99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0005

 

Introduced 1/15/2015, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 105/4.01  from Ch. 23, par. 6104.01
20 ILCS 605/605-807
20 ILCS 630/2  from Ch. 48, par. 2402
20 ILCS 630/3  from Ch. 48, par. 2403
20 ILCS 630/5  from Ch. 48, par. 2405
20 ILCS 1005/1005-155
20 ILCS 1005/1005-170 new
20 ILCS 1005/1005-175 new
20 ILCS 1005/1005-180 new
20 ILCS 3975/7.2
20 ILCS 4010/2008 new
305 ILCS 5/9A-3  from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3

    Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Senior Community Service Employment Program, the federal Illinois Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the federal Workforce Investment Opportunity Act, the Everyone Works Initiative, and the Developmental Disability Placement Group are transferred to the Department of Employment Security. Amends the Illinois Act on Aging, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act, the Illinois Workforce Investment Board Act, the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities Law, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to make conforming changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
5changing Section 4.01 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/4.01)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6104.01)
7    Sec. 4.01. Additional powers and duties of the Department.
8In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law, the
9Department shall have the following powers and duties:
10    (1) To evaluate all programs, services, and facilities for
11the aged and for minority senior citizens within the State and
12determine the extent to which present public or private
13programs, services and facilities meet the needs of the aged.
14    (2) To coordinate and evaluate all programs, services, and
15facilities for the Aging and for minority senior citizens
16presently furnished by State agencies and make appropriate
17recommendations regarding such services, programs and
18facilities to the Governor and/or the General Assembly.
19    (2-a) To request, receive, and share information
20electronically through the use of data-sharing agreements for
21the purpose of (i) establishing and verifying the initial and
22continuing eligibility of older adults to participate in
23programs administered by the Department; (ii) maximizing

 

 

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1federal financial participation in State assistance
2expenditures; and (iii) investigating allegations of fraud or
3other abuse of publicly funded benefits. Notwithstanding any
4other law to the contrary, but only for the limited purposes
5identified in the preceding sentence, this paragraph (2-a)
6expressly authorizes the exchanges of income, identification,
7and other pertinent eligibility information by and among the
8Department and the Social Security Administration, the
9Department of Employment Security, the Department of
10Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Human
11Services, the Department of Revenue, the Secretary of State,
12the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and any other
13governmental entity. The confidentiality of information
14otherwise shall be maintained as required by law. In addition,
15the Department on Aging shall verify employment information at
16the request of a community care provider for the purpose of
17ensuring program integrity under the Community Care Program.
18    (3) To function as the sole State agency to develop a
19comprehensive plan to meet the needs of the State's senior
20citizens and the State's minority senior citizens.
21    (4) To receive and disburse State and federal funds made
22available directly to the Department including those funds made
23available under the Older Americans Act and the Senior
24Community Service Employment Program for providing services
25for senior citizens and minority senior citizens or for
26purposes related thereto, and shall develop and administer any

 

 

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1State Plan for the Aging required by federal law.
2    (5) To solicit, accept, hold, and administer in behalf of
3the State any grants or legacies of money, securities, or
4property to the State of Illinois for services to senior
5citizens and minority senior citizens or purposes related
6thereto.
7    (6) To provide consultation and assistance to communities,
8area agencies on aging, and groups developing local services
9for senior citizens and minority senior citizens.
10    (7) To promote community education regarding the problems
11of senior citizens and minority senior citizens through
12institutes, publications, radio, television and the local
13press.
14    (8) To cooperate with agencies of the federal government in
15studies and conferences designed to examine the needs of senior
16citizens and minority senior citizens and to prepare programs
17and facilities to meet those needs.
18    (9) To establish and maintain information and referral
19sources throughout the State when not provided by other
20agencies.
21    (10) To provide the staff support that may reasonably be
22required by the Council.
23    (11) To make and enforce rules and regulations necessary
24and proper to the performance of its duties.
25    (12) To establish and fund programs or projects or
26experimental facilities that are specially designed as

 

 

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1alternatives to institutional care.
2    (13) To develop a training program to train the counselors
3presently employed by the Department's aging network to provide
4Medicare beneficiaries with counseling and advocacy in
5Medicare, private health insurance, and related health care
6coverage plans. The Department shall report to the General
7Assembly on the implementation of the training program on or
8before December 1, 1986.
9    (14) To make a grant to an institution of higher learning
10to study the feasibility of establishing and implementing an
11affirmative action employment plan for the recruitment,
12hiring, training and retraining of persons 60 or more years old
13for jobs for which their employment would not be precluded by
14law.
15    (15) To present one award annually in each of the
16categories of community service, education, the performance
17and graphic arts, and the labor force to outstanding Illinois
18senior citizens and minority senior citizens in recognition of
19their individual contributions to either community service,
20education, the performance and graphic arts, or the labor
21force. The awards shall be presented to 4 senior citizens and
22minority senior citizens selected from a list of 44 nominees
23compiled annually by the Department. Nominations shall be
24solicited from senior citizens' service providers, area
25agencies on aging, senior citizens' centers, and senior
26citizens' organizations. The Department shall establish a

 

 

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1central location within the State to be designated as the
2Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame for the public display of all
3the annual awards, or replicas thereof.
4    (16) To establish multipurpose senior centers through area
5agencies on aging and to fund those new and existing
6multipurpose senior centers through area agencies on aging, the
7establishment and funding to begin in such areas of the State
8as the Department shall designate by rule and as specifically
9appropriated funds become available.
10    (17) To develop the content and format of the
11acknowledgment regarding non-recourse reverse mortgage loans
12under Section 6.1 of the Illinois Banking Act; to provide
13independent consumer information on reverse mortgages and
14alternatives; and to refer consumers to independent counseling
15services with expertise in reverse mortgages.
16    (18) To develop a pamphlet in English and Spanish which may
17be used by physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of
18its branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
19pharmacists licensed pursuant to the Pharmacy Practice Act, and
20Illinois residents 65 years of age or older for the purpose of
21assisting physicians, pharmacists, and patients in monitoring
22prescriptions provided by various physicians and to aid persons
2365 years of age or older in complying with directions for
24proper use of pharmaceutical prescriptions. The pamphlet may
25provide space for recording information including but not
26limited to the following:

 

 

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1        (a) name and telephone number of the patient;
2        (b) name and telephone number of the prescribing
3    physician;
4        (c) date of prescription;
5        (d) name of drug prescribed;
6        (e) directions for patient compliance; and
7        (f) name and telephone number of dispensing pharmacy.
8    In developing the pamphlet, the Department shall consult
9with the Illinois State Medical Society, the Center for
10Minority Health Services, the Illinois Pharmacists Association
11and senior citizens organizations. The Department shall
12distribute the pamphlets to physicians, pharmacists and
13persons 65 years of age or older or various senior citizen
14organizations throughout the State.
15    (19) To conduct a study of the feasibility of implementing
16the Senior Companion Program throughout the State.
17    (20) The reimbursement rates paid through the community
18care program for chore housekeeping services and home care
19aides shall be the same.
20    (21) From funds appropriated to the Department from the
21Meals on Wheels Fund, a special fund in the State treasury that
22is hereby created, and in accordance with State and federal
23guidelines and the intrastate funding formula, to make grants
24to area agencies on aging, designated by the Department, for
25the sole purpose of delivering meals to homebound persons 60
26years of age and older.

 

 

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1    (22) To distribute, through its area agencies on aging,
2information alerting seniors on safety issues regarding
3emergency weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold,
4flooding, tornadoes, electrical storms, and other severe storm
5weather. The information shall include all necessary
6instructions for safety and all emergency telephone numbers of
7organizations that will provide additional information and
8assistance.
9    (23) To develop guidelines for the organization and
10implementation of Volunteer Services Credit Programs to be
11administered by Area Agencies on Aging or community based
12senior service organizations. The Department shall hold public
13hearings on the proposed guidelines for public comment,
14suggestion, and determination of public interest. The
15guidelines shall be based on the findings of other states and
16of community organizations in Illinois that are currently
17operating volunteer services credit programs or demonstration
18volunteer services credit programs. The Department shall offer
19guidelines for all aspects of the programs including, but not
20limited to, the following:
21        (a) types of services to be offered by volunteers;
22        (b) types of services to be received upon the
23    redemption of service credits;
24        (c) issues of liability for the volunteers and the
25    administering organizations;
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1    service credits redeemed;
2        (e) issues of time limits for redemption of service
3    credits;
4        (f) methods of recruitment of volunteers;
5        (g) utilization of community volunteers, community
6    service groups, and other resources for delivering
7    services to be received by service credit program clients;
8        (h) accountability and assurance that services will be
9    available to individuals who have earned service credits;
10    and
11        (i) volunteer screening and qualifications.
12The Department shall submit a written copy of the guidelines to
13the General Assembly by July 1, 1998.
14    (24) To function as the sole State agency to receive and
15disburse State and federal funds for providing adult protective
16services in a domestic living situation in accordance with the
17Adult Protective Services Act.
18    (25) To hold conferences, trainings, and other programs for
19which the Department shall determine by rule a reasonable fee
20to cover related administrative costs. Rules to implement the
21fee authority granted by this paragraph (25) must be adopted in
22accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative
23Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint
24Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so
25adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
26(Source: P.A. 98-8, eff. 5-3-13; 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-380,

 

 

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1eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
2    Section 10. The Department of Commerce and Economic
3Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
4amended by changing Section 605-807 as follows:
 
5    (20 ILCS 605/605-807)
6    Sec. 605-807. Federal Workforce Training Fund.
7    (a) The Federal Workforce Training Fund is created as a
8special fund in the State treasury. The Department of
9Employment Security may accept gifts, grants, awards, matching
10contributions, interest income, appropriations, and cost
11sharings from individuals, businesses, governments, and other
12third party sources, on terms that the Director of the
13Department of Employment Security deems advisable. Moneys
14received under this Section may be expended for purposes
15consistent with the conditions under which those moneys are
16received, subject to appropriations made by the General
17Assembly for those purposes.
18    (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
19of the 93rd General Assembly, all moneys received by the State
20pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act or Section
21403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security Act shall be deposited
22into the Federal Workforce Training Fund, to be used for
23purposes consistent with the conditions under which those
24moneys are received by the State, except that any moneys

 

 

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1received pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act and
2necessary to pay liabilities incurred in connection with that
3Act and outstanding as of June 30, 2003, or any moneys received
4pursuant to Section 403(a)(5) of the federal Social Security
5Act and necessary to pay liabilities incurred in connection
6with that Act and outstanding as of June 30, 2003, shall be
7deposited into the Title III Social Security and Employment
8Fund.
9    On September 1, 2003, or as soon thereafter as may be
10reasonably practical, the State Comptroller shall transfer all
11unobligated moneys received by the State pursuant to the
12federal Workforce Investment Act or Section 403(a)(5) of the
13federal Social Security Act from the Title III Social Security
14and Employment Fund to the Federal Workforce Training Fund. The
15moneys transferred pursuant to this Amendatory Act of the 93rd
16General Assembly may be used or expended for purposes
17consistent with the conditions under which those moneys were
18received by the State.
19    (c) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
20of the 93rd General Assembly, all moneys received by the State
21pursuant to the federal Illinois Trade Adjustment Assistance
22Program shall be deposited into the Federal Workforce Training
23Fund, to be used for purposes consistent with the conditions
24under which those moneys are received by the State, except that
25any moneys received pursuant to the federal Illinois Trade
26Adjustment Assistance Program and necessary to pay liabilities

 

 

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1incurred in connection with that program and outstanding as of
2June 30, 2003, shall be deposited into the Title III Social
3Security and Employment Fund.
4    On July 1, 2003 or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably
5practical, the State Comptroller shall make one or more
6transfers of all moneys received by the State pursuant to the
7federal Illinois Trade Adjustment Assistance Program in excess
8of those necessary to pay liabilities in connection with that
9program and outstanding as of June 30, 2003 from the Title III
10Social Security and Employment Fund to the Federal Workforce
11Training Fund. The moneys transferred pursuant to this
12amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly may be used or
13expended for purposes consistent with the conditions under
14which those moneys were received by the State.
15    (d) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
16of the 99th General Assembly, the provisions of this Section
17shall be administered by the Department of Employment Security.
18(Source: P.A. 93-25, eff. 6-20-03.)
 
19    Section 15. The Illinois Emergency Employment Development
20Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3, and 5 as follows:
 
21    (20 ILCS 630/2)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2402)
22    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the following words
23have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
24    (a) "Advisory Committee" means the 21st Century Workforce

 

 

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1Development Fund Advisory Committee, established under the
221st Century Workforce Development Fund Act.
3    (b) "Coordinator" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
4Development Coordinator appointed under Section 3.
5    (c) "Department" means the Illinois Department of
6Employment Security Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
7    (d) "Director" means the Director of Employment Security
8Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
9    (e) "Eligible business" means a for-profit business.
10    (f) "Eligible employer" means an eligible nonprofit
11agency, or an eligible business.
12    (g) "Eligible job applicant" means a person who (1) has
13been a resident of this State for at least one year; and (2) is
14unemployed; and (3) is not receiving and is not qualified to
15receive unemployment compensation or workers' compensation;
16and (4) is determined by the employment administrator to be
17likely to be available for employment by an eligible employer
18for the duration of the job.
19    (h) "Eligible nonprofit agency" means an organization
20exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
21Section 501(c)(3).
22    (i) "Employment administrator" means the administrative
23entity designated by the Coordinator, and approved by the
24Advisory Committee, to administer the provisions of this Act in
25each service delivery area. With approval of the Advisory
26Committee, the Coordinator may designate an administrative

 

 

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1entity authorized under the Workforce Investment Act or
2private, public, or non-profit entities that have proven
3effectiveness in providing training, workforce development,
4and job placement services to low-income individuals.
5    (j) "Fringe benefits" means all non-salary costs for each
6person employed under the program, including, but not limited
7to, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, and health
8benefits, as would be provided to non-subsidized employees
9performing similar work.
10    (k) "Household" means a group of persons living at the same
11residence consisting of, at a maximum, spouses and the minor
12children of each.
13    (l) "Program" means the Illinois Emergency Employment
14Development Program created by this Act consisting of new job
15creation in the private sector.
16    (m) "Service delivery area" means an area designated as a
17Local Workforce Investment Area by the State.
18    (n) "Workforce Investment Act" means the federal Workforce
19Investment Act of 1998, any amendments to that Act, and any
20other applicable federal statutes.
21(Source: P.A. 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 630/3)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2403)
23    Sec. 3. Illinois Emergency Employment Development
24Coordinator.
25    (a) The governor shall appoint an Illinois Emergency

 

 

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1Employment Development Coordinator to administer the
2provisions of this Act. The coordinator shall be within the
3Department of Employment Security Commerce and Economic
4Opportunity, but shall be responsible directly to the governor.
5The coordinator shall have the powers necessary to carry out
6the purpose of the program.
7    (b) The coordinator shall:
8        (1) recommend one or more Employment Administrators
9    for each service delivery area for approval by the Advisory
10    Committee, with recommendations based on the demonstrated
11    ability of the Employment Administrator to identify and
12    address local needs;
13        (2) enter into a contract with one or more Employment
14    Administrators in each service delivery area;
15        (3) assist the Employment Administrator in developing
16    a satisfactory plan if an Employment Administrator submits
17    one that does not conform to program requirements;
18        (4) convene and provide staff support to the Advisory
19    Committee;
20        (5) coordinate the program with other State agencies
21    and services including public benefits and workforce
22    programs for unemployed individuals; and
23        (6) perform general program marketing and monitoring
24    functions.
25    (c) The coordinator shall administer the program within the
26Department of Employment Security Commerce and Economic

 

 

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1Opportunity. The Director of Employment Security Commerce and
2Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support
3services to the coordinator for the purposes of the program.
4    (d) The coordinator shall report to the Governor, the
5Advisory Committee, and the General Assembly on a quarterly
6basis concerning (1) the number of persons employed under the
7program; (2) the number and type of employers under the
8program; (3) the amount of money spent in each service delivery
9area for wages for each type of employment and each type of
10other expenses; (4) the number of persons who have completed
11participation in the program and their current employment,
12educational or training status; (5) any information requested
13by the General Assembly, the Advisory Committee, or governor or
14deemed pertinent by the coordinator; and (6) any identified
15violations of this Act and actions taken. Each report shall
16include cumulative information, as well as information for each
17quarter.
18    (e) Rules. The Director of Employment Security Commerce and
19Economic Opportunity, with the advice of the coordinator and
20the Advisory Committee, shall adopt rules for the
21administration and enforcement of this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 96-995, eff. 1-1-11; 97-581, eff. 8-26-11.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 630/5)  (from Ch. 48, par. 2405)
24    Sec. 5. (a) Allocation of funds among eligible job
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1by the Private Industry Council for each such service delivery
2area. The Private Industry Council shall give priority to
3        (1) applicants living in households with no other
4    income source; and
5        (2) applicants who would otherwise be eligible to
6    receive general assistance.
7    (b) Allocation of funds among eligible employers within
8each service delivery area shall be determined by the Private
9Industry Council for each such area according to the priorities
10which the Director of Employment Security Commerce and Economic
11Opportunity, upon recommendation of the coordinator, shall by
12rule establish. The Private Industry Council shall give
13priority to funding private sector jobs to the extent that
14businesses apply for funds.
15(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
16    Section 20. The Department of Employment Security Law of
17the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
18changing Section 1005-155 and by adding Sections 1005-170,
191005-175, and 1005-180 as follows:
 
20    (20 ILCS 1005/1005-155)
21    Sec. 1005-155. Illinois Employment and Training Centers
22report. The Department of Employment Security, or the State
23agency responsible for the oversight of the federal Workforce
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1Employment Security, shall prepare a report for the Governor
2and the General Assembly regarding the progress of the Illinois
3Employment and Training Centers in serving individuals with
4disabilities. The report must include, but is not limited to,
5the following: (i) the number of individuals referred to the
6Illinois Employment and Training Centers by the Department of
7Human Services Office of Rehabilitation Services; (ii) the
8total number of disabled individuals served by the Illinois
9Employment and Training Centers; (iii) the number of disabled
10individuals served in federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998
11employment and training programs; (iv) the number of
12individuals with disabilities annually placed in jobs by the
13Illinois Employment and Training Centers; and (v) the number of
14individuals with disabilities referred by the Illinois
15Employment and Training Centers to the Department of Human
16Services Office of Rehabilitation Services. The report is due
17by December 31, 2004 based on the previous State program year
18of July 1 through June 30, and is due annually thereafter.
19"Individuals with disabilities" are defined as those who
20self-report as being qualified as disabled under the 1973
21Rehabilitation Act or the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act,
22for the purposes of this Law.
23    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
24the 99th General Assembly, the Department of Employment
25Security shall be the State agency responsible for the
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1its successor the federal Workforce Investment Opportunity
2Act.
3(Source: P.A. 93-639, eff. 6-1-04.)
 
4    (20 ILCS 1005/1005-170 new)
5    Sec. 1005-170. Transfer of programs; Department of
6Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
7    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
8of the 99th General Assembly, all rights and responsibilities
9under the following programs and Acts are transferred to and
10administered by the Department of Employment Security: the
11Senior Community Service Employment Program; the federal
12Illinois Trade Adjustment Assistance Program; and the federal
13Workforce Investment Act of 1998, together with its successor,
14the federal Workforce Investment Opportunity Act.
15    (b) The personnel of the Department of Commerce and
16Economic Opportunity administering the programs listed in
17subsection (a) of this Section shall be transferred to the
18Department of Employment Security at the discretion of the
19Director of Employment Security. The status and rights of such
20employees under the Personnel Code shall not be affected by the
21transfer. The rights of the employees and the State of Illinois
22and its agencies under the Personnel Code and applicable
23collective bargaining agreements or under any pension,
24retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this
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1for the programs listed in subsection (a) of this Section
2within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or
3any other State agency, that employee shall be transferred at
4the discretion of the Director of Employment Security.
5    (c) All books, records, papers, documents, property (real
6and personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending
7business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and
8responsibilities transferred by this amendatory Act from the
9Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or any other
10State agency, including, but not limited to, material in
11electronic or magnetic format and necessary computer hardware
12and software, shall be transferred to the Department of
13Employment Security.
14    (d) All unexpended appropriations and balances and other
15funds available for use by the Department of Commerce and
16Economic Opportunity or any other State agency for the programs
17listed in subsection (a) of this Section shall be transferred
18for use by the Department of Employment Security at the
19direction of the Governor. Unexpended balances so transferred
20shall be expended only for the purpose for which the
21appropriations were originally made.
22    (e) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities
23transferred from the Department of Commerce and Economic
24Opportunity or any other State agency by this amendatory Act
25shall be vested in and shall be exercised by the Department of
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1    (f) Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made
2or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any
3person to or upon the Department of Commerce and Economic
4Opportunity or any other State agency in connection with any of
5the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities transferred
6by this amendatory Act, the same shall be made, given,
7furnished, or served in the same manner to or upon the
8Department of Employment Security.
9    (g) This amendatory Act does not affect any act done,
10ratified, or canceled or any right occurring or established or
11any action or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative,
12civil, or criminal cause by the Department of Commerce and
13Economic Opportunity or any other State agency before this
14amendatory Act takes effect; such actions or proceedings may be
15prosecuted and continued by the Department of Employment
16Security.
17    (h) Any rules of the Department of Commerce and Economic
18Opportunity or any other State agency that relate to the
19powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities transferred by
20this amendatory Act and that are in full force on the effective
21date of this amendatory Act shall become the rules of the
22Department of Employment Security. This amendatory Act does not
23affect the legality of any such rules in the Illinois
24Administrative Code.
25    Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State by the
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1State agency that are pending in the rulemaking process on the
2effective date of this amendatory Act and pertain to the
3powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities transferred,
4shall be deemed to have been filed by the Department of
5Employment Security. As soon as practicable hereafter, the
6Department of Employment Security shall revise and clarify the
7rules transferred to it under this amendatory Act to reflect
8the reorganization of powers, duties, rights, and
9responsibilities affected by this amendatory Act, using the
10procedures for recodification of rules available under the
11Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that existing
12title, part, and section numbering for the affected rules may
13be retained. The Department of Employment Security may propose
14and adopt under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act such
15other rules of the Department of Commerce and Economic
16Opportunity or any other State agency that will now be
17administered by the Department of Employment Security.
18    (i) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
19of the 99th General Assembly, all references to the Department
20of Commerce and Economic Opportunity regarding the programs and
21Acta listed in subsection (a) of this Section shall be
22construed as references to the Department of Employment
23Security.
 
24    (20 ILCS 1005/1005-175 new)
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1Developmental Disabilities.
 
2    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
3of the 99th General Assembly, the Everyone Works Initiative and
4Developmental Disability Placement Group of the Council on
5Developmental Disabilities are transferred to and administered
6by the Department of Employment Security.
7    (b) The personnel of the Council on Developmental
8Disabilities administering the programs listed in subsection
9(a) of this Section shall be transferred to the Department of
10Employment Security at the discretion of the Director of
11Employment Security. The status and rights of such employees
12under the Personnel Code shall not be affected by the transfer.
13The rights of the employees and the State of Illinois and its
14agencies under the Personnel Code and applicable collective
15bargaining agreements or under any pension, retirement, or
16annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act. To
17the extent that an employee performs duties for the programs
18listed in subsection (a) of this Section within the Council on
19Developmental Disabilities, that employee shall be transferred
20at the discretion of the Director of Employment Security.
21    (c) All books, records, papers, documents, property (real
22and personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending
23business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and
24responsibilities transferred by this amendatory Act from the
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1limited to, material in electronic or magnetic format and
2necessary computer hardware and software, shall be transferred
3to the Department of Employment Security.
4    (d) All unexpended appropriations and balances and other
5funds available for use by the Council on Developmental
6Disabilities for the programs listed in subsection (a) of this
7Section shall be transferred for use by the Department of
8Employment Security at the direction of the Governor.
9Unexpended balances so transferred shall be expended only for
10the purpose for which the appropriations were originally made.
11    (e) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities
12transferred from the Council on Developmental Disabilities by
13this amendatory Act shall be vested in and shall be exercised
14by the Department of Employment Security.
15    (f) Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made
16or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any
17person to or upon the Council on Developmental Disabilities in
18connection with any of the powers, duties, rights, and
19responsibilities transferred by this amendatory Act, the same
20shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same manner
21to or upon the Department of Employment Security.
22    (g) This amendatory Act does not affect any act done,
23ratified, or canceled or any right occurring or established or
24any action or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative,
25civil, or criminal cause by the Council on Developmental
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1actions or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued by the
2Department of Employment Security.
3    (h) Any rules of the Council on Developmental Disabilities
4that relate to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities
5transferred by this amendatory Act and that are in full force
6on the effective date of this amendatory Act shall become the
7rules of the Department of Employment Security. This amendatory
8Act does not affect the legality of any such rules in the
9Illinois Administrative Code.
10    Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State by the
11Council on Developmental Disabilities that are pending in the
12rulemaking process on the effective date of this amendatory Act
13and pertain to the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities
14transferred, shall be deemed to have been filed by the
15Department of Employment Security. As soon as practicable
16hereafter, the Department of Employment Security shall revise
17and clarify the rules transferred to it under this amendatory
18Act to reflect the reorganization of powers, duties, rights,
19and responsibilities affected by this amendatory Act, using the
20procedures for recodification of rules available under the
21Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that existing
22title, part, and section numbering for the affected rules may
23be retained. The Department of Employment Security may propose
24and adopt under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act such
25other rules of the Council on Developmental Disabilities that
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1Security.
 
2    (20 ILCS 1005/1005-180 new)
3    Sec. 1005-180. Senior Community Service Employment
4Program. The Department shall receive and disburse State and
5federal funds made available under the Senior Community Service
6Employment Program for providing services for senior citizens.
 
7    Section 25. The Illinois Workforce Investment Board Act is
8amended by changing Section 7.2 as follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 3975/7.2)
10    Sec. 7.2. Posting requirements; Department of Employment
11Security's Commerce and Economic Opportunity's website. On and
12after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
13General Assembly, the Illinois Workforce Investment Board must
14annually submit to the Employment Security Department of
15Commerce and Economic Opportunity the following information to
16be posted on the Department's official Internet website:
17        (1) All agendas and meeting minutes for meetings of the
18    Illinois Workforce Investment Board.
19        (2) All line-item budgets for the local workforce
20    investment areas located within the State.
21        (3) A listing of all contracts and contract values for
22    all workforce development training and service providers.
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1on the Department of Employment Security's Commerce and
2Economic Opportunity's Internet website no later than 30 days
3after the Department receives the information from the Illinois
4Workforce Investment Board.
5(Source: P.A. 97-356, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
6    Section 30. The Illinois Council on Developmental
7Disabilities Law is amended by adding Section 2008 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 4010/2008 new)
9    Sec. 2008. Transfer of programs. Beginning on the effective
10date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the
11Council's Everyone Works Initiative and Developmental
12Disability Placement Group shall be transferred to and
13administered by the Department of Employment Security under
14Section 1005-175 of the Department of Employment Security Law
15of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
 
16    Section 35. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
17changing Section 9A-3 as follows:
 
18    (305 ILCS 5/9A-3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3)
19    Sec. 9A-3. Establishment of Program and Level of Services.
20    (a) The Illinois Department shall establish and maintain a
21program to provide recipients with services consistent with the
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1different counties of the State may vary depending on the
2resources available to the State to provide a program under
3this Article, and no program may be offered in some counties,
4depending on the resources available. Services may be provided
5directly by the Illinois Department or through contract.
6References to the Illinois Department or staff of the Illinois
7Department shall include contractors when the Illinois
8Department has entered into contracts for these purposes. The
9Illinois Department shall provide each recipient who
10participates with such services available under the program as
11are necessary to achieve his employability plan as specified in
12the plan.
13    (b) The Illinois Department, in operating the program,
14shall cooperate with public and private education and
15vocational training or retraining agencies or facilities, the
16Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Community
17College Board, the Department Departments of Employment
18Security and Commerce and Economic Opportunity or other
19sponsoring organizations funded under the federal Workforce
20Investment Act and other public or licensed private employment
21agencies.
22(Source: P.A. 93-598, eff. 8-26-03; 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)