093_HB3095
LRB093 10682 DRH 12046 b
1 AN ACT in relation to public safety.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Emergency Evacuation Plan for People with
5 Disabilities Act is amended by changing Sections 10 and 15 as
6 follows:
7 (430 ILCS 130/10)
8 Sec. 10. Emergency evacuation plan for persons with
9 disabilities required. By January 1, 2004, every high rise
10 building owner must establish and maintain an emergency
11 evacuation plan for disabled occupants of the building who
12 have notified the owner of their need for assistance. The
13 evacuation plan must be established even if the owner has not
14 been notified of a need for evacuation assistance by a
15 disabled occupant of the building. As used in this Act, "high
16 rise building" means any building 80 feet or more in height.
17 The owner is responsible for maintaining and updating the
18 plan as necessary to ensure that the plan continues to comply
19 with the provisions of this Act.
20 (Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02.)
21 (430 ILCS 130/15)
22 Sec. 15. Plan requirements.
23 (a) Each plan must establish procedures for evacuating
24 persons with disabilities from the building in the event of
25 an emergency, when those persons have notified the owner of
26 their need for assistance.
27 (b) Each plan must provide for a list to be maintained
28 of persons who have notified the owner that they are disabled
29 and would require special assistance in the event of an
30 emergency. The list must include the unit, office, or room
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1 number location that the disabled person occupies in the
2 building. It is the intent of this Act that these lists must
3 be maintained for the sole purpose of emergency evacuation.
4 The lists may not be used or disseminated for any other
5 purpose.
6 (c) The building owner plan must provide for a means to
7 notify occupants of the building that a list identifying
8 persons with a disability in need of emergency evacuation
9 assistance is maintained by the owner, and the method by
10 which occupants can place their name on the list.
11 (d) In hotels and motels, each plan must provide an
12 opportunity for a guest to identify himself or herself as a
13 person with a disability in need of emergency evacuation
14 assistance.
15 (e) The plan must identify the location and type of any
16 evacuation assistance devices or assistive technologies that
17 are available in the building.
18 If the plan provides for areas of rescue assistance, the
19 plan must provide that these areas are to be identified by
20 signs that state "Area of Rescue Assistance" and display the
21 international symbol of accessibility. Lettering must be
22 permanent and must comply with Americans with Disabilities
23 Act Accessibility Guidelines.
24 (f) Each plan must include recommended procedures to be
25 followed by building employees, tenants, or guests to assist
26 persons with disabilities in need of emergency evacuation
27 assistance.
28 (g) A copy of the plan must be maintained at all times
29 in a place that is easily accessible by law enforcement or
30 fire safety personnel, such as in the management office of
31 the high rise building, at the security desk, or in the
32 vicinity of the fireman's elevator recall key, the life
33 safety panel, or the fire pump room.
34 (Source: P.A. 92-705, eff. 7-19-02.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.