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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American | ||||||
| 6 | Community Act.
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| 7 | Section 5. Commission; creation; members. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) There is created a Commission to End the Disparities | ||||||
| 9 | Facing the African-American Community, to consist of
24 members | ||||||
| 10 | as follows: | ||||||
| 11 | (1) 6 members appointed by the Governor as follows: (i) | ||||||
| 12 | 2 members must be educators, (ii) 2 members must be | ||||||
| 13 | healthcare service providers, and (iii) 2 members must be | ||||||
| 14 | business persons; | ||||||
| 15 | (2) 6 members appointed by the President of the
Senate | ||||||
| 16 | as follows: (i) 2 members must be educators, (ii) 2 members | ||||||
| 17 | must be healthcare service providers, and (iii) 2 members | ||||||
| 18 | must be business persons; | ||||||
| 19 | (3) 3 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader | ||||||
| 20 | as follows: (i) one member must be an educator, (ii) one | ||||||
| 21 | member must be a healthcare service provider, and (iii) one | ||||||
| 22 | member must be a business person; | ||||||
| 23 | (4) 6 members appointed by the Speaker of the House as | ||||||
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| 1 | follows: (i) 2 members must be educators, (ii) 2 members | ||||||
| 2 | must be healthcare service providers, and (iii) 2 members | ||||||
| 3 | must be business persons; and | ||||||
| 4 | (5) 3 members appointed by the House Minority Leader as | ||||||
| 5 | follows: (i) one member must be an educator, (ii) one | ||||||
| 6 | member must be a healthcare service provider, and (iii) one | ||||||
| 7 | member must be a business person. | ||||||
| 8 | (b) The members of the Commission shall elect one member to | ||||||
| 9 | serve as the chair of the Commission. | ||||||
| 10 | (c) Members shall serve for 2-year terms. | ||||||
| 11 | (d) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as | ||||||
| 12 | appointments.
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| 13 | Section 10. Study; recommendations; report. The | ||||||
| 14 | Commission must:
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| 15 | (1) Research the disparities facing African-Americans in | ||||||
| 16 | the areas of education, healthcare, healthcare services, and | ||||||
| 17 | employment.
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| 18 | (2) Prepare and submit a report to the Governor and the | ||||||
| 19 | General Assembly by January 1, 2013 and each January 1 | ||||||
| 20 | thereafter, setting forth specific recommendations for | ||||||
| 21 | legislation to end the disparities facing African-Americans in | ||||||
| 22 | the areas of education, healthcare, healthcare services, and | ||||||
| 23 | employment.
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| 24 | Section 15. Meetings; officers. The members of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Commission shall meet and
the Commission
shall be organized | ||||||
| 2 | within 30 days after the effective date of this
Act. The
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| 3 | Commission may adopt its own rules of procedure.
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| 4 | Section 20. Compensation; expenses. The members of the | ||||||
| 5 | Commission shall
serve without compensation, but may be | ||||||
| 6 | reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the | ||||||
| 7 | performance of their official duties as members of the | ||||||
| 8 | Commission.
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| 9 | Section 25. Administrative support. The Department of | ||||||
| 10 | Human Services shall provide administrative and other support | ||||||
| 11 | to the Commission.
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| 12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 13 | becoming law.
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