Full Text of SB0350 94th General Assembly
SB0350eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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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 | | 5 |
| is amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 10.5 as | | 6 |
| 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 is | | 10 |
| established to implement a
non-emergency telephone number that | | 11 |
| will provide human services
information concerning the | | 12 |
| availability of governmental and non-profit services
and
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| provide
referrals to human services agencies, which may include | | 14 |
| referral to an
appropriate web site. The Board shall consist of | | 15 |
| 9
8 members
appointed
by the Governor. The Governor shall | | 16 |
| appoint one representative of each of the
following Offices and | | 17 |
| Departments as a member of the Board: the Office of the
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| Governor, the Department of Human
Services, the Department of | | 19 |
| Public Aid, the Department of Public Health, the
Department of | | 20 |
| Children and Family Services, the Department on Aging, the
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| Department of Employment Security, the Department of Human | | 22 |
| Rights, and the Illinois Commerce Commission.
The Governor | | 23 |
| shall designate one of the members as
Chairperson. Members of | | 24 |
| the Board shall serve 3-year terms and may be
reappointed
to | | 25 |
| 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 | | 28 |
| Alliance of
Information and Referral Systems for providing | | 29 |
| information about and referrals
to
human services agencies to | | 30 |
| 211 callers. The standards shall
prescribe
the technology or | | 31 |
| 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 | | 2 |
| Americans with Disabilities Act, ensuring accessibility for
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| users of Teletypewriters for the Deaf (TTY).
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| (Source: P.A. 93-613, eff. 11-18-03.)
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| (20 ILCS 3956/10.5 new)
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| Sec. 10.5. Advisory panel. The Human Services 211 | | 7 |
| Collaborative Board advisory panel is created to advise the | | 8 |
| Board on the implementation and administration of this Act. | | 9 |
| The panel shall consist of members appointed by the | | 10 |
| Governor. The Governor shall appoint one representative of each | | 11 |
| of the
following Offices and Departments as a member of the | | 12 |
| advisory panel: the Office of the
Governor, the Department of | | 13 |
| Human
Services, the Department of Public Aid, the Department of | | 14 |
| Public Health, the
Department of Children and Family Services, | | 15 |
| the Department on Aging, the
Department of Employment Security, | | 16 |
| the Department of Human Rights, and the Illinois Commerce | | 17 |
| Commission. The
Governor shall appoint one representative of | | 18 |
| each of the following
organizations to
the advisory panel: the | | 19 |
| United Way of Illinois, the Illinois Alliance of Information | | 20 |
| and
Referral Systems, and the Illinois Telecommunications | | 21 |
| Association.
The Governor shall appoint one representative of | | 22 |
| each of the following
non-profit human services agencies: | | 23 |
| Catholic Charities, Jewish
Federation/Jewish United Fund of | | 24 |
| Metropolitan Chicago, Lutheran Social Services
of Illinois, | | 25 |
| Voices for Illinois Children, the American Red Cross, and Work,
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| Welfare and Families.
The Governor shall designate one of the | | 27 |
| members as
chairperson. Members of the advisory panel shall | | 28 |
| serve 3-year terms and may be
reappointed
to serve additional | | 29 |
| terms.
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