Bill Text: IL HB4757 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning establishment of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0899 [HB4757 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4757-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act is amended by
changing Section 10 as follows:
(110 ILCS 47/10)
Sec. 10. Fire sprinkler systems required. Subject to the
establishment of a fire sprinkler dormitory revolving loan
program under Section 15 of this Act, fire sprinkler systems
are required in the dormitories of all post-secondary
educational institutions by 2013, unless a post-secondary
educational institution files a compliance plan with the Office
of the State Fire Marshal, approved by the Office by January 1,
2013. The compliance plan must be submitted no later than
November 1, 2012 and must include all of the following:
(1) Fire sprinkler system working drawings and
hydraulic calculations.
(2) A water supply analysis to determine available
water and the need for a fire pump.
(3) A fire sprinkler system installation schedule
showing a minimum of the following:
(A) the drawing and calculation submittal date to
the authority having jurisdiction and the projected

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duration;
(B) the fabrication and material procurement date
and the projected duration;
(C) the field installation start date and the
projected duration;
(D) the final testing and punch list date and the
projected duration; and
(E) the projected project completion date.
If the compliance plan is approved by the Office of the State
Fire Marshal, then the deadline for fire sprinklers to be
installed and operational shall be extended to September 1,
2014. A violation of this Section is a business offense
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 per day. This fire
sprinkler system requirement includes current structures as
well as newly constructed dormitories. Nothing in this Act may
be construed to abrogate any statute, rule, or ordinance
requiring that a fire extinguisher be present in a dormitory.
(Source: P.A. 93-887, eff. 1-1-05; 94-204, eff. 7-14-05.)