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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 1. Reference to Act. This Act may be referred to as |
5 | | the Dignity in Pay Act. |
6 | | Section 3. Declaration of policy and intent. |
7 | | (a) Section 14(c) of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act |
8 | | of 1938 provides for the employment of persons with |
9 | | disabilities at wage rates below the statutory federal minimum |
10 | | wage. Among those who have worked for subminimum wages in |
11 | | Illinois are people with intellectual, developmental, |
12 | | physical, and sensory disabilities, including those who are |
13 | | blind or deaf or are diagnosed with cerebral palsy, spina |
14 | | bifida, or Down syndrome. Section 14(c) authorizations result |
15 | | in a national average wage of approximately $3 per hour for |
16 | | disabled workers who have engaged in work activities under a |
17 | | 14(c) wage certificate. |
18 | | Data released in October 2022 from the United States |
19 | | Department of Labor shows that Illinois ranks second in the |
20 | | nation in the number of 14(c) certificates issued or pending, |
21 | | with several thousand Illinois residents with disabilities |
22 | | engaged in activities compensated below minimum wage. These |
23 | | activities most often occur in congregate work centers (also |
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1 | | known as facility-based employment or sheltered workshops) |
2 | | some of which may have the effect of isolating people with |
3 | | disabilities from the greater community. |
4 | | The Illinois Employment First Act stipulates that |
5 | | "competitive and integrated employment shall be considered the |
6 | | first option when serving persons with disabilities of working |
7 | | age." Across the United States, 13 states have passed |
8 | | legislation to eliminate subminimum wages for persons with |
9 | | disabilities. |
10 | | Ensuring that persons with disabilities have the |
11 | | opportunity to pursue employment paid in an amount equal to |
12 | | the minimum wage or higher is a critical element to achieving |
13 | | the goals of the Illinois Employment First Act. |
14 | | On October 4, 2021, the Governor signed Executive Order 26 |
15 | | (2021), which now requires all contracts through the Illinois |
16 | | State Use Program that employ persons with disabilities to |
17 | | provide payment to workers at no less than the applicable |
18 | | local, if higher, or Illinois minimum wage for all employees |
19 | | performing work on the contract. |
20 | | (b) Additional service enhancements, rate adjustments, |
21 | | investments, and policy changes are needed to address systemic |
22 | | barriers to assist persons with disabilities to access |
23 | | increased employment opportunities and earn at or above the |
24 | | Illinois minimum wage. |
25 | | (c) Collaborative partnerships between State agencies and |
26 | | key stakeholder organizations, including, but not limited to, |
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1 | | those noted in this amendatory Act of the 103rd General |
2 | | Assembly, shall result in a complete phase out of Illinois |
3 | | 14(c) certificates on July 1, 2027, unless a subsequent Act by |
4 | | the General Assembly authorizes an earlier date for phase out. |
5 | | Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended |
6 | | by adding Sections 1-85 and 1-90 as follows: |
7 | | (20 ILCS 1305/1-85 new) |
8 | | Sec. 1-85. Elimination of Section 14(c) certificates. The |
9 | | Department, in partnership with other State agencies, |
10 | | including the Department of Labor, the Department of |
11 | | Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Central |
12 | | Management Services, the Department of Commerce and Economic |
13 | | Opportunity, the Department of Employment Security, and the |
14 | | State Board of Education, shall eliminate on July 1, 2027 the |
15 | | use of active or pending 14(c) certificates authorized under |
16 | | the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as well as |
17 | | authorizations permitted under
Sections 5 and 10 of the |
18 | | Minimum Wage Law to pay an employee
with a disability less than |
19 | | the minimum wage otherwise
required for employees under |
20 | | Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law. |
21 | | (20 ILCS 1305/1-90 new) |
22 | | Sec. 1-90. Transition Grant Fund. |
23 | | (a) The 14(c) Transition Grant Fund is created as a |
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1 | | special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be |
2 | | used, subject to appropriation, by the Department for |
3 | | community agencies with active or pending 14(c) certificates |
4 | | to aid in the transition away from subminimum wages for |
5 | | employees with disabilities. The goal of the 14(c) Transition |
6 | | Grant Fund is to develop new opportunities and programs and |
7 | | grow capacity to respond to the needs of individuals with |
8 | | disabilities in their geographic area, such as supported |
9 | | employment programs and diverse day programs that support |
10 | | meaningful days, choice, and community integration. The Fund |
11 | | may be used to provide wage subsidies to employers who offer |
12 | | integrated work options to workers with disabilities who |
13 | | previously worked for subminimum wages. |
14 | | (b) The Department shall adopt rules establishing a |
15 | | process for the equitable and transparent administration of |
16 | | the Fund. |
17 | | Section 7. The Employment and Economic Opportunity for |
18 | | Persons with Disabilities Task Force Act is amended by adding |
19 | | Section 16 as follows: |
20 | | (20 ILCS 4095/16 new) |
21 | | Sec. 16. Multi-year plan towards elimination of 14(c) |
22 | | certificates. By no later than July 1, 2025, the Employment |
23 | | and Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task |
24 | | Force shall create a multi-year plan of recommended actions, |
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1 | | outcomes, and benchmarks in accordance with paragraphs (1) |
2 | | through (3) to help the State meets its goal to eliminate the |
3 | | use of 14(c) certificates on and after July 1, 2027. |
4 | | (1) The multi-year plan shall include, but not be |
5 | | limited to, all of the following: |
6 | | (A) By no later than January 1, 2025, |
7 | | identification, gathering, and analytics of data to |
8 | | inform the work of the Task Force, including, but not |
9 | | limited to: |
10 | | (i) the total number of businesses utilizing |
11 | | 14(c) certificates; |
12 | | (ii) the total number of persons with |
13 | | disabilities who are paid subminimum wages or |
14 | | average wages and the length of their employment; |
15 | | (iii) the total number of persons with |
16 | | disabilities engaged in competitive or integrated |
17 | | employment, their average wages, and the length of |
18 | | their employment; and |
19 | | (iv) the total number of persons with |
20 | | disabilities working in facility-based employment |
21 | | paid at or above minimum wage. |
22 | | (B) By no later than July 1, 2025, prepare a |
23 | | multi-year plan, that includes, but is not limited to: |
24 | | (i) recommended actions, including additional |
25 | | statutory, regulatory, or policy measures; |
26 | | (ii) recommended outcomes for each year of the |
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1 | | plan; |
2 | | (iii) recommended benchmarks for each year of |
3 | | the plan; and |
4 | | (iv) recommended funding levels or federal and |
5 | | State appropriations necessary to achieve |
6 | | recommended outcomes. |
7 | | (2) In developing the multi-year plan, the Task Force |
8 | | shall consider all of the following: |
9 | | (A) The personal choice of persons with |
10 | | disabilities regarding employment goals and planning |
11 | | in person-centered planning processes. |
12 | | (B) The use of existing and emerging technologies |
13 | | that could assist persons with disabilities in |
14 | | achieving employment goals. |
15 | | (C) The impact of access to reliable |
16 | | transportation on achieving employment goals and |
17 | | ongoing employment. |
18 | | (D) The multitude of models utilized by school |
19 | | districts and other resources on transition supports |
20 | | for youth graduating high school or aging into adult |
21 | | services and supports. |
22 | | (E) The potential changes to State law, |
23 | | regulations, or policies to protect means-tested |
24 | | benefits for persons with disabilities as they pursue |
25 | | employment-related goals. |
26 | | (F) The education and training needs of staff |
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1 | | working in community-based provider agencies towards |
2 | | advancing competitive, integrated work options for |
3 | | persons with disabilities, in areas including, but not |
4 | | limited to: |
5 | | (i) employment options; |
6 | | (ii) non-employment options; |
7 | | (iii) home and community-based services and |
8 | | supports; |
9 | | (iv) self-advocacy; |
10 | | (v) benefits management; |
11 | | (vi) certification programs; and |
12 | | (vii) mental health services and supports. |
13 | | (G) Contracts between State agencies and |
14 | | community-based providers that promote flexibility and |
15 | | allow for expansion. |
16 | | (H) Ongoing review of rates and reimbursements |
17 | | that support various employment programs for persons |
18 | | with disabilities, including competitive, integrated |
19 | | employment, customized employment, and supported |
20 | | employment. |
21 | | (I) The need to further engage the private |
22 | | business community to hire persons with disabilities |
23 | | through incentives that may include specialized |
24 | | educational opportunities, distribution of literature |
25 | | at points of interaction with government licensing |
26 | | agencies, and tax incentives to hiring persons with |
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1 | | disabilities. |
2 | | (3) The Task Force shall submit the multi-year plan to |
3 | | the Governor and the General Assembly by no later than |
4 | | July 1, 2025. Annual reports on implementation shall be |
5 | | required by no later than January 1 of each subsequent |
6 | | year through January 1, 2030. |
7 | | (4) The Task Force shall provide annual updates to the |
8 | | Governor and the General Assembly through January 1, 2035 |
9 | | on the employment of persons with disabilities in |
10 | | Illinois. |
11 | | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
12 | | Section 5.990 as follows: |
13 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new) |
14 | | Sec. 5.990. The 14(c) Transition Grant Fund. |
15 | | Section 15. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
16 | | changing Section 45-35 as follows:
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17 | | (30 ILCS 500/45-35)
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18 | | Sec. 45-35. Not-for-profit agencies for persons with |
19 | | significant disabilities. |
20 | | (a) Qualification. Supplies and services may be procured
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21 | | without advertising or calling
for bids from any qualified |
22 | | not-for-profit agency for persons with significant |
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1 | | disabilities that:
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2 | | (1) complies with Illinois laws governing private
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3 | | not-for-profit organizations;
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4 | | (2) is certified as a community rehabilitation |
5 | | provider by the Department of Human Services is certified |
6 | | as a work center by the Wage
and Hour Division of the
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7 | | United States Department of Labor or is an accredited |
8 | | vocational program that provides transition services to |
9 | | youth between the ages of 14 1/2 and 22 in accordance with |
10 | | individualized education plans under Section 14-8.03 of |
11 | | the School Code and that provides residential services at |
12 | | a child care institution, as defined under Section 2.06 of |
13 | | the Child Care Act of 1969, or at a group home, as defined |
14 | | under Section 2.16 of the Child Care Act of 1969 ; and
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15 | | (3) is accredited by a nationally-recognized |
16 | | accrediting organization or certified as a day services |
17 | | developmental training provider by the Department of Human
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18 | | Services.
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19 | | (b) Participation. To participate, the not-for-profit
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20 | | agency must have indicated an
interest in providing the |
21 | | supplies and services, must meet the
specifications and needs |
22 | | of the
using agency, and must set a fair and reasonable price.
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23 | | (c) Committee. There is created within the Department of
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24 | | Central Management
Services a committee to facilitate the |
25 | | purchase of products and
services from not-for-profit agencies |
26 | | that provide employment opportunities to persons with physical |
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1 | | disabilities, intellectual or developmental disabilities, |
2 | | mental illnesses, or any combination thereof. This committee |
3 | | is called the State Use Committee. The State Use Committee |
4 | | shall consist of the Director of the
Department of Central
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5 | | Management Services or his or her designee, the Secretary of |
6 | | the Department
of Human Services or his or her designee, the |
7 | | Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her |
8 | | designee, one public member representing private business who |
9 | | is knowledgeable of the employment needs and concerns of |
10 | | persons with developmental disabilities, one public member |
11 | | representing private business who is knowledgeable of the |
12 | | needs and concerns of rehabilitation facilities, one public |
13 | | member who is knowledgeable of the employment needs and |
14 | | concerns of persons with developmental disabilities, one |
15 | | public member who is knowledgeable of the needs and concerns |
16 | | of rehabilitation facilities, 2 members who have a disability, |
17 | | 2 public members from a statewide association that represents |
18 | | community-based rehabilitation facilities serving or |
19 | | supporting individuals with intellectual or developmental |
20 | | disabilities, and one public member from a disability-focused |
21 | | statewide advocacy group, all appointed by the
Governor. The |
22 | | public
members shall serve 2 year terms, commencing upon |
23 | | appointment and
every 2 years thereafter.
A public member may |
24 | | be reappointed, and vacancies shall be filled by
appointment |
25 | | for the
completion of the term. In the event there is a vacancy |
26 | | on the State Use Committee, the Governor must make an |
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1 | | appointment to fill that vacancy within 30 calendar days after |
2 | | the notice of vacancy. The members shall serve without
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3 | | compensation but shall be reimbursed
for expenses at a rate |
4 | | equal to that of State employees on a per
diem basis by the |
5 | | Department
of Central Management Services. All members shall |
6 | | be entitled to
vote on issues before the
State Use Committee.
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7 | | The State Use Committee shall have the following powers |
8 | | and duties:
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9 | | (1) To request from any State agency information as to
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10 | | product specification
and service requirements in order to |
11 | | carry out its purpose.
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12 | | (2) To meet quarterly or more often as necessary to
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13 | | carry out its purposes.
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14 | | (3) To request a quarterly report from each
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15 | | participating qualified not-for-profit agency for persons |
16 | | with significant disabilities describing the volume of |
17 | | sales for each product or
service sold under this Section.
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18 | | (4) To prepare a report for the Governor and General |
19 | | Assembly no later than December 31 of each year. The |
20 | | requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be |
21 | | satisfied by following the procedures set forth in Section |
22 | | 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act.
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23 | | (5) To prepare a publication that lists all supplies
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24 | | and services currently
available from any qualified |
25 | | not-for-profit agency for persons with significant |
26 | | disabilities. This list and
any revisions shall be |
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1 | | distributed to all purchasing agencies.
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2 | | (6) To encourage diversity in supplies and services
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3 | | provided by qualified not-for-profit agencies for persons |
4 | | with significant disabilities and discourage unnecessary |
5 | | duplication or
competition among not-for-profit agencies.
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6 | | (7) To develop guidelines to be followed by qualifying
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7 | | agencies for
participation under the provisions of this |
8 | | Section. Guidelines shall include a list of national |
9 | | accrediting organizations which satisfy the requirements |
10 | | of item (3) of subsection (a) of this Section. The
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11 | | guidelines shall be developed within
6 months after the |
12 | | effective date of this Code and made available
on a |
13 | | nondiscriminatory basis
to all qualifying agencies. The |
14 | | new guidelines required under this item (7) by Public Act |
15 | | 100-203 shall be developed within 6 months after August |
16 | | 18, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-203) and |
17 | | made available on a non-discriminatory basis to all |
18 | | qualifying not-for-profit agencies.
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19 | | (8) To review all pricing submitted under the |
20 | | provisions
of this Section and may approve a proposed |
21 | | agreement for supplies or services where the price |
22 | | submitted is fair and reasonable. Review of pricing under |
23 | | this paragraph may include, but is not limited to:
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24 | | (A) Amounts private businesses would pay for |
25 | | similar products or services. |
26 | | (B) Amounts the federal government would pay |
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1 | | contractors for similar products or services. |
2 | | (C) The amount paid by the State for similar |
3 | | products or services. |
4 | | (D) The actual cost of manufacturing the product |
5 | | or performing a service at a community rehabilitation |
6 | | program offering employment services on or off |
7 | | premises to persons with disabilities or mental |
8 | | illnesses, with adequate consideration given to legal |
9 | | and moral imperatives to pay workers with disabilities |
10 | | equitable wages. |
11 | | (E) The usual, customary, and reasonable costs of |
12 | | manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. |
13 | | (9) To, not less than every 3 years, adopt a strategic |
14 | | plan for increasing the number of products and services |
15 | | purchased from qualified not-for-profit agencies for |
16 | | persons with disabilities or mental illnesses, including |
17 | | the feasibility of developing mandatory set-aside |
18 | | contracts. |
19 | | (c-5) Conditions for Use. Each chief procurement officer |
20 | | shall, in consultation with the State Use Committee, determine |
21 | | which articles, materials, services, food stuffs, and supplies |
22 | | that are produced, manufactured, or provided by persons with |
23 | | significant disabilities in qualified not-for-profit agencies |
24 | | shall be given preference by purchasing agencies procuring |
25 | | those items. |
26 | | (d) (Blank).
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1 | | (e) Subcontracts. Subcontracts shall be permitted for |
2 | | agreements authorized under this Section. For the purposes of |
3 | | this subsection (e), "subcontract" means any acquisition from |
4 | | another source of supplies, not including raw materials, or |
5 | | services required by a qualified not-for-profit agency to |
6 | | provide the supplies or services that are the subject of the |
7 | | contract between the State and the qualified not-for-profit |
8 | | agency. |
9 | | The State Use Committee shall develop guidelines to be |
10 | | followed by qualified not-for-profit agencies when seeking and |
11 | | establishing subcontracts with other persons or not-for-profit |
12 | | agencies in order to fulfill State contract requirements. |
13 | | These guidelines shall include the following: |
14 | | (i) The State Use Committee must approve all |
15 | | subcontracts and substantive amendments to subcontracts |
16 | | prior to execution or amendment of the subcontract. |
17 | | (ii) A qualified not-for-profit agency shall not enter |
18 | | into a subcontract, or any combination of subcontracts, to |
19 | | fulfill an entire requirement, contract, or order without |
20 | | written State Use Committee approval. |
21 | | (iii) A qualified not-for-profit agency shall make |
22 | | reasonable efforts to utilize subcontracts with other |
23 | | not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant |
24 | | disabilities. |
25 | | (iv) For any subcontract not currently performed by a |
26 | | qualified not-for-profit agency, the primary qualified |
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1 | | not-for-profit agency must provide to the State Use |
2 | | Committee the following: (A) a written explanation as to |
3 | | why the subcontract is not performed by a qualified |
4 | | not-for-profit agency, and (B) a written plan to transfer |
5 | | the subcontract to a qualified not-for-profit agency, as |
6 | | reasonable. |
7 | | (Source: P.A. 102-343, eff. 8-13-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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8 | | Section 20. The Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, |
9 | | and Persons with
Disabilities Act is amended by changing |
10 | | Section 2 as follows:
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11 | | (30 ILCS 575/2)
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12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024) |
13 | | Sec. 2. Definitions.
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14 | | (A) For the purpose of this Act, the following
terms shall |
15 | | have the following definitions:
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16 | | (1) "Minority person" shall mean a person who is a |
17 | | citizen or lawful
permanent resident of the United States |
18 | | and who is any of the following:
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19 | | (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person |
20 | | having origins in any of the original peoples of North |
21 | | and South America, including Central America, and who |
22 | | maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment). |
23 | | (b) Asian (a person having origins in any of the |
24 | | original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or |
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1 | | the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited |
2 | | to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, |
3 | | Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and |
4 | | Vietnam). |
5 | | (c) Black or African American (a person having |
6 | | origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa). |
7 | | (d) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, |
8 | | Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or |
9 | | other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race). |
10 | | (e) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a |
11 | | person having origins in any of the original peoples |
12 | | of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
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13 | | (2) "Woman" shall mean a person who is a citizen or |
14 | | lawful permanent
resident of the United States and who is |
15 | | of the female gender.
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16 | | (2.05) "Person with a disability" means a person who |
17 | | is a citizen or
lawful resident of the United States and is |
18 | | a person qualifying as a person with a disability under |
19 | | subdivision (2.1) of this subsection (A).
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20 | | (2.1) "Person with a disability" means a person with a |
21 | | severe physical or mental disability that:
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22 | | (a) results from:
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23 | | amputation,
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24 | | arthritis,
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25 | | autism,
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26 | | blindness,
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1 | | burn injury,
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2 | | cancer,
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3 | | cerebral palsy,
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4 | | Crohn's disease, |
5 | | cystic fibrosis,
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6 | | deafness,
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7 | | head injury,
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8 | | heart disease,
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9 | | hemiplegia,
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10 | | hemophilia,
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11 | | respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction,
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12 | | an intellectual disability,
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13 | | mental illness,
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14 | | multiple sclerosis,
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15 | | muscular dystrophy,
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16 | | musculoskeletal disorders,
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17 | | neurological disorders, including stroke and |
18 | | epilepsy,
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19 | | paraplegia,
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20 | | quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions,
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21 | | sickle cell anemia,
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22 | | ulcerative colitis, |
23 | | specific learning disabilities, or
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24 | | end stage renal failure disease; and
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25 | | (b) substantially limits one or more of the |
26 | | person's major life activities.
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1 | | Another disability or combination of disabilities may |
2 | | also be considered
as a severe disability for the purposes |
3 | | of item (a) of this
subdivision (2.1) if it is determined |
4 | | by an evaluation of
rehabilitation potential to
cause a |
5 | | comparable degree of substantial functional limitation |
6 | | similar to
the specific list of disabilities listed in |
7 | | item (a) of this
subdivision (2.1).
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8 | | (3) "Minority-owned business" means a business which |
9 | | is at least
51% owned by one or more minority persons, or |
10 | | in the case of a
corporation, at least 51% of the stock in |
11 | | which is owned by one or
more minority persons; and the |
12 | | management and daily business operations of
which are |
13 | | controlled by one or more of the minority individuals who |
14 | | own it.
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15 | | (4) "Women-owned business" means a business which is |
16 | | at least
51% owned by one or more women, or, in the case of |
17 | | a corporation, at
least 51% of the stock in which is owned |
18 | | by one or more women; and the
management and daily |
19 | | business operations of which are controlled by one or
more |
20 | | of the women who own it.
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21 | | (4.1) "Business owned by a person with a disability" |
22 | | means a business
that is at least 51% owned by one or more |
23 | | persons with a disability
and the management and daily |
24 | | business operations of which
are controlled by one or more |
25 | | of the persons with disabilities who own it. A
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26 | | not-for-profit agency for persons with disabilities that |
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1 | | is exempt from
taxation under Section 501 of the Internal |
2 | | Revenue Code of 1986 is also
considered a "business owned |
3 | | by a person with a disability".
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4 | | (4.2) "Council" means the Business Enterprise Council |
5 | | for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities |
6 | | created under Section 5 of this Act.
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7 | | (4.3) "Commission" means, unless the context clearly |
8 | | indicates otherwise, the Commission on Equity and |
9 | | Inclusion created under the Commission on Equity and |
10 | | Inclusion Act. |
11 | | (5) "State contracts" means all contracts entered into |
12 | | by the State, any agency or department thereof, or any |
13 | | public institution of higher education, including |
14 | | community college districts, regardless of the source of |
15 | | the funds with which the contracts are paid, which are not |
16 | | subject to federal reimbursement. "State contracts" does |
17 | | not include contracts awarded by a retirement system, |
18 | | pension fund, or investment board subject to Section |
19 | | 1-109.1 of the Illinois Pension Code. This definition |
20 | | shall control over any existing definition under this Act |
21 | | or applicable administrative rule.
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22 | | "State construction contracts" means all State |
23 | | contracts entered
into by a State agency or public |
24 | | institution of higher education for the repair, |
25 | | remodeling,
renovation or
construction of a building or |
26 | | structure, or for the construction or
maintenance of a |
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1 | | highway defined in Article 2 of the Illinois Highway
Code.
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2 | | (6) "State agencies" shall mean all departments, |
3 | | officers, boards,
commissions, institutions and bodies |
4 | | politic and corporate of the State,
but does not include |
5 | | the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois,
the |
6 | | Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University,
the |
7 | | Board of Trustees
of Chicago State University, the Board |
8 | | of Trustees of Eastern Illinois
University, the Board of |
9 | | Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
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10 | | Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of |
11 | | Trustees of Northeastern
Illinois
University, the Board of |
12 | | Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of
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13 | | Trustees of Western Illinois University,
municipalities or |
14 | | other local governmental units, or other State |
15 | | constitutional
officers.
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16 | | (7) "Public institutions of higher education" means |
17 | | the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, |
18 | | Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, |
19 | | Governors State University, Illinois State University, |
20 | | Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois |
21 | | University, Western Illinois University, the public |
22 | | community colleges of the State, and any other public |
23 | | universities, colleges, and community colleges now or |
24 | | hereafter established or authorized by the General |
25 | | Assembly.
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26 | | (8) "Certification" means a determination made by the |
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1 | | Council
or by one delegated authority from the Council to |
2 | | make certifications, or by
a State agency with statutory |
3 | | authority to make such a certification, that a
business |
4 | | entity is a business owned by a
minority, woman, or person |
5 | | with a disability for whatever
purpose. A business owned |
6 | | and controlled by women shall be certified as a |
7 | | "woman-owned business". A business owned and controlled by |
8 | | women who are also minorities shall be certified as both a |
9 | | "women-owned business" and a "minority-owned business".
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10 | | (9) "Control" means the exclusive or ultimate and sole |
11 | | control of the
business including, but not limited to, |
12 | | capital investment and all other
financial matters, |
13 | | property, acquisitions, contract negotiations, legal
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14 | | matters, officer-director-employee selection and |
15 | | comprehensive hiring,
operating responsibilities, |
16 | | cost-control matters, income and dividend
matters, |
17 | | financial transactions and rights of other shareholders or |
18 | | joint
partners. Control shall be real, substantial and |
19 | | continuing, not pro forma.
Control shall include the power |
20 | | to direct or cause the direction of the
management and |
21 | | policies of the business and to make the day-to-day as |
22 | | well
as major decisions in matters of policy, management |
23 | | and operations.
Control shall be exemplified by possessing |
24 | | the requisite knowledge and
expertise to run the |
25 | | particular business and control shall not include
simple |
26 | | majority or absentee ownership.
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1 | | (10) "Business" means a business that has annual gross |
2 | | sales of less than $150,000,000 as evidenced by the |
3 | | federal income tax return of the business. A firm with |
4 | | gross sales in excess of this cap may apply to the Council |
5 | | for certification for a particular contract if the firm |
6 | | can demonstrate that the contract would have significant |
7 | | impact on businesses owned by minorities, women, or |
8 | | persons with disabilities as suppliers or subcontractors |
9 | | or in employment of minorities, women, or persons with |
10 | | disabilities. Firms with gross sales in excess of this cap
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11 | | that are granted certification by the Council shall be
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12 | | granted certification for the life of the contract,
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13 | | including available renewals.
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14 | | (11) "Utilization plan" means a form and additional |
15 | | documentations included in all bids or proposals that |
16 | | demonstrates a vendor's proposed utilization of vendors |
17 | | certified by the Business Enterprise Program to meet the |
18 | | targeted goal. The utilization plan shall demonstrate that |
19 | | the Vendor has either: (1) met the entire contract goal or |
20 | | (2) requested a full or partial waiver and made good faith |
21 | | efforts towards meeting the goal. |
22 | | (12) "Business Enterprise Program" means the Business |
23 | | Enterprise Program of the Commission on Equity and |
24 | | Inclusion. |
25 | | (B) When a business is owned at least 51% by any |
26 | | combination of
minority persons, women, or persons with |
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1 | | disabilities,
even though none of the 3 classes alone holds at |
2 | | least a 51% interest, the
ownership
requirement for purposes |
3 | | of this Act is considered to be met. The
certification |
4 | | category for the business is that of the class holding the
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5 | | largest ownership
interest in the business. If 2 or more |
6 | | classes have equal ownership interests,
the certification |
7 | | category shall be determined by
the business.
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8 | | (Source: P.A. 101-601, eff. 1-1-20; 101-657, eff. 1-1-22; |
9 | | 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-1119, eff. 1-23-23.) |
10 | | Section 23. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
11 | | changing Section 5-35 as follows: |
12 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-35) |
13 | | Sec. 5-35. Personal needs allowance. |
14 | | (a) For a person who is a resident in a facility licensed |
15 | | under the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Community-Integrated |
16 | | Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, the |
17 | | Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the |
18 | | MC/DD Act for whom payments are made under this Article |
19 | | throughout a month and who is determined to be eligible for |
20 | | medical assistance under this Article, the State shall pay an |
21 | | amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs |
22 | | allowance authorized under Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the |
23 | | Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396(q)) so that the person's |
24 | | total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and |
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1 | | federal sources equals $60.
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2 | | (b) Beginning January 1, 2024, for a person who is a |
3 | | resident in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated |
4 | | Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act for whom |
5 | | payments are made under this Article throughout a month and |
6 | | who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under |
7 | | this Article, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the |
8 | | minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under |
9 | | Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act so that |
10 | | the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both |
11 | | State and federal sources equals $100. |
12 | | (c) Beginning January 1, 2025, the personal needs |
13 | | allowance described in subsection (b) shall increase annually |
14 | | at the same rate as the Social Security cost-of-living |
15 | | adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each year. |
16 | | (Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.) |
17 | | Section 25. The Minimum Wage Law is amended by changing |
18 | | Section 10 as follows:
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19 | | (820 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 1010)
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20 | | Sec. 10.
(a) The Director shall make and revise |
21 | | administrative regulations,
including definitions of terms, as |
22 | | the Director he deems appropriate to carry out the
purposes of |
23 | | this Act, to prevent the circumvention or evasion thereof, and
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24 | | to safeguard the minimum wage established by the Act. |
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1 | | Regulations governing
employment of learners may be issued |
2 | | only after notice and opportunity for
public hearing, as |
3 | | provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
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4 | | (b) In order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for |
5 | | employment,
avoid undue hardship, and safeguard the minimum |
6 | | wage rate under this Act,
the Director may also issue |
7 | | regulations providing for the employment of
workers with |
8 | | disabilities at wages lower than the wage rate applicable |
9 | | under this
Act, under permits and for such periods of time as |
10 | | specified therein; and
providing for the employment of |
11 | | learners at wages lower than the wage rate
applicable under |
12 | | this Act. However, such regulation shall not permit lower
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13 | | wages for persons with disabilities on any basis that is |
14 | | unrelated to such person's
ability resulting from his |
15 | | disability, and such regulation may be issued only
after |
16 | | notice and opportunity for public hearing as provided in |
17 | | subsection
(c) of this Section. This subsection (b) is |
18 | | inoperative on and after July 1, 2027.
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19 | | (c) Prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule |
20 | | or regulation
by the Director under this Act, except |
21 | | regulations which concern only the
internal management of the |
22 | | Department of Labor and do not affect any public
right |
23 | | provided by this Act, the Director shall give proper notice to
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24 | | persons in any industry or occupation that may be affected by |
25 | | the proposed
rule or regulation, and hold a public hearing on |
26 | | the Director's his proposed action at
which any such affected |
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1 | | person, or the Director's his duly authorized representative, |
2 | | may
attend and testify or present other evidence for or |
3 | | against such proposed
rule or regulation. Rules and |
4 | | regulations adopted under this Section shall
be filed with the |
5 | | Secretary of State in compliance with "An Act concerning
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6 | | administrative rules", as now or hereafter amended. Such |
7 | | adopted and filed
rules and regulations shall become effective |
8 | | 10 days after copies thereof
have been mailed by the |
9 | | Department to persons in industries affected
thereby at their |
10 | | last known address.
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11 | | (d) The commencement of proceedings by any person |
12 | | aggrieved by an
administrative regulation issued under this |
13 | | Act does not, unless
specifically ordered by the Court, |
14 | | operate as a stay of that administrative
regulation against |
15 | | other persons. The Court shall not grant any stay of an
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16 | | administrative regulation unless the person complaining of |
17 | | such regulation
files in the Court an undertaking with a |
18 | | surety or sureties satisfactory to
the Court for the payment |
19 | | to the employees affected by the regulation, in
the event such |
20 | | regulation is affirmed, of the amount by which the
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21 | | compensation such employees are entitled to receive under the |
22 | | regulation
exceeds the compensation they actually receive |
23 | | while such stay is in
effect. |
24 | | (e) The Department may adopt emergency rules in
accordance |
25 | | with Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative
Procedure Act |
26 | | to implement the changes made by this amendatory Act of the |