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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, During the 96th General Assembly, The Illinois | ||||||
| 3 | General Assembly passed House Bill 5095, whose lead sponsors | ||||||
| 4 | were House Republican Leader Tom Cross and Senator Terry Link; | ||||||
| 5 | Governor Pat Quinn signed the bill into law on July 22, 2010 as | ||||||
| 6 | Public Act 96-1167; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Public Act 96-1167 creates the Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act, which provides | ||||||
| 9 | pedestrians with disabilities with the same rights as other | ||||||
| 10 | pedestrians to equal access and use of the streets, sidewalks, | ||||||
| 11 | highways, and walkways of this State; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety | ||||||
| 13 | Act provides that any person who denies or interferes with the | ||||||
| 14 | rights of a pedestrian with a disability under the Act shall be | ||||||
| 15 | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety | ||||||
| 17 | Act further provides that an operator of a vehicle shall stop | ||||||
| 18 | the vehicle before approaching closer than 10 feet to a | ||||||
| 19 | pedestrian with a disability who is using a mobility device, | ||||||
| 20 | accompanied by a visibly identifiable service animal, or | ||||||
| 21 | carrying or using a White cane; the operator shall also take | ||||||
| 22 | all precautions that may be necessary to avoid an accident or | ||||||
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| 1 | injury to the pedestrian with a disability; any vehicle | ||||||
| 2 | operator who fails to take such precautions shall be liable for | ||||||
| 3 | damages for any injury caused to the pedestrian with a | ||||||
| 4 | disability; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety | ||||||
| 6 | Act has been widely accepted as a responsible law that should | ||||||
| 7 | be enforced; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The fine law enforcement officers of the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois have an ever-growing body of laws, acts, and | ||||||
| 10 | regulations to enforce, doing so at the best of their ability | ||||||
| 11 | and with great honor; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, With the workload already placed upon law | ||||||
| 13 | enforcement officers, the Illinois Pedestrians with | ||||||
| 14 | Disabilities Safety Act is often de-prioritized and not always | ||||||
| 15 | enforced; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 17 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we encourage local and state law enforcement agencies in | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois to educate their law enforcement officers to enforce | ||||||
| 20 | the Illinois Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act to the | ||||||
| 21 | best of their ability; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That we thank all Illinois law enforcement | ||||||
| 2 | officials for their continued efforts to protect the rights of | ||||||
| 3 | the disabled; and be it further | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent | ||||||
| 5 | to the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement | ||||||
| 6 | Training Standards Board.
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