Rep. Bob Morgan
Filed: 5/1/2019
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 726 




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 726 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by adding Section 
517b as follows:

6 (20 ILCS 415/17b new)
7 Sec. 17b. Trainee program for persons with a disability.
8 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and 
9after July 1, 2020, each State agency with 1,500 employees or 
10more and each executive branch constitutional officer is 
11required to offer at least one position per year to be filled 
12by a person with a disability, as defined by the federal 
13Americans with Disabilities Act, through an established 
14trainee program. Agencies with fewer than 1,500 employees may 
15also elect to participate in the program. The trainee position 
16shall last for a period of at least 6 months and shall require 
 
 
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1the trainee to participate in the trainee program for at least 
220 hours per week. The program shall be administered by the 
3Department of Central Management Services. The Department of 
4Central Management Services shall conduct an initial 
5assessment of potential candidates, and the hiring agency or 
6officer shall conduct a final interview. Upon successful 
7completion of the trainee program, the respective agency or 
8officer shall issue a certificate of completion of the trainee 
9program, which shall be sent to the Department of Central 
10Management Services for final approval. Individuals who 
11successfully complete a trainee appointment under this Section 
12are eligible for promotion to the target title without further 
13examination. The Department of Central Management Services, in 
14cooperation with the Employment and Economic Opportunity for 
15Persons with Disabilities Task Force, shall adopt rules to 
16implement and administer the trainee program for persons with 
17disabilities, including, but not limited to, establishing 
18non-political selection criteria, implementing an assessment 
19and interview process that accommodates persons with a 
20disability, and linking trainee programs to targeted full-time 
21position titles. 
22 (b) The Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons 
23with Disabilities Task Force shall prepare an annual report to 
24be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly that 
25includes: (1) best practices for helping persons with a 
26disability gain employment; (2) proposed rules for adoption by 
 
 
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1the Department of Central Management Services for the 
2administration and implementation of the trainee program under 
3this Section; (3) the number of agencies that participated in 
4the trainee program under this Section in the previous calendar 
5year; and (4) the number of individuals who participated in the 
6trainee program who became full-time employees of the State at 
7the conclusion of the trainee program. 


8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.".