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| Public Act 096-0075 |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Department of Central Management Services | ||||
Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||
adding Section 405-216 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 405/405-216 new)
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Sec. 405-216. Green cleaning policy. To require every | ||||
State-owned building to establish a green cleaning policy | ||||
whereby the building purchases and uses only | ||||
environmentally-sensitive cleaning products, in compliance | ||||
with the guidelines and specifications established by the | ||||
Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council pursuant to | ||||
Section 15 of the Green Cleaning Schools Act. The Department | ||||
shall allow a State-owned building to deplete its existing | ||||
cleaning and maintenance supply stocks and implement the new | ||||
requirements in the procurement cycle for the following year | ||||
and shall exempt a State-owned building from the green cleaning | ||||
policy requirement if adhering to the requirement would not be | ||||
economically feasible for the building. | ||||
For the purposes of this Section, adopting a green cleaning | ||||
policy is not economically feasible if such adoption would | ||||
result in an increase in the cleaning costs of the building.
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Section 10. The Green Cleaning Schools Act is amended by | ||
changing Sections 5 and 15 as follows: | ||
(105 ILCS 140/5)
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Sec. 5. Legislative findings. Both children and adults | ||
Children are vulnerable to and may be severely affected by | ||
exposure to chemicals, hazardous waste, and other | ||
environmental hazards. The Federal Environmental Protection | ||
Agency estimates that human exposure to indoor air pollutants | ||
can be 2 to 5 times and up to 100 times higher than outdoor | ||
levels. Children, workers, teachers, janitors, and other staff | ||
members spend a significant amount of time inside school and | ||
other institutional buildings and are continuously exposed to | ||
chemicals from cleaners, waxes, deodorizers, and other | ||
maintenance products.
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(Source: P.A. 95-84, eff. 8-13-07.) | ||
(105 ILCS 140/15)
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Sec. 15. Green cleaning supply guidelines and | ||
specifications. The Illinois Green Government Coordinating | ||
Council (IGGCC) shall, in consultation with the Department of | ||
Public Health, the State Board of Education, regional offices | ||
of education, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, | ||
and a panel of interested stakeholders, including cleaning | ||
product industry representatives, non-governmental | ||
organizations, and others, establish and amend on an annual | ||
basis guidelines and specifications for | ||
environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products | ||
for use in school facilities as well as State-owned buildings | ||
under Section 405-216 of the Department of Central Management | ||
Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The | ||
IGGCC shall provide multiple avenues by which cleaning products | ||
may be determined to be environmentally-sensitive under the | ||
guidelines. Guidelines and specifications must be established | ||
after a review and evaluation of existing research and must be | ||
completed no later than 180 days after the effective date of | ||
this Act. Guidelines and specifications may include | ||
implementation practices, including inspection. The completed | ||
guidelines and specifications must be posted on the IGGCC's | ||
Internet website.
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(Source: P.A. 95-84, eff. 8-13-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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