IL SB0046

Food service sanitation manager certification requires a minimum of 8 hours of Department-approved training and a passing score on an examination accredited by the Conference for Food Protection, effective July 1, 2014.

Removed the specific 75% passing score requirement for food service sanitation manager certification and recertification exams, allowing certification providers to set passing standards.

Food handlers in restaurants must receive American National Standards Institute-accredited training in safe food handling within 30 days of employment and every 3 years thereafter, with at least one approved training module available for no more than $15 per employee.

Certification fees are set at $35 for new and renewed food service sanitation manager certificates and $10 for replacement certificates, deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.

Food handler training regulation is an exclusive state function, prohibiting local regulation, with enforcement limited to education and notification from July 1 through December 31, 2014.