Bill Text: IL SB1621 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1621 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1621-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Complete Count Commission Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, and 25 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 5100/5) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
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8 | Sec. 5. Commission; members; meetings. | ||||||
9 | (a) The Illinois Complete Count Commission is created, | ||||||
10 | which shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
11 | (1) the President of the Senate or his or her designee; | ||||||
12 | (2) the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his | ||||||
13 | or her designee; | ||||||
14 | (3) the Minority Leader of the Senate or his or her | ||||||
15 | designee; | ||||||
16 | (4) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives | ||||||
17 | or his or her designee; | ||||||
18 | (5) the Mayor of Chicago or his or her designee; | ||||||
19 | (6) the Governor or his or her designee; | ||||||
20 | (6.5) the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee; | ||||||
21 | (7) the Secretary of State or his or her designee; | ||||||
22 | (8) the President of the Cook County Board or his or | ||||||
23 | her designee; |
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1 | (9) three individuals representing units of local | ||||||
2 | government outside of the City of Chicago, reflecting the | ||||||
3 | geographic diversity of the State, appointed by the | ||||||
4 | Secretary of State; | ||||||
5 | (10) four individuals representing units of local | ||||||
6 | government outside of the City of Chicago, reflecting the | ||||||
7 | geographic diversity of the State, appointed by the | ||||||
8 | Governor; | ||||||
9 | (11) one representative each from four different | ||||||
10 | organizations representing the interests of minorities in | ||||||
11 | the State appointed by the Secretary of State; and | ||||||
12 | (12) one representative each from three different | ||||||
13 | organizations representing the interests of business in | ||||||
14 | the State, including one organization representing | ||||||
15 | minority business interests appointed by the Governor.
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16 | (b) Members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective | ||||||
17 | appointing official and vacancies shall be filled in the same | ||||||
18 | manner as the initial appointment. Members serving on the | ||||||
19 | Commission on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
20 | 101st General Assembly may be reappointed as members for | ||||||
21 | consecutive decennial census terms. Any vacancies occurring on | ||||||
22 | or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st | ||||||
23 | General Assembly may be filled by the Lieutenant Governor. | ||||||
24 | (c) The Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State shall serve | ||||||
25 | as chairperson of the Commission. The Commission shall meet at | ||||||
26 | the call of the chair or upon request of any 10 members of the |
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1 | Commission.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
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3 | (20 ILCS 5100/15) | ||||||
4 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
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5 | Sec. 15. Duties. | ||||||
6 | (a) The Commission shall develop, recommend, and assist in | ||||||
7 | the administration of a census outreach strategy to encourage | ||||||
8 | full participation in the 2020 federal decennial census of | ||||||
9 | population required by Section 141 of Title 13 of the United | ||||||
10 | States Code. | ||||||
11 | (b) The census outreach strategy shall include, but not be | ||||||
12 | limited to, State agency initiatives to encourage | ||||||
13 | participation in the 2020 Census, the establishment and support | ||||||
14 | of school-based outreach programs, partnerships with | ||||||
15 | non-profit community-based organizations, and a multi-lingual, | ||||||
16 | multi-media campaign designed to ensure an accurate and | ||||||
17 | complete count of Illinois' population. | ||||||
18 | (b-5) The census outreach strategy shall have a strategic | ||||||
19 | focus on addressing hard to count and underserved communities | ||||||
20 | that the census historically overlooks, including, but not | ||||||
21 | limited to, communities of color, urban and rural low-income | ||||||
22 | households, immigrants, populations with language barriers, | ||||||
23 | homeless persons, senior citizens, veterans, and young | ||||||
24 | children. | ||||||
25 | (c) To assist in carrying out its duties, the Commission |
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1 | may create and appoint subcommittees as it deems appropriate | ||||||
2 | and shall solicit participation from relevant experts and | ||||||
3 | practitioners involved in census issues.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
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5 | (20 ILCS 5100/20) | ||||||
6 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
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7 | Sec. 20. Coordination; support. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Illinois Complete Count Commission outreach | ||||||
9 | strategy shall be coordinated through the Office of the | ||||||
10 | Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State which shall provide | ||||||
11 | administrative support to the Commission and coordinate with | ||||||
12 | all State agencies and constitutional officers, as well as | ||||||
13 | units of local government, to identify effective methods of | ||||||
14 | outreach to Illinoisans and to provide resources to ensure the | ||||||
15 | outreach program is successful and that all Illinoisans are | ||||||
16 | counted. | ||||||
17 | (a-5) The Commission shall work with local cities, | ||||||
18 | municipalities, villages, and townships to encourage them to | ||||||
19 | form their own Complete Count Committees. These Committees | ||||||
20 | shall be established by either resolution or proclamation to | ||||||
21 | work in conjunction with the Commission established under this | ||||||
22 | Act. It is the Commission's goal for every District in the | ||||||
23 | General Assembly to form, fund, and appoint members to each | ||||||
24 | local Committee. Local Committees shall work with the | ||||||
25 | Commission to design and implement census outreach strategy |
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1 | efforts in their perspective areas. | ||||||
2 | (a-10) The Commission shall establish relationships with | ||||||
3 | independent organizations, such as nonprofit organizations, | ||||||
4 | community organizations, local and statewide businesses, | ||||||
5 | elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher | ||||||
6 | education, and congregations, in each District of the General | ||||||
7 | Assembly to encourage and assist them to create Complete Count | ||||||
8 | Committees. The Commission may accept financial support from | ||||||
9 | nonprofit organizations and charitable foundations, including | ||||||
10 | corporate charitable foundations. | ||||||
11 | (b) All State agencies shall inform the Office of the | ||||||
12 | Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State of their designated | ||||||
13 | census coordinator and cooperate with the Commission and | ||||||
14 | provide support to the Commission. For the purposes of this | ||||||
15 | Section, "State agencies" means any executive agency or | ||||||
16 | department directly responsible to the Governor. Other | ||||||
17 | entities of State government, including other constitutional | ||||||
18 | officers, the offices of the legislative and judicial branches, | ||||||
19 | and units of local government shall cooperate and provide all | ||||||
20 | reasonable assistance to the Commission.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
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22 | (20 ILCS 5100/25) | ||||||
23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
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24 | Sec. 25. Reports. The Commission shall submit an interim | ||||||
25 | report to the General Assembly by November 30, 2018, containing |
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1 | its recommended outreach strategy to encourage full | ||||||
2 | participation and to avoid an undercount in the 2020 Census; | ||||||
3 | thereafter, the Commission, through reports and presentations, | ||||||
4 | shall advise the Governor and General Assembly not less than | ||||||
5 | quarterly on its work. Six months prior to the decennial | ||||||
6 | census, the Commission shall advise the Governor and the | ||||||
7 | General Assembly on a monthly basis. The the Commission shall | ||||||
8 | submit a its final report to the General Assembly no later than | ||||||
9 | January 1, 2020 June 30, 2019 , specifying its recommended | ||||||
10 | outreach strategy for implementation for the 2020 Census. The | ||||||
11 | Commission shall submit a final report to the General Assembly | ||||||
12 | no later than December 31, 2020 detailing the work of the | ||||||
13 | Commission concerning outreach, promotion, and community | ||||||
14 | support during the 2020 calendar year.
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15 | Post-decennial census activities shall include, but not be | ||||||
16 | limited to, a report prepared by the Commission to be received | ||||||
17 | and filed by the General Assembly detailing the Commission's | ||||||
18 | efforts for the 2020 Census, including the background on the | ||||||
19 | State's population at the time, targeted populations, | ||||||
20 | description of Commission members and subcommittees, the | ||||||
21 | State's overall efforts, partnerships, materials distributed, | ||||||
22 | and decennial-specific Census results for Illinois. Such | ||||||
23 | record-keeping will enrich the State's historical archive and | ||||||
24 | assist future Commission efforts. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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1 | becoming law.
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