Sen. Carole Pankau

Filed: 4/19/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6034

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6034 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 2310-655 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-655 new)
8     Sec. 2310-655. Technical assistance on playgrounds. The
9 Department of Public Health shall develop a technical
10 assistance program on public playground issues in the play
11 areas of parks, schools, and recreational developments. The
12 program may be presented annually and may be available through
13 the Department's website. The Department may inform public
14 health entities within this State of the program. A
15 representative from each affected entity in the State may
16 participate in the program.

 

 

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1     The Department shall develop technical assistance
2 materials based on guidelines or standards such as the U.S.
3 Consumer Product Safety Commission's guidelines, the U.S.
4 Access Board final guidelines, or the standards of the American
5 Society for Testing and Materials by June 30, 2011. The
6 technical assistance materials may include a recommended
7 timeframe by which entities in this State that own or manage
8 playgrounds may meet the guidelines of the rules.
9     Nothing in this Section shall be construed as imposing any
10 mandate concerning equipment in restaurants or dwellings.".