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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
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 Sections
5 10-20.46, 22-50, and 34-18.37 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 new)
7     Sec. 10-20.46. Press boxes; accessibility. A school board
8 does not have to comply with the Illinois Accessibility Code
9 (71 Ill. Adm. Code 400) with respect to accessibility to press
10 boxes that are on school property if the press boxes were
11 constructed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
12 the 96th General Assembly.
 
13     (105 ILCS 5/22-50 new)
14     Sec. 22-50. Illinois Accessibility Task Force.
15     (a) The Illinois Accessibility Task Force is created to
16 recommend any necessary revisions to the Illinois
17 Accessibility Code (71 Ill. Adm. Code 400) to comply with the
18 federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to
19 public school property.
20     (b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
21         (1) One member appointed by the President of the
22     Senate.

 

 

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1         (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
2     Senate.
3         (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
4     Representatives.
5         (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
6     House of Representatives.
7         (5) The Executive Director of the Capital Development
8     Board or his or her designee.
9         (6) The Attorney General or his or her designee.
10         (7) A representative of a statewide association
11     representing school boards appointed by the Executive
12     Director of the Capital Development Board.
13         (8) A representative of a statewide association
14     representing regional superintendents of schools appointed
15     by the Executive Director of the Capital Development Board.
16         (9) A representative of a statewide coalition of
17     citizens with disabilities appointed by the Executive
18     Director of the Capital Development Board.
19     (c) The Capital Development Board shall provide
20 administrative and other support to the task force.
21     (d) The task force shall report its recommendations to the
22 Capital Development Board and the General Assembly, and upon
23 reporting its recommendations the task force is dissolved.
 
24     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 new)
25     Sec. 34-18.37. Press boxes; accessibility. The board does

 

 

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1 not have to comply with the Illinois Accessibility Code (71
2 Ill. Adm. Code 400) with respect to accessibility to press
3 boxes that are on school property if the press boxes were
4 constructed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5 the 96th General Assembly.
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
7 2009.