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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart D - PLUMBING PROGRAM FEES › Section 750.400 - Licensing of Plumbers

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a) Initial
				License Examination. A person shall be licensed by the Department prior to
				engaging in plumbing activities. The Department shall issue a plumber's license
				to each qualified applicant. In order to qualify, an applicant shall:
1) Successfully pass the plumbing license
				examination.
2) Pay to the
				Department the required license fee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart D - PLUMBING PROGRAM FEES › Section 750.410 - Licensing of Apprentice Plumbers

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a)
				Initial License. The Department shall issue an apprentice plumber's license to
				each qualified applicant. In order to qualify, an applicant shall:
1) Be at least 16 years of age.
2) Verify on the Department's application
				form that the applicant is sponsored by an Illinois licensed plumber. The name
				and license number of the Illinois licensed plumber or program sponsor shall be
				included on the application form.
3) Pay to the Department the required license
				fee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart D - PLUMBING PROGRAM FEES › Section 750.420 - Documentation Required for Sponsors of Apprentices

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For all licensed plumbers sponsoring an apprentice,
				  documentation shall be submitted to the Department showing the current status
				  and position of the licensed plumber in the plumbing business. Such
				  documentation shall be signed by the president of a firm, sole proprietorship,
				  or association; by a general partner of a partnership; or by the secretary of
				  the board of directors of a corporation. Acceptable documentation includes the
				  following:
a) Corporations: Minutes of
				the meeting of the board of directors during which a licensed plumber was
				appointed to fill a corporate office provided for in the by-laws of the
				corporation. By-laws of the corporation must be submitted in addition to
				minutes if the licensed plumber is appointed to any corporate office other than
				president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer.
b) Partnerships: A copy of the written
				partnership agreement. If the written partnership agreement has been executed,
				a letter describing the partnership, business activities of the partnership,
				local business licenses, and the status of the licensed plumber within the
				partnership.
c) Sole
				Proprietorships, Firms and Associations: A letter describing the form of
				business, general business activities, local business licenses, and the status
				of the licensed plumber within the firm or association. A firm or association
				that is doing business as a corporation or partnership shall comply with
				subsections (a) and (b).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart D - PLUMBING PROGRAM FEES › Section 750.430 - Plumbers' and Apprentice Plumbers' License Records

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The Department may destroy any record relating to a plumber's
				  license or apprentice plumber's license on which there has been no activity,
				  such as license renewal or restoration, within the previous five
				  years.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart E - PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 750.500 - Continuing Education Requirements for Licensed Plumbers

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a) Each licensed plumber shall, as a
				condition of each annual license renewal after the first license renewal,
				provide proof of completion of four hours of continuing education. Continuing
				education hours shall be completed in one or more courses offered by course
				sponsors approved by the Department pursuant to Section
				750.510.
b) A licensed plumber is not required to
				complete continuing education for the year in which that person's plumbing
				license was initially issued.
c) A
				licensed retired plumber is not required to complete continuing education
				unless the licensed retired plumber wishes to restore his or her license to the
				status of a licensed plumber. The Department will determine the number of
				continuing education hours required for a change in licensure, based on the
				length of time the plumber has been retired in accordance with subsection
				(a).
d) Licensed plumbers who have
				been found to have committed repeated violations of the Illinois Plumbing Code
				shall complete a minimum of two hours of additional continuing education
				conducted by the Department, at a time and location to be determined by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart E - PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 750.510 - Department Approval of Continuing Education Sponsors and Courses

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The Department will maintain a list of approved continuing
				  education course sponsors. Sponsors may include universities, colleges,
				  professional trade associations, unions, vocational schools, firms,
				  individuals, corporations, or any entity that meets the criteria provided by
				  the Department.
a) Registration. Each
				continuing education course sponsor shall register with the Department before
				submitting course materials for approval by the Department. Registration shall
				be valid for three years from the date of issuance.
1) Course sponsors shall register using a
				form provided by the Department and shall include:
A) the name, address and phone and fax
				numbers of the applicant;
B) the
				names and addresses of any persons who have received or will receive any
				portion of revenues generated from the course;
C) the name, address and Illinois license
				number of the plumber supervising the continuing education course.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart E - PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 750.520 - Continuing Education Course Records

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a) Each registered continuing education
				course sponsor shall establish and maintain records for each course sponsored
				as follows:
1) A certificate of completion in
				a format specified by the Department must be completed for each participant
				enrolled in an approved continuing education course. The form consists of three
				parts: the first copy shall be filed with the Department, the second part shall
				be maintained by the sponsor, and the third part shall be given to the
				participant upon completion of the course.
2) An attendance sign-in/sign-out sheet shall
				be used for each course. This form shall be maintained with the course
				records.
3) Information on each
				student (name, address, courses registered for, attendance, courses
				completed).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart E - PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 750.530 - Department Approval and Evaluation of Courses of Instruction in Plumbing

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a) A college,
				university, trade school or vocational school that has established a program
				providing a course of instruction in plumbing may submit a letter to the
				Department requesting approval of its program or course of instruction.
1) The request for approval shall include
				information on the curriculum offered by the program, qualifications of the
				instructors, and information indicating that the teaching facility to be used
				for the program provides both shop and classroom facilities.
2) For a program to be approved, it shall
				provide instruction in plumbing that is supervised by a licensed
				plumber.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart E - PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 750.540 - Topics for Approved Programs of Instruction in Plumbing and Approved Continuing Education Courses

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Approved courses of instruction in plumbing shall provide
				  instruction in the topics specified in subsections (a) through (dd) below.
				  Approved continuing education courses shall provide instruction in at least one
				  of the topics specified below.
a)
				Public Health and its relationship to plumbing;
b) State of Illinois Plumbing License Law;
1) administration and enforcement;
2) licensing of apprentice plumbers and
				plumbers;
3) plumbing code
				requirements;
4) plumbing
				inspection;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart E - PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 750.550 - Programs of Instruction and Practical Training in Plumbing Approved as Equivalent to Illinois Licensed Apprenticeship

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A program of instruction and practical training in plumbing
				  that is approved as equivalent to four years of an Illinois licensed
				  apprenticeship shall cover the following subject areas and provide the number
				  of hours of instruction and practical training specified in this Section. An
				  approved course of instruction shall total 2,800 hours of credit.
Subject
Hours of Instruction
Public health and its relationship to plumbing
140
State of Illinois Plumbing License Law
24
Administration and enforcement
40
Licensing of apprentice plumbers and plumbers
16
Illinois Plumbing Code requirements
20
Plumbing inspection
30
Basic principles of plumbing
40
Job safety
52
Sciences of pneumatics and hydraulics as they apply
							 to plumbing
60
Use and care of tools and equipment
16
Plumbing materials, fixtures and equipment
100
Joints and connections
81
Water supply and distribution system
120
Indirect waste piping and special wastes
90
Hangers and separators
20
Interceptors and separators
40
Traps and cleanouts
42
Drainage system
110
Vents and venting systems
134
Soldering, welding, caulking and wiping
128
Cast iron plumbing system, including Durham
							 system
155
Copper material plumbing system
150
Glass material plumbing system
40
Plastics and thermoplastics material plumbing
							 system
60
Alternate plumbing system
55
Solar plumbing systems
40
Hot water systems and water heaters
90
Safety devices allied with a plumbing system
50
Pumping of waste
63
Handling and disposition of wastes that would damage
							 a plumbing system and waste disposal facilities
120
Inspection and testing of a plumbing system
120
Private sewage disposal systems, municipal or public
							 sewage disposal systems or sanitary districts
120
Public and private water supply systems
134
Planning and designing a plumbing system including
							 estimating, installation, repair, maintenance, alteration, extension and
							 dismantling
300
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart F - REQUIREMENTS FOR PLUMBING FIRMS › Section 750.600 - Organization of Plumbing Firms

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At least one member of every firm, association or partnership
				  engaged in plumbing work, and at least one corporate officer of every
				  corporation engaged in plumbing work, shall be a licensed plumber. The licensed
				  plumber who is a corporate officer shall be individually responsible for all
				  plumbing work performed by employees of the corporation, as documented by
				  payroll records, time sheets or W-2 forms. Acceptable documentation to prove
				  compliance with this requirement includes the following:
a) For corporations: Minutes of the meeting
				of the board of directors during which a licensed plumber was appointed to fill
				a corporate office provided for in the by-laws of the corporation. By-Laws of
				the corporation must be submitted in addition to minutes if the licensed
				plumber is appointed to any corporate office other than president,
				vice-president, secretary or treasurer.
b) For partnerships: A copy of the written
				partnership agreement. If the written partnership agreement has been executed,
				a letter describing the partnership, business activities of the partnership,
				local business licenses, and the status of the licensed plumber within the
				partnership.
c) For sole
				proprietorships, firms and associations: A letter describing the form of
				business, general business activities, local business licenses, and the status
				of the licensed plumber within the firm or association. A firm or association
				which is doing business as a corporation or partnership shall comply with this
				Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart G - CERTIFICATION OF PLUMBING INSPECTORS › Section 750.700 - Purpose and Authority for Certification of Plumbing Inspectors

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a) Applicability.
				The purpose of this Subpart is to promote effective and uniform enforcement of
				the Illinois Plumbing Code through State certification of plumbing inspectors.
				This Subpart establishes the standards and procedures for certification, and
				suspension and revocation of certification for plumbing inspectors. This
				Subpart applies to all persons and governmental units engaged in the
				administration and enforcement of the Plumbing Code or engaged in the
				education, training and testing of any person who applies to the Department for
				certification as a plumbing inspector.
b) Authority.
1) Departmental Authority. The Department of
				Public Health has been granted authority over certification of plumbing
				inspectors, and suspension and revocation of certification.
2) Governmental Unit Authority. All
				governmental units exercising jurisdiction over the construction and inspection
				of dwellings, pursuant to the Illinois Plumbing Code, may provide for
				inspection performed by plumbing inspectors certified under this
				Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart G - CERTIFICATION OF PLUMBING INSPECTORS › Section 750.710 - Certification of Plumbing Inspectors

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The Department will issue a plumbing inspector's
				  certification to any licensed plumber who meets the qualifications for a
				  plumbing inspector specified in this Section and who pays to the Department the
				  required fees specified in Section
				  750.1100.
a) The application form may be obtained by
				downloading the application from the Department's website (
http://dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/licensecertificate/plumbinginspectorcertificationexaminationapplication.pdf
).
b) The application shall be submitted to the
				Illinois Department of Public Health, 525 West Jefferson Street,
				3rd Floor, Springfield, Illinois 62761.
c) To qualify for certification as a plumbing
				inspector, an applicant shall:
1) Be
				currently licensed by the Department as a plumber. An apprentice plumber's
				license or retired plumber's license shall not be used to fulfill this
				requirement.
2) Have held an
				Illinois plumbing license for at least seven years. An apprentice plumber's
				license or retired plumber's license shall not be used to fulfill this
				requirement.
3) Have passed the
				examination administered by the Department for certification of plumbing
				inspectors.
A) The Department will accept
				applications for the examination at any time during normal business
				hours.
B) The Department will
				schedule examinations when it has sufficient applicants, in the opinion of the
				Department, to establish an examination date and location. Applicants will also
				be allowed to take the examination at any time acceptable to the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart G - CERTIFICATION OF PLUMBING INSPECTORS › Section 750.720 - Renewal of Plumbing Inspector Certification and Continuing Education Requirements for Certified Plumbing Inspectors

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a) All plumbing inspector certificates shall
				expire on April 30 of each year, except initial certifications issued after
				February 15 shall expire one year after the next April 30. Any certified
				plumbing inspector who desires to continue his or her certification shall apply
				for renewal each year. The Department shall mail each certified plumbing
				inspector an application for renewal.
b) Each certified plumbing inspector shall as
				a condition of each annual certification renewal after the first renewal
				provide to the Department proof of completion of continuing education courses.
				Continuing education is not required for the year in which the plumbing
				inspector's certification was initially issued.
c) Continuing education sponsors and courses
				shall be approved by the Department pursuant to Section
				750.510
				and
				750.520
				of this Part. Continuing education credit may be earned by certified plumbing
				inspectors only by attending Department-approved courses. Continuing education
				courses shall consist of 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each as
				follows:
1) at least 6 classroom hours of
				courses conducted by the Department; and
2) at least 8 classroom hours of courses
				conducted by continuing education sponsors approved by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart G - CERTIFICATION OF PLUMBING INSPECTORS › Section 750.730 - Plumbing Inspectors

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a) Any
				plumbing inspector certified pursuant to this Part may inspect any private or
				public property for the purpose of investigating conditions relating to the
				enforcement of the Illinois Plumbing Code and the Illinois Plumbing License
				Law.
b) Any licensed plumber who
				inspects plumbing shall:
1) Not inspect any
				plumbing that the licensed plumber has directly or indirectly caused to be
				installed, modified or repaired.
2)
				Provide, upon completion of a plumbing inspection, a written report, either in
				paper or electronic form, that sets forth the following:
A) The specific violation, if any, with
				citation to the applicable code;
B)
				the name address, phone number, Illinois plumbing license number and email of
				the inspector issuing the report;
C) the date of the inspection;
D) the date or dates by which the violation
				or violations must be cured;
E) the
				authority under which the inspection was conducted; and
F) the name, phone number, Illinois plumbing
				license number and email of the plumbing contractor and licensed plumber
				responsible for the work.
3) Cooperate with the Department in any
				investigation or inquiry it may conduct concerning plumbing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart H - APPROVAL OF PLUMBING PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY GOVERNMENTAL UNITS › Section 750.800 - Governmental Units Establishing Plumbing Programs

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a) This Part does not prohibit governmental
				units from enacting a minimum code of standards for the design of plumbing
				materials and the operation and maintenance of plumbing systems, and ordinances
				or rules for the inspection of plumbing systems. Any ordinances adopted by a
				governmental unit shall be at least as stringent as the Illinois Plumbing Code,
				as required by Section 36 of the Act. For purposes of this subsection (a) and
				subsection (b), the term "governmental unit" shall mean a city, town, village,
				township or county with a water supply system or sewage disposal system or
				both.
b) Before a governmental unit
				adopts an ordinance that is more stringent than the Illinois Plumbing Code, a
				copy of that ordinance, including all amendments, shall be submitted to the
				Department for review. The Department shall review a proposed local ordinance
				within 45 business days after receipt of the ordinance and shall, within that
				time period, communicate any suggested changes, revisions or objections to the
				unit of local government.
c) Review
				of Plumbing Programs of Governmental Units. The Department shall conduct
				inquiries, make inspections and review the plumbing programs operated by
				governmental units. This shall be done by an Illinois licensed plumber who is
				employed by the Department.
d)
				Governmental Units Operating Plumbing Programs. The Department may evaluate
				each plumbing program operated by a governmental unit to determine whether that
				program is being operated under a rule or ordinance adopted in compliance with
				this Section. If the Department finds after investigation that a plumbing
				program is not being operated or enforced as required, the Director shall give
				written notice of the findings to the chief administrative officer of the
				governmental unit. If the Department finds, not less than 30 days after the
				notice, that the program is not being conducted as required by existing
				ordinances or rules, the Director shall give written notice of its findings to
				the chief administrative officer of the governmental unit. After an
				administrative hearing, as provided in Section 35 of the Act, the Department
				may seek to enjoin the governmental unit from performing plumbing inspections
				and administering a plumbing program until approval is granted by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart J - CIVIL PENALTIES FOR UNLICENSED PLUMBERS › Section 750.1000 - Civil Penalties for Unlicensed Plumbers

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a) A person who practices, offers to
				practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a plumber without
				being licensed under the provisions of the Act may be subject to an Order of
				Correction to a telecommunications carrier for improper advertising under
				Section 5(b.10) of the Act and shall be issued a civil penalty under the
				following criteria:
1) First Offense
A) Where no violations of the Illinois
				Plumbing Code are found, the person:
i) Shall
				pay a civil penalty of $1,000;
ii)
				May be referred to the State's Attorney of the county or to the Attorney
				General for prosecution under Section 29 of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart K - ADMINISTRATIVE FEES › Section 750.1100 - Plumbers' and Apprentice Plumbers' Examination and Licensure Fees

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The applicable fee shall be submitted to the Department with
				  each application for examination, licensure or certification as follows:
a) Plumber's Examination Fees
1)
Plumber's License Examination Fee when applicant is
							 licensed as an Apprentice Plumber in Illinois
$175
2)
Plumber's License Examination Fee when applicant is
							 registered or licensed in a state other than Illinois
$225
3)
Plumber's License Re-Examination Fee
$175
4)
Plumber's License Re-Examination Fee when applicant
							 is registered or licensed in a state other than Illinois
$175
b)
				Plumber's License Fees
1)
Plumber's License Fee (Initial or Renewal)
$150
2)
Apprentice Plumber's License Fee (Initial or
							 Renewal)
$100
3)
Late Fee or Reinstatement Fee for any License Renewal
							 (in addition to all lapsed renewal fees)
$100
4)
Restoration of a Plumber's Expired License Fee
							 (includes the fee for the first examination only)
$175
5)
Duplicate License Fee
$50
6)
Retired Plumber's Annual License
$25
7)
Reinstatement of a Plumber's License from a Retired
							 Plumber's License with fewer than five years (per year out)
$100
8)
Restoration of a Plumber's License from a Retired
							 Plumber's License of more than five years (includes fee for first examination
							 only)
$175
c)
				Certified Plumbing Inspector's Examination and Certification Fees
1)
Plumbing Inspector's Examination
$175
2)
Plumbing Inspector's Certification Late Fee
$100
3)
Chicago Licensed Certified Plumbing Inspector
$150
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart K - ADMINISTRATIVE FEES › Section 750.1110 - Other Fees

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a) Copies of the
				Illinois Plumbing Code may be obtained from the Department's website.
b) The fee for a dishonored, negotiable
				instrument including, but not limited to, returned checks or insufficient
				payment shall be $100.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 870.100 - Purpose

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This Part sets forth the procedures to be used by the Agency
				  in administering a system for the certification and sanctioning, where
				  necessary, of regulated operators at regulated facilities, as those terms are
				  defined herein.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 870.105 - Applicability

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The rules of this Part shall be applicable to the operation
				  of landfills permitted, or required to be permitted, by the Agency. The
				  operation of a landfill shall be deemed to have ceased upon the issuance of a
				  certificate of closure by the Agency in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
				  807.508
				  and
				  813.402.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 870.110 - Definitions

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For purposes of this Part the words and terms defined in this
				  Section shall have the meanings given herein. Words and terms not defined shall
				  have the meanings otherwise set forth in the Solid Waste Site Operator
				  Certification Law and the Environmental Protection Act.
"Act" means the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat.
				  1989, ch. 1111/2, par. 1001 et seq.).
"Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
				  Agency.
"Certified Operator" means the person at a landfill who is
				  normally present and accessible and has been certified pursuant to these
				  regulations. A certified operator may be on the operational staff of not more
				  than three landfills.
"Earth moving equipment" means motorized equipment designed
				  to excavate, load, or transport earthen materials, not including road licensed
				  trucks.
"Examination" means the test required to be taken by an
				  applicant to become certified under the Solid Waste Site Operator Certification
				  Law.
"Landfill" means a unit or part of a facility in or on which
				  waste is placed and accumulated over time for disposal, and which is not a land
				  application unit, a surface impoundment or an underground injection
				  well.
"Landfill operations" means those activities conducted at a
				  landfill including, but not limited to, the acceptance, distribution, and cover
				  of waste.
"Operational staff" means those persons at a landfill who
				  direct, supervise, or participate in the acceptance, distribution, or cover of
				  waste.
"Person" means a human being.
"Solid Waste Site Operator Law" means the Solid Waste Site
				  Operator Certification Law (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1990 Supp., ch. 111, par. 7851 et
				  seq.).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 870.115 - Disclaimer

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The Agency and the State of Illinois do not endorse or
				  guarantee the quality of any work or conduct by an applicant who has been
				  certified.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 870.120 - Severability

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If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Part
				  is judged invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this Part
				  as a whole or any Section, subsection, sentence or clause thereof not judged
				  invalid.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.200 - Categories of Certificates Available

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a) Applicants shall be able to apply for
				certificates or certificate renewals in any of the following categories: Class
				A; Class A with a Special Waste Endorsement; or Class B. An applicant shall not
				be eligible for certification in one category if his or her current certificate
				in another category is currently suspended or revoked.
b) Landfill sites which accept non-hazardous
				solid waste other than clean construction or demolition debris shall employ on
				their operational staffs at least one person who possesses a valid Class A
				Certificate.
c) Landfill sites
				which accept special waste shall employ on their operational staffs at least
				one person who possesses a valid Class A Certificate with a Special Waste
				Endorsement.
d) Landfill sites
				which accept only clean construction or demolition debris shall employ on their
				operational staffs at least one person who possesses a valid Class A or B
				Certificate (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1990, Supp., ch. 111, par. 7854, Section
				1004).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.210 - Class A Certificate

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a) Any
				person who seeks a Class A Certificate shall pass a written examination as
				provided under Subpart C.
b) Any
				person who seeks a Class A Certificate shall submit a complete application to
				the Agency accompanied by the fee required under Section
				870.400 of this
				Part in which the applicant demonstrates the following:
1) the applicant is at least 18 years of
				age;
2) the applicant has not
				violated any of the provisions of the Solid Waste Site Operator Certification
				Law which could result in the refusal to issue, renew, or suspended for cause
				such certification;
3) the
				applicant has either:
A) a high school diploma
				or its equivalent, and
i) not less than 2
				years of acceptable study, training, and responsible experience in sanitary
				landfill operation or management, or
ii) not less than 7 years of acceptable
				study, training, and responsible experience in operation or management of earth
				moving equipment; or
B)
				completed:
i) grammar school or its
				equivalent, and
ii) not less than
				15 years of acceptable study, training, and responsible experience in sanitary
				landfill operation or management (Solid Waste Site Operator Law, Section 1007);
				and
4) the
				names, addresses, and phone numbers of no fewerthan 3 references (Ill. Rev.
				Stat. 1990 Supp., ch. 111, par. 7858, Section 1008).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.215 - Class A Certificate Special Waste Endorsement

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a) Any person who seeks a Special Waste
				Endorsement shall pass a written examination as provided under Subpart
				C.
b) Any person who seeks a
				Special Waste Endorsement shall demonstrate, on a form designated by the
				Agency, the following:
1) the applicant has
				been issued a Class A Certificate which has not been suspended or revoked, or
				otherwise become invalid; or
2) the
				applicant has submitted a complete application for the issuance of a Class A
				Certificate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.220 - Class B Certificate

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a) Any
				person who seeks a Class B Certificate shall pass a written examination as
				provided under Subpart C.
b) Any
				person who seeks a Class B Certificate shall submit a complete application to
				the Agency accompanied by the fee required under Section
				870.400 of this
				Part in which the applicant demonstrates the following:
1) the applicant is at least 18 years of
				age;
2) the applicant has not
				violated any of the provisions of the Solid Waste Site Operator Certification
				Law which could result in the refusal to issue, renew or suspend for cause such
				certification;
3) the applicant has
				either:
A) ahigh school diploma or its
				equivalent, and
i) not less than 6 months of
				acceptable study, training, and responsible experience in sanitary landfill
				operation or management, or
ii) not
				less than 3 years of acceptable study, training and responsible experience in
				operation or management of earth moving equipment; or
B) completed:
i) grammar school or its equivalent,
				and
ii) not less than 5 years of
				acceptable study, training, and responsible experience in sanitary landfill
				operation or management (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1990 Supp., ch. 111, par. 7857,
				Section 1007).
4) the names, addresses, and phone numbers of
				no fewerthan 3 references (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1990 Supp., ch. 111, par. 7858,
				Section 1008).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.225 - Certificate Validity

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Any certificate issued under this Part shall be valid for a
				  period of 3 years, with the expiration date being 3 years from the first day of
				  October of the calendar year in which the certificate is issued (Ill. Rev.
				  Stat. 1990 Supp., ch. 111, par. 7860, Section 1010).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.230 - Special Waste Endorsement Validity

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a)
				A Special Waste Endorsement issued under this Part shall expire on the date the
				accompanying Class A Certificate expires.
b) An applicant who passes the Special Waste
				Endorsement examination, but fails the accompanying Class A examination, is not
				required to retake the Special Waste Endorsement examination if the applicant
				passes a subsequent Class A examination within six months after passing the
				Special Waste Endorsement examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.235 - Certificate Renewal

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a) Any person
				who seeks renewal of any certificate or Special Waste Endorsement issued under
				this Part shall pass a written examination as provided under Subpart
				C.
b) Any person who seeks renewal
				of any certificate or Special Waste Endorsement issued under this Part shall
				submit a complete renewal application to the Agency not less than 90 days
				before expiration of the currently effective certificate or Special Waste
				Endorsement which demonstrates the following:
1) the applicant has not violated any of the
				provisions of the Solid Waste Site Operator Certification Law which could
				result in the refusal to issue or renew for cause;
2) the applicant has not had a certificate or
				Special Waste Endorsement issued under this Part which has been suspended or
				revoked under Subpart D; and
3) the
				applicant has paid any fees required for the renewal of any certificate or
				Special Waste Endorsement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.240 - Emergency Certification

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a)
				Whenever a certified operator begins or terminates employment with a landfill,
				the certified operator and the landfill owner shall notify the Training and
				Certification Unit, Division of Land Pollution Control, of the Agency in
				writing within seven days.
b)
				Should the certified operator(s) at a landfill unexpectedly terminate
				employment due to death, illness, or otherwise, or for whatever reason becomes
				incapable of directing landfill operations or supervising other operational
				staff in performing landfill operations, the landfill owner shall be allowed 90
				days to obtain a properly certified operator pursuant to the procedures
				specified under Subpart B. During the 90 day period the landfill may continue
				operations.
c) During the 90 day
				period that a landfill may continue operations without a certified operator,
				the landfill owner may sponsor an individual to become certified. A landfill
				owner sponsors an individual by informing the Training and Certification Unit,
				Division of Land Pollution Control, of the Agency in writing that the landfill
				is operating without a certified operator and that the sponsored individual
				will, if certified, be employed at the landfill. An applicant so sponsored may,
				after submitting to the Training and Certification Unit a complete application
				and appropriate fees, request to take a certification examination on an
				expedited basis.
d) If the Agency
				receives a request to take an expedited examination, and has received a
				complete application and appropriate fees on or before the 60th day of the 90
				day period that a landfill may continue operations without a certified
				operator, the Agency shall administer an examination to the applicant. The
				Agency may administer additional exams subject to available Agency time and
				resources.
e) All expedited
				examinations shall be held in Springfield, Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart B - CERTIFICATES › Section 870.245 - Certification

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Any person signing an application submitted under this
				  Subpart B shall make the following certification:
I certify that the information submitted in this application
				  or document and all attachments is, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
				  true and accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties
				  under Section 44 of the Environmental Protection Act for submitting false
				  information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
				  violations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart C - EXAMINATIONS › Section 870.300 - Requirement of Examination

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a) The
				Agency shall not issue any certificate or Special Waste Endorsement
				contemplated by this Part unless the applicant has passed a written
				standardized examination in accordance with this Subpart.
b) A score of 70% correct constitutes a
				passing score for the standardized examination.
c) A complete application shall remain
				effective for three years from the date of filing or until the person has taken
				and failed the exam three times, whichever comes first. An applicant whose
				previously submitted application is no longer effective must submit a new
				application meeting the requirements of Subpart B accompanied by the fees
				required under Section
				870.400.
d) An applicant who has failed the exam three
				times within a period of three years shall not be eligible to take the exam
				again for a period of no less than one year from the date of notice of the last
				failure. The applicant shall demonstrate that during the one year period
				additional training, study, or experience has been acquired.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart C - EXAMINATIONS › Section 870.305 - Examination Location and Admission Tickets

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a) The certification examination shall be
				held at various locations including the Chicago Metropolitan area, the
				Collinsville area and Springfield, Illinois.
b) Information about specific test locations
				will be available upon request from the Training and Certification Unit,
				Division of Land Pollution Control, of the Agency. The examination admission
				ticket sent to an applicant shall specify the correct location for that
				applicant.
c) In the application
				for a certificate or Special Waste Endorsement the applicant shall designate a
				preferred location, among those identified by the Agency, for taking the
				examination.
d) The Agency shall
				not issue an examination admission ticket to an applicant until it has received
				the application fee provided under Section
				870.400 of this
				Part from the applicant.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart C - EXAMINATIONS › Section 870.310 - Examination Dates and Frequency

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Examinations will be held four times every year. Information
				  about authorized test dates will be available upon request from the Training
				  and Certification Unit, Division of Land Pollution Control, of the
				  Agency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart C - EXAMINATIONS › Section 870.315 - Notice of Examination Locations and Dates

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The Agency will provide each applicant with notice of the
				  specific location and date of examination, no less than fourteen days before
				  the scheduled examination date. Notice shall be given by means of the admission
				  ticket sent to the applicant at the mailing address indicated on the
				  application. Each applicant shall have the admission ticket, along with picture
				  identification, available for review by Agency proctors on the date of the
				  examination. Admission to the examination shall be denied if an applicant fails
				  to produce, upon request by Agency proctors, an admission ticket and photo
				  identification.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart C - EXAMINATIONS › Section 870.320 - Examination Administration

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At all examination locations authorized by the Agency,
				  proctors designated by the Agency shall administer and supervise the conduct of
				  examinations, and collect examination answer sheets and test forms after
				  completion of an examination. The Agency shall not allow examinees to keep
				  copies of the test or test materials.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart C - EXAMINATIONS › Section 870.325 - Examination Subjects

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The Training and Certification Unit, Division of Land
				  Pollution Control, of the Agency shall provide, upon request, a listing of the
				  curriculum which examinees can expect to be examined. The Agency may revise the
				  examination curriculum to provide for additional or different topics which may
				  be required for the testing of a specific certificate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart D - FEES › Section 870.400 - Application Fee

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Applicants for any certificate or Special Waste Endorsement,
				  or the renewal of any certificate or Special Waste Endorsement, shall submit a
				  $100.00 application fee with the application. Any person who seeks a Special
				  Waste Endorsement concurrent with the submittal of an application for a Class A
				  Certificate shall not be required to pay two application
				  fees.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart D - FEES › Section 870.405 - Issuance and Renewal Fee

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a)
				Following submission of a complete application an applicant shall pay the
				following fees prior to the issuance or renewal of a certificate or Special
				Waste Endorsement:
1) $400 for the issuance
				or renewal of a Class A Certificate;
2) $100 for the issuance or renewal of a
				Special Waste Endorsement;
3) $200
				for the issuance or renewal of a Class B Certificate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart E - SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION › Section 870.500 - Investigation

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The Agency may refuse to issue, or seek the suspension or
				  revocation of, any certificate or Special Waste Endorsement established under
				  Subpart B of this Part. The Agency may, upon its own motion or upon the written
				  complaint of any person setting forth charges which, if proven, would
				  constitute grounds for the refusal to issue, suspension or revocation as
				  provided by the Solid Waste Site Operator Law, investigate the actions of any
				  person applying for or holding a certificate or Special Waste
				  Endorsement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart E - SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION › Section 870.505 - Notice

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The Agency shall, at least 28 days prior to issuing a Notice
				  of Contested Case Hearing as provided for at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 168, notify
				  the applicant or certificate or Special Waste Endorsement holder in writing of
				  the nature of the charges made and shall afford the applicant or holder an
				  opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 870 - LANDFILL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION › Subpart E - SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION › Section 870.510 - Procedure

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When the Agency refuses to issue, or seeks the suspension or
				  revocation of, any certificate or Special Waste Endorsement, the procedures set
				  forth at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 168 shall apply.