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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 10.2 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 235/10.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2210.2)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 10.2. Integrated pest management guidelines ; | ||||||
9 | notification; training of designated persons; request for | ||||||
10 | copies .
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11 | (a) The Department shall prepare guidelines for an | ||||||
12 | integrated pest
management program for structural pest control | ||||||
13 | practices at school
buildings and other school facilities and | ||||||
14 | day care centers. Such guidelines
shall be made
available to | ||||||
15 | schools, day care centers and the public upon request.
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16 | (b) When economically feasible, each school and day care | ||||||
17 | center is
required to develop and implement
adopt an
integrated | ||||||
18 | pest
management
program that incorporates the guidelines | ||||||
19 | developed by the Department.
Each school and day care center | ||||||
20 | must notify the Department, within one year after the effective | ||||||
21 | date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and | ||||||
22 | every 5 years thereafter, on forms provided by the Department | ||||||
23 | that the school or day care center has developed and is |
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1 | implementing an integrated pest management program
If adopting | ||||||
2 | an integrated pest management program would not be economically
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3 | feasible because it would result in an increase in the school's | ||||||
4 | or day care
center's pest control
cost, the school district or | ||||||
5 | day care center must provide written
notification to the | ||||||
6 | Department.
The notification must include projected pest | ||||||
7 | control costs for the term of the
pest control program and | ||||||
8 | projected costs for implementing integrated pest
management | ||||||
9 | for that same time period. The Department shall make this
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10 | notification available to the general public upon request . In
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11 | implementing an integrated pest management program, a school or | ||||||
12 | day care
center must assign a
employee should be
designated | ||||||
13 | person to assume
responsibility for the oversight of pest | ||||||
14 | management practices in that
school or day care center and for | ||||||
15 | recordkeeping requirements.
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16 | (b-1) If adopting an
integrated pest management program is | ||||||
17 | not economically feasible because such adoption would result
in | ||||||
18 | an increase in the pest control costs of the school or day care | ||||||
19 | center, the school or day care center
must provide, within one | ||||||
20 | year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
21 | 95th General Assembly and every 5 years thereafter, written | ||||||
22 | notification to the Department, on forms provided by the
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23 | Department, that the development and implementation of an | ||||||
24 | integrated pest
management program is not economically | ||||||
25 | feasible. The notification must include projected pest
control | ||||||
26 | costs for the term of the pest control program and projected |
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1 | costs for implementing
an integrated pest management program | ||||||
2 | for that same time period. | ||||||
3 | (b-2) Each school or
day care center that provides written | ||||||
4 | notification to the Department that the adoption of an | ||||||
5 | integrated pest management program is not economically | ||||||
6 | feasible pursuant to subsection (b-1) of this Section must have | ||||||
7 | its designated person attend a training
course on integrated | ||||||
8 | pest management within one year after the effective date of | ||||||
9 | this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, and
every 5 | ||||||
10 | years thereafter until an integrated pest management program is | ||||||
11 | developed and implemented in
the school or day care center. The | ||||||
12 | training course shall be approved by the Department in
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13 | accordance with the minimum standards established by the | ||||||
14 | Department under this Act.
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15 | (b-3) Each school and day care center shall ensure that all | ||||||
16 | parents, guardians, and employees are
notified at least once | ||||||
17 | each school year that the notification requirements | ||||||
18 | established by this Section
have been met. The school and day | ||||||
19 | care center shall keep copies of all notifications required by
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20 | this Section and any written integrated pest management program | ||||||
21 | plan developed in accordance with this
Section and make these | ||||||
22 | copies available for public inspection at the school or day | ||||||
23 | care center.
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24 | (c) The Structural Pest Control Advisory Council shall | ||||||
25 | assist the
Department in developing the guidelines for | ||||||
26 | integrated pest management
programs. In developing the |
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1 | guidelines, the Council shall consult with
individuals | ||||||
2 | knowledgeable in the area of integrated pest management.
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3 | (d) The Department, with the assistance of the Cooperative | ||||||
4 | Extension
Service and other relevant agencies, may prepare a | ||||||
5 | training program for
school or day care center pest control | ||||||
6 | specialists.
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7 | (e) The Department
may request copies of a school's or day | ||||||
8 | care center's integrated pest
management program plan and | ||||||
9 | notification required by this Act and offer assistance and | ||||||
10 | training to
schools and day care centers on integrated pest | ||||||
11 | management programs. | ||||||
12 | (f) The requirements of this Section are subject to | ||||||
13 | appropriation to the Department for the implementation of | ||||||
14 | integrated pest management programs.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 93-381, eff. 7-1-04 .)
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.
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