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