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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 Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 35 as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 320/35) (from Ch. 111, par. 1133)
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| 7 | Sec. 35.
The Department shall promulgate and publish and | ||||||
| 8 | may from time
to time amend a minimum code of standards for | ||||||
| 9 | plumbing and the fixtures,
materials, design and installation | ||||||
| 10 | methods of plumbing systems based upon
the findings of the | ||||||
| 11 | sciences of pneumatics and hydraulics, after consideration
of | ||||||
| 12 | the recommendations of the Plumbing Code Advisory Council.
By | ||||||
| 13 | January 1, 2013, the Plumbing Code Advisory Council shall | ||||||
| 14 | recommend amendments to the existing minimum code of standards | ||||||
| 15 | for plumbing and the fixtures, materials, design, and | ||||||
| 16 | installation methods of plumbing systems to reflect advances in | ||||||
| 17 | those technologies and methods that more efficiently utilize | ||||||
| 18 | natural resources and protect public health. Upon | ||||||
| 19 | consideration of those recommendations, the Department shall | ||||||
| 20 | submit the amendments to the existing minimum code of standards | ||||||
| 21 | to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules by May 31, 2013. | ||||||
| 22 | The Department may promulgate and publish rules in the State's | ||||||
| 23 | minimum
code of standards for the minimum number of plumbing | ||||||
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| 1 | fixtures required for
the comfort and convenience of workers | ||||||
| 2 | and the public not inconsistent
with, but not limited to, the | ||||||
| 3 | requirements of the federal Americans With
Disabilities Act, | ||||||
| 4 | the Equitable Restrooms Act, and the U.S. Department
of Labor, | ||||||
| 5 | Office of Safety and Health Administration. The minimum
code of | ||||||
| 6 | standards for plumbing and any amendments thereto shall be | ||||||
| 7 | filed
with the Secretary of State as a public record. In | ||||||
| 8 | preparing plumbing code
standards and amendments thereto the | ||||||
| 9 | Department may give consideration to
the recommendations | ||||||
| 10 | contained in nationally recognized plumbing codes and
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| 11 | recommendations of nationally recognized material and | ||||||
| 12 | equipment testing
laboratories. The plumbing code promulgated | ||||||
| 13 | by the Department under
authority of this Act shall remain in | ||||||
| 14 | effect as the minimum
code authorized by this Act until the | ||||||
| 15 | Department promulgates a new code
under authority of this Act. | ||||||
| 16 | At least 20 days' notice of a public hearing
shall be given by | ||||||
| 17 | the Department in a manner which the Department considers
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| 18 | adequate to bring the hearing to the attention of persons | ||||||
| 19 | interested in
plumbing code standards. Notice of any public | ||||||
| 20 | hearing shall be given by
the Department to those who file a | ||||||
| 21 | request for a notice of hearings.
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| 22 | (Source: P.A. 87-885.)
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| 23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 24 | becoming law.
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