Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Filed: 4/8/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3832 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3832 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Commission on the Elimination of Poverty 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 4080/10)

7    Sec. 10. Commission on the Elimination of Poverty.   The  
8Commission on the Elimination of Poverty is created.  The 
9purpose of the Commission is to comprehensively address poverty 
10in Illinois consistent with international human rights 
11standards.  The initial goal of the Commission is to develop a 
12poverty elimination strategic plan to reduce extreme poverty in 
13Illinois by 50% or more by 2015. Additional goals may be 
14established by the Commission.  In developing the overall 
15strategic plan, and in working toward the goal of reducing 
16extreme poverty in Illinois by at least 50% by 2015, the 
 
 
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1Commission shall address, at a minimum, all of the following:
2        (1) Access to safe, decent and affordable housing.
3        (2) Access to adequate food and nutrition.
4        (3) Access to affordable and quality health care.
5        (4) Equal access to quality education and training.
6        (5) Dependable and affordable transportation.
7        (6) Access to quality and affordable child care.
8        (7) Opportunities to engage in meaningful and 
9    sustainable work that pays a living wage.
10        (8) The availability of adequate income supports.
11    The strategic plan shall include specific policy and fiscal 
12recommendations and a timeline for each stage of implementation 
13for each recommendation.  For each recommendation, the 
14Commission shall identify in measurable terms the actual or 
15potential impact.  The Commission may review and may make 
16comments and recommendations on existing or proposed programs, 
17policies, administrative rules, and statutes that have an 
18impact on poverty in Illinois and, in particular, people living 
19in extreme poverty.

20(Source: P.A. 95-833, eff. 8-15-08.)
 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.".