415 ILCS 45/10

(415 ILCS 45/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 510)

Sec. 10.

The Agency shall exercise the following functions, powers, and
duties:

(a) The Agency shall conduct examinations to ascertain the
qualifications of applicants for certificates of competency as community
water supply operators, and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for
reciprocal certificates.

(b) The Agency shall determine the qualifications of each applicant
on the basis of written examinations, and upon a review of the requirements
stated in Sections 13 and 14 of this Act.

(c) (Blank).

(d) The Agency may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue any certificate
of competency for any one or any combination of the following causes:

(1) the practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining

or attempting to obtain, renew, or restore a certificate of competency;

(2) any gross negligence, incompetency, misconduct,

or falsification of reports in the operation of a water supply;

(3) being declared to be an individual under legal

disability by a court of competent jurisdiction and not thereafter having been lawfully declared to be an individual not under legal disability or to have recovered; or

(4) failure to comply with any of the Rules

pertaining to the operation of a water supply.

(e) The Agency shall issue a Certificate to any applicant who has
satisfactorily met all the requirements of the Act pertaining to a certificate
of competency as a water supply operator.

(f) The Agency shall notify every certified community water supply
operator at the last address specified by the operator to the Agency, and at
least one month in advance of the expiration of the certificate, of the date
of expiration of the certificate and the amount of fee required for its renewal
for 3 years.

(g) The Agency shall, upon its own motion, or upon a written complaint,
investigate the action of any individual holding or claiming to hold a certificate,
and take appropriate action.

(h) The Agency is authorized to adopt reasonable and
necessary rules to set forth procedures and criteria for the
administration of this Act.

(i) The Agency may investigate violations of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act.
(j) The Agency may issue administrative citations as provided in Section 23.1 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-856, eff. 8-4-14.)