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Full Text of HB4257  99th General Assembly

HB4257sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 5/25/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4257

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4257 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The General
5Assembly finds that individuals with developmental or mental
6disabilities may sometimes have a difficult time
7communicating. This can be especially true in high stress
8situations, such as, but not limited to, interacting with
9criminal justice professionals. It is the intent of the General
10Assembly to provide a solution to de-escalate these situations
11by providing a way for individuals with disabilities to help
12inform or notify criminal justice professionals of the
13individual's disability.
 
14    Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
15by adding Section 4A-1 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (15 ILCS 335/4A-1 new)
2    Sec. 4A-1. Person with a disability wallet card.
3    (a) Upon approval of an applicant's Illinois Person with a
4Disability Identification Card, the Secretary of State shall
5inform the applicant of the availability of a Person with a
6Disability Wallet Card that specifies that the cardholder has
7been medically diagnosed with a disability, and shall provide
8that Wallet Card upon the applicant's request. This Wallet Card
9may only be available to applicants with a Type Two or Type
10Five Disability as define in Section 4A of this Act.
11    (b) The Department of Human Services shall design the
12Wallet Card in consultation with the Secretary of State, after
13which, the Department of Human Services shall produce and
14distribute the cards to the Secretary of State.
15    (c) The Secretary of State shall work with the Department
16of Human Services to adopt rules in the administration of the
17Wallet Card.".