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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 11-5-11 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-5-11 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-5-11. Portable audiovisual rigging at special |
| 8 | | events. |
| 9 | | (a) In municipalities that require permits for special |
| 10 | | events, no person may perform, or employ, direct or allow a |
| 11 | | person to perform, portable audiovisual rigging at a permitted |
| 12 | | special event unless the person performing such work holds a |
| 13 | | valid rigging certification from the Entertainment Technician |
| 14 | | Certification Program operated by the Entertainment Services |
| 15 | | and Technology Association. |
| 16 | | (b) As used in this Section: |
| 17 | | "Portable audiovisual rigging" means the temporary |
| 18 | | installation or operation of portable mechanical rigging and |
| 19 | | static rigging for the overhead suspension of portable |
| 20 | | audiovisual equipment, including, but not limited to: audio, |
| 21 | | video, lighting, backdrops, scenery, and other effects at a |
| 22 | | special event. "Portable audiovisual rigging" does not include |
| 23 | | freight handling or the transportation of heavy equipment. |
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| 1 | | "Special event" means a planned temporary aggregation of |
| 2 | | attractions, including, but not limited to, public |
| 3 | | entertainment, food and beverage service facilities, sales of |
| 4 | | souvenirs or other merchandise, or similar attractions, that |
| 5 | | is: |
| 6 | | (1) conducted on the public way; or |
| 7 | | (2) conducted primarily outdoors on property open to |
| 8 | | the public, other than the public way, and which: |
| 9 | | (A) includes activities that require the issuance |
| 10 | | of a municipal temporary food establishment license, |
| 11 | | municipal special event liquor license, or similar |
| 12 | | license; or |
| 13 | | (B) requires special municipal services, |
| 14 | | including, but not limited to: street closures; the |
| 15 | | provision of barricades, garbage cans, stages, or |
| 16 | | special no parking signs; special electrical services; |
| 17 | | or special police protection. |
| 18 | | "Special event" does not include a parade or athletic |
| 19 | | event for which a separate permit is required, a neighborhood |
| 20 | | block party at which no food, beverages, or merchandise are |
| 21 | | sold, or a citywide festival conducted pursuant to an |
| 22 | | intergovernmental agreement authorized by ordinance. |
| 23 | | (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate portable |
| 24 | | audiovisual rigging in a manner inconsistent with this |
| 25 | | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of |
| 26 | | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the |