2005 WISCONSIN ACT 78
An Act to renumber 101.14 (4) (b) 1.; to renumber and amend 101.14 (4) (b) 3.; to amend 101.14 (4) (b) 2. a. and 101.14 (4) (b) 2. c.; and to create 101.14 (4) (b) 1m. and 101.14 (4) (b) 3. c., d., e. and f. of the statutes; relating to: automatic fire sprinkler systems in certain residence halls and other student residential facilities and granting rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 101.14 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 101.14 (4) (b) 1r.
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2. 101.14 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
101.14 (4) (b) 1m. In this paragraph, "private student residential building" means a privately owned and operated residential building that has a capacity of at least 100 occupants, that is occupied by persons at least 80 percent of whom are enrolled in an institution of higher education, and that has attributes usually associated with a student residence hall or dormitory such as a food service plan or occupancy by a resident advisor.
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3. 101.14 (4) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.14 (4) (b) 2. a. Subdivision 1.
1r. does not apply to any open parking structure, as defined by the department.
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4. 101.14 (4) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.14 (4) (b) 2. c. Except as provided in subd. 3., subd. 1. 1r. does not apply to any building over 60 feet in height the construction of which is completed or is begun prior to July 3, 1974.
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5. 101.14 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 101.14 (4) (b) 3. (intro.) and amended to read:
101.14 (4) (b) 3. (intro.) The rules of the department shall require every all of the following:
a. Every residence hall and dormitory over 60 feet in height, the initial construction of which was begun before April 26, 2000, that is owned or operated by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to contain an automatic fire sprinkler system on each floor by January 1, 2006, except that those rules shall not apply to Ogg Residence Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until January 1, 2008. Notwithstanding par. (c) 1., the rules of the department shall further require every
b. Every residence hall and dormitory, the initial construction of which is begun on or after April 26, 2000, that is owned or operated by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to have an automatic fire sprinkler system installed on each floor at the time the residence hall or dormitory is constructed.
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6. 101.14 (4) (b) 3. c., d., e. and f. of the statutes are created to read:
101.14 (4) (b) 3. c. Every residence hall and dormitory over 60 feet in height, the initial construction of which was begun before the effective date of this subd. 3. c. .... [revisor inserts date], that is owned or operated by an institution of higher education, other than a residence hall or dormitory that is owned or operated by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to contain an automatic fire sprinkler system on each floor by January 1, 2014.
d. Every residence hall and dormitory, the initial construction of which is begun on or after the effective date of this subd. 3. d. .... [revisor inserts date], that is owned or operated by an institution of higher education, other than a residence hall or dormitory that is owned or operated by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to have an automatic fire sprinkler system installed on each floor at the time the residence hall or dormitory is constructed.
e. Every student residential facility operated by a fraternity, sorority, or other organization authorized or sponsored by an institution of higher education, the initial construction of which was begun before the effective date of this subd. 3. e. .... [revisor inserts date], and every private student residential building over 60 feet in height, the initial construction of which was begun before the effective date of this subd. 3. e. .... [revisor inserts date], to contain an automatic fire sprinkler system on each floor by January 1, 2014.
f. Every student residential facility operated by a fraternity, sorority, or other organization authorized or sponsored by an institution of higher education, the initial construction of which is begun on or after the effective date of this subd. 3. f. .... [revisor inserts date], and every private student residential building, the initial construction of which is begun on or after the effective date of this subd. 3. f. .... [revisor inserts date], to have an automatic fire sprinkler system installed on each floor at the time the facility is constructed.
