Full Text of HR0273 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety | 6 | | Act has been widely accepted as a responsible law that should | 7 | | be enforced; and
| 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
| 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
| 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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