Rep. Karen May
Filed: 2/27/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4812




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4812 on page 2, line 
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2, by replacing "Section 5" with "Sections 5 and 15"; and

 
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on page 2, immediately below line 15, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    "(105 ILCS 140/15)

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    Sec. 15. Green cleaning supply guidelines and 
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specifications.  The Illinois Green Government Coordinating 
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Council (IGGCC) shall, in consultation with the Department of 
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Public Health, the State Board of Education, regional offices 
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of education, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 
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and a panel of interested stakeholders, including cleaning 
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product industry representatives, non-governmental 
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organizations, and others, establish and amend on an annual 
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basis guidelines and specifications for 
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environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products 
 


 






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for use in school facilities as well as State-owned buildings 
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under Section 405-216 of the Department of Central Management 
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Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  The 
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IGGCC shall provide multiple avenues by which cleaning products 
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may be determined to be environmentally-sensitive under the 
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guidelines. Guidelines and specifications must be established 
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after a review and evaluation of existing research and must be 
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completed no later than 180 days after the effective date of 
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this Act.  Guidelines and specifications may include 
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implementation practices, including inspection.  The completed 
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guidelines and specifications must be posted on the IGGCC's 
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Internet website.

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(Source: P.A. 95-84, eff. 8-13-07.)".