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Public Act 102-0361
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| SB0921 Enrolled | LRB102 04769 RJF 14788 b |
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AN ACT concerning 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 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is |
amended by adding Section 23 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 3305/23 new) |
Sec. 23. Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee. |
(a) In this Section, "Advisory Committee" means the Access |
and Functional Needs Advisory Committee. |
(b) The Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee is |
created. |
(c) The Advisory Committee shall: |
(1) Coordinate meetings occurring, at a minimum, 6 |
times each year, in addition to emergency meetings called |
by the chairperson of the Advisory Committee. |
(2) Research and provide recommendations for |
identifying and effectively responding to the needs of |
persons with access and functional needs before, during, |
and after a disaster using an intersectional lens for |
equity. |
(3) Provide recommendations to the Illinois Emergency |
Management Agency regarding how to ensure that persons |
with a disability are included in disaster strategies and |
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emergency management plans, including updates and |
implementation of disaster strategies and emergency |
management plans. |
(4) Review and provide recommendations for the |
Illinois Emergency Management Agency, and all relevant |
State agencies that are involved in drafting and |
implementing the Illinois Emergency Operation Plan, to |
integrate access and functional needs into State and local |
emergency plans. |
(d) The Advisory Committee shall be composed of the |
Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency or his or |
her designee, the Attorney General or his or her designee, the |
Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee, the |
Director on Aging or his or her designee, and the Director of |
Public Health or his or her designee, together with the |
following members appointed by the Governor on or before |
January 1, 2022: |
(1) Two members, either from a municipal or |
county-level emergency agency or a local emergency |
management coordinator. |
(2) Nine members from the community of persons with a |
disability who represent persons with different types of |
disabilities, including, but not limited to, individuals |
with mobility and physical disabilities, hearing and |
visual disabilities, deafness or who are hard of hearing, |
blindness or who have low vision, mental health |
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disabilities, and intellectual or developmental |
disabilities. Members appointed under this paragraph shall |
reflect a diversity of age, gender, race, and ethnic |
background. |
(3) Four members who represent first responders from |
different geographical regions around the State. |
(e) Of those members appointed by the Governor, the |
initial appointments of 6 members shall be for terms of 2 years |
and the initial appointments of 5 members shall be for terms of |
4 years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of 4 |
years. A member shall serve until his or her successor is |
appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs in the Advisory |
Committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same |
manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the |
unexpired term. |
(f) After all the members are appointed, and annually |
thereafter, they shall elect a chairperson from among the |
members appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (d). |
(g) The initial meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be |
convened by the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management |
Agency no later than February 1, 2022. |
(h) Advisory Committee members shall serve without |
compensation. |
(i) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall provide |
administrative support to the Advisory Committee. |
(j) The Advisory Committee shall prepare and deliver a |
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report to the General Assembly, the Governor's Office, and the |
Illinois Emergency Management Agency by July 1, 2022, and |
annually thereafter. The report shall include the following: |
(1) Identification of core emergency management |
services that need to be updated or changed to ensure the |
needs of persons with a disability are met, and shall |
include disaster strategies in State and local emergency |
plans. |
(2) Any proposed changes in State policies, laws, |
rules, or regulations necessary to fulfill the purposes of |
this Act. |
(3) Recommendations on improving the accessibility and |
effectiveness of disaster and emergency communication. |
(4) Recommendations on comprehensive training for |
first responders and other frontline workers when working |
with persons with a disability during emergency situations |
or disasters, as defined in Section 4 of the Illinois |
Emergency Management Agency Act. |
(5) Any additional recommendations regarding emergency |
management and persons with a disability that the Advisory |
Committee deems necessary. |
(k) The annual report prepared and delivered under |
subsection (j) shall be annually considered by the Illinois |
Emergency Management Agency when developing new State and |
local emergency plans or updating existing State and local |
emergency plans. |