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HOUSE RESOLUTION 94

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Waterborne hazards, including bacteria, toxins, 
3and heavy metals, such as
lead, may exist in plumbing and 
4heating and cooling systems; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Department of Public Health has encouraged 
6school districts,
prior to testing for Legionella, to implement 
7and develop plans for responding if a
positive result were to 
8occur; and
 

9    WHEREAS, School District U-46 (Elgin) responded to the 
10presence of Legionella in its
cooling systems by closing its 
11facilities; and
 

12    WHEREAS, Guidance for developing and implementing a 
13comprehensive water quality
management plan in schools does not 
14exist in the State; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

16HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

17encourage the Department of Public Health, in collaboration 
18with the State
Board of Education, to  make available to 
19schools, guidance for developing and
implementing 
20comprehensive water quality management plans; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health and the 
2State Board of
Education are to update the General Assembly 
3with a report on their progress by December
31, 2017; and be it 
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
6provided to the Director of the Department of Public
Health and 
7the State Superintendent of Education.