99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0009

 

Introduced 1/15/2015, by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
105 ILCS 110/3

    Creates the Powdered Caffeine Control and Education Act. Prohibits any person from selling, offering to sell, giving away, or providing free samples of powdered pure caffeine to any person under age 18 located in the State or to any person under age 18 making the purchase from within the State. Sets forth penalties for violations of the Act. Contains legislative findings. Defines required terms. Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Provides that the Comprehensive Health Education Program shall include information regarding the use of powdered pure caffeine. Effective January 1, 2016.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Powdered Caffeine Control and Education Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the
7United States Food and Drug Administration issued a warning
8concerning powdered pure caffeine that companies market to
9consumers. The powder, often sold in bulk, is nearly 100% pure
10caffeine. Caffeine powder is easily purchased online,
11including on websites that sell vitamins and supplements.
12Because the product is unregulated by the United States Food
13and Drug Administration, health experts indicate that it is
14nearly impossible to know what dose of caffeine an individual
15is consuming, even if the powder is measured carefully. While
16caffeine in small quantities is generally not dangerous for
17human consumption, large quantities of caffeine can be
18extremely dangerous, even fatal. The American Academy of
19Pediatrics discourages the consumption of caffeine and related
20stimulants by children and adolescents.
 
21    Section 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to ban the
22sale of powdered pure caffeine to minors within the State in

 

 

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1order to protect their health and safety.
 
2    Section 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
3    "Person" means any natural person, corporation,
4partnership, firm, organization, association, or other legal
5entity.
6    "Powdered pure caffeine" means any product composed purely
7of caffeine in a loose powdered form.
 
8    Section 20. Control of the sale of powdered pure caffeine.
9    (a) No person may sell, offer for sale, give away, or
10provide free samples of powdered pure caffeine to any person
11under age 18 located within the State or to any person under
12age 18 making the purchase from within the State.
13    (b) The prohibition of subsection (a) of this Section does
14not apply to the sale of any powdered pure caffeine product
15that receives explicit approval as safe and effective for its
16intended use under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or
17is lawfully marketed under an over-the-counter monograph
18issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
 
19    Section 25. Penalties.
20    (a) Any person who violates this Act is guilty of a Class A
21misdemeanor.
22    (b) For a second or subsequent violation of this Act, a
23person is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
 

 

 

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1    Section 70. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
2Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
3follows:
 
4    (105 ILCS 110/3)
5    Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program. The
6program established under this Act shall include, but not be
7limited to, the following major educational areas as a basis
8for curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
9State: human ecology and health, human growth and development,
10the emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic and
11social responsibilities of family life, including sexual
12abstinence until marriage, prevention and control of disease,
13including instruction in grades 6 through 12 on the prevention,
14transmission and spread of AIDS, age-appropriate sexual abuse
15and assault awareness and prevention education in grades
16pre-kindergarten through 12, public and environmental health,
17consumer health, safety education and disaster survival,
18mental health and illness, personal health habits, the use of
19powdered pure caffeine, alcohol, drug use, and abuse including
20the medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and
21tobacco use, abuse during pregnancy, evidence-based and
22medically accurate information regarding sexual abstinence,
23tobacco, nutrition, and dental health. The program shall also
24provide course material and instruction to advise pupils of the

 

 

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1Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall
2include information about cancer, including without limitation
3types of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the
4importance of early prevention and detection, and information
5on where to go for help. Notwithstanding the above educational
6areas, the following areas may also be included as a basis for
7curricula in all elementary and secondary schools in this
8State: basic first aid (including, but not limited to,
9cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver),
10heart disease, diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse,
11neglect, and suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7
12through 12. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training
13on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
14(which training must be in accordance with standards of the
15American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another
16nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
17an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
18basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
19    The school board of each public elementary and secondary
20school in the State shall encourage all teachers and other
21school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
22knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
23life-saving techniques, including without limitation the
24Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
25in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
26American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized

 

 

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1certifying organization. A school board may use the services of
2non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
3life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school
4personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
5to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
6person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
7another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
8administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
9addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
10appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
11conduct training programs for teachers and other school
12personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
13to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
14resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
15teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
16programs and other extracurricular school activities to
17acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
18necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
19resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
20established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
21certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board of
22Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
23program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
24incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
25who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
26cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in

 

 

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1accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
2American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
3certifying organization) or in learning how to use an automated
4external defibrillator. A school district that applies for a
5grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay half of the
6cost of the training for which matching grant money is sought.
7The State Board of Education shall award the grants on a
8first-come, first-serve basis.
9    No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any
10class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
11receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
12resuscitation or how to use an automated external defibrillator
13if his or her parent or guardian submits written objection
14thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the course or
15program or the training shall not be reason for suspension or
16expulsion of the pupil.
17    Curricula developed under programs established in
18accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
19alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
20instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
21shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
22effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be
23integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
24Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
25and secondary schools in this State instructional materials and
26guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating the

 

 

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1instruction into their existing curricula. In addition, school
2districts may offer, as part of existing curricula during the
3school day or as part of an after school program, support
4services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose parent,
5parents, or guardians are chemically dependent.
6(Source: P.A. 97-1147, eff. 1-24-13; 98-190, eff. 8-6-13;
798-441, eff. 1-1-14; 98-632, eff. 7-1-14; 98-756, eff.
87-16-14.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
101, 2016.