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| Public Act 098-0993 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 | ||||
is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 305/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 1311)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
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Sec. 11. Application for original license. Applications | ||||
for original
licensure shall be made to the Department in | ||||
writing on forms prescribed by
the Department and shall be | ||||
accompanied by the required fee, which is
not refundable. Any | ||||
such application shall require information as in
the judgment | ||||
of the Department will enable the Department to pass on the
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qualifications of the applicant to practice architecture.
The | ||||
Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's | ||||
expense, to have
an evaluation of the applicant's education in | ||||
a foreign country by an evaluation service approved by the | ||||
Board in accordance with rules
prescribed by the Department.
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An applicant who has graduated from an architectural | ||||
program outside the
United
States or its territories and whose | ||||
first language is not English shall submit
certification of | ||||
passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
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and a test of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any | ||||
such applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from | ||
an accredited educational institution in the United States or | ||
its territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
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(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)
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Section 10. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of | ||
1989 is amended by changing Section 8 as follows: | ||
(225 ILCS 325/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 5208)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020) | ||
Sec. 8. Applications for licensure. | ||
(a) Applications for licensure
shall (1) be on forms | ||
prescribed and furnished by the Department, (2) contain
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statements made under oath showing the applicant's education | ||
and
a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and | ||
(3) contain
references as required by the Department. | ||
(b) Applicants shall have obtained the education and | ||
experience as
required in Section 10 or Section 11 prior to | ||
submittal of application
for licensure.
Allowable experience | ||
shall commence at the date of the baccalaureate
degree, except: | ||
(1) Credit for one year of experience shall be given | ||
for a graduate of
a baccalaureate curriculum providing a | ||
cooperative program, which is
supervised industrial or | ||
field experience of at least one academic year
which | ||
alternates with periods of full-time academic training, | ||
when such
program is certified by the university, or | ||
(2) Partial credit may be given
for professional | ||
engineering experience as
defined by rule for employment | ||
prior to receipt of a baccalaureate
degree if the | ||
employment is full-time while the applicant is a
part-time | ||
student
taking fewer than 12 hours per semester or 8 hours | ||
per quarter
to earn the degree concurrent with the
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full-time engineering experience. | ||
(3) If an applicant files an application and supporting | ||
documents
containing a material misstatement of | ||
information or a
misrepresentation for the purpose of | ||
obtaining licensure or
enrollment or if an applicant | ||
performs
any fraud or deceit in taking any examination to | ||
qualify for
licensure or enrollment
under this Act, the | ||
Department may issue a rule of intent to deny
licensure or | ||
enrollment
and may conduct a hearing in accordance
with | ||
Sections 26 through 33 and Sections 37 and 38 of this Act. | ||
The Board may conduct oral interviews of any applicant | ||
under Sections
10, 11, or 19 to assist in the evaluation of the | ||
qualifications of the
applicant. | ||
It is the responsibility of the applicant to supplement the
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application, when requested by the Board, by provision of | ||
additional
documentation of education, including transcripts, | ||
course content and
credentials of the engineering college or | ||
college granting related
science degrees, or of work experience | ||
to permit the Board to determine
the qualifications of the | ||
applicant. The Department may require an
applicant, at the | ||
applicant's expense, to have an evaluation of the applicant's
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education in a foreign country by a nationally recognized | ||
evaluating service
approved by the Department. | ||
An applicant who graduated from an engineering program | ||
outside the United
States or its territories and whose first | ||
language is not English shall submit
certification of passage | ||
of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
and a test | ||
of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any such | ||
applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from an | ||
accredited educational institution in the United States or its | ||
territories shall not be subject to this requirement. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09; 96-850, eff. 6-1-10.) | ||
Section 15. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989 | ||
is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 340/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6609)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
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Sec. 9.
Applications for original licenses shall be made to | ||
the
Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department | ||
and shall be
accompanied by the required fee, which is not | ||
refundable. The application
shall require such information as | ||
in the judgment of the Department will
enable the Department to | ||
pass on the qualifications of the applicant for
a license.
The | ||
Department may require an applicant, at the applicant's | ||
expense, to have
an evaluation of the applicant's education in | ||
a foreign county by a nationally
recognized evaluation service | ||
approved by the Department in accordance with rules
prescribed | ||
by the Department.
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An applicant who graduated from a structural engineering | ||
program outside the
United States or its territories and whose | ||
first language is not English shall
submit certification of | ||
passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) | ||
and a test of spoken English as defined by rule. However, any | ||
such applicant who subsequently earns an advanced degree from | ||
an accredited educational institution in the United States or | ||
its territories shall not be subject to this requirement.
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(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)
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