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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 455
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 455 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Environmental Barriers Act is amended by
5 changing 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
8 adopt and publish accessibility standards. Accessibility
9 standards for public facilities shall dictate minimum design,
10 construction and alteration requirements to facilitate access
11 to and use of the public facility by environmentally limited
12 persons. Accessibility standards for multi-story housing
13 units shall dictate minimum design and construction
14 requirements to facilitate access to and use of the common
15 areas by environmentally limited persons and create a number
16 of adaptable dwelling units in accordance with Section 5 of
17 this Act. With respect to areas within public facilities or
18 multi-story housing units which areas are restricted to use
19 by the employees of businesses or concerns occupying such
20 restricted areas, the Capital Development Board shall
21 promulgate standards designed to ensure that such areas will
22 be accessible to those environmentally limited persons who
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1 can reasonably be expected to perform the duties of a job
2 therein.
3 The standards shall be adopted and revised in accordance
4 with The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
5 The Capital Development Board may issue written
6 interpretation of the standards adopted under Section 4 of
7 this Act. The Capital Development Board shall issue an
8 interpretation within 30 calendar days of receipt of a
9 request by certified mail unless a longer period is agreed to
10 by the parties. Interpretations issued under this Section are
11 project specific and do not constitute precedent for future
12 or different circumstances.
13 (Source: P.A. 87-393.)".