Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 905 - PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL CODE
Section 905.180 - Examinations for Licensure
Universal Citation: 77 IL Admin Code ยง 905.180
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Applications
1) Each person who desires to
apply for admittance to the examination for a Private Sewage Disposal System
Installation Contractor license or a Private Sewage Disposal System Pumping
Contractor license shall file an application for examination on forms provided
by the Department. These forms may be obtained by writing to the Illinois
Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health.
2) The Department will establish examination
dates and locations. A completed application, a photograph of the applicant,
and a fee of $100 for each examination shall be filed with the Department at
least 30 days prior to the examination date.
b) Examination Requirements and Results
1) Installation License Examination. The
examination for a Private Sewage Disposal System Installation Contractor
license shall test the applicant's knowledge of the design, installation,
operation, maintenance, repair and service of private sewage disposal
systems.
2) Pumping Licensing
Examination. The examination for a Private Sewage Disposal System Pumping
Contractor license shall test the applicant's knowledge of pumping, hauling and
disposing of wastes removed from private sewage disposal systems.
3) Individuals desiring both the installation
contractor license and pumping contractor license shall pass the examination
for each license.
4) Passing Grade.
The examination shall consist of questions with a combined grade value of 100
points. To successfully pass the examination, a grade of not less than 70 shall
be obtained.
5) Failure to Attend
an Examination. Any person who fails to notify the Department in writing by
letter, fax or e-mail at least 2 working days prior to the date of the
examination and fails to attend the examination will be required to resubmit an
application and fee to be eligible to take an examination on another date. If
an emergency or severe weather conditions do not allow an individual to attend
an examination, the individual may make a written request to the Department
explaining why the individual was unable to attend. The Department will review
the request and, if the request is accepted, the individual will not be charged
a new application fee to reschedule the examination.
c) Regulator Exemption
1) Currently employed staff of the Department
or an agent of the Department, local health department or municipalities
administering the Private Sewage Disposal Program may apply to take an
examination. The fee for the examination will be waived, but in waiving the fee
the individual, upon passing the examination, will not be able to act as a
licensee or perform the duties empowered under the Act and this Part for the
specific license. Taking the examination will only verify and evaluate the
individual's knowledge of this Part.
2) If an individual is employed by the
Department or is an agent of the Department, local health department or
municipality and is licensed as a private sewage disposal installation
contractor, private sewage disposal pumping contractor, portable sanitation
technician or portable sanitation technician trainee, the individual may not
perform the duties empowered under the license or certification within the
State. This subsection (c)(2) applies to individuals employed at the Department
or as agents that evaluate and approve construction permits for private sewage
disposal systems, inspect private sewage disposal systems or enforce the Act
and this Part within their jurisdiction.
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