99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5001
 
Introduced , by Rep. Christine Winger
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
225 ILCS 225/5  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.305

     Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Allows veterans of the United States Armed Forces who have been discharged under honorable conditions to pay 50% of the licensing and examination fees determined by the Department of Public Health to be issued a private sewage system installation contractor license or a private sewage disposal system pumping contractor license. The applicant's veteran status can be verified using his or her DD-214 form.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 5 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 225/5)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 116.305)



7    Sec. 5. 
(a) The Director shall issue a private sewage 
8system
installation
contractor license or a private sewage 
9disposal system pumping contractor
license to persons applying 
10for such license who successfully pass a
written examination 
11prepared by the Department and who pay the required annual 
12license
fee in an amount determined by the Department.
Each 
13person who holds a currently valid plumbing license issued 
14under
the "Illinois Plumbing License Law", as now or hereafter 
15amended,
shall not be required to pay the
annual license fee 
16required by this Section, but such licensed person shall
comply 
17with all other provisions of this Act, including the 
18requirement
for examination for licensure. 

19    (b) A license issued under this Act shall expire on 
20December 31 of the
year issued, except that an original license 
21issued after October 1 and
before December 31 shall expire on 
22December 31 of the following year.

23    The Department shall reinstate a license which expires 
 
 
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1while a licensee
is in the active military service of the 
2United States upon application to
the Department by the former 
3licensee within 2 years after termination of
such military 
4service, payment of the annual license fee and submission of

5evidence of such military service.  Such license shall be 
6reinstated
without examination and without payment of the 
7reinstatement fee.

8    (c) A private sewage disposal system pumping contractor or 
9a private
sewage system installation contractor whose license 
10has expired for a
period of less than 3 years may apply to the 
11Department for reinstatement
of his license.  The Department 
12shall issue such renewed license provided
the applicant pays to 
13the Department all lapsed license fees, plus a
reinstatement 
14fee determined by the Department.  A license which has expired 
15for more
than 3 years may be restored only by reapplying to 
16take the examination and
by successfully passing the written 
17examination.

18    (d) A veteran of the United States Armed Forces who has 
19been discharged under honorable conditions shall pay 50% of the 
20written examination and annual license fees determined by the 
21Department to be issued a private sewage system installation 
22contractor license or a private sewage disposal system pumping 
23contractor license. The applicant's veteran status can be 
24verified using his or her DD-214 form.
25(Source: P.A. 85-1261.)