20 ILCS 3970/ Interagency Coordinating Council Act.

ILLINOIS STATUTES AND CODES

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.)

(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 Healthcare and Family Services; 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; 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07.)

    (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.)

(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.)

(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.)