Bill Amendment: IL SB0726 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

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Bill Title: PERSONNEL-INTERNS-DISABILITY

Status: 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0533 [SB0726 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0726-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Bob Morgan

Filed: 5/1/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 726
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 726 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by adding Section
17b as follows:
(20 ILCS 415/17b new)
Sec. 17b. Trainee program for persons with a disability.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and
after July 1, 2020, each State agency with 1,500 employees or
more and each executive branch constitutional officer is
required to offer at least one position per year to be filled
by a person with a disability, as defined by the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act, through an established
trainee program. Agencies with fewer than 1,500 employees may
also elect to participate in the program. The trainee position
shall last for a period of at least 6 months and shall require

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the trainee to participate in the trainee program for at least
20 hours per week. The program shall be administered by the
Department of Central Management Services. The Department of
Central Management Services shall conduct an initial
assessment of potential candidates, and the hiring agency or
officer shall conduct a final interview. Upon successful
completion of the trainee program, the respective agency or
officer shall issue a certificate of completion of the trainee
program, which shall be sent to the Department of Central
Management Services for final approval. Individuals who
successfully complete a trainee appointment under this Section
are eligible for promotion to the target title without further
examination. The Department of Central Management Services, in
cooperation with the Employment and Economic Opportunity for
Persons with Disabilities Task Force, shall adopt rules to
implement and administer the trainee program for persons with
disabilities, including, but not limited to, establishing
non-political selection criteria, implementing an assessment
and interview process that accommodates persons with a
disability, and linking trainee programs to targeted full-time
position titles.
(b) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons
with Disabilities Task Force shall prepare an annual report to
be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly that
includes: (1) best practices for helping persons with a
disability gain employment; (2) proposed rules for adoption by

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the Department of Central Management Services for the
administration and implementation of the trainee program under
this Section; (3) the number of agencies that participated in
the trainee program under this Section in the previous calendar
year; and (4) the number of individuals who participated in the
trainee program who became full-time employees of the State at
the conclusion of the trainee program.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".