(25 ILCS 130/Art. 10 heading)

(25 ILCS 130/10-1) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010-1) Sec. 10-1. The Legislative Research Unit is hereby established as a legislative support services agency until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. The Legislative Research Unit is subject to the provisions of this Act, and shall exercise the powers and duties delegated to it herein and such other functions as may be provided by law. For purposes of the Successor Agency Act and Section 9b of the State Finance Act, on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability is the successor to the Legislative Research Unit. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability succeeds to and assumes all powers, duties, rights, responsibilities, personnel, assets, liabilities, and indebtedness of the Legislative Research Unit with respect to the provisions of this Article 10. (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 130/10-2) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010-2) Sec. 10-2. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall collect information concerning the government and general welfare of the State, examine the effects of constitutional provisions and previously enacted statutes, consider important issues of public policy and questions of state-wide interest, and perform research and provide information as may be requested by the members of the General Assembly or as the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services considers necessary or desirable. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall maintain an up-to-date computerized record of the information required to be reported to it by Section 1 of "An Act concerning State boards and commissions and amending a named Act", enacted by the 86th General Assembly, which information shall be a public record under The Freedom of Information Act. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability may prescribe forms for making initial reports and reports of change under that Section, and may request information to verify compliance with that Section. (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 130/10-3) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010-3) Sec. 10-3. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability may administer a legislative staff internship program in cooperation with a university in the State designated by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 130/10-4) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010-4) Sec. 10-4. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, upon the recommendation of the sponsoring committee, shall recruit, select, appoint, fix the stipends of, and assign interns to appropriate officers and agencies of the General Assembly for the pursuit of education, study or research. Such persons shall be appointed for internships not to exceed 12 months. (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 130/10-5) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010-5) Sec. 10-5. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability may accept monetary gifts or grants from a charitable foundation or from a professional association or from other reputable sources for the operation of a legislative staff internship program. Such gifts and grants may be held in trust by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability and expended for operating the program. Expenses of operating the program may also be paid out of funds appropriated to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability or to the General Assembly, its officers, committees or agencies. (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)

(25 ILCS 130/10-6) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010-6) Sec. 10-6. Each quarter of the calendar year the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall prepare and provide to each member of the General Assembly abstracts and indexes of reports filed with it as reports to the General Assembly. With such abstracts and indexes the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall include a convenient form by which each member of the General Assembly may request, from the State Government Report Distribution Center in the State Library, copies of such reports as the member may wish to receive. For the purpose of receiving reports filed under this Section the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall succeed to the powers and duties formerly exercised by the Legislative Council. (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)