From: Subject: Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act 095-0619 Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:06:49 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C8494A.20502530" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C8494A.20502530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=095-0619&print=true&write= Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act = 095-0619 

  
  

    
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    Public Act =
095-0619
 

  

    
      

        
        
        
        

          SB1746 Enrolled
          LRB095 11090 CMK 31417=20
      b

  

    

  

        AN ACT =
concerning=20
      Latino families. 
 

  

        Be it =
enacted=20
      by the People of the State of Illinois, 

  

    represented in the General=20
      Assembly: =

 

  

        Section =
1.=20
      Short title. This Act may be cited as =
the=20
    

  

    Illinois Latino Family Commission=20
    Act.
 

  

        Section =
5.=20
      Legislative Findings. It is the policy =
of this=20
      

  

    State to promote family preservation and to =
strengthen=20
      

  

    families. 

  

        Latinos =
are well=20
      represented among the families of 

  

    Illinois. The Illinois Latino population is =
the fifth=20
      largest 

  

    in the nation. Over 14% of the estimated =
12,000,000=20
      people that 

  

    live in Illinois are Latinos. According to the =
2000=20
      Census 

  

    figures, more than 1,750,000 Latinos make =
Illinois=20
      their home. 

  

    This figure represents a 69.2% increase from =
the 1990=20
      Census 

  

    figures compared to about 3.5% for =
non-Latinos. The=20
      Latino 

  

    population explosion accounted for two-thirds =
of the=20
      total 

  

    population change in Illinois and it is =
visible=20
      throughout the 

  

    State.

  

        In Cook =
County=20
      alone, the Latino population has increased 

  

    to about 1,071,740. In the 6 county region =
including=20
      Cook 

  

    County, nearly 69% of new residents were =
Hispanic.=20
      Roughly 

  

    23.7% of Kane County residents are Latino. In =
Lake=20
      County, 

  

    Latinos make up 14.4% of the total county=20
      population.



  
  

    

  

        Latinos =
are not=20
      only the fastest growing ethnic group in 

  

    the State, they are also the youngest. The =
median age=20
      for 

  

    Latinos in Illinois is 25, compared to 36 for=20
      non-Latinos. 

  

    Despite unprecedented population growth, =
Latinos lag=20
      behind in 

  

    major indicators of well-being relative to =
education,=20
      health, 

  

    employment, and child welfare, as well as=20
      representation 

  

    throughout the State. Moreover, Latino =
children and=20
      families 

  

    present unique linguistic, cultural, and =
immigration=20
      issues 

  

    for the State.

  

        Latinos =
have a=20
      well-established presence in the child 

  

    welfare system. Of the total 86,973 children =
that were=20
      reported 

  

    abused or neglected in Fiscal Year 2001, about =
8,442=20
      or 9.7% 

  

    were Hispanic children. About 25% of these =
hotline=20
      reports were 

  

    indicated, for a total of 2,155 Latino =
children in=20
      Fiscal Year 

  

    2001. As of August 2003, there were about =
1,367 open=20
      Latino 

  

    child abuse cases in Illinois. This figure is =
only=20
      slightly 

  

    lower than the 1,491 open Latino child cases =
reported=20
      for the 

  

    previous fiscal year. Hispanic cases make up =
about 6%=20
      of all 

  

    open child cases (excluding adoption =
assistance and=20
      home of 

  

    parent living arrangement). Latino families =
receiving=20
      services 

  

    make up about 16% of all intact family cases. =
It is=20
      estimated 

  

    that between 60% and 80% of all Latino =
families=20
      involved with 

  

    the Illinois Department of Child and Family =
Services=20
      (IDCFS) 

  

    will need bilingual services at some point =
during the=20
      time 

  

    their case is open. However, IDCFS struggles =
to meet=20
      the demand 

  

    for bilingual services. There are similar =
examples=20
      throughout 



  
  

    

  

    the State demonstrating that Illinois lacks a =
unified=20
      and 

  

    comprehensive strategy for addressing the =
unique needs=20
      of 

  

    Latino families.

  

        Latino =
families=20
      remain outside of the margins of 

  

    opportunities in the State. There are =
tremendous=20
      challenges 

  

    faced by Latino families and children in the =
State.=20
      Clearly, 

  

    the growing Latino presence demands that =
government,=20
      child and 

  

    family advocates, and other key stakeholders =
come=20
      together to 

  

    identify and implement policy strategies that =
can=20
      create an 

  

    infrastructure of support for Latino families =
in the=20
      State. 

  

    Building this needed infrastructure of =
policies must=20
      involve 

  

    multiple State agencies. The Illinois Latino =
Family=20
      Commission 

  

    shall lead the effort, advising the Governor =
and=20
      assisting 

  

    State agencies with this =
task.
 

  

        Section =
10.=20
      Established. The Illinois Latino Family=20
    

  

    Commission is established. =

 

  

        Section =
15.=20
      Purpose and objectives. 

  

        (a) The =
purpose=20
      of the Illinois Latino Family Commission is 

  

    to advise the Governor and General Assembly, =
as well=20
      as work 

  

    directly with State agencies to improve and =
expand=20
      existing 

  

    policies, services, programs, and =
opportunities for=20
      Latino 

  

    families. Subject to appropriation, the =
Illinois=20
      Latino Family 

  

    Commission shall guide the efforts of and =
collaborate=20
      with 

  

    State agencies, including: the Department on =
Aging,=20
      the 

       =
 (1)=20
      monitoring and commenting on existing and proposed =
       =
 (2)=20
      assisting State agencies in developing programs,        =
 (3)=20
      facilitating the participation and representation =
       =
 (4)=20
      promoting research efforts to document the impact =


  
  

    

  

    Department of Children and Family Services, =
the=20
      Department of 

  

    Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the =
Department of=20
      

  

    Corrections, the Department of Human Services, =
the=20
      Department 

  

    of Public Aid, the Department of Public =
Health, the=20
      Department 

  

    of Transportation, the Department of =
Employment=20
      Security, and 

  

    others. This shall be achieved primarily by:=20
  

  

    

  

        legislation and =
programs=20
      designed to address the needs of 

  

        Latinos in Illinois;=20
  

  

    

  

        services, public =
policies, and=20
      research strategies that 

  

        will expand and =
enhance the=20
      social and economic well-being 

  

        of Latino children and =

      families; 

  

    

  

        of Latinos in the =
development,=20
      implementation, and 

  

        planning of policies,=20
      programs, and services; and 

  

    

  

        of policies and =
programs on=20
      Latino families. 

  

        The work =
of the=20
      Illinois Latino Family Commission shall 

  

    include the use of existing reports, research, =
and=20
      planning 

  

    efforts, procedures, and=20
  programs.
 

  

        Section =
20.=20
      Appointment; terms. The Illinois Latino =
Family=20
      

  

    Commission shall be comprised of 15 members. =
The=20
      Governor, the 

  

    President of the Senate, the Minority Leader =
of the=20
      Senate, the 

  

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, and =
the=20
      Minority 



  
  

    

  

    Leader of the House of Representatives shall =
each=20
      appoint 3 

  

    members to the Commission. Each member shall =
have=20
      working 

  

    knowledge of human services, community =
development,=20
      and 

  

    economic public policies in Illinois. The =
Governor=20
      shall 

  

    appoint the chairperson or =
chairpersons.

  

        The =
members shall=20
      reflect regional representation to 

  

    ensure that the needs of Latino families and =
children=20
      

  

    throughout the State are met. The members =
shall be=20
      selected 

  

    from a variety of disciplines. They shall =
represent a=20
      

  

    partnership and collaborative effort between =
public=20
      and 

  

    private agencies, the business sector, and=20
      community-based 

  

    human services organizations.

  

        Members =
shall=20
      serve 3-year terms, except in the case of 

  

    initial appointments. Five members, as =
determined by=20
      lot, shall 

  

    be appointed to one-year terms; 5 members =
shall be=20
      appointed to 

  

    2-year terms; and 5 members shall be appointed =
to=20
      3-year terms, 

  

    so that the terms are staggered. Members shall =
serve=20
      without 

  

    compensation, but shall be reimbursed for=20
      Commission-related 

  

    expenses.

  

        The =
Department on=20
      Aging, the Department of Children and 

  

    Family Services, the Department of Commerce =
and=20
      Economic 

  

    Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, =
the=20
      Department of 

  

    Employment Security, the Department of Human =
Services,=20
      the 

  

    Department of Public Aid, the Department of =
Public=20
      Health, and 

  

    the Department of Transportation shall each =
appoint a=20
      liaison 

  

    to serve ex-officio on the Commission. The =
Office of=20
      the 



  
  

    

  

    Governor, in cooperation with the State =
agencies=20
      appointing 

  

    liaisons to the Commission under this =
paragraph, shall=20
      provide 

  

    administrative support to the=20
    Commission.
 

  

        Section =
25.=20
      Funding. The Illinois Latino Family =
Commission=20
      

  

    may receive funding through specific =
appropriations=20
      available 

  

    for its purposes made to the Department on =
Aging, the=20
      

  

    Department of Children and Family Services, =
the=20
      Department of 

  

    Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the =
Department of=20
      

  

    Corrections, the Department of Human Services, =
the=20
      Department 

  

    of Public Aid, the Department of Public =
Health, and=20
      the 

  

    Department of Transportation. The funding =
allocation=20
      for the 

  

    Commission shall be no less than=20
    $500,000.
 

  

        Section =
30.=20
      Reporting. The Illinois Latino Family=20
  

  

    Commission shall annually report to the =
Governor and=20
      the 

  

    General Assembly on the Commission's progress =
towards=20
      its goals 

  

    and objectives.
  =


  

        Section =
99.=20
      Effective date. This Act takes effect =
upon=20
      

  

    becoming law.=20
      =




Effective Date: 09/14/2007




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