Public Act 097-1066
 
HB4682 EnrolledLRB097 18227 PJG 63451 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    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)

    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 
Employment Security under the auspices of the Governor's 
office.
    (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.

(Source: P.A. 96-368, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  


Effective Date:  8/24/2012