Full Text of SB0752 100th General Assembly
SB0752eng 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 as follows:
| 6 | | (20 ILCS 3932/5)
| 7 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | 8 | | context
requires otherwise:
| 9 | | "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the
Deaf and Hard of | 10 | | Hearing Commission.
| 11 | | "Commission" means the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Commission.
| 12 | | "Commissioner" means a resident of the State who is | 13 | | appointed and confirmed by the Senate to govern the Commission. | 14 | | "Director" means the Director of the Deaf
and Hard of | 15 | | Hearing Commission , its Chief Executive Officer .
| 16 | | "Vice-Chairperson" means the Vice-Chairperson of the
Deaf | 17 | | and Hard of Hearing Commission.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 89-680, eff. 1-1-97.)
| 19 | | (20 ILCS 3932/10)
| 20 | | Sec. 10. Commission. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing | 21 | | Commission is created as an executive agency of
State
| 22 | | government.
The Commission shall be composed of 11 |
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| 1 | | commissioners members , governed by a chairperson, and
headed by | 2 | | a Director, who shall serve as its chief executive officer | 3 | | director .
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 89-680, eff. 1-1-97.)
| 5 | | (20 ILCS 3932/15)
| 6 | | Sec. 15. Commission membership.
| 7 | | (a) The Commission shall be composed of 11 commissioners | 8 | | voting members appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the | 9 | | Senate from residents of the State whose position, knowledge, | 10 | | or
experience enables them to reasonably represent the | 11 | | concerns, needs, and
recommendations of deaf , deafblind, or | 12 | | hard of hearing persons. At a minimum, 8 commissioners 6
voting | 13 | | members of the Commission shall be persons who are deaf , | 14 | | deafblind,
or hard of hearing , and the Commission shall consist | 15 | | of the following: . | 16 | | (1) one parent or guardian of a deaf, deafblind, or | 17 | | hard of hearing minor child; | 18 | | (2) one licensed sign language interpreter for the deaf | 19 | | or faculty member from an interpreter education program; | 20 | | (3) one educator of the deaf or faculty member from a | 21 | | deaf education program; | 22 | | (4) one Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for the | 23 | | deaf or mental health professional for the deaf; | 24 | | (5) one representative from a Center of Independent | 25 | | Living or community-based organization that serves a deaf, |
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| 1 | | deafblind, and hard of hearing population; | 2 | | (6) one deafblind representative; | 3 | | (7) one late-deafened representative; and | 4 | | (8) four members at large who are deaf or hard of | 5 | | hearing. | 6 | | The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected from
the | 7 | | Commission's membership by a simple majority vote of the total | 8 | | membership
of the Commission. The
Vice-Chairperson of the | 9 | | Commission shall be elected from the Commission's
membership by | 10 | | a simple majority vote of the total membership of the | 11 | | Commission.
| 12 | | (b) The Governor shall consider nominations made by | 13 | | advocacy groups for the
deaf and hard of hearing and | 14 | | community-based organizations.
| 15 | | (c) Of the initial commissioners members appointed by the | 16 | | Governor, 3 shall be
appointed to terms of one year, 4 shall be | 17 | | appointed to terms of 2 years, and
4 shall be appointed to | 18 | | terms of 3 years. Thereafter, all commissioners members shall | 19 | | be
appointed for terms of 3 years. No commissioner member shall | 20 | | serve more than 2
consecutive terms.
A commissioner member | 21 | | shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and | 22 | | qualified.
| 23 | | (d) Initial commissioners' members' terms of office shall | 24 | | be chosen by lot at the
initial meeting of the Commission.
| 25 | | (e) Vacancies in Commission membership shall be filled in | 26 | | the same manner as
initial appointments. Appointments to fill |
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| 1 | | vacancies occurring before the
expiration of a term shall be | 2 | | for the remainder of the unexpired term.
| 3 | | (f) Commissioners Members shall not receive compensation | 4 | | for their services but shall be
reimbursed for their actual | 5 | | expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties plus up to | 6 | | $50 per day for any actual loss of wages incurred in the
| 7 | | performance of their duties.
| 8 | | (g) Total membership consists of the number of | 9 | | commissioners voting members , as defined in
this Section, | 10 | | excluding any vacant positions. A quorum shall consist of a
| 11 | | simple majority of total membership and shall be sufficient to | 12 | | conduct the
transaction of business of the Commission unless | 13 | | stipulated otherwise in the
by-laws of the Commission.
| 14 | | (h) The Commission shall meet at least quarterly.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 93-647, eff. 6-1-04 .)
| 16 | | (20 ILCS 3932/20)
| 17 | | Sec. 20. Director. The Director of the Commission shall | 18 | | have knowledge, experience, and background regarding the | 19 | | unique issues, programs, and services of deaf, deafblind, and | 20 | | hard of hearing individuals; be fluent in American Sign | 21 | | Language; have a minimum of a bachelor's degree; and a minimum | 22 | | of 5 years' experience in a deafness related leadership or | 23 | | management capacity. The foregoing qualifications shall apply | 24 | | to anyone who becomes Director on or after the effective date | 25 | | of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. The |
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| 1 | | Director shall be employed at-will, serve at the leisure of the | 2 | | Commission and shall be hired,
supervised, evaluated, and | 3 | | terminated by the Commission.
The Director , under the direction | 4 | | of the Commission, shall carry out the policies, programs, and | 5 | | activities of the
Commission. The Director shall employ, in | 6 | | accordance with the provisions of
the Illinois Personnel Code, | 7 | | manage, and organize the staff of the Commission
as he or she | 8 | | deems appropriate.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 93-647, eff. 6-1-04 .)
| 10 | | (20 ILCS 3932/25)
| 11 | | Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Commission.
The | 12 | | Commission shall be a coordinating and advocating body that | 13 | | acts on behalf
of the interests of persons in Illinois who are | 14 | | deaf , deafblind, or hard of hearing,
including children, | 15 | | adults, senior citizens, and those with any additional
| 16 | | disability. The
Commission shall submit an annual report of its | 17 | | activities to the Governor and
the General Assembly on January | 18 | | 1st of each year.
The Commission shall:
| 19 | | (1) Make available and provide an educational and | 20 | | informational program
through
printed materials, workshop | 21 | | and training sessions, presentations,
demonstrations, and | 22 | | public awareness events about hearing loss for citizens in
| 23 | | Illinois and for public and private entities. The program | 24 | | shall include, but
not be limited to, information | 25 | | concerning information and referral services,
lending |
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| 1 | | libraries, service and resource availability, the | 2 | | interpreter registry,
accessibility and accommodation | 3 | | issues, assistive technology, empowerment
issues, support | 4 | | service providers for the deafblind, obligations of | 5 | | service providers and employers, educational options,
and | 6 | | current federal and State statutes, regulations, and | 7 | | policies regarding
hearing
loss.
| 8 | | (2) Cooperate and work with public and private agencies | 9 | | and local, State, and
federal governments to coordinate | 10 | | programs for persons who are deaf , deafblind, or hard of
| 11 | | hearing.
| 12 | | (3) Provide technical assistance, consultation, and | 13 | | training support
to start and
enhance existing programs and | 14 | | services for persons who are deaf , deafblind, or hard of
| 15 | | hearing.
| 16 | | (4) Evaluate and monitor State programs delivering | 17 | | services to deaf , deafblind,
and hard of
hearing persons to | 18 | | determine
their effectiveness; identify , advocate for, and | 19 | | promote new
services or programs whenever necessary; and | 20 | | propose solutions make recommendations to
public officials | 21 | | about changes necessary to improve the quality and delivery
| 22 | | of services, programs, and activities and about future | 23 | | financial support to
continue existing programs
and
| 24 | | establish new programs.
| 25 | | (5) Monitor State funded programs delivering services | 26 | | to persons who are
deaf , deafblind, or hard of hearing to |
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| 1 | | determine the extent that promised and mandated
services | 2 | | are delivered.
| 3 | | (6) Review, evaluate, and participate in the | 4 | | development of , and advocate for, proposed and
amended
| 5 | | statutes, rules, regulations, and policies relating to | 6 | | services, programs, and
activities for deaf and hard of | 7 | | hearing persons and make recommendations on
existing | 8 | | statutes, rules, regulations, and policies to the | 9 | | Governor, General
Assembly, and State agencies.
| 10 | | (7) Promote cooperation among State and local agencies | 11 | | providing
educational
programs for deaf and hard of hearing | 12 | | individuals.
| 13 | | (8) Establish rules and regulations related to | 14 | | evaluation,
certification, licensure, and
training | 15 | | standards of interpreters for deaf and hard of
hearing | 16 | | persons.
| 17 | | (9) Receive, coordinate, and monitor complaints filed | 18 | | with the Commission of alleged violations of the rights of | 19 | | deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing individuals; contact | 20 | | appropriate parties involved to obtain additional | 21 | | information, explain the rights of deaf, deafblind, and | 22 | | hard of hearing individuals, and attempt to negotiate a | 23 | | satisfactory resolution of complaints; and refer or assist | 24 | | with filing of complex cases to the Illinois Attorney | 25 | | General, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the | 26 | | Illinois Human Rights Commission, or to an appropriate |
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| 1 | | federal civil rights enforcement agency. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 93-647, eff. 6-1-04 .)
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