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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB3374 Introduced , by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 410 ILCS 25/4 | from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3714 |
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Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Provides that the Capital Development Board shall adopt and publish the updated Illinois Accessibility Code by January 1, 2017 (currently, January 1, 2016). Provides that the Board shall update its accessibility standards beginning on January 1, 2017 (currently, January 1, 2016) if the ADA Standards for Accessible Design are updated by that time. Effective immediately.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB3374 | | LRB099 10661 JLK 30910 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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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