Bill Text: IL HB4813 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Information Technology Accessibility Act. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology (currently, the Department of Human Services) shall review certain accessibility standards. Removes a specific reference to the Department of Central Management Services. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-17 - Passed Both Houses [HB4813 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4813-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Information Technology Accessibility Act. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology (currently, the Department of Human Services) shall review certain accessibility standards. Removes a specific reference to the Department of Central Management Services. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-17 - Passed Both Houses [HB4813 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4813-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Information Technology Accessibility Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 587/25) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 25. Review and amendment of standards. In calendar | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | year 2026 and not less often than every 3 years thereafter, the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Department of Innovation and Technology The Department of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Human Services shall , at a minimum, review the accessibility | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | standards every 3 years after the date of initial publication | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | and, as appropriate, amend the standards to reflect | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | technological advances or changes in electronic and | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | information technology. The Secretary of Innovation and | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Technology Human Services may convene a working group of | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | appropriate State entity representatives, stakeholders, and | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | other appropriate individuals and officials to advise and | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | assist in the process of reviewing and amending the standards. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Within 6 months after the publication by the Department of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Innovation and Technology Human Services of amendments to the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | standards, the Director of Central Management Services and | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | other State entities shall review the amended standards and | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | make any necessary changes to their existing procurement |
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1 | policies and procedures to incorporate amendments to the | ||||||
2 | accessibility standards into their procurement policies and | ||||||
3 | procedures. The amended accessibility standards shall apply to | ||||||
4 | electronic and information technology developed or procured by | ||||||
5 | a State entity, or to substantial modifications made to | ||||||
6 | electronic and information technology by a State entity, after | ||||||
7 | the Department of Central Management Services and other State | ||||||
8 | entities incorporate the amended accessibility standards into | ||||||
9 | their procurement policies and procedures. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 95-307, eff. 8-20-07.)
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