Public Act 102-0090
 
SB0295 EnrolledLRB102 10937 KTG 16269 b


  
    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Intergenerational Poverty Act is amended  by 
changing Section 95-501 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 70/95-501)

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

(Source: P.A. 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.