Bill Text: IL HB5669 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Creates the Design Professionals Dedicated Fund. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall deposit moneys derived from the fees and fines collected under the Act into the Design Professionals Dedicated Fund, which shall be used to provide qualified applicants for licensure with financial assistance in connection with the required examination fees under the Act. Establishes the criteria for eligibility that an applicant must meet in order to receive such financial assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB5669 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB5669-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB5669 Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 305/19 from Ch. 111, par. 1319
225 ILCS 305/19.5 new
30 ILCS 105/5.855 new
Amends the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989. Creates the Design Professionals Dedicated Fund. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall deposit moneys derived from the fees and fines collected under the Act into the Design Professionals Dedicated Fund, which shall be used to provide qualified applicants for licensure with financial assistance in connection with the required examination fees under the Act. Establishes the criteria for eligibility that an applicant must meet in order to receive such financial assistance.
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989
is amended by changing Section 19 and by adding Section 19.5 as
follows:
(225 ILCS 305/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 1319)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 19. Fees.
(a) The Department shall provide by rule for a schedule of
fees to be paid for licenses by all applicants. All fees are
not refundable.
(b) The fees for the administration and enforcement of this
Act, including but not limited to original licensure, renewal,
and restoration, shall be set by rule by the Department.
All of the fees and fines collected pursuant to this
Section shall be deposited equally into in the Design
Professionals Administration and Investigation Fund and the
Design Professionals Dedicated Fund. Of the moneys deposited
into the Design Professionals Administration and Investigation
Fund, the Department may use such funds as necessary and
available to produce and distribute newsletters to persons
licensed under this Act. The Department shall use all moneys

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deposited into the Design Professionals Dedicated Fund to
provide financial assistance for qualified applicants pursuant
to Section 19.5 of this Act.
Any person who delivers a check or other payment to the
Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the
financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the
Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section
are in addition to any other discipline provided under this Act
for unlicensed practice or practice on a nonrenewed license.
The Department shall notify the person that payment of fees and
fines shall be paid to the Department by certified check or
money order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If,
after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary
remittance, the Department shall automatically terminate the
license or certificate or deny the application, without
hearing. If, after termination or denial, the person seeks a
license or certificate, he or she shall apply to the Department
for restoration or issuance of the license or certificate and
pay all fees and fines due to the Department. The Department
may establish a fee for the processing of an application for
restoration of a license or certificate to pay all expenses of
processing this application. The Director may waive the fines
due under this Section in individual cases where the Director
finds that the fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily

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burdensome.
(Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00; 92-146, eff. 1-1-02.)
(225 ILCS 305/19.5 new)
Sec. 19.5. Design Professionals Dedicated Fund; financial
assistance for applicants. The Design Professionals Dedicated
Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The
moneys in this fund shall be used by the Department, subject to
appropriation, to provide qualified applicants for licensure
with financial assistance in connection with the required
examination fees under this Act. The fund shall be financed by
the amounts collected from the fees and fines imposed under
Section 19 of this Act. At no time shall the Department permit
the fund to have a negative balance. An applicant for licensure
is eligible to receive and may apply for financial assistance
under this Section if he or she: (i) has been a resident of
Illinois for at least one year prior to application and is a
citizen or lawful permanent resident alien of the United
States; (ii) is qualified to take the examinations for
licensure required by this Act; (iii) is employed by a public
sector or non-profit entity, including as a teacher; and (iv)
is able to demonstrate the need for financial assistance based
on his or her federal Student Aid Report.
Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.855 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/5.855 new)
Sec. 5.855. The Design Professionals Dedicated Fund.