(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.

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     (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.