92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
WALSH,T-GEO-KARIS-BOMKE-PARKER-MADIGAN,L, RADOGNO, SHADID, 
   SMITH, MUNOZ AND OBAMA.

House Sponsors:
CROTTY-DAVIS,MONIQUE-FORBY-ACEVEDO-FRITCHEY

Short description: 
EMERGENCY EVACUAT-DISABILITIES                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates  the  Emergency   Evacuation   Plan   for   People   With      
   Disabilities  Act.  Provides that an emergency evacuation plan must be      
   in  place  for  every  high  rise  structure  (defined  as  an  office      
   structure, hotel, or residential building with a height  that  exceeds      
   80   feet)   for  the  safe  and  timely  evacuation  of  people  with      
   disabilities.   Specifies  elements  of  plans.  Specifies  additional      
   requirements for hotels that are high rise structures.  Provides  that      
   emergency  evacuation  drills  shall  be  conducted at least 4 times a      
   year.   Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management  Agency  shall      
   adopt  rules  for implementing the new Act.  Amends the State Mandates      
   Act to require implementation  without  reimbursement  by  the  State.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes everything. Creates the  Emergency  Evacuation  Plan  for      
   People with Disabilities Act. Reinserts provisions similar to those of      
   the  original  bill,  with changes, additions, and deletions. Provides      
   that by January 1, 2004, every owner of a building 80 feet or more  in      
   height  must  establish  and maintain an emergency evacuation plan for      
   disabled occupants of  the  building.  Specifies  elements  of  plans.      
   Requires  that  an evacuation drill be conducted at least once a year.      
   Amends the  State  Mandates  Act  to  require  implementation  without      
   reimbursement by the State.  Effective immediately.                         
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Provides that the Act does not apply within a municipality with a      
   population of over 1,000,000 that, before the effective  date  of  the      
   Act,  has  adopted  an ordinance establishing emergency procedures for      
   high  rise  buildings.  Provides  that  failure  to  comply  with  any      
   provision of the Act is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500.       
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0705

   Last action date: JUL-19-2002

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   2


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