SB3600 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3600

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 227/30

Amends the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:

(225 ILCS 227/30)

Sec. 30. Rules. The The State Fire Marshal shall adopt all rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Act including rules requiring the training, examination, and licensing of production companies, pyrotechnic distributors and lead pyrotechnic operators. The rules of the State Fire Marshal shall be based upon nationally recognized standards such as those of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123 guidelines for outdoor displays, NFPA 1126 for proximate audience displays, NFPA 160 for flame effect displays, and NFPA 140 for motion picture and television production studio soundstages, approved production facilities, and production locations. The State Fire Marshal shall conduct the training and examination of pyrotechnic operators and pyrotechnic distributors or may delegate the responsibility to train and examine pyrotechnic distributors and operators to the Department of Natural Resources.

(Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)