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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6578
Introduced 02/09/04, by Harry Osterman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Attorney General Act. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the immigrant assistance program.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6578 |
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LRB093 17697 RCE 43373 b |
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| AN ACT concerning immigrants and refugees.
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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 Attorney General Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 6.6 as follows:
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| (15 ILCS 205/6.6)
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| Sec. 6.6. Immigrant Assistance Program.
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| (a) Purpose and policy. The immigrant population of the |
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| State of Illinois
constitutes a significant portion of the |
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| population of the State of Illinois. These
immigrants often |
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| require assistance in order to obtain the government services
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| to which they are entitled under the law. It is imperative that |
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| State
government is aware of the needs of the State's immigrant |
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| community and
sensitive to the barriers that may prevent them |
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| from seeking and obtaining
services. The Office of the Attorney |
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| General should be equipped to assist
immigrants by increasing |
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| accessibility to the Office and providing outreach
services to |
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| the community, which will serve to educate immigrants as to |
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| their
rights and responsibilities as residents of the State.
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| (b) Immigrant Assistance Program. Within the Office of the |
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| Attorney General,
there shall be established an
Immigrant |
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| Assistance Program, which shall be charged with the |
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| responsibility of
assessing the needs of the State's immigrant |
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| community with regard to access to
government and other |
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| services. In addition, the Immigrant Assistance Program
shall |
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| be empowered to provide education and outreach services to the |
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| immigrant
community of the State, subject to funding |
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| availability. These services may
include, but are not limited |
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| to, consumer issues, civil rights issues, employee
rights, and |
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| other issues of particular interest to the immigrant |
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| communities in
the State.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-464, eff. 8-8-03.)
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