94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4894

 

Introduced 1/19/2006, by Rep. Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 317/30

    Amends the Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act. Provides that all inspections and testing of existing fire sprinkler systems and control equipment must be performed by a licensee under the Act or an individual employed by a licensee. Sets forth qualifications for individuals performing the inspection and testing duties. Exempts individuals performing inspection or testing of fire sprinkler systems on behalf of a municipality, county, or fire protection district from the requirement.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning health care workers.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is
5 amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 317/30)
7     Sec. 30. Requirements for the installation, and repair,
8 inspection, and testing of fire protection systems.
9     (a) Equipment shall be listed by a nationally recognized
10 testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. or
11 Factory Mutual Laboratories, Inc., or shall comply with
12 nationally accepted standards. The State Fire Marshal shall
13 adopt by rule procedures for determining whether a laboratory
14 is nationally recognized, taking into account the laboratory's
15 facilities, procedures, use of nationally recognized
16 standards, and any other criteria reasonably calculated to
17 reach an informed determination.
18     (b) Equipment shall be installed in accordance with the
19 applicable standards of the National Fire Protection
20 Association and the manufacturer's specifications.
21     (c) The contractor shall furnish the user with operating
22 instructions for all equipment installed, together with a
23 diagram of the final installation.
24     (d) All fire sprinkler systems shall have a backflow
25 prevention device or, in a municipality with a population over
26 500,000, a double detector check assembly installed by a
27 licensed plumber before the fire sprinkler system connection to
28 the water service. Connection to the backflow prevention device
29 or, in a municipality with a population over 500,000, a double
30 detector assembly shall be done in a manner consistent with the
31 Department of Public Health's Plumbing Code.
32     (e) This licensing Act is not intended to require any

 

 

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1 additional fire inspections at State level.
2     (f) All inspections and testing of existing fire sprinkler
3 systems and control equipment must be performed by a licensee
4 or an individual employed by a licensee. Any individual who
5 performs inspection and testing duties under this subsection
6 (f) must possess proof of (i) NICET Certification Level II or
7 higher in Inspection and Testing of Water Based Systems or (ii)
8 satisfactory completion of a certified sprinkler fitter
9 apprenticeship program. The requirements of this subsection
10 (f) do not apply to individuals performing inspection or
11 testing of fire sprinkler systems on behalf of a municipality,
12 county, or fire protection district.
13 (Source: P.A. 92-871, eff. 1-3-03.)
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.