(325 ILCS 35/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 6704)
Sec. 4. Appointment. The Board shall consist of 12 members, one of whom
shall be appointed by the Governor. The State Superintendent of Education
shall appoint 2 members, one of whom shall be a parent of a child who is deaf
or hard-of-hearing and has an emotional or behavioral disorder, and one of whom
shall be an employee of the agency. The Director of Children and Family
Services shall appoint 2 members, one of whom shall be a parent, foster parent,
or legal guardian of a child who is deaf or hard-of-hearing and has an
emotional or behavioral disorder, and one of whom shall be an employee of the
agency. The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint 4 members, 2
of whom shall be parents of children who
are deaf or hard of hearing and have an emotional or
behavioral disorder, and 2 of whom
shall be employees of the agency.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services
shall appoint one member who shall be an
employee of the agency. The Community and Residential Services Authority
for Behavior Disturbed and Severe Emotionally Disturbed Students shall appoint
one member who shall be an employee of the Authority, and the Director of the
Division of Specialized Care for Children shall appoint one member who shall be
an employee of that agency.
Each appointing authority shall give preference to any qualified deaf
employee when making appointments to the Board.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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