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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council Act. (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
Illinois · statute · 20 ILCS 4120 · 6 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council Act. (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
Definitions. As used in this Act: "South Asian" means a person descended from any of the countries of the South Asian subcontinent. "Council" means the Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council created by this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council. There is hereby created the Illinois South Asian American Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council is to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting South Asian Americans and immigrants; to advance the role and civic participation of South…
Council members. (a) The Council shall consist of 21 voting members. The Governor shall appoint one voting member, who shall act as the chairperson of the Council and serve as the representative of the Office of the Governor. The Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Mi…
Meetings. The Council shall meet at least once per calendar quarter. In addition, the Council may hold up to 2 public hearings annually to assist in the development of policy recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. All meetings of the Council shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act…
Reports. (a) The Council shall issue semi-annual reports on its policy recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30th and December 31st of each year. (b) The reports on policy recommendations shall focus on, but are not limited to, the following: (i) policy issues impacting South Asian Americans…