Public Act 097-1137
 
SB3237 EnrolledLRB097 16351 CEL 61507 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 Sections 11 and 16 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 320/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1110)
    Sec. 11. The Director shall issue a plumber's license to
each applicant who successfully passes the examination and has
paid to the Department the required license fee. Each plumber's
license shall be issued in the name of the Department with the
seal thereof attached. Each plumber's license shall be composed
of a solid plastic card that includes a photo of the licensed
plumber printed directly on the card.
    A person once licensed as a plumber under the provisions of
this Act shall not be relicensed except by renewal or
restoration of such license as provided in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-878.)
 
    (225 ILCS 320/16)  (from Ch. 111, par. 1115)
    Sec. 16. (1) Any city, village or incorporated town, having
a population of 500,000 or more may, by an ordinance containing
provisions substantially the same as those in this Act and
specifying educational or experience requirements equivalent
to those prescribed in this Act, provide for a board of
plumbing examiners to conduct examinations for, and to issue,
suspend, or revoke, plumbers' licenses, within such city,
village or incorporated town. Upon the enactment of such
ordinance the provisions of this act shall not apply within any
such municipality except as otherwise provided herein.
    (2) Any person licensed as a plumber pursuant to such
ordinance, or licensed by the Department under this Act, may
engage in plumbing anywhere in this State.
    (3) Any board of plumbing examiners created pursuant to
this Section shall maintain a current record similar to that
required of the Director by Section 8 of this Act, and shall
provide the Department with a copy thereof. The Department
shall be advised of changes in such record at least every six
months.
    (4) In the event that the plumbing contractor's license is
suspended or revoked by any city, village, or incorporated
town, having a population of 500,000 or more, the city,
village, or incorporated town shall notify the Department.
    (5) Any city, village, or incorporated town having a
population of 500,000 or more that licenses an individual as a
plumber shall provide a license composed of a solid plastic
card that includes a photo of the licensed plumber printed
directly on the card.
(Source: P.A. 97-365, eff. 1-1-12.)