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| Public Act 102-0897 | ||||
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Legislative Accessibility Act. | ||||
Section 5. General Assembly accessibility.
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(a) The General Assembly shall make efforts to increase | ||||
the accessibility of the General Assembly for people with | ||||
disabilities.
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(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the | ||||
President of the Senate shall each appoint an accessibility | ||||
coordinator who, in consultation with the Architect of the | ||||
Capitol, shall be responsible for addressing accessibility | ||||
needs for his or her corresponding house.
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(c) The Illinois General Assembly website shall include an | ||||
email address, web form, or other similar mechanism to request | ||||
reasonable accommodations to meet the accessibility needs of | ||||
people with disabilities attending legislative meetings, | ||||
hearings, floor proceedings, and press conferences at the | ||||
Capitol Complex.
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Section 10. General Assembly Accessibility Task Force.
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(a) There is hereby established the General Assembly | ||||
Accessibility Task Force. | ||
(b) The President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of | ||
Representatives, Minority Leader of the Senate, and Minority | ||
Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 2 | ||
members to the Task Force. The President of the Senate and the | ||
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint | ||
the chair of the Task Force. Appointees shall include persons | ||
who self-identify as having a disability or advocates for such | ||
persons. In addition, the following State officials shall | ||
serve on the Task Force as ex officio members: (i) the | ||
Secretary of State or his or her designee; (ii) the Secretary | ||
of the Senate or his or her designee; (iii) the Clerk of the | ||
House of Representatives or his or her designee; (iv) the | ||
Assistant Secretary of the Senate or his or her designee; and | ||
(v) the Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives or his | ||
or her designee. | ||
(c) The Task Force shall convene as soon as practicable | ||
after the effective date of this Act, and shall hold at least 2 | ||
meetings. Members and ex officio members of the Task Force | ||
shall serve without compensation. The Architect of the Capitol | ||
shall provide administrative and other support to the Task | ||
Force.
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(d) The Task Force shall examine issues concerning | ||
accessibility of the General Assembly to persons with a | ||
disability. No later than December 31, 2023, the Task Force | ||
shall issue recommendations to the General Assembly on what | ||
measures can be taken to increase the accessibility of the | ||
General Assembly to persons with a disability.
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(e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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