93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4221


 
Introduced 1/26/2004, by David R. Leitch
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		


















225 ILCS 312/40



225 ILCS 312/55









    Amends the Elevator
Safety and Regulation Act.  Exempts persons, firms,
or companies who install specified
equipment from the requirements for licensure as an elevator contractor.
Effective June 1, 2004.



















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A BILL FOR









 














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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 Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is 
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amended by changing
Sections 40 and 55 as follows:


 



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    (225 ILCS 312/40)




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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)

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    Sec. 40. Application for contractor's license. 

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    (a) Any person, firm, or company wishing to engage in the 
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business of
installing,
altering, repairing, servicing, 
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replacing, or maintaining elevators,
dumbwaiters,
escalators, 
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or
moving walks within this State shall make application for a 
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license with the
Administrator.

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    (b) All applications shall contain the following 
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information:


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        (1) if the applicant is a person, the name, residence, 
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    and business address
of the applicant;


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        (2) if the applicant is a partnership, the name, 
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    residence, and business
address of each partner;


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        (3) if the applicant is a domestic corporation, the 
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    name and business
address of the corporation and the name 
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    and residence address of the principal
officer of the 
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    corporation;


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        (4) if the applicant is a corporation other than a 
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    domestic corporation,
the
name and address of an agent 
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    locally located who shall be authorized to accept
service 
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    of process and official notices;


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        (5) the number of years the applicant has engaged in 
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    the business of
installing, inspecting, maintaining, or 
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    servicing elevators or platform
lifts or both;


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        (6) if applying for an elevator contractor's license, 
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    the approximate
number of persons, if any, to be employed 
 


 









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    by the elevator contractor applicant
and, if applicable, 
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    satisfactory evidence that the employees are or will be

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    covered
by workers' compensation insurance;


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        (7) satisfactory evidence that the applicant is or will 
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    be covered by
general
liability, personal injury, and 
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    property damage insurance;


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        (8) any criminal record of convictions; and


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        (9) any other information as the Administrator may 
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    require.

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    (c) This Section does not apply to a person, firm, or 
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company located in a
municipality with a population over 
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500,000 that provides for the licensure of
contractors
for work 
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performed
within the corporate boundaries of a municipality 
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with a population over
500,000.

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    (d) This Section does not apply to a person, firm, or 
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company who installs
the following equipment:

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        (1) limited use/limited application elevators (as 
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    defined by ASME A17.1);

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        (2) private residence elevators (as defined by ASME 
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    A17.1);

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        (3) vertical platform lifts (as defined by ASME A18.1);

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        (4) inclined platform lifts (as defined by ASME A18.1); 
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    and

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        (5) stairway chairlifts (as defined by ASME A18.1).

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(Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)


 



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    (225 ILCS 312/55)




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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)

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    Sec. 55. Qualifications  for elevator contractor's license. 

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    (a) No license shall be granted to any person or firm 
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unless the appropriate
application fee is paid.

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    (b) No license shall be granted to any person or firm who 
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has not proven the
required qualifications and abilities. An 
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applicant must demonstrate one of the
following

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qualifications:


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        (1) five years work experience in the elevator industry 
 


 









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    in construction,
maintenance, and service or repair, as 
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    verified by current and previous
elevator
contractor's 
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    licenses to do business, or satisfactory completion of a 
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    written
examination administered by the Elevator Safety 
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    Review Board on the most
recent referenced codes and 
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    standards; or


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        (2) proof that the individual or firm holds a valid 
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    license from a state
having standards substantially equal 
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    to those of this State.

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    (c) This Section does not apply to a person or firm engaged 
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in
business as an elevator contractor in a
municipality
with
a 
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population over 500,000 that provides for the licensure of 
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elevator
contractors
for work performed
within the corporate 
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boundaries of a municipality with a population over
500,000.

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    (d) This Section does not apply to a person, firm, or 
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company who installs
the following equipment:

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        (1) limited use/limited application elevators (as 
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    defined by ASME A17.1);

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        (2) private residence elevators (as defined by ASME 
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    A17.1);

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        (3) vertical platform lifts (as defined by ASME A18.1);

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        (4) inclined platform lifts (as defined by ASME A18.1); 
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    and

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        (5) stairway chairlifts (as defined by ASME A18.1).

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(Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)



 
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    Section 99. Effective date.  This Act takes effect on June 
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1, 2004.