Kan. Admin. Regs. § 21-70-54 - Certification of state laws or local building codes
(a) For
purposes of this regulation:
(1) "assistant
attorney general" means the assistant attorney general for civil rights, the
United States department of justice (DOJ), or his or her designee;
(2) "certification of equivalency" means a
final certification by the assistant attorney general that a code meets or
exceeds the minimum requirements of title III of the Americans with
disabilities act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12181, for accessibility and usability of
facilities covered by that title; and
(3) "code" means a state law or local
building code or similar ordinance, or part thereof, that establishes
accessibility requirements.
(b) If the assistant attorney general
certifies that a code meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of title III of
the ADA at any proceeding under the act, the DOJ certification of equivalency
shall be rebuttable evidence that the state law or local ordinance does meet or
exceed the minimum requirements of the act for accessibility and usability of
facilities covered by the act.
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