Full Text of HB1039 103rd General Assembly
HB1039ham002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Mary E. Flowers Filed: 3/15/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1039
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1039 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the | 7 | | following: | 8 | | (1) Any relief and long-term recovery from the | 9 | | economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic must recognize | 10 | | the disproportionate burden mothers have weathered. Women, | 11 | | especially mothers, have faced the brunt of the economic | 12 | | challenges of the pandemic due to social barriers and | 13 | | policy failures that have been compounded by enduring | 14 | | racism and gender injustices, including the lack of care | 15 | | infrastructure, lack of family-supportive workplaces, and | 16 | | gender and racial pay inequities. |
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| 1 | | (2) Women continue to face unjust gender and racial | 2 | | wage gaps, and are overrepresented in low-wage jobs, | 3 | | despite their gains in workforce participation. | 4 | | Asian-American and Pacific Islander women, particularly | 5 | | Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander women, get paid as | 6 | | little as $0.50 for every dollar a White man makes. Black | 7 | | women make only $0.63 for every dollar a White man makes, | 8 | | and as a result may lose $946,000 in their lifetimes. | 9 | | Latina women earn $0.55 for every dollar earned by a White | 10 | | man, and as a result may lose over $1,100,000 in wages over | 11 | | the course of a 40-year career. Native American women are | 12 | | paid $0.60 for every dollar a White man makes and are | 13 | | murdered at 10 times the rate of the national average, | 14 | | even though financial independence and security can | 15 | | increase chances of escaping violence for these women. | 16 | | Women's wages are key to their families' economic security | 17 | | and survival. Across the country, mothers are breadwinners | 18 | | in almost half of families with children under 18, even | 19 | | though mothers face a greater pay gap than women as a | 20 | | whole. Even prior to the pandemic, working mothers faced | 21 | | continued biases and stigmas in the workplace that | 22 | | caregiving responsibilities will negatively impact their | 23 | | work performance. | 24 | | (3) Women have suffered the majority of | 25 | | pandemic-related job losses. Since February 2020, women | 26 | | have lost over 5,400,000 net jobs and account for 55% of |
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| 1 | | overall net job loss since the beginning of the crisis. | 2 | | Women of color are experiencing higher rates of job loss | 3 | | than White women. According to the Bureau of Labor | 4 | | Statistics January 2021 unemployment data, the jobless | 5 | | rate for Black women and Latina women aged 20 and over is | 6 | | over 60% higher than their White counterparts. Asian | 7 | | Americans recorded the highest jobless rates among women | 8 | | in the last 6 months of 2020, even though before the | 9 | | pandemic their average unemployment rate was the lowest. | 10 | | (4) Women face a disproportionate burden of caregiving | 11 | | responsibilities. Mothers are 3 times more likely than | 12 | | fathers to be responsible for most of the caregiving and | 13 | | household work. Single mothers are more likely than other | 14 | | parents to take care of all housework and childcare | 15 | | responsibilities in their household, and are more likely | 16 | | than other mothers to experience financial insecurity. | 17 | | (5) Throughout the pandemic, women of color have | 18 | | played integral roles on the front lines as essential | 19 | | workers, including as nursing assistants, home health | 20 | | aides, and child care educators. | 21 | | (6) The unprecedented burdens of child care, work, and | 22 | | remote learning have strained mental and emotional health | 23 | | for mothers. These points of stress are compounded by | 24 | | financial instability, racial injustice, being a single | 25 | | parent, having children with special needs, and many other | 26 | | factors. |
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| 1 | | Section 10. Task Force. | 2 | | (a) The Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force is | 3 | | established. The Task Force shall consist of the following | 4 | | members or their designees: | 5 | | (1) the Director of Labor, who shall serve as chair; | 6 | | (2) the Secretary of Human Services; | 7 | | (3) the Chairman of the Illinois Workers' Compensation | 8 | | Commission; | 9 | | (4) the Director of Public Health; | 10 | | (5) the Director of Human Rights; | 11 | | (6) two members, who shall be appointed by the | 12 | | Governor, one upon the recommendation of the Illinois | 13 | | AFL-CIO and one upon the recommendation of the Illinois | 14 | | Manufacturers' Association; | 15 | | (7) one member, who shall be appointed by the Speaker | 16 | | of the House of Representatives; and | 17 | | (8) one member, who shall be appointed by the | 18 | | President of the Senate. | 19 | | (b) Upon the appointment of a quorum of members, the Task | 20 | | Force shall meet as often as is necessary, but no less than | 21 | | once per quarter and where otherwise appropriate to fulfilling | 22 | | its duties under this Act. The members of the Task Force shall | 23 | | serve without compensation but shall be entitled to | 24 | | reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in the | 25 | | performance of their duties. |
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| 1 | | (c) The Department of Labor shall provide staff and other | 2 | | assistance to the Task Force. | 3 | | Section 15. Policy areas; proposals and recommendations. | 4 | | The Task Force shall examine the following policy areas and | 5 | | may issue proposals and recommendations thereon: | 6 | | (1) The utilization of recurring payments or financial | 7 | | assistance to mothers and other caregivers and any | 8 | | equivalent policies under all current State and federal | 9 | | programs. | 10 | | (2) The current utilization rates and impacts of | 11 | | family leave programs as well as specific impacts of the | 12 | | programs on mothers and other caregivers. | 13 | | (3) Current State policy impacting the childcare | 14 | | industry and the access or availability of child care in | 15 | | all areas of the State. | 16 | | (4) The impact of any new policies imposed by the | 17 | | federal government or by State or local officials during | 18 | | the COVID-19 pandemic that have impacted mothers and other | 19 | | caregivers in the workforce. | 20 | | (5) The availability and access to mental health | 21 | | support for mothers and other caregivers, and the impact | 22 | | of access or availability to mental health support on such | 23 | | families. | 24 | | (6) The access and availability of all such programs | 25 | | for immigrant families, and the impact of inaccessibility |
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| 1 | | or unavailability of any such programs on immigrant | 2 | | families and the State. | 3 | | (7) Any other areas the Task Force deems relevant in | 4 | | the review of policies that may impact mothers and other | 5 | | caregivers. | 6 | | Section 20. Hearings. Within one year after the effective | 7 | | date of this Act, in carrying out its functions, the Task Force | 8 | | shall hold 2 public hearings around the State to foster | 9 | | discussions among, and conduct formal public hearings with | 10 | | requisite public notice to solicit input and recommendations | 11 | | from statewide and regional stakeholder interests. The Task | 12 | | Force shall also accept public input in writing. The Task | 13 | | Force may utilize remote access such as web conferencing in | 14 | | order to comply with the provisions of this Section. | 15 | | Section 25. Findings and recommendations. Within 2 years | 16 | | after the effective date of this Act, the Task Force shall | 17 | | report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and | 18 | | the General Assembly and shall publicize its findings on a | 19 | | website provided by the Department of Labor.
| 20 | | Section 30. Findings and recommendations. This Act is | 21 | | repealed 3 years after the effective date of this Act. | 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 1 | | becoming law.".
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