225 ILCS 37/20

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Qualifications for registration as an environmental health practitioner. A person is qualified to be licensed as an environmental health practitioner if that person:

(1) Has applied in writing on the prescribed forms, has paid the required fee, and holds one of the following:

(A) A Bachelor's Degree in environmental health science from a college or university approved by the National Environmental Health Association Accreditation Council for environmental health curricula or its equivalent as approved by the Department.

(B) A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university which included a minimum of 30 semester hours or equivalent of basic sciences acceptable to the Department and 12 months of full time experience.

(C) A Master's Degree in public health or environmental health science from an accredited college or university if the applicant has completed a minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours of basic science acceptable to the Department.

(2) Passes an examination authorized by the Department. The examination shall be of a character to give a fair test of the qualifications of the applicant to practice as an environmental health practitioner.