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1 | | AN ACT concerning State government. |
2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly: |
4 | | Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 17b as follows: |
6 | | (20 ILCS 415/17b) |
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 |
16 | | for a period of at least 6 months and shall require the trainee |
17 | | to 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 assessment. Upon successful completion of the |
23 | | trainee program, the respective agency or officer shall |
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1 | | certify completion of the trainee program, with final approval |
2 | | provided by the Department of Central Management Services. |
3 | | Individuals who successfully complete a trainee appointment |
4 | | under this Section are eligible for promotion to the target |
5 | | title without further examination. The Department of Central |
6 | | Management Services, in cooperation with the Employment and |
7 | | Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force, |
8 | | may adopt rules to implement and administer the trainee |
9 | | program for persons with disabilities, including, but not |
10 | | limited to, establishing non-political selection criteria, |
11 | | implementing an assessment and interview process, if |
12 | | necessary, 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 |
24 | | calendar year; and (4) the number of individuals who |
25 | | participated in the trainee program who became full-time |
26 | | employees of the State at the conclusion of the trainee |