Public Act 097-0899
 
HB4757 EnrolledLRB097 18294 NHT 63520 b



    AN ACT concerning education.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



 
    Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act is amended  by 
changing Section 10 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 47/10)

    Sec. 10. Fire sprinkler systems required. Subject to the 
establishment of a fire sprinkler dormitory revolving loan 
program under Section 15 of this Act, fire sprinkler systems 
are required in the dormitories of all post-secondary 
educational institutions by 2013, unless a post-secondary 
educational institution files a compliance plan  with the Office 
of the State Fire Marshal, approved by the Office  by January 1, 
2013.  The compliance plan must be submitted no later than 
November 1, 2012 and must include all of the following:
        (1)  Fire sprinkler system working drawings and 
    hydraulic calculations.
        (2)  A water supply analysis to determine available 
    water and the need for a fire pump. 
        (3)  A fire sprinkler system installation schedule 
    showing a minimum of the following:
            (A)  the drawing and calculation submittal date to 
        the authority having jurisdiction and the projected 
        duration;
            (B)  the fabrication and material procurement date 
        and the projected duration;
            (C)  the field installation start date and the 
        projected duration;
            (D)  the final testing and punch list date and the 
        projected duration; and
            (E)  the projected project completion date.  
If the compliance plan is approved by the Office of the State 
Fire Marshal, then the deadline for fire sprinklers to be 
installed and operational shall be extended to September 1, 
2014.  A violation of this Section is a business offense 
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 per day. This fire 
sprinkler system requirement includes current structures as 
well as newly constructed dormitories. Nothing in this Act may 
be construed to abrogate any statute, rule, or ordinance 
requiring that a fire extinguisher be present in a dormitory.


(Source: P.A. 93-887, eff. 1-1-05; 94-204, eff. 7-14-05.)