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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 8
BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMON
EXCEP PERSON/DISABLED: Corrects the name of an office designated in statutes
relative to equal access to governmental and public facilities for the disabled
community
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1737(A), 1738(D), 1741, and 1742(A)(2), relative to equal2
access to governmental and public facilities for the disabled community; to provide3
for proper designation of a certain office of the state; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 40:1737(A), 1738(D), 1741, and 1742(A)(2) are hereby amended and7
reenacted to read as follows: 8
§1737. Violations; enforcement by fire marshal9
A. In cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, the state fire10
marshal may, after consultation with the office of rehabilitative services, Louisiana11
Rehabilitation Services, grant exceptions from the literal requirements of the12
standards and specifications required by this Part or permit the use of other methods13
or materials. Unless a written exception is granted by the fire marshal, any14
unauthorized deviation from ADA Standards shall be rectified by full compliance15
within ninety days after discovery of the deviation and delivery of a copy of the16
order requiring remedying of the deviation to the occupant or any person in charge17
of the premises personally or by registered or certified mail. If no person is found18
on the premises, the order may be served by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous19
place on the door at the entrance of the premises.20
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§1738. Review of plans and specifications before construction begins1
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D. The fire marshal shall consult with the office of rehabilitative services3
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services in identifying the requirements necessary to4
comply with this Part.5
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§1741. Educational program by the office of rehabilitative services Louisiana7
Rehabilitation Services and fire marshal8
Subject to appropriation for such purpose, the office of rehabilitative services9
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services and the state fire marshal may provide for10
educating the public and working with officials of cities, local building code11
inspectors, parishes, municipalities and other political subdivisions, private12
architects, designers, planners, and other interested parties in order to encourage and13
help them make all buildings, facilities, and improved areas accessible to and usable14
by persons with disabilities for purposes of rehabilitation, employment, business,15
recreation, and all other aspects of normal living. They shall work with architectural16
schools of the state and the State Board of Architectural Examiners to develop for17
inclusion in the architecture curriculum a course on barrier free design and to18
develop for inclusion in the architectural licensing test a section on barrier free19
design.20
§1742. Parking spaces for certain disabled persons21
A.22
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(2) The fire marshal may, in cases of extreme hardship, waive any provisions24
of this Section after consultation with the office of rehabilitative services Louisiana25
Rehabilitation Services26
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Simon HB No. 8
Abstract: Corrects the name of an office designated in statutes relative to equal access to
governmental and public facilities for the disabled community.
Present law uses the outdated name "office of rehabilitative services" in certain provisions
relative to duties of the state fire marshal in facilitating equal access to governmental and
public facilities for the disabled community.
Proposed law corrects the outdated name in present law to read "Louisiana Rehabilitation
Services".
(Amends R.S. 40:1737(A), 1738(D), 1741, and 1742(A)(2))