Bill Amendment: IL HB1567 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: 2022-06-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1054 [HB1567 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB1567-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Status: 2022-06-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1054 [HB1567 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB1567-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1567
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1567 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Governor's Office of New Americans Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows:
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6 | (15 ILCS 55/5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Governor's Office of New Americans. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Office of New Americans is hereby created in the | ||||||
9 | Office of the Governor. The Office of New Americans shall | ||||||
10 | maintain and continue to develop on behalf of the people of the | ||||||
11 | State of Illinois a New Americans Immigrant Policy that builds | ||||||
12 | upon the strengths of immigrants, their families, and their | ||||||
13 | institutions, and expedites their journey towards | ||||||
14 | self-sufficiency. The policy developed by the Office shall | ||||||
15 | enable State government to more effectively assist immigrants | ||||||
16 | in overcoming barriers to success and shall facilitate host |
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1 | communities' ability to capitalize on the assets of their | ||||||
2 | immigrant populations. | ||||||
3 | (b) The Governor's Office of New Americans shall have the | ||||||
4 | following duties: | ||||||
5 | (1) to welcome and support immigrants and refugees in | ||||||
6 | the State of Illinois; | ||||||
7 | (2) to promote and support immigrant and refugee | ||||||
8 | integration into the social, cultural, economic, and civic | ||||||
9 | life of the United States; | ||||||
10 | (3) to ensure access to quality English language | ||||||
11 | learning programs that support the successful integration | ||||||
12 | of immigrant adults; | ||||||
13 | (4) to coordinate the efforts of State, federal, and | ||||||
14 | local entities to support the effective social, economic, | ||||||
15 | linguistic, and civic integration of immigrants, refugees, | ||||||
16 | and the children of immigrants and refugees; | ||||||
17 | (5) to provide advice and leadership to the Governor, | ||||||
18 | members of the General Assembly, and other State | ||||||
19 | government officials on the challenges and opportunities | ||||||
20 | facing such entities with respect to immigrant and refugee | ||||||
21 | integration; | ||||||
22 | (6) to evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness | ||||||
23 | of State initiatives with respect to immigrant and refugee | ||||||
24 | social and economic integration; | ||||||
25 | (7) to identify the anticipated effects of new State | ||||||
26 | government policies on integration efforts and provide |
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1 | strategic advice to the Governor on how to address | ||||||
2 | effects, gaps, and needs created by such policies; | ||||||
3 | (8) to ensure the inclusion of the perspectives of | ||||||
4 | immigrants and refugees with respect to paragraphs (1) | ||||||
5 | through (7); | ||||||
6 | (9) to develop a coordinated New Americans Plan for | ||||||
7 | the State that responds effectively and comprehensively to | ||||||
8 | immigrant and refugee integration issues, and includes | ||||||
9 | policy recommendations; and | ||||||
10 | (10) to submit to the Governor and the General | ||||||
11 | Assembly the New Americans Plan annual report, describing | ||||||
12 | the activities, accomplishments, and recommendations of | ||||||
13 | the Office. | ||||||
14 | (c) The Governor's Office of New Americans shall identify | ||||||
15 | strategic partnerships with State agencies under the | ||||||
16 | jurisdiction of the Governor in an effort to implement best | ||||||
17 | practices, policies, and procedures and make recommendations | ||||||
18 | for statewide policy and administrative changes. The | ||||||
19 | Governor's Office of New Americans shall also monitor | ||||||
20 | completion of New Americans Plans at each State agency level.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 98-467, eff. 1-1-14.)
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22 | (15 ILCS 55/10)
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23 | Sec. 10. State agency New Americans Plans New American | ||||||
24 | Plans . Each State agency under the jurisdiction of the | ||||||
25 | Governor shall develop a New American Plan that incorporates |
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1 | effective training and resources, ensures language access and | ||||||
2 | culturally and linguistically competent and appropriate | ||||||
3 | services, and includes administrative practices that reach out | ||||||
4 | to and reflect the needs of the immigrant refugees populations | ||||||
5 | and populations with limited English proficiency . Each State | ||||||
6 | agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor shall integrate | ||||||
7 | guidance and recommendations made by the Governor's Office of | ||||||
8 | New Americans statewide plan consider the New Americans | ||||||
9 | Immigrant Policy Council's recommendations in creating the | ||||||
10 | agency's plans . Agency plans shall should be submitted to the | ||||||
11 | Governor's Office of New Americans Governor for approval.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 98-467, eff. 1-1-14.)".
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