Full Text of HJR0077 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Recent data indicates that Latinos represent | 3 | | about 4% of individuals in the Prioritization for Urgency of | 4 | | Need for Services (PUNS) list of residents who have been | 5 | | screened and waiting for services relating to their | 6 | | disabilities; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Latinos make up 16% of the general population in | 8 | | the State of Illinois and 25% of the children under 18 in the | 9 | | State; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The disparity between the State's Latino | 11 | | population and Latino membership in the PUNS program indicates | 12 | | significant barriers and unmet needs for services in the Latino | 13 | | community; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, There exists a great need for further study of the | 15 | | State's policies concerning Latinos with disabilities; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 19 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Latinos with Disabilities | 20 | | Task Force is created to examine the current status of Latinos | 21 | | with Disabilities in the State of Illinois and to advise the |
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| 1 | | General Assembly and the Governor on necessary improvements; | 2 | | and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall: | 4 | | (1) compile information regarding Latinos with | 5 | | disabilities in the State of Illinois, including but not | 6 | | limited to incidence, prevalence, type of disability, | 7 | | access to services, participation in programming, and | 8 | | outcome data; | 9 | | (2) consider any other available and relevant | 10 | | information on Latinos with disabilities in Illinois, | 11 | | including but not limited community feedback, survey, or | 12 | | Census data; | 13 | | (3) assess the responsiveness of the current and | 14 | | evolving delivery system of services for persons with | 15 | | disabilities in the Latino community, including barriers | 16 | | to participation; | 17 | | (4) assess current health and human services system | 18 | | reform efforts; and | 19 | | (5) identify and recommend specific best-practices and | 20 | | changes at the policy, structural, and programmatic level | 21 | | that can facilitate equitable Latino participation; and be | 22 | | it further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the | 24 | | following members: |
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| 1 | | (1) 3 members appointed by the Governor who are persons | 2 | | with developmental disabilities or their immediate | 3 | | relatives or guardians; | 4 | | (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor who are | 5 | | representatives of advocate organizations which are | 6 | | concerned with protecting the rights of persons with | 7 | | developmental disabilities; | 8 | | (3) 6 members appointed by the Governor who are | 9 | | representatives of provider agencies or research | 10 | | organizations; and | 11 | | (4) One member appointed by the Secretary of the | 12 | | Illinois Department of Human Services as a representative | 13 | | of that office; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That all members of the Task Force appointed by | 15 | | the Governor are to be appointed upon the recommendation of the | 16 | | Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus and the Illinois Latino | 17 | | Family Commission; the members of the Task Force shall elect a | 18 | | chairperson from among their membership; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall serve | 20 | | without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their | 21 | | reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for | 22 | | that purpose; and be it further | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive administrative |
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| 1 | | support from the Illinois Latino Family Commission and the | 2 | | Illinois Department of Human Services; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report | 4 | | and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly no | 5 | | later than January 1, 2016.
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