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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 17b as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 415/17b new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 17b. Trainee program for persons with a disability. |
| 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and |
| 9 | | after July 1, 2020, each State agency with 1,500 employees or |
| 10 | | more shall, and each executive branch constitutional officer |
| 11 | | may, offer at least one position per year to be filled by a |
| 12 | | person with a disability, as defined by the federal Americans |
| 13 | | with Disabilities Act, through an established trainee program. |
| 14 | | Agencies with fewer than 1,500 employees may also elect to |
| 15 | | participate in the program. The trainee position shall last for |
| 16 | | a period of at least 6 months and shall require the trainee to |
| 17 | | participate in the trainee program for at least 20 hours per |
| 18 | | week. The program shall be administered by the Department of |
| 19 | | Central Management Services. The Department of Central |
| 20 | | Management Services shall conduct an initial assessment of |
| 21 | | potential candidates, and the hiring agency or officer shall |
| 22 | | conduct a final interview. Upon successful completion of the |
| 23 | | trainee program, the respective agency or officer shall issue a |
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| 1 | | certificate of completion of the trainee program, which shall |
| 2 | | be sent to the Department of Central Management Services for |
| 3 | | final approval. Individuals who successfully complete a |
| 4 | | trainee appointment under this Section are eligible for |
| 5 | | promotion to the target title without further examination. The |
| 6 | | Department of Central Management Services, in cooperation with |
| 7 | | the Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with |
| 8 | | Disabilities Task Force, shall adopt rules to implement and |
| 9 | | administer the trainee program for persons with disabilities, |
| 10 | | including, but not limited to, establishing non-political |
| 11 | | selection criteria, implementing an assessment and interview |
| 12 | | process that accommodates persons with a disability, and |
| 13 | | linking trainee programs to targeted full-time position |
| 14 | | titles. |
| 15 | | (b) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons |
| 16 | | with Disabilities Task Force shall prepare an annual report to |
| 17 | | be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly that |
| 18 | | includes: (1) best practices for helping persons with a |
| 19 | | disability gain employment; (2) proposed rules for adoption by |
| 20 | | the Department of Central Management Services for the |
| 21 | | administration and implementation of the trainee program under |
| 22 | | this Section; (3) the number of agencies that participated in |
| 23 | | the trainee program under this Section in the previous calendar |
| 24 | | year; and (4) the number of individuals who participated in the |
| 25 | | trainee program who became full-time employees of the State at |
| 26 | | the conclusion of the trainee program.
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