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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Swimming Facility Act is amended by changing
5 Sections 2, 3, 3.12, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 21, and 23 and by
6 adding Sections 3.13, 15.1, 15.2, and 16.1 as follows:
 
7     (210 ILCS 125/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1202)
8     Sec. 2. Legislative purpose. It is found that there exists,
9 and may in the future exist, within the State of Illinois
10 public swimming pools, spas, water slides, public bathing
11 beaches, and other swimming facilities aquatic features which
12 are substandard in one or more important features of safety,
13 cleanliness or sanitation. Such conditions adversely affect
14 the public health, safety and general welfare of persons.
15     Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to protect, promote
16 and preserve the public health, safety and general welfare by
17 providing for the establishment and enforcement of minimum
18 standards for safety, cleanliness and general sanitation for
19 all swimming pools, spas, water slides, public bathing beaches,
20 and other aquatic features now in existence or hereafter
21 constructed, developed, or altered and to provide for
22 inspection and licensing of all such facilities.
23 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 

 

 

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1     (210 ILCS 125/3)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1203)
2     Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
3 context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections
4 3.01 through 3.13 3.12 have the meanings ascribed to them in
5 those Sections.
6 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
7     (210 ILCS 125/3.12)
8     Sec. 3.12. Swimming facility. "Swimming Facility" means a
9 swimming pool, spa, public bathing beach, water slide, lazy
10 river, spray pool, or other similar aquatic feature that exists
11 for the purpose of providing recreation or therapeutic services
12 to the public. It does not include isolation or flotation
13 tanks.
14 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
15     (210 ILCS 125/3.13 new)
16     Sec. 3.13. Spray pool. "Spray pool" means an aquatic
17 recreational facility that is not a swimming pool and that has
18 structures or fittings for spraying, dumping, or shooting
19 water. The term does not include facilities having as a source
20 of water a public water supply that is regulated by the
21 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or the Illinois
22 Department of Public Health and that has no capacity to recycle
23 water.
 

 

 

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1     (210 ILCS 125/4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1204)
2     Sec. 4. License to operate. After May 1, 2002, it shall be
3 unlawful for any person to open, establish, maintain or operate
4 a swimming facility pool, water slide, or bathing beach within
5 this State without first obtaining a license therefor from the
6 Department. After May 1, 2003, it shall be unlawful for any
7 person to open, establish, maintain, or operate a spa within
8 this State without first obtaining a license from the
9 Department. Licenses for swimming facilities shall expire May
10 1, next following the swimming season for which the license was
11 issued, except that an original license for a swimming facility
12 issued after February 1 and before May 1 shall expire on May 1
13 of the following year. Licenses for indoor pools that expire
14 December 1, 2001 shall be renewed for a $75 fee for a license
15 that will expire on May 1, 2003. Applications for original
16 licenses shall be made on forms furnished by the Department.
17 Each application to the Department shall be signed by the
18 applicant and accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as
19 to the truth of the application and, except in the case of an
20 application by an organization incorporated under the General
21 Not for Profit Corporation Act, as amended, by the payment of a
22 license application fee of $50. License fees are not
23 refundable. Each application shall contain: the name and
24 address of the applicant, or names and addresses of the
25 partners if the applicant is a partnership, or the name and

 

 

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1 addresses of the officers if the applicant is a corporation or
2 the names and addresses of all persons having an interest
3 therein if the applicant is a group of individuals,
4 association, or trust; and the location of the swimming
5 facility. A license shall be valid only in the possession of
6 the person to whom it is issued and shall not be the subject of
7 sale, assignment, or other transfer, voluntary, or
8 involuntary, nor shall the license be valid for any premises
9 other than those for which originally issued. Upon receipt of
10 an application for an original license the Department shall
11 inspect such swimming facility to insure compliance with this
12 Act.
13 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
14     (210 ILCS 125/5)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1205)
15     Sec. 5. Permit for construction or major alteration. No
16 swimming facility shall be constructed, developed, installed,
17 or altered in a major manner until plans, specifications, and
18 other information relative to such swimming facility and
19 appurtenant facilities as may be requested by the Department
20 are submitted to and reviewed by the Department and found to
21 comply with minimum sanitary and safety requirements and design
22 criteria, and until a permit for the construction or
23 development is issued by the Department. Construction permits
24 for spas are not required until January 1, 2003. Permits are
25 valid for a period of one year from date of issue. They may be

 

 

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1 reissued upon application to the Department and payment of the
2 permit fee as provided in this Act.
3     The fee to be paid by an applicant, other than an
4 organization incorporated under the General Not for Profit
5 Corporation Act, as now or hereafter amended, for a permit for
6 construction, development, major alteration, or installation
7 of each swimming facility is $50, which shall accompany such
8 application.
9 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
10     (210 ILCS 125/6)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1206)
11     Sec. 6. License renewal. Applications and fees for renewal
12 of the license shall be made in writing by the holder of the
13 license, on forms furnished by the Department and, except in
14 the case of an application by an organization incorporated
15 under the General Not for Profit Corporation Act, as now or
16 hereafter amended, shall be accompanied by a license
17 application fee of $50, which shall not be refundable, and
18 shall contain any change in the information submitted since the
19 original license was issued or the latest renewal granted. In
20 addition to any other fees required under this Act, a late fee
21 of $20 shall be charged when any renewal application is
22 received by the Department after the license has expired;
23 however, educational institutions and units of State or local
24 government shall not be required to pay late fees. If, after
25 inspection, the Department is satisfied that the swimming

 

 

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1 facility is in substantial compliance with the provisions of
2 this Act and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, the
3 Department shall issue the renewal license.
4 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
5     (210 ILCS 125/7)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1207)
6     Sec. 7. Conditional license. If the Department finds that
7 the facilities of any swimming facility for which a license is
8 sought are not in compliance with the provisions of this Act
9 and the rules and regulations of the Department relating
10 thereto, but may operate without undue prejudice to the public,
11 the Department may issue a conditional license setting forth
12 the conditions on which the license is issued, the manner in
13 which the swimming facility fails to comply with the Act and
14 such rules and regulations, and shall set forth the time, not
15 to exceed 3 years, within which the applicant must make any
16 changes or corrections necessary to fully comply with this Act
17 and the rules and regulations of the Department relating
18 thereto. No more than 3 such consecutive annual conditional
19 licenses may be issued.
20 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
21     (210 ILCS 125/8)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1208)
22     Sec. 8. Payment of fees; display of licenses. All fees and
23 penalties generated under the authority of this Act shall be
24 deposited into the Facility Licensing Fund and, subject to

 

 

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1 appropriation, shall be used by the Department in the
2 administration of this Act. All fees and penalties shall be
3 submitted in the form of a check or money order, or by other
4 means authorized by the Department. All licenses provided for
5 in this Act shall be displayed in a conspicuous place for
6 public view, within or on such premises. In case of revocation
7 or suspension, the owner or operator or both shall cause the
8 license to be removed and to post the notice of revocation or
9 suspension issued by the Department.
10 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
11     (210 ILCS 125/13)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1213)
12     Sec. 13. Rules. The Department shall promulgate, publish,
13 adopt and amend such rules and regulations as may be necessary
14 for the proper enforcement of this Act, to protect the health
15 and safety of the public using such pools and beaches, spas,
16 and other appurtenances, and may, when necessary, utilize the
17 services of any other state agencies to assist in carrying out
18 the purposes of this Act. These rules regulations shall include
19 but are not limited to design criteria for swimming facility
20 areas and bather preparation facilities, standards relating to
21 sanitation, cleanliness, plumbing, water supply, sewage and
22 solid waste disposal, design and construction of all equipment,
23 buildings, rodent and insect control, communicable disease
24 control, safety and sanitation of appurtenant swimming
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1 the prevention of bather entrapment or entanglement at new and
2 existing swimming facilities. The Department may adopt less
3 stringent requirements for spas existing prior to January 1,
4 2003 than for new spas, provided minimum safety features,
5 including provisions to protect against bather entrapment, are
6 provided. Bather preparation facilities consisting of dressing
7 room space, toilets and showers shall be available for use of
8 patrons of swimming facilities, except as provided by
9 Department rules regulations.
10 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
11     (210 ILCS 125/14)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1214)
12     Sec. 14.
13     Whenever the Department determines that there are
14 reasonable grounds to believe that there has been violation of
15 any provision of this Act or the rules and regulations issued
16 hereunder, the Department shall give notice of such alleged
17 violation to the person to whom the license was issued, as
18 herein provided. Such notice shall:
19     (a) be in writing;
20     (b) include a statement of the reasons for the issuance of
21 the notice;
22     (c) (Blank) allow reasonable time as determined by the
23 Department for the performance of any act it requires;
24     (d) be served upon the owner, operator or licensee as the
25 case may require; provided that such notice or order shall be

 

 

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1 deemed to have been properly served upon such owner, operator
2 or licensee when a copy thereof has been sent by registered or
3 certified mail to his last known address as furnished to the
4 Department; or, when he has been served with such notice by any
5 other method authorized by the laws of this State;
6     (e) (Blank) contain an outline of remedial action, which,
7 if taken, will be required to effect compliance with the
8 provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations issued
9 hereunder.
10 (Source: P.A. 78-1149.)
 
11     (210 ILCS 125/15.1 new)
12     Sec. 15.1. Violations at facilities.
13     (a) If the Department finds violations at swimming
14 facilities requiring licensure under this Act, the Department
15 shall issue a written report or notice of the violations. In
16 accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d), each violation
17 shall be categorized as either Type "A", Type "B", or Type "C".
18     (b) Type "A" Violation. The situation, condition, or
19 practice constituting a Type "A" violation shall be abated or
20 eliminated immediately, unless a fixed period of time, not
21 exceeding 10 days, as determined by the Department and
22 specified in the notice of violation or inspection report, is
23 required for correction. Type "A" violations shall include, but
24 not be limited to:
25         (1) Inoperable gauges or flowmeters.

 

 

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1         (2) The failure to maintain appropriate water quality
2     within 20% of standard.
3         (3) The failure to maintain or provide operation
4     reports.
5         (4) The failure to provide and maintain necessary
6     safety equipment prescribed by rule.
7         (5) The failure to maintain cleanliness of the facility
8     (cracks, leaks, lint, dirt, and sediment).
9         (6) The improper use of starting platforms.
10         (7) The failure to maintain equipment in proper work
11     order (including, but not limited to, skimmers, pumps, and
12     chlorinators), such that the public is not endangered.
13         (8) The failure to post Patron Regulations and Bather
14     Load signs.
15     (c) Type "B" Violation. At the time of issuance of a notice
16 of a Type "B" violation, the Department shall request a plan of
17 correction that is subject to the Department's approval. The
18 facility shall have 10 days after receipt of a notice of
19 violation in which to prepare and submit a plan of correction.
20 The Department may extend this period up to 30 days where
21 correction involves substantial capital improvement. The plan
22 shall include a fixed time period, not to exceed 90 days,
23 within which violations are to be corrected. If the Department
24 rejects a plan of correction, it shall send notice of the
25 rejection and the reason for the rejection to the facility. The
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1 rejection in which to submit a modified plan. If the modified
2 plan is not timely submitted, or if the modified plan is
3 rejected, the facility shall follow an approved plan of
4 correction imposed by the Department. Type "B" violations shall
5 include, but not be limited to:
6         (1) Ongoing repeat Type "A" violations not corrected in
7     accordance with a notice or inspection report.
8         (2) The failure to submit a Drowning and Injury Report
9     within 24 hours.
10         (3) The failure to provide a lifeguard or a warning
11     sign as required by the rules.
12         (4) The failure to maintain water quality in accordance
13     with Section 820.320 of Title 77 of the Illinois
14     Administrative Code, and in excess of that allowed for in a
15     Type "A" violation.
16         (5) The failure to properly secure the pool area or the
17     equipment/storage area.
18         (6) The failure to maintain any operational reports.
19         (7) The failure to obey assigned bather load.
20         (8) The failure to properly display a
21     Department-issued license.
22     (d) Type "C" Violation. Type "C" violations include those
23 violations that may lead to serious injury or death of patrons,
24 employees, or the general public. Upon finding a Type "C"
25 violation at a facility, the Department shall immediately take
26 such actions as necessary to protect public health, including

 

 

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1 ordering the immediate closure of the facility, ordering the
2 abatement of conditions deemed dangerous by the Department, or
3 ordering the cessation of any practice deemed dangerous or
4 improper by the Department. Type "C" violations shall include,
5 but not be limited to:
6         (1) The failure to obtain a license prior to operating.
7         (2) The failure to construct the pool in accordance
8     with the Department-issued permit to construct.
9         (3) The failure to secure a permit to alter the pool.
10         (4) The failure to close the pool in accordance with
11     the rules.
12         (5) The failure to obey any lawful order of the
13     Department.
14         (6) The failure to provide access to the facility by
15     the Department or any duly appointed agent thereof.
16         (7) The failure to post a Department-issued closure
17     order.
18         (8) Operating the facility in a manner that results in
19     imminent danger to the public.
20         (9) Submitting fraudulent documentation to the
21     Department or a duly appointed agent thereof.
22     (e) In determining whether a penalty is to be imposed and
23 in fixing the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, for
24 a violation, the Director shall consider the following factors:
25         (1) The gravity of the violation, including the
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1     public will result or has resulted; the severity of the
2     actual or potential harm; and the extent to which the
3     provisions of the applicable statutes or regulations were
4     violated.
5         (2) The reasonable diligence exercised by the licensee
6     and efforts to correct violations.
7         (3) Any previous violations committed by the licensee.
8         (4) The financial benefit to the facility for
9     committing or continuing the violation.
10     Type "A" violations shall carry no penalty provided they
11 are corrected within the terms set forth by this Act and in
12 accordance with the rules established under this Act. Type "B"
13 violations may be assessed a penalty of $25 per day for each
14 day the violation exists. Type "C" violations may be assessed a
15 penalty of $100 per day for each day the violation exists, in
16 addition to any other penalties provided for by law.
 
17     (210 ILCS 125/15.2 new)
18     Sec. 15.2. Violations and civil penalties. The Department
19 is empowered to assess civil penalties and sanctions for
20 violations of this Act and the rules promulgated under this
21 Act. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate
22 violation.
 
23     (210 ILCS 125/16.1 new)
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1 The Director, after notice and opportunity for a hearing to a
2 party, may deny, suspend, or revoke a license or permit, or
3 assess a civil penalty, in any case in which he or she finds
4 that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the
5 provisions of this Act or rules established under it. Notice
6 shall be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested,
7 or served personally and by fixing a date, not less than 15
8 days from the date of such mailing or service, at which time
9 the applicant or license holder shall be given an opportunity
10 to serve a written request for hearing upon the Department. The
11 hearing shall be conducted by the Director or by an individual
12 designated in writing by the Director as the Hearing Officer.
13 On the basis of any such hearing, or upon default of the
14 applicant or license holder, the Director shall make a
15 determination specifying his or her findings and conclusions. A
16 copy of the determinations shall be sent by certified mail,
17 return receipt requested, or served personally upon the
18 applicant or license holder.
 
19     (210 ILCS 125/21)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1221)
20     Sec. 21. Closure of facility. Whenever the Department finds
21 any violation of this Act or the rules promulgated under this
22 Act, if the violation presents an emergency or risk to public
23 health, the Department the conditions hereinafter set forth it
24 shall, without prior notice or hearing, issue a by written
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1 close the swimming facility and to prohibit any person from
2 using such facilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions in
3 this Act, such order shall be effective immediately. :
4         (1) If conditions at a swimming facility and
5     appurtenances, including bathhouse facilities, upon
6     inspection and investigation by a representative of the
7     Department, create an immediate danger to health or safety,
8     including conditions that could lead to bather entrapment
9     or entanglement; or
10         (2) When the Department, upon review of results of
11     bacteriological analyses of water samples collected from a
12     swimming facility, finds that such water does not conform
13     to the bacteriological standards promulgated by the
14     Department for proper swimming water quality; or
15         (3) When an environmental survey of an area shows
16     evidence of sewage or other pollutional or toxic materials
17     being discharged to waters tributary to a beach creating an
18     immediate danger to health or safety; or
19         (4) When the Department finds by observation or test
20     for water clarity of the swimming facility water a higher
21     turbidity level than permitted in the standards for
22     physical quality as promulgated by the Department; or
23         (5) When in such cases as it is required, the presence
24     of a satisfactory disinfectant residual, prescribed by
25     rule as promulgated by the Department, is absent.
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1 the facilities and a copy of the notice must be posted
2 conspicuously at the pool or beach by the owner, operator or
3 licensee.
4     The State's Attorney and Sheriff of the county in which the
5 swimming facility is located shall enforce the closing order
6 after receiving notice thereof.
7     Any owner, operator or licensee affected by such an order
8 is entitled, upon written request to the Department, to a
9 hearing as provided in this Act.
10     When such violations conditions are abated or when the
11 results of analyses of water samples collected from the
12 swimming facility, in the opinion of the Department, comply
13 with the Department's bacteriological standards for acceptable
14 water quality, or when the turbidity decreases to the
15 permissible limit, or when the disinfectant residual reaches a
16 satisfactory level as prescribed by rule, the Department may
17 authorize reopening the swimming facility pool or beach. When
18 sources of sewage, pollution, or toxic materials discovered as
19 a result of an environmental survey are eliminated, the
20 Department may authorize reopening of such beach.
21 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
22     (210 ILCS 125/23)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1223)
23     Sec. 23. Applicability of Act. Nothing in this Act shall be
24 construed to exclude the State of Illinois and Departments and
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1 except that the provisions in this Act for fees or late fees
2 for licenses and permits, and the provisions for fine and
3 imprisonment shall not apply to the State of Illinois, to
4 Departments and educational institutions thereof, or units of
5 local government. This Act shall not apply to beaches operated
6 by units of local government located on Lake Michigan.
7 (Source: P.A. 92-18, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
8     (210 ILCS 125/15 rep.)
9     (210 ILCS 125/16 rep.)
10     Section 10. The Swimming Facility Act is amended by
11 repealing Sections 15 and 16.
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.