Full Text of HB1547 97th General Assembly
HB1547 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB1547 Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Monique D. Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American Community Act. Provides that the Commission shall consist of 24 members. Sets forth the appointment of the members. Provides that, by January 1, 2013 and each January 1 thereafter, the Commission must report to the Governor and General Assembly on the disparities facing African-Americans in the areas of education, healthcare, healthcare services, and employment. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall provide administrative and other support to the Commission. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American | 6 | | Community Act.
| 7 | | Section 5. Commission; creation; members. | 8 | | (a) There is created a Commission to End the Disparities | 9 | | Facing the African-American Community, to consist of
24 members | 10 | | as follows: | 11 | | (1) 6 members appointed by the Governor as follows: (i) | 12 | | 2 members must be educators, (ii) 2 members must be | 13 | | healthcare service providers, and (iii) 2 members must be | 14 | | business persons; | 15 | | (2) 6 members appointed by the President of the
Senate | 16 | | as follows: (i) 2 members must be educators, (ii) 2 members | 17 | | must be healthcare service providers, and (iii) 2 members | 18 | | must be business persons; | 19 | | (3) 3 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader | 20 | | as follows: (i) one member must be educator, (ii) one | 21 | | member must be healthcare service provider, and (iii) one | 22 | | member must be business person; | 23 | | (4) 6 members appointed by the Speaker of the House as |
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| 1 | | follows: (i) 2 members must be educators, (ii) 2 members | 2 | | must be healthcare service providers, and (iii) 2 members | 3 | | must be business persons; and | 4 | | (5) 3 members appointed by the House Minority Leader as | 5 | | follows: (i) one member must be educator, (ii) one member | 6 | | must be healthcare service provider, and (iii) one member | 7 | | must be business person. | 8 | | (b) The members of the Commission shall elect one member to | 9 | | serve as the chair of the Commission. | 10 | | (c) Members shall serve for 2-year terms. | 11 | | (d) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as | 12 | | appointments.
| 13 | | Section 10. Study; recommendations; report. The | 14 | | Commission must:
| 15 | | (1) Research the disparities facing African-Americans in | 16 | | the areas of education, healthcare, healthcare services, and | 17 | | employment.
| 18 | | (2) Prepare and submit a report to the Governor and the | 19 | | General Assembly by January 1, 2013 and each January 1 | 20 | | thereafter, setting forth specific recommendations for | 21 | | legislation to end the disparities facing African-Americans in | 22 | | the areas of education, healthcare, healthcare services, and | 23 | | employment.
| 24 | | Section 15. Meetings; officers. The members of the |
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| 1 | | Commission shall meet and
the Commission
shall be organized | 2 | | within 30 days after the effective date of this
Act. The
| 3 | | Commission may adopt its own rules of procedure.
| 4 | | Section 20. Compensation; expenses. The members of the | 5 | | Commission shall
serve without compensation, but may be | 6 | | reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the | 7 | | performance of their official duties as members of the | 8 | | Commission.
| 9 | | Section 25. Administrative support. The Department of | 10 | | Human Services shall provide administrative and other support | 11 | | to the Commission.
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law.
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