HB0978 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0978

Introduced 2/3/2005, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/3-14.20

from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20

Amends the School Code. Provides that within 10 business days after the regional superintendent of schools receives school building plans and specifications from a school board and prior to the bidding process, the regional superintendent shall notify the municipality (or county in an unincorporated area) and, if applicable, the fire protection district where the school is being constructed or altered that the plans and specifications have been submitted. Allows local fire, building, and plumbing inspectors to review the plans and specifications. Removes a provision regarding requests by the local fire department or fire protection district where the school is being constructed or altered to review the plans and specifications. Effective immediately.

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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 3-14.20 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/3-14.20) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20)

Sec. 3-14.20. Building plans and specifications. To inspect the building plans and specifications, including but not limited to plans and specifications for the heating, ventilating, lighting, seating, water supply, toilets and safety against fire of public school rooms and buildings submitted to him by school boards, and to approve all those which comply substantially with the building code authorized in Section 2-3.12. Within 10 business days after the regional superintendent of schools receives plans and specifications from a school board and prior to the bidding process, he or she shall notify the municipality and, if applicable, the fire protection district where the school that is being constructed or altered lies that plans and specifications have been submitted. In the case of an unincorporated area, the county shall be notified. If (i) local fire, building, or plumbing inspectors in the municipality, fire protection district, or county request a review of the plans and specifications or (ii) the regional superintendent of schools requests that any of these local inspectors review the plans and specifications and the municipality, fire protection district, or county determines that it can accommodate this request, then the school board shall submit a copy of the plans and specifications to the local inspectors. The local inspectors or, on behalf of the local inspectors, a certified plan reviewer or certified inspector shall comment on the plans and specifications based on the building code authorized in Section 2-3.12 and respond to the regional superintendent of schools within 15 business days after a copy of the plans and specifications has been received by the local inspectors. "Certified plan reviewer" and "certified inspector" mean an individual who has been certified as such by a national model code organization or equivalent agency approved by the Capital Development Board. The Office of the State Fire Marshal may review the plans and specifications at the request of the local fire department or fire protection district. If the local inspectors or certified inspector wish to inspect the actual school construction or alteration, the local inspectors or certified inspector must set up an initial pre-construction meeting with the regional superintendent of schools, outlining the inspection schedule and construction reviews. The regional superintendent of schools shall then notify the school district. The local inspectors or certified inspector shall respond to the regional superintendent of schools with any comments at the completion of each inspection. The review and inspection shall be done at no cost to the school district. The local fire department or fire protection district where the school is being constructed or altered may request a review of the plans and specifications. The regional superintendent of schools shall submit a copy of the plans and specifications within 10 business days after the request. The fire department or fire protection district may comment on the plans and specifications based on the building code authorized in Section 2-3.12 of the Code and, if any corrective action must be taken, shall respond to the regional superintendent of schools within 15 days after receipt of the plans and specifications. The Office of the State Fire Marshal may review the plans and specifications at the request of the fire department or fire protection district. The review must be conducted at no cost to the school district.

If such plans and specifications are not approved or denied approval by the regional superintendent of schools within 3 months after the date on which they are submitted to him or her, the school board may submit such plans and specifications directly to the State Superintendent of Education for approval or denial.

(Source: P.A. 92-593, eff. 1-1-03.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.