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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 964
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4105
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE ACCESSIB ILITY OF THE
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING AND
RELATED FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Joint Committee on 1
Legislative Management shall contract, in accordance with the 2
provisions of section 2-71p of the general statutes, with a qualified third-3
party entity for (1) an examination of the State Capitol building, the 4
Legislative Office Building and all other buildings, related structures, 5
grounds and parking facilities under the supervision, security, 6
utilization and control of the committee, and (2) an assessment of such 7
buildings, related structures, grounds and parking facilities as to their 8
accessibility for persons with disabilities. 9
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, such qualified third-party entity 10
shall submit to the Joint Committee on Legislative Management (1) a 11
report on the findings of such assessment, and (2) recommendations for 12
(A) improving such accessibility, and (B) modifications to such 13
buildings, related structures, grounds and parking facilities for 14 Raised Bill No. 964
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compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 15
as amended from time to time. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To study the accessibility of the State Capitol building, the Legislative
Office Building and all other buildings, related structures, grounds and
parking facilities under the supervision, security, utilization and control
of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management.
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that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]