PUB HEALTH-BIOMONITORING

Creates the Biomonitoring Safety Net Act. Requires the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, to establish an Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program to monitor the presence and concentration of designated chemicals in the bodies of the people of this State. Requires the Department and Agency to establish a Scientific Guidance Panel to make recommendations regarding the design and implementation of the Program, including specific recommendations for chemicals that are priorities for biomonitoring, with members appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House. Designates the criteria for determining priority chemicals for inclusion in the Program. Requires that biomonitoring findings be disseminated to the general public and the Department, in collaboration with the Agency, submit a report every 2 years to the General Assembly containing the findings of the Program.