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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6303
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1909
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. DEMICCO, 21
st 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 any building leased to the 2
state by a private entity for use as a state facility and any state-owned 3
building that is being renovated, to add accessible equipment for 4
persons with disabilities to be compliant with the United States Access 5
Board Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines, 6
including wheelchair ramps, power-assist doors and accessible 7
restrooms and elevators. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that state buildings being renovated or buildings being leased
to the state are accessible to persons with disabilities.