(5 ILCS 308/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human Voice Contact Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-620, eff. 1-1-07.)
(5 ILCS 308/5)
Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that:
(Source: P.A. 94-620, eff. 1-1-07.)
(5 ILCS 308/10)
Sec. 10. Definition. In this Act, "State agency" means the same as in Section 1-7 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-620, eff. 1-1-07.)
(5 ILCS 308/15)
Sec. 15. Automated telephone answering equipment. A State agency that uses automated telephone answering equipment to answer incoming telephone calls must, during the normal business hours of the agency, provide the caller with the option of speaking to a live operator. This Section does not apply to field offices, telephone lines dedicated as hot lines for emergency services, telephone lines dedicated to providing general information, and any system that is designed to permit an individual to conduct a complete transaction with the State agency over the telephone solely by pressing one or more touch tone telephone keys in response to automated prompts.
(Source: P.A. 94-620, eff. 1-1-07.)
(5 ILCS 308/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2007.
(Source: P.A. 94-620, eff. 1-1-07.)