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Public Act 102-1058
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Illinois Indian American Advisory Council Act.
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Section 5. Definitions.
As used in this Act:
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"Indian" means a person descended from any of the |
countries of the subcontinent that are not primarily Muslim in |
character, including India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
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"Council" means the Illinois Indian American Advisory |
Council created by this Act.
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Section 10. Illinois Indian American Advisory Council. |
There is hereby created the Illinois Indian American Advisory |
Council. The purpose of the Council is to advise the Governor |
and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting Indian |
Americans and immigrants; to advance the role and civic |
participation of Indian Americans in this State; to enhance |
trade and cooperation between Indian-majority countries and |
this State; and, in cooperation with State agencies, boards, |
and commissions, to build relationships with and disseminate |
information to Indian American and immigrant communities |
across this State.
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Section 15. Council members.
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(a) The Council shall consist of 21 voting members. The |
Governor shall appoint one voting member, who shall act as the |
chairperson of the Council and serve as the representative of |
the Office of the Governor. The Governor, the President of the |
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the |
Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the |
House of Representatives shall each appoint 4 members of the |
public to the Council, who shall also serve as voting members. |
(b) Appointing authorities shall ensure, to the maximum |
extent practicable, that the Council is diverse with respect |
to race, ethnicity, age, gender, and geography.
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(c) Appointments to the Council shall be persons of |
recognized ability and experience in one or more of the |
following areas: higher education, business, international |
trade, law, social services, human services, immigration, |
refugee services, community development, or health care.
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(d) Appointed members of the Council shall serve 2-year |
terms. A member shall serve until his or her successor shall be |
appointed. Members of the Council shall not be entitled to |
compensation for their services as members.
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(e) The following officials shall serve as ex officio, |
nonvoting members of the Council: the Deputy Director of the |
Office of Trade and Investment within the Department of |
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her designee, and |
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the Chief of the Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Services |
within the Department of Human Services, or his or her |
designee.
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The following State agencies shall also each appoint a |
liaison to serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the |
Council: the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, |
the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the |
Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the |
Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of |
Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public |
Health, the Department of Central Management Services, the |
Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Board of |
Higher Education, and the Illinois Community College Board.
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(f) The Council may establish committees that address |
certain issues, including, but not limited to, communications, |
economic development, and legislative affairs.
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(g) The Office of the Governor shall provide |
administrative and technical support to the Council, including |
a staff member to serve as ethics officer.
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Section 20. Meetings. The Council shall meet at least once |
per each calendar quarter. In addition, the Council may hold |
up to 2 public hearings annually to assist in the development |
of policy recommendations to the Governor and the General |
Assembly. All meetings of the Council shall be conducted in |
accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Eleven members of the |
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Council shall constitute a quorum.
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Section 25. Reports.
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(a) The Council shall issue semi-annual reports on its |
policy recommendations to the Governor and the General |
Assembly by June 30th and December 31st of each year.
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(b) The reports on policy recommendations shall focus on, |
but are not limited to, the following: (i) policy issues |
impacting Indian Americans and immigrants; (ii) advancement of |
the role and civic participation of Indian Americans in this |
State; (iii) enhancement of trade and cooperation between |
Indian-majority countries and this State; and (iv) building |
relationships with and disseminating information to, in |
cooperation with State agencies, boards, and commissions, |
Indian American and immigrant communities across this State.
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