98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3049
 
Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 3983/20

     Amends the Illinois Latino Family Commission Act. Replaces the Department of Public Aid with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.  Adds liaisons from the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois State Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and the Capital Development Board.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Latino Family Commission Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3983/20)

7    Sec. 20. Appointment; terms. The Illinois Latino Family 
8Commission shall be comprised of 15 members. The Governor, the 
9President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the 
10Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority 
11Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 3 
12members to the Commission. Each member shall have working 
13knowledge of human services, community development, and 
14economic public policies in Illinois. The Governor shall 
15appoint the chairperson or chairpersons.
16    The members shall reflect regional representation to 
17ensure that the needs of Latino families and children 
18throughout the State are met. The members shall be selected 
19from a variety of disciplines. They shall represent a 
20partnership and collaborative effort between public and 
21private agencies, the business sector, and community-based 
22human services organizations.
23    Members shall serve 3-year terms, except in the case of 
 
 
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1initial appointments. Five members, as determined by lot, shall 
2be appointed to one-year terms; 5 members shall be appointed to 
32-year terms; and 5 members shall be appointed to 3-year terms, 
4so that the terms are staggered. Members shall serve without 
5compensation, but shall be reimbursed for Commission-related 
6expenses.
7    The Department on Aging, the Department of Children and 
8Family Services, the Department of Commerce and Economic 
9Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, the Department of 
10Employment Security, the Department of Human Services, the 
11Department of Healthcare and Family Services Public Aid, the 
12Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Board of 
13Education, the Illinois State Board of Higher Education, the 
14Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Department of 
15Human Rights, the Capital Development Board, and the Department 
16of Transportation shall each appoint a liaison to serve 
17ex-officio on the Commission. The Office of the Governor, in 
18cooperation with the State agencies appointing liaisons to the 
19Commission under this paragraph,  shall provide administrative 
20support to the Commission.

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