Bill Text: IL HB2513 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that, after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all new school building construction governed by the "Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools" must include in its design and construction a storm shelter that meets the minimum requirements of the ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters (ICC-500), published jointly by the International Code Council and the National Storm Shelter Association. Provides that nothing in this language precludes the design engineers, architects, or school district from applying a higher life safety standard than the ICC-500 for storm shelters.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-4)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0883 [HB2513 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2513-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 098-0883 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
2-3.12 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.12)
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Sec. 2-3.12. School building code. | ||||
(a) To prepare for school boards with the
advice of the | ||||
Department of Public Health, the Capital Development Board, and
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the State Fire Marshal a school building code that will | ||||
conserve the health and
safety and general welfare of the | ||||
pupils and school personnel and others who
use public school | ||||
facilities.
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(b) Within 2 years after September 23, 1983,
and every 10 | ||||
years thereafter, or at such other times as the State Board of
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Education deems necessary or the regional superintendent so | ||||
orders, each school
board subject to the provisions of this | ||||
Section shall again survey its school
buildings and effectuate | ||||
any recommendations in accordance with the procedures
set forth | ||||
herein. | ||||
(1) An architect or engineer licensed in the State of | ||||
Illinois is
required to conduct the surveys under the | ||||
provisions of this Section and shall
make a report of the |
findings of the survey titled "safety survey report" to
the | ||
school board. | ||
(2) The school board shall approve the safety survey | ||
report,
including any recommendations to effectuate | ||
compliance with the code, and
submit it to the Regional | ||
Superintendent. | ||
(3) The Regional Superintendent shall
render a | ||
decision regarding approval or denial and submit the safety | ||
survey
report to the State Superintendent of Education. | ||
(4) The State Superintendent of
Education shall | ||
approve or deny the report including recommendations to
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effectuate compliance with the code and, if approved, issue | ||
a certificate of
approval. | ||
(5) Upon receipt of the certificate of approval, the | ||
Regional
Superintendent shall issue an order to effect any | ||
approved recommendations
included in the report. The | ||
report shall meet all of the following requirements:
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(A) Items in the report shall be prioritized. | ||
(B) Urgent
items shall be considered as those items | ||
related to life safety problems that
present an | ||
immediate hazard to the safety of students. | ||
(C) Required items shall be
considered as those | ||
items that are necessary for a safe environment but | ||
present
less of an immediate hazard to the safety of | ||
students. | ||
(D) Urgent and required
items shall reference a |
specific rule in the code authorized by this Section
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that is currently being violated or will be violated | ||
within the next 12 months
if the violation is not | ||
remedied. | ||
(6) The school board of each district so
surveyed and | ||
receiving a report of needed recommendations to be made to
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maintain standards of safety and health of the pupils | ||
enrolled shall effectuate
the correction of urgent items as | ||
soon as achievable to ensure the safety of
the students, | ||
but in no case more than one year after the date of the | ||
State
Superintendent of Education's approval of the | ||
recommendation. | ||
(7)
Required items shall be corrected in a timely | ||
manner, but in
no case more than 5 years from the date of | ||
the State Superintendent
of
Education's approval of the | ||
recommendation. | ||
(8) Once each year the school
board shall submit a | ||
report of progress on completion of any
recommendations to | ||
effectuate compliance with the code.
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(c) As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years | ||
after January 1, 1993, the State Board of Education shall | ||
combine
the document known as "Efficient and Adequate Standards | ||
for the Construction of
Schools" with the document known as | ||
"Building Specifications for Health and
Safety in Public | ||
Schools" together with any modifications or additions that may
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be deemed necessary. The combined document shall be known as |
the "Health/Life
Safety Code for Public Schools" and shall be | ||
the governing code for all
facilities that house public school | ||
students or are otherwise used for public
school purposes, | ||
whether such facilities are permanent or temporary and
whether | ||
they are owned, leased, rented, or otherwise used by the | ||
district.
Facilities owned by a school district but that are | ||
not used to house public
school students or are not used for | ||
public school purposes shall be
governed by separate provisions | ||
within the code authorized by this Section.
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(d) The 10 year survey cycle specified in this Section | ||
shall continue to
apply based upon the standards contained in | ||
the "Health/Life Safety Code
for Public Schools", which shall | ||
specify building standards for buildings that
are constructed | ||
prior to January 1, 1993 and
for buildings that are constructed | ||
after that date.
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(e) The "Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools" shall | ||
be the governing code
for public schools; however, the | ||
provisions of this Section shall not preclude
inspection of | ||
school premises and buildings pursuant to Section 9 of the Fire
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Investigation Act, provided that the provisions of the | ||
"Health/Life Safety Code
for Public Schools", or such | ||
predecessor document authorized by this Section as
may be | ||
applicable are used, and provided that those inspections are | ||
coordinated
with the Regional Superintendent having | ||
jurisdiction over the public school
facility.
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(e-5) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of |
the 98th General Assembly, all new school building construction | ||
governed by the "Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools" | ||
must include in its design and construction a storm shelter | ||
that meets the minimum requirements of the ICC/NSSA Standard | ||
for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters (ICC-500), | ||
published jointly by the International Code Council and the | ||
National Storm Shelter Association. Nothing in this subsection | ||
(e-5) precludes the design engineers, architects, or school | ||
district from applying a higher life safety standard than the | ||
ICC-500 for storm shelters. | ||
(f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit | ||
the State Fire Marshal or a qualified fire official to whom the | ||
State Fire Marshal has delegated his or her authority
from
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conducting a fire safety check in a public school. | ||
(g) The Regional Superintendent shall address any | ||
violations that are not corrected in a timely manner pursuant | ||
to subsection (b) of Section 3-14.21 of this Code.
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(h) Any agency having jurisdiction beyond the scope of the | ||
applicable
document authorized by this Section may issue a | ||
lawful order to a school board
to effectuate recommendations, | ||
and the school board receiving the order shall
certify to the | ||
Regional Superintendent and the State Superintendent of
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Education when it has complied with the order.
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(i) The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt any | ||
rules that are
necessary relating to the administration and | ||
enforcement of the provisions of
this Section. |
(j) The code authorized by this Section shall apply only to | ||
those
school districts having a population of less than 500,000 | ||
inhabitants.
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(k) In this Section, a "qualified fire official" means an | ||
individual that meets the requirements of rules adopted by the | ||
State Fire Marshal in cooperation with the State Board of | ||
Education to administer this Section. These rules shall be | ||
based on recommendations made by the task force established | ||
under Section 2-3.137 of this Code.
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(Source: P.A. 94-225, eff. 7-14-05; 94-875, eff. 7-1-06; | ||
94-1105, eff. 6-1-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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