Bill Status of SB 1448   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  ACCESS TO GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

House Sponsors
(Rep. Daniel J. Burke)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Access to Governmental Services Act. Requires each constitutional officer, State agency, circuit court clerk, and State program to take reasonable steps to provide equal access to public services for individuals with limited English proficiency, including: (i) having a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions or as interpreters and (ii) translation of important documents ordinarily provided to the public into any language spoken by at least 3% of the overall population of the State, as measured by the U.S. Census. Requires the Illinois Human Rights Commission to implement a process to address disputes arising under the Act.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially the same provisions, except for the following: provides that each State agency, constitutional officer, circuit court clerk, and State program shall adopt rules under the Act not more than (instead of, not less than) 6 months after the effective date.

 Fiscal Note (Dept. of Employment Security)
 The Department of Employment Security estimates it would incur in excess of $13 million in additional administrative costs as a result of SB 1448 (S-AM 1), but the fully stated total cost of the measure is not currently quantifiable.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with substantially the same provisions, except that each State agency, constitutional officer, and State program (instead of State agency, constitutional officer, circuit court clerk, or State program) shall: (1) be subject to the Act; and (2) adopt rules under the Act not more than (instead of not less than) 6 months after the effective date.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 5
Further amends the Access to Governmental Services Act. Provides that "Equal access" means to be able to interact with a State agency or constitutional office at a level equal to individuals who do not have limited English proficiency (instead of to be informed of, participate in, and benefit from public services offered by a State agency, constitutional office, or a State program). Deletes definition of "State program" and the applicability of the Act to "State programs". Provides that each State agency and constitutional officer shall take reasonable steps including the development and implementation of pilot programs or phase-in plans to provide equal access for individuals with limited English proficiency, including translations of important documents (instead of each State agency, constitutional officer, and State program shall take reasonable steps to provide equal access to public services). Provides for the translation of important documents into the (instead of any) language spoken by any limited English proficient population that is at least 3% of the State's population. Provides that the Department of Human Rights (instead of the Illinois Human Rights Commission) shall implement a process to handle disputes concerning "important documents" and bilingual public contact positions. Makes other corresponding changes.

 Fiscal Note (Capital Development Board)
 The Capital Development Board presently has a bi-lingual staff person who serves the Northern third of the State for all Hispanic related translation needs. The remainder of the State does not have weekly interaction with individuals who require such services. CDB holds outreach conferences to attract minority and female owned businesses to become a part of the construction program. There would be a cost to translate the outreach materials into Spanish. The estimated cost in $15,000.

 Fiscal Note (Office of the Secretary of State)
 SB 1448 has a minimal fiscal impact on the Secretary of State's Office.

 Fiscal Note (Dept. of Human Rights)
 The fiscal impact of SB 1448 is as follows: Personal Services = $112,200; Employer Retirement (11.53%) = $12,937; Social Security (7.65%) = $8,583; Training = $5,000; Overhead Expenses = $10,800; Total Fiscal Impact = $149,520.

 Fiscal Note (Dept. of Central Management Services)
 The Department of Central Management Services estimates the cost of this legislation to be as follows: (1) Translation of documents - $1,500,000-$2,000,000, Per Language; (2) Web Page Translation and Maintenances & Computer Updates - CMS manages over 5,000 web pages, which would all require changes and ongoing maintenance. The one time changes would be in the tens of millions of dollars to convert to foreign languages. Ongoing maintenance would require 2-3 FTEs, per language, averaging approximately $360,000 per year; (3) Public Facing Bi-Lingual Personnel - $100,000 fully loaded cost per individual employee. Full staffing ration needed to satisfy this legislation is unknown at this time.

 Fiscal Note (Office of the Auditor General)
 The fiscal impact for SB 1448 is as follows: 1 contractual interpreter @ $35 per hour for 150 hours = $5,250; Miscellaneous commodities = $200; Total Pilot Cost = $5,450.

 Fiscal Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
 While an increase on the demand for judicial resources would be necessary to comply with this Act, in addition to demands on judicial-related county resources, the specific fiscal impact cannot be determined at this time.

 Fiscal Note (Financial & Professional Regulation)
 SB 1448 (S-AM 1, 3, 5) will have a minimal fiscal impact to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Documents for transactions does not include licensing documents so there would be a minimal fiscal impact to the agency. However, this legislation may subject other State agencies to additional fiscal responsibilities.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  2/9/2007SenateFirst Reading
  2/9/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  2/21/2007SenateAssigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
  2/27/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  2/27/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/2/2007SenatePostponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
  3/7/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
  3/7/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/8/2007SenateDo Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
  3/8/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
  3/14/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  3/14/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  3/15/2007SenateFiscal Note Filed as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
  3/20/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  3/20/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
  3/20/2007SenateSecond Reading
  3/20/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
  3/21/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
  3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-002-001
  3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules
  3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
  3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules
  3/28/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
  3/30/2007SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
  4/19/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
  4/19/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 5 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
  4/26/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
  4/27/2007SenateFiscal Note Filed from the Capital Development Board.
  5/10/2007SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  5/10/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Sandoval
  5/10/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted; Sandoval
  5/10/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  5/10/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-000-000
  5/10/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  5/10/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  5/14/2007HouseArrived in House
  5/14/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  5/14/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  5/15/2007HouseFirst Reading
  5/15/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/18/2007HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee
  5/18/2007HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
  5/23/2007HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel J. Burke
  5/25/2007HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
  5/25/2007HouseFiscal Note Filed
  5/25/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
  5/29/2007HouseFiscal Note Filed
  5/29/2007HouseFiscal Note Filed
  5/29/2007HouseFiscal Note Filed
  5/31/2007HouseFiscal Note Filed
  5/31/2007HouseFiscal Note Filed
  5/31/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

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