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Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois African-American Family Commission Act. Updates the legislative findings regarding African-American statistics in the areas of education, employment, income, and health. Expands the Commission's objectives, including monitoring and commenting on existing and proposed legislation and programs designed to address the needs of African-Americans in Illinois, facilitating the representation of African-Americans in the development, implementation, and planning of policies, programs, and services, and promoting research efforts to document the impact of policies and programs on African-American families. Makes changes to appointments to the Commission by giving the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House each an appointment to the Commission in future appointment years. Adds State agencies that shall appropriate funds to the Commission. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2014, and every July 1 thereafter, the funding allocation for the Commission shall be no less than $500,000 and that the Commission may also receive funding from federal and private sources, including gifts, donations, and private grants. Effective January 1, 2015.
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as engrossed and removes a provision that provides that beginning on July 1, 2014 and every July 1 thereafter, the funding allocation for the Commission shall be no less than $500,000. Effective January 1, 2015.
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