Public Act 098-0032
 
HB3049 EnrolledLRB098 09795 HLH 39946 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Latino Family Commission Act is
amended by changing Sections 20 and 25 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 3983/20)
    Sec. 20. Appointment; terms. The Illinois Latino Family
Commission shall be comprised of 15 members. The Governor, the
President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint 3
members to the Commission. Each member shall have working
knowledge of human services, community development, and
economic public policies in Illinois. The Governor shall
appoint the chairperson or chairpersons.
    The members shall reflect regional representation to
ensure that the needs of Latino families and children
throughout the State are met. The members shall be selected
from a variety of disciplines. They shall represent a
partnership and collaborative effort between public and
private agencies, the business sector, and community-based
human services organizations.
    Members shall serve 3-year terms, except in the case of
initial appointments. Five members, as determined by lot, shall
be appointed to one-year terms; 5 members shall be appointed to
2-year terms; and 5 members shall be appointed to 3-year terms,
so that the terms are staggered. Members shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for Commission-related
expenses.
    The Department on Aging, the Department of Children and
Family Services, the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, the Department of
Employment Security, the Department of Human Services, the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services Public Aid, the
Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Board of
Education, the Illinois State Board of Higher Education, the
Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Department of
Human Rights, the Capital Development Board, the Department of
Labor, and the Department of Transportation shall each appoint
a liaison to serve ex-officio on the Commission. The Office of
the Governor, in cooperation with the State agencies appointing
liaisons to the Commission under this paragraph, shall provide
administrative support to the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 95-619, eff. 9-14-07.)
 
    (20 ILCS 3983/25)
    Sec. 25. Funding. The Illinois Latino Family Commission may
receive funding through specific appropriations available for
its purposes made to the Department on Aging, the Department of
Children and Family Services, the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity, the Department of Corrections, the
Department of Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services Public Aid, the Department of Public Health,
the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois State Board
of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the
Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Capital Development
Board, the Department of Labor, and the Department of
Transportation. The funding allocation for the Commission
shall be no less than $500,000.
(Source: P.A. 95-619, eff. 9-14-07.)