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Public Act 095-0062
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LRB095 05426 RCE 25516 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, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended |
by adding Section 10-32 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1305/10-32 new) |
Sec. 10-32. Task Force on the Condition of African American |
Men in Illinois. |
(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that African |
American men: (1) are disproportionately less likely to |
complete high school and to obtain a post-secondary education; |
(2) are more likely to be incarcerated or on parole; (3) are |
more likely to have lower lifetime economic earnings; (4) are |
more likely to have been a part of the child welfare |
population; (5) are more likely to have a shorter life |
expectancy; and (6) are more likely to have health problems, |
such as HIV/AIDS, drug dependency, heart disease, obesity, and |
diabetes. The General Assembly further finds and declares that |
the State of Illinois has a compelling interest in determining |
the causes of these problems and in developing appropriate |
remedies. |
(b) The Task Force on the Condition of African American Men |
in Illinois is created within the Department of Human Services. |
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Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
of the 95th General Assembly, the President of the Senate, the |
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of |
the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of |
Representatives shall each appoint 2 members to the Task Force. |
In addition, the Director or Secretary of each of the |
following, or his or her designee, are members: the Department |
of Human Services, the Department of Corrections, the |
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the |
Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of |
Human Rights, the Illinois State Board of Education, the |
Illinois Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois Community |
College Board. Members shall not receive compensation, but |
shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses from |
appropriations made for that purpose. The Department of Human |
Services shall provide staff and other assistance to the Task |
Force. |
(c) The purposes of the Task Force are as follows: to |
determine the causal factors for the condition of African |
American men; to inventory State programs and initiatives that |
serve to improve the condition of African American men; to |
identify gaps in services to African American men; and to |
develop strategies to reduce duplication of services and to |
maximize coordination between State agencies, providers, and |
educational institutions, including developing benchmarks to |
measure progress. |