Bill Text: IL HB5001 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Allows veterans of the United States Armed Forces who have been discharged under honorable conditions to pay 50% of the licensing and examination fees determined by the Department of Public Health to be issued a private sewage system installation contractor license or a private sewage disposal system pumping contractor license. The applicant's veteran status can be verified using his or her DD-214 form.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-08 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5001 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB5001-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 Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 225/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.305)
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7 | Sec. 5.
(a) The Director shall issue a private sewage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | system
installation
contractor license or a private sewage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | disposal system pumping contractor
license to persons applying | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | for such license who successfully pass a
written examination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | prepared by the Department and who pay the required annual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | license
fee in an amount determined by the Department.
Each | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | person who holds a currently valid plumbing license issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | under
the "Illinois Plumbing License Law", as now or hereafter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | amended,
shall not be required to pay the
annual license fee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | required by this Section, but such licensed person shall
comply | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | with all other provisions of this Act, including the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | requirement
for examination for licensure.
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19 | (b) A license issued under this Act shall expire on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | December 31 of the
year issued, except that an original license | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | issued after October 1 and
before December 31 shall expire on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | December 31 of the following year.
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23 | The Department shall reinstate a license which expires |
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1 | while a licensee
is in the active military service of the | ||||||
2 | United States upon application to
the Department by the former | ||||||
3 | licensee within 2 years after termination of
such military | ||||||
4 | service, payment of the annual license fee and submission of
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5 | evidence of such military service. Such license shall be | ||||||
6 | reinstated
without examination and without payment of the | ||||||
7 | reinstatement fee.
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8 | (c) A private sewage disposal system pumping contractor or | ||||||
9 | a private
sewage system installation contractor whose license | ||||||
10 | has expired for a
period of less than 3 years may apply to the | ||||||
11 | Department for reinstatement
of his license. The Department | ||||||
12 | shall issue such renewed license provided
the applicant pays to | ||||||
13 | the Department all lapsed license fees, plus a
reinstatement | ||||||
14 | fee determined by the Department. A license which has expired | ||||||
15 | for more
than 3 years may be restored only by reapplying to | ||||||
16 | take the examination and
by successfully passing the written | ||||||
17 | examination.
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18 | (d) A veteran of the United States Armed Forces who has | ||||||
19 | been discharged under honorable conditions shall pay 50% of the | ||||||
20 | written examination and annual license fees determined by the | ||||||
21 | Department to be issued a private sewage system installation | ||||||
22 | contractor license or a private sewage disposal system pumping | ||||||
23 | contractor license. The applicant's veteran status can be | ||||||
24 | verified using his or her DD-214 form. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 85-1261.)
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