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1    AN ACT concerning service dogs.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
514-6.02 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/14-6.02)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-6.02)
7    Sec. 14-6.02. Reasonable accommodations must be sought for
8the use of service Service animals. Service animals such as
9guide dogs, signal dogs or any other animal individually
10trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a student with a
11disability shall be permitted to accompany that student at all
12school functions, whether in or outside the classroom. For
13purposes of this Section, "service animal" includes, but is not
14limited to, an animal trained or is being trained as: a hearing
15animal; a guide animal; an assistance animal; a seizure alert
16animal; a mobility animal; a psychiatric service animal; or an
17autism service animal.
18(Source: P.A. 87-228.)
 
19    Section 10. The Guide Dog Access Act is amended by changing
20the title of the Act and Sections 0.01 and 1 as follows:
 
21    (720 ILCS 630/Act title)

 

 

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1An Act in relation to a blind person accompanied by service
2guide dog in place of public accommodation.
 
3    (720 ILCS 630/0.01)  (from Ch. 38, par. 65)
4    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Service Guide Dog Access Act.
6(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
 
7    (720 ILCS 630/1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 65-1)
8    Sec. 1. When a blind, hearing impaired, or physically
9handicapped person, mobility impaired person, a person with a
10psychiatric condition, or a person who is subject to epilepsy
11or other seizure disorders, or a person diagnosed with an
12autism spectrum disorder is accompanied by a dog which serves
13as a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response,
14mobility animal, a psychiatric service animal, or autism
15service dog for such person or when a trainer of a guide,
16leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response, mobility animal; a
17psychiatric service animal, or autism service dog is
18accompanied by a guide, leader, seizure-alert, or
19seizure-response dog, mobility animal, psychiatric service, or
20autism service dog or a dog that is being trained to be a
21guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog,
22mobility, psychiatric service, or autism service dog, neither
23the person nor the dog shall be denied the right of entry and
24use of facilities of any public place of accommodation as

 

 

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1defined in Section 5-101 of the "Illinois Human Rights Act", if
2such dog is wearing a harness, backpack, or vest identifying
3the dog as a trained service dog and such person presents
4credentials for inspection issued by a school for training
5guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response, or autism
6service dogs.
7    Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.
8(Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)