(225 ILCS 312/25)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 25. Elevator Safety Review Board.

(a) There is hereby created within the Office of the State Fire Marshal the Elevator Safety Review Board, consisting of 17 members. The Administrator shall appoint 3 members who shall be representatives of fire service communities. The Governor shall appoint the remaining 14 members of the Board as follows: one representative from a major elevator manufacturing company or its authorized representative; one representative from an elevator servicing company; one representative of the architectural design profession; one representative of the general public; one representative of an advocacy group for people with physical disabilities; one representative of an advocacy group for senior citizens; one representative nominated by a municipality in this State with a population under 25,000; one representative nominated by a municipality in this State with a population of 25,000 or over but under 50,000; one representative nominated by a municipality in this State with a population of 50,000 or over but under 500,000; one representative of an advocacy group for condominium owners; one representative of an institution of higher education that operates an in-house elevator maintenance program; one representative of a building owner or manager; and 2 representatives of labor, one from Cook County and one from a county in the State other than Cook County, involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators.

(b) The members constituting the Board shall be appointed for initial terms as follows:

(1) Of the members appointed by the Administrator, 2 shall serve for a term of 2 years, and one for a term of 4 years.

(2) Of the members appointed by the Governor, 2 shall serve for a term of one year, 2 for terms of 2 years, 2 for terms of 3 years, and 4 for terms of 4 years. The representative of the advocacy group for senior citizens shall serve an initial term of 4 years. The representative of an advocacy group for condominium owners, the representative of the institution of higher education that operates an in-house elevator maintenance program, and both representatives of labor involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators shall serve an initial term of 4 years.

At the expiration of their initial terms of office, the members or their successors shall be appointed for terms of 4 years each. Upon the expiration of a member's term of office, the officer who appointed that member shall reappoint that member or appoint a successor who is a representative of the same interests with which his or her predecessor was identified. A member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The Administrator and the Governor may at any time remove any of their respective appointees for inefficiency or neglect of duty in office. Upon the death or incapacity of a member, the officer who appointed that member shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the vacated term by appointing a member who is a representative of the same interests with which his or her predecessor was identified. The members shall serve without salary, but shall receive from the State expenses necessarily incurred by them in performance of their duties. The Governor shall appoint one of the members to serve as chairperson. The chairperson shall be the deciding vote in the event of a tie vote.

Nine Board members shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is required for all Board decisions.

(Source: P.A. 102-715, eff. 4-29-22.)