(20 ILCS 2410/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3413)
Sec. 3.
Creation.
A Bureau for the Blind shall be established
within the division or other programmatic unit of the
Department of Human Services that administers
vocational rehabilitation services under the federal Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended. The
Bureau shall be headed by a Bureau Director who shall be fully qualified by
education, experience and demonstrated ability. If all other attributes
are equal, preference shall be given to a blind person. The Bureau Director
shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department with
full consideration given to a list of candidates recommended by the Blind
Services Planning Council. The Bureau Director shall report to the
Secretary and be fully responsible for administering the
offices of the Bureau. The
Bureau shall be staffed with an adequate number of professional people
especially qualified to develop specialized services to blind people, with
appropriate preference given in choosing staff to those who are blind.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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