(20 ILCS 301/10-10)
Sec. 10-10. Powers and duties of the Council. The Council shall:
(a) Advise the Department on ways to encourage public
understanding and support of the Department's programs.
(b) Advise the Department on regulations and
licensure proposed by the Department.
(c) Advise the Department in the formulation,
preparation and implementation of the comprehensive State plan for prevention, intervention, treatment and relapse prevention of alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.
(d) Advise the Department on implementation of
alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency education and prevention programs throughout the State.
(e) By January 1, 1995, and by January 1 of every
third year thereafter, in cooperation with the Committee on Women's Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment, submit to the Governor and General Assembly a planning document, specific to Illinois' female population. The document shall contain, but need not be limited to, interagency information concerning the types of services funded, the client population served, the support services available and provided during the preceding 3 year period, and the goals, objectives, proposed methods of achievement, client projections and cost estimate for the upcoming 3 year period. The document may include, if deemed necessary and appropriate, recommendations regarding the reorganization of the Department to enhance and increase prevention, treatment and support services available to women.
(f) Perform other duties as requested by the
Secretary.
(g) Advise the Department in the planning,
development, and coordination of programs among all agencies and departments of State government, including programs to reduce alcoholism and drug addiction, prevent the use of illegal drugs and abuse of legal drugs by persons of all ages, and prevent the use of alcohol by minors.
(h) Promote and encourage participation by the
private sector, including business, industry, labor, and the media, in programs to prevent alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.
(i) Encourage the implementation of programs to
prevent alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency in the public and private schools and educational institutions, including establishment of alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency programs.
(j) Gather information, conduct hearings, and make
recommendations to the Secretary concerning additions, deletions, or rescheduling of substances under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
(k) Report annually to the General Assembly regarding
the activities and recommendations made by the Council.
With the advice and consent of the Secretary, the presiding officer shall annually appoint a Special Committee on Licensure, which shall advise the Secretary on particular cases on which the Department intends to take action that is adverse to an applicant or license holder, and shall review an annual report submitted by the Secretary summarizing all licensure sanctions imposed by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 94-1033, eff. 7-1-07.)
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