2016 -- H 7979 | |
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LC005518 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - EQUAL RIGHTS OF BLIND AND DEAF PERSONS | |
TO PUBLIC FACILITIES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Nardolillo, Naughton, Ajello, and Regunberg | |
Date Introduced: March 23, 2016 | |
Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 40-9.1 of the General Laws entitled "Equal Rights of Blind and |
2 | Deaf Persons to Public Facilities" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 40-9.1-7. Motion picture theater accommodation. -- (a) A public area that owns, |
4 | leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theater shall provide open movie captioning during |
5 | at least two (2) showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open |
6 | movie captioning. |
7 | (b) A public area that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a motion picture theatre shall |
8 | provide, upon request, audio description of any motion picture that is produced and offered with |
9 | audio description. |
10 | (c) A violation of this section shall be a discriminatory practice. |
11 | (d) This section shall apply to motion pictures that are produced and distributed with the |
12 | necessary auxiliary aids and services, including captioning and audio description. This section |
13 | shall not prohibit the showing of a motion picture that is produced and distributed without |
14 | captioning and audio description; provided that a public accommodation that owns, leases, leases |
15 | to, or operates a motion picture theater shall provide notice to the public if a motion picture |
16 | offered for viewing is produced and distributed without captioning or audio description. |
17 | (e) For the purposes of this section, "motion picture theater" means a movie theater, |
18 | screening room, or other venue in use primarily for the exhibition of a motion picture. |
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1 | (f) This section shall be repealed on January 1, 2019. |
2 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2017, and shall be repealed on |
3 | January 1, 2019. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - EQUAL RIGHTS OF BLIND AND DEAF PERSONS | |
TO PUBLIC FACILITIES | |
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1 | This act would require movie theaters to provide open captioning for persons who are |
2 | deaf or hard-of-hearing. |
3 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2017 and would be repealed on January 1, 2019. |
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