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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2524
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2524 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 56.8 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (415 ILCS 5/56.8 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 56.8. Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force is created. The | ||||||
| 9 | Task Force shall coordinate a statewide public information | ||||||
| 10 | campaign to highlight the benefits and opportunities of | ||||||
| 11 | properly disposing of pharmaceutical products. The campaign | ||||||
| 12 | shall be implemented by the Agency, the Department of Public | ||||||
| 13 | Health, and the Illinois State Board of Education. The campaign | ||||||
| 14 | shall include, as appropriate, the opportunities to properly | ||||||
| 15 | dispose of pharmaceutical products provided by: | ||||||
| 16 | (1) local police departments and local governments; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) pharmacies; | ||||||
| 2 | (3) long-term hazardous waste facilities; | ||||||
| 3 | (4) hazardous-waste collection events; | ||||||
| 4 | (5) the Agency; | ||||||
| 5 | (6) the federal Drug Enforcement Administration; and | ||||||
| 6 | (7) other public or private efforts to properly dispose | ||||||
| 7 | of pharmaceuticals. | ||||||
| 8 | The campaign shall address students, seniors, and at-risk | ||||||
| 9 | populations and shall outline the public health benefits of | ||||||
| 10 | proper disposal of unused pharmaceutical products and the | ||||||
| 11 | dangers and risks of improper disposal. | ||||||
| 12 | (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members | ||||||
| 13 | appointed by the Director of the Agency: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) one representative of the Agency, who shall serve | ||||||
| 15 | as the chair of the Task Force; | ||||||
| 16 | (2) one representative of the Department of Public | ||||||
| 17 | Health; | ||||||
| 18 | (3) one representative of the Illinois State Board of | ||||||
| 19 | Education; | ||||||
| 20 | (4) one representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
| 21 | representing pharmacists; | ||||||
| 22 | (5) one representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
| 23 | representing agricultural interests; | ||||||
| 24 | (6) one representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
| 25 | representing environmental concerns; and | ||||||
| 26 | (7) one representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
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| 1 | representing retailers. | ||||||
| 2 | If a vacancy occurs in the Task Force membership, the | ||||||
| 3 | vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original | ||||||
| 4 | appointment. Task Force members shall not receive compensation | ||||||
| 5 | for their service on the Task Force. The Agency shall provide | ||||||
| 6 | the Task Force with administrative and other support. | ||||||
| 7 | (c) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2022.".
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