HB3048 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3048

Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 3983/20

Amends the Illinois Latino Family Commission Act. Requires the State Board of Education, the State Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the Department of Human Rights, and the Capital Development Board to provide a liaison to serve ex-officio on the Illinois Latino Family Commission. Deletes a provision requiring the Department of Public Aid to provide a liaison to serve ex-officio on the Commission.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Latino Family Commission Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3983/20)

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 Public Aid, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Transportation, the State Board of Education, the State Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the Department of Human Rights, and the Capital Development Board 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.

(Source: P.A. 95-619, eff. 9-14-07.)