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| Public Act 100-0131 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Employment and Economic Opportunity for | ||||
Persons with Disabilities Task Force Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 10 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 4095/10)
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Sec. 10. Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons | ||||
with Disabilities Task Force. | ||||
(a) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons | ||||
with Disabilities Task Force is created. | ||||
(b) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons | ||||
with Disabilities Task Force shall be appointed and hold its | ||||
first meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this | ||||
Act, be convened by the Governor, and operate with | ||||
administrative support from the Illinois Department of Human | ||||
Services Employment Security. | ||||
(c) The Task Force shall be comprised of the following | ||||
representatives of State Government: a high-ranking member of | ||||
the Governor's management team, designated by the Governor; | ||||
representatives of each division of the Department of Human | ||||
Services, designated by the Secretary of Human Services; the | ||||
Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her | ||||
designee; the Director of Veterans' Affairs or his or her | ||
designee; the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or | ||
his or her designee; the Director of Employment Security or his | ||
or her designee; the Executive Director of the Illinois Council | ||
on Developmental Disabilities or his or her designee; and the | ||
State Superintendent of Education or his or her designee. | ||
(d) The Task Force shall also consist of no more than 15 | ||
public members who shall be appointed by the Governor and who | ||
represent the following constituencies: statewide | ||
organizations that advocate for persons with physical, | ||
developmental and psychiatric disabilities, entities with | ||
expertise in assistive technology devices and services for | ||
persons with disabilities, advocates for veterans with | ||
disabilities, centers for independent living, disability | ||
services providers, organized labor, higher education, the | ||
private sector business community, entities that provide | ||
employment and training services to persons with disabilities, | ||
and at least 5 persons who have a disability. | ||
(e) The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the | ||
representative of the Governor and a public member who shall be | ||
chosen by the other public members of the Task Force. | ||
(f) The Task Force members shall serve voluntarily and | ||
without compensation. Persons with disabilities serving on the | ||
Task Force shall be accommodated to enable them to fully | ||
participate in Task Force activities. | ||
(g) The co-chairs of the Task Force shall extend an | ||
invitation to chairs and minority spokespersons of appropriate | ||
legislative committees to attend all meetings of the Task | ||
Force, and may invite other individuals who are not members of | ||
the Task Force to participate in subcommittees of the Task | ||
Force or to take part in discussions of topics for which those | ||
individuals have particular expertise. | ||
(h) The Task Force shall coordinate its work with existing | ||
State advisory bodies whose work may include employment and | ||
economic opportunity for persons with disabilities.
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(Source: P.A. 96-368, eff. 8-13-09; 97-1066, eff. 8-24-12.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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