Public Act 096-0195
 		





HB1088 Enrolled
LRB096 10700 JDS 20876 b






    AN ACT concerning safety.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Radon Industry Licensing Act is amended  by 
changing Section 25 and  by adding Sections 27 and 28 as 
follows:
 



    (420 ILCS 44/25)



    Sec. 25. License requirement. Beginning January 1, 1998, no 
person
shall sell a device or
perform a service for 
compensation to detect the presence of radon or radon
progeny 
in the indoor atmosphere, perform laboratory analysis, or 
perform a service to reduce the
presence of radon or radon

progeny in the indoor atmosphere unless the
person has been 
licensed by the
Agency. The application procedures for a 
license shall be established
by rule of the Agency. This 
Section does not apply to retail stores that only sell or 
distribute radon sampling devices but are not engaged in the 
manufacture of radon sampling devices or a relationship with 
the client for other services such as home inspection or 
representation as in a real estate transaction and that do not 
perform laboratory analysis, measurement, or mitigation 
services.

(Source: P.A. 94-369, eff. 7-29-05.)

 
    (420 ILCS 44/27  new)
    Sec. 27. Approval of radon sampling and measurement 
devices. No person shall sell a device in this State to detect 
the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere 
without prior approval of the device from the Agency.  All 
electronic radon detection devices sold in this State must be 
calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their 
measurements of radon and radon progeny.
 
    (420 ILCS 44/28 new)

    Sec. 28. Task Force on  Radon-Resistant Building Codes. 
    (a) The Radon-Resistant Building Codes Task Force is 
created. The Task Force consists of the following members:
        (1) the Director, ex officio, or his or her 
    representative, who is the chair of the Task Force; 
        (2) a representative, designated by the Director, of a 
    home builders' association in Illinois;
        (3) a representative, designated by the Director, of a 
    home inspectors' association in Illinois;
        (4) a representative, designated by the Director, of an 
    international building code organization;
        (5) a representative, designated by the Director, of an 
    Illinois realtors' organization;
        (6) two representatives, designated by the Director, 
    of  respiratory disease organizations, each from a 
    different organization;
        (7) a representative, designated by the Director, of a   
    cancer research and prevention organization;
        (8) a representative, designated by the Director, of a 
    municipal organization in Illinois;
        (9) one person appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives;
        (10) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
    House of Representatives;
        (11) one person appointed by the President of the 
    Senate; and
        (12) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
    Senate.
    (b) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair. 
Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed 
for their reasonable expenses from moneys appropriated for that 
purpose. The Agency shall provide staff and support for the 
operation of the Task Force.
    (c) The Task Force shall make recommendations to the 
Governor, the Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
the Pollution Control Board concerning the adoption of rules 
for building codes. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.