Full Text of HB5058 103rd General Assembly
HB5058 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB5058 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a duly appointed member attending a meeting of the Commission may be counted as attending for the purpose of quorum if the member is accessing the meeting virtually via two-way, live communication. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services | 5 | | Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | 6 | | changing Section 405-540 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 405/405-540) | 8 | | Sec. 405-540. African Descent-Citizens Reparations | 9 | | Commission. | 10 | | (a) The African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission is | 11 | | hereby established within the Department of Central Management | 12 | | Services. | 13 | | (b) The Commission shall include the following members: | 14 | | (1) the Governor or his or her designee; | 15 | | (2) one member of the House of Representatives | 16 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 17 | | (3) one member of the Senate appointed by the | 18 | | President of the Senate; | 19 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives | 20 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 21 | | Representatives; | 22 | | (5) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | 23 | | Leader of the Senate; |
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| 1 | | (6) three representatives of a national coalition that | 2 | | supports reparations for African Americans appointed by | 3 | | the Governor; and | 4 | | (7) ten members of the public appointed by the | 5 | | Governor, at least 8 of whom are African American | 6 | | descendants of slavery. | 7 | | (c) Appointment of members to the Commission shall be made | 8 | | within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act | 9 | | of the 101st General Assembly, with the first meeting of the | 10 | | Commission to be held at a reasonable period of time | 11 | | thereafter. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected | 12 | | from among the members during the first meeting. Members of | 13 | | the Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be | 14 | | reimbursed for travel expenses. The 10 members of the public | 15 | | appointed by the Governor shall be from diverse backgrounds, | 16 | | including businesspersons and persons without high school | 17 | | diplomas. | 18 | | (c-5) A duly appointed member attending a meeting of the | 19 | | Commission may be counted as attending for the purpose of | 20 | | quorum if the member is accessing the meeting virtually via | 21 | | two-way, live communication. | 22 | | (d) Administrative support and staffing for the Commission | 23 | | shall be provided by the Department of Central Management | 24 | | Services. Any State agency under the jurisdiction of the | 25 | | Governor shall provide testimony and documents as directed by | 26 | | the Department. |
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| 1 | | (e) The Commission shall perform the following duties: | 2 | | (1) develop and implement measures to ensure equity, | 3 | | equality, and parity for African American descendants of | 4 | | slavery; | 5 | | (2) hold hearings to discuss the implementation of | 6 | | measures to ensure equity, equality, and parity for | 7 | | African American descendants of slavery; | 8 | | (3) educate the public on reparations for African | 9 | | American descendants of slavery; | 10 | | (4) report to the General Assembly information and | 11 | | findings regarding the work of the Commission under this | 12 | | Section and the feasibility of reparations for Illinois | 13 | | African American descendants of slavery, including any | 14 | | recommendations on the subject; and | 15 | | (5) discuss and perform actions regarding the | 16 | | following issues: | 17 | | (i) Preservation of African American neighborhoods | 18 | | and communities through investment in business | 19 | | development, home ownership, and affordable housing at | 20 | | the median income of each neighborhood, with a full | 21 | | range of housing services and strengthening of | 22 | | institutions, which shall include, without limitation, | 23 | | schools, parks, and community centers. | 24 | | (ii) Building and development of a Vocational | 25 | | Training Center for People of African | 26 | | Descent-Citizens, with satellite centers throughout |
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| 1 | | the State, to address the racial disparity in the | 2 | | building trades and the de-skilling of African | 3 | | American labor through the historic discrimination in | 4 | | the building trade unions. The Center shall also have | 5 | | departments for legitimate activities in the informal | 6 | | economy and apprenticeship. | 7 | | (iii) Ensuring proportional economic | 8 | | representation in all State contracts, including | 9 | | reviews and recommendations for changes to the State | 10 | | procurement and contracting requirements and | 11 | | procedures with the express goal of increasing the | 12 | | number of African American vendors and contracts for | 13 | | services to an equitable level reflecting their | 14 | | population in the State. | 15 | | (iv) Creation and enforcement of an Illinois | 16 | | Slavery Era Disclosure Bill mandating that in addition | 17 | | to disclosure, an affidavit must be submitted entitled | 18 | | "Statement of Financial Reparations" that has been | 19 | | negotiated between the Commission established under | 20 | | this Section and a corporation or institution that | 21 | | disclosed ties to the enslavement or injury of people | 22 | | of African descent in the United States of America. | 23 | | (f) Beginning January 1, 2022, and for each year | 24 | | thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report regarding its | 25 | | actions and any information as required under this Section to | 26 | | the Governor and the General Assembly. The report of the |
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| 1 | | Commission shall also be made available to the public on the | 2 | | Internet website of the Department of Central Management | 3 | | Services. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 101-657, Article 15, Section 15-5, eff. 3-23-21; | 5 | | 102-29, eff. 6-25-21.) |
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