Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
Filed: 3/10/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6439 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6439 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly makes the 
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following findings:
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        (1) The quality of life of a growing number of Illinois 
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    families has been impacted by a significant increase in bed 
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    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 ubiquitous, uniquely 
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    difficult to abate, and pose a challenge to the rights and 
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    responsibilities of those affected by such infestations.
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        (4) There is a substantial lack of public knowledge 
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    about bed bug treatment and prevention, necessitating the 
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    need for targeted consumer education and communication.
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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 create a task force 
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    to study the increase in bed bug infestations and make 
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    specific recommendations for public policy measures to 
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    combat this growing public nuisance.
 
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    Section 5. The Safe and Hygienic Bed Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 50 as follows:
 
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    (410 ILCS 68/50 new)
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    Sec. 50. Illinois Bed Bug Task Force. The Illinois Bed Bug 
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Task Force is hereby created within the Department. The 
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Department shall provide staff and administrative support to 
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the Task Force.
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    The Task Force shall make recommendations on the prevention 
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and treatment of bed bug infestations in private dwellings, 
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public accommodations, and institutions; State standards for 
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the disposal of bed bug-infested items; the training, 
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education, and certification of pest management professionals; 
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and the development of public education materials on bed bug 
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prevention and treatment, including specific information on 
 


 






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the rights and responsibilities of tenants, landlords, and 
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property owners.
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    The Task Force shall consist of 10 members appointed by the 
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Governor, one of which shall have advanced experience in 
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entomology and at least one of which shall come from each of 
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the following fields:
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        (1) a representative of the pest management industry;
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        (2) a representative of an organization involved in 
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    higher education issues;
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        (3) a representative of a nonprofit organization, 
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    particularly one involved with tenant advocacy issues; and
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        (4) a representative of apartment associations.
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    In addition to these members, the following officials or 
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their designees may serve as ex officio members of the Task 
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Force: the Director of Public Health; the Director of 
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Agriculture; the Illinois Attorney General; and the Executive 
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Director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority.
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    The Task Force shall report its findings to the General 
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Assembly on or before January 1, 2011.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".