SB 3767

Abstract

Amends the Landscape Architecture Registration Act. Allows the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to issue a registration as a landscape architect to a person licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign country if specified conditions are satisfied. Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Registered Interior Designers Act, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Makes changes to provisions regarding endorsements of licenses issued outside of the State to allow for an applicant licensed in a foreign country to receive a license for the Department if specified conditions are satisfied. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2025. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 In provisions concerning applying for original registration prior to passing an examination, provides that an individual has 3 years (rather than 2 years) after filing an application to pass an examination. Provides that an application for endorsement shall provide proof of passage of an examination required for registration (rather than licensure). In provisions concerning qualifications for a professional land surveyor license that require a person to have responsible charge experience verified by a professional land surveyor, requires that the responsible charge experience be subsequent to conferral of a degree meeting specified educational requirements (rather than subsequent to passing the examination for licensure as a surveyor intern).