Full Text of SB1238 94th General Assembly
SB1238 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB1238
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein - Emil Jones, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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775 ILCS 30/3 |
from Ch. 23, par. 3363 |
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Amends the White Cane Law. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the rights of the blind and others.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The White Cane Law is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 3 as follows:
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| (775 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3363)
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| Sec. 3. The
The blind, the visually handicapped, the | 8 |
| hearing impaired, persons
who are subject to epilepsy or other | 9 |
| seizure disorders,
and the otherwise physically disabled have | 10 |
| the same right as the
able-bodied to the full and free use of | 11 |
| the streets, highways, sidewalks,
walkways, public buildings, | 12 |
| public facilities and other public places. | 13 |
| The blind, the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired, | 14 |
| persons who are
subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, | 15 |
| and the
otherwise physically disabled are entitled to full and | 16 |
| equal
accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of | 17 |
| all common
carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad | 18 |
| trains, motor buses, street
cars, boats or any other public | 19 |
| conveyances or modes of transportation,
hotels, lodging | 20 |
| places, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort
and | 21 |
| other places to which the general public is invited, subject | 22 |
| only to
the conditions and limitations established by law and | 23 |
| applicable alike to
all persons.
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| Every totally or partially blind, hearing impaired, person | 25 |
| who is subject
to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, or | 26 |
| otherwise
physically disabled person or a trainer of support | 27 |
| dogs, guide dogs,
seizure-alert dogs, seizure-response dogs, | 28 |
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hearing dogs shall
have the right to be accompanied by a
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| support dog or guide dog especially trained for the purpose, or | 30 |
| a dog
that is being trained to be a support dog, guide dog, | 31 |
| seizure-alert dog,
seizure-response dog, or hearing dog, in any
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| of the
places listed in this Section without being required to |
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| pay an extra charge
for the guide, support, seizure-alert, | 2 |
| seizure-response, or hearing dog;
provided that he shall be | 3 |
| liable for
any damage done to the premises or facilities by | 4 |
| such dog.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)
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