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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4853
Introduced 01/19/06, by Rep. Harry Osterman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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410 ILCS 45/7.2 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1307.2 |
410 ILCS 45/8.3 new |
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Amend the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. Establishes the CLEAN-WIN program. Provides that the Department of Public Health must reimburse eligible owners of dwellings for replacing windows in living units deemed lead hazards by the Department. Requires the Department to appropriate funds for the program and to adopt rules to implement the program and to establish criteria for eligibility. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4853 |
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LRB094 17686 LJB 52984 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Lead Poisoning Prevention Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 7.2 and by adding Section 8.3 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 45/7.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1307.2)
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| Sec. 7.2. Laboratory fees for blood lead screening; Lead |
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| Poisoning Fund.
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| (a) The Department may establish fees according to a |
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| reasonable fee
structure to cover the cost of providing a |
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| testing service for laboratory
analysis of blood lead tests and |
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| any necessary follow-up. Fees collected
from the Department's |
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| testing service shall be placed in a special fund in
the State |
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| treasury known as the Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention, and
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| Abatement Fund. Other State and federal funds for expenses |
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| related to lead
poisoning screening, follow-up, treatment, and |
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| abatement programs may also
be placed in the Fund. Moneys shall |
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| be appropriated from the Fund to the
Department of Public |
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| Health solely for the purposes of providing lead
screening, |
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| follow-up, and treatment programs and for costs incurred under |
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| Section 8.3 of this Act.
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| (b) Any delegate agency may establish fees, according to a |
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| reasonable
fee structure, to cover the costs of drawing blood |
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| for blood lead screening
and any necessary follow-up.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-175.)
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| (410 ILCS 45/8.3 new) |
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| Sec. 8.3. CLEAN-WIN program. |
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| (a) The Department shall provide reimbursement to eligible |
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| owners of dwellings for replacing windows in living units |
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| deemed lead hazards by the Department. |
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| (b) The Department shall appropriate funds from the Lead |