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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Recent data indicates that Latinos represent |
| 3 | | about 4% of individuals in the Prioritization for Urgency of |
| 4 | | Need for Services (PUNS) list of residents who have been |
| 5 | | screened and waiting for services relating to their |
| 6 | | disabilities; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Latinos make up 16% of the general population in |
| 8 | | the State of Illinois and 25% of the children under 18 in the |
| 9 | | State; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, The disparity between the State's Latino |
| 11 | | population and Latino membership in the PUNS program indicates |
| 12 | | significant barriers and unmet needs for services in the Latino |
| 13 | | community; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, There exists a great need for further study of the |
| 15 | | State's policies concerning Latinos with disabilities; |
| 16 | | therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 19 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Latinos with Disabilities |
| 20 | | Task Force is created to examine the current status of Latinos |
| 21 | | with Disabilities in the State of Illinois and to advise the |
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| 1 | | General Assembly and the Governor on necessary improvements; |
| 2 | | and be it further
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall: |
| 4 | | (1) compile information regarding Latinos with |
| 5 | | disabilities in the State of Illinois, including but not |
| 6 | | limited to incidence, prevalence, type of disability, |
| 7 | | access to services, participation in programming, and |
| 8 | | outcome data; |
| 9 | | (2) consider any other available and relevant |
| 10 | | information on Latinos with disabilities in Illinois, |
| 11 | | including but not limited community feedback, survey, or |
| 12 | | Census data; |
| 13 | | (3) assess the responsiveness of the current and |
| 14 | | evolving delivery system of services for persons with |
| 15 | | disabilities in the Latino community, including barriers |
| 16 | | to participation; |
| 17 | | (4) assess current health and human services system |
| 18 | | reform efforts; and |
| 19 | | (5) identify and recommend specific best-practices and |
| 20 | | changes at the policy, structural, and programmatic level |
| 21 | | that can facilitate equitable Latino participation; and be |
| 22 | | it further
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| 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the |
| 24 | | following members: |
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| 1 | | (1) 3 members appointed by the Governor who are persons |
| 2 | | with developmental disabilities or their immediate |
| 3 | | relatives or guardians; |
| 4 | | (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor who are |
| 5 | | representatives of advocate organizations which are |
| 6 | | concerned with protecting the rights of persons with |
| 7 | | developmental disabilities; |
| 8 | | (3) 6 members appointed by the Governor who are |
| 9 | | representatives of provider agencies or research |
| 10 | | organizations; and |
| 11 | | (4) One member appointed by the Secretary of the |
| 12 | | Illinois Department of Human Services as a representative |
| 13 | | of that office; and be it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That all members of the Task Force appointed by |
| 15 | | the Governor are to be appointed upon the recommendation of the |
| 16 | | Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus and the Illinois Latino |
| 17 | | Family Commission; the members of the Task Force shall elect a |
| 18 | | chairperson from among their membership; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall serve |
| 20 | | without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their |
| 21 | | reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for |
| 22 | | that purpose; and be it further
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| 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive administrative |