Full Text of HB2688 96th General Assembly
HB2688 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB2688
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. David R. Leitch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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430 ILCS 85/2-2 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052 |
430 ILCS 85/2-16.1 new |
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Amends the Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act. Provides that a non-profit religious, educational, or charitable institution or association holding a carnival or fair may use the services of a volunteer attendant at an inflatable amusement attraction and such a volunteer attendant is not subject to any of the requirements of the Act or rules adopted under the Act pertaining to carnival workers. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act is | 5 |
| amended by changing Section 2-2 and adding Section 2-16.1 as | 6 |
| follows:
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4052)
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| Sec. 2-2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 9 |
| context
otherwise requires:
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| 1. "Director" means the Director of Labor or his or her | 11 |
| designee.
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| 2. "Department" means Department of Labor.
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| 3. "Amusement Attraction" means an enclosed building or | 14 |
| structure,
including electrical equipment which is an integral | 15 |
| part of the building or
structure, through which people walk | 16 |
| without the aid of any moving device,
that provides amusement, | 17 |
| thrills or excitement at a fair or carnival,
except any such | 18 |
| enclosed building or structure which is subject to the
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| jurisdiction of a local building code.
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| 4. "Amusement ride" means:
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| (a) any mechanized device
or combination of devices, | 22 |
| including electrical equipment which is an
integral part of | 23 |
| the device or devices, which carries passengers along,
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| around, or over a fixed or restricted course for the | 2 |
| primary purpose of
giving its passengers amusement, | 3 |
| pleasure, thrills, or excitement;
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| (b) any ski lift, rope tow, or other device used to | 5 |
| transport snow
skiers;
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| (c) (blank);
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| (d) any dry slide over 20 feet in height, alpine slide, | 8 |
| or toboggan
slide;
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| (e) any tram, open car, or combination of open cars or | 10 |
| wagons pulled
by a tractor or other motorized device which | 11 |
| is not licensed by the
Secretary of State, which may, but | 12 |
| does not necessarily follow a fixed or
restricted course, | 13 |
| and is used primarily for the purpose of giving its
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| passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, and | 15 |
| for which an
individual fee is charged or a donation | 16 |
| accepted with the exception of
hayrack rides; or
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| (f) any bungee cord or similar elastic device.
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| 5. "Carnival" means an enterprise which offers amusement or | 19 |
| entertainment
to the public by means of one or more amusement | 20 |
| attractions or amusement rides.
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| 6. "Fair" means an enterprise principally devoted to the | 22 |
| exhibition of
products of agriculture or industry in connection | 23 |
| with which
amusement rides or amusement attractions are | 24 |
| operated.
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| 7. "Operator" means a person, or the agent of a person, who | 26 |
| owns or
controls or has the duty to control the operation of an |
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| amusement ride or
an amusement attraction at a carnival or | 2 |
| fair. "Operator" includes an
agency of the State or any of its | 3 |
| political subdivisions.
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| 8. "Carnival worker" means a person who is employed by a | 5 |
| carnival or fair to manage, physically operate, or assist in | 6 |
| the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction when | 7 |
| it is open to the public.
"Carnival worker" does not include a | 8 |
| volunteer attendant at an inflatable amusement attraction at a | 9 |
| carnival or fair held by a non-profit religious, educational, | 10 |
| or charitable institution or association. | 11 |
| 9. "Inflatable amusement attraction" means a device | 12 |
| consisting of air-filled
structures designed for use, as | 13 |
| specified by the manufacturer, that may include but
is not | 14 |
| limited to bounce, climb, slide or interactive play. They are | 15 |
| made of
flexible fabric, kept inflated by continuous air flow | 16 |
| by one or more blowers, and
rely upon air pressure to maintain | 17 |
| their shape. This definition shall not include
inflatable | 18 |
| devices that are used for professional exhibition or stunt | 19 |
| work, safety
and rescue activities, aerial or aviation | 20 |
| structures or devices, exhibit floats or
similar inflatable | 21 |
| devices. | 22 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-801, eff. 5-25-06; 95-397, eff. 8-24-07; | 23 |
| 95-687, eff. 10-23-07.)
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| (430 ILCS 85/2-16.1 new)
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| Sec. 2-16.1. Volunteer attendant at an inflatable |
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| amusement attraction. Notwithstanding any other provision of | 2 |
| this Act, a non-profit religious, educational, or charitable | 3 |
| institution or association holding a carnival or fair may use | 4 |
| the services of a volunteer attendant at an inflatable | 5 |
| amusement attraction at the carnival or fair and such a | 6 |
| volunteer attendant is not subject to any of the requirements | 7 |
| of this Act or rules adopted under this Act pertaining to | 8 |
| carnival workers.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 10 |
| becoming law.
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