Full Text of SB0495 95th General Assembly
SB0495 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 SB0495
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. Antonio Munoz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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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. Effective immediately. |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is | 5 |
| 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 ,
and repair , | 8 |
| inspection, and testing of fire protection
systems.
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| (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 |
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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.
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| (b) Equipment shall be installed in accordance with the | 19 |
| applicable standards
of the National
Fire Protection | 20 |
| Association and the manufacturer's specifications.
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| (c) The contractor shall furnish the user with operating | 22 |
| instructions for
all equipment
installed, together with a | 23 |
| diagram of the final installation.
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| (d) All fire sprinkler systems shall have a backflow | 2 |
| prevention device or,
in a municipality with a population over | 3 |
| 500,000, a double detector check
assembly installed by a | 4 |
| licensed plumber before the fire sprinkler system
connection to | 5 |
| 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 | 7 |
| detector
assembly shall be done in a manner consistent with the | 8 |
| Department of Public
Health's Plumbing Code.
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| (e) This licensing Act is not intended to require any | 10 |
| additional fire
inspections at State level.
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| (f) Inspections and testing of existing fire sprinkler | 12 |
| systems and control equipment must be performed by a licensee | 13 |
| or an individual employed by a licensee. Any individual who | 14 |
| performs inspection and testing duties under this subsection | 15 |
| (f) must possess proof of (i) NICET Certification Level II or | 16 |
| higher in Inspection and Testing of Water Based Systems by | 17 |
| January 1, 2009 or (ii) satisfactory completion of a certified | 18 |
| sprinkler fitter apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. | 19 |
| Department of Labor. State employees who perform inspections | 20 |
| and testing on behalf of State institutions and who meet all | 21 |
| other requirements of this subsection (f) need not be licensed | 22 |
| under this Act or employed by a licensee under this Act in | 23 |
| order to perform inspection and testing duties under this | 24 |
| subsection (f). The requirements of this subsection (f) do not | 25 |
| apply to individuals performing inspections or testing of fire | 26 |
| 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. | 2 |
| This subsection (f) does not apply to cursory
weekly and | 3 |
| monthly inspections of gauges and control valves conducted in
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| accordance with the standards of the National Fire Protection | 5 |
| Association.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-871, eff. 1-3-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 |
| becoming law.
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