Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 750 - PLUMBERS LICENSING CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 750.110 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purposes of this Part:
"Act" means the Illinois Plumbing License Law [225 ILCS 320
				  ].
"Agent" means an Illinois licensed plumber designated by a
				  sponsor of an apprentice plumber as responsible for supervision of the
				  apprentice plumber, with prior approval from the Department.
"Apprentice plumber" means any licensed person who is
				  learning and performing plumbing under the supervision of a sponsor or his
				  agent in accordance with the provisions of
the
Act.
(Section 2 of the Act)
"Approved apprenticeship program" means an
				  apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
				  Apprenticeship and Training and the Department under
this Part,
				  including Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC) Programs. (Section 2 of the
				  Act)
"Board" means the Illinois State Board of Plumbing
				  Examiners.
(Section 2 of the Act)
"Certification" means the act of obtaining or holding a
				  certificate of competency in plumbing inspection from the Department, pursuant
				  to this Part.
"Certified plumbing inspector" means any licensed plumber to
				  whom the Department has issued a certificate of competency to inspect plumbing
				  in Illinois.
"Continuing education credit hour" means that 50 minutes of
				  classroom time, excluding breaks, is equivalent to one credit hour.
"Course" means any class, seminar or other program of
				  instruction in plumbing that has been approved by the Department for the
				  purpose of complying with continuing education requirements.
"Course sponsor" means the person or legal entity who is
				  registered pursuant to this Part and who is responsible for conducting a
				  continuing education course approved by the Department.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
				  Health
, plumbing program. (Section 2 of the Act)
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois
				  Department of Public Health.
(Section 2 of the Act)
"Governmental unit" means a city, village, incorporated town,
				  county or sanitary or water district.
"Incompetence" means conduct in the performance of plumbing
				  work that indicates a lack of ability to discharge the duties required to
				  protect the health, safety and welfare of the public; failure to maintain
				  competency in applying the standards set forth in the Illinois Plumbing Code;
				  lack of knowledge of the fundamental principles of plumbing inspection or an
				  inability to apply these principles; or failure to maintain competency in
				  current plumbing inspection practices.
"Misconduct" means an act performed in the discharge of
				  enforcement duties that jeopardizes the interests of the public, including
				  violation of federal or State laws, local ordinances or administrative rules
				  relating to the position, preparation of deficient or falsified reports,
				  failure to submit information or reports required by law or contract when
				  requested by the municipality or the Department, conduct that evidences a lack
				  of trustworthiness, misrepresentation of qualifications such as education,
				  experience or certification, illegal entry of premises, misuse of funds, or
				  misrepresentation of authority.
"Retired plumber" means any licensed plumber in good
				  standing who meets the requirements of
the
Act and
this Part
to be licensed as a retired plumber and voluntarily
				  surrenders his plumber's license to the Department, in exchange for a retired
				  plumber's license.
(Section 2 of the Act)
"Revoke" means to permanently remove the plumbing license of
				  a licensed plumber for violations of the Illinois Plumbing License Law,
				  Illinois Plumbing Code or this Part.
"Sponsor"
means
an Illinois licensed
				  plumber or an approved apprenticeship program that has accepted an individual
				  as an Illinois licensed apprentice plumber for education and training in the
				  field of plumbing and whose name and license number or apprenticeship program
				  number shall appear on the individual's application for an apprentice plumber's
				  license.
(Section 2 of the Act)
"Suspend" means to temporarily remove the plumbing license of
				  a licensed plumber for violations of the Illinois Plumbing License Law,
				  Illinois Plumbing Code or this Part.
"Telecommunications carrier" means a
				  telecommunications carrier as defined in the Public Utilities Act.
(Section 2 of the Act)