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| Public Act 098-0032 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Latino Family Commission Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 20 and 25 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 3983/20)
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Sec. 20. Appointment; terms. The Illinois Latino Family | ||||
Commission shall be comprised of 15 members. The Governor, the | ||||
President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the | ||||
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority | ||||
Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 3 | ||||
members to the Commission. Each member shall have working | ||||
knowledge of human services, community development, and | ||||
economic public policies in Illinois. The Governor shall | ||||
appoint the chairperson or chairpersons. | ||||
The members shall reflect regional representation to | ||||
ensure that the needs of Latino families and children | ||||
throughout the State are met. The members shall be selected | ||||
from a variety of disciplines. They shall represent a | ||||
partnership and collaborative effort between public and | ||||
private agencies, the business sector, and community-based | ||||
human services organizations. | ||||
Members shall serve 3-year terms, except in the case of | ||||
initial appointments. Five members, as determined by lot, shall | ||
be appointed to one-year terms; 5 members shall be appointed to | ||
2-year terms; and 5 members shall be appointed to 3-year terms, | ||
so that the terms are staggered. Members shall serve without | ||
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for Commission-related | ||
expenses. | ||
The Department on Aging, the Department of Children and | ||
Family Services, the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, the Department of | ||
Employment Security, the Department of Human Services, the | ||
Department of Healthcare and Family Services Public Aid, the | ||
Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Board of | ||
Education, the Illinois State Board of Higher Education, the | ||
Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Department of | ||
Human Rights, the Capital Development Board, the Department of | ||
Labor, and the Department of Transportation shall each appoint | ||
a liaison to serve ex-officio on the Commission. The Office of | ||
the Governor, in cooperation with the State agencies appointing | ||
liaisons to the Commission under this paragraph, shall provide | ||
administrative support to the Commission.
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(Source: P.A. 95-619, eff. 9-14-07.) | ||
(20 ILCS 3983/25)
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Sec. 25. Funding. The Illinois Latino Family Commission may | ||
receive funding through specific appropriations available for | ||
its purposes made to the Department on Aging, the Department of | ||
Children and Family Services, the Department of Commerce and | ||
Economic Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, the | ||
Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and | ||
Family Services Public Aid, the Department of Public Health, | ||
the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois State Board | ||
of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the | ||
Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Capital Development | ||
Board, the Department of Labor, and the Department of | ||
Transportation. The funding allocation for the Commission | ||
shall be no less than $500,000.
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(Source: P.A. 95-619, eff. 9-14-07.)
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