HB4812ham002 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Karen May

Filed: 2/27/2008

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4812

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4812 on page 2, line 2, by replacing "Section 5" with "Sections 5 and 15"; and

on page 2, immediately below line 15, by inserting the following:

"(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.)".