103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2476 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the State-funded Facilities Temperature Control Act. Provides that by May 1, 2025, all State-funded facilities shall have permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment capable of maintaining a room temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24 degrees Celsius, and 50% relative humidity in all habitable spaces, toilet rooms, and public corridors, when: the outdoor temperature is 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 28.9 degrees Celsius, or higher; or the heat index reaches or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, or 26.7 degrees Celsius. Provides that the owner or operator of the State-funded facility shall provide and maintain all fixed cooling systems. Provides that fans that do not produce refrigerated air shall not be considered cooling systems. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2024. LRB103 30268 CPF 56696 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2476 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the State-funded Facilities Temperature Control Act. Provides that by May 1, 2025, all State-funded facilities shall have permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment capable of maintaining a room temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24 degrees Celsius, and 50% relative humidity in all habitable spaces, toilet rooms, and public corridors, when: the outdoor temperature is 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 28.9 degrees Celsius, or higher; or the heat index reaches or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, or 26.7 degrees Celsius. Provides that the owner or operator of the State-funded facility shall provide and maintain all fixed cooling systems. Provides that fans that do not produce refrigerated air shall not be considered cooling systems. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2024. LRB103 30268 CPF 56696 b LRB103 30268 CPF 56696 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2476 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the State-funded Facilities Temperature Control Act. Provides that by May 1, 2025, all State-funded facilities shall have permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment capable of maintaining a room temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24 degrees Celsius, and 50% relative humidity in all habitable spaces, toilet rooms, and public corridors, when: the outdoor temperature is 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 28.9 degrees Celsius, or higher; or the heat index reaches or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, or 26.7 degrees Celsius. Provides that the owner or operator of the State-funded facility shall provide and maintain all fixed cooling systems. Provides that fans that do not produce refrigerated air shall not be considered cooling systems. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2024.
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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 State-funded Facilities Temperature Control Act.
6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7 "Assisted living establishment" has the meaning given to
8 it in Section 10 of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
9 "Day care center" as the meaning given to it in 89 Ill.
10 Adm. Code 407.
11 "Facilities" include: (i) day care centers; (ii) assisted
12 living establishments that provide services to seniors; (iii)
13 shared housing establishments that provide services to
14 seniors; (iv) supportive living facilities that provide
15 services to seniors; (v) a community living facility as
16 defined in the Community Living Facilities Licensing Act; and
17 (vi) a long-term care facility licensed under the Nursing Home
18 Care Act that provides services to seniors.
19 "Senior" means a person aged 60 or over.
20 "Shared housing establishment" has the meaning given to it
21 in Section 10 of the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act.
22 "Supportive living facility" means a facility established
23 under Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2476 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the State-funded Facilities Temperature Control Act. Provides that by May 1, 2025, all State-funded facilities shall have permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment capable of maintaining a room temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24 degrees Celsius, and 50% relative humidity in all habitable spaces, toilet rooms, and public corridors, when: the outdoor temperature is 84 degrees Fahrenheit, or 28.9 degrees Celsius, or higher; or the heat index reaches or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, or 26.7 degrees Celsius. Provides that the owner or operator of the State-funded facility shall provide and maintain all fixed cooling systems. Provides that fans that do not produce refrigerated air shall not be considered cooling systems. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2024.
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1 Section 10. State-funded facilities temperature control.
2 By May 1, 2025, all State-funded facilities shall have
3 permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment capable of
4 maintaining a room temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or 24
5 degrees Celsius, and 50% relative humidity in all habitable
6 spaces, toilet rooms, and public corridors, when:
7 (1) the outdoor temperature is 84 degrees Fahrenheit,
8 or 28.9 degrees Celsius, or higher; or
9 (2) the heat index reaches or exceeds 80 degrees
10 Fahrenheit, or 26.7 degrees Celsius.
11 The owner or operator of the State-funded facility shall
12 provide and maintain all fixed cooling systems. Fans that do
13 not produce refrigerated air shall not be considered cooling
14 systems within the meaning of this Section.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
16 1, 2024.
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