Section 905.180  Examinations for Licensure

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)         Examination dates and locations shall be established by the Department. A completed application, a photograph of the applicant, and a fee of $25.00 must 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, repairing and servicing 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 the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes removed from private sewage disposal systems.

3)         Individuals desiring both the installation contractor license and pumping contractor license must pass the examination for each license.

4)         Passing Grade.  The examination shall consist of questions with a combined grade value of 100 points.  In order to successfully pass the examination, a grade of not less than 75 must be obtained.

5)         Failure to Pass.  Any person who fails to pass the examination shall be admitted to a subsequent regularly scheduled examination after filing a new application and fee with the Department in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section. However, persons who fail to pass the exam 2 times in a calendar year shall be required to wait at least one calendar year from the date of the last examination before taking the examination again.

(Source:  Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 2431, effective March 15, 1996)