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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 233
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 233 on page 1, line
3 28, after "and", by inserting "inspectors and"; and
4 on page 2, line 16, after "license.", by inserting
5 ""Electrical contractor" shall not include any manufacturing
6 corporation that engages in the activities described in this
7 paragraph incidental to operation or maintenance of its
8 existing business and facilities; however, a manufacturing
9 corporation that is involved in new construction that results
10 in the expansion of its existing business and facilities is
11 included in the definition of "electrical contractor."; and
12 on page 7, line 31, after "Act", by inserting "or an employee
13 of a manufacturing corporation that engages in activities
14 incidental to operation or maintenance of its existing
15 business and facilities"; and
16 on page 11, by replacing lines 12 through 33 with the
17 following:
18 "(b) The Department shall provide for fees by rule;
19 however, the fees shall not exceed the following amounts:
20 (1) the application fee for a license or temporary
21 license, $100;
22 (2) the fee for renewal of a license, $25;
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1 (3) the fee for reinstatement of a license that has
2 been expired for less than 2 years, $50 plus payment of
3 all unpaid renewal fees;
4 (4) the fee for restoration of a license that has
5 been expired for more than 2 years, $100;
6 (5) the fee for issuance of a duplicate license,
7 the issuance of a replacement that has been lost or
8 destroyed, or the issuance of a license with a change of
9 name and address, other than during the renewal period,
10 $25;
11 (6) the fee for certification of a licensee's
12 record for any purpose, $25;
13 (7) the fee for rescoring of an examination, the
14 cost to the Department of rescoring the examination plus
15 any fees charged by the applicable testing service to
16 have the examination rescored;
17 (8) the fee for copies of a license, the actual
18 cost of producing the copies;
19 (9) the fee for a roster of persons licensed as
20 electricians, the actual cost of producing the roster;
21 (10) the fee for application for a license by an
22 electrician registered or licensed under the laws of
23 another state, $100."; and
24 on page 12, by deleting lines 1 through 6; and
25 on page 13, line 28, after "Act.", by inserting the
26 following:
27 "The decedent's representative may petition the board for
28 an extension of the 6 month period in the event he or she can
29 demonstrate undue hardship or other special circumstances.
30 The extension may be granted at the recommendation of the
31 Board, subject to Department approval."; and
32 on page 14, by replacing lines 16 through 32 with the
33 following:
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1 "(a) Employees of, or independent contractors performing
2 work for, any electric utility or electric utility affiliate,
3 or communications or railway utility or any electric system
4 owned and operated by a municipal corporation or unit of
5 local government (notwithstanding any other provision of this
6 Act), electric cooperative as defined in Section 3.4 of the
7 Electric Supplier Act, telephone or telecommunications
8 cooperative as defined in Section 13-212 of the Public
9 Utilities Act, or a telephone company shall not be required
10 to hold a license under any of the following conditions:
11 (1) While performing work on installations,
12 materials, or equipment that are owned or leased,
13 operated, and maintained by the electric utility or
14 electric utility affiliate, communications or railway
15 utility, electric system owned and operated by a
16 municipal corporation or unit of local government,
17 electric, telephone, or telecommunications cooperative,
18 or telephone company in the exercise of its utility or
19 telephone function, and that (i) are used exclusively for
20 the generation, transformation, distribution,
21 transmission, or metering of electric current, or the
22 operation of railway signals, or the transmission of
23 intelligence and do not have as a principal function the
24 consumption or use of electric current by or for the
25 benefit of any person other than the electric utility or
26 electric utility affiliate, communications or railway
27 utility, electric system owned and operated by a
28 municipal corporation or unit of local government,
29 electric, telephone, or telecommunications cooperative,
30 or telephone company and (ii) are generally accessible
31 only to employees of the electric utility or electric
32 utility affiliate, communications or railway utility,
33 electric system owned and operated by a municipal
34 corporation or unit of local government, electric,
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1 telephone, or telecommunications cooperative, or
2 telephone company or persons acting under its control or
3 direction."; and
4 on page 15, by deleting lines 1 through 3; and
5 on page 16, line 8, after "farm", by inserting "or his or her
6 employees"; and
7 on page 16, immediately below line 14, by inserting the
8 following:
9 "(f) This Act shall not include persons or firms
10 licensed as private alarm contractors or private alarm
11 contractor agencies as defined in the Private Detective,
12 Private Alarm, Private Security and Locksmith Act of 1993.
13 (g) This Act shall not apply to the installation,
14 replacement, service, or repair of household products,
15 including but not limited to audio and video equipment,
16 appliances, garbage disposals, fans, lights, and garage door
17 openers, by a business entity primarily engaged in the retail
18 sale of consumer products.
19 (h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict
20 the activities of an employee of a manufacturing corporation
21 to engage in activities incidental to operation or
22 maintenance of its existing business and facilities; however,
23 provisions of this Act do apply to new construction that
24 results in the expansion of the existing business or
25 facilities of a manufacturing corporation."; and
26 on page 21, by replacing lines 2 through 17 with the
27 following:
28 "(1) When owned or leased, operated, and maintained
29 by any electric utility or electric utility affiliate,
30 communications or railway utility, electric system owned
31 and operated by a municipal corporation or unit of local
32 government, electric, telephone, or telecommunications
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1 cooperative, or telephone company in the exercise of its
2 utility or telephone function and that:
3 (A) are used exclusively for the generation,
4 transformation, distribution, transmission, or
5 metering of electric current, the operation of
6 railway signals, or the transmission of
7 intelligence, and do not have as a principal
8 function the consumption or use of electric current
9 by or for the benefit of any person other than the
10 electric utility or electric utility affiliate,
11 communications or railway utility, electric system
12 owned and operated by a municipal corporation or
13 unit of local government, electric, telephone, or
14 telecommunications cooperative, or telephone
15 company; and
16 (B) are generally accessible only to employees
17 of the electric utility or electric utility
18 affiliate, communications or railway utility,
19 electric system owned and operated by a municipal
20 corporation or unit of local government, electric,
21 telephone, or telecommunications cooperative, or
22 telephone company or persons acting under its
23 control or direction."; and
24 on page 21, immediately below line 26, by inserting the
25 following:
26 "(k) A manufacturing corporation that engages in
27 activities incidental to operation or maintenance of its
28 existing business and facilities is not subject to
29 inspection; however, a manufacturing corporation that is
30 involved in new construction that results in the expansion of
31 its existing business or facilities shall be subject to
32 inspection under this Act."; and
33 on page 23, line 29, after "experience", by adding "as
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1 provided in Section 25 of this Act"; and
2 on page 23, line 30, by replacing "January 1" with "July 1";
3 and
4 on page 23, line 32, by replacing "January 1" with "July 1";
5 and
6 on page 24, line 7, by replacing "January 1" with "July 1";
7 and
8 on page 24, line 8, by replacing "January 1" with "July 1";
9 and
10 on page 24, line 9, by replacing "master" with "journeyman";
11 and
12 on page 24, immediately below line 31, by inserting the
13 following:
14 "Section 135. Electrical Safety Standards Fund. The
15 Electrical Safety Standards Fund is created as a special fund
16 in the State treasury. All fees and fines collected under
17 this Act shall be deposited into the Fund. All money in the
18 Electrical Safety Standards Fund may be used, subject to
19 appropriation, by the Department for the administration of
20 this Act."; and
21 on page 25, immediately below line 6, by inserting the
22 following:
23 "Section 197. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
24 Section 5.490 as follows:
25 (30 ILCS 105/5.490 new)
26 Sec. 5.490. The Electrical Safety Standards Fund."; and
27 on page 25, line 7, by replacing "January 1" with "July 1".