750 ILCS 85/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Parental Rights for the Blind Act. (Source: P.A. 100-75, eff. 1-1-18.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 85 — Parental Rights for the Blind Act.
Illinois · statute · 750 ILCS 85 · 5 active provisions
750 ILCS 85/5
Findings
Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) blind individuals continue to face unfair, preconceived, and unnecessary societal biases as well as antiquated attitudes regarding their ability to successfully parent their children; (2) blind individuals face these biases and preconceived attitudes in family and dependen…
750 ILCS 85/10
Purpose
Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to protect the best interests of children cared for or parented by blind individuals or children who could be cared for or parented by blind individuals through the establishment of procedural safeguards that require adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act and respect for th…
750 ILCS 85/15
Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Blindness" means central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye that has a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees is considered to have a centra…
750 ILCS 85/20
Prohibitions; burden of proof
Prohibitions; burden of proof. (a) A person's blindness shall not serve as a basis for denial or restriction of parenting time or the allocation of parental responsibilities if the parenting time or the allocation of parental responsibilities is determined to be otherwise in the best interests of the child. (b) A perso…