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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Legislative Accessibility Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. General Assembly accessibility.
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| 7 | | (a) The General Assembly shall make efforts to increase |
| 8 | | the accessibility of the General Assembly for people with |
| 9 | | disabilities.
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| 10 | | (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the |
| 11 | | President of the Senate shall each appoint an accessibility |
| 12 | | coordinator who, in consultation with the Architect of the |
| 13 | | Capitol, shall be responsible for addressing accessibility |
| 14 | | needs for his or her corresponding house.
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| 15 | | (c) The Illinois General Assembly website shall include |
| 16 | | either an email address, web form, or other similar mechanism |
| 17 | | to request reasonable accommodations to meet the accessibility |
| 18 | | needs of people with disabilities attending legislative |
| 19 | | events, including, but not limited to, all hearings and floor |
| 20 | | proceedings.
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| 21 | | Section 10. General Assembly Accessibility Task Force.
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| 22 | | (a) There is hereby established the General Assembly |
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| 1 | | Accessibility Task Force. |
| 2 | | (b) The President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of |
| 3 | | Representatives, Minority Leader of the Senate, and Minority |
| 4 | | Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 2 |
| 5 | | members to the Task Force. The President of the Senate and the |
| 6 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint |
| 7 | | the chair of the Task Force. Appointees shall include persons |
| 8 | | who self-identify as having a disability or advocates for such |
| 9 | | persons. In addition, the following State officials shall |
| 10 | | serve on the Task Force as ex officio members: (i) the |
| 11 | | Secretary of State or his or her designee; (ii) the Secretary |
| 12 | | of the Senate or his or her designee; (iii) the Clerk of the |
| 13 | | House of Representatives or his or her designee; (iv) the |
| 14 | | Assistant Secretary of the Senate or his or her designee; and |
| 15 | | (v) the Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives or his |
| 16 | | or her designee. |
| 17 | | (c) The Task Force shall convene as soon as practicable |
| 18 | | after the effective date of this Act, and shall hold at least 2 |
| 19 | | meetings. Members and ex officio members of the Task Force |
| 20 | | shall serve without compensation. The Architect of the Capitol |
| 21 | | shall provide administrative and other support to the Task |
| 22 | | Force.
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| 23 | | (d) The Task Force shall examine issues concerning |
| 24 | | accessibility of the General Assembly to persons with a |
| 25 | | disability. No later than December 31, 2023, the Task Force |
| 26 | | shall issue recommendations to the General Assembly on what |