Illinois Senate Bill 2376

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-26 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that all agency rules establishing procedures for contested cases may include procedures for requesting language assistance. Provides that, in a contested case, all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for an administrative hearing after reasonable notice in the preferred spoken language of the parties, if known by the agency. Provides that notice for the administrative hearings shall include instructions at the top of the notice, written in, at a minimum, English, Spanish, Polish, Gujarati, Urdu, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Tagalog, for assistance in translating the contents of the notice, and a statement written in those languages. Defines "language assistance". Provides that the administrative law judge has the duty to inquire and determine if a participant in the hearing needs language assistance to participate in or understand the hearing. Provides that if an individual for whom English is a second language knows some English, it should not prohibit that individual from being allowed to receive language assistance. Provides that the examination of the individual believed to be in need of language assistance must be done on the record, and the conclusion of the administrative law judge must be stated on the record. Provides that any party or witness has the right to request language assistance to participate in or understand the hearing at any time during the course of the hearing. Creates qualifications for the certification of administrative hearing interpreters.

ADMIN HEARING-LANGUAGES

Sen. Karina Villa [D]

Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]

Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-26	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
2023-03-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2023-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Appropriations
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
2023-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
2023-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	405	600	New Code	See Bill Text
5	100	10-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	10-25	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	10-25.1	New Code	See Bill Text
5	100	10-45	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	10-50	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	10-70	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2376&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2376.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2376sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2376sam002.htm