Bill Text: IL HB2510 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food service establishments shall have at least one certified food service sanitation manager who has undergone training that follows nationally recognized industry standards for allergen safety and allergen awareness available on the premises at all times that the food service establishment is in operation. Provides that all individuals seeking food service sanitation manager certification or food service sanitation manager recertification shall undergo training that follows nationally recognized industry standards for allergen safety and allergen awareness. Provides that any costs for the allergen safety and allergen awareness training shall be borne by the individual seeking the training. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0367 [HB2510 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB2510-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB2510 Introduced , by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 625/3 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 333
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food service establishments shall have at least one certified food service sanitation manager who has undergone training that follows nationally recognized industry standards for allergen safety and allergen awareness available on the premises at all times that the food service establishment is in operation. Provides that all individuals seeking food service sanitation manager certification or food service sanitation manager recertification shall undergo training that follows nationally recognized industry standards for allergen safety and allergen awareness. Provides that any costs for the allergen safety and allergen awareness training shall be borne by the individual seeking the training. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is
amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
(410 ILCS 625/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 333)
Sec. 3. Each food service establishment shall be under the
operational supervision of a certified food service sanitation
manager in accordance with rules promulgated under this Act.
By July 1, 1990, the Director of the Department of Public
Health in accordance with this Act, shall promulgate rules for
the education, examination, and certification of food service
establishment managers and instructors of the food service
sanitation manager certification education programs. Beginning
July 1, 2014, any individual seeking a food service sanitation
manager certificate or a food service sanitation manager
instructor certificate must complete a minimum of 8 hours of
Department-approved training, inclusive of the examination,
and receive a passing score on the examination set by the
certification exam provider accredited under standards
developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or
its successor organization. A food service sanitation manager
certificate and a food service sanitation manager instructor

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certificate shall be valid for 5 years, unless revoked by the
Department of Public Health, and shall not be transferable from
the individual to whom it was issued. Beginning July 1, 2014,
recertification for food service sanitation manager
certification shall be accomplished by presenting evidence of
completion of 8 hours of Department-approved training,
inclusive of the examination, and having received a passing
score on the examination set by the certification exam provider
accredited under standards developed and adopted by the
Conference for Food Protection or its successor organization.
In addition to the other training requirements of this Section,
all individuals seeking food service sanitation manager
certification or food service sanitation manager
recertification shall undergo training that follows nationally
recognized industry standards for allergen safety and allergen
awareness. Any costs for the allergen safety and allergen
awareness training shall be borne by the individual seeking the
training. All food service establishments shall have at least
one certified food service sanitation manager trained in
allergen safety and allergen awareness available at all times
that the food service establishment is in operation.
For purposes of certification and recertification for food
service sanitation manager certification, the Department shall
accept only training approved by the Department and
certification exams accredited under standards developed and
adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or its successor.

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The Department shall charge a fee of $35 for each new and
renewed food service sanitation manager certificate and $10 for
each replacement certificate. All fees collected under this
Section shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.
Any fee received by the Department under this Section that
is submitted for the renewal of an expired food service
sanitation manager certificate may be returned by the Director
after recording the receipt of the fee and the reason for its
return.
The Department shall award an Illinois certificate to
anyone presenting a valid certificate issued by another state,
so long as the holder of the certificate provides proof of
having passed an examination accredited under standards
developed and adopted by the Conference for Food Protection or
its successor. The $35 issuance fee applies. The reciprocal
Illinois certificate shall expire on the same date as the
presented certificate. On or before the expiration date, the
holder must have met the Illinois recertification requirements
in order to be reissued an Illinois certificate. Reciprocity is
only for individuals who have moved to or begun working in
Illinois in the 6 months prior to applying for reciprocity. Any
individual presenting an out-of-state certificate may do so
only once.
(Source: P.A. 98-566, eff. 8-27-13; 99-62, eff. 7-16-15.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.