98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1257
 
Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



225 ILCS 320/10  from Ch. 111, par. 1109

     Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Removes the 4-year apprenticeship requirement for plumber's license applicants.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended  by 
5changing Section 10 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 320/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1109)



7    Sec. 10. Application for examination.  
8    (1) An applicant for a plumber's license shall file a 
9written
application in the office of the Department on the form 
10designated by the
Department at least 30 days before the date 
11set by the Department for the
examination.

12    (2) The Director shall promptly approve the application for 
13examination if:


14        (a) the required application fee has been paid, and


15        (b) the applicant has submitted evidence that he or she 
16    is a citizen
of the United States or has declared his or 
17    her intention to become a
citizen, and


18        (c) the applicant has submitted evidence that he or she 
19    has completed
at least a 2 year course of study in a high 
20    school, or an equivalent
course of study, and


21        (d) the applicant has been employed as an Illinois 
22    licensed apprentice
plumber under supervision in 
23    accordance with this Act  for at least 4 years
preceding the 
 
 
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1    date of application and has submitted evidence that he or 
2    she
has worked at the plumbing trade in accordance with 
3    this Act for the 4 year
Illinois licensed apprentice 
4    plumber apprenticeship period, or


5        (d) (e) the applicant has submitted evidence that he or 
6    she has
successfully completed an approved course of 
7    instruction in plumbing in
colleges, universities, or 
8    trade schools.

9    (3) If the application for examination is approved, the 
10Department shall
promptly notify the applicant in writing of 
11such approval and of the place
and time of the examination.  If 
12the application is disapproved, the Department
shall promptly 
13notify the applicant in writing of such disapproval, stating

14the reasons for disapproval.

15    (4) If an applicant neglects, fails or refuses to take an 
16examination
for license under this Act, the application is 
17denied.  However, such
applicant may submit a new application 
18for examination, accompanied by the
required application fee. 
19Application fees for examination for a plumber's
license are 
20not refundable. 

21(Source: P.A. 87-885.)