(20 ILCS 5075/5)

Sec. 5. Task Force. There is created within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity the Task Force on Opportunities for At-Risk Women, composed of the following members who shall be appointed within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly:

(1) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(3) one member appointed by the President of the Senate;

(4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(5) the Secretary of State, or his or her designee;

(6) the Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Information Authority, or his or her designee;

(7) the Director of the Department of Children and Family Services, or his or her designee;

(8) the Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her designee;

(9) the Director of the Department of Employment Security, or his or her designee;

(10) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or his or her designee;

(11) the Executive Director of the Community College Board, or his or her designee;

(12) the Superintendent of the State Board of Education, or his or her designee; and

(13) such other members as the Governor may appoint, who shall be experts with the following backgrounds: educators, prison officials, 21st Century programmers or other after school tutoring programs that are implemented in other counties throughout Illinois, community organization service providers, local college personnel, healthcare personnel, housing authority personnel, and addiction and recovery personnel.

Members shall serve for 4-year terms and may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled by the respective appointing authorities for the remainder of the current term. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose.

Members shall elect from their number a chairperson, and such other officers as they may choose, for a 2-year term. The Task Force shall meet at the call of the chair, but not less than quarterly. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support, technical assistance, meeting space, and funding to the Task Force.

(Source: P.A. 99-416, eff. 1-1-16; 100-295, eff. 8-24-17.)