HB3826 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB097 13611 RLC 58146 b

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3826

Introduced 10/5/2011, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/14-6.02	from Ch. 122, par. 14-6.02
720 ILCS 630/Act title
720 ILCS 630/0.01	from Ch. 38, par. 65
720 ILCS 630/1	from Ch. 38, par. 65-1

Amends the School Code. In provision permitting a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom, defines "service animal" to include an animal trained or being trained as: a hearing animal; a guide animal; an assistance animal; a seizure alert animal; a mobility animal; a psychiatric service animal; or an autism service animal. Provides that reasonable accommodations must be sought for the use of a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom (rather than the service animal being permitted at all school functions). Amends the Guide Dog Access Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Service Dog Access Act. Includes mobility, psychiatric service, and autism service dogs in the list of animals that must be allowed access to a public place of accommodation if such dog is wearing a harness, backpack, or vest identifying the dog as a trained service dog and such person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training guide, leader, seizure-alert, seizure-response, or autism service dogs. Effective immediately.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning service dogs.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 14-6.02 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/14-6.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-6.02)

Sec. 14-6.02. Service animals. Reasonable accommodations must be sought for the use of a service animal Service animals such as a guide dog dogs, signal dog, dogs or any other animal individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a student with a disability shall be permitted to accompany that student at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom. For purposes of this Section, "service animal" includes, but is not limited to, an animal trained or is being trained as: a hearing animal; a guide animal; an assistance animal; a seizure alert animal; a mobility animal; a psychiatric service animal; or an autism service animal.

(Source: P.A. 87-228.)

Section 10. The Guide Dog Access Act is amended by changing the title of the Act and Sections 0.01 and 1 as follows:

(720 ILCS 630/Act title)

An Act in relation to a blind person accompanied by service guide dog in place of public accommodation.

(720 ILCS 630/0.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 65)

Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Service Guide Dog Access Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(720 ILCS 630/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 65-1)

Sec. 1. When a blind, hearing impaired, or physically handicapped person, mobility impaired person, a person with a psychiatric condition, or a person who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, or a person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder is accompanied by a dog which serves as a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response, mobility animal, a psychiatric service animal, or autism service dog for such person or when a trainer of a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response, mobility animal; a psychiatric service animal, or autism service dog is accompanied by a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog, mobility animal, psychiatric service, or autism service dog or a dog that is being trained to be a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog, mobility, psychiatric service, or autism service dog, neither the person nor the dog shall be denied the right of entry and use of facilities of any public place of accommodation as defined in Section 5-101 of the "Illinois Human Rights Act", if such dog is wearing a harness, backpack, or vest identifying the dog as a trained service dog and such person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response, or autism service dogs.

Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.