| Sec. 4511.111. (A) Upon request by a local authority, the | 6 |
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department of transportation shall place and maintain on a state | 7 |
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highway a warning sign advising of the presence of a deaf or blind | 8 |
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child if the department considers the sign necessary for public | 9 |
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safety and welfare. The director of transportation shall establish | 10 |
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guidelines and procedures as necessary to implement this section | 11 |
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and may require supporting information, including medical | 12 |
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verification of the child's disability and proof of the child's | 13 |
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residence near the state highway. | 14 |
| (B)(1) The legislative authority of a local authority shall | 15 |
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establish a program for the placement on any street or highway | 16 |
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under its jurisdiction of warning signs advising of the presence | 17 |
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of a deaf or blind child. The program shall include a form | 18 |
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allowing the parent or guardian of a deaf or blind child to | 19 |
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request the placement of a warning sign and a process for the | 20 |
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appropriate traffic or engineering personnel to approve or | 21 |
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disapprove with an explanation, the placement of the sign based on | 22 |
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public safety and welfare considerations. The form may require the | 23 |
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parent or guardian to provide medical verification of the child's | 24 |
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disability and may require the parent or guardian to notify the | 25 |
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local authority in writing when the family moves, the child no | 26 |
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longer lives at home, the child's disability improves, or the | 27 |
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child reaches a specified age indicative of personal safety | 28 |
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awareness. | 29 |