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91_HB2492eng HB2492 Engrossed LRB9104209SMmb 1 AN ACT to create a demonstration grant program to build 2 accessible housing. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 6 Accessible Housing Demonstration Grant Program Act. 7 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: 8 "Authority" means the Illinois Housing Development 9 Authority. 10 "Spec home" means a private single-family residence 11 constructed by a builder or individual for sale on the open 12 market and not built for an individual for immediate 13 occupancy. 14 Section 10. Accessibility demonstration grant program. 15 Subject to appropriation for this purpose, the Authority 16 shall establish a demonstration grant program to encourage 17 the building of spec homes that are accessible to the 18 disabled. Through the program the Authority shall provide 19 grants to builders who build spec homes meeting the basic 20 access standards described in Section 15. The goal of the 21 demonstration program shall be that at least 10% of all new 22 spec homes within a development participating in the 23 demonstration grant program for which construction begins 6 24 or more months after the effective date of this Act meet the 25 minimum standards for basic access as described in Section 26 15. 27 Builders who wish to participate in the demonstration 28 grant program shall submit a grant application to the 29 Authority in accordance with rules promulgated by the 30 Authority. The Authority shall prescribe by rule standards HB2492 Engrossed -2- LRB9104209SMmb 1 and procedures for the provision of demonstration grant funds 2 in relation to each grant application. 3 Section 15. Basic access standards. Every spec home 4 for which a builder is eligible to receive a grant under this 5 Act shall include the following features: 6 (1) The home shall have at least one no-step exterior 7 entrance with a 36-inch-wide entrance door to allow for 8 wheelchair access into the home. 9 (2) All interior passage doors in the home shall allow 10 at least 32 inches of clearance in width. 11 (3) No electrical outlet in the home shall be lower than 12 15 inches from the finished floor and no light switch in the 13 home shall be more than 48 inches from the finished floor. 14 All environmental controls in the home shall be in accessible 15 locations. 16 (4) In each bathroom or other room containing a toilet, 17 bathtub, shower stall, or shower seat, the walls adjacent to 18 those fixtures shall be reinforced in a manner that will 19 allow the later installation of grab bars around those 20 fixtures. 21 Section 20. Task Force on Housing Accessibility. There 22 is created a Task Force on Housing Accessibility. The Task 23 Force shall consist of 7 members who shall be appointed by 24 the Governor as follows: the executive vice president of the 25 Illinois Association of Realtors or his or her designee, the 26 executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of 27 Illinois or his or her designee, an architect with expertise 28 and experience in designing accessible housing for persons 29 with disabilities, a senior citizen, a person with 30 disabilities, a representative from the Attorney General's 31 Office, and the Director of the Authority or his or her 32 designee. The terms of the Task Force members shall last 4 HB2492 Engrossed -3- LRB9104209SMmb 1 years and shall begin 60 days after the effective date of 2 this Act, or as soon thereafter as all members of the Board 3 have been appointed. At the expiration of the term of each 4 Task Force member, and of each succeeding Task Force member, 5 or in the event of a vacancy, the Governor shall appoint a 6 Task Force member to hold office, in the case of a vacancy, 7 for the unexpired term, or in the case of expiration, for a 8 term of 4 years or until a successor is appointed by the 9 Governor. The members shall receive no compensation for 10 their services on the Task Force but shall be reimbursed by 11 the Authority for any ordinary and necessary expenses 12 incurred in the performance of their duties. 13 The Task Force shall provide recommendations to builders 14 regarding the types of accommodations needed in new housing 15 stock for disabled persons. The recommendations shall 16 include provisions on how to build homes that will retain 17 their resale and aesthetic value. 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 19 becoming law.