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| 1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 10.15 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (225 ILCS 235/10.15 new) | ||||||
| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 10.15. Findings and Council report. The General | ||||||
| 9 | Assembly makes the following findings: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) The quality of life for a growing number of | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois families has
been impacted by a significant | ||||||
| 12 | increase in bed bug (Cimex lectularius)
infestations. | ||||||
| 13 | (2) A joint EPA/CDC statement recognizes bed bugs as a
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| 14 | pest of public health importance. | ||||||
| 15 | (3) Bed bug infestations are increasing, are
difficult | ||||||
| 16 | to abate, and pose a challenge to those affected by those
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| 17 | infestations. | ||||||
| 18 | (4) There is a lack of public awareness about
bed bug | ||||||
| 19 | prevention, management, and control, necessitating the
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| 20 | need for education of consumers, tenants, landlords, | ||||||
| 21 | property owners, and
managers. | ||||||
| 22 | (5) In April of 2009, the United States Environmental
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| 23 | Protection Agency held its first National Bed Bug Summit to
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| 1 | solicit recommendations on dealing with the growing public
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| 2 | nuisance of bed bugs; among the major recommendations
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| 3 | emanating from the summit was the importance of legislative
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| 4 | support and better education about bed bugs for governments
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| 5 | and elected officials. | ||||||
| 6 | (6) It is in the public interest to
study the increase | ||||||
| 7 | in bed bug infestations and make
specific recommendations | ||||||
| 8 | for addressing this growing public
nuisance. | ||||||
| 9 | The Structural Pest Control Advisory Council shall convene | ||||||
| 10 | a
subcommittee to develop a report to the General Assembly with
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| 11 | recommendations on the prevention, management, and control of | ||||||
| 12 | bed bug
infestations. The report shall include, but not be | ||||||
| 13 | limited to,
recommendations related to the availability of | ||||||
| 14 | education materials on
bed bug prevention, management, and | ||||||
| 15 | control; proper transport, storage,
and disposal of bed bug | ||||||
| 16 | infested materials; promote the development of
effective | ||||||
| 17 | treatment methods or options to eradicate bed bug
infestation; | ||||||
| 18 | and increasing knowledge and awareness among tenants,
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| 19 | landlords, and property managers and owners about preventing | ||||||
| 20 | bed bug
infestations. | ||||||
| 21 | In addition to the members of the Structural Pest Control | ||||||
| 22 | Advisory
Council, the subcommittee may include: a | ||||||
| 23 | representative of a nonprofit
organization, particularly one | ||||||
| 24 | involved with tenant advocacy issues; a
representative of | ||||||
| 25 | apartment associations; and staff from the Illinois
Housing | ||||||
| 26 | Development Authority and the Office of the Illinois Attorney | ||||||
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| 1 | General. The
members of the subcommittee shall serve without | ||||||
| 2 | compensation for their
duties or expenses incurred with the | ||||||
| 3 | work of the subcommittee. | ||||||
| 4 | The Structural Pest Control Advisory Council shall issue | ||||||
| 5 | its
report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, | ||||||
| 6 | 2011. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2012.
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| 7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 8 | becoming law.
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