Full Text of HB1303 95th General Assembly
HB1303eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| 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 | 17 |
| qualified businesses
persons
responsible for the pumping, | 18 |
| hauling, and disposal of wastes removed from the sewage | 19 |
| disposal systems of portable toilets , holding tanks, and | 20 |
| portable, potable handwashing units and the cleaning, | 21 |
| sanitizing, and maintenance of portable toilets, holding | 22 |
| tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units . These rules | 23 |
| shall concern, but not be limited to, all of the following |
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| (1) License duration and expiration, renewal, | 3 |
| reinstatement, and inactive status. | 4 |
| (2) All fees relating to initial licensure and renewal. | 5 |
| (3) Licensure application form and process. | 6 |
| (4) Violations and penalties. | 7 |
| (5) Exemptions and waivers. | 8 |
| (6) Ventilation, safety, and security requirements of | 9 |
| portable toilet units and the sewage disposal systems of | 10 |
| portable toilet units.
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| (a-5) The Department shall by rule, establish and issue a | 12 |
| certificate of registration as a portable sanitation | 13 |
| technician for any employee of a business licensed under this | 14 |
| Section who engages in the servicing of portable toilets, | 15 |
| holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units and the | 16 |
| cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance of portable toilets, | 17 |
| holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units. | 18 |
| Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of Department | 19 |
| rules implementing the provisions of this amendatory Act of the | 20 |
| 95th General Assembly, no person may engage in the servicing of | 21 |
| portable toilets in a manner that does not comply with the | 22 |
| requirements of this Act and the rules established by the | 23 |
| Department under this Act concerning the issuance of a | 24 |
| certificate of registration as a portable sanitation | 25 |
| technician. Prior to a registrant's initial renewal of his or | 26 |
| her certificate of registration, the registrant must complete a |
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| certification program approved by the Department.
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| (b) Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of | 3 |
| Department rules implementing the provisions of this | 4 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, no person or | 5 |
| business may engage in the pumping, hauling, and disposal of | 6 |
| wastes removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable | 7 |
| toilets, holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing | 8 |
| units and the cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance of portable | 9 |
| toilets, holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing | 10 |
| units without being licensed or certified under this Section.
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| Beginning 6 months after the date of the adoption of Department | 12 |
| rules concerning the establishment and issuance of a license | 13 |
| for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes removed from | 14 |
| the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets, no person may | 15 |
| engage in the pumping, hauling, or disposal of wastes removed | 16 |
| from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets in a | 17 |
| manner that does not comply with the requirements of this Act | 18 |
| and the rules established by the Department under this Act | 19 |
| concerning the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes removed | 20 |
| from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets.
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| (c) The Department shall require the successful completion | 22 |
| of an examination, prescribed by the Department, prior to | 23 |
| licensure. The Department may accept the Portable Sanitation | 24 |
| Association International's Health and Safety Certification | 25 |
| Program as an acceptable educational and testing program. | 26 |
| (d) The Department shall consider and make any necessary |
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| amendments to the private sewage disposal code in relation to a | 2 |
| license issued for the pumping, hauling, and disposal of wastes | 3 |
| removed from the sewage disposal systems of portable toilets , | 4 |
| holding tanks, and portable, potable handwashing units and the | 5 |
| cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance of portable toilets and | 6 |
| portable, potable handwashing units . | 7 |
| (e) The Department shall establish and enforce standards of | 8 |
| cleanliness for companies that sell, lease, rent, or otherwise | 9 |
| maintain portable toilet units and portable, potable | 10 |
| handwashing units for commercial purposes, which shall | 11 |
| include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: | 12 |
| (1) Each unit shall be thoroughly cleaned at each | 13 |
| pumping, including all parts of the unit, which are the | 14 |
| urinal, tank, walls, floors, door, and roof. | 15 |
| (2) Soap or anti-bacterial hand cleaner and paper | 16 |
| products shall be refilled in each unit at each pumping, if | 17 |
| required.
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| (3) After a unit is cleaned, it shall be inspected to | 19 |
| ensure compliance with Department rules concerning the | 20 |
| ventilation, safety, and security of the unit. | 21 |
| (4) A company shall designate at least one | 22 |
| representative who shall be responsible for ensuring that | 23 |
| each unit maintained by the company meets the standards of | 24 |
| cleanliness set forth in this subsection (d) and any | 25 |
| additional standards established by the Department. | 26 |
| Companies that have designated a person to clean units may |
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| not designate the same person the responsibility of | 2 |
| ensuring unit compliance with the standards of | 3 |
| cleanliness. | 4 |
| (5) Those persons engaging in cleaning units shall wear | 5 |
| protective equipment and be trained in proper procedures | 6 |
| for sanitation and self-protection.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-138, eff. 7-7-05.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 |
| becoming law.
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