HSB 689 (LSB 6248YC (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAUFMANN)

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring the civil rights commission to hold educational seminars related to state and federal building accessibility requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 216.5, Code 2018, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  16.  To hold educational seminars on compliance with building accessibility laws. The commission shall hold quarterly educational seminars related to any building codes regarding accessibility and compliance requirements pursuant to any state or federal law regarding accessibility, including the federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. The seminars shall be open to the public and the commission shall allow interested persons to participate in person or by telephone. The commission shall provide the opportunity for interested persons to ask questions.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the duties and responsibilities of the civil rights commission.
   The bill requires the civil rights commission to hold quarterly educational seminars related to any building codes regarding accessibility and compliance requirements pursuant to any state or federal law, including the federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. The bill provides the educational seminars shall be open to the public and that the commission shall allow interested persons to participate in the educational seminars in person or by telephone. The bill directs the commission to provide the opportunity for interested persons to ask questions.