(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall establish at least one Assistive Technology Evaluation and Training Center, the first one being in a strategic downstate location, as determined by the Department, no later than July 1, 1998.
     (b) The Assistive Technology Evaluation and Training Centers shall be operated by the Department, by not-for-profit organizations funded through contractual arrangements with the Department using a request-for-proposal process, or in collaboration with other entities. The Department shall, by rule, establish standards and criteria by which the Centers shall be operated, consistent with this Act.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1320/10

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization