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| Public Act 097-0956 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning service dogs.
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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 School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
14-6.02 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/14-6.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-6.02)
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Sec. 14-6.02. Service animals. Service animals such as | ||||
guide dogs,
signal 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 the | ||||
purposes of this Section, "service animal" has the same meaning | ||||
as in Section 1 of the Service Animal Access Act.
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(Source: P.A. 87-228.)
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Section 10. The Guide Dog Access Act is amended by changing | ||||
the title of the Act and Sections 0.01 and 1 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 630/Act title)
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An Act in relation to a blind person
accompanied by service | ||||
animal guide dog in place of public accommodation.
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(720 ILCS 630/0.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 65)
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Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
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Service Animal Guide Dog Access Act.
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(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
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(720 ILCS 630/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 65-1)
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Sec. 1.
When a blind, hearing impaired or physically | ||
handicapped
person with a physical, mental, or intellectual | ||
disability requiring the use of a service animal or a person | ||
who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders is
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accompanied by a service animal a dog which serves as a guide, | ||
leader, seizure-alert, or
seizure-response dog for such person | ||
or when a trainer of a service animal guide, leader,
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seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog is accompanied by a | ||
service animal guide, leader,
seizure-alert, or | ||
seizure-response dog or a dog that is being trained to be a
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guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog, neither | ||
the person nor
the service animal 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 and such | ||
person presents
credentials for inspection issued by a school | ||
for training guide, leader,
seizure-alert, or seizure-response | ||
dogs.
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For the purposes of this Section, "service animal" means a | ||
dog or miniature horse 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, an | ||
autism service animal, or an animal trained for any other | ||
physical, mental, or intellectual disability. "Service animal" | ||
includes a miniature horse that a public
place of accommodation | ||
shall make reasonable accommodation so long as the public
place | ||
of accommodation takes into consideration: (1) the type, size | ||
and weight of the miniature horse and whether the facility can | ||
accommodate its features; (2) whether the handler has | ||
sufficient control of the miniature horse; (3) whether the | ||
miniature horse is housebroken; and (4) whether the miniature | ||
horse's presence in the facility compromises legitimate safety | ||
requirements necessary for operation. | ||
Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.
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(Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||