Bill Text: IL HB3826 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a non-restaurant food handler must receive training in basic safe food handling principles within 30 days of employment and every 3 years thereafter (currently, within 30 days of employment). Provides that a non-restaurant food handler who obtains American National Standards Institute-accredited training in basic safe food handling principles shall be deemed to have satisfied the training requirements of the Act. Allows the transfer of training between employers, but not individuals, if an employer uses an accredited American National Standards Institute training program. Prohibits the transfer of training between individuals or employers if an accredited American National Standards Institute training program is not used.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3826 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3826-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3826 Introduced , by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 625/3.05
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a non-restaurant food handler must receive training in basic safe food handling principles within 30 days of employment and every 3 years thereafter (currently, within 30 days of employment). Provides that a non-restaurant food handler who obtains American National Standards Institute-accredited training in basic safe food handling principles shall be deemed to have satisfied the training requirements of the Act. Allows the transfer of training between employers, but not individuals, if an employer uses an accredited American National Standards Institute training program. Prohibits the transfer of training between individuals or employers if an accredited American National Standards Institute training program is not used.
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A BILL FOR
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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 3.05 as follows:
(410 ILCS 625/3.05)
Sec. 3.05. Non-restaurant food handler training.
(a) All food handlers not employed by a restaurant as
defined in Section 3.06 of this Act, other than someone holding
a food service sanitation manager certificate, must receive or
obtain training in basic safe food handling principles as
outlined in subsection (b) of this Section within 30 days after
employment and every 3 years thereafter. There is no limit to
how many times an employee may take the training. A
non-restaurant food handler who obtains American National
Standards Institute-accredited training in basic safe food
handling principles shall be deemed to have satisfied the
training requirements of this Section. The training is
transferable between employers, but not individuals, if an
employer uses an accredited American National Standards
Institute training program. Training is not transferable
between individuals or employers if an accredited American
National Standards Institute training program is not used.

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Proof that a food handler has been trained must be available
upon reasonable request by a State or local health department
inspector and may be in an electronic format.
(b) Food handler training must cover and assess knowledge
of the following topics:
(1) The relationship between time and temperature with
respect to foodborne illness, including the relationship
between time and temperature and micro-organisms during
the various food handling preparation and serving states,
and the type, calibration, and use of thermometers in
monitoring food temperatures.
(2) The relationship between personal hygiene and food
safety, including the association of hand contact,
personal habits and behaviors, and the food handler's
health to foodborne illness, and the recognition of how
policies, procedures, and management contribute to
improved food safety practices.
(3) Methods of preventing food contamination in all
stages of food handling, including terms associated with
contamination and potential hazards prior to, during, and
after delivery.
(4) Procedures for cleaning and sanitizing equipment
and utensils.
(5) Problems and potential solutions associated with
temperature control, preventing cross-contamination,
housekeeping, and maintenance.

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(c) Training modules must be approved by the Department.
Any and all documents, materials, or information related to a
restaurant or business food handler training module submitted
to the Department is confidential and shall not be open to
public inspection or dissemination and is exempt from
disclosure under Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act.
Any modules complying with subsection (b) of this Section and
not approved within 180 days after the Department's receipt of
the business application shall automatically be considered
approved. If a training module has been approved in another
state, then it shall automatically be considered approved in
Illinois so long as the business provides proof that the
training has been approved in another state. Training may be
conducted by any means available, including, but not limited
to, on-line, computer, classroom, live trainers, remote
trainers, and certified food service sanitation managers.
Nothing in this subsection (c) shall be construed to require a
proctor. There must be at least one commercially available,
approved food handler training module at a cost of no more than
$15 per employee; if an approved food handler training module
is not available at that cost, then the provisions of this
Section 3.05 shall not apply.
(d) The regulation of food handler training is considered
to be an exclusive function of the State, and local regulation
is prohibited. This subsection (d) is a denial and limitation
of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of

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Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
(e) The provisions of this Section apply beginning July 1,
2016. From July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, enforcement
of the provisions of this Section shall be limited to education
and notification of requirements to encourage compliance.
(Source: P.A. 98-566, eff. 8-27-13.)