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members: The Governor shall appoint to this Council
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following:
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(1) One representative of a parent training center |
established in
accordance with the federal Individuals |
with Disabilities Education Act.
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(2) One representative of the Client Assistance |
Program client assistance program.
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(3) One vocational rehabilitation counselor who has |
knowledge of and
experience with vocational rehabilitation |
programs.
(If an employee of the Department of Human |
Services is appointed under this item, then he or she that |
appointee shall serve
as an ex officio, nonvoting member.)
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(4) One representative of community rehabilitation |
program service
providers.
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(5) Four representatives of business, industry, and |
labor.
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(6) At least two but not more than five representatives |
Eight representatives of disability advocacy groups |
representing a
cross section of the following:
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(A) individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, |
and mental
disabilities; and
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(B) parents, family members, guardians, advocates, |
or authorized
representative of individuals with |
disabilities who have difficulty in
representing |
themselves or who are unable, due to their |
disabilities, to
represent themselves.
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(7) One current or former applicant for, or recipient |
of, vocational
rehabilitation services.
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(8) One representative Three representatives from |
secondary or higher education.
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(9) One representative of the State Workforce |
Investment Board.
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(10) One representative of the Illinois State Board of |
Education who is
knowledgeable about the Individuals with |
Disabilities Education Act.
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(11) The chairperson of, or a member designated by, the |
Statewide Independent Living Council established under |
Section 12a of the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. |
(12) The chairperson of, or a member designated by, the |
Blind Services Planning Council established under Section |
7 of the Bureau for the Blind Act. |
(13) The vocational rehabilitation administrator, as |
defined in Section 1b of the Disabled Persons |
Rehabilitation Act, who shall serve as an ex officio, |
nonvoting member. |
The chairperson
of, or a member designated
by,
the Statewide |
Independent Living Council
created under Section 12a of the |
Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act, the
chairperson of the |
Blind
Services Planning Council created under the Bureau for |
the Blind Act, and the
vocational rehabilitation administrator
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shall
serve as ex officio members.
The vocational |
rehabilitation administrator
shall have no vote.
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The Council shall select a Chairperson.
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The Chairperson and a majority of the at least 12 other
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members of the Council shall be persons who are individuals |
with disabilities have a recognized disability. At least one
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One member shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over, and at |
least one member shall be at least 18 but not more than 25 |
years old. A majority of the
Council members shall not be |
employees of the Department of Human Services.
Current members |
of the Rehabilitation Services Council shall serve
until |
members of the newly created Council are appointed.
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The terms of all members appointed before the effective |
date of Public Act
88-10 shall expire on July 1, 1993. The
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members first
appointed under Public Act 88-10 shall
be |
appointed to serve for
staggered terms beginning July 1, 1993, |
as follows: 7 members shall be
appointed for terms of 3 years, |
7 members shall be appointed for terms of 2
years, and 6 |
members shall be appointed for terms of one year. Thereafter, |
all
appointments shall be for terms of 3 years. Vacancies shall |
be filled for
the unexpired
term.
Appointments to fill |
vacancies in unexpired terms and new terms shall be
filled by |
the Governor or by the Council if the Governor delegates that |
power
to the
Council by executive order.
Members shall serve |
until their successors are appointed and
qualified. No member, |
except the representative of the client assistance
program, |
shall serve for more than 2 full terms.
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Members appointed to the Council for full terms on or after |
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the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General |
Assembly shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. No Council |
member, other than the vocational rehabilitation administrator |
and the representative of the Client Assistance Program, shall |
serve for more than 2 consecutive terms as a representative of |
one of the 13 enumerated categories. If an individual, other |
than the vocational rehabilitation administrator and the |
representative of the Client Assistance Program, has completed |
2 consecutive terms and is eligible to seek appointment as a |
representative of one of the other enumerated categories, then |
that individual may be appointed to serve as a representative |
of one of those other enumerated categories after a meaningful |
break in Council service, as defined by the Council through its |
by-laws. |
Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be filled. Individuals |
appointed by the appointing authority to fill an unexpired term |
shall complete the remainder of the vacated term. When the |
initial term of a person appointed to fill a vacancy is |
completed, the individual appointed to fill that vacancy may be |
re-appointed by the appointing authority to the vacated |
position for one subsequent term. |
If an excessive number of expired terms and vacated terms |
combine to place an undue burden on the Council, the appointing |
authority may appoint members for terms of 1, 2, or 3 years. |
The appointing authority shall determine the terms of Council |
members to ensure the number of terms expiring each year is as |
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close to equal as possible. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a member who is serving on |
the Council on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
98th General Assembly and whose term expires as a result of the |
changes made by this amendatory Act of the 98th General |
Assembly may complete the unexpired portion of his or her term. |
Members shall be reimbursed in accordance with State laws, |
rules, and rates
for their actual expenses incurred in the |
performance of their approved, Council-related duties,
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including expenses for travel, child care, or and personal |
assistance services. A ,
and a
member who is not employed or |
who must forfeit wages from other employment may
shall be paid |
reasonable compensation, as determined by the Department, for |
each day the member is engaged in
performing approved the |
duties of the Council.
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The Council
shall meet at least 4 times per year at times |
and places designated by the Chairperson
Chairman upon 10 days |
written notice to the members. Special meetings may
be called |
by the Chairperson or 7 members of the
Council upon 7 days |
written
notice to the other members. Nine members shall |
constitute a
quorum.
No member of the Council shall cast a vote |
on any matter that would provide
direct financial benefit to |
the member or otherwise give the appearance of a
conflict of |
interest under Illinois law.
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The
Council shall prepare and submit to the
vocational |
rehabilitation
administrator
the reports and findings
that the |
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vocational rehabilitation administrator may request or
that |
the Council deems fit.
The Council shall select jointly with |
the
vocational rehabilitation
administrator
a pool of
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qualified persons to serve as impartial hearing officers.
The |
Council shall, with the vocational rehabilitation unit in the |
Department,
jointly develop, agree to, and review annually |
State goals and priorities and
jointly submit annual reports of |
progress to the federal Commissioner of
the
Rehabilitation |
Services Administration.
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To the extent that there is a disagreement between the |
Council and the unit
within the
Department of Human Services |
responsible for the administration of the
vocational |
rehabilitation program, regarding the resources
necessary to |
carry out the functions of the Council as set forth in this
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Section, the
disagreement shall be resolved by the Governor.
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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-540, eff.
8-13-99; 92-16, |
eff. 6-28-01.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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