Bill Text: IL HB1175 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. In a provision concerning inspections of existing fire sprinkler systems and control equipment, provides that a copy of the inspection report must be forwarded to the local fire department or fire protection district in which the sprinkler system is located. Effective January 1, 2010.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0256 [HB1175 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB1175-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. In a provision concerning inspections of existing fire sprinkler systems and control equipment, provides that a copy of the inspection report must be forwarded to the local fire department or fire protection district in which the sprinkler system is located. Effective January 1, 2010.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0256 [HB1175 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB1175-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning professional 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 30 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 317/30)
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7 | Sec. 30. Requirements for the installation, repair, | ||||||
8 | inspection, and testing of fire protection
systems.
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9 | (a) Equipment shall be listed by a nationally recognized | ||||||
10 | testing laboratory,
such as
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. or | ||||||
11 | Factory Mutual Laboratories, Inc., or shall
comply with | ||||||
12 | nationally
accepted standards. The State Fire Marshal shall | ||||||
13 | adopt by rule procedures for
determining
whether a laboratory | ||||||
14 | is
nationally recognized, taking into account the laboratory's | ||||||
15 | facilities,
procedures, use of nationally
recognized | ||||||
16 | standards, and any other criteria reasonably calculated to | ||||||
17 | reach an
informed
determination.
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18 | (b) Equipment shall be installed in accordance with the | ||||||
19 | applicable standards
of the National
Fire Protection | ||||||
20 | Association and the manufacturer's specifications.
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21 | (c) The contractor shall furnish the user with operating | ||||||
22 | instructions for
all equipment
installed, together with a | ||||||
23 | diagram of the final installation.
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1 | (d) All fire sprinkler systems shall have a backflow | ||||||
2 | prevention device or,
in a municipality with a population over | ||||||
3 | 500,000, a double detector check
assembly installed by a | ||||||
4 | licensed plumber before the fire sprinkler system
connection to | ||||||
5 | the water service. Connection to the backflow prevention device
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6 | or, in a municipality with a population over 500,000, a double | ||||||
7 | detector
assembly shall be done in a manner consistent with the | ||||||
8 | Department of Public
Health's Plumbing Code.
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9 | (e) This licensing Act is not intended to require any | ||||||
10 | additional fire
inspections at State level.
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11 | (f) Inspections and testing of existing fire sprinkler | ||||||
12 | systems and control equipment must be performed by a licensee | ||||||
13 | or an individual employed or contracted by a licensee. Any | ||||||
14 | individual who performs inspection and testing duties under | ||||||
15 | this subsection (f) must possess proof of (i) certification by | ||||||
16 | a nationally recognized certification organization at an | ||||||
17 | appropriate level, such as NICET Level II in Inspection and | ||||||
18 | Testing of Water Based Systems or the equivalent, by January 1, | ||||||
19 | 2009 or (ii) satisfactory completion of a certified sprinkler | ||||||
20 | fitter apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department | ||||||
21 | of Labor. State employees who perform inspections and testing | ||||||
22 | on behalf of State institutions and who meet all other | ||||||
23 | requirements of this subsection (f) need not be licensed under | ||||||
24 | this Act or employed by a licensee under this Act in order to | ||||||
25 | perform inspection and testing duties under this subsection | ||||||
26 | (f). The requirements of this subsection (f) do not apply to |
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1 | individuals performing inspections or testing of fire | ||||||
2 | sprinkler systems on behalf of a municipality, a county, a fire | ||||||
3 | protection district, or the Office of the State Fire Marshal. | ||||||
4 | This subsection (f) does not apply to cursory
weekly and | ||||||
5 | monthly inspections of gauges and control valves conducted in
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6 | accordance with the standards of the National Fire Protection | ||||||
7 | Association.
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8 | A copy of the inspection report for an inspection performed | ||||||
9 | pursuant to this subsection (f) must be forwarded by the entity | ||||||
10 | performing the inspection to the local fire department or fire | ||||||
11 | protection district in which the sprinkler system is located. | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 95-305, eff. 8-20-07.)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
14 | 1, 2010.
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