HB2437enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2437 Enrolled LRB096 09706 JDS 19869 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 405-216 as follows:

(20 ILCS 405/405-216 new)

Sec. 405-216. Green cleaning policy. To require every State-owned building to establish a green cleaning policy whereby the building purchases and uses only environmentally-sensitive cleaning products, in compliance with the guidelines and specifications established by the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council pursuant to Section 15 of the Green Cleaning Schools Act. The Department shall allow a State-owned building to deplete its existing cleaning and maintenance supply stocks and implement the new requirements in the procurement cycle for the following year and shall exempt a State-owned building from the green cleaning policy requirement if adhering to the requirement would not be economically feasible for the building.

For the purposes of this Section, adopting a green cleaning policy is not economically feasible if such adoption would result in an increase in the cleaning costs of the building.

Section 10. The Green Cleaning Schools Act is amended by changing Sections 5 and 15 as follows:

(105 ILCS 140/5)

Sec. 5. Legislative findings. Both children and adults Children are vulnerable to and may be severely affected by exposure to chemicals, hazardous waste, and other environmental hazards. The Federal Environmental Protection Agency estimates that human exposure to indoor air pollutants can be 2 to 5 times and up to 100 times higher than outdoor levels. Children, workers, teachers, janitors, and other staff members spend a significant amount of time inside school and other institutional buildings and are continuously exposed to chemicals from cleaners, waxes, deodorizers, and other maintenance products.

(Source: P.A. 95-84, eff. 8-13-07.)

(105 ILCS 140/15)

Sec. 15. Green cleaning supply guidelines and specifications. The Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council (IGGCC) shall, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, the State Board of Education, regional offices of education, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and a panel of interested stakeholders, including cleaning product industry representatives, non-governmental organizations, and others, establish and amend on an annual basis guidelines and specifications for environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products for use in school facilities as well as State-owned buildings under Section 405-216 of the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The IGGCC shall provide multiple avenues by which cleaning products may be determined to be environmentally-sensitive under the guidelines. Guidelines and specifications must be established after a review and evaluation of existing research and must be completed no later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act. Guidelines and specifications may include implementation practices, including inspection. The completed guidelines and specifications must be posted on the IGGCC's Internet website.

(Source: P.A. 95-84, eff. 8-13-07.)

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