Bill Amendment: IL HB0426 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
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Bill Title: IMMIGRATION SAFE ZONES
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0426 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0426-House_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: IMMIGRATION SAFE ZONES
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0426 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0426-House_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 426
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 426 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Immigration Safe Zones Act.
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6 | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly makes the | ||||||
7 | following findings: | ||||||
8 | (1) The State of Illinois is committed to ensuring that | ||||||
9 | all residents of this State are treated equally | ||||||
10 | notwithstanding race, religion, national origin, sexual | ||||||
11 | orientation, gender, or immigration status. | ||||||
12 | (2) All residents of this State are entitled to live | ||||||
13 | with dignity and without fear. | ||||||
14 | (3) Immigrants in this State should be able to live | ||||||
15 | full and productive lives without fear of the government. | ||||||
16 | (4) The General Assembly shall continue to strive to |
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1 | create an environment where all residents are protected to | ||||||
2 | the best of this State's ability.
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3 | Section 10. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||||
4 | "Appropriate personnel" means the personnel of a facility | ||||||
5 | listed in subsection (a) of Section 15 of this Act that the | ||||||
6 | Department of Human Services has determined, by rule, to be a | ||||||
7 | person of authority for that facility. For a public elementary | ||||||
8 | or secondary school, the Department shall deem "appropriate | ||||||
9 | personnel" to be the school district's superintendent, in | ||||||
10 | consultation with the school district's chief legal counsel. | ||||||
11 | For an institution of higher education, the Department shall | ||||||
12 | deem "appropriate personnel" to be the president or chancellor | ||||||
13 | of the institution. | ||||||
14 | "Department" means the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
15 | "ICE" means the United States Immigration and Customs | ||||||
16 | Enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland | ||||||
17 | Security, the Homeland Security Investigations agency of the | ||||||
18 | Department of Homeland Security, and any successor agency | ||||||
19 | charged with the enforcement of civil immigration laws. | ||||||
20 | "Immigration issues" means issues facing immigrants | ||||||
21 | concerning their legal status and the process of deportation.
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22 | Section 15. Prohibitions. | ||||||
23 | (a) The following entities in this State may not grant | ||||||
24 | access to ICE or to State and local law enforcement agencies |
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1 | acting pursuant to an agreement with ICE or undertake other | ||||||
2 | joint efforts with federal, State, or local law enforcement | ||||||
3 | agencies to investigate, detain, or arrest individuals for | ||||||
4 | violation of federal immigration law, unless a court has issued | ||||||
5 | a warrant and appropriate personnel have reviewed that warrant: | ||||||
6 | (1) State-funded schools, including licensed day care | ||||||
7 | centers, pre-schools, and other early learning programs; | ||||||
8 | elementary and secondary schools; and institutions of | ||||||
9 | higher education. | ||||||
10 | (2) State-funded medical treatment and health care | ||||||
11 | facilities, including hospitals, health clinics, emergency | ||||||
12 | or urgent care facilities, nursing homes, group homes for | ||||||
13 | persons with developmental disabilities, | ||||||
14 | community-integrated living arrangements, and State mental | ||||||
15 | health facilities. | ||||||
16 | (b) Employees of elementary and secondary schools in this | ||||||
17 | State and institutions of higher education in this State shall | ||||||
18 | be prohibited from asking about a student's immigration status | ||||||
19 | or that of the student's family members, except in cases of | ||||||
20 | in-State or in-district tuition verification, scholarships, | ||||||
21 | grants, or services that are contingent upon this information.
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22 | Section 20. Training. In accordance with rules adopted by | ||||||
23 | the Department, the Department shall provide training or make | ||||||
24 | training available from a source with expertise in immigration | ||||||
25 | to teachers, administrators, and other staff of elementary and |
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1 | secondary schools in this State, as well as to staff of medical | ||||||
2 | treatment and health care facilities, on how to deal with | ||||||
3 | immigration issues and how to notify families of those issues | ||||||
4 | in multiple languages. Training in how to deal with immigration | ||||||
5 | issues may include, but is not limited to, providing | ||||||
6 | information regarding the legal rights of immigrants, | ||||||
7 | explaining the process of deportation, assisting in finding | ||||||
8 | resources available to help immigrants, and anything else the | ||||||
9 | Department determines by rule.
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10 | Section 25. Assistance. The appropriate personnel of a | ||||||
11 | facility listed in subsection (a) of Section 15 of this Act | ||||||
12 | shall develop a plan within 90 days after the effective date of | ||||||
13 | this Act to provide assistance, information, and safety to | ||||||
14 | persons who are concerned about the government's immigration | ||||||
15 | enforcement efforts.
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16 | Section 30. Removal of file information. Beginning on the | ||||||
17 | effective date of this Act, all applications, questionnaires, | ||||||
18 | and interview forms used in relation to benefits, | ||||||
19 | opportunities, or services provided by a State agency or | ||||||
20 | in-State or in-district tuition verification, scholarships, | ||||||
21 | grants, or services provided by a public elementary or | ||||||
22 | secondary school or public institution of higher education must | ||||||
23 | be promptly reviewed by that State agency, school, or | ||||||
24 | institution, and any questions regarding citizenship or |
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1 | immigration status, other than those required by statute, | ||||||
2 | ordinance, federal law, or court order, must be removed within | ||||||
3 | 60 days after the effective date of this Act. Sixty days after | ||||||
4 | the effective date of this Act, no applications, | ||||||
5 | questionnaires, or interview forms used in relation to | ||||||
6 | benefits, opportunities, or services provided by a State agency | ||||||
7 | or in-State or in-district tuition verification, scholarships, | ||||||
8 | grants, or services provided by a public elementary or | ||||||
9 | secondary school or public institution of higher education may | ||||||
10 | contain any questions regarding citizenship or immigration | ||||||
11 | status, other than those required by statute, ordinance, | ||||||
12 | federal law, or court order.
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13 | Section 90. Rules. The Department shall adopt any rules | ||||||
14 | necessary to implement this Act.
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15 | Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | ||||||
16 | severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.".
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