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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food pantries shall register with the State-certified local public health department having jurisdiction in the area where the food pantry is located. Effective January 1, 2009.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food banks that provide food to feeding programs in Illinois shall provide a list of its member food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, and other feeding programs to the State-certified local public health department or departments having jurisdiction in its service area. Provides that food banks must provide the list to local public health departments annually and the listing shall include specified information about each food pantry, soup kitchen, hunger relief center, and other feeding program. Provides that the intent of having food banks provide the specified information annually to the local public health department is solely for the purpose of ensuring that food recall alerts and other pertinent information will be communicated to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, and other feeding programs in a timely fashion. Effective January 1, 2009.
Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Public Health)
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