Bill Text: IL HB3196 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Modifies the membership of the Immigration Task Force. Provides that the Department of Human Services (currently, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Human Rights), in consultation with any other State agency relevant to the issue of immigration in this State, shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Adds to the number of issues required to be examined by the Task Force. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0501 [HB3196 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3196-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 101-0501 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning 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 | ||||
Immigration Task Force Act.
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Section 5. Immigration Task Force.
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(a) There is hereby established the Immigration Task Force.
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(b) The Task Force shall consist of 24 members appointed as | ||||
follows:
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(1) one member appointed by the President of the | ||||
Senate;
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(2) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||
Representatives;
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(3) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
Senate;
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(4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||
House of Representatives;
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(5) one representative of the Governor's Office;
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(6) one representative of the Governor's Office of | ||||
Management and Budget;
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(7) one representative of the Lieutenant Governor's | ||||
Office;
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(8) the Executive Director of the Illinois Housing | ||||
Development Authority, or his or her designee;
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(9) the Secretary of Human Services; or his or her | ||
designee;
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(10) the Director on Aging, or his or her designee;
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(11) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||
or his or her designee;
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(12) the Director of Children and Family Services or | ||
his or her designee;
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(13) the Director of Public Health or his or her | ||
designee;
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(14) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or | ||
his or her designee;
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(15) the Director of Human Rights or his or her | ||
designee; and
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(16) the Director of Employment Security or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(17) the Chairman of the State Board of Education or | ||
his or her designee; | ||
(18) the Chairman of the Board of Higher Education or | ||
his or her designee; | ||
(19) the Chairman of the Illinois Community College | ||
Board or his or her designee; and | ||
(20) five representatives from organizations offering | ||
aid or services to immigrants, appointed by the Governor.
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(c) The Task Force shall convene as soon as practicable | ||
after the effective date of this Act, and shall hold at least | ||
12 meetings. Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||
compensation. The Department of Human Services, in | ||
consultation with any other State agency relevant to the issue | ||
of immigration in this State, shall provide administrative and | ||
other support to the Task Force.
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(d) The Task Force shall examine the following issues:
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(1) what the State of Illinois is currently doing to | ||
proactively help immigrant communities in this State, | ||
including whether such persons are receiving help to become | ||
citizens, receiving help to become business owners, and | ||
receiving aid for educational purposes;
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(2) what can the State do going forward to improve | ||
relations between the State and immigrant communities in | ||
this State;
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(3) what is the status of immigrant communities from | ||
urban, suburban, and rural areas of this State, and whether | ||
adequate support and resources have been provided to these | ||
communities;
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(4) the extent to which immigrants in this State are | ||
being discriminated against;
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(5) whether the laws specifically intended to benefit | ||
immigrant populations in this State are actually having a | ||
beneficial effect; | ||
(6) the practices and procedures of the federal | ||
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency within this | ||
State; | ||
(7) the use and condition of detention centers in this | ||
State; and | ||
(8) all contracts in Illinois entered into with the | ||
federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, | ||
including contracts with private detention centers, the | ||
Illinois State Police, and the Secretary of State Division | ||
of Motor Vehicles. | ||
(e) The Task Force shall report its findings and | ||
recommendations based upon its examination of issues under | ||
subsection (d) to the Governor and the General Assembly on or | ||
before May 31, 2020.
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Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||
2021.
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