(410 ILCS 45/11.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1311.1)
    Sec. 11.1. Licensing of lead abatement contractors and workers. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, performing lead abatement or mitigation without a license is a Class A misdemeanor. The Department shall provide by rule for the licensing of lead abatement contractors and lead abatement workers and shall establish standards and procedures for the licensure. The Department may collect a reasonable fee for the licenses. The fees shall be deposited into the Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention, and Abatement Fund and used by the Department for the costs of licensing lead abatement contractors and workers and other activities prescribed by this Act.
    The Department shall promote and encourage minorities and females and minority and female owned entities to apply for licensure under this Act as either licensed lead abatement workers or licensed lead abatement contractors.
    The Department may adopt any rules necessary to ensure proper implementation and administration of this Act and of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 USC 2682 and 2684, and the regulations promulgated thereunder: Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities (40 CFR 745). The application of this Section shall not be limited to the activities taken in regard to lead poisoned children and shall include all activities related to lead abatement, mitigation and training.
(Source: P.A. 89-381, eff. 8-18-95.)