Public Act 0956 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3826 Enrolled LRB097 13611 RLC 58146 b

Public Act 097-0956

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