SB1772sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Filed: 3/2/2023

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1772

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1772 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by adding Section 13.10 as follows:

(415 ILCS 60/13.10 new)

Sec. 13.10. Lawn care pesticides; schools. Beginning July 1, 2024, no person shall spray a pesticide at a school serving students grades kindergarten through 8th grade on areas of the property where children may be present, including, but not limited to, blacktops, playing fields, or playgrounds, during normal school hours or within 24 hours of students' arrival on school grounds for a normal school day. This Section shall not apply to areas of school grounds where children are not typically present, including, but not limited to, flower beds and lawns surrounding the schools not used as playing fields.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".