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Full Text of HR0094 100th General Assembly

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HR0094ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 94
2     AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 94 as follows:

3 by deleting everything and replacing it with the following:

4     "WHEREAS, Waterborne hazards, including bacteria, toxins,
5 and heavy metals, such as lead, may exist in plumbing and
6 heating and cooling systems; and

7     WHEREAS, The Department of Public Health has encouraged
8 school districts, prior to testing for Legionella, to implement
9 and develop plans for responding if a positive result were to
10 occur; and

11     WHEREAS, School District U-46 (Elgin) responded to the
12 presence of Legionella in its cooling systems by closing its
13 facilities; and

HR0094HAM001 - 2 - LRB100 10333 MST 23337 a

1     WHEREAS, Guidance for developing and implementing a
2 comprehensive water quality management plan in schools does not
3 exist in the State; therefore, be it

4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
5 HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 encourage the Department of Public Health, in collaboration
7 with the State Board of Education, to make available to
8 schools, guidance for developing and implementing
9 comprehensive water quality management plans; and be it further

10     RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health and the
11 State Board of Education are to update the General Assembly
12 with a report on their progress by December 31, 2017; and be it
13 further

14     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
15 provided to the Director of the Department of Public Health and
16 the State Superintendent of Education."

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