2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 20 Executive Branch 20 ILCS 3970/ Interagency Coordinating Council Act.
(20 ILCS 3970/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 3831)
Sec. 1.
This Act may be cited as the Interagency Coordinating Council Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1218.)
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(20 ILCS 3970/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 3832)
Sec. 2. Interagency Coordinating Council. There is hereby created an
Interagency Coordinating Council which shall be composed of the Directors,
or their designees, of the Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Illinois
Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Employment Security, and
Illinois Department of Public Aid; the Secretary of Human Services or his or
her designee; the
Executive Director, or a designee, of the Illinois Community College Board,
the Board of Higher Education, and
the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities; the
State Superintendent of Education, or a designee; and a designee
representing the
University of Illinois ‑ Division of Specialized Care for Children.
The Secretary of Human Services (or the member who is the designee for the
Secretary of Human Services) and the State Superintendent of Education (or
the member who is the designee for the State Superintendent of Education)
shall be co‑chairs of the Council. The co‑chairs shall be responsible for
ensuring that the functions described in Section 3 of this Act are carried
out.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)
(20 ILCS 3970/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 3833)
Sec. 3.
Scope and Functions.
The Interagency Coordinating Council shall:
(a) gather and coordinate data on services for secondary age youth with
disabilities in transition from school to employment, post‑secondary
education and training, and community living;
(b) provide information, consultation, and technical assistance to State
and local agencies and local school districts involved in the delivery of
services to youth with disabilities in transition from secondary school
programs to employment and other post‑secondary programs;
(c) assist State and local agencies and school districts, through local
transition planning committees, in establishing interagency agreements to
assure the necessary services for efficient and appropriate transition from
school to employment, post‑secondary education and training, and community
living;
(d) conduct an annual statewide
evaluation of student transition outcomes and needs from information
collected
from local transition planning committees, school districts, and other
appropriate sources; indicators used to evaluate outcomes shall include (i)
high
school graduation or passage of the Test of General Educational Development,
(ii) participation in post‑secondary education, including continuing and adult
education, (iii) involvement in integrated employment, supported employment,
and work‑based learning activities, including vocational training, and (iv)
independent living, community participation, adult services, and other
post‑secondary activities; and
(e) provide periodic in‑service training to consumers in developing and
improving awareness of transition services.
(Source: P.A. 92‑452, eff. 8‑21‑01.)
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(20 ILCS 3970/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 3834)
Sec. 4.
Meetings.
The Council shall meet at least quarterly, and at
such other times at the call of the chair.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1218.)
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(20 ILCS 3970/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 3835)
Sec. 5. Annual Report. On or before March 1 of each year, the Council shall
make a written report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its
activities for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall also include its
recommendations for administrative or legislative policies and programs which
will enhance the delivery of transition services. In the 2007 report, the Council shall include recommendations for expanding the recruitment of students and school personnel into programs that provide the coursework for Learning Behavioral Specialist II‑Transition Specialist certification.
(Source: P.A. 94‑230, eff. 1‑1‑06.)
(20 ILCS 3970/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 3838)
Sec. 8.
This Act takes effect upon becoming a law.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1218.)
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