Bill Text: IL HB3196 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Modifies the membership of the Immigration Task Force. Provides that the Department of Human Services (currently, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Human Rights), in consultation with any other State agency relevant to the issue of immigration in this State, shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Adds to the number of issues required to be examined by the Task Force. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0501 [HB3196 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3196-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Modifies the membership of the Immigration Task Force. Provides that the Department of Human Services (currently, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Human Rights), in consultation with any other State agency relevant to the issue of immigration in this State, shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Adds to the number of issues required to be examined by the Task Force. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0501 [HB3196 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3196-Introduced.html
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | AN ACT concerning government.
| |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
| |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Immigration Task Force Act.
| |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Immigration Task Force.
| |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) There is hereby established the Immigration Task Force.
| |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 24 members appointed as | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | follows:
| |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) one member appointed by the President of the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Senate;
| |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (2) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Representatives;
| |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (3) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Senate;
| |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | House of Representatives;
| |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (5) one representative of the Governor's Office;
| |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (6) one representative of the Governor's Office of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Management and Budget;
| |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (7) one representative of the Lieutenant Governor's | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Office;
| |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (8) the Executive Director of the Illinois Housing |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Development Authority, or his or her designee;
| ||||||
2 | (9) the Secretary of Human Services; or his or her | ||||||
3 | designee;
| ||||||
4 | (10) the Director on Aging, or his or her designee;
| ||||||
5 | (11) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||||||
6 | or his or her designee;
| ||||||
7 | (12) the Director of Children and Family Services or | ||||||
8 | his or her designee;
| ||||||
9 | (13) the Director of Public Health or his or her | ||||||
10 | designee;
| ||||||
11 | (14) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or | ||||||
12 | his or her designee;
| ||||||
13 | (15) the Director of Human Rights or his or her | ||||||
14 | designee; and
| ||||||
15 | (16) 9 representatives from organizations offering aid | ||||||
16 | or services to immigrants, appointed by the Governor.
| ||||||
17 | (c) The Task Force shall convene as soon as practicable | ||||||
18 | after the effective date of this Act, and shall hold at least | ||||||
19 | 12 meetings. Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||||||
20 | compensation. The Department of Human Services and the | ||||||
21 | Department of Human Rights, along with any other State agency | ||||||
22 | relevant to the issue of immigration in this State shall | ||||||
23 | provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.
| ||||||
24 | (d) The Task Force shall examine the following issues:
| ||||||
25 | (1) what the State of Illinois is currently doing to | ||||||
26 | proactively help immigrant communities in this State, |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | including whether such persons are receiving help to become | ||||||
2 | citizens, receiving help to become business owners, and | ||||||
3 | receiving aid for educational purposes;
| ||||||
4 | (2) what can the State do going forward to improve | ||||||
5 | relations between the State and immigrant communities in | ||||||
6 | this State;
| ||||||
7 | (3) what is the status of immigrant communities from | ||||||
8 | urban, suburban, and rural areas of this State, and have | ||||||
9 | adequate support and resources been provided to these | ||||||
10 | communities;
| ||||||
11 | (4) the extent to which immigrants in this State are | ||||||
12 | being discriminated against;
| ||||||
13 | (5) whether the laws specifically targeted to benefit | ||||||
14 | immigrant populations in this State are actually having a | ||||||
15 | beneficial effect; and
| ||||||
16 | (6) whether the State has parity in terms of hiring | ||||||
17 | immigrant persons.
| ||||||
18 | (e) The Task Force shall report its findings and | ||||||
19 | recommendations based upon its examination of issues under | ||||||
20 | subsection (d) to the Governor and the General Assembly on or | ||||||
21 | before May 31, 2020.
| ||||||
22 | Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||||||
23 | 2021.
| ||||||
24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
25 | becoming law.
|