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Public Act 100-0390 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Illinois Complete Count Commission Act . | ||||
Section 5. Commission; members; meetings. | ||||
(a) The Illinois Complete Count Commission is created, | ||||
which shall consist of the following members: | ||||
(1) the President of the Senate or his or her designee; | ||||
(2) the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his | ||||
or her designee; | ||||
(3) the Minority Leader of the Senate or his or her | ||||
designee; | ||||
(4) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives | ||||
or his or her designee; | ||||
(5) the Mayor of Chicago or his or her designee; | ||||
(6) the Governor or his or her designee; | ||||
(7) the Secretary of State or his or her designee; | ||||
(8) the President of the Cook County Board or his or | ||||
her designee; | ||||
(9) three individuals representing units of local | ||||
government outside of the City of Chicago, reflecting the | ||||
geographic diversity of the State, appointed by the |
Secretary of State; | ||
(10) four individuals representing units of local | ||
government outside of the City of Chicago, reflecting the | ||
geographic diversity of the State, appointed by the | ||
Governor; | ||
(11) one representative each from four different | ||
organizations representing the interests of minorities in | ||
the State appointed by the Secretary of State; and | ||
(12) one representative each from three different | ||
organizations representing the interests of business in | ||
the State, including one organization representing | ||
minority business interests appointed by the Governor.
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(b) Members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective | ||
appointing official and vacancies shall be filled in the same | ||
manner as the initial appointment. | ||
(c) The Secretary of State shall serve as chairperson of | ||
the Commission. The Commission shall meet at the call of the | ||
chair or upon request of any 10 members of the Commission. | ||
Section 10. Expenses; Director; Assistant Director. | ||
(a) Members of the Commission shall receive no | ||
compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in | ||
the course of their service to the Commission out of any moneys | ||
available for that purpose. | ||
(b) The Commission may employ a Director and Assistant | ||
Director upon a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the |
Commission. The Director and Assistant Director may be | ||
compensated from moneys appropriated or available for that | ||
purpose. | ||
Section 15. Duties. | ||
(a) The Commission shall develop, recommend, and assist in | ||
the administration of a census outreach strategy to encourage | ||
full participation in the 2020 federal decennial census of | ||
population required by Section 141 of Title 13 of the United | ||
States Code. | ||
(b) The census outreach strategy shall include, but not be | ||
limited to, State agency initiatives to encourage | ||
participation in the 2020 Census, the establishment and support | ||
of school-based outreach programs, partnerships with | ||
non-profit community-based organizations, and a multi-lingual, | ||
multi-media campaign designed to ensure an accurate and | ||
complete count of Illinois' population. | ||
(c) To assist in carrying out its duties, the Commission | ||
may create and appoint subcommittees as it deems appropriate | ||
and shall solicit participation from relevant experts and | ||
practitioners involved in census issues. | ||
Section 20. Coordination; support. | ||
(a) The Illinois Complete Count Commission outreach | ||
strategy shall be coordinated through the Office of the | ||
Secretary of State which shall provide administrative support |
to the Commission and coordinate with all State agencies and | ||
constitutional officers, as well as units of local government, | ||
to identify effective methods of outreach to Illinoisans and to | ||
provide resources to ensure the outreach program is successful | ||
and that all Illinoisans are counted. | ||
(b) All State agencies shall inform the Office of the | ||
Secretary of State of their designated census coordinator and | ||
cooperate with the Commission and provide support to the | ||
Commission. For the purposes of this Section, "State agencies" | ||
means any executive agency or department directly responsible | ||
to the Governor. Other entities of State government, including | ||
other constitutional officers, the offices of the legislative | ||
and judicial branches, and units of local government shall | ||
cooperate and provide all reasonable assistance to the | ||
Commission. | ||
Section 25. Reports. | ||
The Commission shall submit an interim report to the | ||
General Assembly by November 30, 2018, containing its | ||
recommended outreach strategy to encourage full participation | ||
and to avoid an undercount in the 2020 Census; thereafter, the | ||
Commission shall submit its final report to the General | ||
Assembly no later than June 30, 2019, specifying its | ||
recommended outreach strategy for implementation for the 2020 | ||
Census. |
Section 30. Repeal. This Act is repealed on June 30, 2021.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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