93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4088

 

Introduced 1/15/2004, by Sidney H. Mathias

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.134 new
105 ILCS 5/3-14.20  from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20
30 ILCS 805/8.28 new

    Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules for the documentation of school plan reviews and inspections of school facilities and to convene a task force for the purpose of reviewing these documents and making recommendations regarding training and accreditation of individuals performing reviews or inspections. In a Section requiring school building plans and specifications to be approved by the regional superintendent of schools, removes the provision allowing the local fire department or fire protection district to request a review of the plans and specifications. Provides for review of the plans and specifications by a municipality, fire protection district, or county. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning schools.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
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
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
13 superintendent of schools.
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).
24     The task force shall consist of all of the following
25 members:
26         (1) The Executive Director of the Capital Development
27     Board or his or her designee.
28         (2) The State Superintendent of Education or his or her
29     designee.
30         (3) A person appointed by the State Board of Education.
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.
3         (6) A person appointed by an organization representing
4     suburban school administrators and school board members.
5         (7) A person appointed by an organization representing
6     architects.
7         (8) A person appointed by an organization representing
8     regional superintendents of schools.
9         (9) A person appointed by an organization representing
10     fire inspectors.
11         (10) A person appointed by an organization
12     representing Code administrators.
13         (11) A person appointed by an organization
14     representing plumbing inspectors.
15         (12) A person appointed by an organization that
16     represents both parents and teachers.
17         (13) A person appointed by an organization
18     representing municipal governments in the State.
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.
 
22     (105 ILCS 5/3-14.20)   (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20)
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
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.
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
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
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
31 receipt of the plans and specifications. The Office of the
32 State Fire Marshal may review the plans and specifications at
33 the request of the fire department or fire protection district.
34 The review must be conducted at no cost to the school district.
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.
5 (Source: P.A. 92-593, eff. 1-1-03.)
 
6     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
7 Section 8.28 as follows:
 
8     (30 ILCS 805/8.28 new)
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.
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.