Bill Text: IL HB1521 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Community Living Facilities Licensing Act, the MR/DD Community Care Act, Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, Child Care Act of 1969, and the Community Services Act. Provides that for the various facilities licensed or established under those Acts, the Departments responsible for enforcement shall review the necessity of State Fire Marshal inspections if local fire authorities enforce codes that are more stringent than those applied by the State Fire Marshal and the local fire authorities issue a clearance of the various sites. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0321 [HB1521 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1521-Amended.html

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Rep. Chapin Rose

Filed: 3/8/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1521
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1521, on page 2, by
replacing lines 2 through 6 with the following:
"(b) For facilities licensed under this Act, the Office of
the State Fire Marshal shall provide the necessary fire
inspection to comply with licensing requirements. The Office of
the State Fire Marshal may enter into an agreement with another
State agency to conduct this inspection if qualified personnel
are employed by that agency. Code enforcement inspection of the
facility by the local authority shall only occur if the local
authority having jurisdiction enforces code requirements that
are more stringent than those enforced by the State Fire
Marshal. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a local fire
authority from conducting fire incident planning activities.";
and
on page 3, by replacing lines 4 through 8 with the following:
"(b) For facilities licensed under this Act, the Office of

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the State Fire Marshal shall provide the necessary fire
inspection to comply with licensing requirements. The Office of
the State Fire Marshal may enter into an agreement with another
State agency to conduct this inspection if qualified personnel
are employed by that agency. Code enforcement inspection of the
facility by the local authority shall only occur if the local
authority having jurisdiction enforces code requirements that
are more stringent than those enforced by the State Fire
Marshal. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a local fire
authority from conducting fire incident planning activities.";
and
on page 4, by replacing lines 7 through 12 with the following:
"(b) For community-integrated living arrangements licensed
under this Act, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall
provide the necessary fire inspection to comply with licensing
requirements. The Office of the State Fire Marshal may enter
into an agreement with another State agency to conduct this
inspection if qualified personnel are employed by that agency.
Code enforcement inspection of the facility by the local
authority shall only occur if the local authority having
jurisdiction enforces code requirements that are more
stringent than those enforced by the State Fire Marshal.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a local fire authority
from conducting fire incident planning activities."; and

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on page 5, by replacing lines 10 through 15 with the following:
"(b) For child care facilities licensed under this Act, the
Office of the State Fire Marshal shall provide the necessary
fire inspection to comply with licensing requirements. The
Office of the State Fire Marshal may enter into an agreement
with another State agency to conduct this inspection if
qualified personnel are employed by that agency. Code
enforcement inspection of the facility by the local authority
shall only occur if the local authority having jurisdiction
enforces code requirements that are more stringent than those
enforced by the State Fire Marshal. Nothing in this Section
shall prohibit a local fire authority from conducting fire
incident planning activities."; and
on page 6, by replacing lines 13 through 18 with the following:
"(b) For provider organizations established under this
Act, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall provide the
necessary fire inspection to comply with this Act. The Office
of the State Fire Marshal may enter into an agreement with
another State agency to conduct this inspection if qualified
personnel are employed by that agency. Code enforcement
inspection of the facility by the local authority shall only
occur if the local authority having jurisdiction enforces code
requirements that are more stringent than those enforced by the
State Fire Marshal. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
local fire authority from conducting fire incident planning

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activities.".