April 25, 2018, Introduced by Rep. LaFave 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 civil rights 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
accessibility. The design must depict a dynamic character leaning
forward in a wheelchair with a sense of movement. The design must
be simple, avoid any secondary meaning, and facilitate
accessibility to a degree equivalent to the existing universal
symbol of access. It must not include any written words, such as
"handicapped", or any other designation or information.
(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 accessibility 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. The civil rights commission and the
department of civil rights shall encourage use of the dynamic
design for each voluntary placement or replacement of an
international symbol of accessibility sign.
(3) The civil rights 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. 5877 (request no.
01958'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.