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NC H530
Bill
Status
3/30/2011
Primary Sponsor
Hugh Blackwell
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AI Summary
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Amends North Carolina's Persons with Disabilities Protection Act to align with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA)
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Expands definition of "person with a disability" to include individuals with episodic or remissive conditions that substantially limit major life activities when active, and expands major life activities to include eating, sleeping, lifting, bending, standing, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and operation of major bodily functions
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Clarifies that disability determinations must be made without regard to mitigating measures such as medication, medical devices, assistive technology, reasonable accommodations, or learned behavioral modifications
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Extends reasonable accommodation requirements and non-discrimination protections to covered governmental entities (state departments, agencies, political subdivisions, and contractors) in addition to private employers and places of public accommodation
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Adds explicit prohibition against retaliation, coercion, intimidation, threats, or interference against any person exercising rights under the Chapter or assisting others in exercising those rights
Legislative Description
Conforming Changes/Persons W/Disabilities Act
Last Action
Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A
3/31/2011