20 ILCS 2705/2705-596: Transit Coordination Oversight Officer.

(a) Within 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly and until January 1, 2030, the Secretary shall designate a Transit Coordination Oversight Officer within the Department. The Transit Coordination Oversight Officer shall be tasked with the following:

(1) overseeing the Department's implementation of the policies and processes recommended by the Transit Integration Policy Development Committee;

(2) leading coordination across the Department to publish the Department's reports outlined in Section 2705-594 of this Code; and

(3) liaising with transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and members of the public to solicit and evaluate feedback on the Department's implementation of transit-related policies and processes.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2030, the Department may employ a Transit Coordination Oversight Officer.