§103-50.5 Architectural access committee. [Repealed effective January 1, 2000. L 1999, c 282, §8.] (a) There is established within the department of health for administrative purposes, an architectural access committee to be composed of five members appointed by the governor for staggered terms of four years without the advice and consent of the senate. The members shall have a special interest or knowledge concerning design standards for persons with disabilities.

(b) The committee shall have the authority to vary specific requirements of section 103-50 when the variance will ensure an alternate design that provides equal access for persons with disabilities; and to establish guidelines for design specifications not covered in the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, 36 C.F.R. Pt. 1191, as adopted and amended by the architectural access committee.

(c) The committee may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section. [L 1989, c 382, §1; am L 1993, c 308, §3; am L 1996, c 163, §3]