Bill Text: IL SB1379 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Water Supply Regulation Act. Provides that the rules of the Illinois Department of Public Health concerning the addition of fluoride to public water supplies shall incorporate the recommendations on optimal fluoridation for community water levels as proposed and adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0043 [SB1379 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB1379-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 097-0043
SB1379 Enrolled LRB097 05580 JDS 45642 b
AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Water Supply Regulation Act is
amended by changing Section 7a as follows:
(415 ILCS 40/7a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 121g1)
Sec. 7a. In order to protect the dental health of all
citizens, especially children, the Department shall promulgate
rules to provide for the addition of fluoride to public water
supplies by the owners or official custodians thereof. Such
rules shall incorporate the recommendations on optimal
fluoridation for community water levels as proposed and adopted
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide for
the addition of the fluoride to the water supplies so as to
maintain a fluoride content of not less than 0.9 milligram per
liter nor more than 1.2 milligrams per liter.
(Source: P.A. 79-1347.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.