(25 ILCS 175/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Legislative Accessibility Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-897, eff. 5-24-22.)
(25 ILCS 175/5)
Sec. 5. General Assembly accessibility.
(a) The General Assembly shall make efforts to increase the accessibility of the General Assembly for people with disabilities.
(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall each appoint an accessibility coordinator who, in consultation with the Architect of the Capitol, shall be responsible for addressing accessibility needs for his or her corresponding house.
(c) The Illinois General Assembly website shall include an email address, web form, or other similar mechanism to request reasonable accommodations to meet the accessibility needs of people with disabilities attending legislative meetings, hearings, floor proceedings, and press conferences at the Capitol Complex.
(Source: P.A. 102-897, eff. 5-24-22.)
(25 ILCS 175/10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 10. General Assembly Accessibility Task Force.
(a) There is hereby established the General Assembly Accessibility Task Force.
(b) The President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the Senate, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 2 members to the Task Force. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly appoint the chair of the Task Force. Appointees shall include persons who self-identify as having a disability or advocates for such persons. In addition, the following State officials shall serve on the Task Force as ex officio members: (i) the Secretary of State or his or her designee; (ii) the Secretary of the Senate or his or her designee; (iii) the Clerk of the House of Representatives or his or her designee; (iv) the Assistant Secretary of the Senate or his or her designee; and (v) the Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives or his or her designee.
(c) The Task Force shall convene as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, and shall hold at least 2 meetings. Members and ex officio members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. The Architect of the Capitol shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.
(d) The Task Force shall examine issues concerning accessibility of the General Assembly to persons with a disability. No later than December 31, 2023, the Task Force shall issue recommendations to the General Assembly on what measures can be taken to increase the accessibility of the General Assembly to persons with a disability.
(e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
(Source: P.A. 102-897, eff. 5-24-22.)
(25 ILCS 175/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 102-897, eff. 5-24-22.)
Structure Illinois Compiled Statutes
25 ILCS 5/ - General Assembly Organization Act.
25 ILCS 10/ - General Assembly Operations Act.
25 ILCS 15/ - Special Session Act.
25 ILCS 20/ - House Voting Device Act.
25 ILCS 25/ - Pre-Filing of Bills Act.
25 ILCS 30/ - Bill Synopsis Act.
25 ILCS 35/ - Bill Introduction and Duplication Act.
25 ILCS 40/ - Governor's Bill Action Report Act.
25 ILCS 50/ - Fiscal Note Act.
25 ILCS 55/ - Pension Impact Note Act.
25 ILCS 60/ - Judicial Note Act.
25 ILCS 65/ - State Debt Impact Note Act.
25 ILCS 70/ - Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act.
25 ILCS 75/ - Home Rule Note Act.
25 ILCS 80/ - Balanced Budget Note Act.
25 ILCS 82/ - Housing Affordability Impact Note Act.
25 ILCS 83/ - Racial Impact Note Act.
25 ILCS 85/ - Legislative Commission Hearing Act.
25 ILCS 90/ - General Assembly Appointments Act.
25 ILCS 95/ - General Assembly Appointing Authority Act.
25 ILCS 100/ - Debate Transcript Act.
25 ILCS 105/ - Legislative Materials Act.
25 ILCS 110/ - Reports to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act.
25 ILCS 115/ - General Assembly Compensation Act.
25 ILCS 120/ - Compensation Review Act.
25 ILCS 130/ - Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984.
25 ILCS 135/ - Legislative Reference Bureau Act.
25 ILCS 140/ - Statute Computerization Act.
25 ILCS 145/ - Legislative Information System Act.
25 ILCS 150/ - Legislative Audit Commission Act.
25 ILCS 155/ - Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Act.
25 ILCS 160/ - General Assembly Staff Assistants Act.
25 ILCS 165/ - National Conference of State Legislatures Act.