Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1039 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1039 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force Act. Establishes the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force to examine the following policy areas and issue proposals and recommendations: (i) the utilization of recurring payments or financial assistance to mothers and other caregivers and any equivalent policies under all current State and federal programs; (ii) the current utilization rates and impacts of family leave programs as well as specific impacts of the programs on mothers and other caregivers; (iii) current State policy impacting the childcare industry and the access or availability of child care in all areas of the State; (iv) the impact of any new policies imposed by the federal government or by State or local officials during the COVID-19 pandemic that have impacted mothers and other caregivers in the workforce; and (v) other areas the Task Force deems relevant in the review of policies that may impact mothers and other caregivers. Requires the Task Force to hold public hearings within one year after the effective date of the Act to solicit input and recommendations from statewide and regional stakeholder interests. Contains provisions concerning Task Force reports to the Governor and the General Assembly; membership on the Task Force; repeal of the Act; and other matters. Effective immediately. LRB103 04739 KTG 49748 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1039 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force Act. Establishes the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force to examine the following policy areas and issue proposals and recommendations: (i) the utilization of recurring payments or financial assistance to mothers and other caregivers and any equivalent policies under all current State and federal programs; (ii) the current utilization rates and impacts of family leave programs as well as specific impacts of the programs on mothers and other caregivers; (iii) current State policy impacting the childcare industry and the access or availability of child care in all areas of the State; (iv) the impact of any new policies imposed by the federal government or by State or local officials during the COVID-19 pandemic that have impacted mothers and other caregivers in the workforce; and (v) other areas the Task Force deems relevant in the review of policies that may impact mothers and other caregivers. Requires the Task Force to hold public hearings within one year after the effective date of the Act to solicit input and recommendations from statewide and regional stakeholder interests. Contains provisions concerning Task Force reports to the Governor and the General Assembly; membership on the Task Force; repeal of the Act; and other matters. Effective immediately. LRB103 04739 KTG 49748 b LRB103 04739 KTG 49748 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Creates the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force Act. Establishes the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force to examine the following policy areas and issue proposals and recommendations: (i) the utilization of recurring payments or financial assistance to mothers and other caregivers and any equivalent policies under all current State and federal programs; (ii) the current utilization rates and impacts of family leave programs as well as specific impacts of the programs on mothers and other caregivers; (iii) current State policy impacting the childcare industry and the access or availability of child care in all areas of the State; (iv) the impact of any new policies imposed by the federal government or by State or local officials during the COVID-19 pandemic that have impacted mothers and other caregivers in the workforce; and (v) other areas the Task Force deems relevant in the review of policies that may impact mothers and other caregivers. Requires the Task Force to hold public hearings within one year after the effective date of the Act to solicit input and recommendations from statewide and regional stakeholder interests. Contains provisions concerning Task Force reports to the Governor and the General Assembly; membership on the Task Force; repeal of the Act; and other matters. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT to establish the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency
12	12	2 Task Force.
13	13	3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	4 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
16	16	6 Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force Act.
17	17	7 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the
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19	19	9 (1) Any relief and long-term recovery from the
20	20	10 economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic must recognize
21	21	11 the disproportionate burden mothers have weathered. Women,
22	22	12 especially mothers, have faced the brunt of the economic
23	23	13 challenges of the pandemic due to social barriers and
24	24	14 policy failures that have been compounded by enduring
25	25	15 racism and gender injustices, including the lack of care
26	26	16 infrastructure, lack of family-supportive workplaces, and
27	27	17 gender and racial pay inequities.
28	28	18 (2) Women continue to face unjust gender and racial
29	29	19 wage gaps, and are overrepresented in low-wage jobs,
30	30	20 despite their gains in workforce participation.
31	31	21 Asian-American and Pacific Islander women, particularly
32	32	22 Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander women, get paid as
33	33	23 little as $0.50 for every dollar a White man makes. Black
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40	40	Creates the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force Act. Establishes the Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force to examine the following policy areas and issue proposals and recommendations: (i) the utilization of recurring payments or financial assistance to mothers and other caregivers and any equivalent policies under all current State and federal programs; (ii) the current utilization rates and impacts of family leave programs as well as specific impacts of the programs on mothers and other caregivers; (iii) current State policy impacting the childcare industry and the access or availability of child care in all areas of the State; (iv) the impact of any new policies imposed by the federal government or by State or local officials during the COVID-19 pandemic that have impacted mothers and other caregivers in the workforce; and (v) other areas the Task Force deems relevant in the review of policies that may impact mothers and other caregivers. Requires the Task Force to hold public hearings within one year after the effective date of the Act to solicit input and recommendations from statewide and regional stakeholder interests. Contains provisions concerning Task Force reports to the Governor and the General Assembly; membership on the Task Force; repeal of the Act; and other matters. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 women make only $0.63 for every dollar a White man makes,
69	69	2 and as a result may lose $946,000 in their lifetimes.
70	70	3 Latina women earn $0.55 for every dollar earned by a White
71	71	4 man, and as a result may lose over $1,100,000 in wages over
72	72	5 the course of a 40-year career. Native American women are
73	73	6 paid $0.60 for every dollar a White man makes and are
74	74	7 murdered at 10 times the rate of the national average,
75	75	8 even though financial independence and security can
76	76	9 increase chances of escaping violence for these women.
77	77	10 Women's wages are key to their families' economic security
78	78	11 and survival. Across the country, mothers are breadwinners
79	79	12 in almost half of families with children under 18, even
80	80	13 though mothers face a greater pay gap than women as a
81	81	14 whole. Even prior to the pandemic, working mothers faced
82	82	15 continued biases and stigmas in the workplace that
83	83	16 caregiving responsibilities will negatively impact their
84	84	17 work performance.
85	85	18 (3) Women have suffered the majority of
86	86	19 pandemic-related job losses. Since February 2020, women
87	87	20 have lost over 5,400,000 net jobs and account for 55% of
88	88	21 overall net job loss since the beginning of the crisis.
89	89	22 Women of color are experiencing higher rates of job loss
90	90	23 than White women. According to the Bureau of Labor
91	91	24 Statistics January 2021 unemployment data, the jobless
92	92	25 rate for Black women and Latina women aged 20 and over is
93	93	26 over 60% higher than their White counterparts. Asian
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104	104	1 Americans recorded the highest jobless rates among women
105	105	2 in the last 6 months of 2020, even though before the
106	106	3 pandemic their average unemployment rate was the lowest.
107	107	4 (4) Women face a disproportionate burden of caregiving
108	108	5 responsibilities. Mothers are 3 times more likely than
109	109	6 fathers to be responsible for most of the caregiving and
110	110	7 household work. Single mothers are more likely than other
111	111	8 parents to take care of all housework and childcare
112	112	9 responsibilities in their household, and are more likely
113	113	10 than other mothers to experience financial insecurity.
114	114	11 (5) Throughout the pandemic, women of color have
115	115	12 played integral roles on the front lines as essential
116	116	13 workers, including as nursing assistants, home health
117	117	14 aides, and child care educators.
118	118	15 (6) The unprecedented burdens of child care, work, and
119	119	16 remote learning have strained mental and emotional health
120	120	17 for mothers. These points of stress are compounded by
121	121	18 financial instability, racial injustice, being a single
122	122	19 parent, having children with special needs, and many other
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124	124	21 Section 10. Task Force.
125	125	22 (a) The Marshall Plan for Moms Interagency Task Force is
126	126	23 established. The Task Force shall consist of the following
127	127	24 members or their designees:
128	128	25 (1) the Director of Labor, who shall serve as chair;
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139	139	1 (2) the Secretary of Human Services;
140	140	2 (3) the Chairman of the Illinois Workers' Compensation
141	141	3 Commission;
142	142	4 (4) the Director of Public Health;
143	143	5 (5) the Director of Human Rights;
144	144	6 (6) two members, who shall be appointed by the
145	145	7 Governor, one upon the recommendation of the Illinois
146	146	8 AFL-CIO and one upon the recommendation of the Illinois
147	147	9 Manufacturers' Association;
148	148	10 (7) one member, who shall be appointed by the Speaker
149	149	11 of the House of Representatives; and
150	150	12 (8) one member, who shall be appointed by the
151	151	13 President of the Senate.
152	152	14 (b) The Task Force shall meet as often as is necessary, but
153	153	15 no less than once per month and where otherwise appropriate to
154	154	16 fulfilling its duties under this Act. The members of the Task
155	155	17 Force shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled
156	156	18 to reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in the
157	157	19 performance of their duties.
158	158	20 (c) The Department of Labor shall provide staff and other
159	159	21 assistance to the Task Force.
160	160	22 Section 15. Policy areas; proposals and recommendations.
161	161	23 The Task Force shall examine the following policy areas and
162	162	24 issue proposals and recommendations thereon:
163	163	25 (1) The utilization of recurring payments or financial
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174	174	1 assistance to mothers and other caregivers and any
175	175	2 equivalent policies under all current State and federal
176	176	3 programs.
177	177	4 (2) The current utilization rates and impacts of
178	178	5 family leave programs as well as specific impacts of the
179	179	6 programs on mothers and other caregivers.
180	180	7 (3) Current State policy impacting the childcare
181	181	8 industry and the access or availability of child care in
182	182	9 all areas of the State.
183	183	10 (4) The availability and access to unemployment for
184	184	11 persons who have left a job or worked reduced hours in
185	185	12 order to take on caregiving responsibilities.
186	186	13 (5) The impact of any new policies imposed by the
187	187	14 federal government or by State or local officials during
188	188	15 the COVID-19 pandemic that have impacted mothers and other
189	189	16 caregivers in the workforce.
190	190	17 (6) The availability and access to mental health
191	191	18 support for mothers and other caregivers, and the impact
192	192	19 of access or availability to mental health support on such
193	193	20 families.
194	194	21 (7) The access and availability of all such programs
195	195	22 for immigrant families, and the impact of inaccessibility
196	196	23 or unavailability of any such programs on immigrant
197	197	24 families and the State.
198	198	25 (8) Any other areas the Task Force deems relevant in
199	199	26 the review of policies that may impact mothers and other
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211	211	2 Section 20. Hearings. Within one year after the effective
212	212	3 date of this Act, in carrying out its functions, the Task Force
213	213	4 shall hold 5 public hearings around the State to foster
214	214	5 discussions among, and conduct formal public hearings with
215	215	6 requisite public notice to solicit input and recommendations
216	216	7 from statewide and regional stakeholder interests. The Task
217	217	8 Force shall also accept public input in writing. The Task
218	218	9 Force may utilize remote access such as web conferencing in
219	219	10 order to comply with the provisions of this Section.
220	220	11 Section 25. Findings and recommendations. Within 2 years
221	221	12 after the effective date of this Act, the Task Force shall
222	222	13 report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and
223	223	14 the General Assembly and shall publicize its findings on a
224	224	15 website provided by the Department of Labor.
225	225	16 Section 30. Findings and recommendations. This Act is
226	226	17 repealed 3 years after the effective date of this Act.
227	227	18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
228	228	19 becoming law.
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