Public Act 094-0061
 
HB0601 Enrolled LRB094 03775 JAM 33784 b

    AN ACT concerning agriculture.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Soybean Marketing Act is amended by changing
Sections 12 and 13 as follows:
 
    (505 ILCS 130/12)  (from Ch. 5, par. 562)
    Sec. 12.
    Any marketing program established under this Act shall
provide for a program operating board consisting of at least 24
18 members who are charged with the administration of the
program.
    The board shall consist of one member elected from each of
the districts as established in the marketing program and 6 at
large members without respect to residence district. The 6 at
large members shall be nominated by a majority of the board
sitting in quorum and thereafter elected by a majority of
producers in attendance at the annual meeting.
    The program operating board shall elect from its members a
chairman, treasurer and such other positions as may be provided
for in the marketing program. The term of office for members of
the program operating board elected from districts shall be for
3 years, except that the term of the members of the board first
taking office shall be for one, 2, or 3 years as determined by
lot. The marketing program shall establish the number of
members elected from districts for each term of office at the
first board and shall provide the procedure for the election of
members in subsequent years. The term of the at large members
of the board shall be for 3 years, except that the term of the
at large members first taking office shall be for one, 2, or 3
years as determined by lot.
    All voting members of the program operating board are
entitled to actual and necessary travel and incidental expenses
while attending meetings of the board or while engaged in the
performance of official responsibilities as determined by the
board and provided for in the marketing program.
(Source: P.A. 78-739.)
 
    (505 ILCS 130/13)  (from Ch. 5, par. 563)
    Sec. 13. For the initial board any soybean producer may
become a candidate from a district and have his name placed on
the ballot if he files a petition with the Director containing
the signatures of 150 or 3%, whichever is less, of those
producers in his district qualified to vote on the referendum.
All district director candidates shall be resident producers of
the district for which they are nominated. Notice of the
initial election of district directors members of the board
shall be given in trade publications and public press at least
2 weeks prior to such election. Vacancies on the program
operating board during the term of office shall be filled by
the program operating board until the next regular election. In
subsequent years a special election shall be held to fill any
expiring term on the board. Nominations of district directors
shall be in the same fashion as original board members. The
nominating procedure for district directors shall be as
provided in this Section unless otherwise provided for in the
marketing program. Candidates receiving the greatest number of
votes at any special election shall be elected.
(Source: P.A. 84-334.)