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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 
5is amended  by changing Section 13 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 305/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1313)


7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2020)

8    Sec. 13. Qualifications of applicants. Any person who is of 
9good
moral character may apply for licensure if he
or she
is
a 
10graduate with a first professional degree in architecture from 
11a program
accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting 
12Board, has completed the
examination requirements set forth 
13under Section 12 of this Act, and has
completed such 
14diversified professional training, including academic

15training, as is required by rules of the Department.  Until 
16January 1, 2016 2014, in lieu of the
requirement of graduation 
17with a first professional degree in architecture
from a program 
18accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board,

19the Department may admit an applicant who is a graduate with a

20pre-professional 4 year baccalaureate degree accepted for 
21direct entry into
a first professional master of architecture 
22degree program, and who has
completed such additional 
23diversified professional training, including
academic 
 
 
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1training, as is required by rules of the Department.  The

2Department may adopt, as its own rules relating to diversified 
3professional
training, those guidelines published from time to 
4time by the National
Council of Architectural Registration 
5Boards.

6    Good moral character means such character as will enable a 
7person to
discharge the fiduciary duties of an architect to 
8that person's client and
to the public in a manner which 
9protects health, safety and welfare.  Evidence
of inability to 
10discharge such duties may include the commission of an
offense 
11justifying discipline under Section 22.  In addition, the

12Department may take into consideration whether the applicant 
13has engaged in
conduct or actions that would constitute grounds 
14for discipline under this
Act.

15(Source: P.A. 96-610, eff. 8-24-09.)

 

16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.