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1 | AN ACT concerning schools.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2-3.134 and changing Section 3-14.20 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.134 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2-3.134. Inspection and review of school facilities; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | task force. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
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10 | documentation of school plan reviews and inspections of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | facilities,
including
the responsible individual's signature. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Such documents shall be kept on file
by the
regional
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13 | superintendent of schools.
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14 | (b) The State Board of Education shall convene a task force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | for the
purpose of reviewing the documents required under rules | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | adopted under
subsection (a) of this
Section and making | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | recommendations regarding training and
accreditation
of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | individuals performing reviews or inspections required under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Section
2-3.12,
3-14.20, 3-14.21, or 3-14.22 of this Code, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | including regional
superintendents of schools and others | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | performing reviews or inspections
under the authority of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | regional superintendent (such as consultants,
municipalities, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | and fire protection districts).
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24 | The task force shall consist of
all of the following | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | members:
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26 | (1) The Executive Director of the Capital Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Board
or his or her designee.
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28 | (2) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her
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29 | designee.
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30 | (3) A person appointed
by the State Board of Education.
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31 | (4) The Chairman of the Illinois Building Commission or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | his
or her designee.
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1 | (5) A person appointed by an organization representing | ||||||
2 | school
administrators.
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3 | (6) A person appointed by
an organization representing | ||||||
4 | suburban school administrators and school board
members.
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5 | (7) A person appointed by an organization representing | ||||||
6 | architects.
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7 | (8) A person appointed by an organization representing | ||||||
8 | regional
superintendents of schools.
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9 | (9) A person appointed by an organization representing | ||||||
10 | fire inspectors.
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11 | (10) A person appointed by an organization | ||||||
12 | representing Code
administrators.
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13 | (11) A person appointed by an organization | ||||||
14 | representing plumbing
inspectors.
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15 | (12) A person appointed by an organization that | ||||||
16 | represents both parents
and teachers.
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17 | (13) A person appointed by an organization | ||||||
18 | representing municipal
governments in the State.
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19 | The task force shall issue a report of its findings to the | ||||||
20 | Governor and the
General Assembly no later than January 1, | ||||||
21 | 2005.
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22 | (105 ILCS 5/3-14.20)
(from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20)
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23 | Sec. 3-14.20. Building plans and specifications. To | ||||||
24 | inspect the building
plans and specifications, including but | ||||||
25 | not limited to plans and specifications
for the heating, | ||||||
26 | ventilating, lighting, seating, water supply, toilets and
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27 | safety against fire of public school rooms and buildings | ||||||
28 | submitted to him by
school boards, and to approve all those | ||||||
29 | which comply substantially with the
building code authorized in | ||||||
30 | Section 2-3.12.
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31 | If a municipality or,
in the
case of an unincorporated | ||||||
32 | area, a county or, if applicable, a fire
protection district | ||||||
33 | wishes to be notified of plans and specifications received
by a | ||||||
34 | regional office of education for any future
construction or | ||||||
35 | alteration of a public school facility located within that
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1 | entity's
jurisdiction, then the entity must register this wish | ||||||
2 | with the regional
superintendent of schools. Within 10 days | ||||||
3 | after the regional superintendent of
schools receives the
plans | ||||||
4 | and specifications from a school board and prior to the bidding | ||||||
5 | process,
he or she shall notify, in writing, the registered | ||||||
6 | municipality and, if
applicable, the
registered fire | ||||||
7 | protection district where the school that is being
constructed | ||||||
8 | or altered lies that plans
and
specifications have been | ||||||
9 | received. In the case of an unincorporated area, the
registered | ||||||
10 | county
shall be notified. If the municipality, fire protection | ||||||
11 | district, or county
requests a review of
the plans and | ||||||
12 | specifications, then the school board shall submit a copy of | ||||||
13 | the
plans and
specifications. The municipality and, if | ||||||
14 | applicable, the fire protection
district or the county
may | ||||||
15 | comment in writing on the plans and specifications based on the | ||||||
16 | building
code
authorized in Section 2-3.12, referencing the | ||||||
17 | specific code where a discrepancy
has been
identified, and | ||||||
18 | respond back to the regional superintendent of schools within
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19 | 15 days
after a copy of the plans and specifications have been | ||||||
20 | received or, if needed
for plan review, such additional time
as | ||||||
21 | agreed to by the regional superintendent of
schools.
The local | ||||||
22 | fire department or
fire protection district where the
school is | ||||||
23 | being constructed or altered may request a review of the plans
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24 | and specifications. The regional superintendent of schools | ||||||
25 | shall submit
a copy of the plans and specifications within 10 | ||||||
26 | business days after the
request. The fire department or fire | ||||||
27 | protection district may comment
on the plans and specifications | ||||||
28 | based on the building code
authorized in Section 2-3.12 of the | ||||||
29 | Code and, if any
corrective action must be taken, shall respond | ||||||
30 | to the
regional superintendent of schools within 15 days after
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31 | receipt of the plans and specifications. The Office of the
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32 | State Fire Marshal may review the plans and specifications at
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33 | the request of the fire department or fire protection
district. | ||||||
34 | The review must be conducted at no cost to the
school district.
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35 | If
such plans and
specifications
are not approved or denied | ||||||
36 | approval by the regional superintendent of schools
within 3 |
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1 | months after the date on which they are submitted to him or | ||||||
2 | her, the
school board may submit such plans and specifications | ||||||
3 | directly to the State
Superintendent of Education for approval | ||||||
4 | or denial.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 92-593, eff. 1-1-03.)
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6 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
7 | Section 8.28 as
follows:
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8 | (30 ILCS 805/8.28 new)
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9 | Sec. 8.28. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
10 | of this
Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
11 | implementation of
any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
12 | the 93rd General Assembly.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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