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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6957
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2404
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS TO BE
ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 29-269 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
State Building Code be amended to require (1) any building leased to 2
the state by a private entity for use as a state facility, and (2) any state-3
owned building that is being renovated, to add accessible equipment 4
for persons with disabilities, including wheelchair ramps, power-assist 5
doors and accessible restrooms and elevators. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that state buildings being renovated or buildings being
leased to the state are accessible to persons with disabilities.