Section 610.40  State Implementation and Administration

a)         The Advisory Council shall serve as the state commission responsible for the implementation and administration of the program in the State of Illinois, pursuant to the requirements of the Act.

b)         P.A. 88-597, effective January 9, 1995, renames the Lieutenant Governor's Office of Voluntary Action and the Lieutenant Governor's Advisory Council on Voluntary Action as the Lieutenant Governor's Commission on Community Service and makes certain changes in the structure of the Commission.  All references in these rules to the "Lieutenant Governor's Office of Voluntary Action" and the "Lieutenant Governor's Advisory Council on Voluntary Action" shall be construed to reference the Lieutenant Governor's Commission on Community Service.

c)         The Advisory Council's responsibility shall include the following:

1)         conduct a competitive process to select Illinois AmeriCorps programs to submit to the Corporation for approval;

2)         assist in the recruitment of qualified persons to serve in programs approved for funding by the Corporation; and

3)         monitor programs to insure quality.