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S. B. No. 343 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Beagle, Jones, Schiavoni
A BILL
To amend section 3781.109 of the Revised Code to
require public buildings to have at least one rest
room facility with an adult changing station.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 3781.109 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3781.109. (A) The board of building standards shall
adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be
installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings
or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance
with the standards specified under a national model plumbing code
that is consistent with rules adopted by the board pursuant to
division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.
(B) The rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A)
of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall require every
building constructed on or after January 1, 2016, that is used for
assembly purposes to have at least one rest room facility with an
adult changing table. The table shall meet all of the following
criteria:
(1) The adult changing table has a weight capacity of at
least four hundred pounds.
(2) The adult changing table has a minimum length of at least
seventy-two inches and a minimum width of eighteen inches from the
wall.
(3) The adult changing table sits at a minimum height of
eighteen inches.
(4) The adult changing table is in an enclosed space that
fits the table in an open position, a wheelchair, and a caregiver.
(5) The adult changing table is made of a material that is
suitable for use in a wet area.
(C) For purposes of this section, a:
(1) A building or part of a building is used for assembly
purposes when the use of the building or part of a building
conforms to assembly usage as adopted by rule under division (A)
of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Adult changing table" means a wall mounted, folding
ergonomic table for special needs diapering of adults.
Section 2. That existing section 3781.109 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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