Public Act 098-1065
 
HB4579 EnrolledLRB098 16899 HLH 51974 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
by adding Section 1-42 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1305/1-42 new)
    Sec. 1-42. Department Ambassador. Subject to
appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall
designate one or more officials or employees to serve as
Department Ambassador. Department Ambassadors shall serve as a
liaison between the Department and the public and shall have
the following duties: (i) to inform the public about services
available through the Department, (ii) to assist the public in
accessing those services, (iii) to review the Department's
methods of disseminating information, and (iv) to recommend and
implement more efficient practices of providing services and
information to the public where possible.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/26/2014