Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
Filed: 3/23/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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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 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 
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compensation for their

duties or expenses incurred with the 
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work of the subcommittee.
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    The Structural Pest Control Advisory Council shall issue 
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its

report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 
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2011.
 

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