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| AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Structural Pest Control Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 10.15 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 235/10.15 new) |
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| Sec. 10.15. Findings and Council report. The General |
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| Assembly makes the following findings: |
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| (1) The quality of life for a growing number of |
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| Illinois families has
been impacted by a significant |
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| increase in bed bug (Cimex lectularius)
infestations. |
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| (2) A joint EPA/CDC statement recognizes bed bugs as a
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| pest of public health importance. |
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| (3) Bed bug infestations are increasing, are
difficult |
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| to abate, and pose a challenge to those affected by those
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| infestations. |
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| (4) There is a lack of public awareness about
bed bug |
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| prevention, management, and control, necessitating the
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| need for education of consumers, tenants, landlords, |
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| property owners, and
managers. |
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| (5) In April of 2009, the United States Environmental
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| Protection Agency held its first National Bed Bug Summit to
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| solicit recommendations on dealing with the growing public
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| nuisance of bed bugs; among the major recommendations
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| emanating from the summit was the importance of legislative
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| support and better education about bed bugs for governments
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| and elected officials. |
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| (6) It is in the public interest to
study the increase |
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| in bed bug infestations and make
specific recommendations |
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| for addressing this growing public
nuisance. |
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| The Structural Pest Control Advisory Council shall convene |
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| a
subcommittee to develop a report to the General Assembly with
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| recommendations on the prevention, management, and control of |
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| bed bug
infestations. The report shall include, but not be |
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| limited to,
recommendations related to the availability of |
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| education materials on
bed bug prevention, management, and |
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| control; proper transport, storage,
and disposal of bed bug |
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| infested materials; promote the development of
effective |
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| treatment methods or options to eradicate bed bug
infestation; |
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| and increasing knowledge and awareness among tenants,
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| landlords, and property managers and owners about preventing |
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| bed bug
infestations. |
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| In addition to the members of the Structural Pest Control |
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| Advisory
Council, the subcommittee may include: a |
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| representative of a nonprofit
organization, particularly one |
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| involved with tenant advocacy issues; a
representative of |
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| apartment associations; and staff from the Illinois
Housing |
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| Development Authority and the Office of the Illinois Attorney |
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| General. The
members of the subcommittee shall serve without |