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Vol. 6 No. 2, Spring 2015; Homeless Bill Of Rights: How Legislators Get To Feel Pro-Homeless Without Effort Or Money, Hailey Rehberg

Northern Illinois Law Review Supplement

In 2013, Illinois became the second state in the nation to enact a homeless bill of rights to protect homeless persons from discrimination in the right to use and move freely in public spaces in the same manner as any other person, the right to equal treatment by State and municipal agencies, the right not to register to vote and to vote, the right to have personal information protected, and the right to have a reasonable expectation of privacy in his or her personal property. Though legislation to protect the rights of homeless people is necessary, the Illinois Homeless Bill …