20 ILCS 3918/ Illinois Building Commission Act.
(20 ILCS 3918/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Building Commission Act.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. When used in this Act:
"Commission" means the Illinois Building Commission.
"State agency" has the same meaning as in Section 1‑7 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
"State building requirements" means any law, rule, or executive order implemented by the State of Illinois affecting the construction of buildings in Illinois.
"Health care provider" means a hospital as defined in the Hospital Licensing Act.
(Source: P.A. 92‑803, eff. 8‑16‑02.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/10)
Sec. 10. Creation. An advisory commission, to be known as the Illinois Building Commission, is created. The Commission shall consist of 11 members, including: a fire official, a building official, an architect, a professional engineer, a structural engineer, a commercial contractor representative, a residential construction industry representative, a mechanical and specialty contractor representative, a labor representative, a disability advocate, and a member of the public. The Commission shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/15)
Sec. 15. Terms and reimbursement. The fire official, architect, structural engineer, commercial contractor representative, labor representative, and member of the public shall serve initial terms of 2 years. The building official, professional engineer, residential construction industry representative, mechanical and specialty contractor representative, and disability advocate shall serve initial terms of 3 years. Each subsequent term shall be for 3 years. Members may be appointed for more than one term. A chairman of the Commission shall be elected each year by the members of the Commission. Commission members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses and shall receive a per diem for each day that the Commission or a subcommittee on which the member serves meets. Reimbursement shall be consistent with the rules of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/20)
Sec. 20. Subcommittees. The Commission shall create and appoint members and non‑members to the following subcommittees: the planning subcommittee, the building and fire protection subcommittee, the building envelope subcommittee, the structural systems subcommittee, the building services subcommittee, and the accessibility subcommittee. There shall be at least 5 members but not more than 9 members on each subcommittee. The subcommittees shall advise the Commission on any item before the Commission that deals with the area of expertise of the subcommittee. The Commission may create any other subcommittee that it deems necessary.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/25)
Sec. 25. Forum; dispute resolution. The Commission shall provide an ongoing forum for continuing dialogue regarding the purpose and duties of the Commission. The Commission shall also serve as a forum to suggest resolution of conflicts between State agencies, or between a State agency and another entity that consents to the resolution forum, concerning State building requirements. As used in this Section, for dispute resolution arising out of Section 8 or 8.5 of the Hospital Licensing Act, "building requirements" includes the application of building codes for new and existing construction and related Department rules and standards under the Hospital Licensing Act, including without limitation rules and standards for (i) design and construction, (ii) engineering and maintenance of the physical plant, site, equipment, and systems (heating, cooling, electrical, ventilation, plumbing, water, sewer, and solid waste disposal), and (iii) fire and safety.
If the suggested resolution of a conflict between the Department of Public Health and a health care provider is to (i) accept an equivalency determined by the Fire Safety Evaluation System, (ii) waive State rules or standards, or (iii) seek a waiver of federal rules or standards, the Commission may take steps it deems reasonably necessary to facilitate the suggested resolution, including preparing a waiver request and directing the Department of Public Health to recommend the request to the appropriate federal agency.
(Source: P.A. 92‑803, eff. 8‑16‑02.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/30)
Sec. 30. State building requirements review; compliance alternatives. The Commission shall review proposed State building requirement amendments and proposed legislation for conflicting requirements to current State law or current building requirements and make recommendations concerning those amendments or laws to the proper authority. The Commission shall (i) suggest a standard form for requesting compliance alternatives and modifications of State building requirements; (ii) forward compliance alternatives requests to the appropriate State agency for action; and (iii) suggest procedures and formats for appeals of State agency decisions.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/35)
Sec. 35. Administration and enforcement of State building requirements. The Commission shall also suggest a long‑term plan to improve administration and enforcement of State building requirements statewide. The plan shall include (i) recommendations for ways the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity could create a consolidated clearinghouse on all information concerning existing State building requirements, (ii) recommendations for a consistent format for State building requirements, (iii) recommendations for a system or procedure for updating existing State building requirements that shall include a procedure for input from the public, (iv) recommendations for a system or procedure for the review, approval, and appeal of building plans, and (v) recommendations for a system or procedure to enforce the State building requirements. The Commission shall submit its suggestions for creating the consolidated clearinghouse to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as soon as practical after the effective date of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
(20 ILCS 3918/40)
Sec. 40. Annual report. The Commission shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding (i) the approval of compliance alternative requests, (ii) the responsibilities of the Commission, (iii) any progress toward coordination of the State's building requirements, and (iv) recommendations for legislative action by the General Assembly. The annual report shall be made available to the public. The Commission may charge a reasonable fee for reproduction of the report.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/45)
Sec. 45. Assistance of the Capital Development Board. The Capital Development Board shall assist the Commission in carrying out its functions and responsibilities by providing administrative and staff support. The Commission shall advise the Board of its budgetary and staff needs.
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98; 91‑704, eff. 7‑1‑00.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/47)
Sec. 47. Rules. The Commission may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 92‑803, eff. 8‑16‑02.) |
(20 ILCS 3918/50)
Sec. 50. Illinois Building Commission Fees. The Illinois Building Commission may establish fees, each of which may not exceed $250, for services provided in fulfilling its mandate under this Act, except that for dispute resolution between the Illinois Department of Public Health and a health care provider, the Commission may establish fees to be paid by the health care provider, which may not exceed $10,000. All fees collected by the Commission shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. The Commission may also accept donations or moneys from any other source. The Illinois Building Commission, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, may expend moneys to carry out the activities of the Act, including the expenses of the Illinois Building Commission, a clearinghouse on State building requirements, or other purposes consistent with this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94‑91, eff. 7‑1‑05.)
(20 ILCS 3918/55)
Sec. 55. Identification of local building codes. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000,000 or a county adopting a new building code or amending an existing building code must, at least 30 days before adopting the code or amendment, provide an identification of the code, by title and edition, or the amendment to the Commission. The Commission must identify the proposed code, by the title and edition, or the amendment to the public on the Internet through the State of Illinois World Wide Web site.
A municipality with a population of less than 1,000,000 or county shall provide notice of the title and editions of any adopted building codes to the Capital Development Board, Division of Building Codes and Regulations, prior to July 1, 2011. The notice shall be electronic whenever possible and also contain the division of government, the name of contact, and the date of the adoption of the codes.
The Commission may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.
For the purposes of this Section, "building code" means any municipal or county ordinance or resolution regulating the construction and maintenance of all structures within the municipality or county.
(Source: P.A. 96‑704, eff. 1‑1‑10.)
(20 ILCS 3918/95)
Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 90‑269, eff. 1‑1‑98; text omitted.) |