HB0575 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 to modify the definition of "practice of land surveying" and add new professional activities including topographic surveys, locating/staking proposed improvements dependent on property lines, and critiquing matters regarding land surveying practice.

• Requires Professional Land Surveyor license applicants to hold a baccalaureate degree in a related science if they do not have a baccalaureate degree in land surveying from an accredited college or university.

• Establishes multiple education pathways for Licensed Land Surveyor-in-Training applicants: baccalaureate in Land Surveying; baccalaureate in related science with 24+ semester hours in surveying courses; Associate degree in surveying/related science with 24+ semester hours in surveying courses plus 2 years verified experience; or 24+ semester hours in surveying courses plus 4 years verified experience.

• Clarifies that topographic surveying by licensed professional engineers is limited to surveys specific to their own design projects and may not be offered as independent services.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.