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| Public Act 096-0256 |
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AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 317/30)
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Sec. 30. Requirements for the installation, repair, | ||||
inspection, and testing of fire protection
systems.
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(a) Equipment shall be listed by a nationally recognized | ||||
testing laboratory,
such as
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. or | ||||
Factory Mutual Laboratories, Inc., or shall
comply with | ||||
nationally
accepted standards. The State Fire Marshal shall | ||||
adopt by rule procedures for
determining
whether a laboratory | ||||
is
nationally recognized, taking into account the laboratory's | ||||
facilities,
procedures, use of nationally
recognized | ||||
standards, and any other criteria reasonably calculated to | ||||
reach an
informed
determination.
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(b) Equipment shall be installed in accordance with the | ||||
applicable standards
of the National
Fire Protection | ||||
Association and the manufacturer's specifications.
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(c) The contractor shall furnish the user with operating | ||||
instructions for
all equipment
installed, together with a | ||||
diagram of the final installation.
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(d) All fire sprinkler systems shall have a backflow | ||
prevention device or,
in a municipality with a population over | ||
500,000, a double detector check
assembly installed by a | ||
licensed plumber before the fire sprinkler system
connection to | ||
the water service. Connection to the backflow prevention device
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or, in a municipality with a population over 500,000, a double | ||
detector
assembly shall be done in a manner consistent with the | ||
Department of Public
Health's Plumbing Code.
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(e) This licensing Act is not intended to require any | ||
additional fire
inspections at State level.
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(f) Inspections and testing of existing fire sprinkler | ||
systems and control equipment must be performed by a licensee | ||
or an individual employed or contracted by a licensee. Any | ||
individual who performs inspection and testing duties under | ||
this subsection (f) must possess proof of (i) certification by | ||
a nationally recognized certification organization at an | ||
appropriate level, such as NICET Level II in Inspection and | ||
Testing of Water Based Systems or the equivalent, by January 1, | ||
2009 or (ii) satisfactory completion of a certified sprinkler | ||
fitter apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department | ||
of Labor. State employees who perform inspections and testing | ||
on behalf of State institutions and who meet all other | ||
requirements of this subsection (f) need not be licensed under | ||
this Act or employed by a licensee under this Act in order to | ||
perform inspection and testing duties under this subsection | ||
(f). The requirements of this subsection (f) do not apply to | ||
individuals performing inspections or testing of fire | ||
sprinkler systems on behalf of a municipality, a county, a fire | ||
protection district, or the Office of the State Fire Marshal. | ||
This subsection (f) does not apply to cursory
weekly and | ||
monthly inspections of gauges and control valves conducted in
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accordance with the standards of the National Fire Protection | ||
Association.
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A copy of the inspection report for an inspection performed | ||
pursuant to this subsection (f) must be forwarded by the entity | ||
performing the inspection to the local fire department or fire | ||
protection district in which the sprinkler system is located. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-305, eff. 8-20-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2010.
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