Full Text of SR0626 95th General Assembly
SR0626 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Farmers' markets provide not only a valuable | 3 |
| marketplace for farmers to sell their products directly to | 4 |
| consumers, but also a place for consumers to access fresh | 5 |
| fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products; and
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| WHEREAS, These markets successfully operate across | 7 |
| Illinois; however, there is a lack of comprehensive regulation | 8 |
| from one county to the next, resulting in discrepancies between | 9 |
| counties regarding the products that may be sold; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1999, the Department of Public Health published | 11 |
| "Technical Information Bulletin/Food #30," in order to outline | 12 |
| the sanitation guidelines required for farmers' markets, | 13 |
| producer markets, and other outdoor food sales events; and
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| WHEREAS, This bulletin has not been uniformly interpreted | 15 |
| across the State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created the | 18 |
| Task Force on Farmers' Markets, consisting of 12 members | 19 |
| appointed as follows: the President of the Senate and Minority | 20 |
| Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one member to serve as | 21 |
| a co-chair; the Director of Public Health or his or her |
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| designee, the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee, a | 2 |
| representative of the Farm Bureau, 3 representatives of local | 3 |
| county public health departments appointed by the Director of | 4 |
| Public Health and selected from 3 different counties | 5 |
| representing each of the northern, central, and southern | 6 |
| portions of Illinois, and 4 members of the general public who | 7 |
| are engaged in local farmers' markets, 2 of whom shall each be | 8 |
| approved by a co-chair of the Task Force; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That all members of the Task Force shall serve | 10 |
| without compensation; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force can appoint members as it | 12 |
| sees fit to serve as representatives of local farmers' markets | 13 |
| or other concerned parties; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the duty of the Task Force is to undertake a | 15 |
| comprehensive and thorough review of the current | 16 |
| implementation of the various Acts that define which products | 17 |
| and practices are permitted and which products and practices | 18 |
| are not permitted at farmers' markets and other outdoor food | 19 |
| sale events; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall assist the Department | 21 |
| of Public Health in developing interagency agreements and | 22 |
| programs and procedures regarding the implementation of the |
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| various Acts that define which products and practices are | 2 |
| permitted and which products and practices are not permitted at | 3 |
| farmers' markets and other outdoor food sale events; and be it | 4 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Public Health | 6 |
| shall provide staffing support to the Task Force and shall | 7 |
| administer and prepare all reports deemed necessary in | 8 |
| conjunction with the Task Force; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force may request assistance from | 10 |
| any entity necessary or useful for the performance of its | 11 |
| duties; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue a report with its | 13 |
| recommendations to the Senate on or before December 31, 2008.
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