Full Text of SB0295 102nd General Assembly
SB0295 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB0295 Introduced 2/19/2021, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Intergenerational Poverty Act. Provides that the Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security shall have 2 members of the judiciary (rather than a member of the judiciary or a designee) who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Intergenerational Poverty Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 95-501 as follows: | 6 | | (305 ILCS 70/95-501)
| 7 | | Sec. 95-501. The Commission on Poverty Elimination and | 8 | | Economic Security. | 9 | | (a) Establishment. The Commission on Poverty Elimination | 10 | | and Economic Security is established. | 11 | | (b) Purpose. The purpose of the Commission is to: | 12 | | (1) Inform the public policy making process by: | 13 | | (i) Improving policymakers' understanding of the | 14 | | root causes of poverty and economic insecurity, | 15 | | including contributing social, economic, and cultural | 16 | | factors and the reasons that poverty and economic | 17 | | insecurity persist in this State. | 18 | | (ii) Expanding policymakers' understanding of | 19 | | poverty by distinguishing a standard that measures a | 20 | | level of freedom from deprivation from a standard that | 21 | | measures economic security provided by a living wage | 22 | | and access to a livable standard of living. | 23 | | (iii) Educating policymakers on the impact poverty |
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| 1 | | has on other measures of economic stability and | 2 | | economic outcomes, including educational attainment, | 3 | | rates of incarceration, lifetime earnings, access to | 4 | | health care, health care outcomes, and access to | 5 | | housing. | 6 | | (2) Support governmental efforts to ensure that | 7 | | residents of this State have equal opportunity to achieve | 8 | | economic security. | 9 | | (3) Reduce and ultimately eliminate poverty in this | 10 | | State by making policy and other recommendations to the | 11 | | legislative, executive, and judicial branches of this | 12 | | State. | 13 | | (c) Membership. The Commission shall consist of the | 14 | | following members: | 15 | | (1) Four members of the General Assembly, one each | 16 | | appointed by the President of the Senate, the Minority | 17 | | Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of | 18 | | Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of | 19 | | Representative. | 20 | | (2) Two members A member of the judiciary or a | 21 | | designee who shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of | 22 | | the Illinois Supreme Court. | 23 | | (3) Twenty members of the public appointed under | 24 | | subsection (d) representing stakeholders as follows: | 25 | | (i) Two representatives, one of whom shall | 26 | | represent an organization that focuses on rural |
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| 1 | | poverty and one of whom shall represent an | 2 | | organization that focuses on urban and suburban | 3 | | poverty. | 4 | | (ii) Two individuals who have experienced deep | 5 | | poverty. | 6 | | (iii) One representative of an organization that | 7 | | advocates for health care access, affordability, and | 8 | | availability. | 9 | | (iv) One representative of an organization that | 10 | | advocated for individuals with mental illness. | 11 | | (v) One representative of an organization that | 12 | | advocates for children and youth. | 13 | | (vi) One representative of an organization that | 14 | | advocates for equity and equality in education. | 15 | | (vii) One representative of an organization that | 16 | | advocates for individuals who are homeless. | 17 | | (viii) One representative of a Statewide | 18 | | antihunger organization. | 19 | | (ix) One representative of an organization that | 20 | | advocates for military veterans. | 21 | | (x) One representative of an organization that | 22 | | advocates for individuals with disabilities. | 23 | | (xi) One representative of an organization that | 24 | | advocates for immigrants. | 25 | | (xii) One representative of a Statewide | 26 | | faith-based organization that provides direct social |
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| 1 | | services in this State. | 2 | | (xiii) One representative of an organization that | 3 | | advocates for economic security for women. | 4 | | (xiv) One representative of an organization that | 5 | | advocates for older adults. | 6 | | (xv) One representative of a labor organization | 7 | | that represents primarily low-wage and middle-wage | 8 | | earners. | 9 | | (xvi) One representative of school districts in | 10 | | this State. | 11 | | (xvii) One representative of county governments in | 12 | | this State. | 13 | | (xviii) One representative of municipal | 14 | | corporation governments in this State. | 15 | | (4) The members of the workgroup shall serve as | 16 | | nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission. | 17 | | (d) Appointment. The following shall apply: | 18 | | (1) The public members of the Commission under | 19 | | paragraph (3) of subsection (c) shall be appointed as | 20 | | follows: | 21 | | (i) Four shall be appointed by the Governor. | 22 | | (ii) Four shall be appointed by the President of | 23 | | the Senate. | 24 | | (iii) Four shall be appointed by the Minority | 25 | | Leader of the Senate. | 26 | | (iv) Four shall be appointed by the Speaker of the |
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| 1 | | House of Representatives. | 2 | | (v) Four shall be appointed by the Minority Leader | 3 | | of the House of Representatives. | 4 | | (2) It shall be determined by lot which appointing | 5 | | authority appoints which public members to the Commission. | 6 | | (3) The appointed members shall reflect the racial, | 7 | | gender, and geographic diversity of this State and shall | 8 | | include representation from regions of this State | 9 | | experiencing economic insecurity and the highest rates of | 10 | | deep poverty. | 11 | | (4) Public members of the Commission shall be selected | 12 | | for service on the Commission within 45 days after the | 13 | | effective date of this Act. | 14 | | (e) Qualifications. Each member of the Commission must | 15 | | have been a resident of this State for a period of at least one | 16 | | year immediately preceding appointment and must continue | 17 | | residence in this State during the member's tenure of service | 18 | | on the Commission. | 19 | | (f) Organizational meeting. The organizational meeting of | 20 | | the Commission shall take place after all members are | 21 | | appointed but no later than 60 days after the effective date of | 22 | | this Act. | 23 | | (g) Compensation. Members shall serve without | 24 | | compensation, but public members may be reimbursed for | 25 | | reasonable and necessary travel expenses connected to | 26 | | Commission business. |
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| 1 | | (h) Commission chairperson. The representatives of the | 2 | | antipoverty organizations appointed under subparagraph (i) of | 3 | | paragraph (3) of subsection (c) shall serve as cochairs of the | 4 | | Commission. | 5 | | (i) Committees. The Commission may establish subcommittees | 6 | | to address specific issues or populations and may collaborate | 7 | | with individuals with relevant expertise who are not members | 8 | | of the Commission to assist the subcommittee in carrying out | 9 | | its duties. | 10 | | (j) Meetings. The full Commission shall meet at least once | 11 | | annually. | 12 | | (k) Quorum. A majority plus one of the voting members | 13 | | shall constitute a quorum. | 14 | | (l) Voting. All actions of the Commission and any | 15 | | subcommittees established by the Commission shall be approved | 16 | | by a majority vote of the Commission or subcommittee as | 17 | | applicable. | 18 | | (m) Open meetings. The meetings of the Commission shall be | 19 | | conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of | 20 | | the Open Meetings Act. | 21 | | (n) Administrative support. The Department of Human | 22 | | Services shall provide staff and administrative support to | 23 | | assist the Commission in carrying out its duties.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)
| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 26 | | becoming law.
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