HB0793ham002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Charles Meier

Filed: 5/24/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 793

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 793, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, on page 3, by replacing lines 8 and 9 with "those noted in this Act, shall result in a complete phase out of Illinois"; and

on page 3, line 15, by replacing "Elimination of" with "Voluntary cessation of the use of"; and

on page 3, line 21, by replacing "eliminate on July 1, 2027" with "voluntarily cease"; and

on page 4, line 8, by replacing "Department" with "Department of Human Services"; and

on page 4, immediately below line 19, by inserting:

"(b) Moneys in this Fund shall be disbursed only for the purposes of this Section but not before July 1, 2027. No disbursement may be made from the Fund until after the Department of Labor certifies that: (i) the named recipient of the disbursement is eligible to receive the stated sum of money; (ii) the disbursement is made for the purposes and objectives of this Section; and (iii) the recipient can transition away from providing subminimum wage employment by January 1, 2030 to employment compensated at the federal minimum wage or the State minimum wage.

(c) For the purposes of subsection (b) of Section 5 of the State Finance Act, the Fund shall be discontinued on July 1, 2030."; and

on page 4, line 20, by replacing "(b)" with "(d)"; and

on page 4, line 24, after "amended", by inserting "by changing Section 10 and"; and

on page 5, immediately below line 1, by inserting the following:

"(20 ILCS 4095/10)

Sec. 10. Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force.

(a) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force is created.

(b) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force shall be appointed and hold its first meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, be convened by the Governor, and operate with administrative support from the Illinois Department of Human Services.

(c) The Task Force shall be comprised of the following representatives of State Government: a high-ranking member of the Governor's management team, designated by the Governor; representatives of each division of the Department of Human Services, designated by the Secretary of Human Services; the Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee; the Director of Veterans' Affairs or his or her designee; the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee; the Director of Employment Security or his or her designee; the Director of Central Management Services or his or her designee; the Director of Juvenile Justice or his or her designee; the Executive Director of the Board of Higher Education or his or her designee; the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board or his or her designee; the Executive Director of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities or his or her designee; and the State Superintendent of Education or his or her designee.

(d) The Task Force shall also consist of no more than 15 public members who shall be appointed by the Governor and who represent the following constituencies: statewide organizations that advocate for persons with physical, developmental and psychiatric disabilities, entities with expertise in assistive technology devices and services for persons with disabilities, advocates for veterans with disabilities, centers for independent living, disability services providers, organized labor, higher education, the private sector business community, entities that provide employment and training services to persons with disabilities, and at least 5 persons who have a disability.

(d-5) The Task Force shall consist of 4 members from the General Assembly, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(e) The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the representative of the Governor and a public member who shall be chosen by the other public members of the Task Force.

(f) The Task Force members shall serve voluntarily and without compensation. Persons with disabilities serving on the Task Force shall be accommodated to enable them to fully participate in Task Force activities.

(g) The co-chairs of the Task Force shall extend an invitation to chairs and minority spokespersons of appropriate legislative committees to attend all meetings of the Task Force, and may invite other individuals who are not members of the Task Force to participate in subcommittees of the Task Force or to take part in discussions of topics for which those individuals have particular expertise.

(h) The Task Force shall coordinate its work with existing State advisory bodies whose work may include employment and economic opportunity for persons with disabilities.

(Source: P.A. 100-131, eff. 8-18-17; 100-866, eff. 8-14-18.)"; and

on page 5, line 8, by replacing "meets" with "meet"; and

on page 8, by replacing lines 20 and 21 with the following:

"(30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)

Sec. 5.990. The 14(c) Transition Grant Fund. This Section is repealed on August 1, 2030."; and

on page 25, lines 23 and 24, by deleting "This subsection (b) is inoperative on and after July 1, 2027."; and

on page 27, by deleting lines 10 through 12.