SB 3069

Abstract

Creates the Carnival Ride Operator Registration Act. Requires carnival employees who operate amusement rides and attractions to obtain an identification card annually from the Department of State Police. Establishes (i) the information a ride operator must provide, (ii) the qualifications for obtaining an identification card, (iii) the Department's procedures for issuing or denying identification cards, and (iv) exemptions for newly-hired employees and those awaiting issuance of identification cards. Makes violation of the Act a Class A misdemeanor. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code, the Carnival Regulation Act, and the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Authorizes (i) a unit of local government or fair board that permits a carnival and (ii) a unit of local government that licenses or inspects amusement rides or attractions to request copies of the carnival employees' identification cards. Provides that a carnival permit may not be delayed or denied on the basis of insufficient employee information if the carnival has supplied the copies of the identification cards. Prohibits a unit of local government from conditioning the permitting, licensing, inspecting, or regulating of amusement rides or attractions on the disclosure of carnival employee information. Effective January 1, 2005.