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70 ILCS 3615/7.03

    (70 ILCS 3615/7.03)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 7.03. ADA Advisory Council.
    (a) There is established an ADA Advisory Council. The Board shall appoint at least 5 and not more than 15 members to the ADA Advisory Council.
    (b) The purpose of the ADA Advisory Council is to advise the Board of the Authority of the impact of Authority policies, programs, and public transportation services on disabled transit riders within the metropolitan region and to make recommendations for how to improve public transportation in the metropolitan region.
    (c) The Board shall strive to assemble an ADA Advisory Council that is reflective of the diversity of the metropolitan region, the users of the various modes of public transportation, and the interests of the residents of the region in a strong public transportation system.
    (d) ADA Advisory Council members shall be appointed to terms of 5 years, may be reappointed to serve multiple terms, and may continue to serve after expiration of their terms until their successors are appointed.
    (e) The members of the ADA Advisory Council shall elect a Chair, who shall preside over meetings, which shall occur monthly or on such other schedule as is set by vote of the ADA Advisory Council and shall establish meeting agendas in consultation with fellow ADA Advisory Council members and the Authority.
    (f) Meetings of the ADA Advisory Council shall be held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, and the public shall be given an opportunity to attend and comment on matters pertaining to the work of the ADA Advisory Council.
    (g) The Authority shall designate one or more staff liaisons to provide technical support for the ADA Advisory Council and to facilitate direct communication between the ADA Advisory Council and those in the Authority responsible for delivering public transportation services.
    (h) The ADA Advisory Council shall:
        (1) review and comment on proposed Authority budgets,
    
financial plans, capital programs, fare policies, and service standards;
        (2) convey concerns pertaining to the quality,
    
efficiency, safety, accessibility, and equity of mainline and paratransit public transportation services as they impact disabled riders;
        (3) assess the efficacy of Authority initiatives to
    
protect the safety of disabled riders on the public transportation system;
        (4) prepare and convey recommendations to the
    
Authority for how the Authority can improve the quality, efficiency, and equity of public transportation service for disabled riders in the metropolitan region;
        (5) serve as a resource for connecting disabled
    
riders and disability advocacy organizations with those in the Authority responsible for delivering public transportation services;
        (6) advocate for funding, policies, and laws that
    
shall improve public transportation in the metropolitan region; and
        (7) serve as a resource for Authority staff to
    
discuss proposed changes to services, policies, and technologies affecting disabled transit riders before those changes are implemented.
    (i) The Authority shall provide adequate technical support so the ADA Advisory Council can function effectively, provide regular briefing on service delivery issues and other topics of interest for transit riders, make staff responsible for delivery of public transportation services accessible to the ADA Advisory Council, give the ADA Advisory Council sufficient information and time to comment on proposed plans and policies, and take into account the comments and recommendations of the ADA Advisory Council before taking action on initiatives that impact public transit riders.
    (j) The Authority shall establish an Office of Disability of Policy and Planning, whose initial responsibilities shall include developing ADA-related training standards, complaint and comment procedures, paratransit eligibility criteria, and a regional Transit Accessibility Plan in collaboration with the ADA Advisory Committee.
    (k) Members of the ADA Advisory Council shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable and necessary costs incurred in the performance of their duties.
    (l) ADA Advisory Council members are subject to public transportation usage requirements applicable to Directors.
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)