(405 ILCS 80/Art. X heading)
Article X. Workforce Task Force for
Persons with Disabilities
(Source: P.A. 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.) |
(405 ILCS 80/10-5)
Sec. 10-5. Task force created. A workforce task force for persons with
disabilities is created, consisting of 16 members. The task force shall
consist of the following members:
(1) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by
| | the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
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(2) Two members of the House of Representatives,
| | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
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(3) Three members appointed by the Secretary of Human
| | Services or his or her designee, one each representing the Office of Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Rehabilitation Services, and the Office of Mental Health within the Department.
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(4) One member representing the Illinois Council on
| | Developmental Disabilities, selected by the Council.
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(5) One member appointed by the Director of Aging or
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(6) One member appointed by the Director of
| | Employment Security or his or her designee.
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(7) One member appointed by the Director of Commerce
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(8) Two members representing private businesses, one
| | of the 2 representing the Business Leaders Network, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services.
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(9) One member representing the Illinois Network of
| | Centers for Independent Living, selected by the Network.
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(10) One member representing the Coalition of
| | Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois, selected by the Coalition.
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(11) One member representing People First of
| | Illinois, selected by that organization.
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(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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(405 ILCS 80/10-10)
Sec. 10-10.
Task force's duties.
(a) The task force shall review, assess, and develop recommendations and an
implementation plan to address the following issues:
(1) Identification of State-specific barriers that
| | prevent persons with disabilities from enjoying the same employment level as persons without those disabilities.
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(2) Identification of strategies that create parity
| | in the unemployment rate between persons with disabilities and persons without those disabilities.
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(3) Identification of issues that impede the
| | training, hiring, and retention of personal care assistants to help persons with disabilities remain in their own homes and obtain employment both in and outside their homes.
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(4) Identification of models or strategies that
| | foster shared arrangements between persons with disabilities in terms of personal care assistance and shared housing.
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(b) In identifying the issues set forth in subsection (a), especially
concerning the retention of personal care assistants and direct care workers
for individuals with developmental disabilities, the task force shall
employ methods that include a review of other states' practices and experiences
in developing financial and non-financial incentives that would reduce
Illinois' high employment turnover rate of personal assistants for persons with
disabilities. These
incentives may include, but need not be limited to, forgiveness of student
loans, implementation of a benefits program, and the offering of
community-college-level courses.
(c) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the
Governor and the General Assembly 6 months after the date that the task force
is formed.
(Source: P.A. 92-303, eff. 8-9-01.)
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(405 ILCS 80/10-15)
Sec. 10-15.
High school students; transition study.
(a) The task force shall do the following:
(1) Conduct a longitudinal study of the outcomes that
| | secondary education programs have for students with disabilities after exiting the secondary school environment.
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(2) Identify gaps in services that may exist for
| | students with disabilities transitioning out of their secondary education.
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(3) Identify strategies to narrow any gaps in
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(b) The task force shall designate the staff who are to conduct the study
under subdivision (a)(1).
(Source: P.A. 92-303, eff. 8-9-01.)
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