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90_HB0790
225 ILCS 320/18 from Ch. 111, par. 1117
Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law to allow the
Department of Professional Regulation to establish by rule
voluntary standards for local plumbing regulatory and
inspection programs and education, training, and experience
standards for plumbing inspectors. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Plumbing License Law by
2 changing Section 18.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Plumbing License Law is amended
6 by changing Section 18 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 320/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 1117)
8 Sec. 18. Local regulation; Department standards.
9 (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State
10 that each city, town, village, township or county with a
11 water supply system or sewage disposal system or both should
12 so soon after the enactment of this Act as practicable, with
13 the advice of the State Department of Public Health, provide
14 by ordinance, bylaws or rules and regulations for the
15 materials, construction, alteration, and inspection of all
16 plumbing placed in or in connection with any building in any
17 such city, town, village, township, or county and to provide
18 for and appoint a competent Plumbing Inspector or more as
19 required. The Department may by rule establish voluntary
20 standards for the content and conduct of local plumbing
21 regulation and inspection programs and may evaluate and
22 certify local programs that are in compliance with the
23 voluntary standards. The Department may by rule establish
24 voluntary education, training, and experience standards for
25 Plumbing Inspectors and may certify Plumbing Inspectors who
26 are in compliance with the voluntary standards. Nothing
27 contained in this Act shall prohibit any city, town, village,
28 township or county from providing for a Plumbing Inspector or
29 from requiring permits for the installation and repair of
30 plumbing and collecting a fee therefor. No person shall be
31 appointed as a Plumbing Inspector who is not a licensed
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1 plumber under this Act, including persons employed as
2 Plumbing Inspectors in home rule units.
3 (2) The Department of Public Health shall conduct
4 inquiry in any city, town, village, township, or county or at
5 any other place in the State when reasonably necessary in the
6 judgment of the Director of the Department of Public Health
7 to safeguard the health of any person or persons in this
8 State, on account of piping or appurtenant appliances within
9 any building, or outside, when such piping and appliances are
10 for the use of plumbing as defined in this Act and for the
11 use of carrying sewage or waste within or from any building.
12 The Department of Public Health may conduct such
13 inquiries in any city, town, village, township or county in
14 this State by directing the Plumbing Inspector thereof to aid
15 in or conduct such inquiry or investigation in behalf of the
16 Department of Public Health or the Department of Public
17 Health may designate some other person or persons to conduct
18 such investigation.
19 (Source: P.A. 83-1362.)
20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.