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90_HB1816
New Act
20 ILCS 605/46.69 new
Creates the Illinois Building Commission Act. Creates an
11-member advisory Commission. Allows the Commission to
suggest resolutions for conflicts between State agencies or a
State agency and other entities concerning the agency's
building requirements. Provides that the Commission shall
review building requirement amendments and proposed
legislation for conflicting requirements to current law.
Requires the Commission to suggest a standard form for
requesting compliance alternatives and modifications of State
building requirements, to forward all compliance alternative
requests to the appropriate State agency for action, and to
suggest procedures and formats for appeals of State agency
decisions. Provides that the Commission shall suggest a
long-term plan to improve the administration and enforcement
of State building requirements. Requires the Commission to
submit an annual report to the Governor and the General
Assembly. Requires the report to be available to the public.
Provides that the Commission members shall appoint members to
subcommittees. States that the Department of Public Health
shall assist the Commission in carrying out is functions and
responsibilities by providing administrative and staff
support. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to
require the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to
establish a consolidated clearinghouse containing all
existing State building requirements and all information
concerning those requirements.
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1 AN ACT to create the Illinois Building Commission.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Illinois Building Commission Act.
6 Section 5. Definitions. When used in this Act:
7 "Commission" means the Illinois Building Commission.
8 "State agency" has the same meaning as in Section 1-7 of
9 the Illinois State Auditing Act.
10 "State building requirements" means any law, rule, or
11 executive order implemented by the State of Illinois
12 affecting the construction of buildings in Illinois.
13 Section 10. Creation. An advisory commission, to be
14 known as the Illinois Building Commission, is created. The
15 Commission shall consist of 11 members, including: a fire
16 official, a building official, an architect, a professional
17 engineer, a structural engineer, a commercial contractor
18 representative, a residential construction industry
19 representative, a mechanical and specialty contractor
20 representative, a labor representative, a disability
21 advocate, and a member of the public. The Commission shall
22 be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of
23 the Senate.
24 Section 15. Terms and reimbursement. The fire official,
25 architect, structural engineer, commercial contractor
26 representative, labor representative, and member of the
27 public shall serve initial terms of 2 years. The building
28 official, professional engineer, residential construction
29 industry representative, mechanical and specialty contractor
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1 representative, and disability advocate shall service initial
2 terms of 3 years. Each subsequent term shall be for 3 years.
3 Members may be appointed for more than one term. A chairman
4 of the Commission shall be elected each year by the members
5 of the Commission. Commission members shall be reimbursed
6 for travel expenses and shall receive a per diem for each day
7 that the Commission or a subcommittee on which the member
8 serves meets. Reimbursement shall be consistent with Illinois
9 Department of Central Management Services rules, as approved
10 by the Governor's Travel Control Board.
11 Section 20. Subcommittees. The Commission shall create
12 and appoint members to the following subcommittees: the
13 planning subcommittee, the building and fire protection
14 subcommittee, the building envelope subcommittee, the
15 structural systems subcommittee, the building services
16 subcommittee, and the accessibility subcommittee. There
17 shall be at least 5 members but not more than 9 members on
18 each subcommittee. The subcommittees shall advise the
19 Commission on any item before the Commission that deals with
20 the area of expertise of the subcommittee. The Commission may
21 create any other subcommittee that it deems necessary.
22 Section 25. Forum; dispute resolution. The Commission
23 shall provide an ongoing forum for continuing dialogue
24 regarding the purpose and duties of the Commission. The
25 Commission shall also serve as a forum to suggest resolution
26 of conflicts between State agencies, or between a State
27 agency and another entity that consents to the resolution
28 forum, concerning State building requirements.
29 Section 30. State building requirements review;
30 compliance alternatives. The Commission shall review proposed
31 State building requirement amendments and proposed
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1 legislation for conflicting requirements to current State law
2 or current building requirements and make recommendations
3 concerning those amendments or laws to the proper authority.
4 The Commission shall (i) suggest a standard form for
5 requesting compliance alternatives and modifications of State
6 building requirements; (ii) forward compliance alternatives
7 requests to the appropriate State agency for action; and
8 (iii) suggest procedures and formats for appeals of State
9 agency decisions.
10 Section 35. Administration and enforcement of State
11 building requirements. The Commission shall also suggest a
12 long-term plan to improve administration and enforcement of
13 State building requirements statewide. The plan shall
14 include (i) recommendations for ways the Department of
15 Commerce and Community Affairs could create a consolidated
16 clearinghouse on all information concerning existing State
17 building requirements, (ii) recommendations for a consistent
18 format for State building requirements, (iii) recommendations
19 for a system or procedure for updating existing State
20 building requirements that shall include a procedure for
21 input from the public, (iv) recommendations for a system or
22 procedure for the review, approval, and appeal of building
23 plans, and (v) recommendations for a system or procedure to
24 enforce the State building requirements. The Commission shall
25 submit its suggestions for creating the consolidated
26 clearinghouse to the Department of Commerce and Community
27 Affairs as soon as practical after the effective date of this
28 Act.
29 Section 40. Annual report. The Commission shall submit
30 an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly
31 regarding (i) the approval of compliance alternative
32 requests, (ii) the responsibilities of the Commission, (iii)
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1 any progress toward coordination of the State's building
2 requirements, and (iv) recommendations for legislative action
3 by the General Assembly. The annual report shall be made
4 available to the public. The Commission may charge a
5 reasonable fee for reproduction of the report.
6 Section 45. Assistance of the Department of Public
7 Health. The Department of Public Health shall assist the
8 Commission in carrying out its functions and responsibilities
9 by providing administrative and staff support. The
10 Commission shall advise the Department of its budgetary and
11 staff needs.
12 Section 95. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
13 amended by adding Section 46.69 as follows:
14 (20 ILCS 605/46.69 new)
15 Sec. 46.69. State building requirements. After the
16 Department has received the recommendations from the Illinois
17 Building Commission, the Department shall establish a
18 consolidated clearinghouse containing all existing State
19 building requirements and all information concerning those
20 requirements. The Department shall make the information
21 available to the public upon request. The Department shall
22 assist the public in determining which State building
23 requirements apply to any specified project.