705 ILCS 95/10: Pilot programs.

(a) The Illinois Access to Civil Justice Council shall develop a pilot program to create a statewide military personnel and veterans' legal assistance hotline and coordinated network of legal support resources.

(a-5) The Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission may develop a pilot program to provide court-based legal assistance services.

(b) The General Assembly recommends that the pilot programs:

(1) provide intake, screening, and varying levels of legal assistance to ensure that the parties served by these programs have meaningful access to justice;

(2) gather information on the outcomes associated with providing the services described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and

(3) guard against the involuntary waiver of rights or disposition by default.