HB 4665 — PERSONNEL-DISABLED EMPLOYEES

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Esther Golar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 415/19a from Ch.

127, par.

63b119a Amends the Personnel Code.

Makes changes concerning the membership of the Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities.Effective immediately.

LRB098 15997 HLH 51047 b FISMAY APPLYACT A BILL FOR HB4665 LRB098 15997 HLH 51047 b AN ACT concerning State government.

(20 ILCS 415/19a rep.) Section 5.

The Personnel Code is amended by changingrepealing Section 19a19a. as follows:

(20Section ILCS10. 415/19a) (from Ch.

127,The par.Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by adding Section 2-106 as follows:

63b119a)(775 ILCS 5/2-106 new) Sec.

19a.2-106.

There(A) isAs createdused anin Interagencythis CommitteeSection: on Employees with Disabilities composed of 17 9 members as follows:

the"State Chairpersonagency" ofmeans theall Civilofficers, Serviceboards, Commission,commissions, theand Directoragencies ofcreated theby Department of Veterans Affairs, the DirectorConstitution, ofwhether Centralin Management Services, the Secretaryexecutive, oflegislative, Humanor Services,judicial thebranch, Directorbut ofother thethan Department of Human Rights, the Directorcircuit ofcourt; the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the State Treasurer, and 7 4 State employees with disabilities, appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor.

Theall Directorofficers, ofdepartments, theboards, Departmentcommissions, ofagencies, Humaninstitutions, Rightsauthorities, anduniversities, thebodies Secretarypolitic ofand Humancorporate Services shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Committee.State;

and administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other than units of local government and their officers, school districts, and boards of election commissioners;

all administrative units and corporate HB4665 Engrossed - 2 - LRB098 15997 HLH 51047 b outgrowths of the above and as may be created by executive order of the Governor.

"State employee" means an employee of a State agency.

(B) The Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities, created under repealed Section 19a of the Personnel Code, is continued as set forth in this Section.

The Committee is composed of 18 members as follows:

the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission or his or her designee, the Director of Veterans' Affairs or his or her designee, the Director of Central Management Services or his or her designee, the Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee, the Director of Human Rights or his or her designee, the Director of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities or his or her designee, the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee, the Attorney General or his or her designee, the Secretary of State or his or her designee, the State Comptroller or his or her designee, the State Treasurer or his or her designee, and 7 State employees with disabilities appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor.

(C) The Director of Human Rights and the Secretary of Human Services shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Committee.

Notice shall be given to the HB4665 - 2 - LRB098 15997 HLH 51047 b members in writing in advance of a scheduled meeting.

(D) The purposesDepartment andof functionsHuman ofRights theshall Committeeprovide are:HB4665 Engrossed - 3 - LRB098 15997 HLH 51047 b administrative support to the Committee.

(a)(E) toThe providepurposes a forum where problems of general concern to State employees with disabilities can be raised and methodsfunctions of their resolution can be suggested to the appropriateCommittee Stateare: agencies;

(b)(1) to provide a clearinghouseforum where problems of informationgeneral forconcern to State employees with disabilities bycan workingbe withraised thoseand agenciesmethods toof developtheir andresolution retaincan suchbe information;suggested to the appropriate State agencies;

(c)(2) to promoteprovide affirmativea actionclearinghouse effortsof pertaininginformation tofor theState employmentemployees of persons with disabilities by Stateworking agencies;with those agencies to develop and retain such information;

and(3) (d) to recommend,promote whereaffirmative appropriate,action meansefforts ofpertaining strengtheningto the affirmativeemployment actionof programspersons for employees with disabilities inby State agencies.agencies;

Theand Interagency(4) Committeeto onrecommend, Employeeswhere withappropriate, Disabilitiesmeans shallof annuallystrengthening makethe aaffirmative completeaction reportprograms tofor theemployees Generalwith Assemblydisabilities onin theState Committee'sagencies. achievements and accomplishments.

Such(F) reportThe mayCommittee alsoshall includeannually anmake evaluationa bycomplete thereport committeeto of the effectivenessGeneral ofAssembly on the hiringCommittee's achievements and advancementaccomplishments. practices in State government.

TheSuch changesreport mademay toalso thisinclude Sectionan evaluation by this amendatory Act of 1995 are made for the purposeCommittee of changing the nameeffectiveness of the Committee,hiring and areadvancement notpractices intended to create a new Committee or to change its existing membership or to otherwise disqualify any current member of the Committee from continued membership thereon in accordanceState withgovernment. the terms of this Section or the member's appointment.

(Source:(G) This amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly is not intended to disqualify any current member of the Committee from continued membership on the Committee in accordance with the terms of this Section or the member's appointment.

P.A.

89-397, eff.

8-20-95;

89-507, eff.

7-1-97.) HB4665 - 3 - LRB098 15997 HLH 51047 b Section 99.

Effective date.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law.