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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB0631
Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Susan Garrett - Emil Jones, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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15 ILCS 310/18c |
from Ch. 124, par. 118c |
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Amends the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code. Makes a technical change
in a Section concerning the supported employment program.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0631 |
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LRB094 04358 RCE 34387 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Secretary of State Merit Employment Code is |
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| amended by changing Section 18c as follows:
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| (15 ILCS 310/18c) (from Ch. 124, par. 118c)
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| Sec. 18c. Supported employees.
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| (a) The
The Director shall develop and implement a |
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| supported employment
program. It shall be the goal of the |
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| program to appoint a minimum of 10
supported employees to |
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| Secretary of State positions before June 30, 1992. |
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| (b) The Director shall designate a liaison to work with |
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| State agencies
and departments under the jurisdiction of the |
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| Secretary of State and any
funder or provider or both in the |
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| implementation of a supported employment
program.
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| (c) As used in this Section:
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| (1) "Supported employee" means any individual who:
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| (A) has a severe physical or mental disability |
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| which seriously limits
functional capacities including |
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| but not limited to mobility, communication,
self-care, |
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| self-direction, work tolerance or work skills, in |
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| terms of
employability as defined, determined and |
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| certified by the Department of
Human Services; and
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| (B) has one or more physical or mental disabilities |
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| resulting from
amputation; arthritis; blindness; |
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| cancer; cerebral palsy; cystic fibrosis;
deafness; |
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| heart disease; hemiplegia; respiratory or pulmonary |
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| dysfunction;
mental retardation; mental illness; |
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| multiple sclerosis; muscular dystrophy;
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| musculoskeletal disorders; neurological disorders, |
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| including stroke and
epilepsy; paraplegia; |
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| quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions; sickle
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