Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 4/26/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1207

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1207 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is
5amended by changing Section 3.06 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 625/3.06)
7    Sec. 3.06. Food handler training; restaurants.
8    (a) For the purpose of this Section, "restaurant" means any
9business that is primarily engaged in the sale of ready-to-eat
10food for immediate consumption. "Primarily engaged" means
11having sales of ready-to-eat food for immediate consumption
12comprising at least 51% of the total sales, excluding the sale
13of liquor.
14    (b) Unless otherwise provided, all food handlers employed
15by a restaurant, other than someone holding a food service
16sanitation manager certificate, must receive or obtain

 

 

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1American National Standards Institute-accredited training in
2basic safe food handling principles within 30 days after
3employment and every 3 years thereafter. Notwithstanding the
4provisions of Section 3.05 of this Act, food handlers employed
5in nursing homes, licensed day care homes and facilities,
6hospitals, schools, and long-term care facilities must renew
7their training every 3 years. There is no limit to how many
8times an employee may take the training. The training indicated
9in subsections (e) and (f) of this Section is transferable
10between employers, but not individuals. The training indicated
11in subsections (c) and (d) of this Section is not transferable
12between individuals or employers. Proof that a food handler has
13been trained must be available upon reasonable request by a
14State or local health department inspector and may be provided
15electronically.
16    (c) If a business with an internal training program is
17approved in another state prior to the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, then the
19business's training program and assessment shall be
20automatically approved by the Department upon the business
21providing proof that the program is approved in said state.
22    (d) The Department shall approve the training program of
23any multi-state business with a plan that follows the
24guidelines in subsection (b) of Section 3.05 of this Act and is
25on file with the Department by March 31, 2015.
26    (e) If an entity uses an American National Standards

 

 

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1Institute food handler training accredited program, that
2training program shall be automatically approved by the
3Department.
4    (f) Certified local health departments in counties serving
5jurisdictions with a population of 100,000 or less, as reported
6by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 Census of Population, may
7have a training program. The training program must meet the
8requirements of Section 3.05(b) and be approved by the
9Department. This Section notwithstanding, certified local
10health departments in the following counties may have a
11training program:
12        (1) a county with a population of 677,560 as reported
13    by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 Census of Population;
14        (2) a county with a population of 308,760 as reported
15    by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 Census of Population;
16        (3) a county with a population of 515,269 as reported
17    by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 Census of Population;
18        (4) a county with a population of 114,736 as reported
19    by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 Census of Population;
20        (5) a county with a population of 110,768 as reported
21    by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 Census of Population;
22        (6) a county with a population of 135,394 as reported
23    by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 Census of Population.
24    The certified local health departments in paragraphs (1)
25through (6) of this subsection (f) must have their training
26programs on file with the Department no later than 90 days

 

 

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1after the effective date of this Act. Any modules that meet the
2requirements of subsection (b) of Section 3.05 of this Act and
3are not approved within 180 days after the Department's receipt
4of the application of the entity seeking to conduct the
5training shall automatically be considered approved by the
6Department.
7    (g) Any and all documents, materials, or information
8related to a restaurant or business food handler training
9module submitted to the Department is confidential and shall
10not be open to public inspection or dissemination and is exempt
11from disclosure under Section 7 of the Freedom of Information
12Act. Training may be conducted by any means available,
13including, but not limited to, on-line, computer, classroom,
14live trainers, remote trainers, and certified food service
15sanitation managers. There must be at least one commercially
16available, approved food handler training module at a cost of
17no more than $15 per employee; if an approved food handler
18training module is not available at that cost, then the
19provisions of this Section 3.06 shall not apply.
20    (h) The regulation of food handler training is considered
21to be an exclusive function of the State, and local regulation
22is prohibited. This subsection (h) is a denial and limitation
23of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of
24Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
25    (i) The provisions of this Section apply beginning July 1,
262014. From July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, enforcement

 

 

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1of the provisions of this Section shall be limited to education
2and notification of requirements to encourage compliance.
3(Source: P.A. 98-566, eff. 8-27-13; 99-62, eff. 7-16-15; 99-78,
4eff. 7-20-15.)".