Registration and Regulation Committee
Filed: 3/14/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1303
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1303 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 5b as follows: | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 225/5b) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5b. Licensure required for the maintenance of
pumping, | ||||||
8 | hauling, and disposal of wastes from portable toilets , holding | ||||||
9 | tanks, and potable handwashing units ; cleanliness standards. | ||||||
10 | (a) The Department shall by rule, establish and issue a | ||||||
11 | separate license, independent of any other license issued under | ||||||
12 | this Act, for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes | ||||||
13 | removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets , | ||||||
14 | holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units and the | ||||||
15 | cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance of portable toilets, | ||||||
16 | holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units to |
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1 | qualified businesses
persons
responsible for the pumping, | ||||||
2 | hauling, and disposal of wastes removed from the sewage | ||||||
3 | disposal systems of portable toilets , holding tanks, and | ||||||
4 | portable, potable handwashing units and the cleaning, | ||||||
5 | sanitizing, and maintenance of portable toilets, holding | ||||||
6 | tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units . These rules | ||||||
7 | shall concern, but not be limited to, all of the following | ||||||
8 | areas: | ||||||
9 | (1) License duration and expiration, renewal, | ||||||
10 | reinstatement, and inactive status. | ||||||
11 | (2) All fees relating to initial licensure and renewal. | ||||||
12 | (3) Licensure application form and process. | ||||||
13 | (4) Violations and penalties. | ||||||
14 | (5) Exemptions and waivers. | ||||||
15 | (6) Ventilation, safety, and security requirements of | ||||||
16 | portable toilet units and the sewage disposal systems of | ||||||
17 | portable toilet units.
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18 | (a-5) The Department shall by rule, establish and issue a | ||||||
19 | certificate of registration as a portable sanitation | ||||||
20 | technician for any employee of a business licensed under this | ||||||
21 | Section who engages in the servicing of portable toilets, | ||||||
22 | holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units and the | ||||||
23 | cleaning sanitizing, and maintenance of portable toilets, | ||||||
24 | holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units. | ||||||
25 | Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of Department | ||||||
26 | rules implementing the provisions of this amendatory Act of the |
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1 | 95th General Assembly, no person may engage in the servicing of | ||||||
2 | portable toilets in a manner that does not comply with the | ||||||
3 | requirements of this Act and the rules established by the | ||||||
4 | Department under this Act concerning the issuance of a | ||||||
5 | certificate of registration as a portable sanitation | ||||||
6 | technician. Prior to a registrant's initial renewal of his or | ||||||
7 | her certificate of registration, the registrant must complete a | ||||||
8 | certification program approved by the Department.
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9 | (b) Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of | ||||||
10 | Department rules implementing the provisions of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, no person or | ||||||
12 | business may engage in the pumping, hauling, and disposal of | ||||||
13 | wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable | ||||||
14 | toilets, holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing | ||||||
15 | units and the cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance of portable | ||||||
16 | toilets, holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing | ||||||
17 | units without being licensed or certified under this Section.
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18 | Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of Department | ||||||
19 | rules concerning the establishment and issuance of a license | ||||||
20 | for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes removed from | ||||||
21 | the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets, no person may | ||||||
22 | engage in the pumping, hauling, or disposal of wastes removed | ||||||
23 | from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets in a | ||||||
24 | manner that does not comply with the requirements of this Act | ||||||
25 | and the rules established by the Department under this Act | ||||||
26 | concerning the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes removed |
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1 | from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets.
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2 | (c) The Department shall require the successful completion | ||||||
3 | of an examination, prescribed by the Department, prior to | ||||||
4 | licensure. The Department may accept the Portable Sanitation | ||||||
5 | Association International's Health and Safety Certification | ||||||
6 | Program as an acceptable educational and testing program. | ||||||
7 | (d) The Department shall consider and make any necessary | ||||||
8 | amendments to the private sewage disposal code in relation to a | ||||||
9 | license issued for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes | ||||||
10 | removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets , | ||||||
11 | holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units and the | ||||||
12 | cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance of portable toilets and | ||||||
13 | portable, potable handwashing units . | ||||||
14 | (e) The Department shall establish and enforce standards of | ||||||
15 | cleanliness for companies that sell, lease, rent, or otherwise | ||||||
16 | maintain portable toilet units and portable, potable | ||||||
17 | handwashing units for commercial purposes, which shall | ||||||
18 | include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: | ||||||
19 | (1) Each unit shall be thoroughly cleaned at each | ||||||
20 | pumping, including all parts of the unit, which are the | ||||||
21 | urinal, tank, walls, floors, door, and roof. | ||||||
22 | (2) Soap or anti-bacterial hand cleaner and paper | ||||||
23 | products shall be refilled in each unit at each pumping, if | ||||||
24 | required.
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25 | (3) After a unit is cleaned, it shall be inspected to | ||||||
26 | ensure compliance with Department rules concerning the |
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1 | ventilation, safety, and security of the unit. | ||||||
2 | (4) A company shall designate at least one | ||||||
3 | representative who shall be responsible for ensuring that | ||||||
4 | each unit maintained by the company meets the standards of | ||||||
5 | cleanliness set forth in this subsection (d) and any | ||||||
6 | additional standards established by the Department. | ||||||
7 | Companies that have designated a person to clean units may | ||||||
8 | not designate the same person the responsibility of | ||||||
9 | ensuring unit compliance with the standards of | ||||||
10 | cleanliness. | ||||||
11 | (5) Those persons engaging in cleaning units shall wear | ||||||
12 | protective equipment and be trained in proper procedures | ||||||
13 | for sanitation and self-protection.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 94-138, eff. 7-7-05.)
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.".
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