Bill Text: IL HB0484 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. Replaces the license exemption for a person or business that is engaged in the installation of fire sprinkler systems from only in single family or multiple family residential dwellings up to and including 8 family units that do not exceed 2.5 stories in height from the lowest grade level with a license exemption for a person or business that is engaged in the installation of single sprinkler heads that are installed in single family residential furnace rooms. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-09 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke [HB0484 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0484-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 317/15)
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7 | Sec. 15. Licensing requirements.
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8 | (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or business to | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | engage in, advertise,
or hold
itself out to be
in the business | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | of installing or repairing fire sprinkler systems in this State
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11 | after 6 months after
the effective date of this Act, unless | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | such person or business is licensed by
the State
Fire Marshal. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | This
license must be renewed every year.
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14 | (b) In order to obtain a license, a person or business must | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | submit an
application to the State
Fire Marshal, on a form | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | provided by the State Fire Marshal containing the
information | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | prescribed,
along with the application fee.
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18 | (c) A business applying for a license must have a | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | designated certified person employed at the
business location | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | and the designated certified person shall be identified on the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | license application.
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22 | (d) A person or business applying for a license must show | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | proof of having liability and
property damage insurance in such |
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1 | amounts and under such circumstances as may
be determined by | ||||||
2 | the
State Fire Marshal.
The amount of liability and property | ||||||
3 | damage insurance, however, shall not be
less than
the amount | ||||||
4 | specified in Section 35 of this Act.
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5 | (e) A person or business applying for a license must show | ||||||
6 | proof of having
workers' compensation
insurance covering its | ||||||
7 | employees or be approved as a self-insurer of workers'
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8 | compensation in
accordance with the laws of this State.
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9 | (f) A person or business so licensed shall have a separate | ||||||
10 | license for each
business location
within the State or outside | ||||||
11 | the State when the business location is responsible
for any | ||||||
12 | installation
or repair of fire sprinkler systems performed | ||||||
13 | within the State.
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14 | (g) When an individual proposes to do business in her or | ||||||
15 | his own name, a
license, when granted,
shall be issued only to | ||||||
16 | that individual.
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17 | (h) If the applicant requesting licensure to engage in | ||||||
18 | contracting is a
business organization,
such as a partnership, | ||||||
19 | corporation, business trust, or other legal entity, the
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20 | application shall
state the name of the partnership and its | ||||||
21 | partners, the name of the corporation
and its officers and
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22 | directors, the name of the business trust and its trustees, or | ||||||
23 | the name of such
other legal entity
and its members and shall | ||||||
24 | furnish evidence of statutory compliance if a
fictitious name | ||||||
25 | is used. Such
application shall also show that the business | ||||||
26 | entity employs a designated
certified person as
required under |
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1 | Section 20. The license, when issued upon application of a
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2 | business organization,
shall be in the name of the business | ||||||
3 | organization and the name of the
qualifying designated | ||||||
4 | certified
person shall be noted thereon.
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5 | (i) No license is required for a person or business that is | ||||||
6 | engaged in the installation of single sprinkler heads that are | ||||||
7 | installed in single family residential furnace rooms No license | ||||||
8 | is required for a person or business that is
engaged in the | ||||||
9 | installation of fire sprinkler systems only in
single family or | ||||||
10 | multiple family residential dwellings up to and including 8
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11 | family units that do not exceed 2 1/2 stories in height from | ||||||
12 | the lowest grade
level .
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13 | (j) All fire protection system layout documents of fire | ||||||
14 | sprinkler systems, as defined in Section 10 of this Act, shall | ||||||
15 | be prepared by (i) a professional engineer who is licensed | ||||||
16 | under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, (ii) | ||||||
17 | an architect who is licensed under the Illinois Architecture | ||||||
18 | Practice Act of 1989, or (iii) a holder of a valid NICET level | ||||||
19 | 3 or 4 certification in fire protection technology automatic | ||||||
20 | sprinkler system layout who is either licensed under this Act | ||||||
21 | or employed by an organization licensed under this Act.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 94-367, eff. 1-1-06.)
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