Illinois Administrative Code

Section 293.10 Definitions The following definitions are used in this Part: "Act" means the Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act [110 ILCS 47]. "Applicant" means a post-secondary educational institution applying to OSFM and the Authority for a low-interest loan under the program. "Author…

Section 293.20 Purpose and Qualifications a) OSFM and the Authority will jointly administer a program to provide low-interest loans to post-secondary educational institutions for the planning, purchasing, installing, upgrading, altering, modifying, fixing or repairing of a fire s…

Section 293.30 Eligible Expenditures Subject to the availability of funds, low-interest loans to post-secondary educational institutions will be available for the purpose of paying all or a portion of the costs associated with planning, purchasing, installing, upgrading, altering…

Section 293.40 Loan Application Review Committee Criteria The State Fire Marshal shall appoint a Loan Application Review Committee to determine, based on system needs, financial need, and how recently the applicant has received a previous loan under this program, which eligible p…

Section 293.50 Application Procedure and Content a) Subject to the availability of funds, OSFM will post application forms for low-interest loans under this program on the OSFM website. Each application form provided shall identify the information applicants must include in their…

Section 293.60 Loan Application Review Committee Criteria a) Institutions receiving a loan in previous loan application cycles will not be considered until all applicants who have never received a loan but are requesting a loan have been considered. b) The institutions will be or…

Section 293.70 Appeal Process a) Institutions whose loans were denied by the Committee or the Authority shall be notified via First Class Mail by OSFM. b) Notice of denial shall be deemed received on the date of mailing. The institution has 30 calendar days from that date to forw…

Section 293.80 Repayment Procedures a) The maturity date of the loans shall be determined by OSFM and the Authority, but shall not exceed 20 years. b) The rate of interest to be charged under the program will be determined by the Authority at the time of the loan approval, at a r…

Section 293.90 Terms and Conditions of Loan Agreement An approved loan application with OSFM and the Authority is subject to the following terms: a) Loan proceeds under this program shall be used exclusively for the purposes listed in Section 293.30 and shall be expended in accor…

Section 294.100 Definitions The following definitions are used in this Part: "Applicant" means a unit of local government, including any municipality, township, township fire department, or special district such as a fire protection district that operates a fire department or pro…

Section 294.110 Severability If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Part shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this Part.

Section 294.120 Purpose and Eligibility a) The Office and the Authority will jointly administer this Program to provide zero-interest loans or low-interest loans to fire departments, the proceeds of which shall be used to finance all or any portion of the costs associated with th…

Section 294.130 Eligible Expenditures Subject to the availability of monies in the Fire Station Revolving Loan Fund, zero-interest loans or low-interest loans will be available for the purpose of paying all or a portion of the costs associated with the construction, rehabilitatio…

Section 294.140 Loan Application Review Committee The State Fire Marshal shall appoint a Loan Application Review Committee to determine, as described in Section 294.160, which eligible applicants will be recommended to the Authority to receive a loan under this Program. a) The Co…

Section 294.150 Loan Application Procedure and Content a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Office will send a notification to all fire departments of fund availability and post application forms for zero-interest loans and low-interest loans under this Program on the Off…

Section 294.160 Criteria for Review of Loan Applications a) Applicants receiving a loan in previous loan application cycles will not be considered until one of the following conditions has been met: 1) all applicants that have never received a loan have been considered; or 2) the…

Section 294.170 Request for Reconsideration a) The Office will notify by First Class U.S. Mail those applicants whose loans are denied by the Authority. b) The applicant has 30 calendar days from the date of the postmark on the notice to forward to the Committee a request for rec…

Section 294.180 Repayment Procedures Loan repayment shall be made in accordance with 74 Ill. Adm. Code 1100.1125.

Section 294.190 Recordkeeping and Recovery of Funds A loan approved by the Office and the Authority is subject to the following terms: a) The loan recipient shall provide to the Authority and the Office proof of use of loan proceeds. b) In the event of default that is not cured w…

Section 295.10 Purpose The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) shall administer a program to provide grant funds to groups of registered voters to defray the expenses of organizing a new fire protection district. The grant shall not exceed $500 and that group of registered vo…

Section 295.20 Grant Application Procedure and Required Supporting Documentation a) Application Procedure 1) The attorney or individual of record for the group of registered voters shall submit a letter to OSFM requesting the grant. 2) The letter shall be sent to: Office of the S…

Section 295.30 Terms and Conditions of Grant a) Grants under this program will be paid to recipients when the request is approved. b) Grant proceeds shall be used exclusively for the expenses of organizing a new fire protection district. c) In the event that the grant is not expe…

Section 296.10 Definitions The following definitions apply to terms used in this Part: "Combination Fire Department" means a fire department that has volunteer firefighting personnel and paid firefighting personnel, including, but not limited to, paid-on-call personnel. "Committe…

Section 296.100 Compliance Requirements Grant recipients shall comply with all Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30 ILCS 705] and GATA administrative rules (44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000) requirements as outlined in the grant agreement. (Source: Added at 50 Ill. Reg. 10950, eff…

Section 296.20 Purpose The Office shall administer a program to provide grant funds for the rehabilitation and construction of fire stations operated by units of local government. The Office shall determine grant awards based on space needs, financial need, and how recently the a…

Section 296.30 Eligibility a) Applicants must have participated in the incident reporting system for fire incidents established by the U.S. Fire Administration (National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) or National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS)) for a minimu…

Section 296.35 Use of Grant Monies a) A recipient of a fire station rehabilitation and construction grant under this Part may use the grant monies for one or more of the following purposes: 1) Construction of an addition to or otherwise expanding or the rehabilitation of an exist…

Section 296.40 Grant Application Procedure and Content a) Application Procedure. 1) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Office will make application forms for fire station rehabilitation and construction grants under this program available on its website. 2) A …

Section 296.50 Grant Applications Review Committee a) The State Fire Marshal shall appoint a Grant Applications Review Committee to determine which applicants will receive grants and the amount of the grant. b) The Committee shall consist of the following seven members: 1) The St…

Section 296.55 Prescreening of Grant Applications by the Office The Office will conduct a prescreening of all grant applications received by the deadline to identify applicants with the greatest need as determined under this Section. The steps of this prescreening are provided in…

Section 296.60 Criteria for Review of Grant Applications The Committee will consider the following criteria and assign point totals when determining grant recipients. The Committee will only consider applications provided by the Office in accordance with Section 296.55. a) Space …

Section 296.70 Terms and Conditions of Grant Agreement An applicant that has been approved to receive a grant under this program must enter into a grant agreement with the Office. The grant agreement shall contain, at a minimum, the following terms: a) Grant recipients may receiv…

Section 296.75 Disbursement of Grant Funds a) A minimum of 50% of a grant awarded by the Office will be paid in advance to the grant recipient after the grant agreement is fully executed in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Office of the State Fire Marshal and th…

Section 296.80 Appeals Process a) Those applicants whose grant applications are denied shall be notified by electronic mail. b) The applicant has 14 calendar days from the date of publication of the grant award to submit an appeal on an electronic form prescribed by the Office. T…

Section 296.90 Grant Close Out a) Grant recipients shall submit to the Office a final expenditure report detailing how the grant proceeds were used. This final expenditure report, to be submitted on a form supplied by the Office, shall be due not later than 60 calendar days after…

Section 400.10 Scope a) On and after January 1, 2008, no cigarettes subject to the provisions of the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act or this Part shall be sold or offered for sale in this State unless: 1) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method presc…

Section 400.100 Federal Fire Safety Standards If federal fire safety standards for cigarettes preempt the Act or this Part, the OSFM will repeal this Part.

Section 400.110 Notification to the OSFM All required notices, test results and documents shall be sent to: Office of the State Fire Marshal Division of Safety Compliance 1035 Stevenson Drive Springfield IL 62703

Section 400.20 Definitions For the purposes of this Part: "Act" means the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Act [425 ILCS 8]. "Agent" means any person licensed by the Department of Revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes. "Cigarette" means an…

Section 400.30 Test Method a) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E2187-04 (2004) "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes". [425 ILCS 8/15(a)] This standard may b…

Section 400.40 Performance Standard a) When tested in accordance with Section 400.30, no more than 25 percent of the cigarettes tested in a test trial shall exhibit full length burns. [425 ILCS 8/20(a)] b) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted pursuant to Section 400…

Section 400.50 Test Data In order to ensure compliance with the performance standard specified in Section 400.40, data from testing conducted by manufacturers to comply with this performance standard shall be kept on file by the manufacturers for a period of 3 years and shall be …

Section 400.60 Certification a) Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification attesting that: 1) each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 400.30 prior to January 1, 2008 for the initial certification; and 2) each cigarette lis…

Section 400.70 Notification of Certification a) After the acceptance of the manufacturer's certification by OSFM, manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 400.60 shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sel…

Section 400.80 Marking of Cigarette Packaging a) Cigarettes that have been certified by a manufacturer in accordance with Section 400.60 shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this Part. Marking shall be in 8 point type or larger and consist of: 1) Modifi…

Section 400.90 Penalties a) Any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or other person or entity who knowingly sells cigarettes wholesale in violation of Section 400.10(a)(3) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each sale of the cigarettes. b) Any retail …

Section 1000.10 Purpose of this Part The purpose of this Part is to assure that conveyances are correctly and safely installed and operated within the State by regulating the installation, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevat…