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| Public Act 095-0058 |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 10.2 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 235/10.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2210.2)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) | ||||
Sec. 10.2. Integrated pest management guidelines; | ||||
notification; training of designated persons; request for | ||||
copies.
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(a) The Department shall prepare guidelines for an | ||||
integrated pest
management program for structural pest control | ||||
practices at school
buildings and other school facilities and | ||||
day care centers. Such guidelines
shall be made
available to | ||||
schools, day care centers and the public upon request.
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(b) When economically feasible, each school and day care | ||||
center is
required to develop and implement
adopt an
integrated | ||||
pest
management
program that incorporates the guidelines | ||||
developed by the Department.
Each school and day care center | ||||
must notify the Department, within one year after the effective | ||||
date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and | ||||
every 5 years thereafter, on forms provided by the Department | ||||
that the school or day care center has developed and is | ||||
implementing an integrated pest management program
If adopting | ||
an integrated pest management program would not be economically
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feasible because it would result in an increase in the school's | ||
or day care
center's pest control
cost, the school district or | ||
day care center must provide written
notification to the | ||
Department.
The notification must include projected pest | ||
control costs for the term of the
pest control program and | ||
projected costs for implementing integrated pest
management | ||
for that same time period. The Department shall make this
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notification available to the general public upon request. In
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implementing an integrated pest management program, a school or | ||
day care
center must assign a
employee should be
designated | ||
person to assume
responsibility for the oversight of pest | ||
management practices in that
school or day care center and for | ||
recordkeeping requirements.
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(b-1) If adopting an
integrated pest management program is | ||
not economically feasible because such adoption would result
in | ||
an increase in the pest control costs of the school or day care | ||
center, the school or day care center
must provide, within one | ||
year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
95th General Assembly and every 5 years thereafter, written | ||
notification to the Department, on forms provided by the
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Department, that the development and implementation of an | ||
integrated pest
management program is not economically | ||
feasible. The notification must include projected pest
control | ||
costs for the term of the pest control program and projected | ||
costs for implementing
an integrated pest management program | ||
for that same time period. | ||
(b-2) Each school or
day care center that provides written | ||
notification to the Department that the adoption of an | ||
integrated pest management program is not economically | ||
feasible pursuant to subsection (b-1) of this Section must have | ||
its designated person attend a training
course on integrated | ||
pest management within one year after the effective date of | ||
this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, and
every 5 | ||
years thereafter until an integrated pest management program is | ||
developed and implemented in
the school or day care center. The | ||
training course shall be approved by the Department in
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accordance with the minimum standards established by the | ||
Department under this Act.
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(b-3) Each school and day care center shall ensure that all | ||
parents, guardians, and employees are
notified at least once | ||
each school year that the notification requirements | ||
established by this Section
have been met. The school and day | ||
care center shall keep copies of all notifications required by
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this Section and any written integrated pest management program | ||
plan developed in accordance with this
Section and make these | ||
copies available for public inspection at the school or day | ||
care center.
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(c) The Structural Pest Control Advisory Council shall | ||
assist the
Department in developing the guidelines for | ||
integrated pest management
programs. In developing the | ||
guidelines, the Council shall consult with
individuals | ||
knowledgeable in the area of integrated pest management.
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(d) The Department, with the assistance of the Cooperative | ||
Extension
Service and other relevant agencies, may prepare a | ||
training program for
school or day care center pest control | ||
specialists.
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(e) The Department
may request copies of a school's or day | ||
care center's integrated pest
management program plan and | ||
notification required by this Act and offer assistance and | ||
training to
schools and day care centers on integrated pest | ||
management programs. | ||
(f) The requirements of this Section are subject to | ||
appropriation to the Department for the implementation of | ||
integrated pest management programs.
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(Source: P.A. 93-381, eff. 7-1-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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