HB2338 Summary

• Replaces all references to "Director" with "Secretary" throughout the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, reflecting departmental organizational changes.

• Removes the requirement that the Department obtain written Board action before exercising its functions and powers, allowing the Department to operate more independently while the Secretary may consider Board advice on professional conduct standards and discipline.

• Expands grounds for license denial or discipline to include failure to pay state education loans or child support obligations when certified by relevant state agencies.

• Allows the Department or Board to order mental or physical examinations of licensees or applicants upon showing of possible violations, with detailed procedural protections and opportunity for licensees to demonstrate fitness to resume practice.

• Increases civil penalties for unlicensed practice from $5,000 to $10,000 per offense and updates provisions regarding applicant qualifications, including recognition of land surveyor licenses from other states or jurisdictions.