Public Act 095-0084
 		





HB0895 Enrolled
LRB095 07718 NHT 27876 b






    AN ACT concerning education.

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


 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Green 
Cleaning Schools Act.
 
    Section 5. Legislative findings.  Children are vulnerable 
to and may be severely affected by exposure to chemicals, 
hazardous waste, and other environmental hazards.  The Federal 
Environmental Protection Agency estimates that human exposure 
to indoor air pollutants can be 2 to 5 times and up to 100 times 
higher than outdoor levels.  Children, teachers, janitors, and 
other staff members spend a significant amount of time inside 
school buildings and are continuously exposed to chemicals from 
cleaners, waxes, deodorizers, and other maintenance products.
 
    Section 10. Use of green cleaning supplies.  By no later 
than 90 days after implementation of the guidelines and 
specifications established under Section 15 of this Act or 
thereafter when it is economically feasible, all elementary and 
secondary public schools and all elementary and secondary 
non-public schools with 50 or more students shall establish a 
green cleaning policy and exclusively purchase and use 
environmentally-sensitive cleaning products pursuant to the 
guidelines and specifications established under Section 15 of 
this Act.  However, a school may deplete its existing cleaning 
and maintenance supply stocks and implement the new 
requirements in the procurement cycle for the following school 
year.
    For the purposes of this Section, adopting a green cleaning 
policy is not economically feasible if such adoption would 
result in an increase in the cleaning costs of the school. If 
adopting a green cleaning policy is not economically feasible, 
the school must provide annual written notification to the 
Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council (IGGCC), on a 
form provided by the IGGCC, that the development and 
implementation of a green cleaning policy is not economically 
feasible until such time that it is economically feasible.
 
    Section 15. Green cleaning supply guidelines and 
specifications.  The Illinois Green Government Coordinating 
Council (IGGCC) shall, in consultation with the Department of 
Public Health, the State Board of Education, regional offices 
of education, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 
and a panel of interested stakeholders, including cleaning 
product industry representatives, non-governmental 
organizations, and others, establish and amend on an annual 
basis guidelines and specifications for 
environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products 
for use in school facilities.  The IGGCC shall provide multiple 
avenues by which cleaning products may be determined to be 
environmentally-sensitive under the guidelines. Guidelines and 
specifications must be established after a review and 
evaluation of existing research and must be completed no later 
than 180 days after the effective date of this Act.  Guidelines 
and specifications may include implementation practices, 
including inspection.  The completed guidelines and 
specifications must be posted on the IGGCC's Internet website.
 
    Section 20. Dissemination to schools.  
    (a) Upon the completion of the guidelines and 
specifications under Section 15 of this Act, the IGGCC shall 
provide each regional office of education and each elementary 
or secondary non-public school with 50 or more students in this 
State with the guidelines and specifications.  Each regional 
office of education shall immediately disseminate the 
guidelines and specifications to every public school in the 
educational service region.  Regional offices of education and 
the IGGCC shall provide on-going assistance to schools to carry 
out the requirements of this Act.
    (b)  In the event that the guidelines and specifications 
under Section 15 of this Act are updated by the IGGCC, the 
IGGCC shall provide the updates to each regional office of 
education for immediate dissemination to each public school.  
Additionally, the IGGCC shall post all updated materials on its 
Internet website.
 
    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
Section 8.31 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 805/8.31 new)
    Sec. 8.31. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
implementation of any mandate created by the Green Cleaning 
Schools Act.
 

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






Effective Date:  8/13/2007