(405 ILCS 80/10-10)
Sec. 10-10. Task force's duties.
(a) The task force shall review, assess, and develop recommendations and an implementation plan to address the following issues:
(1) Identification of State-specific barriers that
prevent persons with disabilities from enjoying the same employment level as persons without those disabilities.
(2) Identification of strategies that create parity
in the unemployment rate between persons with disabilities and persons without those disabilities.
(3) Identification of issues that impede the
training, hiring, and retention of personal care assistants to help persons with disabilities remain in their own homes and obtain employment both in and outside their homes.
(4) Identification of models or strategies that
foster shared arrangements between persons with disabilities in terms of personal care assistance and shared housing.
(b) In identifying the issues set forth in subsection (a), especially concerning the retention of personal care assistants and direct care workers for individuals with developmental disabilities, the task force shall employ methods that include a review of other states' practices and experiences in developing financial and non-financial incentives that would reduce Illinois' high employment turnover rate of personal assistants for persons with disabilities. These incentives may include, but need not be limited to, forgiveness of student loans, implementation of a benefits program, and the offering of community-college-level courses.
(c) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly 6 months after the date that the task force is formed.
(Source: P.A. 92-303, eff. 8-9-01.)
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