Public Act 094-0055
 		





SB0311 Enrolled
LRB094 07290 RAS 37448 b






    AN ACT concerning regulation. 

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


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended  by 
changing Section 13.1 as follows:
 



    (225 ILCS 320/13.1)


    Sec. 13.1. Plumbing contractors; registration; 
applications. 

    (1) On and after May 1, 2002, all persons or corporations 
desiring to
engage in
the
business of plumbing contractor, 
other than any entity that maintains an
audited net worth of 
shareholders' equity equal to or exceeding $100,000,000,
shall

register in accordance with the
provisions of this
Act.

    (2) Application for registration shall be filed with the 
Department each
year, on
or before the last day of September

April, in writing and on forms
prepared and
furnished by the 
Department.  All plumbing contractor registrations expire
on 
the last
day of September
April of each year.

    (3) Applications shall contain the name, address, and 
telephone number of
the
person and the plumbing license of  (i) 
the individual, if a sole
proprietorship; (ii) the
partner, if 
a partnership; or (iii) an officer, if a corporation.  The

application shall contain
the business name, address, and 
telephone number, a current copy of the
plumbing
license, and 
any other information the Department may require by rule.

    (4) Applicants shall submit an original certificate of 
insurance
documenting that
the contractor carries general 
liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000
per
occurrence, 
bodily injury insurance with a minimum of $300,000
per 
occurrence,
property damage insurance with a minimum of 
$50,000, and workers compensation
insurance with a minimum 
$500,000.  No registration may be issued in the
absence of this

certificate.  Certificates must be in force at all times for 
registration to
remain valid.

    (5) Applicants shall submit, on a form provided by the 
Department, an
indemnification bond in the amount of $20,000 or 
a letter of credit in the same
amount
for work performed in 
accordance with this Act and the rules promulgated under
this 
Act.

    (6) All employees of a registered
plumbing
contractor who 
engage in plumbing work shall be licensed plumbers or 
apprentice
plumbers in accordance with this Act.

    (7) Plumbing contractors shall submit an annual 
registration fee in an
amount to
be established by rule.

    (8) The Department shall be notified in advance of any 
changes in the
business
structure, name, or location or of the 
addition or deletion of the owner or
officer who is the

licensed plumber listed on the application.  Failure to notify 
the Department
of this
information is grounds for suspension or 
revocation of the plumbing
contractor's
registration.

    (9) In the event that the plumber's license on the 
application for
registration of a
plumbing contractor is a 
license issued by the City of Chicago, it shall be the

responsibility of the
applicant to forward a copy of the 
plumber's license to the Department, noting
the name of the

registered
plumbing contractor, when it is renewed.

(Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)



 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.