Full Text of HB5256 103rd General Assembly
HB5256 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB5256 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Amends the Personnel Code. Provides, in provisions concerning a trainee program for persons with a disability, that "disability" includes a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder by a medical professional. 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 5. The Personnel Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 17b as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 415/17b) | 7 | | Sec. 17b. Trainee program for persons with a disability. | 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and | 9 | | after July 1, 2020, each State agency with 1,500 employees or | 10 | | more shall, and each executive branch constitutional officer | 11 | | may, offer at least one position per year to be filled by a | 12 | | person with a disability , as defined by the federal Americans | 13 | | with Disabilities Act, through an established trainee program. | 14 | | Agencies with fewer than 1,500 employees may also elect to | 15 | | participate in the program. The trainee position shall last | 16 | | for a period of at least 6 months and shall require the trainee | 17 | | to participate in the trainee program for at least 20 hours per | 18 | | week. The program shall be administered by the Department of | 19 | | Central Management Services. The Department of Central | 20 | | Management Services shall conduct an initial assessment of | 21 | | potential candidates, and the hiring agency or officer shall | 22 | | conduct a final assessment. Upon successful completion of the | 23 | | trainee program, the respective agency or officer shall |
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| 1 | | certify completion of the trainee program, with final approval | 2 | | provided by the Department of Central Management Services. | 3 | | Individuals who successfully complete a trainee appointment | 4 | | under this Section are eligible for promotion to the target | 5 | | title without further examination. The Department of Central | 6 | | Management Services, in cooperation with the Employment and | 7 | | Economic Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities Task Force, | 8 | | may adopt rules to implement and administer the trainee | 9 | | program for persons with disabilities, including, but not | 10 | | limited to, establishing non-political selection criteria, | 11 | | implementing an assessment and interview process, if | 12 | | necessary, that accommodates persons with a disability, and | 13 | | linking trainee programs to targeted full-time position | 14 | | titles. | 15 | | (b) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons | 16 | | with Disabilities Task Force shall prepare an annual report to | 17 | | be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly that | 18 | | includes: (1) best practices for helping persons with a | 19 | | disability gain employment; (2) proposed rules for adoption by | 20 | | the Department of Central Management Services for the | 21 | | administration and implementation of the trainee program under | 22 | | this Section; (3) the number of agencies that participated in | 23 | | the trainee program under this Section in the previous | 24 | | calendar year; and (4) the number of individuals who | 25 | | participated in the trainee program who became full-time | 26 | | employees of the State at the conclusion of the trainee |
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| 1 | | program. | 2 | | (c) For the purposes of this Section, "disability" has the | 3 | | meaning ascribed to that term in the federal Americans with | 4 | | Disabilities Act. "Disability" includes a diagnosis of Autism | 5 | | Spectrum Disorder by a medical professional. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 103-108, eff. 6-27-23.) | 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law. |
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