Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4159

Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that school districts in the State shall periodically review their procurement procedures and specifications related to the purchase of products or supplies with the objectives of (1) seeking out products and supplies that contain recycled materials and (2) ensuring that purchased products or supplies are reusable, durable, or made from recycled materials if economically and practically feasible. Provides that public schools shall give preference to products and supplies containing the highest amount of recycled material. Sets forth benchmarks for the public school recycling program through the year 2020. Sets forth recovered material content guidelines for recycled paper. Requires each school board in the State to develop a comprehensive waste reduction plan by July 1, 2010 covering a period of 15 years that addresses the management of solid waste generated by academic, administrative, and other institutional functions. Provides that the comprehensive waste reduction plans shall be updated every 5 years. Provides that each comprehensive waste reduction plan shall provide for recycling of marketable materials present in the school district's waste stream and shall provide for the investigation of potential markets for other recyclable materials present in the school district's waste stream.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code with respect to recycled paper and paper products and solid waste management. Requires each school district to periodically review its procurement procedures and specifications related to the purchase of products and supplies and modify them as necessary to require the school district to seek out products and supplies that contain recycled materials and to ensure that purchased products and supplies are reusable, durable, or made from recycled materials, if economically and practically feasible. Provides that in selecting products and supplies that contain recycled material, preference must be given to products and supplies that contain the highest amount of recycled material and that are consistent with the effective use of the product or supply, if economically and practically feasible. Makes changes concerning the procurement of recycled paper and paper products and minimum levels. Makes changes concerning the requirements for recycled high grade printing and writing paper. Provides that, before July 1, 2010, a school board shall develop a comprehensive waste reduction plan covering a period of 15 years that addresses the management of solid waste generated by academic, administrative, and other institutional functions, which must be updated every 5 years. Sets forth plan requirements. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Removes a provision that requires a school board to develop a comprehensive waste reduction plan that addresses the management of solid waste generated by academic, administrative, and other institutional functions. Provides instead that each school district shall periodically review its procedures on solid waste reduction regarding the management of solid waste generated by academic, administrative, and other institutional functions. Sets forth procedure requirements.

Date	Chamber	Action
7/18/2008	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0741

Date	Chamber	Action
11/1/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
11/1/2007	House	First Reading
11/1/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/6/2008	House	Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
2/14/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee
2/14/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
2/14/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 020-000-000
2/15/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/22/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
2/22/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/3/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
3/4/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
3/13/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/13/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2008	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
4/2/2008	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/2/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2008
4/15/2008	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
4/16/2008	Senate	First Reading
4/16/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/30/2008	Senate	Assigned to Education
5/15/2008	Senate	Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
5/15/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
5/15/2008	Senate	Second Reading
5/15/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
5/15/2008	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
5/20/2008	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/20/2008	House	Passed Both Houses
6/18/2008	House	Sent to the Governor
7/18/2008	House	Governor Approved
7/18/2008	House	Effective Date July 18, 2008
7/18/2008	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0741

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 5/10-20.19c	from Ch. 122, par. 10-20.19c

	Deletes reference to:
	415 ILCS 20/3.2 new