Public Act 097-0956
 
HB3826 EnrolledLRB097 13611 RLC 58146 b


  
    AN ACT concerning service dogs.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  






 
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
14-6.02 as follows:
 



    (105 ILCS 5/14-6.02)  (from Ch. 122, par. 14-6.02)



    Sec. 14-6.02. Service animals. Service animals such as 
guide dogs,
signal dogs or any other animal individually 
trained to perform tasks for
the benefit of a student with a 
disability shall be permitted to accompany
that student at all 
school functions, whether in or outside the classroom. For the 
purposes of this Section, "service animal" has the same meaning 
as in Section 1 of the Service Animal Access Act. 

(Source: P.A. 87-228.)

 
    Section 10. The Guide Dog Access Act is amended  by changing 
the title of the Act and Sections 0.01 and 1 as follows:
 


    (720 ILCS 630/Act title)


An Act in relation to a blind person
accompanied by service 
animal guide dog in place of public accommodation.
 



    (720 ILCS 630/0.01)  (from Ch. 38, par. 65)



    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the

Service Animal Guide Dog Access Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

 



    (720 ILCS 630/1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 65-1)



    Sec. 1. 
When a blind, hearing impaired or physically 
handicapped
person with a physical, mental, or intellectual 
disability requiring the use of a service animal or a person 
who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders is

accompanied by a service animal a dog which serves as a guide, 
leader, seizure-alert, or
seizure-response dog for such person 
or when a trainer of a service animal guide, leader,

seizure-alert, or seizure-response  dog is accompanied by a 
service animal guide, leader,
seizure-alert, or 
seizure-response dog or a dog that is being trained to be a

guide, leader, seizure-alert, or seizure-response dog, neither 
the person nor
the service animal dog shall be denied the right 
of entry and use of facilities of any public
place of 
accommodation as defined in Section 5-101 of the "Illinois 
Human
Rights Act", if such dog is wearing a harness and such 
person presents
credentials for inspection issued by a school 
for training guide, leader,
seizure-alert, or seizure-response 
dogs.

    For the purposes of this Section, "service animal" means a 
dog or miniature horse trained or being trained as a hearing 
animal, a guide animal, an assistance animal, a seizure alert 
animal, a mobility animal, a psychiatric service animal, an 
autism service animal, or an animal trained for any other 
physical, mental, or intellectual disability.  "Service animal" 
includes a miniature horse that a public
place of accommodation 
shall make reasonable accommodation so long as the public
place 
of accommodation takes into consideration:  (1) the type, size 
and weight of the miniature horse and whether the facility can 
accommodate its features; (2) whether the handler has 
sufficient control of the miniature horse; (3) whether the 
miniature horse is housebroken; and (4) whether the miniature 
horse's presence in the facility compromises legitimate safety 
requirements necessary for operation.
    Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 92-187, eff. 1-1-02; 93-532, eff. 1-1-04.)

  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  08/14/2012