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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1510
Introduced 02/10/05, by Rep. David R. Leitch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Human Services 211 Collaboration Board Act. Makes a technical change in a provision establishing the board.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1510 |
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LRB094 10096 JAM 40357 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Human Services 211 Collaboration Board Act |
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| is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 3956/10)
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| Sec. 10. Human Services 211 Collaboration Board.
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| (a) The Human Services 211 Collaboration Board
Board is |
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| established to implement a
non-emergency telephone number that |
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| will provide human services
information concerning the |
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| availability of governmental and non-profit services
and
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| provide
referrals to human services agencies, which may include |
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| referral to an
appropriate web site. The Board shall consist of |
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| 8 members
appointed
by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint |
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| one representative of each of the
following Offices and |
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| Departments as a member of the Board: the Office of the
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| Governor, the Department of Human
Services, the Department of |
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| Public Aid, the Department of Public Health, the
Department of |
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| Children and Family Services, the Department on Aging, the
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| Department of Employment Security, and the Illinois Commerce |
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| Commission.
The Governor shall designate one of the members as
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| Chairperson. Members of the Board shall serve 3-year terms and |
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| may be
reappointed
to serve additional terms.
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| (b) The Board shall establish standards
consistent with the
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| standards established by the National 211 Collaborative and the |
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| Alliance of
Information and Referral Systems for providing |
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| information about and referrals
to
human services agencies to |
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| 211 callers. The standards shall
prescribe
the technology or |
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| manner of delivering 211 calls and shall not exceed any
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| requirements for 211 systems set by the Federal Communications |
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| Commission.
The standards shall be
consistent with the |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act, ensuring accessibility for
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