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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Sections 5 and 20 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (625 ILCS 60/5)
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| 7 | Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
| 8 | "Mobility device" means a support cane, walker, crutches, | ||||||
| 9 | wheelchair, scooter, or other device, which may be necessary | ||||||
| 10 | for use by a pedestrian with a disability when traveling.
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| 11 | "Pedestrian with a disability" means a person with a | ||||||
| 12 | disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, | ||||||
| 13 | who may require the use of a mobility device, service animal, | ||||||
| 14 | or white cane to travel on the streets, sidewalks, highways, | ||||||
| 15 | and walkways, and walking, running, or bicycle paths of this | ||||||
| 16 | State.
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| 17 | "Service animal" means a service animal as defined by the | ||||||
| 18 | Code of Federal Regulations (28 CFR 36.104).
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| 19 | "White cane" means a cane that is predominantly white or | ||||||
| 20 | metallic in color, with or without a red tip, that is held in | ||||||
| 21 | an extended or raised position.
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| 22 | (Source: P.A. 96-1167, eff. 7-22-10.) | ||||||
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| 1 | (625 ILCS 60/20)
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| 2 | Sec. 20. Proclamation. Each year, the Governor is | ||||||
| 3 | authorized and requested to designate and take suitable public | ||||||
| 4 | notice of Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Day (October 15) | ||||||
| 5 | and to issue a proclamation which:
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| 6 | (1) comments upon the necessity for and significance of | ||||||
| 7 | the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act and discusses | ||||||
| 8 | the history of laws protecting pedestrians with | ||||||
| 9 | disabilities;
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| 10 | (2) calls upon the citizens of the State to observe the | ||||||
| 11 | provisions of the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act | ||||||
| 12 | and to take precautions necessary for the safety of | ||||||
| 13 | pedestrians with disabilities;
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| 14 | (3) reminds the citizens of the State of the policies | ||||||
| 15 | with respect to persons with disabilities and urges all | ||||||
| 16 | citizens to ensure that the policies are upheld;
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| 17 | (4) emphasizes the need of all citizens to be aware of | ||||||
| 18 | the presence of persons with disabilities in the community | ||||||
| 19 | and to keep safe and functional for persons with | ||||||
| 20 | disabilities the streets, sidewalks, highways, and | ||||||
| 21 | walkways, and walking, running, or bicycle paths of this | ||||||
| 22 | State.
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| 23 | (Source: P.A. 96-1167, eff. 7-22-10.)
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