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90_HB0791
225 ILCS 320/14 from Ch. 111, par. 1113
Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law to allow the
Department of Professional Regulation to set minimum
continuing education requirements. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Plumbing License Law by
2 changing Section 14.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended
6 by changing Section 14 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 320/14) (from Ch. 111, par. 1113)
8 Sec. 14. License renewal; continuing education. All
9 plumber's licenses and apprentice plumber's licenses issued
10 under this Act shall expire on April 30 next following date
11 of issuance. The term for retired plumber's licenses shall be
12 prescribed by Department rule after consultation with the
13 Board of Plumbing Examiners.
14 An apprentice plumber's license shall also expire the
15 date that the licensed plumber sponsor of such licensed
16 apprentice plumber severs his or her sponsor status with the
17 licensed apprentice plumber. The licensed plumber sponsor
18 shall immediately notify the Department of the severance of
19 his or her relationship with the licensed apprentice plumber.
20 Such apprentice plumber may, on forms provided by the
21 Department, apply for reinstatement of his or her apprentice
22 license by submitting to the Department a new application and
23 new apprentice plumber's license fee. The application shall
24 verify that the applicant for reinstatement of his or her
25 apprentice plumber's license is sponsored by an Illinois
26 licensed plumber. If the applicant is employed by a firm,
27 the application shall contain the name and license number of
28 an Illinois licensed plumber employee of the firm or name and
29 license number of an Illinois licensed plumber member of the
30 firm, or name and Illinois plumber's license number of an
31 officer of a corporation who is the sponsor. Licensed
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1 apprentice plumbers shall not accumulate more than 6 years as
2 a licensed apprentice plumber.
3 Upon the recommendation of the Board, the Department may
4 require by rule that each licensed plumber annually complete
5 a minimum number of hours of classroom instruction and
6 provide evidence of attending the classes before receiving a
7 renewal plumber license. A continuing education requirement
8 established by the Department for all licensed plumbers shall
9 not exceed 16 hours per year. In addition, the Department
10 may by rule establish guidelines for additional continuing
11 education to be required for licensed plumbers found to have
12 committed repeated Plumbing Code violations. In support of
13 these requirements, the Department may by rule establish
14 curricula for continuing education and requirements for
15 instructors and may certify instructors and training programs
16 and schools for continuing education.
17 A plumber's license and an apprentice plumber's license
18 may be renewed for a period of one year from each succeeding
19 May 1st upon payment prior to May 1st of the required renewal
20 fee and submission of required evidence of successful
21 completion of any required continuing education courses.
22 Application for renewal shall be on forms provided by the
23 Department. An application for renewal of licenses received
24 by the Department after May 1st shall include the annual
25 renewal fees plus reinstatement fees, provided that the
26 apprentice plumber's application is received by November 1 of
27 the same year.
28 A plumber licensed pursuant to this Act whose license has
29 been expired for a period of less than 5 years may apply to
30 the Department for reinstatement of his or her plumber's
31 license. The Department shall issue such license renewal
32 provided the applicant pays to the Department all lapsed
33 renewal fees, plus the reinstatement fee. A plumber
34 licensed pursuant to this Act who has permitted his or her
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1 license to expire for more than 5 years may apply, in
2 writing, to the Department for restoration of his or her
3 license. The Department shall restore his or her license
4 provided he or she pays to the Department the required
5 restoration fee and shall successfully pass the examination
6 for an Illinois plumber's license. The restoration fee
7 includes the applicant's examination fee. Failure by the
8 applicant to successfully pass the plumber's license
9 examination shall be sufficient grounds for the Department to
10 withhold issuance of the requested restoration of the
11 applicant's plumber's license. The applicant may retake the
12 examination in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
13 A retired plumber licensed under this Act who has
14 surrendered his or her plumber's license for a period of less
15 than 5 years may apply to the Department for reinstatement of
16 his or her plumber's license. The Department shall renew the
17 license provided the applicant pays to the Department any
18 reinstatement fee required by Department rule. A retired
19 plumber licensed under this Act who has surrendered his or
20 her plumber's license for a period of more than 5 years may
21 apply in writing to the Department for restoration of his or
22 her license. The Department shall restore his or her license
23 provided he or she pays to the Department the restoration fee
24 required by Department rule and successfully passes the
25 examination for an Illinois plumber's license. The
26 restoration fee includes the applicant's examination fee.
27 Failure by the applicant to successfully pass the plumber's
28 license examination shall be sufficient grounds for the
29 Department to withhold issuance of the requested restoration
30 of the applicant's plumber's license. The applicant may
31 retake the examination in accordance with the provisions of
32 this Act.
33 (Source: P.A. 89-665, eff. 8-14-96.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.