Public Act 0228 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0344 Enrolled LRB099 03284 RLC 23292 b

Public Act 099-0228

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lactation Accommodation in Airports Act.

Section 5. Private place for nursing mothers.

(a) On or before January 1, 2017, the airport manager of an airport operated by a city, county, city and county, or airport district that conducts commercial operations and that has more than 1,000,000 enplanements a year shall provide a room or other location at each airport terminal behind the airport security screening area for members of the public to express breast milk in private that:

(1) includes, at a minimum, a chair and an electrical outlet; and

(2) is located outside of the confines of a public restroom.

(b) An airport that conducts commercial operations with fewer than 1,000,000 enplanements a year shall comply with subsections (a) and (c) of this Section upon new terminal construction or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing terminal.

(c) Upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing terminal, an airport shall provide a sink in any room or other location designated to comply with this Section.

(d) As used in this Section, "renovation of an existing terminal" means the repurposing of more than 25% of the space in the terminal.

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.39 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.39 new)

Sec. 8.39. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.

Effective Date: 1/1/2016