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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The status of fragmented building requirements in | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois is of serious concern to those involved in building, | ||||||
| 4 | design, and construction; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Of the 102 counties in this State, less than half | ||||||
| 6 | have adopted a building code; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Over 40 states have adopted some portion of a | ||||||
| 8 | model building code; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Illinois already has adopted a statewide plumbing | ||||||
| 10 | code and a statewide accessibility code; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Building codes promote public safety; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Illinois does not have a statewide building code, | ||||||
| 13 | but does have a collection of building requirements not | ||||||
| 14 | equitably administered and enforced within the construction | ||||||
| 15 | industry; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Illinois citizens are entitled to safe, | ||||||
| 17 | affordable, and responsible accommodations; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 19 | NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 20 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created a Task Force on | ||||||
| 21 | a Uniform Building Code for the purpose of examining and making | ||||||
| 22 | recommendations pertaining to the adoption of a uniform | ||||||
| 23 | building code for the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 24 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be comprised of 2 House | ||||||
| 25 | members, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one | ||||||
| 26 | appointed by the House Minority Leader; 2 Senate members, one | ||||||
| 27 | appointed by the Senate President and one appointed by the | ||||||
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| 1 | Senate Minority Leader; one person appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 2 | one person appointed by an organization representing home | ||||||
| 3 | builders; one person appointed by an organization representing | ||||||
| 4 | roofing contractors; one person appointed by an organization | ||||||
| 5 | representing the plumbing industry; one person appointed by an | ||||||
| 6 | organization representing the Illinois construction industry | ||||||
| 7 | council; one person appointed by an organization representing | ||||||
| 8 | architects; one person appointed by an organization | ||||||
| 9 | representing structural engineers; one person appointed by an | ||||||
| 10 | organization representing building trades; one person | ||||||
| 11 | appointed by an organization representing realtors; one person | ||||||
| 12 | appointed by an organization representing code administrators; | ||||||
| 13 | one person appointed by an organization representing municipal | ||||||
| 14 | governments in the State; one person appointed by the Office of | ||||||
| 15 | the State Fire Marshal; and representatives of any other | ||||||
| 16 | organizations that express their interest in participating to | ||||||
| 17 | the Capital Development Board in writing; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve on a | ||||||
| 19 | voluntary basis and shall be responsible for any costs | ||||||
| 20 | associated with their participation in the Task Force; and be | ||||||
| 21 | it further | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet a minimum of 4 | ||||||
| 23 | times; and be it further | ||||||
| 24 | RESOLVED, That the Capital Development Board shall | ||||||
| 25 | facilitate the Task Force and shall summarize its findings and | ||||||
| 26 | recommendations in a written report to the Governor and the | ||||||
| 27 | General Assembly no later than December 31, 2006; and be it | ||||||
| 28 | further | ||||||
| 29 | RESOLVED, That this House Joint Resolution of the 94th | ||||||
| 30 | General Assembly shall supersede House Resolutions 898 and 1205 | ||||||
| 31 | of the 93rd General Assembly.
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