Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 4/11/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2256

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2256 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
5 changing Section 5-101 and by adding Section 5-102.2 as
6 follows:
 
7     (775 ILCS 5/5-101)  (from Ch. 68, par. 5-101)
8     Sec. 5-101. Definitions) The following definitions are
9 applicable strictly in the context of this Article:
10     (A) Place of Public Accommodation. "Place of public
11 accommodation" includes, but is not limited to:
12         (1) an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging,
13     except for an establishment located within a building that
14     contains not more than 5 units for rent or hire and that is
15     actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment
16     as the residence of such proprietor;

 

 

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1         (2) a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving
2     food or drink;
3         (3) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall,
4     stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;
5         (4) an auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or
6     other place of public gathering;
7         (5) a bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware
8     store, shopping center, or other sales or rental
9     establishment;
10         (6) a laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop,
11     beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral
12     parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer,
13     pharmacy, insurance office, professional office of a
14     health care provider, hospital, or other service
15     establishment;
16         (7) public conveyances on air, water, or land;
17         (8) a terminal, depot, or other station used for
18     specified public transportation;
19         (9) a museum, library, gallery, or other place of
20     public display or collection;
21         (10) a park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of
22     recreation;
23         (11) a non-sectarian nursery, day care center,
24     elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate
25     school, or other place of education in regard to the
26     failure to enroll an individual or the denial of access to

 

 

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1     its facilities, goods, or services, except that the
2     Department shall not have jurisdiction over charges
3     involving curriculum content, course content, or course
4     offerings, conduct of the class by the teacher or
5     instructor, or any activity within the classroom or
6     connected with a class activity such as physical education;
7         (12) a senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food
8     bank, non-sectarian adoption agency, or other social
9     service center establishment; and
10         (13) a gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf
11     course, or other place of exercise or recreation.
12     (B) Operator. "Operator" means any owner, lessee,
13 proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or occupant of a
14 place of public accommodation or an employee of any such person
15 or persons.
16     (C) Public Official. "Public official" means any officer or
17 employee of the state or any agency thereof, including state
18 political subdivisions, municipal corporations, park
19 districts, forest preserve districts, educational institutions
20 and schools.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-668, eff. 10-10-07.)
 
22     (775 ILCS 5/5-102.2 new)
23     Sec. 5-102.2. Jurisdiction limited. In regard to places of
24 public accommodation defined in paragraph (11) of Section
25 5-101, the jurisdiction of the Department is limited to: (1)

 

 

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1 the failure to enroll an individual; (2) the denial of access
2 to facilities, goods, or services; (3) harassment, bullying, or
3 similar acts against an individual; or (4) the failure of a
4 covered entity to take corrective action to stop harassment,
5 bullying, or similar acts against an individual.
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.".