Bill Text: IL SB0212 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the State Fire Marshal Act. Defines "fire-resistant material" and "fire-resistant material applicator". Provides that it is unlawful for a person to engage in business as a fire-resistant material applicator in this State without being certified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Establishes a civil penalty of up to $250 for each violation of the provisions. Requires the Office to regulate fire-resistant material applicators by developing and implementing a certification and certification renewal process, developing training requirements, and adopting rules. Allows the Office to charge a certification fee and a certification renewal fee. Provides that registration as a fire-resistant material applicator must be renewed annually. Requires the Office to develop a list of grounds for revoking certification as a fire-resistant material applicator. Permits the Office to investigate allegations of actions that constitute grounds for revocation and may revoke certification if, in Office's determination, a violation has occurred. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-31 - Referred to Assignments [SB0212 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0212-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning title.
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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 State Fire Marshal Act is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2905/5 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5. Fire-resistant material applicator certification. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) In this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Fire-resistant material" means a cementitious or fibrous | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | material that is applied onto a substance to provide | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | fire-resistant protection to the substance. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | "Fire-resistant material applicator" means an individual | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | in the business of applying fire-resistant material. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) It is unlawful for a person to engage in business as a | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | fire-resistant material applicator in this State without being | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | certified by the Office as provided in this Section and | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | without being otherwise in compliance with this Act. A person | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | who violates this Section shall be assessed a civil penalty by | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | the Office of up to $250 for each violation. Each day's | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | violation constitutes a separate offense. The Attorney General | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | occurs may bring an action in the name of the People of the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | State of Illinois or may, in addition to other remedies |
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1 | provided in this Act, bring an action for an injunction to | ||||||
2 | restrain a violation of this subsection. | ||||||
3 | (c) The Office: | ||||||
4 | (1) shall develop and implement a certification and | ||||||
5 | certification renewal process for fire-resistant material | ||||||
6 | applicators and a registry of persons certified as | ||||||
7 | fire-resistant material applicators under this Section; | ||||||
8 | (2) shall develop requirements for training to apply | ||||||
9 | fire-resistant material according to fire-resistant | ||||||
10 | material manufacturer specifications for persons seeking | ||||||
11 | certification as a fire-resistant material applicator; | ||||||
12 | (3) may charge a certification fee and a certification | ||||||
13 | renewal fee for persons seeking certification under this | ||||||
14 | Section; and | ||||||
15 | (4) shall adopt rules necessary to implement and | ||||||
16 | administer this Section. | ||||||
17 | (d) A person seeking certification as a fire-resistant | ||||||
18 | material applicator shall, in the judgment of the Office, | ||||||
19 | successfully complete the training requirements to apply | ||||||
20 | fire-resistant material developed under paragraph (2) of | ||||||
21 | subsection (c). | ||||||
22 | If a person satisfactorily completes the training, the | ||||||
23 | Office shall issue the person a certificate indicating that he | ||||||
24 | or she is certified to apply fire-resistant material. | ||||||
25 | (e) Registration as a fire-resistant material applicator | ||||||
26 | must be renewed annually. |
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1 | (f) The Office shall develop a list of grounds for | ||||||
2 | revoking certification as a fire-resistant material | ||||||
3 | applicator. The Office may investigate allegations of actions | ||||||
4 | that constitute grounds for revocation and may revoke | ||||||
5 | certification if, in Office's determination, a violation has | ||||||
6 | occurred.
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.
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