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Public Act 102-0897
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| SB0180 Enrolled | LRB102 09899 RJF 15217 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 |
Legislative Accessibility Act.
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Section 5. General Assembly accessibility.
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(a) The General Assembly shall make efforts to increase |
the accessibility of the General Assembly for people with |
disabilities.
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(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the |
President of the Senate shall each appoint an accessibility |
coordinator who, in consultation with the Architect of the |
Capitol, shall be responsible for addressing accessibility |
needs for his or her corresponding house.
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(c) The Illinois General Assembly website shall include an |
email address, web form, or other similar mechanism to request |
reasonable accommodations to meet the accessibility needs of |
people with disabilities attending legislative meetings, |
hearings, floor proceedings, and press conferences at the |
Capitol Complex.
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Section 10. General Assembly Accessibility Task Force.
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(a) There is hereby established the General Assembly |
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Accessibility Task Force. |
(b) The President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of |
Representatives, Minority Leader of the Senate, and Minority |
Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 2 |
members to the Task Force. The President of the Senate and the |
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint |
the chair of the Task Force. Appointees shall include persons |
who self-identify as having a disability or advocates for such |
persons. In addition, the following State officials shall |
serve on the Task Force as ex officio members: (i) the |
Secretary of State or his or her designee; (ii) the Secretary |
of the Senate or his or her designee; (iii) the Clerk of the |
House of Representatives or his or her designee; (iv) the |
Assistant Secretary of the Senate or his or her designee; and |
(v) the Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives or his |
or her designee. |
(c) The Task Force shall convene as soon as practicable |
after the effective date of this Act, and shall hold at least 2 |
meetings. Members and ex officio members of the Task Force |
shall serve without compensation. The Architect of the Capitol |
shall provide administrative and other support to the Task |
Force.
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(d) The Task Force shall examine issues concerning |
accessibility of the General Assembly to persons with a |
disability. No later than December 31, 2023, the Task Force |
shall issue recommendations to the General Assembly on what |