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

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: (1) provides that the employment position for persons with a disability shall be offered through an established trainee program (in the engrossed bill, an internship); (2) removes provisions from the bill providing that the position shall be unpaid; (3) provides that the program shall be administered by the Department of Central Management Services, but removes language providing that the position shall be part of the Disabled Workers Program; and (4) provides that the hiring officer or agency (instead of the Department of Central Management Services) shall issue a certificate of completion. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

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

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0726-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Personnel Code is amended by adding Section
21 as follows:
(20 ILCS 415/21 new)
Sec. 21. Internships for persons with a disability.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and
after January 1, 2020, each State agency with 1,500 employees
or more and each executive branch constitutional officer is
required to offer at least one internship position per year to
be filled by a person with a disability, as defined by the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Agencies with fewer
than 1,500 employees may also elect to participate in the
program. The internship shall be unpaid, shall last for a
period of at least 6 months, and shall require the intern to
participate in the internship for at least 20 hours per week.
The program shall be administered by the Department of Central
Management Services as part of its Disabled Workers Program.
Each internship shall be affiliated with a specific job code
within the hiring agency. The Department of Central Management
Services shall conduct an initial interview of potential
interns, and the hiring agency or officer shall conduct a final

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interview. Upon completion of the internship, the Department of
Central Management Services shall issue a certificate of
completion to the intern. Individuals who successfully
complete an internship under this Section shall be eligible to
participate in the Disabled Workers Program authorized under
Section 405-122 of the Department of Central Management
Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
without 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 internship program,
including, but not limited to, establishing non-political
selection criteria, implementing an interview process that
accommodates persons with a disability, and linking
internships to permanent, targeted job codes.
(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
the Department of Central Management Services for the
administration and implementation of the internship program
under this Section; (3) the number of agencies that
participated in the internship program under this Section in
the previous calendar year; and (4) the number of individuals
who participated in the internship program who became full-time

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employees of the State at the conclusion of the internship.