[nagdu] Fw: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort

[Sherri]

I don't know if this has already shown up on the list. If so, forgive the forward. If not, what does everyone think?

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: William Stephan 
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: [buddy-l] A very bad legislative effort


  
All: It's true that not much surprises me these days in terms of what
Congress does, but this is spectacularly bad at a whole bunch of
levels.Hopefully, GDUIand NAGDU will do the right thing and oppose this
vigorously

To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same access
to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to certified
trainers of service animals as is afforded... (Introduced in House)

HR 4378 IH 

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4378

To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same access
to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to certified
trainers of service animals as is afforded under such Act to individuals
with disabilities who use such service animals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 16, 2009

Mr. KISSELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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A BILL

To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same access
to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to certified
trainers of service animals as is afforded under such Act to individuals
with disabilities who use such service animals. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACCESS TO CERTIFIED TRAINERS OF SERVICE ANIMALS.

Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:

`SEC. 515. RIGHTS OF CERTIFIED TRAINERS OF SERVICE ANIMALS.

`(a) Protections Afforded- A licensed or certified trainer of a service
animal, or a handler of such animal that has credentials issued by an
accredited school for training service animals, when accompanied by such
service animal, shall be afforded the same right of access to public
transportation, public accommodations, and transportation services provided
by private entities as is afforded under titles II and III of this Act to
individuals with disabilities who use service animals. It shall be
discriminatory under this Act to afford such a trainer , when accompanied by
a service animal, with any service, facility, privilege, advantage, or
accommodation that is not equal to that afforded to other individuals.

`(b) Definition of Service Animal- As used in this section, the term
`service animal' means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually
trained or being trained to provide assistance to an individual with a
disability, regardless of whether such animal has been licensed or certified
by a State or local government.

`(c) Authority To Revise Regulations- The Secretary of Transportation and
the Attorney General shall each revise regulations issued under this Act as
necessary to carry out this section.'.

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