Illinois Code § 225 ILCS 37/20

Qualifications for registration as an environmental health
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

 
Sec. 20. 

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.

has paid the required fee, and holds one of the following:
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.
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.
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.
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.

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