(35 ILCS 50/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Findings. (a) In the interest of reducing stigma and increasing the
available pool of potential employees, the General Assembly
finds and declares that those residents of Illinois diagnosed
with mental illness and substance use disorders should be
eligible for and encouraged to seek gainful employment.
(b) The General Assembly finds and declares that minority
communities in this State have been more negatively impacted in
employment opportunities for minority residents diagnosed with
mental illness and substance use disorders and should receive
additional employment opportunities and incentives for
employing minority residents diagnosed with mental illness or
substance use disorders.
(c) Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, employers
in the State of Illinois have suffered negative economic
impacts, a loss in workforce, staffing difficulties, and have
found it difficult to recruit new workers.
(d) In the interest of providing additional employment
opportunities for those residents of Illinois diagnosed with
mental illness or substance use disorders and expanding the
pool of potential workers in this State, the General Assembly
finds and declares that certain qualified employers who employ
eligible individuals should be eligible for a tax credit.
(Source: P.A. 102-1053, eff. 6-10-22.) |