98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1462

 

Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 25/4  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3714

    Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Provides that the accessibility standards that the Capital Development Board shall adopt and publish shall, to the greatest extent possible, incorporate by reference or be in concert with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Effective January 1, 2014.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Barriers Act is amended by
5changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 25/4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3714)
7    Sec. 4. Standards. The Capital Development Board shall
8adopt and publish accessibility standards. Accessibility
9standards for public facilities shall dictate minimum design,
10construction and alteration requirements to facilitate access
11to and use of the public facility by environmentally limited
12persons. Accessibility standards for multi-story housing units
13shall dictate minimum design and construction requirements to
14facilitate access to and use of the common areas by
15environmentally limited persons and create a number of
16adaptable dwelling units in accordance with Section 5. With
17respect to areas within public facilities or multi-story
18housing units which areas are restricted to use by the
19employees of businesses or concerns occupying such restricted
20areas, the Capital Development Board shall promulgate
21standards designed to ensure that such areas will be accessible
22to those environmentally limited persons who can reasonably be
23expected to perform the duties of a job therein.

 

 

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1    The standards shall be adopted and revised in accordance
2with The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. To the greatest
3extent possible, the standards shall incorporate by reference
4or be in concert with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible
5Design.
6    The Capital Development Board may issue written
7interpretation of the standards adopted under Section 4 of this
8Act. The Capital Development Board shall issue an
9interpretation within 30 calendar days of receipt of a request
10by certified mail unless a longer period is agreed to by the
11parties. Interpretations issued under this Section are project
12specific and do not constitute precedent for future or
13different circumstances.
14(Source: P.A. 87-393.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
161, 2014.