Full Text of HB1567 102nd General Assembly
HB1567ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez Filed: 3/16/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1567
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1567 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Governor's Office of New Americans Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows: | 6 | | (15 ILCS 55/5)
| 7 | | Sec. 5. Governor's Office of New Americans. | 8 | | (a) The Office of New Americans is hereby created in the | 9 | | Office of the Governor. The Office of New Americans shall | 10 | | maintain and continue to develop on behalf of the people of the | 11 | | State of Illinois a New Americans Immigrant Policy that builds | 12 | | upon the strengths of immigrants, their families, and their | 13 | | institutions, and expedites their journey towards | 14 | | self-sufficiency. The policy developed by the Office shall | 15 | | enable State government to more effectively assist immigrants | 16 | | in overcoming barriers to success and shall facilitate host |
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| 1 | | communities' ability to capitalize on the assets of their | 2 | | immigrant populations. | 3 | | (b) The Governor's Office of New Americans shall have the | 4 | | following duties: | 5 | | (1) to welcome and support immigrants and refugees in | 6 | | the State of Illinois; | 7 | | (2) to promote and support immigrant and refugee | 8 | | integration into the social, cultural, economic, and civic | 9 | | life of the United States; | 10 | | (3) to ensure access to quality English language | 11 | | learning programs that support the successful integration | 12 | | of immigrant adults; | 13 | | (4) to coordinate the efforts of State, federal, and | 14 | | local entities to support the effective social, economic, | 15 | | linguistic, and civic integration of immigrants, refugees, | 16 | | and the children of immigrants and refugees; | 17 | | (5) to provide advice and leadership to the Governor, | 18 | | members of the General Assembly, and other State | 19 | | government officials on the challenges and opportunities | 20 | | facing such entities with respect to immigrant and refugee | 21 | | integration; | 22 | | (6) to evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness | 23 | | of State initiatives with respect to immigrant and refugee | 24 | | social and economic integration; | 25 | | (7) to identify the anticipated effects of new State | 26 | | government policies on integration efforts and provide |
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| 1 | | strategic advice to the Governor on how to address | 2 | | effects, gaps, and needs created by such policies; | 3 | | (8) to ensure the inclusion of the perspectives of | 4 | | immigrants and refugees with respect to paragraphs (1) | 5 | | through (7); | 6 | | (9) to develop a coordinated New Americans Plan for | 7 | | the State that responds effectively and comprehensively to | 8 | | immigrant and refugee integration issues, and includes | 9 | | policy recommendations; and | 10 | | (10) to submit to the Governor and the General | 11 | | Assembly the New Americans Plan annual report, describing | 12 | | the activities, accomplishments, and recommendations of | 13 | | the Office. | 14 | | (c) The Governor's Office of New Americans shall identify | 15 | | strategic partnerships with State agencies under the | 16 | | jurisdiction of the Governor in an effort to implement best | 17 | | practices, policies, and procedures and make recommendations | 18 | | for statewide policy and administrative changes. The | 19 | | Governor's Office of New Americans shall also monitor | 20 | | completion of New Americans Plans at each State agency level.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 98-467, eff. 1-1-14.) | 22 | | (15 ILCS 55/10)
| 23 | | Sec. 10. State agency New Americans Plans New American | 24 | | Plans . Each State agency under the jurisdiction of the | 25 | | Governor shall develop a New American Plan that incorporates |
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| 1 | | effective training and resources, ensures language access and | 2 | | culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate | 3 | | services, and includes administrative practices that reach out | 4 | | to and reflect the needs of the immigrant refugees populations | 5 | | and populations with limited English proficiency . Each State | 6 | | agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor shall integrate | 7 | | guidance and recommendations made by the Governor's Office of | 8 | | New Americans statewide plan consider the New Americans | 9 | | Immigrant Policy Council's recommendations in creating the | 10 | | agency's plans . Agency plans shall should be submitted to the | 11 | | Governor's Office of New Americans Governor for approval.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 98-467, eff. 1-1-14.)".
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