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Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Filed: 4/22/2004
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LRB093 04867 AMC 49569 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2028
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| AMENDMENT NO. ____. Amend House Bill 2028
by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended |
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| by changing
Section 13.1 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 320/13.1)
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| Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; |
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| applications.
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| (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations |
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| desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, |
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| other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of |
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| shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall
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| register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.
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| (2) Application for registration shall be filed with the |
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| Department each
year, on
or before the last day of
April, in |
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| writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the Department. |
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| All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on the last
day of
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| April of each year.
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| (3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and |
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| telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of (i) |
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| the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if |
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| a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation. The
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| application shall contain
the business name, address, and |
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| telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and |
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| any other information the Department may require by rule.
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| (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of |
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| insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general |
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| liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, |
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| bodily injury insurance with a minimum of $300,000 aggregate
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| for bodily injury
per occurrence,
property damage insurance |
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| with a minimum of $50,000 or a minimum of $300,000
combined |
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| single limit, and workers compensation
insurance with a minimum |
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| $500,000 employer's liability. No registration
may be issued in |
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| the
absence of this
certificate. Certificates must be in force |
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| at all times for registration to
remain valid.
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| (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the |
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| Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or |
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| a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in |
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| accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this |
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| Act.
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| (6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who |
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| engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or |
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| apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.
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| (7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual |
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| registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.
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| (8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any |
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| changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the |
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| addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the
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| licensed plumber listed on the application. Failure to notify |
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| the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or |
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| revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.
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| (9) In the event that the plumber's license on the |
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| application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a |
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| license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the
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| responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the |
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| plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the
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| registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)
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