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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Painting, Drywall Finishing, and Glazing Contractor Licensing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | "Board" means the Painting, Drywall Finishing, and Glazing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Contractor Licensing Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Contractor" means a person who manages the daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | activities of a painting, drywall finishing, or glazing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | business, including field supervision. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | "Department" means the Department of Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Regulation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | "Director" means Director of Professional Regulation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Foreman" means a person who has the knowledge and skill of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | a journeyman and directly supervises physical painting, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | drywall finishing, or glazing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | "Journeyman" means a person who has completed an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | apprenticeship program approved by the Department or is an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | able to perform painting, drywall finishing, or glazing without | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | supervision. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | "Person" means an individual, partnership, or corporation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | "Person" does not include a limited liability company. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Section 10. Licensure requirement. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | (a) Beginning January 1, 2006, a person may not act as a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | contractor on a project in which the total cost (labor and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | materials) of one or more of the contractor's contracts is $500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | or more without being licensed under this Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | (b) Beginning January 1, 2006, a contractor must be |
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1 | licensed before submitting bids. | ||||||
2 | Section 15. Powers and duties of the Department. The | ||||||
3 | Department may exercise the following powers and
duties subject | ||||||
4 | to the provisions of this Act:
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5 | (1) To prescribe forms of application for licensure.
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6 | (2) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for | ||||||
7 | licensure and issue licenses to those found to be
fit and | ||||||
8 | qualified.
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9 | (3) To conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke, | ||||||
10 | suspend, or otherwise
discipline or to refuse to issue or | ||||||
11 | renew licenses.
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12 | (4) To adopt rules when required for the administration
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13 | and enforcement of this Act. | ||||||
14 | Section 20. Application for license.
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15 | (a) To obtain a license, an applicant must indicate if the | ||||||
16 | license
is sought for an individual, partnership, or | ||||||
17 | corporation. If the license is sought for an individual, the
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18 | license shall be issued to the individual, who shall also be | ||||||
19 | designated as the
qualifying party. If the license is sought | ||||||
20 | for a partnership or corporation, the license shall be issued | ||||||
21 | in the
company name. A company must designate one individual | ||||||
22 | who will serve as a
qualifying party. The qualifying party must | ||||||
23 | have had, within the 10 years immediately before the filing of | ||||||
24 | the application, at least 4 full years of experience as a | ||||||
25 | journeyman, foreman, or contractor in the painting, drywall | ||||||
26 | finishing, or glazing industry. The applicant shall submit an
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27 | application in writing to the Department on a form containing | ||||||
28 | the information
prescribed by the Department and accompanied by | ||||||
29 | $250 nonrefundable application processing fee. The application | ||||||
30 | shall include, but shall not be limited to:
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31 | (1) the name, principal place of business, address, and | ||||||
32 | telephone number of the person designated as the qualifying | ||||||
33 | party;
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34 | (2) for a corporation, the name, address, telephone |
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1 | number, and position of each officer;
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2 | (3) a description of the business, including the | ||||||
3 | principal products and services provided; | ||||||
4 | (4) satisfactory evidence of any experience | ||||||
5 | information, certificate of completion of apprenticeship, | ||||||
6 | or college transcripts;
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7 | (5) satisfactory evidence that the contractor has | ||||||
8 | obtained Workers' Compensation insurance covering
his or | ||||||
9 | her employees or is approved as a self-insurer of Workers'
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10 | Compensation in
accordance with Illinois law;
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11 | (6) satisfactory evidence that the contractor has | ||||||
12 | submitted a bond to the Department in an amount to be | ||||||
13 | determined by the Department by rule.
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14 | (b) The Department may credit training, apprenticeship, or | ||||||
15 | education as follows:
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16 | (1) A maximum of one and a one-half years upon | ||||||
17 | submission of transcripts showing a degree from an Bureau | ||||||
18 | of Apprenticeship and Training accredited school for | ||||||
19 | painting, drywall finishing, or glazing. | ||||||
20 | (2) A maximum of 2 years upon submission of transcripts | ||||||
21 | of any of the following:
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22 | (A) A 4-year degree from an accredited college or | ||||||
23 | university in the fields of accounting, business, | ||||||
24 | economics, mathematics, physics, or areas related to | ||||||
25 | the painting, drywall finishing, or glazing trade. | ||||||
26 | (B) A professional degree in law. | ||||||
27 | (C) Substantial college or university course work | ||||||
28 | in accounting, architecture, business, construction | ||||||
29 | technology, drafting, economics, engineering, | ||||||
30 | mathematics, or physics.
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31 | (3) A maximum of 3 years upon submission of (i) a | ||||||
32 | Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship from an | ||||||
33 | accredited apprenticeship program or a certified statement | ||||||
34 | of completion of apprenticeship training from the | ||||||
35 | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades or (ii) | ||||||
36 | transcripts for a 4-year degree from an accredited college |
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1 | or university in architecture, construction technology, or | ||||||
2 | any field of engineering that is directly related to | ||||||
3 | painting, drywall finishing, or glazing.
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4 | (c) It is the responsibility of the licensee to provide to | ||||||
5 | the Department
notice in writing of any changes in the | ||||||
6 | information required to be provided on
the application.
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7 | (d) Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to | ||||||
8 | complete the
application process. If the application has not | ||||||
9 | been completed within 3 years,
the application shall be denied, | ||||||
10 | the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant
must reapply and | ||||||
11 | meet the requirements in effect at the time of
reapplication. | ||||||
12 | (e) The Department shall issue a license to a person who | ||||||
13 | meets the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
14 | Section 25. Bond. Before issuing or renewing a license, the
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15 | Department shall require each applicant or licensee to file and
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16 | maintain in force a surety bond, issued by an insurance company
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17 | authorized to transact fidelity and surety business in the | ||||||
18 | State of
Illinois.
The bond shall be continuous
in form, unless | ||||||
19 | terminated by the insurance company. An
insurance company may | ||||||
20 | terminate a bond and avoid further liability by
filing a 60-day | ||||||
21 | notice of termination with the Department and, at the
same | ||||||
22 | time, sending the notice to the contractor. A license
shall be | ||||||
23 | cancelled without hearing on the termination date of the | ||||||
24 | contractor's
bond, unless a new bond is filed with the | ||||||
25 | Department to become
effective at the termination date of the | ||||||
26 | prior bond. If a license has
been cancelled without hearing | ||||||
27 | under this Section, the license shall be
reinstated upon | ||||||
28 | showing
proof of compliance with this Act. | ||||||
29 | Section 30. Duties of a qualifying party. While engaged as | ||||||
30 | or
named as a
qualifying party for a licensee, no person
may be | ||||||
31 | the named qualifying party for any other licensee.
However, the | ||||||
32 | person may act in the capacity of the qualifying party for
one | ||||||
33 | additional licensee of the same type of licensure if one of the | ||||||
34 | following
conditions exists:
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1 | (1) There is a common ownership of at least 25% of each | ||||||
2 | licensed entity
for
which the person acts as a qualifying | ||||||
3 | party.
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4 | (2) The same person acts as a qualifying party
for one | ||||||
5 | licensed entity and its licensed subsidiary.
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6 | "Subsidiary" as used in this Section means a corporation of | ||||||
7 | which at least
25% is owned by another licensee.
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8 | In the event that a qualifying party is terminated or | ||||||
9 | terminating his or her
status
as qualifying party of a | ||||||
10 | licensee, the qualifying party and the licensee shall
notify | ||||||
11 | the Department of that fact in writing. Thereafter, the | ||||||
12 | licensee shall
notify the Department of the name and address of | ||||||
13 | the newly designated
qualifying party. These
requirements | ||||||
14 | shall be met in a timely manner as established by rule of the
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15 | Department. | ||||||
16 | Section 35. Expiration of license.
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17 | (1) Licenses shall expire 2 years from the last day of the | ||||||
18 | month in which it was issued.
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19 | (2) Failure to renew the license prior to the expiration
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20 | thereof
shall cause the license to become nonrenewed and it | ||||||
21 | shall
be unlawful
thereafter for the licensee to engage or | ||||||
22 | offer to engage in painting, drywall finishing, or glazing | ||||||
23 | contracting business under the license unless
and until the | ||||||
24 | license is restored or reissued as defined by
rule. | ||||||
25 | Section 40. Public records. | ||||||
26 | (1) All information required by the Department of any | ||||||
27 | applicant
for licensure shall be a public record, except | ||||||
28 | financial
information.
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29 | (2) If a licensee changes his or her name
style, address, | ||||||
30 | or employment
from that which appears on his or her current | ||||||
31 | license,
he or she shall notify the
Department of the change | ||||||
32 | within 30 days after it occurs.
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33 | (3) All public records of the Department, when duly | ||||||
34 | certified by the
Director, shall be received as prima facie |
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1 | evidence in any State
administrative or judicial proceedings. | ||||||
2 | Section 45. Grounds for disciplinary action. The | ||||||
3 | Department may refuse
to issue or to renew or may revoke, | ||||||
4 | suspend, place on probation, reprimand,
or take other | ||||||
5 | disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper,
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6 | including fines not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, with | ||||||
7 | regard to any
license for any one or combination of the | ||||||
8 | following causes:
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9 | (a) violation of this Act or its rules;
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10 | (b) conviction of any crime under the laws of any U.S. | ||||||
11 | jurisdiction
which is a felony or which is a misdemeanor, | ||||||
12 | an essential element
of which is dishonesty, or of any | ||||||
13 | crime which directly relates to the
practice of the | ||||||
14 | profession;
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15 | (c) making any misrepresentation for the purpose of | ||||||
16 | obtaining a license;
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17 | (d) professional incompetence or gross negligence in | ||||||
18 | the practice of
painting, drywall finishing, or glazing | ||||||
19 | contracting;
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20 | (e) gross malpractice, prima facie evidence of which | ||||||
21 | may be a conviction
or judgment of malpractice in any court | ||||||
22 | of competent jurisdiction;
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23 | (f) aiding or assisting another person in violating any | ||||||
24 | provision of
this Act or rules;
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25 | (g) failing, within 60 days, to provide information in | ||||||
26 | response to a
written request made by the Department which | ||||||
27 | has been sent by certified or
registered mail to the | ||||||
28 | licensee's last known address;
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29 | (h) engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or | ||||||
30 | unprofessional conduct of a
character likely to deceive, | ||||||
31 | defraud, or harm the public;
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32 | (i) habitual or excessive use or addiction to alcohol, | ||||||
33 | narcotics,
stimulants, or any other chemical agent or drug | ||||||
34 | that results in the
inability to practice with reasonable | ||||||
35 | judgment, skill, or safety;
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1 | (j) discipline by another U.S. jurisdiction or foreign | ||||||
2 | nation, if at
least one of the grounds for the discipline | ||||||
3 | is the same or substantially
equivalent to those set forth | ||||||
4 | in this Section;
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5 | (k) directly or indirectly giving to or receiving from | ||||||
6 | any person, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association | ||||||
7 | any fee, commission, rebate, or
other form of compensation | ||||||
8 | for any professional services not actually or
personally | ||||||
9 | rendered;
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10 | (l) a finding by the Department that the licensee, | ||||||
11 | after having his
or her license placed on probationary | ||||||
12 | status, has violated the terms of
probation;
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13 | (m) conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction, | ||||||
14 | either within or
without this State, of any violation of | ||||||
15 | any law governing the practice of
painting, drywall | ||||||
16 | finishing, or glazing contracting, if the Department | ||||||
17 | determines, after investigation,
that such person has not | ||||||
18 | been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the
public | ||||||
19 | trust;
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20 | (n) a finding that licensure has been applied for or | ||||||
21 | obtained by
fraudulent means;
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22 | (o) practicing, attempting to practice, or advertising | ||||||
23 | under
a name
other than the
full name as shown on the | ||||||
24 | license or any other legally authorized name;
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25 | (p) gross and willful overcharging for professional | ||||||
26 | services including
filing false statements for collection | ||||||
27 | of fees or monies for which services
are not rendered;
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28 | (q) failure to file a return, or to pay the tax, | ||||||
29 | penalty or interest
shown in a filed return, or to pay any | ||||||
30 | final assessment of tax, penalty or
interest, as required | ||||||
31 | by any tax Act administered by the Illinois
Department of | ||||||
32 | Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such | ||||||
33 | tax
Act are satisfied;
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34 | (r) failure to continue to meet the requirements of | ||||||
35 | this Act shall be
deemed a violation;
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36 | (s) physical or mental disability, including |
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1 | deterioration through the
aging process or loss of | ||||||
2 | abilities and skills that result in an inability to
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3 | practice the profession with reasonable judgment, skill, | ||||||
4 | or safety;
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5 | (t) material misstatement in furnishing information to | ||||||
6 | the Department or
to
any other State agency;
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7 | (u) the determination by a court that a licensee is | ||||||
8 | subject to involuntary
admission or judicial admission as | ||||||
9 | provided in the Mental Health and
Developmental | ||||||
10 | Disabilities Code will result in an automatic suspension of | ||||||
11 | his
or her license. The suspension will end upon a finding | ||||||
12 | by a court that the
licensee is no longer subject to | ||||||
13 | involuntary admission or judicial admission,
the issuance | ||||||
14 | of an order so finding and discharging the patient, and the
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15 | recommendation of the Board to the Director that the | ||||||
16 | licensee be allowed to
resume professional practice; or
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17 | (v) advertising in any manner that is false, | ||||||
18 | misleading, or deceptive.
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19 | The Department shall deny any license or renewal under this
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20 | Act to any person who has defaulted on an educational loan | ||||||
21 | guaranteed by
the Illinois State Scholarship Commission; | ||||||
22 | however, the Department may
issue a license or renewal if the | ||||||
23 | person in default has established a
satisfactory repayment | ||||||
24 | record as determined by the Illinois State
Scholarship | ||||||
25 | Commission. | ||||||
26 | Section 50. Stenographer; record of proceedings. The | ||||||
27 | Department, at its
expense, shall provide a stenographer to | ||||||
28 | take down the testimony and preserve
a record of all | ||||||
29 | proceedings initiated pursuant to this Act, the rules for the
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30 | administration of this Act, or any other Act or rules relating | ||||||
31 | to this Act
and proceedings for restoration of any license | ||||||
32 | issued under this Act. The
notice of hearing, complaint, | ||||||
33 | answer, and all other documents in the nature
of pleadings and | ||||||
34 | written motions and responses filed in the proceedings, the
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35 | transcript of the testimony, all exhibits admitted into |
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1 | evidence, the report
of the hearing officer, the Board's | ||||||
2 | findings of fact, conclusions of law,
and recommendations to | ||||||
3 | the Director, and the order shall be the record
of the | ||||||
4 | proceedings. The Department shall furnish a transcript of the | ||||||
5 | record
to any person interested in the hearing upon payment of | ||||||
6 | the fee required
under Section 2105-115
of the Department of | ||||||
7 | Professional Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-115). | ||||||
8 | Section 55. Attendance of witnesses; production of | ||||||
9 | documents; contempt. Any circuit court may, upon application of | ||||||
10 | the Department or
its designee or of the applicant or licensee | ||||||
11 | against whom proceedings are
pending, enter an order requiring | ||||||
12 | the attendance of witnesses and their
testimony, and the | ||||||
13 | production of documents, papers, files, books and
records in | ||||||
14 | connection with any hearing or investigation. The court may
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15 | compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt. | ||||||
16 | Section 60. Subpoenas; oaths. The Department has the power | ||||||
17 | to subpoena and bring before it any
person in this State and to | ||||||
18 | take testimony either orally or by deposition or
both, or to | ||||||
19 | subpoena documents, exhibits, or other materials with the same
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20 | fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law in | ||||||
21 | judicial
proceedings in civil cases in circuit courts of this | ||||||
22 | State.
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23 | The Director and any member of the Board have power to
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24 | administer oaths to witnesses at any hearing that the | ||||||
25 | Department or Board is authorized by law to conduct. Further, | ||||||
26 | the Director has power
to administer any other oaths required | ||||||
27 | or authorized to be administered by the
Department under this | ||||||
28 | Act. | ||||||
29 | Section 65. Findings of facts, conclusions of law, and | ||||||
30 | recommendations; order. Within 60
days
of the Department's | ||||||
31 | receipt of the transcript of any hearing that is conducted
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32 | pursuant to this Act or the rules for its enforcement or any | ||||||
33 | other statute or
rule
requiring a hearing under this Act or the |
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1 | rules for its enforcement, or for any
hearing related to | ||||||
2 | restoration of any license issued pursuant to this Act, the
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3 | hearing officer shall submit his or her written findings and | ||||||
4 | recommendations to
the Board. The Board shall review the report
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5 | of
the hearing officer and shall present its findings of fact, | ||||||
6 | conclusions of law,
and recommendations to the Director by the | ||||||
7 | date of the Board's second meeting
following the Board's | ||||||
8 | receipt of the hearing officer's report.
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9 | A copy of the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and | ||||||
10 | recommendations to
the Director shall be served upon the | ||||||
11 | accused person, either personally or by
registered or certified | ||||||
12 | mail. Within 20 days after service, the accused person
may | ||||||
13 | present to the Department a written motion for a rehearing, | ||||||
14 | which shall
state
the particular grounds therefor. If the | ||||||
15 | accused person orders and pays for a
transcript pursuant to | ||||||
16 | Section 50, the time elapsing thereafter and before
the
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17 | transcript is ready for delivery to him or her shall not be | ||||||
18 | counted as part of
the
20
days.
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19 | The Director shall issue an order based on the findings of | ||||||
20 | fact,
conclusions
of law, and recommendations to the Director. | ||||||
21 | If the Director
disagrees in any regard with the findings of | ||||||
22 | fact, conclusions of law, and
recommendations to the Director, | ||||||
23 | he may issue an order in contravention of the
findings of fact, | ||||||
24 | conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Director.
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25 | If the Director issues an order in contravention of the | ||||||
26 | findings of fact,
conclusions of law, and recommendations to | ||||||
27 | the Director, the
Director shall notify the Board in writing | ||||||
28 | with an explanation for any
deviation
from the Board's findings | ||||||
29 | of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to
the
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30 | Director within 30 days of the Director's entry of the order. | ||||||
31 | Section 70. Temporary suspension. The Director may | ||||||
32 | temporarily suspend the
license of a painting, drywall | ||||||
33 | finishing, or glazing contractor without a hearing, | ||||||
34 | simultaneously with
the institution of proceedings for a | ||||||
35 | hearing provided for in this Act, if
the Director finds that |
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1 | evidence in his or her possession indicates that
continuation | ||||||
2 | in practice would constitute an imminent danger to the public.
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3 | In the event that the Director temporarily suspends a license | ||||||
4 | without a
hearing, a hearing by the Department shall be held
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5 | within 30 days after such suspension has occurred. | ||||||
6 | Section 75. Review under Administrative Review Law. All | ||||||
7 | final administrative decisions of the Department are
subject to | ||||||
8 | judicial review pursuant to the Administrative Review Law and | ||||||
9 | its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as
in | ||||||
10 | Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
11 | Section 80. Violations. Any person who is found to have | ||||||
12 | violated any provision of
this Act is guilty of a Class A | ||||||
13 | misdemeanor. On conviction of a second or
subsequent offense | ||||||
14 | the violator is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
Each day of | ||||||
15 | violation constitutes a separate offense. | ||||||
16 | Section 85. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois | ||||||
17 | Administrative
Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and | ||||||
18 | incorporated
herein as if all of the provisions of that Act | ||||||
19 | were included in
this Act, except that the provision of | ||||||
20 | subsection (d) of
Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
21 | Procedure Act
that provides that at hearings the licensee has | ||||||
22 | the
right to show compliance with all lawful requirements for | ||||||
23 | retention,
continuation or renewal of the license is | ||||||
24 | specifically excluded. For the
purpose of this Act the notice | ||||||
25 | required under Section 10-25 of the
Administrative Procedure | ||||||
26 | Act is deemed sufficient when mailed
to the last known address | ||||||
27 | of a party. | ||||||
28 | Section 90. Certification of record; costs. The Department | ||||||
29 | shall not be
required to certify any record to the court, to | ||||||
30 | file an answer in court, or to
otherwise appear in any court in | ||||||
31 | a judicial review proceeding, unless there is
filed in the | ||||||
32 | court, with the complaint, a receipt from the Department
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1 | acknowledging payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying | ||||||
2 | the record.
Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file the | ||||||
3 | receipt in court is grounds
for dismissal of the action. | ||||||
4 | Section 95. Returned checks; fines.
Any person who | ||||||
5 | delivers a check or other payment to the Department that
is | ||||||
6 | returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution | ||||||
7 | upon
which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition | ||||||
8 | to the amount
already owed to the Department, a fine of $50. | ||||||
9 | The fines imposed by this
Section are in addition
to any other | ||||||
10 | discipline provided under this Act for unlicensed
practice or | ||||||
11 | practice on a nonrenewed license. The Department shall notify
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12 | the person that payment of fees and fines shall be paid to the | ||||||
13 | Department
by certified check or money order within 30 calendar | ||||||
14 | days of the
notification. If, after the expiration of 30 days | ||||||
15 | from the date of the
notification, the person has failed to | ||||||
16 | submit the necessary remittance, the
Department shall | ||||||
17 | automatically terminate the license or deny
the application, | ||||||
18 | without hearing. If, after termination or denial, the
person | ||||||
19 | seeks a license, he or she shall apply to the
Department for | ||||||
20 | restoration or issuance of the license and
pay all the | ||||||
21 | application fees as set by rule. The Department may establish
a | ||||||
22 | fee for the processing of an application for restoration of a | ||||||
23 | license to pay
all expenses of processing this application. The | ||||||
24 | Director
may waive the fines due under this Section in | ||||||
25 | individual cases where the
Director finds that the fines would | ||||||
26 | be unreasonable or unnecessarily
burdensome. | ||||||
27 | Section 100. Hearing officers. The Director has the | ||||||
28 | authority to appoint any
attorney duly licensed to practice law | ||||||
29 | in the State of Illinois to serve as
the hearing officer for | ||||||
30 | any action for refusal to issue or renew a license,
for
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31 | discipline of a licensee for sanctions for unlicensed practice, | ||||||
32 | for
restoration of a license, or for any
other action for which | ||||||
33 | findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
recommendations
are | ||||||
34 | required pursuant to Section 65 of this Act. The hearing |
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1 | officer shall
have full authority to conduct the hearing and | ||||||
2 | shall
issue his or her findings of fact and recommendations to | ||||||
3 | the Board pursuant to
Sections 65 of this Act. | ||||||
4 | Section 105. Investigation; notice; default. The | ||||||
5 | Department may
investigate the actions of any applicant
or any | ||||||
6 | person or persons holding or claiming to hold a license. The
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7 | Department shall, before suspending, revoking, placing on | ||||||
8 | probationary
status, or taking any other disciplinary action as | ||||||
9 | the Department may deem
proper with regard to any license, at | ||||||
10 | least 30 days prior to
the date set for the hearing, notify the | ||||||
11 | accused in writing of any charges
made and the time and place | ||||||
12 | for a hearing on the charges before the hearing
officer, direct | ||||||
13 | him or her to file his written answer with the hearing
officer | ||||||
14 | under oath within 30 days after the service on him or her of | ||||||
15 | such
notice,
and inform him or her that if he or she fails to | ||||||
16 | file such answer
default will be taken
against him or her and | ||||||
17 | his or her license may be
suspended, revoked,
placed on | ||||||
18 | probationary status, or other disciplinary action, including
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19 | limiting the scope, nature or extent of his or her practice, as | ||||||
20 | the
Department may
deem proper, taken. This written notice may | ||||||
21 | be served
by personal delivery or certified or registered mail | ||||||
22 | to the Department.
In case the person fails to file an answer | ||||||
23 | after receiving notice, his or
her license may, in the | ||||||
24 | discretion of the Department, be
suspended, revoked, or placed | ||||||
25 | on probationary status, or the Department may
take whatever | ||||||
26 | disciplinary action deemed proper, including limiting the
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27 | scope, nature, or extent of the person's practice or the | ||||||
28 | imposition of a
fine, without a hearing, if the act or acts | ||||||
29 | charged constitute sufficient
grounds for such action under | ||||||
30 | this Act.
At
the time and place fixed in the notice, the | ||||||
31 | Department shall proceed to
hear the charges and the parties or | ||||||
32 | their counsel shall be accorded ample
opportunity to present | ||||||
33 | such statements, testimony, evidence and argument as
may be | ||||||
34 | pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The Department
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35 | may continue such hearing from time to time. At the discretion |
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1 | of the
Director after having first received the recommendation | ||||||
2 | of the hearing
officer, the accused person's license may be | ||||||
3 | suspended, revoked, placed on
probationary status, or other | ||||||
4 | disciplinary action may be taken as the
Director may deem | ||||||
5 | proper, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent
of said | ||||||
6 | person's practice without a hearing, if the act or acts charged
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7 | constitute sufficient grounds for such action under this Act. | ||||||
8 | Section 110. Enforcement; petition to court. | ||||||
9 | (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the
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10 | Director through the Attorney General of Illinois, or the | ||||||
11 | State's Attorney
of any county in which a violation is alleged | ||||||
12 | to exist, may in the name of
the People of the State of | ||||||
13 | Illinois petition for an order enjoining such
violation or for | ||||||
14 | an order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the
filing of | ||||||
15 | a verified petition in such court, the court may issue a
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16 | temporary restraining order, without notice or bond, and may | ||||||
17 | preliminarily
and permanently enjoin such violation, and if it | ||||||
18 | is established that such
person has violated or is violating | ||||||
19 | the injunction, the Court may punish the
offender for contempt | ||||||
20 | of court.
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21 | (b) If any person shall practice as a
licensee or hold | ||||||
22 | himself or herself out as a
licensee without being licensed
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23 | under the provisions of this Act, then any person licensed
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24 | under this Act,
any interested party or any person injured | ||||||
25 | thereby may, in addition to
those officers identified in | ||||||
26 | subsection (a) of this Section, petition for
relief as provided | ||||||
27 | therein.
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28 | (c) Whenever the Department has reason to believe that any | ||||||
29 | person has
violated the licensing requirements of this Act by | ||||||
30 | practicing, offering to
practice, attempting to practice, or | ||||||
31 | holding himself or herself out to practice
painting, drywall | ||||||
32 | finishing, or glazing without being licensed under this Act, | ||||||
33 | the Department may issue a rule
to
show cause why an order to | ||||||
34 | cease and desist should not be entered against that
person. The | ||||||
35 | rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the
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1 | Department and shall provide a period of 7 days from the date | ||||||
2 | of the rule to
file
an answer to the satisfaction of the | ||||||
3 | Department. Failure to answer to the
satisfaction of the | ||||||
4 | Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be
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5 | issued immediately.
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6 | (d) Proceedings under this Section shall be
in addition to, | ||||||
7 | and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties which
may | ||||||
8 | be provided by law. | ||||||
9 | Section 115. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil | ||||||
10 | penalty.
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11 | (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts | ||||||
12 | to practice, or
holds himself or herself out to practice | ||||||
13 | painting, drywall finishing, or glazing without being licensed | ||||||
14 | under
this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided | ||||||
15 | by law, pay a civil
penalty to the Department in an amount not | ||||||
16 | to exceed $5,000 for each offense as
determined by the | ||||||
17 | Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the
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18 | Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the | ||||||
19 | provisions set forth
in this Act regarding the provision of a | ||||||
20 | hearing for the discipline of a
licensee.
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21 | (b) The Department has the authority and power to | ||||||
22 | investigate any and all
unlicensed activity.
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23 | (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after | ||||||
24 | the effective date
of the order imposing the civil penalty. The | ||||||
25 | order shall constitute a judgment
and may be filed and | ||||||
26 | execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment
from | ||||||
27 | any court of record. | ||||||
28 | Section 120. Deposit of fees. All fees and fines collected | ||||||
29 | under this Act shall be deposited into the General Professions | ||||||
30 | Dedicated Fund and shall be appropriated to the Department for | ||||||
31 | the purpose of administering and enforcing this Act. | ||||||
32 | Section 125. The Painting, Drywall Finishing, and Glazing | ||||||
33 | Contractor Licensing Board. The Painting, Drywall Finishing, |
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1 | and Glazing Contractor Licensing Board is created and
shall | ||||||
2 | consist of 7 persons, one of whom is a knowledgeable public
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3 | member and 6 of whom have been issued licenses as painting, | ||||||
4 | drywall finishing, and glazing contractors by the Department | ||||||
5 | (for initial appointments, these 6 members must meet the | ||||||
6 | requirements for licensure under this Act).
One of the 6 | ||||||
7 | licensed contractors on the Board shall represent a
statewide | ||||||
8 | association representing painters.
The public member shall not | ||||||
9 | be licensed under
this Act or any other Act the Department | ||||||
10 | administers. Each member shall be
appointed by the Director. | ||||||
11 | Members shall be appointed who reasonably represent
the | ||||||
12 | different geographic areas of the State.
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13 | Members of the Painting, Drywall Finishing, and Glazing | ||||||
14 | Contractor Licensing Board shall be immune from suit in any
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15 | action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other acts | ||||||
16 | performed in good
faith as members of the Board, unless the | ||||||
17 | conduct that gave
rise to the suit was willful and wanton | ||||||
18 | misconduct.
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19 | The persons appointed shall hold office for 4 years and | ||||||
20 | until a successor is
appointed and qualified. Of the
members of | ||||||
21 | the Board first appointed, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 2
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22 | years, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 3 years, and 3 shall | ||||||
23 | be appointed to
serve for 4 years. No member shall serve more | ||||||
24 | than 2 complete 4-year terms.
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25 | Within 90 days of a vacancy occurring, the Director shall | ||||||
26 | fill the vacancy
for the unexpired portion of the term with an | ||||||
27 | appointee who meets the same
qualifications as the person whose | ||||||
28 | position has become vacant. The Board shall
meet annually to | ||||||
29 | elect one member as chairman and one member as vice-chairman.
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30 | No officer shall be elected more than twice in succession to | ||||||
31 | the same office.
The members of the Board shall receive | ||||||
32 | reimbursement for actual, necessary, and
authorized expenses | ||||||
33 | incurred in attending the meetings of the Board.
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34 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
35 | becoming law.
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