Section 515.440  Powers and Duties

The Council shall have the following duties:

a)         jointly with DHS-ORS, develop and submit to the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education (Commissioner) the Independent Living Plan for the State of Illinois;

b)         monitor, review, and evaluate the implementation of the State Plan for Independent Living;

c)         coordinate activities with the State Rehabilitation Advisory Council;

d)         submit to the Commissioner such periodic reports as he/she may reasonably request, and keep such records, and afford such access to such records, as the Commissioner finds necessary to verify such reports;

e)         hold hearings and forums as it deems necessary to carry out the duties of the Council;

f)         prepare, in conjunction with DHS-ORS, a plan for the provision of resources, including staff and personnel, necessary to carry out the functions of the Council;

g)         have necessary exclusive staff to assist the Council in carrying out its duties and supervise and evaluate that staff; and

h)         appoint jointly, with the Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator, a peer review committee to consider and make recommendations for grants to eligible centers for independent living [20 ILCS 2405/12a(d)].

(Source:  Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 3957, effective March 19, 1999)