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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB1462 Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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410 ILCS 25/4 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3714 |
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Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Provides that the accessibility standards that the Capital Development Board shall adopt and
publish shall, to the greatest extent possible, incorporate by reference or be in concert with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Effective January 1, 2014.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1462 | | LRB098 08037 RPM 38128 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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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 Environmental Barriers Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 4 as follows:
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6 | | (410 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3714)
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7 | | Sec. 4. Standards. The Capital Development Board shall |
8 | | adopt and
publish accessibility standards. Accessibility |
9 | | standards for public
facilities shall dictate minimum design, |
10 | | construction and alteration
requirements to facilitate access |
11 | | to and use of the public facility by
environmentally limited |
12 | | persons. Accessibility standards for multi-story
housing units |
13 | | shall dictate minimum design and construction requirements to
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14 | | facilitate access to and use of the common areas by |
15 | | environmentally limited
persons and create a number of |
16 | | adaptable dwelling units in accordance with
Section 5. With |
17 | | respect to areas within public facilities or multi-story
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18 | | housing units which areas are restricted to use by the |
19 | | employees of
businesses or concerns occupying such restricted |
20 | | areas, the Capital
Development Board shall promulgate |
21 | | standards designed to ensure that such
areas will be accessible |
22 | | to those environmentally limited persons who can
reasonably be |
23 | | expected to perform the duties of a job therein.
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