Senate Sponsors: BURZYNSKI. House Sponsors: SAVIANO-LYONS,JOSEPH-BELLOCK-HASSERT-CAPPARELLI Short description: ENVIR HLTH PRACT-SUNSET Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.23 new Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.17 225 ILCS 37/18 225 ILCS 37/26 225 ILCS 37/35 225 ILCS 37/56 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act to January 1, 2007. Amends the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act. Deletes a provision concerning the initial appointments of the Board of Environmental Health Practitioners. Removes 2 members from the Board. Deletes a provision allowing certain persons to be exempt from the examination requirement. Provides that the Department may compel a person to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. Provides a civil penalty for unlicensed practice. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 37/10 225 ILCS 37/15 225 ILCS 37/16 225 ILCS 37/20.1 new 225 ILCS 37/21 225 ILCS 37/22 new 225 ILCS 37/23 new 225 ILCS 37/25 225 ILCS 37/50 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal of the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act to January 1, 2007. Amends the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act. Defines "environmental health inspector" and "environmental health practitioner in training". Provides that the Act does not prohibit or restrict a person holding a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act or a person employed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture who engages in meat and poultry inspections or environmental inspections under the authority of the Department of Agriculture. Makes other changes to provisions concerning the application of the Act. Deletes a provision concerning the initial appointments of the Board of Environmental Health Practitioners. Removes an environmental health practitioner and the full-time professor teaching in the field of environmental health practice from the Board. Provides, that an environmental health inspector must have an associate's degree or its equivalent. Makes changes in the grandfather provisions. Adds provisions regulating environmental health practitioners in training. Makes changes concerning who may be exempt from the examination requirement. Provides that the Department may compel a person to submit to a mental or physical examination, or both. Provides a civil penalty for unlicensed practice. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0837 Last action date: AUG-22-2002 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status