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92_SB0726
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1 AN ACT in relation to conservation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Conservation Education Act is amended by
5 changing Section 3 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 415/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 698.3)
7 Sec. 3. Advisory Board.
8 (a) An Advisory Board is hereby established consisting
9 of the Director of Agriculture, the Director of Natural
10 Resources plus a person designated by the Director of Natural
11 Resources, the Director of the Environmental Protection
12 Agency, the State Superintendent of Education, the Director
13 of Commerce and Community Affairs, the Director of Public
14 Health, the Director of Nuclear Safety, the Director of the
15 University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, and 4
16 members to be appointed by the Governor. The appointed
17 members shall consist of: a representative of the colleges
18 and universities of the State of Illinois, a member of a soil
19 conservation district within the State of Illinois, a
20 classroom teacher who has won the Conservation Teacher of the
21 Year Award, and a representative of business and industry.
22 All appointive members shall be appointed for terms of 3
23 three years except when an appointment is made to fill a
24 vacancy, in which case the appointment shall be made by the
25 Governor for the unexpired term of the position vacant. The
26 Advisory Board from time to time shall make recommendations
27 concerning the conservation education program within the
28 State of Illinois. In selecting the appointive members of
29 the Advisory Board, the Governor shall give due consideration
30 to the recommendations of such professional organizations as
31 are concerned with the conservation education program.
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1 Members of the Advisory Board shall serve without
2 compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary
3 expenses incurred in the administration of the Act. Each of
4 the members serving ex officio may designate a person to
5 serve in his or her place.
6 (b) The Advisory Board shall select its own Chairman,
7 establish rules and procedures not inconsistent with this Act
8 and shall keep a record of matters transpiring at all
9 meetings. The Board shall hold regular meetings at least 4
10 four times each year and special meetings shall be held at
11 the call of the Chairman or any 3 three members of the Board.
12 All matters coming before the Board shall be decided by a
13 majority vote of those present at any meeting.
14 (c) The Advisory Board from time to time shall make
15 recommendations concerning the conservation education program
16 within the State of Illinois.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19 becoming law.