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Public Act 0925 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 100-0925

SB2524 Enrolled LRB100 16644 MJP 31781 b

    AN ACT concerning health.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
adding Section 56.8 as follows:

    (415 ILCS 5/56.8 new)
    Sec. 56.8. Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force.
    (a) The Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force is created. The
Task Force shall coordinate a statewide public information
campaign to highlight the benefits of and opportunities to
properly dispose of pharmaceutical products. The campaign
shall be implemented by the Agency, in coordination with the
Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of
Education. The publicity of the campaign shall include, as
appropriate, opportunities to properly dispose of
pharmaceutical products provided by:
        (1) local police departments and local governments,
        (2) pharmacies,
        (3) long-term hazardous waste facilities,
        (4) hazardous-waste collection events,
        (5) the Agency,
        (6) the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, and
        (7) other public or private efforts to properly dispose
    of pharmaceuticals.
    The campaign shall address students, seniors, and at-risk
populations and shall outline the public health benefits of
proper disposal of unused pharmaceutical products and the
dangers and risks of their improper disposal.
    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members
appointed by the Director of the Agency:
        (1) one representative of the Agency, who shall serve
    as the chair of the Task Force;
        (2) one representative of the Department of Public
    Health;
        (3) one representative of the Illinois State Board of
    Education;
        (4) one representative of a statewide organization
    representing pharmacists;
        (5) one representative of a statewide organization
    representing agricultural interests;
        (6) one representative of a statewide organization
    representing environmental concerns;
        (7) one representative of a statewide organization
    representing physicians licensed to practice medicine in
    all its branches;
        (8) one representative of a statewide organization
    representing coroners;
        (9) one representative of a statewide organization
    representing pharmaceutical manufacturers; and
        (10) one representative of a statewide organization
    representing retailers.
    If a vacancy occurs in the Task Force membership, the
vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment. Task Force members shall not receive compensation
for their service on the Task Force. The Agency shall provide
the Task Force with administrative and other support.
    (c) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2022.

Effective Date: 1/1/2019

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