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SB1820 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2005 and 2006
SB1820

Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Frank C. Watson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 227/35

    Amends the Pyrotechnic Operator Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the licensure requirements and fees.

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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. The Pyrotechnic Operator Licensing Act is
5 amended by changing Section 35 as follows:

6     (225 ILCS 227/35)
7     Sec. 35. Licensure requirements and fees.
8     (a) Each application for a license to practice under this
9 Act shall be in writingand~~and~~ signed by the applicant on
10 forms provided by the Office. The Office shall have the testing
11 procedures for licensing as a lead pyrotechnic operator
12 developed by October 1, 2004.
13     (b) After April 1, 2005, all pyrotechnic displays, both
14 indoor and outdoor, must comply with the requirements set forth
15 in this Act.
16     (c) After April 1, 2005, no individual may act as a lead
17 operator in a pyrotechnic display without first applying for
18 and obtaining a lead pyrotechnic operator's license from the
19 Office. The Office shall establish separate licenses for lead
20 pyrotechnic operators for indoor and outdoor pyrotechnic
21 displays. Applicants for a license must:
22         (1) Pay the fees set by the Office.
23         (2) Have the requisite training or continuing
24     education as established in the Office's rules.
25         (3) Pass the examination presented by the Office.
26     (d) A person is qualified to receive a license under this
27 Act if the person meets all of the following minimum
28 requirements:
29         (1) Is at least 21 years of age.
30         (2) Has not willfully violated any provisions of this
31     Act.
32         (3) Has not made any material misstatement or knowingly

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1     withheld information in connection with any original or
2     renewal application.
3         (4) Has not been declared incompetent by any competent
4     court by reasons of mental or physical defect or disease
5     unless a court has since declared the person competent.
6         (5) Does not have an addiction to or dependency on
7     alcohol or drugs that is likely to endanger the public at a
8     pyrotechnic display.
9         (6) Has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of any
10     felony within the prior 5 years.
11         (7) Is not a fugitive from justice.
12     (e) A person is qualified to assist a lead operator if the
13 person meets all of the following minimum requirements:
14         (1) Is at least 18 years of age.
15         (2) Has not willfully violated any provision of this
16     Act.
17         (3) Has not been declared incompetent by any competent
18     court by reasons of mental or physical defect or disease
19     unless a court has since declared the person competent.
20         (4) Does not have an addiction to or dependency on
21     alcohol or drugs that is likely to endanger the public at a
22     pyrotechnic display.
23         (5) Has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of any
24     felony within the prior 5 years.
25         (6) Is not a fugitive from justice.
26 (Source: P.A. 93-263, eff. 7-22-03.)

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