Full Text of HB1567 102nd General Assembly
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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 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 | 17 | | communities' ability to capitalize on the assets of their | 18 | | immigrant populations. | 19 | | (b) The Governor's Office of New Americans shall have the | 20 | | following duties: | 21 | | (1) to welcome and support immigrants and refugees in | 22 | | the State of Illinois; | 23 | | (2) to promote and support immigrant and refugee |
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| 1 | | integration into the social, cultural, economic, and civic | 2 | | life of the United States; | 3 | | (3) to ensure access to quality English language | 4 | | learning programs that support the successful integration | 5 | | of immigrant adults; | 6 | | (4) to coordinate the efforts of State, federal, and | 7 | | local entities to support the effective social, economic, | 8 | | linguistic, and civic integration of immigrants, refugees, | 9 | | and the children of immigrants and refugees; | 10 | | (5) to provide advice and leadership to the Governor, | 11 | | members of the General Assembly, and other State | 12 | | government officials on the challenges and opportunities | 13 | | facing such entities with respect to immigrant and refugee | 14 | | integration; | 15 | | (6) to evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness | 16 | | of State initiatives with respect to immigrant and refugee | 17 | | social and economic integration; | 18 | | (7) to identify the anticipated effects of new State | 19 | | government policies on integration efforts and provide | 20 | | strategic advice to the Governor on how to address | 21 | | effects, gaps, and needs created by such policies; | 22 | | (8) to ensure the inclusion of the perspectives of | 23 | | immigrants and refugees with respect to paragraphs (1) | 24 | | through (7); | 25 | | (9) to develop a coordinated New Americans Plan for | 26 | | the State that responds effectively and comprehensively to |
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| 1 | | immigrant and refugee integration issues, and includes | 2 | | policy recommendations; and | 3 | | (10) to submit to the Governor and the General | 4 | | Assembly the New Americans Plan annual report, describing | 5 | | the activities, accomplishments, and recommendations of | 6 | | the Office. | 7 | | (c) The Governor's Office of New Americans shall identify | 8 | | strategic partnerships with State agencies under the | 9 | | jurisdiction of the Governor in an effort to implement best | 10 | | practices, policies, and procedures and make recommendations | 11 | | for statewide policy and administrative changes. The | 12 | | Governor's Office of New Americans shall also monitor | 13 | | completion of New Americans Plans at each State agency level.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 98-467, eff. 1-1-14.) | 15 | | (15 ILCS 55/10)
| 16 | | Sec. 10. State agency New Americans Plans New American | 17 | | Plans . Each State agency under the jurisdiction of the | 18 | | Governor shall develop a New American Plan that incorporates | 19 | | effective training and resources, ensures language access and | 20 | | culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate | 21 | | services, and includes administrative practices that reach out | 22 | | to and reflect the needs of the immigrant refugees populations | 23 | | and populations with limited English proficiency . Each State | 24 | | agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor shall integrate | 25 | | guidance and recommendations made by the Governor's Office of |
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| 1 | | New Americans statewide plan consider the New Americans | 2 | | Immigrant Policy Council's recommendations in creating the | 3 | | agency's plans . Agency plans shall should be submitted to the | 4 | | Governor's Office of New Americans Governor for approval.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 98-467, eff. 1-1-14.)
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