Bill Text: MI HB4516 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Civil rights; disabilities discrimination; symbol of accessibility; modify. Amends 1976 PA 220 (MCL 37.1101 - 37.1607) by adding sec. 102a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4517'19
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-03 - Referred To Committee Of The Whole [HB4516 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4516-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4516
April 25, 2019, Introduced by Reps. LaFave, VanWoerkom, Vaupel, Cambensy, Calley, Frederick, Markkanen, Marino, Brann, Wozniak, Allor, Inman, Huizenga, Stone, LaGrand, Hoadley, Warren, Howell, Liberati, Hertel, Sneller, Paquette, Bellino, Crawford, Mueller, Hood, Kahle, Rabhi, Rendon, Wendzel, Sowerby, Kennedy, Neeley, Ellison, Gay-Dagnogo, Manoogian, Cynthia Johnson, Hammoud, Garza, Cherry, Brixie, Byrd, Kuppa, Wittenberg, Peterson, Jones, Tyrone Carter, Robinson, Tate and Yaroch and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 220, entitled
"Persons with disabilities civil rights act,"
(MCL 37.1101 to 37.1607) by adding section 102a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 102a. (1) The commission shall adopt and post on the
department of civil rights' website a standardized design that is a
variation of the current international symbol of access. The design
must comply with all of the following:
(a) Depict a dynamic character leaning forward in a wheelchair
with a sense of movement.
(b) Provide a contrasting background with either a light
symbol on a dark background or a dark symbol on a light background.
(c) Facilitate accessibility to a degree equivalent to the
existing international symbol of access.
(d) Be simple and avoid any secondary meaning.
(2) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this section, each new placement or
replacement of an international symbol of access sign required by
law, ordinance, or administrative rule of this state or a local
unit of government of this state must use the design adopted under
this section. For any placement or replacement of the international
symbol of access that is not required by law, ordinance, or
administrative rule of this state or a local unit of government of
this state, the commission and the department of civil rights shall
encourage use of the design adopted under this section.
(3) The commission and the department of civil rights shall
take necessary steps to have the word "handicapped" removed from
any signs or other means of communication of this state or any
local unit of government of this state.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4517 (request no.
02296'19 *) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
