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225 ILCS 345/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7105
225 ILCS 345/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7107
225 ILCS 345/7 from Ch. 111, par. 7108
225 ILCS 345/12 from Ch. 111, par. 7113
Amends the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
License Act. Waives certain licensing requirements for
persons already licensed under the Illinois Plumbing License
Act. Requires the Water Well and Pump Installation
Contractors Licensing Board to consider recommendations of
the Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals
regarding appointments to the Board. Provides that
applicants for renewal licenses must fulfill certain
continuing education requirements.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Water Well and Pump Installation
2 Contractor's License Act by changing Sections 4, 6, 7, and
3 12.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Water Well and Pump Installation
7 Contractor's License Act is amended by changing Sections 4,
8 6, 7, and 12 as follows:
9 (225 ILCS 345/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7105)
10 Sec. 4. License requirement. Subject to the provisions
11 of Section 3, no contractor shall drill a water well or
12 engage in the occupation of a water well contractor unless he
13 holds a valid license as a water well contractor issued by
14 the Department under this Act. Subject to the provisions of
15 Section 3, after January 1, 1972, no person shall drill a
16 water well, install or repair a water well pump or equipment,
17 or engage in the occupation of a Water Well and Pump
18 Installation Contractor unless he holds a valid license as a
19 Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor issued under this
20 Act.
21 Provided, however, that nothing in this Section or any
22 other statute or regulation of this State prohibits any
23 person from making a water well pump installation or engaging
24 in the business of connecting water pressure tanks to the
25 water supply systems of buildings or to pumps or pumping
26 units, so long as such person possesses either a valid
27 license as a water well pump installation contractor or a
28 water well and pump installation contractor issued under this
29 Act or has a valid license issued under the Illinois Plumbing
30 License Law. Any person holding a valid license under the
31 Illinois Plumbing License Act may apply and receive, without
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1 examination or fee, a water well pump installation contractor
2 license provided that all other requirements of this Act are
3 met.
4 (Source: P.A. 80-670.)
5 (225 ILCS 345/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 7107)
6 Sec. 6. Board. There is created in the Department the
7 Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board
8 which shall exercise its duties provided in this Act under
9 the supervision of the Department. The Board shall consist of
10 6 members, designated from time to time by the Director. Two
11 members shall be licensed water well contractors, two members
12 shall be licensed water well pump installation contractors,
13 and two members shall be licensed water well and pump
14 installation contractors. In making the appointments to the
15 Board, the Director shall consider the recommendation of the
16 Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals Illinois
17 Water Well Association.
18 The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for
19 necessary traveling expenses in accordance with travel
20 regulations prescribed by the Department of Finance.
21 The Board shall advise and aid the Director in:
22 (a) preparing subject matter for continuing
23 education sessions and examinations to test the knowledge
24 and skills of applicants for license in the construction,
25 installation and repair of water wells, well pumps, water
26 pressure storage tanks, connecting piping and related
27 appurtenances, including proper sealing of abandoned
28 water wells, and the rules and regulations of the
29 Department promulgated pursuant to the Illinois Pump
30 Installation Code Law and the Illinois Water Well
31 Construction Code Law;
32 (b) promulgating rules and regulations to govern
33 the number of hours of continuing education required for
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1 a continuing education session, examinations, hearings
2 for suspension or revocation of or refusal to issue or
3 renew a license, clarifying the law as it relates to
4 water well and pump installation contracting;.
5 (c) holding examinations of applicants for license
6 at least once a year prior to November 1st in each year;
7 (d) holding hearings for the revocation or
8 suspension of, or refusal to issue, renew or reinstate
9 licenses;
10 (e) submitting recommendations to the Director from
11 time to time for the efficient administration of this
12 Act;
13 (f) grading all tests and examinations for licenses
14 and promptly reporting the results to the Director; and
15 (g) performing such other duties from time to time
16 prescribed by the Director.
17 (Source: P.A. 80-670.)
18 (225 ILCS 345/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7108)
19 Sec. 7. Department duties. The Department shall:
20 (a) Fix and announce dates for examinations;
21 (b) Prepare forms for application for a water well
22 Contractor's license, a water well pump installation
23 contractor's license, and a water well drilling and pump
24 installation contractor's license, which application
25 shall state thereon the scope of the examination as set
26 forth in paragraph (a) of Section 6 of this Act;
27 (c) Prepare and issue license certificates to those
28 entitled thereto;
29 (d) With the aid of the Board, prescribe rules and
30 regulations for the conduct of examinations and
31 continuing education sessions;
32 (e) Prescribe rules for hearings to suspend, revoke
33 or reinstate licenses as provided in this Act;
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1 (f) Maintain and publish annually a roster showing
2 (1) the names and addresses of licensed water well
3 contractors, water well pump installation contractors,
4 and water well and pump installation contractors. The
5 Department may impose a fee for each roster which fee
6 shall be set forth in the rules and regulations.
7 The Department shall maintain a record in the
8 Springfield office showing (1) the names and addresses of
9 all registrants under this Act, (2) the dates of issuance
10 of the licenses, (3) the date and substance of the
11 charges set forth in any complaint for suspension or
12 revocation of any license, (4) the date and substance of
13 all petitions for reinstatement of licenses and (5) the
14 final order on such complaints and petitions. Upon
15 written request the Department in its discretion shall
16 make this information available to any registrant under
17 this Act.
18 (Source: P. A. 77-1626.)
19 (225 ILCS 345/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 7113)
20 Sec. 12. License renewal. All licenses issued under this
21 Act shall expire on January 31, next following the date of
22 issuance, except that a license issued after October 31 and
23 before January 31 shall expire on January 31 next occurring
24 after the license has been in effect for one year. A license
25 may be renewed for an ensuing license year without
26 examination by making application therefor and paying the
27 prescribed fee at least 30 days prior to the expiration date
28 of the current license and such application shall extend the
29 period of validity of the current license until a new license
30 is received or the Department refuses to issue a new license
31 under the provisions of this Act. A license issued under
32 this Act which has expired may be reinstated immediately upon
33 payment of the reinstatement fee, provided, however, not more
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1 than 3 years have elapsed since the date of expiration. A
2 license which has expired for more than 3 years may be
3 restored only by payment of the restoration fee and
4 submitting evidence satisfactory to the Department of the
5 current qualifications and fitness of the registrant, and by
6 successfully passing the examination for a Water Well
7 Contractor, Water Well Pump Installation Contractor, or Water
8 Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License.
9 Beginning January 1, 2000, a contractor seeking a renewal
10 license under this Act shall provide substantial evidence
11 that he or she has attended at least one continuing education
12 session in the preceding 2 years in order to qualify for a
13 renewal license.
14 (Source: P.A. 84-489.)