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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 
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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, 
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inspection, and testing of fire protection
systems.

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    (a) Equipment shall be listed by a nationally recognized 
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testing laboratory,
such as
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. or 
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Factory Mutual Laboratories, Inc., or shall
comply with 
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nationally
accepted standards. The State Fire Marshal shall 
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adopt by rule procedures for
determining
whether a laboratory 
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is
nationally recognized, taking into account the laboratory's 
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facilities,
procedures, use of nationally
recognized 
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standards, and any other criteria reasonably calculated to 
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reach an
informed
determination.

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    (b) Equipment shall be installed in accordance with the 
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applicable standards
of the National
Fire Protection 
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Association and the manufacturer's specifications.

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    (c) The contractor shall furnish the user with operating 
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instructions for
all equipment
installed, together with a 
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diagram of the final installation.

 


 






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    (d) All fire sprinkler systems shall have a backflow 
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prevention device or,
in a municipality with a population over 
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500,000, a double detector check
assembly installed by a 
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licensed plumber before the fire sprinkler system
connection to 
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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 
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detector
assembly shall be done in a manner consistent with the 
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Department of Public
Health's Plumbing Code.

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    (e) This licensing Act is not intended to require any 
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additional fire
inspections at State level.

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    (f) Inspections and testing of existing fire sprinkler 
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systems and control equipment must be performed by a licensee 
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or an individual employed or contracted by a licensee.  Any 
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individual who performs inspection and testing duties under 
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this subsection (f) must possess proof of (i) certification by 
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a nationally recognized certification organization at an 
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appropriate level, such as NICET Level II in Inspection and 
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Testing of Water Based Systems or the equivalent, by January 1, 
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2009 or (ii) satisfactory completion of a certified sprinkler 
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fitter apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department 
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of Labor.  State employees who perform inspections and testing 
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on behalf of State institutions and who meet all other 
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requirements of this subsection (f) need not be licensed under 
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this Act or employed by a licensee under this Act in order to 
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perform inspection and testing duties under this subsection 
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(f). The requirements of this subsection (f) do not apply to 
 


 






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individuals performing inspections or testing of fire 
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sprinkler systems on behalf of a municipality,  a county, a fire 
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protection district, or the Office of the State Fire Marshal. 
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This subsection (f) does not apply to cursory
weekly and 
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monthly inspections of gauges and control valves conducted in

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accordance with the standards of the National Fire Protection 
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Association.

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    A copy of the inspection report for an inspection performed 
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pursuant to this subsection (f) must be forwarded by the entity 
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performing the inspection to the local fire department or fire 
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protection district in which the sprinkler system is located. 
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(Source: P.A. 95-305, eff. 8-20-07.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2010.