93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4088


 
Introduced 1/15/2004, by Sidney H. Mathias
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		

















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105 ILCS 5/3-14.20  from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20



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    Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules for the documentation of school plan reviews and inspections of school facilities and to convene a task force for the purpose of reviewing these documents and making recommendations regarding training and accreditation of individuals performing reviews or inspections. In a Section requiring school building plans and specifications to be approved by the regional superintendent of schools, removes the provision allowing the local fire department or fire protection district to request a review of the plans and specifications. Provides for review of the plans and specifications by a municipality, fire protection district, or county. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


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    AN ACT concerning schools.

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


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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2-3.134 and changing Section 3-14.20 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.134  new)
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    Sec. 2-3.134. Inspection and review of school facilities; 
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task force.
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    (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the

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documentation of school plan reviews and inspections of school 
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facilities,
including
the responsible individual's signature. 
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Such documents shall be kept on file
by the
regional

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superintendent of schools.

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    (b) The State Board of Education shall convene a task force 
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for the
purpose of reviewing the documents required under rules 
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adopted under
subsection (a) of this
Section and making 
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recommendations regarding training and
accreditation
of 
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individuals performing reviews or inspections required under 
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Section
2-3.12,
3-14.20, 3-14.21, or 3-14.22 of this Code, 
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including regional
superintendents of schools and others 
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performing reviews or inspections
under the authority of a 
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regional superintendent (such as consultants,
municipalities, 
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and fire protection districts).

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    The task force shall consist of
all of the following 
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members:

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        (1) The Executive Director of the Capital Development 
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    Board
or his or her designee.

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        (2) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her

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    designee.

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        (3) A person appointed
by the State Board of Education.

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        (4) The Chairman of the Illinois Building Commission or 
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    his
or her designee.

 


 






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        (5) A person appointed by an organization representing 
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    school
administrators.

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        (6) A person appointed by
an organization representing 
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    suburban school administrators and school board
members.

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        (7) A person appointed by an organization representing 
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    architects.

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        (8) A person appointed by an organization representing 
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    regional
superintendents of schools.

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        (9) A person appointed by an organization representing 
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    fire inspectors.

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        (10) A person appointed by an organization 
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    representing Code
administrators.


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        (11) A person appointed by an organization 
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    representing plumbing
inspectors.

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        (12) A person appointed by an organization that 
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    represents both parents
and teachers.

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        (13) A person appointed by an organization 
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    representing municipal
governments in the State.

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    The task force shall issue a report of its findings to the 
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Governor and the
General Assembly no later than January 1, 
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2005.
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/3-14.20)
  (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20)



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    Sec. 3-14.20. Building plans and specifications. To 
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inspect the building
plans and specifications, including but 
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not limited to plans and specifications
for the heating, 
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ventilating, lighting, seating, water supply, toilets and

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safety against fire of public school rooms and buildings 
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submitted to him by
school boards, and to approve all those 
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which comply substantially with the
building code authorized in 
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Section 2-3.12.

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    If a municipality or,
in the
case of an unincorporated 
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area, a county or, if applicable, a fire
protection district 
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wishes to be notified of plans and specifications received
by a 
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regional office of education for any future
construction or 
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alteration of a public school facility located within that

 


 






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entity's
jurisdiction, then the entity must register this wish 
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with the regional
superintendent of schools.  Within 10 days 
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after the regional superintendent of
schools receives the
plans 
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and specifications from a school board and prior to the bidding 
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process,
he or she shall notify, in writing, the registered 
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municipality and, if
applicable, the
registered fire 
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protection district where the school that is being
constructed 
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or altered lies that plans
and
specifications have been 
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received. In the case of an unincorporated area, the
registered 
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county
shall be notified. If the municipality, fire protection 
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district, or county
requests a review of
the plans and 
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specifications, then the school board shall submit a copy of 
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the
plans and
specifications. The municipality and, if 
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applicable, the fire protection
district or the county
may 
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comment in writing on the plans and specifications based on the 
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building
code
authorized in Section 2-3.12, referencing the 
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specific code where a discrepancy
has been
identified, and 
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respond back to the regional superintendent of schools within

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15 days
after a copy of the plans and specifications have been 
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received or, if needed
for plan review, such additional time
as 
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agreed to by the regional superintendent of
schools.
The local 
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fire department or
fire protection district where the
school is 
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being constructed or altered may request a review of the plans

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and specifications. The regional superintendent of schools 
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shall submit
a copy of the plans and specifications within 10 
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business days after the
request. The fire department or fire 
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protection district may comment
on the plans and specifications 
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based on the building code
authorized in Section 2-3.12 of the 
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Code and, if any
corrective action must be taken, shall respond 
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to the
regional superintendent of schools within 15 days after

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receipt of the plans and specifications. The Office of the

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State Fire Marshal may review the plans and specifications at

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the request of the fire department or fire protection
district. 
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The review must be conducted at no cost to the
school district.

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    If
such plans and
specifications
are not approved or denied 
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approval by the regional superintendent of schools
within 3 
 


 






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months after the date on which they are submitted to him or 
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her, the
school board may submit such plans and specifications 
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directly to the State
Superintendent of Education for approval 
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or denial.

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(Source: P.A. 92-593, eff. 1-1-03.)

 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.28 as
follows:


 
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    Sec. 8.28. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this
Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of
any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 93rd General Assembly.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.