Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 3/24/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4609

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4609 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Task
5Force on Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Education Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the
7desire to maintain and enhance fire prevention and safety
8standards is a primary concern to the General Assembly.
 
9    Section 10. The Task Force on Fire Prevention and Fire
10Safety Education.
11    (a) There is created the Task Force on Fire Prevention and
12Fire Safety Education housed within the Office of the Governor
13consisting of the following members:
14        (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President
15    of the Senate, who shall serve as a co-chairperson of the

 

 

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1    Task Force;
2        (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
3    Leader of the Senate;
4        (3) one member of the House of Representatives
5    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
6    who shall serve as a co-chairperson of the Task Force;
7        (4) one member of the House of Representatives
8    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
9    Representatives;
10        (5) two members of the general public appointed by the
11    Governor;
12        (6) one member appointed by the Illinois State Fire
13    Marshal;
14        (7) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
15    a statewide association representing fire chiefs;
16        (8) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
17    a statewide association representing firefighters;
18        (9) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
19    a northern Illinois advisory board focused on fire
20    sprinkler education;
21        (10) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
22    the Joint Labor and Management Committee (JLMC) created
23    under the Fire Department Promotion Act;
24        (11) one member appointed by the Mayor of the City of
25    Chicago;
26        (12) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by

 

 

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1    a statewide organization representing municipalities;
2        (13) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
3    a statewide association representing realtors;
4        (14) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
5    a statewide association representing home construction
6    contractors;
7        (15) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
8    a statewide association representing the pipe trades;
9        (16) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
10    a single statewide organization representing condominium,
11    townhouse, and homeowner associations;
12        (17) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
13    a Chicago-based organization of building owners and
14    managers;
15        (18) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
16    an association representing apartment building owners and
17    managers in the Chicago area;
18        (19) one member appointed by the Governor, nominated by
19    a statewide association representing the insurance trade;
20    and
21        (20) one member appointed by the Executive Director of
22    the Illinois Finance Authority.
23    (b) All appointments to the Task Force shall be made within
2460 days after the effective date of this Act.
25    (c) Vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by their
26respective appointing authorities within 30 days after the

 

 

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1vacancy occurs.
2    (d) The members shall serve without compensation.
3    (e) The Task Force shall receive the assistance of the
4Office of the Governor, may employ skilled experts with the
5approval of the co-chairpersons and subject to appropriation,
6and shall receive the cooperation of any State agencies it
7deems appropriate to assist the Task Force in carrying out its
8duties.
9    (f) The members of the Task Force shall be considered
10members with voting rights. A quorum of the Task Force shall
11consist of a simple majority of the members of the Task Force.
12    (g) The Task Force shall meet initially at the call of the
13co-chairpersons, no later than 90 days after the effective date
14of this Act, and shall thereafter meet at the call of the
15co-chairpersons.
16    (h) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall provide
17administrative and other support to the Task Force.
 
18    Section 15. Duties of the Task Force.
19    (a) The Task Force shall research, analyze, and consider:
20        (1) the benefits of legislation requiring fire
21    sprinkler systems in homes, places of employment, and
22    high-rise buildings;
23        (2) the costs and benefits of fire sprinkler systems,
24    hard-wired smoke detectors, and public education about
25    fire drills and other prevention education measures;

 

 

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1        (3) actions of other states pertaining to fire
2    sprinklers;
3        (4) actions of units of local government pertaining to
4    fire sprinkler mandates and other options or alternatives
5    to mandates;
6        (5) insurance benefits and discounts for structures
7    with fire sprinkler systems;
8        (6) code conflicts and interpretations between State
9    agencies and units of local government;
10        (7) collaboration by governmental bodies to explore
11    assistance options available to property owners and
12    renters wishing to install fire sprinkler systems; and
13        (8) legislative recommendations to the General
14    Assembly.
15    (b) On or before July 15, 2015, the Task Force shall
16summarize its findings and recommendations in a report to the
17General Assembly.
 
18    Section 20. Repealer. This Act is repealed on July 15,
192016.
 
20    Section 900. The Fire Sprinkler Contractor Licensing Act is
21amended by adding Section 125 as follows:
 
22    (225 ILCS 317/125 new)
23    Sec. 125. Fire sprinkler systems. Except as provided in

 

 

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1this Act, the Office of the State Fire Marshal may not adopt
2rules imposing new statewide mandates or changes to existing or
3future statewide mandates requiring the installation of fire
4sprinkler systems in specific types of buildings or other
5structures after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6the 98th General Assembly. However, nothing in this Section
7shall prohibit the Office of the State Fire Marshal from
8imposing new statewide mandates or changes to existing or
9future statewide mandates requiring the installation of fire
10sprinkler systems in specific types of buildings or other
11structures by means of a bill passed by the General Assembly.
12This Section shall not be construed to otherwise limit the
13authority of the Office of the State Fire Marshal under this
14Act. This Section shall not be construed to limit the authority
15of municipalities, counties, or other units of local government
16to regulate fire sprinkler systems, including, but not limited
17to, the authority granted under the Counties Code, the Illinois
18Municipal Code, or the Township Code.
 
19    Section 905. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by
20changing Section 9 as follows:
 
21    (425 ILCS 25/9)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 9)
22    Sec. 9. No person, being the owner, occupant or lessee of
23any building or other structure which is so occupied or so
24situated as to endanger persons or property, shall permit such

 

 

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1building or structure by reason of faulty construction, age,
2lack of proper repair, or any other cause to become especially
3liable to fire, or to become liable to cause injury or damage
4by collapsing or otherwise. No person, being the owner,
5occupant or lessee of any building, or structure, shall keep or
6maintain or allow to be kept or maintained on such premises,
7combustible or explosive material or inflammable conditions,
8which endanger the safety of said buildings or premises.
9    The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall adopt and
10promulgate such reasonable rules as may be necessary to protect
11the public from the dangers specified in the preceding
12paragraph. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, such
13Such rules shall require the installation, inspection or
14maintenance of necessary fire extinguishers, fire suppression
15systems, chemical fire suppression systems and fire alarm and
16protection devices. A copy of any rule, certified by the State
17Fire Marshal shall be received in evidence in all courts of
18this State with the same effect as the original.
19    Except as provided in this Act, the Office of the State
20Fire Marshal may not adopt rules imposing new statewide
21mandates or changes to existing or future statewide mandates
22requiring the installation of fire sprinkler systems in
23specific types of buildings or other structures after the
24effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
25Assembly. However, nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the
26Office of the State Fire Marshal from imposing new statewide

 

 

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1mandates or changes to existing or future statewide mandates
2requiring the installation of fire sprinkler systems in
3specific types of buildings or other structures by means of a
4bill passed by the General Assembly. This paragraph shall not
5be construed to otherwise limit the authority of the Office of
6the State Fire Marshal under the Fire Sprinkler Contractor
7Licensing Act. This paragraph shall not be construed to limit
8the authority of municipalities, counties, or other units of
9local government to regulate fire sprinkler systems,
10including, but not limited to, the authority granted under the
11Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, or the Township
12Code. For purposes of this paragraph, "fire sprinkler system"
13has the meaning provided in Section 10 of the Fire Sprinkler
14Contractor Licensing Act.
15    All local officers charged with the duty of investigating
16fires shall enforce such rules, under the direction of the
17Office of the State Fire Marshal, except in those localities
18which have adopted fire prevention and safety standards equal
19to or higher than such rules adopted by the Office of the State
20Fire Marshal.
21    The Office of the State Fire Marshal, and the officers of
22cities, villages, towns and fire protection districts by this
23Act, charged with the duty of investigating fire, shall, under
24the direction of the Office of the State Fire Marshal, inspect
25and examine at reasonable hours, any premises, and the
26buildings and other structures thereon, and if, such dangerous

 

 

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1condition or fire hazard is found to exist contrary to the
2rules herein referred to, or if a dangerous condition or fire
3hazard is found to exist as specified in the first paragraph of
4this Section, and the rules herein referred to are not
5applicable to such dangerous condition or fire hazard, shall
6order the dangerous condition removed or remedied, and shall so
7notify the owner, occupant or other person interested in the
8premises. Service of the notice upon the owner, occupant or
9other interested person shall be in person or by registered or
10certified mail.
11    The amendatory Act of 1975 is not a limit on any home rule
12unit.
13(Source: P.A. 85-1434.)
 
14    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.".