HB1462 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health.

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

Section 5. The Environmental Barriers Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(410 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3714)

Sec. 4. Standards. The Capital Development Board shall adopt and publish accessibility standards. Accessibility standards for public facilities shall dictate minimum design, construction and alteration requirements to facilitate access to and use of the public facility by environmentally limited persons. Accessibility standards for multi-story housing units shall dictate minimum design and construction requirements to facilitate access to and use of the common areas by environmentally limited persons and create a number of adaptable dwelling units in accordance with Section 5. With respect to areas within public facilities or multi-story housing units which areas are restricted to use by the employees of businesses or concerns occupying such restricted areas, the Capital Development Board shall promulgate standards designed to ensure that such areas will be accessible to those environmentally limited persons who can reasonably be expected to perform the duties of a job therein.

The standards shall be adopted and revised in accordance with The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. To the greatest extent possible, the standards shall incorporate by reference or be in concert with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

The Capital Development Board may issue written interpretation of the standards adopted under Section 4 of this Act. The Capital Development Board shall issue an interpretation within 30 calendar days of receipt of a request by certified mail unless a longer period is agreed to by the parties. Interpretations issued under this Section are project specific and do not constitute precedent for future or different circumstances.

(Source: P.A. 87-393.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.