Bill Amendment: IL SB1621 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

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Bill Title: COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION

Status: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1621 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1621-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Emil Jones, III

Filed: 3/15/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1621
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1621 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Complete Count Commission Act is
amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, and 25 as follows:
(20 ILCS 5100/5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
Sec. 5. Commission; members; meetings.
(a) The Illinois Complete Count Commission is created,
which shall consist of the following members:
(1) the President of the Senate or his or her designee;
(2) the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his
or her designee;
(3) the Minority Leader of the Senate or his or her
designee;
(4) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives

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or his or her designee;
(5) the Mayor of Chicago or his or her designee;
(6) the Governor or his or her designee;
(6.5) the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee;
(7) the Secretary of State or his or her designee;
(8) the President of the Cook County Board or his or
her designee;
(9) three individuals representing units of local
government outside of the City of Chicago, reflecting the
geographic diversity of the State, appointed by the
Secretary of State;
(10) four individuals representing units of local
government outside of the City of Chicago, reflecting the
geographic diversity of the State, appointed by the
Governor;
(11) one representative each from four different
organizations representing the interests of minorities in
the State appointed by the Secretary of State; and
(12) one representative each from three different
organizations representing the interests of business in
the State, including one organization representing
minority business interests appointed by the Governor.
(b) Members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective
appointing official and vacancies shall be filled in the same
manner as the initial appointment. Members serving on the
Commission on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the

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101st General Assembly may be reappointed as members for
consecutive decennial census terms. Any vacancies occurring on
or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly may be filled by the Lieutenant Governor.
(c) The Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State shall serve
as chairperson of the Commission. The Commission shall meet at
the call of the chair or upon request of any 10 members of the
Commission.
(Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5100/15)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
Sec. 15. Duties.
(a) The Commission shall develop, recommend, and assist in
the administration of a census outreach strategy to encourage
full participation in the 2020 federal decennial census of
population required by Section 141 of Title 13 of the United
States Code.
(b) The census outreach strategy shall include, but not be
limited to, State agency initiatives to encourage
participation in the 2020 Census, the establishment and support
of school-based outreach programs, partnerships with
non-profit community-based organizations, and a multi-lingual,
multi-media campaign designed to ensure an accurate and
complete count of Illinois' population.
(b-5) The census outreach strategy shall have a strategic

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focus on addressing hard to count and underserved communities
that the census historically overlooks, including, but not
limited to, communities of color, urban and rural low-income
households, immigrants, populations with language barriers,
homeless persons, senior citizens, veterans, and young
children.
(c) To assist in carrying out its duties, the Commission
may create and appoint subcommittees as it deems appropriate
and shall solicit participation from relevant experts and
practitioners involved in census issues.
(Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5100/20)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
Sec. 20. Coordination; support.
(a) The Illinois Complete Count Commission outreach
strategy shall be coordinated through the Office of the
Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State which shall provide
administrative support to the Commission and coordinate with
all State agencies and constitutional officers, as well as
units of local government, to identify effective methods of
outreach to Illinoisans and to provide resources to ensure the
outreach program is successful and that all Illinoisans are
counted.
(a-5) The Commission shall work with local cities,
municipalities, villages, and townships to encourage them to

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form their own Complete Count Committees. These Committees
shall be established by either resolution or proclamation to
work in conjunction with the Commission established under this
Act. It is the Commission's goal for every District in the
General Assembly to form, fund, and appoint members to each
local Committee. Local Committees shall work with the
Commission to design and implement census outreach strategy
efforts in their perspective areas.
(a-10) The Commission shall establish relationships with
independent organizations, such as nonprofit organizations,
community organizations, local and statewide businesses,
elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher
education, and congregations, in each District of the General
Assembly to encourage and assist them to create Complete Count
Committees. The Commission may accept financial support from
nonprofit organizations and charitable foundations, including
corporate charitable foundations.
(b) All State agencies shall inform the Office of the
Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State of their designated
census coordinator and cooperate with the Commission and
provide support to the Commission. For the purposes of this
Section, "State agencies" means any executive agency or
department directly responsible to the Governor. Other
entities of State government, including other constitutional
officers, the offices of the legislative and judicial branches,
and units of local government shall cooperate and provide all

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reasonable assistance to the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 5100/25)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2021)
Sec. 25. Reports. The Commission shall submit an interim
report to the General Assembly by November 30, 2018, containing
its recommended outreach strategy to encourage full
participation and to avoid an undercount in the 2020 Census;
thereafter, the Commission through reports and presentations,
shall advise the Governor and General Assembly not less than
quarterly on its work. Six months prior to the decennial
census, the Commission shall advise the Governor and the
General Assembly on a monthly basis. The the Commission shall
submit a its final report to the General Assembly no later than
January 1, 2020 June 30, 2019, specifying its recommended
outreach strategy for implementation for the 2020 Census. The
Commission shall submit a final report to the General Assembly
no later than December 31, 2020 detailing the work of the
Commission concerning outreach, promotion, and community
support during the 2020 calendar year.
Post-decennial census activities shall include, but not be
limited to, a report prepared by the Commission to be received
and filed by the General Assembly detailing the Commission's
efforts for the 2020 Census, including the background on the
State's population at the time, targeted populations,

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description of Commission members and subcommittees, the
State's overall efforts, partnerships, materials distributed,
and decennial-specific Census results for Illinois. Such
record-keeping will enrich the State's historical archive and
assist future Commission efforts.
(Source: P.A. 100-390, eff. 8-25-17.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".