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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois Moorish-American Family Commission Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Creation; purpose. The Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Moorish-American Family Commission is created for the purpose | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | of doing all of the following: | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (1) Advise the Governor and General Assembly, as well | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | as work directly with State
agencies, to improve and | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | expand existing policies, services, programs, and
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12 | opportunities for Moorish-American families, children, and | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | adults. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (2) Guide the efforts of and
collaborate with State | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department on
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16 | Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Department of Corrections, the
Department of Human | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family
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20 | Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | of Transportation, the
Department of Employment Security, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | and others.
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23 | This shall be achieved primarily by:
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1 | (A) monitoring and commenting on existing and | ||||||
2 | proposed legislation and
programs designed to address | ||||||
3 | the needs of Moorish-Americans in the State;
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4 | (B) assisting State agencies in developing | ||||||
5 | programs, services, public policies,
and research | ||||||
6 | strategies that will expand and enhance the social and
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7 | economic well-being of Moorish-American children, | ||||||
8 | families, and adults;
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9 | (C) facilitating the participation of and | ||||||
10 | representation of Moorish-Americans
in the | ||||||
11 | implementation and planning of policies, development, | ||||||
12 | programs,
and services; and
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13 | (D) promoting research efforts to document the | ||||||
14 | impact of policies and
programs on Moorish-American | ||||||
15 | families. | ||||||
16 | The work of the Illinois
Moorish-American Family | ||||||
17 | Commission shall include the use of existing
reports, | ||||||
18 | records, research and planning efforts, procedures, and | ||||||
19 | programs. | ||||||
20 | Section 10. Commission members. | ||||||
21 | (a) The Commission shall include the following members: | ||||||
22 | (1) the Governor or his or her designee;
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23 | (2) the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee;
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24 | (3) the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his | ||||||
25 | or her designee;
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1 | (4) one member of the House of Representatives | ||||||
2 | appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
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3 | (5) the President of the Senate or his or her | ||||||
4 | designee;
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5 | (6) one member of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
6 | President of the Senate;
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7 | (7) the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
8 | Representatives or his or her designee;
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9 | (8) one member of the House of Representatives | ||||||
10 | appointed by the Minority Leader of
the House of | ||||||
11 | Representatives; | ||||||
12 | (9) the Minority Leader of the Senate or his or her | ||||||
13 | designee;
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14 | (10) one member of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
15 | Minority Leader of the Senate;
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16 | (11) the Secretary of State or his or her designee;
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17 | (12) the Attorney General or his or her designee;
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18 | (13) the State Comptroller or his or her designee;
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19 | (14) the State Treasurer or his or her designee;
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20 | (15) the Cook County Board President or his or her | ||||||
21 | designee;
and | ||||||
22 | (16) the Mayor of the City of Chicago or his or her | ||||||
23 | designee. | ||||||
24 | The Department on Aging, the Department of Children and | ||||||
25 | Family Services, the
Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
26 | Opportunity, the Department of
Corrections, the Department of |
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1 | Human Services, the Department of Healthcare
and Family | ||||||
2 | Services, the Department of Public Health, the State Board of
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3 | Education, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Community College
Board, the Department of Human Rights, the | ||||||
5 | Capital Development Board, the
Department of Labor, the | ||||||
6 | Department of Transportation, and the elected or appointed
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7 | officers of each county, such as sheriff, county clerk, | ||||||
8 | treasurer, and such other officers as
provided by law or by | ||||||
9 | county ordinance under subsection (c) of Section 4 of Article | ||||||
10 | 7 of the Illinois Constitution, wherein a Moorish-American | ||||||
11 | resides or
may have reason to travel to or through shall each | ||||||
12 | appoint a liaison to serve ex officio on the Commission.
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13 | (b) The Commission shall include the following | ||||||
14 | Moorish-Americans appointed by the Governor: | ||||||
15 | (1) the Grand Governor or Grand Governess of Illinois | ||||||
16 | for the Moorish Science
Temple of America or his or her | ||||||
17 | designee;
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18 | (2) the Grand Sheik or Grand Sheikess of every | ||||||
19 | lawfully chartered, subordinate
temple of the Moorish | ||||||
20 | Science Temple of America within the State or
his or her | ||||||
21 | designee; and
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22 | (3) 2 members of each lawfully chartered, subordinate | ||||||
23 | temple of
the Moorish Science Temple of America within the | ||||||
24 | State, selected
by the Grand Sheik or Governor of that | ||||||
25 | subordinate temple of the Moorish
Science Temple of | ||||||
26 | America. |
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1 | (c) Each member under subsection (a) shall have a working | ||||||
2 | knowledge of human services, community
development, and | ||||||
3 | economic public policies in the State and must complete
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4 | training on Moorish-American culture and Moorish-American | ||||||
5 | diversity, equity,
and inclusion not later than the opening of | ||||||
6 | the first meeting of the Commission. | ||||||
7 | Section 15. Appointment; term; chairperson. | ||||||
8 | (a) Appointment of all members to the Commission shall be | ||||||
9 | made within 60 days after the
effective date of this Act, with | ||||||
10 | the first meeting of the
Commission to be held within 30 days | ||||||
11 | thereafter. | ||||||
12 | (b) State agency members shall serve from election to | ||||||
13 | election, except in
the case of initial appointments. | ||||||
14 | (c) Moorish-American members shall serve on the Commission | ||||||
15 | from annual
convention to annual convention. | ||||||
16 | (d) The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected | ||||||
17 | from among the members of the
Moorish Science Temple of | ||||||
18 | America by the members of the Commission who are
members of the | ||||||
19 | Moorish Science Temple of America during the first meeting. | ||||||
20 | Section 20. Funding. | ||||||
21 | (a) The Commission shall operate subject to appropriation.
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22 | (b) The Commission may receive funding through
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23 | appropriations available for its purposes made to each | ||||||
24 | department, unit, or branch
of government, as the case may be, |
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1 | responsible for appointing a liaison to serve
ex officio on | ||||||
2 | the Commission.
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3 | (c) The Commission may receive and expend funding from | ||||||
4 | federal and private
sources, including gifts, donations, and | ||||||
5 | private grants.
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6 | (d) The Commission may receive and expend funds for the | ||||||
7 | establishment,
preservation, and progress of institutions for | ||||||
8 | the benefit of Moorish-American
families and Moorish-American | ||||||
9 | cultural heritage.
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10 | (e) The first year's appropriation for the Commission | ||||||
11 | shall take into account the anticipated creation and
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12 | establishment of not less than one free-standing
Commission | ||||||
13 | office in each state representative district.
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14 | (f) Succeeding annual Commission budgets shall respond | ||||||
15 | equitably to the recommendations of the
Commission in response | ||||||
16 | to the previous year's findings and reports of the
Commission, | ||||||
17 | Commissioners, and Commission offices and Commission officers.
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18 | (g) The Moorish-American members of the Commission shall | ||||||
19 | be
compensated for their service at a per annum rate | ||||||
20 | equivalent to the per
diem rate for State legislators, plus | ||||||
21 | travel expenses. Members who are State or legislative officers | ||||||
22 | or appointed by State or legislative officers shall serve | ||||||
23 | without additional compensation but shall be
reimbursed for | ||||||
24 | Commission-related expenses. | ||||||
25 | Section 25. Annual addresses and reports. |
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1 | (a) The Chairperson of the Commission or his or her
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2 | designee shall issue an annual address on the state of | ||||||
3 | Moorish-Americans to the
Governor, the General Assembly, and | ||||||
4 | the Illinois Supreme Court. | ||||||
5 | (b) The Commission shall issue an annual report to the | ||||||
6 | Moorish Science Temple of
America, the Governor, the General | ||||||
7 | Assembly, and the
Commission on Equity and Inclusion on the | ||||||
8 | Commission's progress toward
its goals and objectives. This | ||||||
9 | report is to be made available to the public. | ||||||
10 | Section 30. Oversight. Notwithstanding any other law to | ||||||
11 | the contrary,
the Commission on Equity and Inclusion shall | ||||||
12 | have oversight of the operations
of the Commission and its | ||||||
13 | offices. | ||||||
14 | Section 35. Administrative, technical, and staffing | ||||||
15 | support. Administrative, technical, and staffing support for | ||||||
16 | the Commission shall be provided by
the Commission on Equity | ||||||
17 | and Inclusion.
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
19 | becoming law.
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