Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Creates the Access and Functional Needs Advisory Committee. Provides that the Advisory Committee shall: (1) research and provide recommendations for identifying and effectively responding to the needs of persons with access and functional needs before, during, and after a disaster using an intersectional lens for equity; (2) provide recommendations to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency regarding how to ensure that persons with a disability are included in disaster strategies and emergency management plans; and (3) review and provide recommendations for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to integrate access and functional needs into the Illinois Emergency Operations Plan. Provides for appointment and composition of the members of the Advisory Committee. Provides that the initial meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be convened by the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency no later than February 1, 2022. Requires the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to provide administrative support to the Advisory Committee. Requires the Advisory Committee to prepare and deliver a report with specified requirements to the General Assembly, the Governor's Office, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency by July, 1 2022, and annually thereafter. Provides that the Advisory Committee is dissolved and amendatory provisions are repealed on January 1, 2032. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0361
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Bill Drafts
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| Chaptered | 2021-08-16 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Enrolled | 2021-06-01 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Engrossed | 2021-05-06 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2021-02-25 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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