103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3386

 

Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Ram Villivalam

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 125/13  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1213

    Amends the Swimming Facility Act. Provides that rules adopted by the Department of Public Health under the Act must include unique design criteria and general standards for above-ground pools.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 90. The Swimming Facility Act is amended by
5changing Section 13 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 125/13)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1213)
7    Sec. 13. Rules. The Department shall promulgate, publish,
8adopt and amend such rules as may be necessary for the proper
9enforcement of this Act, to protect the health and safety of
10the public using swimming facilities and their appurtenances,
11and may, when necessary, utilize the services of any other
12state agencies to assist in carrying out the purposes of this
13Act. These rules shall include but are not limited to design
14criteria for swimming facility areas and bather preparation
15facilities, standards relating to sanitation, cleanliness,
16plumbing, water supply, sewage and solid waste disposal,
17design and construction of all equipment, buildings, rodent
18and insect control, communicable disease control, safety and
19sanitation of appurtenant swimming facilities. The rules must
20include provisions for the prevention of bather entrapment or
21entanglement at new and existing swimming facilities. Bather
22preparation facilities consisting of dressing room space,
23toilets and showers shall be available for use of patrons of

 

 

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1swimming facilities, except as provided by Department rules.
2The rules adopted by the Department under this Section must
3include unique design criteria and general standards for
4above-ground pools.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1081, eff. 7-16-10; 97-957, eff. 1-1-13.)