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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 3 and by adding Section 3.05 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (410 ILCS 625/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 333)
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8 | Sec. 3.
Each food service establishment shall be under the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | operational
supervision of a certified food service sanitation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | manager in accordance
with rules promulgated under this Act.
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11 | By July 1, 1990, the Director of the Department of Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Health in
accordance with this Act, shall
promulgate rules for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the education, examination, and certification of food
service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | establishment managers and instructors of the food service
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15 | sanitation manager certification education programs. Beginning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | July 1, 2014, any individual seeking a food service sanitation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | manager certificate or a food service sanitation manager
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18 | instructor certificate must complete a minimum of 8 hours of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Department-approved training, inclusive of the examination, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | and receive a score of at least 75% on the examination. A food | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | service
sanitation manager certificate and a food service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | sanitation manager
instructor certificate shall be valid for 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | years, unless revoked by the
Department of Public Health, and |
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1 | shall not be transferable from the
individual to whom it was | ||||||
2 | issued. Beginning July 1, 2014, recertification for food | ||||||
3 | service sanitation manager certification Recertification shall | ||||||
4 | be accomplished by
presenting evidence of completion of 8 hours | ||||||
5 | of Department-approved training, inclusive of the examination, | ||||||
6 | and having received a score of at least 75% on the examination | ||||||
7 | ongoing food safety and food sanitation education or
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8 | re-examination, in compliance with rules promulgated by the | ||||||
9 | Director . Existing
certificates shall expire on the printed | ||||||
10 | expiration date or 5 years from
the effective date of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of 1989.
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12 | For purposes of certification and recertification for food | ||||||
13 | service sanitation manager certification, the Department shall | ||||||
14 | accept only training approved by the Department and | ||||||
15 | certification exams accredited under standards developed and | ||||||
16 | adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor. | ||||||
17 | Any individual may elect to take the Department of Public | ||||||
18 | Health food
service sanitation manager certification | ||||||
19 | examination
or take an examination
administered by a testing | ||||||
20 | authority previously approved by the Department.
The | ||||||
21 | Department shall charge
a fee of $35 for each new and renewed | ||||||
22 | food service sanitation manager
certificate and $10 for each | ||||||
23 | replacement certificate.
All fees collected
under this Section | ||||||
24 | shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.
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25 | Any
fee received by the Department under this Section that | ||||||
26 | is submitted for the
renewal of an expired food service |
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1 | sanitation manager certificate may be
returned by the Director | ||||||
2 | after recording the receipt of the fee and the reason
for its | ||||||
3 | return.
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4 | The Department shall award an Illinois certificate to | ||||||
5 | anyone presenting a valid certificate issued by another state, | ||||||
6 | so long as the holder of the certificate provides proof of | ||||||
7 | having passed an examination accredited under standards | ||||||
8 | developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or | ||||||
9 | its successor. The $35 issuance fee applies. The reciprocal | ||||||
10 | Illinois certificate shall expire on the same date as the | ||||||
11 | presented certificate. On or before the expiration date, the | ||||||
12 | holder must have met the Illinois recertification requirements | ||||||
13 | in order to be reissued an Illinois certificate. Reciprocity is | ||||||
14 | only for individuals who have moved to or begun working in | ||||||
15 | Illinois in the 6 months prior to applying for reciprocity. Any | ||||||
16 | individual presenting an out-of-state certificate may do so | ||||||
17 | only once. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 89-641, eff. 8-9-96.)
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19 | (410 ILCS 625/3.05 new) | ||||||
20 | Sec. 3.05. Food handler training. | ||||||
21 | (a) All food handlers, other than someone holding a food | ||||||
22 | service sanitation manager certificate, must receive training | ||||||
23 | in basic safe food handling principles as outlined in | ||||||
24 | subsection (b) of this Section within 30 days after employment. | ||||||
25 | There is no limit to how many times an employee may take the |
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1 | training. Training is not transferable between individuals or | ||||||
2 | employers. Proof that a food handler has been trained must be | ||||||
3 | available upon reasonable request by a State or local health | ||||||
4 | department inspector. | ||||||
5 | (b) Food handler training must cover and assess knowledge | ||||||
6 | of the following topics: | ||||||
7 | (1) The relationship between time and temperature with | ||||||
8 | respect to foodborne illness, including the relationship | ||||||
9 | between time and temperature and micro-organisms during | ||||||
10 | the various food handling preparation and serving states, | ||||||
11 | and the type, calibration, and use of thermometers in | ||||||
12 | monitoring food temperatures. | ||||||
13 | (2) The relationship between personal hygiene and food | ||||||
14 | safety, including the association of hand contact, | ||||||
15 | personal habits and behaviors, and the food handler's | ||||||
16 | health to foodborne illness, and the recognition of how | ||||||
17 | policies, procedures, and management contribute to | ||||||
18 | improved food safety practices. | ||||||
19 | (3) Methods of preventing food contamination in all | ||||||
20 | stages of food handling, including terms associated with | ||||||
21 | contamination and potential hazards prior to, during, and | ||||||
22 | after delivery. | ||||||
23 | (4) Procedures for cleaning and sanitizing equipment | ||||||
24 | and utensils. | ||||||
25 | (5) Problems and potential solutions associated with | ||||||
26 | temperature control, preventing cross-contamination, |
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1 | housekeeping, and maintenance. | ||||||
2 | (c) Training modules must be approved by the Department. | ||||||
3 | Any modules not approved within 90 days after the Department's | ||||||
4 | receipt of the business application shall automatically be | ||||||
5 | considered approved. If a training module has been approved in | ||||||
6 | another state, then it shall automatically be considered | ||||||
7 | approved in Illinois so long as the business provides proof | ||||||
8 | that the training has been approved in another state. Training | ||||||
9 | may be conducted by any means available, including, but not | ||||||
10 | limited to, on-line, computer, classroom, live trainers, | ||||||
11 | remote trainers, and food service sanitation manager | ||||||
12 | instructors. Nothing in this subsection (c) shall be construed | ||||||
13 | to require a proctor. There should be at least one commercially | ||||||
14 | available, approved food handler training module at a cost of | ||||||
15 | no more than $15 per employee; if an approved food handler | ||||||
16 | training module is not available at that cost, then the | ||||||
17 | provisions of this Section 3.05 shall not apply. | ||||||
18 | (d) Food handler training is considered to be an exclusive | ||||||
19 | function of the State, and local programs are prohibited. This | ||||||
20 | subsection (d) is a denial and
limitation of home rule powers | ||||||
21 | and functions under
subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII | ||||||
22 | of the
Illinois Constitution. | ||||||
23 | (e) The provisions of this Section apply beginning July 1, | ||||||
24 | 2016. From July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, enforcement | ||||||
25 | of the provisions of this Section shall be limited to education | ||||||
26 | and notification of requirements to encourage compliance.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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