(225 ILCS 325/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 5205)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)
Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the following functions, powers and duties:
(a) To pass upon the qualifications and conduct
examinations of applicants for licensure as professional engineers or enrollment as engineer interns and pass upon the qualifications of applicants by endorsement and issue a license or enrollment to those who are found to be fit and qualified.
(b) To prescribe rules for the method, conduct and
grading of the examination of applicants.
(c) To register corporations, partnerships,
professional service corporations, limited liability companies, and sole proprietorships for the practice of professional engineering and issue a certificate of registration to those who qualify.
(d) To conduct investigations and hearings regarding
violations of this Act and take disciplinary or other actions as provided in this Act as a result of the proceedings.
(e) To prescribe rules as to what shall constitute an
engineering or related science curriculum and to determine if a specific engineering curriculum is in compliance with the rules, and to terminate the approval of a specific engineering curriculum for non-compliance with such rules.
(f) To promulgate rules required for the
administration of this Act, including rules of professional conduct.
(g) To maintain membership in the National Council of
Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and participate in activities of the Council by designation of individuals for the various classifications of membership, the appointment of delegates for attendance at zone and national meetings of the Council, and the funding of the delegates for attendance at the meetings of the Council.
(h) To obtain written recommendations from the Board
regarding qualifications of individuals for licensure and enrollment, definitions of curriculum content and approval of engineering curricula, standards of professional conduct and formal disciplinary actions, and the promulgation of the rules affecting these matters.
Prior to issuance of any final decision or order that
deviates from any report or recommendations of the Board relating to the qualification of applicants, discipline of licensees or registrants, or promulgation of rules, the Secretary shall notify the Board in writing with an explanation of any such deviation. The Department may at any time seek the expert advice and knowledge of the Board on any matter relating to the enforcement of this Act.
(i) To post on the Department's website, a newsletter
describing the most recent changes in this Act and the rules adopted under this Act and containing information of any final disciplinary action that has been ordered under this Act since the date of the last newsletter.
(j) To review such applicant qualifications to sit
for the examination or for licensure as the Board designates pursuant to Section 7 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-626, eff. 8-24-09.)
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