HB3684eng 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3684 Engrossed LRB100 10609 MJP 20828 b

AN ACT concerning health.

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

Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

(410 ILCS 625/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 333)

Sec. 3. Each food service establishment shall be under the operational supervision of a certified food service sanitation manager in accordance with rules promulgated under this Act.

By July 1, 1990, the Director of the Department of Public Health in accordance with this Act, shall promulgate rules for the education, examination, and certification of food service establishment managers and instructors of the food service sanitation manager certification education programs. Beginning January 1, 2018, any individual who has completed a minimum of 8 hours of Department-approved training for food service sanitation manager certification, inclusive of the examination, and received a passing score on the examination set by the certification exam provider accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor organization, shall be considered to be a certified food service sanitation manager. Beginning January 1, 2018, any individual who has completed a minimum of 8 hours of Department-approved training for food service sanitation manager instructor certification, inclusive of the examination, and received a passing score on the examination set by the certification exam provider accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor organization, shall be considered to be a certified food service sanitation manager instructor. Beginning July 1, 2014, any individual seeking a food service sanitation manager certificate or a food service sanitation manager instructor certificate must complete a minimum of 8 hours of Department-approved training, inclusive of the examination, and receive a passing score on the examination set by the certification exam provider accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor organization. A food service sanitation manager certificate and a food service sanitation manager instructor certificate issued by the exam provider shall be valid for 5 years, unless revoked by the Department of Public Health, and shall not be transferable from the individual to whom it was issued. Beginning July 1, 2014, recertification for food service sanitation manager certification shall be accomplished by presenting evidence of completion of 8 hours of Department-approved training, inclusive of the examination, and having received a passing score on the examination set by the certification exam provider accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor organization.

For purposes of certification and recertification for food service sanitation manager certification, the Department shall accept only training approved by the Department and certification exams accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor. The Department shall charge a fee of $35 for each new and renewed food service sanitation manager certificate and $10 for each replacement certificate. All fees collected under this Section shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.

Any fee received by the Department under this Section that is submitted for the renewal of an expired food service sanitation manager certificate may be returned by the Director after recording the receipt of the fee and the reason for its return.

The Department shall award an Illinois certificate to anyone presenting a valid certificate issued by another state, so long as the holder of the certificate provides proof of having passed an examination accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor. The $35 issuance fee applies. The reciprocal Illinois certificate shall expire on the same date as the presented certificate. On or before the expiration date, the holder must have met the Illinois recertification requirements in order to be reissued an Illinois certificate. Reciprocity is only for individuals who have moved to or begun working in Illinois in the 6 months prior to applying for reciprocity. Any individual presenting an out-of-state certificate may do so only once.

(Source: P.A. 98-566, eff. 8-27-13; 99-62, eff. 7-16-15.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.