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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1000
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1000 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | the title with the following:
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| 4 | "AN ACT concerning professional regulation."; and | ||||||
| 5 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
| 6 | following:
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| 7 | "Section 5. The Pyrotechnic Operator Licensing Act is | ||||||
| 8 | amended by changing Sections 5 and 30 as follows:
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| 9 | (225 ILCS 227/5)
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| 10 | Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
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| 11 | "Display fireworks" means any substance or article defined | ||||||
| 12 | as a Division
1.3G or 1.4 explosive by the United States | ||||||
| 13 | Department of Transportation under
49 CFR 173.50, except a | ||||||
| 14 | substance or article exempted under the Fireworks Use
Act.
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| 15 | "Fireworks" has the meaning given to that term in the | ||||||
| 16 | Fireworks Use Act.
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| 17 | "Lead pyrotechnic operator" means the individual with | ||||||
| 18 | overall
responsibility
for the safety, setup, discharge, and | ||||||
| 19 | supervision of a pyrotechnic display.
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| 20 | "Office" means Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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| 21 | "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, | ||||||
| 22 | association,
partnership,
company, consortium, joint venture, | ||||||
| 23 | commercial entity, state,
municipality, or
political | ||||||
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| 1 | subdivision of a state or any agency, department, or
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| 2 | instrumentality of the
United States and any officer, agent, or | ||||||
| 3 | employee of these entities.
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| 4 | "Pyrotechnic display" or "display" means the detonation, | ||||||
| 5 | ignition, or
deflagration of display fireworks to produce a | ||||||
| 6 | visual or audible effect of an
exhibitional nature before the | ||||||
| 7 | public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of
whether | ||||||
| 8 | admission is charged.
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| 9 | (Source: P.A. 93-263, eff. 7-22-03.)
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| 10 | (225 ILCS 227/30)
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| 11 | Sec. 30. Rules. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt all | ||||||
| 12 | rules necessary to
carry out its responsibilities under this | ||||||
| 13 | Act including rules requiring the
training, examination, and | ||||||
| 14 | licensing of lead pyrotechnic operators engaging in
or | ||||||
| 15 | responsible for the handling and use of Division 1.3G (Class B) | ||||||
| 16 | and 1.4
(Class C) explosives. The test shall incorporate the | ||||||
| 17 | rules of the State Fire
Marshal, which shall be based upon | ||||||
| 18 | nationally recognized standards such as
those of the National | ||||||
| 19 | Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123 guidelines for
outdoor | ||||||
| 20 | displays and NFPA 1126 for indoor displays. The Fire Marshal | ||||||
| 21 | shall
adopt rules as required for the licensing of a lead | ||||||
| 22 | pyrotechnic operator
involved in an outdoor or indoor | ||||||
| 23 | pyrotechnic display.
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| 24 | (Source: P.A. 93-263, eff. 7-22-03.)".
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