire exitways, fire compartmentalization, or areas
17of refuge, including any access point to the structure, used
18for the purpose of entering or exiting the building, the
19approach walk, the vertical access leading to the entrance
20platform, areas of refuge, the entry doors or gates and their
21associated hardware, but specifically not excluding: egress or
22ingress analysis and resolution within the interior space of
23the building including horizontal fire exitways leading to
24pre-determined vertical fire exitways.
25    "Interior alteration" means any modification or renovation
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1physical state of permanent fixtures or equipment, remodeling,
2renovation, rehabilitation, historic preservation,
3reconstruction, restoration or improvements, ordinary repairs,
4changes in design function or layout of rooms, assessment
5rearrangement, and verification of code compliance of interior
6exit provisions, and interior office systems furniture
7rearrangements, as they pertain to the interior areas of a
8structure, but specifically excluding: changes to load bearing
9walls, columns, or other load bearing elements of a building
10essential to the structural integrity of a building the
11structural envelope, extraordinary repairs, or mechanical,
12electrical, plumbing, and fire protection requirements.
13    The following work is not included under the definition of
14"interior alteration": routine maintenance, redecoration,
15minor mechanical and electrical systems alterations,
16replacement of plumbing piping or valves, and rearrangements of
17interior office systems furniture encompassing or utilizing
18less than 5,000 square feet of interior floor space.
19    "Space planning" means the translation of project or client
20requirements into a physical plan of space within a proposed or
21given structure, organizing major rooms, areas, furniture or
22fixtures and equipment, determining internal circulation
23systems or patterns, and the location of internal exit
24requirements; based on occupancy loads, assessment of life
25safety factors, or the analysis of and for compliance with
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1building core elements, any access point to the structure, used
2for the purpose of entering or exiting the building, the
3approach walk, the vertical access leading to the entrance
4platform, areas of refuge, the entry doors or gates and the
5hardware of the entry doors or gates.
 
6    Section 20. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
7the other provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise
8the following functions, powers, and duties:
9        (1) to conduct examinations to ascertain the
10    qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure as
11    licensed interior designers, and pass upon the
12    qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure by
13    endorsement;
14        (2) to prescribe rules for a method of examination of
15    candidates;
16        (3) to prescribe rules defining what constitutes a
17    school, college, university (or department of a
18    university), or other institution that is reputable and in
19    good standing; to determine whether or not a school,
20    college, university (or department of a university), or
21    other institution is reputable and in good standing by
22    reference to compliance with the rules; and to terminate
23    the approval of a school, college, university (or
24    department of a university), or other institution that
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1    race, color, creed, sex, or national origin. The Department
2    may adopt, as its own rules relating to education
3    requirements, those guidelines that may be published from
4    time to time by the National Council for Interior Design
5    Qualifications;
6        (4) to prescribe rules for diversified professional
7    training;
8        (5) to conduct oral interviews, disciplinary
9    conferences, and formal evidentiary hearings relating to
10    proceedings to reprimand or impose fines on a licensee or
11    to suspend, revoke, place on probationary status, or refuse
12    to issue or restore a license issued under this Act for any
13    of the reasons set forth in Section 90 of this Act;
14        (6) to issue licenses to those who meet the
15    requirements of this Act; and
16        (7) to formulate and publish rules necessary or
17    appropriate to carrying out the provisions of this Act.
 
18    Section 25. Creation of the Board. The Secretary shall
19appoint an Interior Design Licensing Board that shall consist
20of 5 members. Four members shall be licensed, or with respect
21to the initial appointments under this Section, be qualified to
22be licensed as interior designers, residing in this State, who
23have been engaged in the practice of interior design at least 5
24years. In addition to the 4 licensed interior designers, there
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1member and shall not hold a license as an interior designer,
2architect, professional engineer, structural engineer, or land
3surveyor.
4    Board members shall serve for terms of 5 years and until
5their successors are appointed and have qualified. For the
6initial appointments made under this Act, however, 2 members
7shall be appointed to serve for a period of one year, 2 members
8shall be appointed to serve for a period of 3 years, and the
9public member shall be appointed for a period of 5 years. In
10appointing persons to the Board, the Secretary shall give due
11consideration to recommendations by members and organizations
12of the profession.
13    The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
14representation from the geographic areas in this State.
15    No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that
16would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to be
17longer that 10 successive years. Service on any board prior to
18the effective date of this Act does not apply to this limit.
19    In making appointments to the Board, the Secretary shall
20give due consideration to recommendations by national and State
21organizations of the interior design profession and shall
22promptly give due notice to those organizations of any vacancy
23in the membership of the Board. The Secretary may terminate the
24appointment of any member for any cause that, in the opinion of
25the Secretary, reasonably justifies such termination.
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1the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform
2all the duties of the Board.
3    The members of the Board shall each receive as compensation
4a reasonable sum as determined by the Secretary for each day
5actually engaged in the duties of the office, and all
6legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending
7meetings of the Board.
8    Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same
9manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
10the vacated term.
11    Three members shall constitute a quorums of Board members.
12The chairman may vote on matters to come before the Board only
13in the case of a tie vote.
14    The Secretary may terminate the appointment of any member
15for cause that in the opinion of the Secretary reasonably
16justifies such termination.
17    Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
18Board and the Department shall review the response of the Board
19and any recommendations made therein. The Department may, at
20any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the Board on
21any matter relating to the administration or enforcement of
22this Act.
23    Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
24action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
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1    Section 30. Powers and duties of the Board.
2    (a) The Board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings each
3year.
4    (b) The Board shall annually elect a chairman, who shall be
5a licensed interior designer.
6    (c) The Board, upon request by the Department, may make a
7curriculum evaluation to determine if courses conform to the
8requirements of approved interior design programs.
9    (d) The Board shall assist the Department in conducting
10oral interviews, disciplinary conferences, and formal
11evidentiary hearings.
12    (e) The Department may, at any time, seek the expert advise
13and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the
14enforcement of this Act.
15    (f) The Board may appoint a subcommittee to serve as a
16Complaint Committee to recommend the disposition of case files
17according to the procedures established by rule.
18    (g) The Board shall review applicant qualifications to sit
19for the examination or for licensure and shall make
20recommendations to the Department. The Department shall review
21the Board's recommendations on applicant qualifications. The
22Secretary shall notify the Board in writing with an explanation
23of any deviation from the Board's recommendation on applicant
24qualifications. After review of the Secretary's written
25explanation of his or her reasons for deviation, the Board
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1decision.
 
2    Section 35. Application for original license.
3    (a) Each applicant for licensure shall apply to the
4Department in writing on a form provided by the Department.
5Except as otherwise provided in this Act, each applicant shall
6take and pass an examination approved by the Department. The
7Board may adopt substantially all or part of the examination
8and grading procedures of the National Council for Interior
9Design Qualifications or its equivalent. Prior to licensure,
10the applicant shall provide substantial evidence to the Board
11that the applicant:
12        (1) is a graduate of a 5 year interior design program
13    from an accredited institution and has completed at least 2
14    years of full time diversified interior design experience;
15        (2) is a graduate of a 4 year interior design program
16    from an accredited institution and has completed at least 2
17    years of full time diversified interior design experience.
18        (3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design
19    curriculum from an accredited institution and has
20    completed 3 years of full time diversified interior design
21    experience; or
22        (4) is a graduate of a 2 year interior design program
23    from an accredited institution and has completed 4 years of
24    full time diversified interior design experience.
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1requirements of subsection (a) each applicant shall provide
2substantial evidence that he or she has successfully completed
3all or part of the examination administered by the National
4Council for Interior Design Qualifications or its equivalent.
5Examinations for applicants under this Act may be held at the
6direction of the Department from time to time but not less than
7once each year. The scope and form of the examination shall
8conform to the National Council for Interior Design
9Qualifications examination or its equivalent as determined by
10the Department.
11    Each applicant for licensure who possesses the necessary
12qualifications shall pay to the Department the required license
13fee, which is not refundable.
14    An individual applying for licensure shall have 3 years
15from the date of application to complete the application
16process. If the process has not been completed in 3 years, the
17application shall be denied and the fee forfeited. The
18applicant may reapply, but shall meet the requirements in
19effect at the time of reapplication.
20    (c) An architect licensed under the Illinois Architecture
21Practice Act of 1989 who meets the provisions of that Act may,
22without examination, be granted a license to provide services
23as an interior designer, upon submission to the Department of
24proof of his or her licensure as an architect and payment of
25the required fee, which shall be determined by the Department
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1    Section 40. Social Security number on license application.
2In addition to any other information required to be contained
3in the application, every application for an original, renewal,
4or restored license under this Act shall include the
5applicant's Social Security number.
 
6    Section 45. Qualifications of applicants. A person who is
7of good moral character and is a citizen of the United States
8or any of its territories or a lawfully admitted alien may take
9an examination for licensure, if he or she is a graduate of a
10program deemed satisfactory by the Department and has completed
11diversified professional training, including academic
12training, as required by rules of the Department. The
13Department may adopt, as its own rules relating to diversified
14professional training, those guidelines that may be published
15from time to time by the National Council for Interior Design
16Qualification.
17    "Good moral character" means such character as will enable
18a person to discharge the fiduciary duties of an interior
19designer to that person's clients and to the public in a manner
20that protects health, safety, and welfare. Evidence of
21inability to discharge those duties may include the commission
22of an offense justifying discipline under Section 90. In
23addition, the Department may take into consideration any felony
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1operate as an absolute bar to qualification for examination for
2licensure.
 
3    Section 50. Display of license; seal. Every holder of a
4license as a licensed interior designer shall display it in a
5conspicuous place in the principal office of the interior
6designer.
7    Every licensed interior designer shall have a reproducible
8seal, or facsimile, the print of which shall contain the name
9of the interior designer, the license number, and the words
10"Licensed Interior Designer, State of Illinois". The licensed
11interior designer shall affix the signature, current date, date
12of license expiration, and seal to the first sheet of any bound
13set or loose sheets of interior technical submissions utilized
14as contract documents or prepared for the review and approval
15of any governmental or public authority having jurisdiction by
16that licensed interior designer or under that licensed interior
17designer's direct supervision and control. The sheet of
18interior technical submissions to which the seal is affixed
19shall indicate those documents or parts thereof to which the
20seal applies.
21    For the purposes of this Act, "direct supervision and
22control" means that the interior designer has exerted
23sufficient personal supervision, control, and review of the
24activities of those employed to perform interior design work to
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1employed and sealed by the interior designer meet the standards
2of reasonable professional skill and diligence and are of no
3lesser quality than if they had been produced personally by the
4interior designer. The interior designer is obligated to have
5detailed professional knowledge of the technical submissions
6the interior designer seals and to have exercised professional
7judgment in all interior design matters embodied in those
8interior technical submissions. Merely reviewing the interior
9technical submissions produced by others, even if they are
10licensed, shall not constitute "direct supervision and
11control" by the interior designer unless the interior designer
12has actually exercised supervision and control over the
13preparation of the interior technical submissions.
 
14    Section 55. Issuance of license. Whenever the provisions of
15this Act have been complied with, the Department shall issue a
16license as an interior designer.
 
17    Section 60. Licenses; renewal; restoration; interior
18designers in military service. The expiration date and renewal
19period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by
20rule. The holder of a license may renew the license during the
21month preceding the expiration date thereof by paying the
22required fee. A licensed interior designer who has permitted
23his or her license to expire or who has had his or her license
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1making application to the Department and filing proof
2acceptable to the Department of his or her fitness to have his
3or her license restored, including sworn evidence certifying to
4active practice in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the
5Department, and by paying the required restoration fee.
6    If the person has not maintained an active practice in
7another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the Board
8shall determine, by an evaluation program established by rule,
9that person's fitness to resume active status and may require
10that person to successfully complete an examination.
11    Any person whose license has been expired for more than 3
12years may have his or her license restored by making
13application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to
14the Department of his or her fitness to have his or her license
15restored, including sworn evidence certifying to active
16practice in another jurisdiction, and by paying the required
17restoration fee.
18    However, any person whose license has expired while he or
19she has been engaged (i) in federal service on active duty with
20the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast
21Guard, or the State Militia called into the service or training
22of the United States of America, or (ii) in training or
23education under the supervision of the United States
24preliminary to induction into the military service, may have
25his or her license restored or reinstated without paying any
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1termination of the service, training or education other than by
2dishonorable discharge he or she furnishes the Department with
3an affidavit to the effect that he or she has been so engaged
4and that his or her service, training, or education has been so
5terminated.
 
6    Section 65. Inactive status; restoration. Any licensed
7interior designer who notifies the Department in writing, on
8forms prescribed by the Department, may elect to place his or
9her license on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules
10of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees
11until he or she notifies the Department in writing of his or
12her desire to resume active status.
13    A licensed interior designer requesting restoration from
14inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal
15fee and shall have his or her license restored as provided in
16Section 135 of this Act.
17    A licensed interior designer whose license is in an
18inactive status shall not practice interior design in the
19State.
 
20    Section 70. Endorsement. The Department may, in its
21discretion and upon payment of the required fee, license as an
22interior designer, without examination, an applicant who is an
23interior designer licensed under the laws of another state or
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1territory were, at the date of his or her licensure,
2substantially equivalent to the requirements in force in this
3State on that date as determined by the Board.
4    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to
5complete the application process. If the process has not been
6completed within the 3 years, the application shall be denied,
7the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and
8meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
 
9    Section 75. Fees. The following fees are not refundable.
10    (a) Licensure fees.
11        (1) The fee for application for a license is $100.
12        (2) In addition, applicants for any examination are
13    required to pay, either to the Department or to the
14    designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of
15    determining the applicant's eligibility and providing the
16    examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
17    scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the
18    applicant's application for examination has been received
19    and acknowledged by the Department or the designated
20    testing service, shall result in the forfeiture of the
21    examination fee.
22        (3) The fee for a license for an interior designer
23    registered or licensed under the laws of another state or
24    territory of the United States or province is $100.
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1        (5) The fee for the restoration of a license other than
2    from inactive status is $10 plus payment of all lapsed
3    renewal fees.
4        (6) The fee for application for a license as an
5    interior design corporation or partnership is $100.
6        (7) The fee for a renewal of a license or certificate
7    of registration as a professional design firm shall be $30.
 
8    (b) General fees.
9        (1) The fee for the issuance of a duplicate license,
10    for the issuance of a replacement license for a license
11    that has been lost or destroyed, or for the issuance of a
12    license with a change of name or address other than during
13    the renewal period is $20. No fee is required for name and
14    address changes on Department records when no duplicate
15    license is issued.
16        (2) The fee for a certification of a licensee's record
17    for any purpose is $20.
18        (3) The fee for rescoring an examination is the cost to
19    the Department of rescoring the examination, plus any fees
20    charged by the applicable testing service to have the
21    examination rescored.
22        (4) The fee for a wall certificate showing licensure is
23    the actual cost of producing such certificate.
24        (5) The fee for a roster of licensed interior designers
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1    roster.
 
2    (c) All of the fees and fines collected under this Section
3shall be deposited into the Design Professional Administration
4and Investigation Fund.
5    (d) Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the
6Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
7financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the
8Department, in addition to the amount already owing to the
9Department, a fine of $50. If the check or other payment was
10for a renewal or issuance fee and that person practices without
11paying the renewal fee or issuance fee and the fine due, an
12additional fine of $100 shall be imposed. The fines imposed by
13this Section are in addition to any other discipline provided
14under this Act for unlicensed practice or practice on a
15nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify the person that
16payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the Department by
17certified check or money order within 30 calendar days of the
18notification. If, after termination or denial, the person seeks
19a license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the
20Department for restoration or issuance of the license or
21certificate and pay all fees and fines due to the Department.
22The Department may establish a fee for the processing of an
23application for restoration of a license or certificate to pay
24all expenses of processing this application. The Secretary may
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1where the Secretary finds that the fines would be unreasonable
2or unnecessarily burdensome.
 
3    Section 80. Roster of licensees and registrants. A roster
4showing the names and addresses of all interior designers,
5interior designer corporations, and partnerships and
6professional design firms licensed or registered under this Act
7shall be prepared by the Department each year. This roster
8shall be available upon written request and payment of the
9required fee.
 
10    Section 85. Professional design firm registration;
11conditions.
12    (a) Nothing in this Act prohibits the formation, under the
13provisions of the Professional Service Corporation Act, of a
14corporation to practice interior design.
15    Any business not formed under the Professional Service
16Corporation Act and not registered as such with the Department,
17and which includes the practice of interior design within its
18stated purposes or practices or holds itself out as available
19to practice interior design, shall register with the Department
20under this Section. Any professional service corporation, sole
21proprietorship, or professional design firm offering interior
22design services must have a resident interior designer or other
23Illinois licensed design professional overseeing the interior
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1services are provided.
2    Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an
3Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act
4shall be prohibited form offering interior design services to
5the public. Any sole proprietorship owned and operated by an
6interior designer with an active license issued under this Act
7is exempt from the registration requirements of a professional
8design firm.
9    (b) A corporation, partnership, or professional design
10firm seeking to be registered under this Section shall not be
11registered unless:
12        (1) two-thirds of the board of directors (in the case
13    of a corporation), general partners (in the case of a
14    partnership), or members (in the case of a limited
15    liability company) are licensed under the laws of any state
16    to practice interior design, architecture, professional
17    engineering, or structural engineering; and
18        (2) the person having the interior design practice in
19    this State in his or her charge is (i) a director (in the
20    case of a corporation), general partner (in the case of a
21    partnership), or member (in the case of a limited liability
22    company) and (ii) holds a license under this Act.
23    A corporation, limited liability company, professional
24service corporation, or partnership qualifying under this
25Section and practicing in this State shall file with the
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1members, managers, partners, or beneficial owners that the
2Department may, by rule, require.
3    (c) No business shall practice or hold itself out as
4available to practice interior design until it is registered
5with the Department.
6    (d) A business seeking to be registered under this Section
7shall make application on a form provided by the Department and
8shall provide all information requested by the Department,
9including, but not limited to, all of the following:
10        (1) The name and interior designer's license number of
11    at least one person designated as the managing agent in
12    responsible charge of the practice of interior design in
13    Illinois. In the case of a corporation, the corporation
14    shall also submit a certified copy of the resolution by the
15    board of directors designating at least one managing agent.
16    If the business is a limited liability company, the company
17    shall submit a certified copy of either its articles of
18    organization or its operating agreement, whichever
19    designates the managing agent.
20        (2) The names and license numbers of the interior
21    designers, professional engineers, architects, and
22    structural engineers among the directors (in the case of a
23    corporation), members (in the case of a limited liability
24    company), or general partners (in the case of a
25    partnership).
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1    design firm provides interior designer services.
2        (4) A list of all assumed names of the business.
3    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a
4    business from compliance with the requirements of the
5    Assumed Business Name Act.
6    It is the responsibility of the professional design firm to
7provide the Department notice in writing of any changes in the
8information requested on the application.
9    (e) If a managing agent terminates his or her status as a
10managing agent of the professional design firm or is
11terminated, the managing agent and the professional design firm
12shall each notify the Department of this fact in writing, by
13certified mail, within 10 business days of the termination.
14    If it has so notified the Department, the professional
15design firm has 30 days after the termination date in which to
16notify the Department of the name and license number of the
17interior designer who is the newly designated managing agent. A
18corporation shall also submit a certified copy of a resolution
19by the board of directors designating the new managing agent. A
20limited liability company shall also submit a certified copy of
21either its articles of organization or its operating agreement,
22whichever designates the new managing agent. The Department
23may, upon good cause shown, extend the original 30 day period.
24    If the professional design firm has not so notified the
25Department within the specified time, the registration shall be
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1shall be sent by certified mail to the last known address of
2the business. If the professional design firm continues to
3operate and offer interior design services after the
4termination, the Department may seek prosecution under
5Sections 95, 100, and 110 of this Act for the unlicensed
6practice of interior design.
7    (f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of
8responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents,
9employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this
10Section, nor shall any individual practicing interior design be
11relieved of the responsibility for professional services
12performed by reason of the individual's employment or
13relationship with a professional design firm registered under
14this Section.
15    (g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm
16registered under this Section shall be administered in the same
17manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action against a
18licensed interior designer.
 
19    Section 90. Refusal, suspension and revocation of
20licenses; causes.
21    (a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew or restore,
22or may suspend or revoke any license or registration, or may
23place on probation, reprimand, or fine, with a civil penalty
24not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, any person,
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1licensed or registered under this Act for any of the following
2reasons:
3        (1) material misstatement in furnishing information to
4    the Department;
5        (2) negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the
6    practice of interior design;
7        (3) failure to comply with any of the provisions of
8    this Act or any of the rules;
9        (4) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of
10    obtaining licensure;
11        (5) purposefully making false statements or signing
12    false statements, certificates, or affidavits to induce
13    payment;
14        (6) conviction of any crime under the laws of the
15    United States, or any state or territory thereof, which is
16    a felony, whether related to the practice of interior
17    design or not; or conviction of any crime, whether a
18    felony, misdemeanor, or otherwise, an essential element of
19    which is dishonesty or wanton disregard for the rights of
20    others, or that is directly related to the practice of
21    interior design;
22        (7) aiding or assisting another person in violating any
23    provision of this Act or its rules;
24        (8) signing or affixing the licensed interior
25    designer's seal or permitting the interior designer's seal
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1    the interior designer or under that interior designer's
2    direct supervision and control;
3        (9) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
4    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
5    defraud, or harm the public;
6        (10) habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of
7    drugs;
8        (11) making a statement of compliance under the
9    Environmental Barriers Act that technical submissions
10    prepared by the licensed interior designer or prepared
11    under the licensed interior designer's direct supervision
12    and control for construction or alteration of an occupancy
13    required to be in compliance with the Environmental
14    Barriers Act are in compliance with the Environmental
15    Barriers Act when the technical submissions are not in
16    compliance;
17        (12) a finding by the Board that a registrant, whose
18    license has been placed on probationary status, has
19    violated the terms of probation;
20        (13) discipline by another state, territory, foreign
21    country, the District of Columbia, the United States
22    government, or any other governmental agency, if at least
23    one of the grounds for discipline is the same or
24    substantially equivalent to those set forth herein;
25        (14) failure to provide information in response to a
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1    receipt of the written request;
2        (15) physical illness, including, but not limited to,
3    deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
4    skill that results in the inability to practice the
5    profession with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
6    (b) The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
7subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
8provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
9Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
10end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no
11longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission,
12the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
13patient, and the recommendation of the Board to the Secretary
14that the licensee be allowed to resume practice.
15    The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
16license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the
17tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
18final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by
19any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue,
20until such time as the requirements of any that tax Act are
21satisfied.
22    Persons who assist the Department as consultants or expert
23witnesses in the investigation or prosecution of alleged
24violations of this Act, licensure matters, restoration
25proceedings, or criminal prosecutions shall not be liable for
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1assistance, except upon proof of actual malice. The Attorney
2General shall defend those persons in any such action or
3proceeding.
 
4    Section 95. Violations; injunction; cease and desist
5order.
6    (a) If any person or entity violates a provision of this
7Act, the Secretary may, in the name of the People of the State
8of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of
9Illinois, petition for an order enjoining the violation or for
10an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of
11a verified petition in the court, the court may issue a
12temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, and may
13preliminarily and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is
14established that the person or entity has violated or is
15violating the injunction, the court may punish the offender for
16contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section are in
17addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and
18penalties provided by this Act.
19    (b) If any person or entity practices as an interior
20designer or holds himself or herself out as an interior
21designer or professional design firm without being licensed or
22registered under the provisions of this Act, then any licensed
23interior designer, any interested party, or any person injured
24thereby may, in addition to the Secretary, petition for relief
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1    (c) Whenever in the opinion of the Department any person or
2entity violates any provision of this Act, the Department may
3issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist
4should not be entered against him or her. The rule shall
5clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and
6shall provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to
7file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure
8to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an
9order to cease and desist to be issued immediately.
 
10    Section 100. Investigations; notice and hearing. The
11Department may investigate the actions of any applicant or of
12any person or entity holding or claiming to hold a license or
13registration. Before the initiation of an investigation, the
14matter shall be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Board
15according to procedures established by rule for the Complaint
16Committee. The Department shall, before refusing to restore,
17issue, or renew a license or registration, or disciplining a
18licensee or registrant, at least 30 days prior to the date set
19for the hearing, notify in writing the applicant for, or holder
20of, a license or registrant of the nature of the charges and
21that a hearing will be held on the date designated, and direct
22the applicant or entity or licensee or registrant to file a
23written answer to the Board under oath within 20 days after the
24service of the notice and inform the applicant, entity,
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1result in default being taken against the applicant or entity
2or licensee or registrant and that the license or certificate
3may be suspended, revoked, place on probationary status, or
4other disciplinary action may be taken, including limiting the
5scope, nature, or extent of practice, as the Secretary may deem
6proper. Written notice may be served by personal delivery or
7certified or registered mail to the respondent at the address
8of his or her last notification to the Department. If the
9person or entity fails to file an answer after receiving
10notice, his or her license or certificate may, in the
11discretion of the Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed
12on probationary status, or the Department may take whatever
13disciplinary action it deems proper, including limiting the
14scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the
15imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts
16charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action under
17this Act. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board
18shall proceed to hear the charges and the parties or their
19counsel shall be accorded ample opportunity to present such
20statements, testimony, evidence, and argument as may be
21pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The Board may
22continue the hearing from time to time.
 
23    Section 105. Stenographer; transcript. The Department, at
24its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the
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1issue or renew a license, or the discipline of a licensee. The
2notice of hearing, complaint, and all other documents in the
3nature of pleadings and written motions filed in the
4proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report of the
5Board and the orders of the Department shall be the record of
6the proceedings. The Department shall furnish a transcript of
7the record to any person interested in the hearing upon payment
8of the fee required by Section 60f of the Civil Administrative
9Code of Illinois.
 
10    Section 110. Subpoenas of witnesses; oaths. The Department
11has power to subpoena and bring before it any person in this
12State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition, or
13both, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as
14prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in civil cases in
15circuit courts of this State.
16    The Secretary, and every member of the Board, each have
17power to administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing that the
18Department is authorized by law to conduct, and any other oaths
19required or authorized in any Act administered by the
20Department.
 
21    Section 115. Procedure to compel attendance of witnesses.
22Any circuit court, upon the application of the accused person
23or complainant or of the Department, may, by order duly
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1of relevant books and papers before the Department in any
2hearing relating to the application for or refusal, recall,
3suspension, or revocation of the license, or the discipline of
4a licensee, and the court may compel obedience to its order by
5proceedings for contempt.
 
6    Section 120. Report of Board; rehearing. After the hearing,
7the Board shall present to the Secretary its written report of
8its findings and recommendations. A copy of the report shall be
9served upon the accused person, either personally or by
10registered or certified mail as provided in this Act for the
11service of the notice. Within 20 days after the service, the
12accused person may present to the Department his or her motion
13in writing for a rehearing, which shall specify the particular
14grounds for rehearing. If the accused person orders and pays
15for a transcript of the record as provided in this Section, the
16time elapsing before the transcript is ready for delivery to
17him or her shall not be counted as part of the 20 days.
18    Whenever the Secretary is not satisfied that substantial
19justice has been done, he or she may order a rehearing by the
20same or another special board. At the expiration of the time
21specified for filing a motion for a rehearing the Secretary has
22the right to take the action recommended by the Board.
 
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1authority to appoint any attorney duly licensed to practice law
2in the State to serve as the hearing officer in any action
3under Section 120. The Secretary shall notify the Board of any
4such appointment. The hearing officer has full authority to
5conduct the hearing. The Board has the right to have at least
6one member present at any hearing conducted by the hearing
7officer. The hearing officer shall report his or her findings
8of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Board
9and the Secretary. The Board has 60 days after the receipt of
10the report to review the report of the hearing officer and
11present his or her findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
12recommendations to the Secretary. If the Board fails to present
13its report within the 60-day period, the Secretary shall issue
14an order based on the report of the hearing officer. If the
15Secretary disagrees in any regard with the report of the Board
16or hearing officer, he or she may issue an order in
17contravention thereof. The Secretary shall provide a written
18explanation to the Board on any deviation, and shall specify
19with particularity the reasons for such action in the final
20order.
 
21    Section 130. Order to be prima facie proof. An order of
22revocation or suspension or a certified copy thereof, over the
23seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the
24Secretary, shall be prima facie proof:
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1    Secretary;
2        (2) that the Secretary is duly appointed and qualified;
3    and
4        (3) that the Board and the members thereof are
5    qualified to act.
6This prima facie proof may be rebutted.
 
7    Section 135. Issuance or restoration of license. At any
8time after the refusal to issue or the suspension or revocation
9of any license, the Department may issue or restore it to the
10applicant without examination, upon the written recommendation
11of the Board.
 
12    Section 140. Surrender of license. Upon the revocation or
13suspension of any license, the licensee shall immediately
14surrender the license to the Department and if the licensee
15fails to do so, the Department has the right to seize the
16license.
 
17    Section 145. Summary suspension of a license. The Secretary
18may temporarily suspend the license of an interior designer
19without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of
20proceedings for a hearing provided for in Section 100 of this
21Act, if the Secretary finds that evidence in his or her
22possession indicates that an interior designer's continuation
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1In the event that the Secretary temporarily suspends the
2license of an interior designer without a hearing, a hearing by
3the Board must be held within 30 days after the suspension has
4occurred.
 
5    Section 150. Review under the Administrative Review Law;
6venue. All final administrative decisions of the Department
7under this Act are subject to judicial review under the
8provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as now or
9hereafter amended, and the rules adopted thereunder. The term
10"administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the
11Code of Civil Procedure.
12    The proceedings for judicial review shall be commenced in
13the circuit court of the county that the party applying for
14review resides, but if the party is not a resident of this
15State, the venue shall be in Sangamon County.
 
16    Section 155. Certifying record to court; costs. The
17Department shall not be required to certify any record to the
18court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in any
19court in a judicial review proceeding, unless there is filed in
20the court with the complaint a receipt from the Department
21acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying
22the record.
 
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1    (a) Each of the following Acts constitutes a Class A
2misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a
3second or subsequent offense:
4        (1) the practice, attempt to practice or offer to
5    practice interior design, or the advertising or putting out
6    of any sign or card or other device that might indicate to
7    the public that the person is entitled to practice interior
8    design, without a license as a licensed interior designer,
9    or registration as a professional design firm issued by the
10    Department; each day of practicing interior design or
11    attempting to practice interior design, and each instance
12    of offering to practice interior design, without a license
13    as a licensed interior designer or registration as a
14    professional design firm constitutes a separate offense;
15        (2) the making of any wilfully false oath or
16    affirmation in any matter or proceeding where an oath or
17    affirmation is required by this Act;
18        (3) the affixing of a licensed interior designer's seal
19    to any technical submission that has not been prepared by
20    that interior designer or under the interior designer's
21    direct supervision and control;
22        (4) the violation of any provision of this Act or its
23    rules;
24        (5) using or attempting to use an expired, inactive
25    suspended, or revoked license, or the certificate or seal
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1        (6) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or
2    registration by fraud.
3    (b) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the
4Department may impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each
5violation upon a person, sole proprietorship, professional
6service corporation, limited liability company, corporation,
7partnership, or other entity that does not hold an active
8license as an interior designer or registration as a
9professional design firm in this State and is not exempt from
10the provisions of this Act, and:
11        (1) practices interior design in this State; or
12        (2) advertises or displays any sign or card or other
13    device that might indicate to the public that the person or
14    entity is entitled to practice as an interior designer in
15    this State; or
16        (3) uses the title "interior designer" or any of its
17    derivations with respect to his, her, or its professional
18    activities in this State.
19    (c) Civil penalties imposed and collected under this
20Section shall be deposited into the Design Professionals
21Administration and Investigation Fund.
 
22    Section 165. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois
23Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and
24incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Act
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1subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative
2Procedure Act that provides that at hearings the licensee has
3the right to show compliance with all lawful requirements for
4retention, continuation, or renewal of the license is
5specifically excluded. For the purposes of this Act, the notice
6required under Section 10 of the Illinois Administrative
7Procedure Act is deemed sufficient when mailed to the last
8known address of a party.
 
9    Section 170. Fund; appropriations; investments; audits.
10Moneys deposited in the Design Professionals Administration
11and Investigation Fund shall be appropriated to the Department
12exclusively for expenses of the Department and the Board in the
13administration of this Act, the Illinois Architecture Practice
14Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
151989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, and
16the Structural Engineering Licensing Act of 1989. The expenses
17of the Department under this Act shall be limited to the
18ordinary and contingent expenses of the Design Professionals
19Dedicated Employees within the Department as established under
20Section 62.1 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and
21other expenses related to the administration and enforcement of
22this Act.
23    All fines and penalties under Sections 20 and 75 shall be
24deposited into the Design Professionals Administration and
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1    Moneys in the Design Professional Administration and
2Investigation Fund may be invested and reinvested. Earnings
3attributable to those investments shall be deposited into the
4Fund and used for the same purposes as fees deposited into the
5Fund.
6    Upon the completion of any audit of the Department as
7prescribed by the Illinois State Auditing Act that includes an
8audit of the Design Professionals Administration and
9Investigation Fund, the Department shall make the audit open to
10inspection by any interested person. The copy of the audit
11report required to be submitted to the Department by this
12Section is in addition to the copies of audit reports required
13to be submitted to other State officers and agencies by Section
143-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
 
15    Section 175. Home rule. It is declared to be the public
16policy of this State, under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
17Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, that any
18power or function set forth in this Act to be exercised by the
19State is an exclusive State power or function. The power or
20function shall not be exercised concurrently, either directly
21or indirectly, by any unit of local government, including home
22rule units, except as otherwise provided in this Act. This is a
23limitation of home rule powers.
 
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1Section 4.32 as follows:
 
2    (5 ILCS 80/4.32 new)
3    Sec. 4.32. Act repealed on January 1, 2022. The following
4Act is repealed on January 1, 2022:
5    The Interior Design Practice Act.
 
6    Section 505. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
7changing Section 5-5-5 as follows:
 
8    (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
9    Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and Restoration of Rights.
10    (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss by
11the defendant of any civil rights, except under this Section
12and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as now or
13hereafter amended.
14    (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to
15hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
16the completion of his sentence.
17    (c) A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his right
18to vote until released from imprisonment.
19    (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
20discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
21imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights and
22privileges granted under the authority of this State which have
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1shall be restored unless the authority having jurisdiction of
2such license rights finds after investigation and hearing that
3restoration is not in the public interest. This paragraph (d)
4shall not apply to the suspension or revocation of a license to
5operate a motor vehicle under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
6    (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or parole,
7or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any time
8thereafter, the committing court may enter an order certifying
9that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed when the
10court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation of the
11person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such order
12may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the State or
13upon the court's own motion.
14    (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
15person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
16stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
17issuance of the order.
18    (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
19to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
20of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
21    (h) No application for any license specified in subsection
22(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
23shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
24obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
25in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
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1finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
2based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
3convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
4        (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
5    of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
6    sought; or
7        (2) the issuance of the license would involve an
8    unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
9    of specific individuals or the general public.
10    In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
11consider the following factors:
12        (1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
13    Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure and
14    employment of persons previously convicted of one or more
15    criminal offenses;
16        (2) the specific duties and responsibilities
17    necessarily related to the license being sought;
18        (3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
19    offenses for which the person was previously convicted will
20    have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one or
21    more such duties and responsibilities;
22        (4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
23    the criminal offense or offenses;
24        (5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
25    the criminal offense or offenses;
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1        (7) any information produced by the person or produced
2    on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
3    and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
4    disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
5    shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
6    the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
7        (8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
8    protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific
9    individuals or the general public.
10    (i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
11issued only for a license or certification issued under the
12following Acts:
13        (1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
14    of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
15    for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
16    Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
17    Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
18    Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 of the Criminal Code
19    of 1961;
20        (2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
21        (3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
22    and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
23        (4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
24    Act;
25        (5) the Professional Boxing Act;
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1    1984;
2        (7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
3    Act;
4        (8) the Interior Design Practice Act Title Act;
5        (9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
6    1989;
7        (10) the Illinois Landscape Architecture Act of 1989;
8        (11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
9        (12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
10        (13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
11    Professional Counselor Licensing Act;
12        (14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
13        (15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
14        (16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
15    1989;
16        (17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
17    License Act;
18        (18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
19        (19) the Auction License Act;
20        (20) Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
21        (21) the Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act;
22        (22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
23    Act;
24        (23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
25    Code;
26        (24) the Land Sales Registration Act of 1999;

 

 

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1        (25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
2        (26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
3        (27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
4(Source: P.A. 96-1246, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 310/Act rep.)
6    Section 510. The Interior Design Title Act is repealed.
 
7    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.