Section 21-9-2 – Definitions.
Section 21-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board of Rehabilitation Services. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, who shall administer the department. (3) COMPONENT PROGRAMS. The following programs administered by […]
Section 21-7-2 – Right to Full Use of Streets, Sidewalks, Public Buildings, Public Facilities, Etc.
Section 21-7-2 Right to full use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, etc. An individual with a disability has the same right as an individual who is not disabled to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places. (Acts 1975, No. 869, p. […]
Section 21-9-3 – Transfer of Powers, Funds, Personnel.
Section 21-9-3 Transfer of powers, funds, personnel. (a) All powers, duties, and functions of, and all related records, property, equipment of, and all contractual rights, obligations of, and unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds or allocations of the Division of Rehabilitation Services and the division’s component programs of the State Board of Education and […]
Section 21-7-3 – Right to Full Use of Streets, Sidewalks, Public Buildings, Public Facilities, Etc.
Section 21-7-3 Right to full use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, etc. (a) An individual with a disability is entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges in every public accommodation. (b) A public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, and procedures to permit the use of a service animal by […]
Section 21-9-4 – Creation, Membership.
Section 21-9-4 Creation, membership. There is created the Board of Rehabilitation Services consisting of seven members, one from each United States Congressional District, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate as follows: (1) Three members shall be individuals with a disability, selected from consumer disability organizations. (2) One member shall be a parent […]
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 […]