| ||||
| Public Act 098-0224 | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
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. Beginning on | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | ||
Assembly, the Capital Development Board shall begin the process | ||
of updating the 1997 Illinois Accessibility Code and shall | ||
model the updates on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible | ||
Design. By no later than January 1, 2016, the Capital | ||
Development Board shall adopt and
publish the updated Illinois | ||
Accessibility Code. The updated Illinois Accessibility Code | ||
may be more stringent than the 2010 ADA Standards for | ||
Accessible Design and may identify specific standards. | ||
Beginning on January 1, 2016, if the ADA Standards for | ||
Accessible Design are updated, then the Capital Development | ||
Board shall update its accessibility standards, in keeping with | ||
the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, within 2 years after | ||
the ADA Standards for Accessible Design updates and shall adopt | ||
and publish an updated Illinois Accessibility Code.
| ||
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.)
| ||