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Public Act 92-0705
SB1537 Enrolled LRB9210763DHmgA
AN ACT in relation to public safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Emergency Evacuation Plan for People with Disabilities Act.
Section 5. Scope of the Act. This Act does not apply
within a municipality with a population of over 1,000,000
that, before the effective date of this Act, has adopted an
ordinance establishing emergency procedures for high rise
buildings.
Section 10. Emergency evacuation plan for persons with
disabilities required. By January 1, 2004, every high rise
building owner must establish and maintain an emergency
evacuation plan for disabled occupants of the building who
have notified the owner of their need for assistance. As used
in this Act, "high rise building" means any building 80 feet
or more in height. The owner is responsible for maintaining
and updating the plan as necessary to ensure that the plan
continues to comply with the provisions of this Act.
Section 15. Plan requirements.
(a) Each plan must establish procedures for evacuating
persons with disabilities from the building in the event of
an emergency, when those persons have notified the owner of
their need for assistance.
(b) Each plan must provide for a list to be maintained
of persons who have notified the owner that they are disabled
and would require special assistance in the event of an
emergency. The list must include the unit, office, or room
number location that the disabled person occupies in the
building. It is the intent of this Act that these lists must
be maintained for the sole purpose of emergency evacuation.
The lists may not be used or disseminated for any other
purpose.
(c) The plan must provide for a means to notify
occupants of the building that a list identifying persons
with a disability in need of emergency evacuation assistance
is maintained by the owner, and the method by which occupants
can place their name on the list.
(d) In hotels and motels, each plan must provide an
opportunity for a guest to identify himself or herself as a
person with a disability in need of emergency evacuation
assistance.
(e) The plan must identify the location and type of any
evacuation assistance devices or assistive technologies that
are available in the building.
If the plan provides for areas of rescue assistance, the
plan must provide that these areas are to be identified by
signs that state "Area of Rescue Assistance" and display the
international symbol of accessibility. Lettering must be
permanent and must comply with Americans with Disabilities
Act Accessibility Guidelines.
(f) Each plan must include recommended procedures to be
followed by building employees, tenants, or guests to assist
persons with disabilities in need of emergency evacuation
assistance.
(g) A copy of the plan must be maintained at all times
in a place that is easily accessible by law enforcement or
fire safety personnel, such as in the management office of
the high rise building, at the security desk, or in the
vicinity of the fireman's elevator recall key, the life
safety panel, or the fire pump room.
Section 20. Implementation.
(a) The plan must be made available to local law
enforcement and fire safety personnel upon request.
(b) The plan must provide the names of and contact
information regarding any building personnel to be contacted
by law enforcement or fire safety personnel in the event of
an emergency requiring implementation of the plan.
(c) The plan must provide for dissemination or
availability of the appropriate evacuation procedures
portions of the plan to building employees, tenants, or
guests.
(d) The plan must identify the roles and
responsibilities of building personnel in carrying out the
evacuation plan. The plan must provide for appropriate
training for building personnel regarding their roles and
responsibilities.
(e) The plan must provide for drills regarding
evacuation procedures not less than once per year. A written
record of the date of the drill must be kept with the
evacuation plan.
Section 25. Penalty. Failure to comply with any Section
of this Act is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $500.
Section 905. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.26 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.26 new)
Sec. 8.26. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
for the implementation of any mandate created by this
amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly April 24, 2002.
Approved July 19, 2002.
Effective 02, 2007.
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