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Public Act 097-0360
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| HB1547 Enrolled | LRB097 08750 RLJ 48879 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American |
Community Act.
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Section 5. Commission; creation; members. There is created |
a Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American |
Community, to consist of members as follows: |
(1) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the Senate |
President, one of whom the President shall designate to |
serve as co-chair, and 2 members of the Senate appointed by |
the Minority Leader of the Senate; |
(2) 2 members of the House of Representatives appointed |
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom |
the Speaker shall designate to serve as co-chair, and 2 |
members of the House of Representatives appointed by the |
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; |
(3) the following Illinois officials or their |
designees: |
(i) the Director of Human Services, |
(ii) the Director of Healthcare and Family |
Services, |
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(iii) the Director of Children and Family |
Services, |
(iv) the Director of Public Health, |
(v) the Director of Aging, |
(vi) the Director of Labor, |
(vii) the Director of Employment Security, |
(viii) the Director of Commerce and Economic |
Opportunity, |
(ix) the State Superintendent of Education, |
(x) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher |
Education, |
(xi) the Director of Corrections, |
(xii) the Director of Juvenile Justice, and |
(xiii) the Executive Director of the Illinois |
African-American Family Commission; and |
(4) up to 10 persons, named by the co-chairs, |
representing African-American communities within Illinois |
in the areas of healthcare, healthcare services, |
employment, education, criminal justice, housing, and |
other interested parties.
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Section 10. Compensation; support. The members of the |
Commission shall serve without compensation. The Jane Addams |
College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago |
shall provide staff and administrative support services to the |
Commission. Other academic, civic, and not-for-profit |
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organizations may be called on to assist as determined by the |
Commission.
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Section 15. Meetings; report. The Commission shall: |
(1) research the disparities facing African-Americans |
in the areas of healthcare, healthcare services, |
employment, education, criminal justice, housing, and |
other social and economic issues; |
(2) hold one or more public hearings, at which public |
testimony shall be heard; and |
(3) report its findings and specific recommendations |
to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013, |
after which the Commission shall dissolve.
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Section 95. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2014.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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