Full Text of SB0659 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 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, 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.
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| 1 | | (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
| 6 | | 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.
| 9 | | (e) This licensing Act is not intended to require any | 10 | | additional fire
inspections at State level.
| 11 | | (f) Before January 1, 2022, inspection Inspections and | 12 | | testing of existing fire sprinkler systems and control | 13 | | equipment must be performed by a licensee or an individual | 14 | | employed or contracted by a licensee. Any individual who | 15 | | performs inspection and testing duties under this subsection | 16 | | (f) must possess proof of (i) certification by a nationally | 17 | | recognized certification organization at an appropriate level, | 18 | | such as NICET Level II in Inspection and Testing of Water Based | 19 | | Systems or the equivalent, (ii) a valid ASSE 15010 | 20 | | certification in "inspection, testing and maintenance for | 21 | | water-based fire protection systems", or (iii) by January 1, | 22 | | 2009 or (ii) satisfactory completion of a certified sprinkler | 23 | | fitter apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department | 24 | | of Labor. State employees who perform inspections and testing | 25 | | on behalf of State institutions and who meet all other | 26 | | requirements of this subsection (f) need not be licensed under |
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| 1 | | this Act or employed by a licensee under this Act in order to | 2 | | perform inspection and testing duties under this subsection | 3 | | (f). The requirements of this subsection (f) do not apply to | 4 | | individuals performing inspections or testing of fire | 5 | | sprinkler systems on behalf of a municipality, a county, a fire | 6 | | protection district, or the Office of the State Fire Marshal. | 7 | | This subsection (f) does not apply to a stationary engineer, | 8 | | operating engineer, or other individual employed on a full-time | 9 | | basis by the facility owner or owner's representative | 10 | | performing cursory
weekly and monthly inspections and tests of | 11 | | gauges and control valves conducted in
accordance with | 12 | | applicable the standards of the National Fire Protection | 13 | | Association standards .
| 14 | | Before January 1, 2022, a A copy of the inspection report | 15 | | for an inspection performed pursuant to this subsection (f) | 16 | | must be forwarded by the entity performing the inspection to | 17 | | the local fire department or fire protection district in which | 18 | | the sprinkler system is located. The inspection report must | 19 | | include the NICET Level II Inspection and Testing of Water | 20 | | Based Systems certification number , ASSE 15010 certification | 21 | | number for "inspection, testing and maintenance for | 22 | | water-based fire protection systems", or journeymen number of | 23 | | the person performing the inspection. | 24 | | After December 31, 2021, inspection and testing of existing | 25 | | fire sprinkler systems and control equipment must be performed | 26 | | by a licensee or an individual employed or contracted by a |
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| 1 | | licensee. Any individual who performs inspection and testing | 2 | | duties under this subsection (f) must possess proof of (i) | 3 | | certification by a nationally recognized certification | 4 | | organization at an appropriate level, such as NICET Level III | 5 | | in Inspection and Testing of Water Based Systems or the | 6 | | equivalent, (ii) a valid ASSE 15010 certification in | 7 | | "inspection, testing and maintenance for water-based fire | 8 | | protection systems", or (iii) satisfactory completion of a | 9 | | certified sprinkler fitter apprenticeship program approved by | 10 | | the United States Department of Labor. State employees who | 11 | | perform inspections and testing on behalf of State institutions | 12 | | and who meet all other requirements of this subsection (f) need | 13 | | not be licensed under this Act or employed by a licensee under | 14 | | this Act in order to perform inspection and testing duties | 15 | | under this subsection (f). The requirements of this subsection | 16 | | (f) do not apply to individuals performing inspections or | 17 | | testing of fire sprinkler systems on behalf of a municipality, | 18 | | a county, a fire protection district, or the Office of the | 19 | | State Fire Marshal. This subsection (f) does not apply to a | 20 | | stationary engineer, operating engineer, or other individual | 21 | | employed on a full-time basis by the facility owner or owner's | 22 | | representative performing
weekly and monthly inspections and | 23 | | tests in
accordance with applicable National Fire Protection | 24 | | Association standards. | 25 | | After December 31, 2021, a copy of the inspection report | 26 | | for an inspection performed pursuant to this subsection (f) |
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| 1 | | must be forwarded by the entity performing the inspection to | 2 | | the local fire department or fire protection district in which | 3 | | the sprinkler system is located. The inspection report must | 4 | | include the NICET Level III Inspection and Testing of Water | 5 | | Based Systems certification number, ASSE 15010 certification | 6 | | number for "inspection, testing and maintenance for | 7 | | water-based fire protection systems", or journeymen number of | 8 | | the person performing the inspection. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 96-256, eff. 1-1-10; 97-112, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 10 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | 11 | | 2020. |
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