Section 21-7-4 – Right of a Person With a Disability to Be Accompanied by Service Animal; Liability for Damages; Violations.
Section 21-7-4 Right of a person with a disability to be accompanied by service animal; liability for damages; violations. (a) An individual with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal in all areas of a public accommodation, including a public or private school, that the public or customers are normally […]
Section 21-9-5 – Terms of Office.
Section 21-9-5 Terms of office. Of the members first appointed to the Board of Rehabilitation Services: one shall be appointed for a term of seven years; one for a term of six years; one for a term of five years; one for a term of four years; one for a term of three years; one […]
Section 21-7-5 – Notice Regarding Use of Service Animal.
Section 21-7-5 Notice regarding use of service animal. A conspicuous sign may be posted in a location accessible to public view in a place of public accommodation that contains the following, or substantially similar, language: “NOTICE: Service animals welcome. It is illegal for a person to misrepresent an animal in that person’s possession as a […]
Section 21-9-6 – Oath, Bond.
Section 21-9-6 Oath, bond. Before entering upon the duties of office, each member of the board shall take and subscribe to an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and this state and to perform the duties of office honestly, faithfully, and impartially. Each member shall give a bond of five […]
Section 21-7-6 – Duty of Drivers to Pedestrians Carrying Cane or Accompanied by Service Animal.
Section 21-7-6 Duty of drivers to pedestrians carrying cane or accompanied by service animal. (a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service animal, or an individual employed by an […]
Section 21-9-7 – Reimbursement of Expenses.
Section 21-9-7 Reimbursement of expenses. Each member of the board shall receive travel and per diem compensation for expenses incurred in the conduct of official duties while attending meetings and transacting the business of the board, in accordance with applicable state travel and per diem paid to state employees. The compensation of members shall be […]
Section 21-7-7 – Rights of Blind Persons Not Using Cane or Service Animal.
Section 21-7-7 Rights of blind persons not using cane or service animal. A totally or partially blind pedestrian not carrying a cane as described in Section 21-7-6 or any totally or partially blind individual not using a service animal in a public accommodation shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon […]
Section 21-9-8 – Chair.
Section 21-9-8 Chair. The board shall elect a chair from its membership at the first meeting of initial board members on January 15, 1995, and every two years thereafter. A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. The board shall meet at least quarterly and, […]
Section 21-7-8 – Employment by State, Political Subdivisions of State, Public Schools, Etc.
Section 21-7-8 Employment by state, political subdivisions of state, public schools, etc. It is the policy of this state that an individual with a disability shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, in the public schools, and in all other employment supported in whole or in […]
Section 21-9-9 – Duties of Board.
Section 21-9-9 Duties of board. The board shall perform all of the following duties: (1) Make rules and regulations for the provision of rehabilitation services. (2) Direct and supervise the expenditure of legislative appropriations for rehabilitation services. (3) Prescribe qualifications for the commissioner, directors, professionals, and administrative and clerical employees. (4) Disseminate information concerning and […]