Public Act 097-0360
 
HB1547 EnrolledLRB097 08750 RLJ 48879 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American
Community Act.
 
    Section 5. Commission; creation; members. There is created
a Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American
Community, to consist of members as follows:
        (1) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the Senate
    President, one of whom the President shall designate to
    serve as co-chair, and 2 members of the Senate appointed by
    the Minority Leader of the Senate;
        (2) 2 members of the House of Representatives appointed
    by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom
    the Speaker shall designate to serve as co-chair, and 2
    members of the House of Representatives appointed by the
    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
        (3) the following Illinois officials or their
    designees:
            (i) the Director of Human Services,
            (ii) the Director of Healthcare and Family
        Services,
            (iii) the Director of Children and Family
        Services,
            (iv) the Director of Public Health,
            (v) the Director of Aging,
            (vi) the Director of Labor,
            (vii) the Director of Employment Security,
            (viii) the Director of Commerce and Economic
        Opportunity,
            (ix) the State Superintendent of Education,
            (x) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher
        Education,
            (xi) the Director of Corrections,
            (xii) the Director of Juvenile Justice, and
            (xiii) the Executive Director of the Illinois
        African-American Family Commission; and
        (4) up to 10 persons, named by the co-chairs,
    representing African-American communities within Illinois
    in the areas of healthcare, healthcare services,
    employment, education, criminal justice, housing, and
    other interested parties.
 
    Section 10. Compensation; support. The members of the
Commission shall serve without compensation. The Jane Addams
College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago
shall provide staff and administrative support services to the
Commission. Other academic, civic, and not-for-profit
organizations may be called on to assist as determined by the
Commission.
 
    Section 15. Meetings; report. The Commission shall:
        (1) research the disparities facing African-Americans
    in the areas of healthcare, healthcare services,
    employment, education, criminal justice, housing, and
    other social and economic issues;
        (2) hold one or more public hearings, at which public
    testimony shall be heard; and
        (3) report its findings and specific recommendations
    to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013,
    after which the Commission shall dissolve.
 
    Section 95. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2014.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.