Public Act 098-0032
 
HB3049 EnrolledLRB098 09795 HLH 39946 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 Illinois Latino Family Commission Act is 
amended  by changing Sections 20 and 25 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 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.

(Source: P.A. 95-619, eff. 9-14-07.)
 
    (20 ILCS 3983/25)

    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.

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