Full Text of HB5416 94th General Assembly
HB5416eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 |
| 2-3.137 (added by Public Act 94-225) and 3-14.20 as follows: | 6 |
| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.137)
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| Sec. 2-3.137. Inspection and review of school facilities; | 8 |
| 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 | 11 |
| facilities,
including
the responsible individual's signature. | 12 |
| Such documents shall be kept on file
by the
regional
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| superintendent of schools. The State Board of Education shall | 14 |
| also adopt rules for the qualifications of persons performing | 15 |
| the reviews and inspections, which must be consistent with the | 16 |
| recommendations in the task force's report issued to the | 17 |
| Governor and the General Assembly under subsection (b) of this | 18 |
| Section.
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| (b) The State Board of Education shall convene a task force | 20 |
| for the
purpose of reviewing the documents required under rules | 21 |
| adopted under
subsection (a) of this
Section and making | 22 |
| recommendations regarding training and
accreditation
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| individuals performing reviews or inspections required under | 24 |
| Section
2-3.12,
3-14.20, 3-14.21, or 3-14.22 of this Code, | 25 |
| including regional
superintendents of schools and others | 26 |
| performing reviews or inspections
under the authority of a | 27 |
| regional superintendent (such as consultants,
municipalities, | 28 |
| and fire protection districts).
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| The task force shall consist of
all of the following | 30 |
| members:
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| (1) The Executive Director of the Capital Development | 32 |
| Board
or his or her designee and a staff representative of |
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| the Division of Building Codes and Regulations.
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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) A person appointed by an organization representing | 6 |
| school
administrators.
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| (5) A person appointed by
an organization representing | 8 |
| suburban school administrators and school board
members.
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| (6) A person appointed by an organization representing | 10 |
| architects.
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| (7) A person appointed by an organization representing | 12 |
| regional
superintendents of schools.
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| (8) A person appointed by an organization representing | 14 |
| fire inspectors.
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| (9) A person appointed by an organization representing | 16 |
| Code
administrators.
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| (10) A person appointed by an organization | 18 |
| representing plumbing
inspectors.
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| (11) A person appointed by an organization that | 20 |
| represents both parents
and teachers.
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| (12) A person appointed by an organization | 22 |
| representing municipal
governments in the State.
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| (13) A person appointed by the State Fire Marshal from | 24 |
| his or her office.
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| (14) A person appointed by an organization | 26 |
| representing fire chiefs.
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| (15) The Director of Public Health or his or her | 28 |
| designee.
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| (16) A person appointed by an organization | 30 |
| representing structural engineers.
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| (17) A person appointed by an organization | 32 |
| representing professional engineers.
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| The task force shall issue a report of its findings to the | 34 |
| Governor and the
General Assembly no later than January 1, | 35 |
| 2006.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-225, eff. 7-14-05.)
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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 | 3 |
| inspect the building
plans and specifications, including but | 4 |
| not limited to plans and specifications
for the heating, | 5 |
| ventilating, lighting, seating, water supply, toilets and
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| safety against fire of public school rooms and buildings | 7 |
| submitted to him by
school boards, and to approve all those | 8 |
| which comply substantially with the
building code authorized in | 9 |
| Section 2-3.12.
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| If a municipality or,
in the
case of an unincorporated | 11 |
| area, a county or, if applicable, a fire
protection district | 12 |
| wishes to be notified of plans and specifications received
by a | 13 |
| regional office of education for any future
construction or | 14 |
| alteration of a public school facility located within that
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| entity's
jurisdiction, then the entity must register this wish | 16 |
| with the regional
superintendent of schools. Within 10 days | 17 |
| after the regional superintendent of
schools receives the
plans | 18 |
| and specifications from a school board and prior to the bidding | 19 |
| process,
he or she shall notify, in writing, the registered | 20 |
| municipality and, if
applicable, the
registered fire | 21 |
| protection district where the school that is being
constructed | 22 |
| or altered lies that plans
and
specifications have been | 23 |
| received. In the case of an unincorporated area, the
registered | 24 |
| county
shall be notified. If the municipality, fire protection | 25 |
| district, or county
requests a review of
the plans and | 26 |
| specifications, then the school board shall submit a copy of | 27 |
| the
plans and
specifications. The municipality and, if | 28 |
| applicable, the fire protection
district or the county
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| comment in writing on the plans and specifications based on the | 30 |
| building
code
authorized in Section 2-3.12, referencing the | 31 |
| specific code where a discrepancy
has been
identified, and | 32 |
| 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 | 34 |
| received or, if needed
for plan review, such additional time
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| agreed to by the regional superintendent of
schools. This |
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| review must be at no cost to the school district.
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| If
such plans and
specifications
are not approved or denied | 3 |
| approval by the regional superintendent of schools
within 3 | 4 |
| months after the date on which they are submitted to him or | 5 |
| her, the
school board may submit such plans and specifications | 6 |
| directly to the State
Superintendent of Education for approval | 7 |
| or denial.
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| Inspections of school construction and alterations may be | 9 |
| performed by qualified construction inspectors acting on | 10 |
| behalf of municipalities or, if applicable, counties or fire | 11 |
| protection districts who register with the regional | 12 |
| superintendent of schools. These inspections must be based on | 13 |
| the building code authorized in Section 2-3.12 of this Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-225, eff. 7-14-05.)
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