Public Act 096-0195
 
HB1088 Enrolled LRB096 10700 JDS 20876 b

    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Radon Industry Licensing Act is amended by
changing Section 25 and by adding Sections 27 and 28 as
follows:
 
    (420 ILCS 44/25)
    Sec. 25. License requirement. Beginning January 1, 1998, no
person shall sell a device or perform a service for
compensation to detect the presence of radon or radon progeny
in the indoor atmosphere, perform laboratory analysis, or
perform a service to reduce the presence of radon or radon
progeny in the indoor atmosphere unless the person has been
licensed by the Agency. The application procedures for a
license shall be established by rule of the Agency. This
Section does not apply to retail stores that only sell or
distribute radon sampling devices but are not engaged in the
manufacture of radon sampling devices or a relationship with
the client for other services such as home inspection or
representation as in a real estate transaction and that do not
perform laboratory analysis, measurement, or mitigation
services.
(Source: P.A. 94-369, eff. 7-29-05.)
 
    (420 ILCS 44/27 new)
    Sec. 27. Approval of radon sampling and measurement
devices. No person shall sell a device in this State to detect
the presence of radon or radon progeny in the indoor atmosphere
without prior approval of the device from the Agency. All
electronic radon detection devices sold in this State must be
calibrated to ensure the accuracy and precision of their
measurements of radon and radon progeny.
 
    (420 ILCS 44/28 new)
    Sec. 28. Task Force on Radon-Resistant Building Codes.
    (a) The Radon-Resistant Building Codes Task Force is
created. The Task Force consists of the following members:
        (1) the Director, ex officio, or his or her
    representative, who is the chair of the Task Force;
        (2) a representative, designated by the Director, of a
    home builders' association in Illinois;
        (3) a representative, designated by the Director, of a
    home inspectors' association in Illinois;
        (4) a representative, designated by the Director, of an
    international building code organization;
        (5) a representative, designated by the Director, of an
    Illinois realtors' organization;
        (6) two representatives, designated by the Director,
    of respiratory disease organizations, each from a
    different organization;
        (7) a representative, designated by the Director, of a
    cancer research and prevention organization;
        (8) a representative, designated by the Director, of a
    municipal organization in Illinois;
        (9) one person appointed by the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives;
        (10) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    House of Representatives;
        (11) one person appointed by the President of the
    Senate; and
        (12) one person appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    Senate.
    (b) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair.
Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed
for their reasonable expenses from moneys appropriated for that
purpose. The Agency shall provide staff and support for the
operation of the Task Force.
    (c) The Task Force shall make recommendations to the
Governor, the Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and
the Pollution Control Board concerning the adoption of rules
for building codes.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.