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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 Commission to End Hunger Act is amended by
5changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 5015/15)
7    Sec. 15. Members. The Commission to End Hunger shall be
8composed of no more than 21 voting members including 2 members
9of the Illinois House of Representatives, one appointed by the
10Speaker of the House and one appointed by the House Minority
11Leader; 2 members of the Illinois Senate, one appointed by the
12Senate President and one appointed by the Senate Minority
13Leader; one representative of the Office of the Governor
14appointed by the Governor; one representative of the Office of
15the Lieutenant Governor appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
16and 15 public members, who shall be appointed by the Governor.
17    The public members shall include 2 representatives of food
18banks; 2 representatives from other community food assistance
19programs; a representative of a statewide organization focused
20on responding to hunger; a representative from an anti-poverty
21organization; a representative of an organization that serves
22or advocates for children and youth; a representative of an
23organization that serves or advocates for older adults; a

 

 

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1representative of an organization that advocates for people who
2are homeless; a representative of an organization that serves
3or advocates for persons with disabilities; a representative of
4an organization that advocates for immigrants; a
5representative of a municipal or county government; a
6representative of a township government; and 3 2 at-large
7members. The appointed members shall reflect the racial,
8gender, and geographic diversity of the State and shall include
9representation from regions of the State.
10    The following officials shall serve as ex-officio members:
11the Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee; the
12State Superintendent of Education or his or her designee; the
13Director of Healthcare and Family Services or his or her
14designee; the Director of Children and Family Services or his
15or her designee; the Director of Aging or his or her designee;
16the Director of Natural Resources or his or her designee; and
17the Director of Agriculture or his or her designee. The
18African-American Family Commission, and the Latino Family
19Commission, and the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council shall
20each designate a liaison to serve ex-officio on the Commission.
21    Members shall serve without compensation and are
22responsible for the cost of all reasonable and necessary travel
23expenses connected to Commission business, as the State of
24Illinois will not reimburse Commission members for these costs.
25    Commission members shall be appointed within 60 days after
26the effective date of this Act. The Commission shall hold their

 

 

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1initial meetings within 60 days after at least 50% of the
2members have been appointed.
3    The representative of the Office of the Governor and a
4representative of a food bank shall serve as co-chairs of the
5Commission.
6    At the first meeting of the Commission, the members shall
7select a 5-person Steering Committee that includes the
8co-chairs.
9    The Commission may establish committees that address
10specific issues or populations and may appoint individuals with
11relevant expertise who are not appointed members of the
12Commission to serve on committees as needed.
13    The Office of the Governor, or a designee of the Governor's
14choosing, shall provide guidance to the Commission. Under the
15leadership of the Office of the Governor, subject to
16appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall also
17provide leadership to support the Commission. The Department of
18Human Services and the State of Illinois shall not incur any
19costs as a result of the creation of the Commission to End
20Hunger as the coordination of meetings, report preparation, and
21other related duties will be completed by a representative of a
22food bank that is serving as a co-chair of the Commission.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1119, eff. 7-20-10.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.