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| Public Act 103-1044
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| SB3767 Enrolled | LRB103 38828 RTM 68965 b |
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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 Sections 9, 13, 18, and 21 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1309) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 9. Board. The Secretary shall appoint an Architecture |
Licensing Board consisting of 7 members who shall serve in an |
advisory capacity to the Secretary. All members of the Board |
shall be residents of Illinois. Six members shall (i) hold a |
valid architecture license in Illinois and have held the |
license under this Act for the preceding 10 years, and (ii) not |
have been disciplined within the preceding 10 years under this |
Act. One architect shall be a tenured member of the |
architectural faculty of an Illinois university accredited by |
the National Architectural Accrediting Board. In addition to |
the 6 architects, there shall be one public member. The public |
member shall be a voting member and shall not be licensed under |
this Act or any other design profession licensing Act that the |
Department administers. |
Board members shall serve 5-year terms and until their |
successors are appointed and qualified. In appointing members |
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to the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to |
recommendations by members and organizations of the |
architecture profession. |
The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect |
representation from the geographic areas in this State. |
No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term |
which would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to |
be longer than 2 consecutive 5-year terms. |
Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same |
manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of |
the vacated term. |
Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A |
quorum is required for Board decisions. |
The Secretary may remove any member of the Board for |
misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty or for reasons |
prescribed by law for removal of State officials. |
The Secretary may remove a member of the Board who does not |
attend 2 consecutive meetings. |
Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the |
Board and the Department shall review the response of the |
Board and any recommendations made therein. The Department |
may, at any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the |
Board on any matter relating to the administration or |
enforcement of this Act. |
Members of the Board are not liable for damages in any |
action or proceeding as a result of activities performed as |
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members of the Board, except upon proof of actual malice. |
Members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all |
legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. |
(Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.)
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(225 ILCS 305/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 1313) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is |
of good moral character may apply for licensure if the |
applicant he or she is a graduate with a first professional |
degree in architecture from a program that is accredited by |
the National Architectural Accrediting Board, the Canadian |
Architectural Certification Board, or satisfies the |
qualifications of substantial equivalency through either an |
alternate pathway approved by the National Council of |
Architectural Registration Boards or a mutual recognition |
agreement; has completed the examination requirements set |
forth under Section 12; , and has completed such diversified |
professional training, including academic training, as is |
required by rules of the Department. The Department may adopt, |
as its own rules relating to diversified professional |
training, those guidelines published from time to time by the |
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. |
Good moral character means such character as will enable a |
person to discharge the duties of an architect to that |
person's client and to the public in a manner that protects |
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health, safety, and welfare. Evidence of inability to |
discharge such duties may include the commission of an offense |
justifying discipline under Section 22. In addition, the |
Department may take into consideration whether the applicant |
has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute |
grounds for discipline under this Act. |
(Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.)
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(225 ILCS 305/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1318) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 18. Endorsement. |
(a) The Department may, upon application in writing on |
forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue |
a license as an architect to an applicant licensed under the |
laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a |
territory of the United States, or a foreign country if the |
requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction were, on |
the date of original licensure, substantially equivalent to |
the requirements then in force in this State. |
(b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or |
relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is |
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of |
information, discrepancies or conflicts in information given, |
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure |
may be required to provide additional information. |
(c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application |
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to complete the application process. If the process has not |
been completed within the 3 years, the application shall be |
denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must |
reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of |
reapplication. |
(Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.)
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(225 ILCS 305/21) (from Ch. 111, par. 1321) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 21. Professional design firm registration; |
conditions. |
(a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the formation, |
under the Professional Service Corporation Act, of a |
corporation to offer the practice of architecture. |
Any business, including, but not limited to, a |
Professional Service Corporation, that includes the practice |
of architecture within its stated purposes, practices |
architecture, or holds itself out as available to practice |
architecture shall register with the Department under this |
Section. Any professional service corporation, sole |
proprietorship, or professional design firm offering |
architectural services must have a resident architect in |
responsible charge of the architectural practices in each |
location in which architectural services are provided who |
shall be designated as a managing agent. |
Any sole proprietorship not owned and operated by an |
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Illinois licensed design professional licensed under this Act |
is prohibited from offering architectural services to the |
public. "Illinois licensed design professional" means a person |
who holds an active license as an architect under this Act, as |
a structural engineer under the Structural Engineering |
Practice Act of 1989, as a professional engineer under the |
Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, or as a |
professional land surveyor under the Professional Land |
Surveyor Act of 1989. Any sole proprietorship owned and |
operated by an architect with an active license issued under |
this Act and conducting or transacting such business under an |
assumed name in accordance with the Assumed Business Name Act |
shall comply with the registration requirements of a |
professional design firm. Any sole proprietorship owned and |
operated by an architect with an active license issued under |
this Act and conducting or transacting such business under the |
real name of the sole proprietor is exempt from the |
registration requirements of a professional design firm. |
(b) Any business, including, but not limited to, a |
Professional Service Corporation, partnership, limited |
liability company, or professional design firm seeking to be |
registered under this Section shall not be registered as a |
professional design firm unless the business designates an |
individual who holds a license under this Act as one of the |
members of the board of directors, partners, or members of the |
business and the designated individual will function as the |
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managing agent for the business. : |
(1) two-thirds of the board of directors, in the case |
of a corporation, or two-thirds of the general partners, |
in the case of a partnership, or two-thirds of the |
members, in the case of a limited liability company, are |
licensed under the laws of any State to practice |
architecture, professional engineering, land surveying, or |
structural engineering; and |
(2) a managing agent is (A) a sole proprietor or |
director in the case of a corporation, a general partner |
in the case of a partnership, or a member in the case of a |
limited liability company, and (B) holds a license under |
this Act. |
Any corporation, limited liability company, professional |
service corporation, or partnership qualifying under this |
Section and practicing in this State shall file with the |
Department any information concerning its officers, directors, |
members, managers, partners or beneficial owners as the |
Department may, by rule, require. |
(c) No business shall offer the practice or hold itself |
out as available to offer the practice of architecture until |
it is registered with the Department as a professional design |
firm. Every entity registered as a professional design firm |
shall display its certificate of registration or a facsimile |
thereof in a conspicuous place in each office offering |
architectural services. |
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(d) Any business seeking to be registered under this |
Section shall make application on a form provided by the |
Department and shall provide any information requested by the |
Department, which shall include but shall not be limited to |
all of the following: |
(1) The name and architect's license number of at |
least one person designated as a managing agent. In the |
case of a corporation, the corporation shall also submit a |
certified copy of the resolution by the board of directors |
designating at least one managing agent. If a limited |
liability company, the company shall submit a certified |
copy of either its articles of organization or operating |
agreement designating at least one managing agent. |
(2) The names and architect's, professional |
engineer's, structural engineer's, or land surveyor's |
license numbers of the directors, in the case of a |
corporation, the members, in the case of a limited |
liability company, or general partners, in the case of a |
partnership. |
(3) A list of all locations at which the professional |
design firm provides architectural services. |
(4) A list of all assumed names of the business. |
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt a |
business from compliance with the requirements of the |
Assumed Business Name Act. |
It is the responsibility of the professional design firm |
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to provide the Department notice, in writing, of any changes |
in the information requested on the application. |
(e) If a managing agent is terminated or terminates his or |
her status as managing agent of the professional design firm, |
the managing agent and the professional design firm shall |
notify the Department of this fact in writing, by regular mail |
or email, within 10 business days of termination. |
Thereafter, the professional design firm, if it has so |
informed the Department, has 30 days in which to notify the |
Department of the name and architect's license number of the |
architect who is the newly designated managing agent. If a |
corporation, the corporation shall also submit a certified |
copy of a resolution by the board of directors designating the |
new managing agent. If a limited liability company, the |
company shall also submit a certified copy of either its |
articles of organization or operating agreement designating |
the new managing agent. The Department may, upon good cause |
shown, extend the original 30-day period. |
If the professional design firm has not notified the |
Department in writing, by regular mail or email, within the |
specified time, the registration shall be terminated without |
prior hearing. Notification of termination shall be sent by |
regular mail to the address of record. If the professional |
design firm continues to operate and offer architectural |
services after the termination, the Department may seek |
prosecution under Sections 22 and 23.5 for the unlicensed |
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practice of architecture. |
(f) No professional design firm shall be relieved of |
responsibility for the conduct or acts of its agents, |
employees, or officers by reason of its compliance with this |
Section, nor shall any individual practicing architecture be |
relieved of the responsibility for professional services |
performed by reason of the individual's employment or |
relationship with a professional design firm registered under |
this Section. |
(g) Disciplinary action against a professional design firm |
registered under this Section shall be administered in the |
same manner and on the same grounds as disciplinary action |
against a licensed architect. All disciplinary action taken or |
pending against a corporation or partnership before the |
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be |
continued or remain in effect without the Department filing |
separate actions. |
(Source: P.A. 101-346, eff. 8-9-19.)
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Section 10. The Registered Interior Designers Act is |
amended by changing Sections 8 and 10 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 310/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 8208) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) |
Sec. 8. Application requirements Requirements for |
registration. |
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(a) Each applicant for registration shall apply to the |
Department in writing on a form or electronically as provided |
by the Department. 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 a nationally |
recognized evaluation service approved by the Department in |
accordance with the rules adopted by the Department. Except as |
otherwise provided in this Act, each applicant shall take and |
pass the examination approved by the Department. Prior to |
registration, the applicant shall provide substantial evidence |
to the Board that the applicant has completed the education |
and work experience requirements to sit for the NCIDQ |
examination administered by the Council for Interior Design |
Qualification, has successfully passed the NCIDQ exam, has |
maintained an active NCIDQ certification, and: |
(1) is a graduate of a 5-year interior design or |
architecture program from an accredited institution and |
has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified |
interior design experience; |
(2) is a graduate of a 4-year interior design or |
architecture program from an accredited institution and |
has completed at least 2 years of full-time diversified |
interior design experience; |
(3) has completed at least 3 years of interior design |
or architecture curriculum from an accredited institution |
and has completed 3 years of full-time diversified |
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interior design experience; or |
(4) is a graduate of a 2-year interior design or |
architecture program from an accredited institution and |
has completed 4 years of full-time diversified interior |
design experience. |
(b) In addition to providing evidence of meeting the |
requirements of subsection (a), each applicant for |
registration as a registered interior designer shall provide |
substantial evidence that the applicant he or she has |
successfully completed the examination administered by the |
Council for Interior Design Qualification. |
(b-5) Each applicant for registration shall pay to the |
Department the required registration fee, which is not |
refundable, at the time of filing the his or her application. |
(b-10) Each applicant for renewal or reinstatement of |
registration under this Act shall have completed continuing |
education as set forth by the Department by rule. The |
Department shall consider the recommendations of the Board in |
establishing requirements for continuing education |
requirements but shall be no less than 10 hours of continuing |
education in the areas of health, safety, and welfare every 2 |
years. |
(c) An individual may apply for original registration |
prior to passing the examination. The individual He or she |
shall have 3 2 years after the date of filing an application to |
pass the examination. If evidence and documentation of passing |
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the examination are received by the Department later than 3 2 |
years after the individual's filing, the application shall be |
denied and the fee forfeited. The applicant may reapply at any |
time, but shall meet the requirements in effect at the time of |
reapplication. |
(d) Upon payment of the required fee, which shall be |
determined by rule, an applicant who is an architect licensed |
under the laws of this State may, without examination, be |
granted registration as a registered interior designer by the |
Department provided the applicant submits proof of an active |
architectural license in Illinois. |
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-1066, eff. 1-1-23.)
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(225 ILCS 310/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 8210) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) |
Sec. 10. Endorsement Foreign applicants. |
(a) Upon payment of the required fee and the filing of an |
application in writing on a form or electronically as provided |
by the Department, an applicant who is an interior designer |
currently registered, certified, or licensed under the laws of |
another state or territory of the United States or a foreign |
country or province shall, without further examination, be |
granted registration as an interior designer by the Department |
whenever the requirements of such state or territory of the |
United States or a foreign country or province were, at the |
date of registration, certification, or licensure, |
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substantially equal to or greater than the requirements then |
in force in this State. The Department may adopt rules |
governing recognition of education and legal practice of the |
profession in another jurisdiction, requiring additional |
education, and determining when an examination may be |
required. |
(b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or |
relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is |
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of |
information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given, |
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking |
registration may be required to provide additional |
information. |
(c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application |
to complete the application process. If the process has not |
been completed within the 3 years, then the application shall |
be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must |
reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of |
reapplication. |
(Source: P.A. 100-920, eff. 8-17-18.)
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Section 15. The Landscape Architecture Registration Act is |
amended by adding Section 48 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 316/48 new) |
Sec. 48. Endorsement. |
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(a) The Department may issue a registration as a landscape |
architect to an applicant who submits a valid application |
accompanied by the required fee and is a landscape architect |
licensed or registered under the laws of another state, the |
District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a |
foreign country if the requirements for licensure, |
registration, or certification in that other jurisdiction |
were, on the date of original licensure, registration, or |
certification, substantially equivalent to the requirements |
then in force in this State. |
(b) An application for endorsement shall provide proof of |
passage of an examination required for registration. |
(c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or |
relevance or sufficiency of the coursework or experience is |
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of |
information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given |
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking |
registration may be required to provide additional |
information. |
(d) An applicant has 3 years from the date of application |
to complete the application process. If the process has not |
been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, |
the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the |
requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. |
(e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
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Section 20. The Professional Engineering Practice Act of |
1989 is amended by changing Sections 10, 11, and 19 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 325/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5210) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 10. Minimum standards for licensure as professional |
engineer. |
(a) To qualify for licensure as a professional engineer, |
each applicant shall be: |
(1) a graduate of an approved engineering curriculum |
of at least 4 years who submits acceptable evidence to the |
Board of an additional 4 years or more of experience in |
engineering work of a grade and character that indicate |
that the individual may be competent to practice |
professional engineering, and who has passed an |
examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined |
by rule and an examination in the principles and practice |
of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting an |
application with proof of passing both examinations, the |
applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a |
license to practice professional engineering in this |
State; or |
(2) a graduate of a non-approved engineering |
curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 |
years and which meets the requirements as set forth by |
rule by submitting an application to the Department for |
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its review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence |
to the Board of an additional 4 8 years or more of |
experience in engineering work of a grade and character |
which indicate that the individual may be competent to |
practice professional engineering, and who has passed an |
examination in the fundamentals of engineering as defined |
by rule and an examination in the principles and practice |
of engineering as defined by rule. Upon submitting the |
application with proof of passing both examinations, the |
applicant, if otherwise qualified, shall be granted a |
license to practice professional engineering in this |
State; or |
(3) an Illinois engineer intern, by application and |
payment of the required fee, may then take an examination |
in the principles and practice of engineering as defined |
by rule. If the applicant passes that examination and |
submits evidence to the Board that meets the experience |
qualification of paragraph (1) or (2), the applicant, if |
otherwise qualified, shall be granted a license to |
practice professional engineering in this State. |
(b) Allowable experience for licensure shall commence at |
the date of the baccalaureate degree, except for experience |
gained 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 full-time engineering experience. |
(c) When considering an applicant's qualifications for |
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licensure under this Act, the Department may take into |
consideration whether an applicant has engaged in conduct or |
actions that would constitute a violation of the Standards of |
Professional Conduct for this Act as provided by |
administrative rules. |
(Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.)
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(225 ILCS 325/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 5211) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 11. Minimum standards for examination for enrollment |
as engineer intern. Each of the following is considered a |
minimum standard that an applicant must satisfy to qualify for |
enrollment as an engineer intern: |
(a) A graduate of an approved engineering curriculum |
of at least 4 years, who has passed an examination in the |
fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule, shall be |
enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is |
otherwise qualified; or |
(b) An applicant in the last year of an approved |
engineering curriculum who passes an examination in the |
fundamentals of engineering as defined by rule and |
furnishes proof that the applicant graduated within a |
12-month period following the examination shall be |
enrolled as an engineer intern, if the applicant is |
otherwise qualified; or |
(c) A graduate of a non-approved engineering |
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curriculum or a related science curriculum of at least 4 |
years and which meets the requirements as set forth by |
rule by submitting an application to the Department for |
its review and approval, who submits acceptable evidence |
to the Board of an additional 4 years or more of |
progressive experience in engineering work, and who has |
passed an examination in the fundamentals of engineering |
as defined by rule shall be enrolled as an engineer |
intern, if the applicant is otherwise qualified. |
(Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.)
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(225 ILCS 325/19) (from Ch. 111, par. 5219) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 19. Endorsement. |
(a) The Department may, upon application in writing on |
forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue |
a license as a professional engineer to an applicant already |
licensed under the laws of another state, the District of |
Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign |
country party to the North American Free Trade Agreement if |
the requirements for licensure in that other jurisdiction |
were, on the date at the time of original licensure, |
substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in |
this State. |
(b) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or |
relevance or sufficiency of the coursework course work or |
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experience is questioned by the Department or the Board |
because of a lack of information, discrepancies, or conflicts |
in information given or a need for clarification, the |
applicant seeking licensure may be required to provide |
additional information. |
(c) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application |
to complete the application process. If the process has not |
been completed during the 3-year time frame, the application |
shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must |
reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of |
reapplication. |
(Source: P.A. 101-310, eff. 8-9-19.)
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Section 25. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of |
1989 is amended by changing Sections 12 and 20 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 3262) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 12. Qualifications for licensing. |
(a) A person is qualified to receive a license as a |
professional land surveyor and the Department shall issue a |
license to a person: |
(1) who has applied in writing in the required form to |
the Department or electronically; |
(2) who has not violated any provision of this Act or |
its rules; |
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(3) who is of good ethical character, including |
compliance with the Code of Ethics and Standards of |
Practice adopted by rule under this Act, and has not |
committed an act or offense in any jurisdiction that would |
constitute grounds for discipline of a land surveyor |
licensed under this Act; |
(4) who has been issued a license as a surveyor |
intern; |
(5) who, subsequent to conferral of a degree meeting |
one of the educational requirements listed in paragraph |
(7), passing the examination authorized by the Department |
for licensure as a surveyor intern, has at least 4 years of |
responsible charge experience verified by a professional |
land surveyor in direct supervision and control of his or |
her activities; |
(6) who has passed an examination authorized by the |
Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a |
license as a professional land surveyor; and |
(7) who satisfies one of the following educational |
requirements: |
(A) is a graduate of an approved land surveying |
curriculum of at least 4 years who has passed an |
examination in the fundamentals of surveying, as |
defined by rule; or |
(B) is a graduate of a baccalaureate curriculum of |
at least 4 years, including at least 24 semester hours |
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of land surveying courses from an approved land |
surveying curriculum and the related science courses, |
who has passed an examination in the fundamentals of |
surveying, as defined by rule. |
(b) A person is qualified to receive a license as a |
surveyor intern and the Department shall issue a license to a |
person: |
(1) who has applied in writing in the required form |
provided by the Department or electronically; |
(2) (blank); |
(3) who is of good moral character; |
(4) who has the required education as set forth in |
this Act; and |
(5) who has passed an examination authorized by the |
Department to determine his or her fitness to receive a |
license as a surveyor intern in accordance with this Act. |
In determining moral character under this Section, the |
Department may take into consideration whether the applicant |
has engaged in conduct or actions that would constitute |
grounds for discipline under this Act. |
(Source: P.A. 100-171, eff. 1-1-18; 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.)
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(225 ILCS 330/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 3270) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 20. Endorsement. |
(a) The Department may, upon application in writing on |
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forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue |
a license as a professional land surveyor to an applicant |
licensed under the laws of another state, the District of |
Columbia, or a U.S. territory |
of the United States, or a |
foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that |
other jurisdiction were, on the date of original licensure, |
substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in |
this State. |
(b) All applicants for endorsement shall pass a |
jurisdictional examination to determine the applicant's |
knowledge of the surveying tasks unique to the State of |
Illinois and the laws pertaining thereto. |
(c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or |
relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is |
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of |
information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given |
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure |
may be required to provide additional information. |
(d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application |
to complete the application process. If the process has not |
been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, |
the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and |
meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. |
(Source: P.A. 101-313, eff. 8-9-19.)
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Section 30. The Structural Engineering Practice Act of |
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1989 is amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 340/16) (from Ch. 111, par. 6616) |
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) |
Sec. 16. Endorsement. |
(a) The Department may, upon application in writing on |
forms or electronically accompanied by the required fee, issue |
a license as a structural engineer to an applicant who is a |
structural engineer licensed under the laws of another state, |
the District of Columbia, a or territory of the United States, |
or a foreign country if the requirements for licensure in that |
other jurisdiction were, on at the date of original licensure, |
substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in |
this State. |
(b) All applications for endorsement shall provide proof |
of passage of the examinations as approved by the Department |
by rule. |
(c) If the accuracy of any submitted documentation or |
relevance or sufficiency of the course work or experience is |
questioned by the Department or the Board because of a lack of |
information, discrepancies, or conflicts in information given |
or a need for clarification, the applicant seeking licensure |
may be required to provide additional information. |
(d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application |
to complete the application process. If the process has not |
been completed in 3 years, the application shall be denied, |
