In accordance with the Illinois Energy Assistance
Act and regulations of the U.S. Department of Energy,
a broadly representative Policy Advisory Council provides advice
and programmatic guidance for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance
and Weatherization Assistance Programs. This council serves as
a sounding board for policy development and has been instrumental
in the design of innovative assistance efforts and creative technologies
for those programs.
The council has twenty members in all; appointed
by various governmental agencies and private organizations. These
individuals, serving without pay, represent community action agencies,
utility companies, state agencies and low income advocates. The
membership is reflective of the state's geographic and demographic
diversity. Annually, the Advisory Council reviews and approves
the application and state plan for the Weatherization program to
the Department of Energy and prepares a report to the governor
and General Assembly on the status of the Energy Assistance Programs.
The deliberations of the Policy Advisory Council
ensure that the views of low income people receiving the services
are given consideration in the development of program policies.
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