Full Text of HR0927 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, School District U-46 (Elgin) conducted routine | 3 | | water sampling and found abnormally high levels of
Legionella; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The school district closed its facilities in an | 6 | | effort to protect school children; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Legionella is a bacteria that is found naturally | 8 | | in the environment, usually in warm water; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In situations where environmental factors are | 10 | | favorable to the growth of Legionella in large
numbers and the | 11 | | bacteria is aerosolized, human illness can occur; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Legionnaires' disease is transmitted by the | 13 | | inhalation of a mist or vapor that has been
contaminated with | 14 | | Legionella bacteria; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The most vulnerable population for contracting | 16 | | Legionnaires' disease is individuals 49 or
older, smokers, and | 17 | | people with chronic lung disease or weakened immune systems; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Legionnaires' disease is not transmitted person |
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| 1 | | to person; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States Centers for Disease Control and | 3 | | Prevention recommends, when Legionella is identified, to
treat | 4 | | the water; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Public Health has | 6 | | encouraged school districts, prior to testing for
Legionella, | 7 | | to implement and develop plans for the testing if a positive | 8 | | result were to occur; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, School districts are following the testing | 10 | | recommendations as outlined by the
American Society of Heating, | 11 | | Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standards; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | encourage the Illinois State Board of Education and the | 16 | | Illinois Department of
Public Health to work in collaboration | 17 | | with school districts to develop and implement plans for the
| 18 | | testing of Legionella; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, The Illinois State Board of Education and the | 20 | | Illinois Department of Public Health update the
General | 21 | | Assembly with a report on their progress by December 31, 2016; |
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| 1 | | and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | provided to the State Superintendent of Education and
Director | 4 | | of Public Health.
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