Bill Text: IL HB5827 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Committee on the Elimination of Eugenics-Inspired Laws Act. Creates the Committee on the Elimination of Eugenics-Inspired Laws. Provides for the membership of the Committee and further requirements concerning Committee members and meetings. Requires the Committee to research and identify any and all Eugenics-Inspired laws and administrative rules of this State, and any other related matters it deems necessary to its inquiry. Requires the Committee to also produce and make available to the public educational materials on the history and impact of eugenics and eugenics-inspired laws and administrative rules in the United States, as well as a summary of its annual report. Requires the Committee to issue an annual report of its findings concerning eugenics-inspired laws and rules to the Governor and the General Assembly, and make recommendations to eliminate, remediate, or mitigate the harmful effects of such laws, rules, and policies. Requires each State agency to perform an internal examination for the existence of eugenics-inspired rules, policies, and procedures, and issue an annual report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Committee. Requires each State agency to implement strategies and programs to eliminate and prevent any disparities created by discriminatory rules, policies, and procedures, and make the services provided by the State agency more readily accessible to the public. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-10 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5827 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5827-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5827 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Committee on the Elimination of Eugenics-Inspired Laws Act. Creates the Committee on the Elimination of Eugenics-Inspired Laws. Provides for the membership of the Committee and further requirements concerning Committee members and meetings. Requires the Committee to research and identify any and all Eugenics-Inspired laws and administrative rules of this State, and any other related matters it deems necessary to its inquiry. Requires the Committee to also produce and make available to the public educational materials on the history and impact of eugenics and eugenics-inspired laws and administrative rules in the United States, as well as a summary of its annual report. Requires the Committee to issue an annual report of its findings concerning eugenics-inspired laws and rules to the Governor and the General Assembly, and make recommendations to eliminate, remediate, or mitigate the harmful effects of such laws, rules, and policies. Requires each State agency to perform an internal examination for the existence of eugenics-inspired rules, policies, and procedures, and issue an annual report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Committee. Requires each State agency to implement strategies and programs to eliminate and prevent any disparities created by discriminatory rules, policies, and procedures, and make the services provided by the State agency more readily accessible to the public. Defines terms.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Committee on the Elimination of Eugenics-Inspired Laws Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Committee" means the Committee on the Elimination of
Eugenics-Inspired Laws created under this Act.
"Eugenics-inspired laws" means any law, administrative
rule, or policy, including State agency rules, policies, and
procedures, derived from a belief that heredity is the
fundamental determinant of an individual's ability to
contribute to society, which excludes, or has the effect of
excluding, persons and groups judged to be inferior, based upon
such characteristics as race, ethnicity, mental and physical
disabilities, country of origin, and poverty, while promoting,
or having the effect of promoting, those judged to be superior.
"State agency" means: all officers, boards, commissions
and agencies created by the Constitution or by statute,
excluding the legislative and judicial branches; all officers,
departments, boards, commissions, agencies, institutions,
authorities, universities, bodies politic and corporate of the
State; all administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the

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State government which are created by or pursuant to statute,
other than units of local government and their officers, school
districts and boards of election commissioners; and all
administrative units and corporate outgrowths of the above and
as may be created by executive order of the Governor.
Section 10. Committee on the Elimination of
Eugenics-Inspired Laws.
(a) The Committee on the Elimination of Eugenics-Inspired
Laws is hereby created.
(b) The Committee shall consist of the following members:
(1) one member who is a qualified expert on the history
of eugenics appointed by the Governor;
(2) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives;
(3) two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives;
(4) two members appointed by the President of the
Senate;
(5) two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate;
(6) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
or his or her designee;
(7) the Director of Public Health, or his or her
designee; and
(8) the Director of Human Rights, or his or her

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designee.
(c) Each appointed member of the Committee shall serve for
a term of 2 years and until his or her successor is appointed.
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than
by expiration of a term shall be appointed only for the
unexpired term of the member whom he or she shall succeed and
until his or her successor is appointed.
(d) The Committee shall initially meet within 30 days after
the effective date of this Act, and as many times thereafter as
deemed necessary to fulfill its purposes under this Act. The
Committee shall choose its chairperson from among its members.
Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation for
their service as members, but may be reimbursed for expenses
from appropriations made by law. The Office of the Governor
shall provide administrative support to the Committee.
Section 15. Committee duties; report.
(a) The Committee shall research and identify any and all
eugenics-inspired laws and administrative rules of this State,
and any other related matters it deems necessary to its inquiry
under this Section, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(1) disparities in access to healthcare;
(2) disparities in access to education, including de
facto and de jure segregation and impediments to receiving
education funding;

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(3) disparities in access to employment opportunities,
including impediments to receiving professional licensure,
and disparities in the treatment of employees;
(4) disparities in access to housing, including
redlining practices, property tax issues, and housing
insurance issues; and
(5) any other matter concerning disparities in
healthcare, employment, education, and housing that the
Committee deems necessary to its inquiry under this
Section.
(b) Based upon its findings, the Committee shall, from time
to time, produce and make available to the public educational
materials on the history and impact of eugenics and
eugenics-inspired laws and administrative rules in the United
States, as well as a summary of its annual report issued under
this Section.
(c) On or before February 1, 2022, and on or before each
February 1 thereafter, the Committee shall issue a report of
its findings concerning eugenics-inspired laws and
administrative rules to the Governor and the General Assembly,
and make recommendations, including, but not limited to,
proposed legislation and changes to administrative rules, to
eliminate, remediate, or mitigate the harmful effects of such
laws, rules, and policies.
Section 20. State agency reporting; remedial strategies.

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(a) Each State agency shall perform an internal examination
for the existence of eugenics-inspired administrative rules,
policies, and procedures, or administrative rules, policies,
and procedures that otherwise have or may have a discriminatory
impact creating disparities between classes of persons, and
issue an annual report to the Governor, the General Assembly,
and the Committee. Each State agency shall also make its report
available to the public on its Internet website.
(b) Each State agency shall implement strategies and
programs to eliminate and prevent any disparities created by
discriminatory administrative rules, policies, and procedures,
and make the services provided by the State agency more readily
accessible to the public.