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Full Text of SB2524 100th General Assembly

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SB2524sam002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Sen. Chapin Rose
Filed: 3/13/2018

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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2524
2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2524 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4     "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5 adding Section 56.8 as follows:

6     (415 ILCS 5/56.8 new)
7     Sec. 56.8. Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force.
8     (a) The Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force is created. The
9 Task Force shall coordinate a statewide public information
10 campaign to highlight the benefits of and opportunities to
11 properly dispose of pharmaceutical products. The campaign
12 shall be implemented by the Agency, in coordination with the
13 Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of
14 Education. The publicity of the campaign shall include, as
15 appropriate, opportunities to properly dispose of
16 pharmaceutical products provided by:

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1         (1) local police departments and local governments,
2         (2) pharmacies,
3         (3) long-term hazardous waste facilities,
4         (4) hazardous-waste collection events,
5         (5) the Agency,
6         (6) the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, and
7         (7) other public or private efforts to properly dispose
8     of pharmaceuticals.
9     The campaign shall address students, seniors, and at-risk
10 populations and shall outline the public health benefits of
11 proper disposal of unused pharmaceutical products and the
12 dangers and risks of their improper disposal.
13     (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members
14 appointed by the Director of the Agency:
15         (1) one representative of the Agency, who shall serve
16     as the chair of the Task Force;
17         (2) one representative of the Department of Public
18     Health;
19         (3) one representative of the Illinois State Board of
20     Education;
21         (4) one representative of a statewide organization
22     representing pharmacists;
23         (5) one representative of a statewide organization
24     representing agricultural interests;
25         (6) one representative of a statewide organization
26     representing environmental concerns;

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1         (7) one representative of a statewide organization
2     representing physicians licensed to practice medicine in
3     all its branches;
4         (8) one representative of a statewide organization
5     representing coroners;
6         (9) one representative of a statewide organization
7     representing pharmaceutical manufacturers; and
8         (10) one representative of a statewide organization
9     representing retailers.
10     If a vacancy occurs in the Task Force membership, the
11 vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
12 appointment. Task Force members shall not receive compensation
13 for their service on the Task Force. The Agency shall provide
14 the Task Force with administrative and other support.
15     (c) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2022.".

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