Sen. Chapin Rose
Filed: 3/13/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2524




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2524 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 56.8 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/56.8 new)
7    Sec. 56.8. Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force.
8    (a) The Pharmaceutical Disposal Task Force is created. The 
9Task Force shall coordinate a statewide public information 
10campaign to highlight the benefits of and opportunities to 
11properly dispose of pharmaceutical products. The campaign 
12shall be implemented by the Agency, in coordination with the 
13Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of 
14Education. The publicity of the campaign shall include, as 
15appropriate, opportunities to properly dispose of 
16pharmaceutical products provided by:
 
 
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1        (1) local police departments and local governments,
2        (2) pharmacies,
3        (3) long-term hazardous waste facilities,
4        (4) hazardous-waste collection events,
5        (5) the Agency,
6        (6) the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, and
7        (7) other public or private efforts to properly dispose 
8    of pharmaceuticals.
9    The campaign shall address students, seniors, and at-risk 
10populations and shall outline the public health benefits of 
11proper disposal of unused pharmaceutical products and the 
12dangers and risks of their improper disposal.
13    (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members 
14appointed by the Director of the Agency:
15        (1) one representative of the Agency, who shall serve 
16    as the chair of the Task Force;
17        (2) one representative of the Department of Public 
18    Health;
19        (3) one representative of the Illinois State Board of 
20    Education;
21        (4) one representative of a statewide organization 
22    representing pharmacists;
23        (5) one representative of a statewide organization 
24    representing agricultural interests;
25        (6) one representative of a statewide organization 
26    representing environmental concerns;
 
 
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1        (7) one representative of a statewide organization 
2    representing physicians licensed to practice medicine in 
3    all its branches; 
4        (8) one representative of a statewide organization 
5    representing coroners;
6        (9) one representative of a statewide organization 
7    representing pharmaceutical manufacturers; and 
8        (10) one representative of a statewide organization 
9    representing retailers.
10    If a vacancy occurs in the Task Force membership, the 
11vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
12appointment. Task Force members shall not receive compensation 
13for their service on the Task Force. The Agency shall provide 
14the Task Force with administrative and other support.
15    (c) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2022.".