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| AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 5-101 and by adding Section 5-102.2 as |
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| follows:
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| (775 ILCS 5/5-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 5-101)
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| Sec. 5-101. Definitions) The following definitions are |
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| applicable
strictly in the context of this Article:
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| (A) Place of Public Accommodation. "Place of public
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| accommodation" includes, but is not limited to:
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| (1) an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, |
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| except
for an establishment located within a building that |
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| contains
not more than 5 units for rent or hire and that is |
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| actually
occupied by the proprietor of such establishment |
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| as the
residence of such proprietor; |
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| (2) a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving |
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| food or
drink; |
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| (3) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall, |
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| stadium,
or other place of exhibition or entertainment; |
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| (4) an auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or |
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| other
place of public gathering; |
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| (5) a bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware |
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| store,
shopping center, or other sales or rental |
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| establishment; |
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| (6) a laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop, |
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| beauty
shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral |
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| parlor, gas
station, office of an accountant or lawyer, |
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| pharmacy, insurance
office, professional office of a |
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| health care provider,
hospital, or other service |
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| establishment; |
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| (7) public conveyances on air, water, or land;
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| (8) a terminal, depot, or other station used for |
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| specified
public transportation; |
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| (9) a museum, library, gallery, or other place of |
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| public
display or collection; |
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| (10) a park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of
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| recreation; |
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| (11) a non-sectarian nursery, day care center, |
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| elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate |
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| school, or other place of education in regard to the |
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| failure to enroll an individual or the denial of access to |
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| its facilities, goods, or services, except that the |
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| Department shall not have jurisdiction over
charges |
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| involving curriculum content, course content, or course |
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| offerings, conduct of the class by the teacher or |
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| instructor, or any activity within the classroom or |
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| connected with a class activity such as physical education ; |
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| (12) a senior citizen center, homeless
shelter, food |
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| bank, non-sectarian adoption agency, or other social |
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| service
center establishment; and |
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| (13) a gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf |
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| course, or
other place of exercise or recreation.
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| (B) Operator. "Operator" means any owner, lessee, |
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| proprietor,
manager, superintendent, agent, or occupant of a |
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| place of public
accommodation or an employee of any such person |
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| or persons.
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| (C) Public Official. "Public official" means any officer or |
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| employee
of the state or any agency thereof, including state |
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| political subdivisions,
municipal corporations, park |
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| districts, forest preserve districts, educational
institutions |
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| and schools.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-668, eff. 10-10-07.)
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| (775 ILCS 5/5-102.2 new) |
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| Sec. 5-102.2. Jurisdiction limited. In regard to places of |
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| public accommodation defined in paragraph (11) of Section |
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| 5-101, the jurisdiction of the Department is limited to: (1) |
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| the failure to enroll an individual; (2) the denial of access |
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| to facilities, goods, or services; (3) harassment, bullying, or |
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| similar acts against an individual; or (4) the failure of a |
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| covered entity to take corrective action to stop harassment, |
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| bullying, or similar acts against an individual.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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