Illinois House Bill 1699

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
Pending: House Energy & Environment Committee
Hearing: Mar 4 @ 4:00 pm in Room 114
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding operator certification for sewage works, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional wastewater operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional wastewater operator under a provisional wastewater operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules. Amends the Public Water Supply Operations Act. In a provision regarding community water supply operator certification, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional community water supply operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional community water supply operator under a provisional community water supply operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules.

EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE

Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-18	House	Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
2025-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-28	House	First Reading
2025-01-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
415	45	14	Amended Code	Citation Text
415	5	13.5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1699&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1699.htm