Full Text of HJR0057 96th General Assembly
HJ0057 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 |
| there is created the Task Force on Farmers' Markets, consisting | 19 |
| of 14 members appointed as follows: the President of the | 20 |
| Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the | 21 |
| House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House |
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| of Representatives shall each appoint one member; the Director | 2 |
| of Public Health or his or her designee, the Director of | 3 |
| Agriculture or his or her designee, a representative of a | 4 |
| general agricultural production association, 3 representatives | 5 |
| of local county public health departments appointed by the | 6 |
| Director of Public Health and selected from 3 different | 7 |
| counties representing each of the northern, central, and | 8 |
| southern portions of Illinois, and 4 members of the general | 9 |
| public who are engaged in local farmers' markets appointed by | 10 |
| the Director of Agriculture; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Director of Public Health shall serve as | 12 |
| the chair; the Task Force shall meet at the call of the Chair; | 13 |
| and the members of the Task Force shall serve without | 14 |
| compensation; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force can appoint members as it | 16 |
| sees fit to serve as representatives of local farmers' markets | 17 |
| or other concerned parties; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the duty of the Task Force is to undertake a | 19 |
| comprehensive and thorough review of the current | 20 |
| implementation of the various Acts that define which products | 21 |
| and practices are permitted and which products and practices | 22 |
| are not permitted at farmers' markets and other outdoor food | 23 |
| sale events; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall assist the Department | 2 |
| of Public Health in developing interagency agreements and | 3 |
| programs and procedures regarding the implementation of the | 4 |
| various Acts that define which products and practices are | 5 |
| permitted and which products and practices are not permitted at | 6 |
| farmers' markets and other outdoor food sale events; and be it | 7 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Public Health | 9 |
| shall provide staffing support to the Task Force and shall | 10 |
| administer and prepare all reports deemed necessary in | 11 |
| conjunction with the Task Force; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force may request assistance from | 13 |
| any entity necessary or useful for the performance of its | 14 |
| duties; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue a report with its | 16 |
| recommendations to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of | 17 |
| the House on or before December 31, 2009.
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