Bill Text: IL HB2946 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act. Provides that the Governor is authorized and requested to discuss the history of persons with disabilities in the State and to discuss any violation of the Act or other laws protecting persons with disabilities in his requested yearly proclamation taking public notice of Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Day. Provides that the proclamation, if issued, shall be displayed on the Governor's website and may be distributed by the Governor on social media.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-01-05 - Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2021 [HB2946 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2946-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act. Provides that the Governor is authorized and requested to discuss the history of persons with disabilities in the State and to discuss any violation of the Act or other laws protecting persons with disabilities in his requested yearly proclamation taking public notice of Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Day. Provides that the proclamation, if issued, shall be displayed on the Governor's website and may be distributed by the Governor on social media.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-01-05 - Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2021 [HB2946 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2946-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 60/20) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 20. Proclamation. Each year, the Governor is | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | authorized and requested to designate and take suitable public | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | notice of Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Day (October 15) | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | and to issue a proclamation which:
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11 | (1) comments upon the necessity for and significance of | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act and discusses | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the history of persons with disabilities in the State, laws | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | protecting pedestrians with disabilities , and any | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | violation of this Act or other laws protecting persons with | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | disabilities ;
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17 | (2) calls upon the citizens of the State to observe the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | provisions of the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | and to take precautions necessary for the safety of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | pedestrians with disabilities;
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21 | (3) reminds the citizens of the State of the policies | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | with respect to persons with disabilities and urges all | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | citizens to ensure that the policies are upheld;
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1 | (4) emphasizes the need of all citizens to be aware of | ||||||
2 | the presence of persons with disabilities in the community | ||||||
3 | and to keep safe and functional for persons with | ||||||
4 | disabilities the streets, sidewalks, highways, walkways, | ||||||
5 | and walking, running, or bicycle paths of this State ; and .
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6 | (5) The proclamation, if issued, shall be displayed on | ||||||
7 | the Governor's website and may be distributed by the | ||||||
8 | Governor on social media. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 100-76, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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