Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 225, § 10/5.8
Requires licensed day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes to test for radon at least once every three years, in accordance with state rules. Directs Department of Children and Family Services to require proof of radon testing in connection with initial or renewal license applications. Requires providers to post in the facility a copy of the most recent radon measurement report and to provide report to parents and guardians upon request. Also requires report to include a general warning statement about radon in homes. Regulations adopted by the Department (89 Ill. Admin. Code 406.4, 407.370, 408.10) incorporate the radon testing requirements.
Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 105, § 5/10-20.48
Recommends that occupied school buildings be tested every five years for radon. Recommends that if radon levels are 4.0 pCi/L or above, the affected areas be mitigated by a licensed radon mitigation professional. Recommends that new schools be built using radon-resistant new construction techniques consistent with EPA guidance. Requires reporting of radon test results to the state Board of Education, which must submit a report every two years to the Governor and Legislature containing the results from all schools that have performed radon tests.
Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 20, § 405/405-216
Requires that every state-owned building adopt a green cleaning policy whereby the building purchases and uses only environmentally-sensitive cleaning products, in compliance with the guidelines and specifications established under separate state law (Ill. Comp. Stat. Ch. 105 §§ 140/1 et seq.). Exempts buildings if adherence to the policy would result in an increase in the cleaning costs of the building. (Guidelines adopted at 23 Ill. Admin. Code 2800.10 et seq.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 105, §§ 140/1 et seq.
Requires the state to establish and amend annually guidelines for environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products for schools. Requires all elementary and secondary schools to establish a green cleaning policy and to purchase and use environmentally-sensitive cleaning products pursuant to the guidelines and specifications established under the law. The Illinois Green Governments Coordinating Council has adopted a rule to implement the law (23 Ill. Admin. Code 2800.10 et seq.). Statute amended in 2009 to require that guidelines developed by the state be used for state-owned buildings as well.
Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 815, §§ 505/2U--2W
Provides that it is a misdemeanor to misrepresent the capabilities of a device for detecting and measuring radon or radon progeny.
Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 765, §§ 77/1--65
Requires a seller of real property containing up to four units to complete a disclosure report form, on which the seller must report if he/she is aware of various environmental conditions, including unsafe concentrations of radon and unsafe conditions relating to asbestos or lead paint on the premises.
Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 420, §§ 44/1--90
Authorizes the state to undertake a variety of radon-related activities, including radon measurement, surveys, monitoring, education, and technical assistance. Requires the licensing of persons selling radon detection devices, performing radon detection, or performing radon reduction services. Also requires state approval of radon sampling and measurement devices that are sold to a radon contractor for use in licensed activities. Authorizes the state to establish minimum qualifications for licensure. Requires persons testing for radon to report results of testing within 45 days. Regulations adopted under the law (Ill. Admin. Code, tit. 32, Pt. 422) establish procedures and requirements for obtaining a license as a radon mitigator or tester, and set forth protocols for radon measurement and mitigation. Regulations include licensing provisions for measurement and mitigation of multi-family buildings of three stories or less.
105 Illinois Compiled Stat. 5/2-3.204
Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and other stakeholders, to compile indoor air quality resources for schools. Directs the agency to include best practices for assessing and maintaining ventilation systems and information on any potential State or federal funding sources that may assist a school in identifying ventilation needs.
305 Illinois Compiled Statutes 20/13
Establishes the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Directs the Department to use the fund for "the provision of weatherization services, including, but not limited to, the installation of energy conservation measures, health and safety measures, healthy home measures, home improvement measures to alleviate the deferrals of certain projects, including, but not limited to, roofs and foundation repairs, and renewable energy retrofits." Authorizes the fund to receive money from voluntary donations from individuals, foundations, corporations and other sources, as well as money received through an Energy Assistance Charge that public utilities distributing natural gas generally are required to assess every month on each customer account.
Illinois Compiled Statutes Ch. 420, §§ 46/5, 46/26--35
Establishes that, before a lease is signed and upon request during a tenancy, a landlord must provide tenants a state-approved radon pamphlet, any records indicating a radon hazard in the dwelling, and a specified radon warning statement that strongly recommends all rental properties be tested for radon and mitigated if elevated levels are found. Requires the disclosure to be signed by the tenant and landlord as specified in the law. Requires that installation of mitigation systems be carried out by radon contractors. Provides that the tenant may have radon mitigation performed only with the express consent of the lessor, and in such cases may deduct the cost of the installation from the tenant’s rent. Establishes the right of tenants to terminate the lease in certain situations if radon testing shows radon levels in excess of the state action level and the radon hazard is not mitigated. Prohibits home rule units from regulating lease agreements or tenant rights in a manner inconsistent with the law.
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