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1    AN ACT concerning education.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



 
4    Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 47/10)

7    Sec. 10. Fire sprinkler systems required. Subject to the 
8establishment of a fire sprinkler dormitory revolving loan 
9program under Section 15 of this Act, fire sprinkler systems 
10are required in the dormitories of all post-secondary 
11educational institutions by 2013, unless a post-secondary 
12educational institution files a compliance plan  with the Office 
13of the State Fire Marshal, approved by the Office  by January 1, 
142013.  The compliance plan must be submitted no later than 
15November 1, 2012 and must include all of the following:
16        (1)  Fire sprinkler system working drawings and 
17    hydraulic calculations.
18        (2)  A water supply analysis to determine available 
19    water and the need for a fire pump. 
20        (3)  A fire sprinkler system installation schedule 
21    showing a minimum of the following:
22            (A)  the drawing and calculation submittal date to 
23        the authority having jurisdiction and the projected 
 
 
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1        duration;
2            (B)  the fabrication and material procurement date 
3        and the projected duration;
4            (C)  the field installation start date and the 
5        projected duration;
6            (D)  the final testing and punch list date and the 
7        projected duration; and
8            (E)  the projected project completion date.  
9If the compliance plan is approved by the Office of the State 
10Fire Marshal, then the deadline for fire sprinklers to be 
11installed and operational shall be extended to September 1, 
122014.  A violation of this Section is a business offense 
13punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 per day. This fire 
14sprinkler system requirement includes current structures as 
15well as newly constructed dormitories. Nothing in this Act may 
16be construed to abrogate any statute, rule, or ordinance 
17requiring that a fire extinguisher be present in a dormitory.


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