Rep. Carol A. Sente

Filed: 3/7/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1462

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1462 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1respect to areas within public facilities or multi-story
2housing units which areas are restricted to use by the
3employees of businesses or concerns occupying such restricted
4areas, the Capital Development Board shall promulgate
5standards designed to ensure that such areas will be accessible
6to those environmentally limited persons who can reasonably be
7expected to perform the duties of a job therein.
8    The standards shall be adopted and revised in accordance
9with The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Beginning on
10the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
11Assembly, the Capital Development Board shall begin the process
12of updating the 1997 Illinois Accessibility Code and shall
13model the updates on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible
14Design. By no later than January 1, 2016, the Capital
15Development Board shall adopt and publish the updated Illinois
16Accessibility Code. The updated Illinois Accessibility Code
17may be more stringent than the 2010 ADA Standards for
18Accessible Design and may identify specific standards.
19Beginning on January 1, 2016, if the ADA Standards for
20Accessible Design are updated, then the Capital Development
21Board shall update its accessibility standards, in keeping with
22the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, within 2 years after
23the ADA Standards for Accessible Design updates and shall adopt
24and publish an updated Illinois Accessibility Code.
25    The Capital Development Board may issue written
26interpretation of the standards adopted under Section 4 of this

 

 

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1Act. The Capital Development Board shall issue an
2interpretation within 30 calendar days of receipt of a request
3by certified mail unless a longer period is agreed to by the
4parties. Interpretations issued under this Section are project
5specific and do not constitute precedent for future or
6different circumstances.
7(Source: P.A. 87-393.)".