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Public Act 096-0078
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LRB096 03802 RLJ 13834 b |
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AN ACT concerning persons with disabilities.
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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 Department of Central Management Services |
Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by |
adding Section 405-122 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 405/405-122 new) |
Sec. 405-122. Employees with a disability. The Department, |
in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, the |
Department of Employment Security, and other agencies of State |
government shall develop and implement programs to increase the |
number of qualified employees with disabilities working in the |
State. The programs shall include provisions to increase the |
number of people with a disability hired for positions with |
specific job titles for which they have been assessed and |
awarded a passing grade. The Department and the Department of |
Human Services must submit a report, annually, to the Governor |
and the General Assembly concerning their actions under this |
Section.
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Section 10. The Department of Human Services Act is amended |
by adding Section 10-27 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1305/10-27 new)
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Sec. 10-27. Information concerning federal tax credits and |
deductions for hiring qualified employees with disabilities. |
(a) The Department shall collect, during the period of July |
1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, information regarding all of the |
following: |
(1) The number of employers that have claimed the Work |
Opportunity Tax Credit and the amounts claimed during this |
time frame. |
(2) The size of the employer claiming the Work |
Opportunity Tax Credit and whether the employer is a small |
business or a large business. |
(b) The Department shall cooperate with the Department of |
Revenue, the Department of Employment Security, and other |
appropriate agencies of State government to gather the |
information required in items (1) and (2) of subsection (a). |
(c) For the purposes of this Section: |
"Large business" means a business concern, including |
affiliates, which is not a small business. |
"Small business" means a business concern, including |
affiliates, with fewer than 16 employees or has gross annual |
sales of less than $3 million. |
(d) The Department shall submit a report, annually, to the |
Governor and the General Assembly concerning its actions under |
this Section.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |