98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4579

 

Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1305/1-42 new

    Amends the Department of Human Services Act to provide that, subject to appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall designate one or more officials or employees to serve as Department Ambassador. Provides that Department Ambassadors shall serve as a liaison between the Department and the public and shall have certain duties. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
5by adding Section 1-42 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1305/1-42 new)
7    Sec. 1-42. Department Ambassador. Subject to
8appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall
9designate one or more officials or employees to serve as
10Department Ambassador. Department Ambassadors shall serve as a
11liaison between the Department and the public and shall have
12the following duties: (i) to inform the public about services
13available through the Department, (ii) to assist the public in
14accessing those services, (iii) to review the Department's
15methods of disseminating information, and (iv) to recommend and
16implement more efficient practices of providing services and
17information to the public where possible.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.