430 ILCS 130/ Emergency Evacuation Plan for People with Disabilities Act.

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PUBLIC SAFETY
(430 ILCS 130/) Emergency Evacuation Plan for People with Disabilities Act.

430 ILCS 130/1

(430 ILCS 130/1)

Sec. 1.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Emergency Evacuation Plan for People with Disabilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02.)

430 ILCS 130/5

(430 ILCS 130/5)

Sec. 5.

Scope of the Act.

This Act does not apply within a municipality
with a population of over 1,000,000 that, before the effective date of this
Act, has adopted an ordinance establishing emergency procedures for high rise
buildings.

(Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02.)

430 ILCS 130/10

(430 ILCS 130/10)

Sec. 10.

Emergency evacuation plan for persons with disabilities
required.

By January 1, 2004, every high rise building owner must establish and
maintain an
emergency evacuation plan for occupants of the building who have a disability and who have
notified the owner of their need for assistance. The evacuation plan must be
established even if the owner has not been notified of a need for evacuation
assistance by an occupant of the building who has a disability. As used
in this Act, "high rise building" means any building 80 feet or more in
height. The owner is responsible for maintaining and updating the plan as
necessary to ensure that the plan continues to comply with the provisions of
this Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

430 ILCS 130/15

(430 ILCS 130/15)

Sec. 15. Plan requirements.

(a) Each plan must establish procedures for evacuating
persons with disabilities from the building in the event of an emergency,
when
those persons have notified the owner of their need for assistance.

(b) Each plan must provide for a list to be maintained of persons who
have notified the owner that they have a disability and would require special
assistance in the event of an emergency. The list must include the unit,
office, or room number location that the person  with a disability occupies in the
building.  It is the intent of this Act
that these
lists must be
maintained for the sole purpose of emergency evacuation.  The lists may
not be used or disseminated for any other purpose.

(c) The plan must provide for a means to notify
occupants of the
building that a list identifying persons with a disability in need of emergency
evacuation assistance is maintained by the owner, and the method by which
occupants can place their name on the list.

(d) In hotels and motels, each plan must provide an opportunity for a
guest to identify himself or herself as a person with a disability in need of
emergency evacuation assistance.

(e) The plan must identify the location and type of any evacuation
assistance devices or assistive technologies that are available in the
building.

If the plan provides for areas of rescue assistance, the plan must provide
that
these areas are to be identified by signs that state "Area of Rescue
Assistance" and display the international symbol of accessibility. Lettering
must be permanent and must comply with Americans with Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines.

(f) Each plan must include recommended procedures to be followed
by building employees, tenants, or guests to assist persons with disabilities
in need of emergency evacuation assistance.

(g) A copy of the plan must be maintained at all times in a place that
is easily accessible by law enforcement or fire safety personnel, such as in
the management office of the high rise building, at the security desk, or in
the vicinity of the fireman's elevator recall key, the life safety panel, or
the fire pump room.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

430 ILCS 130/20

(430 ILCS 130/20)

Sec. 20.

Implementation.

(a) The plan must be made available to local law enforcement and fire
safety personnel upon request.

(b) The plan must provide the names of and contact information
regarding any building personnel to be contacted by law enforcement or fire
safety personnel in the event of an emergency requiring implementation of
the plan.

(c) The plan must provide for dissemination or availability of the
appropriate evacuation
procedures portions of the
plan
to building employees, tenants, or guests.

(d) The plan must identify the roles and responsibilities of building
personnel in carrying out the evacuation plan. The plan must provide for
appropriate training for building personnel regarding their roles and
responsibilities.

(e) The plan must provide for drills regarding evacuation procedures
not less than once per year. A written record of the date of the drill must be
kept with the evacuation plan.

(Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02.)

430 ILCS 130/25

(430 ILCS 130/25)

Sec. 25.

Penalty.

Failure to comply with any Section of this Act is
a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500.

(Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02.)

430 ILCS 130/905

(430 ILCS 130/905)

Sec. 905.

(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02; text omitted.)

430 ILCS 130/999

(430 ILCS 130/999)

Sec. 999.

Effective date.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02.)