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                                     LRB093 04020 NHT 15220 a

 1                     AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 495

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 495 as follows:

 3    on page 1, by replacing line 14 with the following:
 4    "in Section 2-3.12.
 5        For the purposes of this Section:
 6        "Certified inspector"  means a person who is certified by
 7    a national model code organization as a commercial  inspector
 8    in  the  discipline  being  inspected  and who has attended a
 9    continuing education course concerning school  building  code
10    requirements  that  has  been  made  available by the Capital
11    Development Board or the State Board of Education.
12        "Certified plan reviewer" means a person who is certified
13    by a national model code organization as  a  commercial  plan
14    reviewer  in  the  discipline  being  reviewed  and  who  has
15    attended  a  continuing  education  course  concerning school
16    building code requirements that has been  made  available  by
17    the   Capital   Development  Board  or  the  State  Board  of
18    Education.
19        Within 10 business days after the regional"; and

20    on page 1,  lines  21  and  22,  by  replacing  "local  fire,
21    building,  or  plumbing inspectors" with "certified building,
22    mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or  fire  plan  reviewers";
23    and
 
                            -2-      LRB093 04020 NHT 15220 a
 1    on  page  1,  line  25,  by  replacing  "any  of  these local
 2    inspectors" with "the municipality, fire protection district,
 3    or county"; and

 4    on page  1,  by  replacing  lines  29  through  31  with  the
 5    following:
 6    "plans  and specifications to the certified plan reviewers. A
 7    certified  inspector  or,  on  behalf   of   an   uncertified
 8    inspector, a certified plan reviewer or state-licensed design
 9    professional not involved in the design process shall comment
10    on the"

11    on page 2, by replacing lines 5 through 8 with the following:
12    "certified plan reviewers. The Office of the"; and

13    on   page  2,  by  replacing  line  11  with  the  following:
14    "district. If a certified inspector wishes"; and

15    on page 2, line 13, by deleting "local inspectors or"; and

16    on page 2, lines 17 and 18,  by  deleting  "local  inspectors
17    or"; and

18    on page 2, by replacing lines 20 and 21 with the following:
19    "completion   of   each   inspection.   The  local  political
20    subdivision shall pay  for  any  costs  associated  with  its
21    review   and  inspections.  The  regional  superintendent  of
22    schools shall be  responsible  for  all  final  decisions  on
23    school building code interpretations.".