20 ILCS 1305/80-5 — Illinois Code / Chapter 20 / Act 1305 / Section 80-5
Section 80-5
Status: in_force

(20 ILCS 1305/80-5) Sec. 80-5. Task Force on Human Services Consolidation. (a) There is hereby established a Task Force on Human Services Consolidation. (b) The Task Force shall consist of 7 voting members, as follows: one person appointed by the Governor, who shall serve as chair of the Task Force; 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated a vice chair at the time of appointment; one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be designated a vice chair at the time of appointment; and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader. Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be appointed for the duration of the Task Force; in the event of a vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by the legislative leader of the same house and party as the leader who made the original appointment. The Governor may at any time terminate the service of the person appointed by the Governor and reappoint a different person to serve as chair of the Task Force. The following persons (or their designees) shall serve, ex officio, as nonvoting members of the Task Force: the Director of Public Health, the Director of Public Aid, the Director of Children and Family Services, the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, and, until their offices are abolished, the Director of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, the Director of Rehabilitation Services, and the Director of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. The Governor may appoint up to 3 additional persons to serve as nonvoting members of the Task Force; such persons shall be officers or employees of a constitutional office or of a department or agency of the executive branch. The Task Force may begin to conduct business upon the appointment of a majority of the voting members. If the chair has not been appointed but both vice chairs have been appointed, the 2 vice chairs shall preside jointly. If the chair has not been appointed and only one vice chair has been appointed, that vice chair shall preside. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their expenses. (c) The Task Force shall gather information and make recommendations relating to the planning, organization, and implementation of human services consolidation. The Task Force shall work to assure that the human services delivery system meets and adheres to the goals of quality, efficiency, accountability, and financial responsibility; to make recommendations in keeping with those goals concerning the design, operation, and organizational structure of the new Department of Human Services; and to recommend any necessary implementing legislation. The Task Force shall monitor the implementation of human service program reorganization and shall study its effect on the delivery of services to the citizens of Illinois. The Task Force shall make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding future consolidation of human service programs and functions. (d) The Task Force shall: (1) review and make recommendations on the organizational structure of the new