[Nfbc-info] NFBC-Info Digest, Vol 152, Issue 13

[Jordan Mirander]

Why should this be important me a cane  user? I do not care about guide dogs.

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>   1. Please call and ask your representative to support AB 1865
>      (Shannon Dillon)
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> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:27:53 -0800
> From: Shannon Dillon <shannonldillon at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Nfbc-info] Please call and ask your representative to
>    support AB 1865
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> Good morning everyone,
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> We are continuing our work on AB 1865 regarding attacks on guide dogs.
> 
> AB 1865 Title: Guide, signal, and service dogs: injury or death
> Current Authors: Assemblymember Tom Lackey [R], Assemblymember Bill
> quirk (D), Senator Scott D. Wiener (D)
> 
> Summary of Bill:
> Under existing law, it is an infraction or a misdemeanor for any
> person to permit any dog that is owned, harbored, or controlled by him
> or her to cause injury to, or the death of, any guide, signal, or
> service dog, as defined, while the guide, signal, or service dog is in
> discharge of its duties.
> 
> This bill would delete, from both crimes, the requirement that the
> guide, signal, or service dog be in discharge of its duties when the
> injury or death occurs.
> 
> Also, it would make these crimes applicable to the injury or death of
> dogs that are enrolled in a training school or program for guide,
> signal, or service dogs, as specified.
> 
> The bill would require the defendant, convicted of either crime, to
> also make restitution to the person for medical or medical-related
> expenses, or for loss of wages or income, incurred by the person as a
> direct result of the crime. The bill would authorize the disabled
> person to apply for compensation from the California Victim
> Compensation Board and would authorize the board to pay compensation
> for medical and medical-related expenses, and loss of wages or income
> incurred by the person with a disability as a direct result of a
> violation of those criminal provisions, in an amount not to exceed
> $10,000.
> 
> Please review the list below. If your representative is on the list,
> call them and let them know that you would like them to support and
> co-author AB 1865.
> 
> The names preceded by an asterisk are a priority to call.
> 
> If you have any questions please call me at 415-218-5862 or email me
> at shannonldillon at gmail.com. Thank you.
> 
> The following is a list of the Assembly Members on the Assembly Public
> Safety Committee and their phone numbers.
> 
> *Assembly Member Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. 59th California
> Assembly District
> Phone 916 - 319-2059
> 
> *Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo Representing the 51st California
> Assembly District
> Phone 916 - 319-2051
> 
> *Assembly Member Lorena S. Gonzalez Fletcher Representing the 80th
> California Assembly District
> Phone 916 - 319-2080
> 
> Assembly Member Kevin Kiley Representing the 6th California Assembly District
> Phone 916 - 319-2006
> 
> Assembly Member Miguel Santiago Representing the 53 California Assembly District
> Phone 916 - 319-2053
> 
> 
> The following is a list of the Senators and the Senator?s phone number
> on the Senate Public Safety Committee:
> Senator Nancy Skinner representing Senate District 9
> Phone 916 - 651-4009
> 
> Senator Joel Anderson representing the 38 Senate district
> Phone 916 -651 -4038
> 
> *Senator Steven Bradford Representing Senate District 35
> Phone 916 ? 651-4035
> 
> Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson Representing Senate District 19
> Phone 916 - 651-4019
> 
> Senator Holly J. Mitchell Representing Senate district30
> Phone 916 - 651-4030
> 
> *Senator Jeff Stone Representing Senate district 28
> Phone 916 -651 -4028
> 
> -- 
> SHANNON L. DILLON
> Legislative Coordinator
> National Federation of the Blind of California
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