99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0046

 

Introduced 1/15/2015, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 625/3  from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 333

    Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that any individual seeking a food service sanitation manager certificate or a food service sanitation manager instructor certificate must receive a passing score on the examination set by the certification exam provider accredited under standards developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor organization (rather than a score of at least 75% on the examination).


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is
5amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 625/3)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 333)
7    Sec. 3. Each food service establishment shall be under the
8operational supervision of a certified food service sanitation
9manager in accordance with rules promulgated under this Act.
10    By July 1, 1990, the Director of the Department of Public
11Health in accordance with this Act, shall promulgate rules for
12the education, examination, and certification of food service
13establishment managers and instructors of the food service
14sanitation manager certification education programs. Beginning
15July 1, 2014, any individual seeking a food service sanitation
16manager certificate or a food service sanitation manager
17instructor certificate must complete a minimum of 8 hours of
18Department-approved training, inclusive of the examination,
19and receive a passing score on the examination set by the
20certification exam provider accredited under standards
21developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or
22its successor organization. of at least 75% on the examination.
23A food service sanitation manager certificate and a food

 

 

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1service sanitation manager instructor certificate shall be
2valid for 5 years, unless revoked by the Department of Public
3Health, and shall not be transferable from the individual to
4whom it was issued. Beginning July 1, 2014, recertification for
5food service sanitation manager certification shall be
6accomplished by presenting evidence of completion of 8 hours of
7Department-approved training, inclusive of the examination,
8and having received a passing score on the examination set by
9the certification exam provider accredited under standards
10developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or
11its successor organization. of at least 75% on the examination.
12    For purposes of certification and recertification for food
13service sanitation manager certification, the Department shall
14accept only training approved by the Department and
15certification exams accredited under standards developed and
16adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor.
17The Department shall charge a fee of $35 for each new and
18renewed food service sanitation manager certificate and $10 for
19each replacement certificate. All fees collected under this
20Section shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.
21    Any fee received by the Department under this Section that
22is submitted for the renewal of an expired food service
23sanitation manager certificate may be returned by the Director
24after recording the receipt of the fee and the reason for its
25return.
26    The Department shall award an Illinois certificate to

 

 

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1anyone presenting a valid certificate issued by another state,
2so long as the holder of the certificate provides proof of
3having passed an examination accredited under standards
4developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or
5its successor. The $35 issuance fee applies. The reciprocal
6Illinois certificate shall expire on the same date as the
7presented certificate. On or before the expiration date, the
8holder must have met the Illinois recertification requirements
9in order to be reissued an Illinois certificate. Reciprocity is
10only for individuals who have moved to or begun working in
11Illinois in the 6 months prior to applying for reciprocity. Any
12individual presenting an out-of-state certificate may do so
13only once.
14(Source: P.A. 98-566, eff. 8-27-13.)