Transit Coordination Oversight Officer

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-596)     Sec. 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. (Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)