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HB4989 Engrossed |
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LRB093 18052 RXD 43738 b |
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| AN ACT concerning pest control.
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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 Structural Pest Control Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 6 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 235/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2206)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
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| Sec. 6. Certificate renewal). A certified technician's
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| certificate shall be valid for a period of 3 years and must be
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| renewed by January 1 of each third year. A certificate may be
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| renewed by application upon a form prescribed by the |
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| Department,
provided that the certified technician furnishes |
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| evidence that
he has attended, during the 3 year period,
a |
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| minimum of 9 classroom hours, in increments of 3 hours or more, |
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| of training at Department approved pest control training |
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| seminars
at least one training
seminar and any additional |
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| approved seminar on structural pest
control required by any |
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| rule promulgated under this Act and pays
the fee required by |
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| this Act. Renewal applications shall be
filed with the |
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| Department prior to December 1 preceding the date
of |
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| expiration.
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| Certified technician's certificates are not transferable |
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| from
one person to another person, and no licensee or |
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| registrant
shall use the certificate of a certified technician |
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| to secure
or hold a license or registration unless the holder |
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| of such
certificate is actively engaged in the direction of |
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| pest
control operations of the licensee or registrant.
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| A certified technician who has not renewed his certificate |
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| for
a period of not more than one year after its
expiration may |
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| secure a renewal upon payment of the renewal fee, late filing |
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| charge
and the furnishing of evidence of training as may
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| required by the Department. If a technician has not renewed
his |