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| Public Act 102-0370 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Southern Illinois University Management Act | ||||
is amended by changing Sections 2 and 6.6 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
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Sec. 2.
The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by | ||||
the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, | ||||
the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, or his chief | ||||
assistant for liaison with higher education when
designated to | ||||
serve in his place, ex-officio, and 2 voting student members, | ||||
one from each campus of the University. Each student
member | ||||
shall be chosen by the respective campuses of Southern | ||||
Illinois
University at Carbondale and Edwardsville. The method | ||||
of choosing these
student members shall be by campus-wide | ||||
student election. The student members shall serve terms of one
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year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student | ||||
members
initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the | ||||
date of such selection
and expiring on the next succeeding | ||||
June 30. To be eligible for selection as
a student member and | ||||
to be eligible to remain as a student
member of the Board, a | ||||
student member must be a resident of this State, must
have and | ||||
maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least | ||||
2.5
on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full-time student enrolled at | ||
all times during
his or her term of office except for that part | ||
of the term which follows
the completion of the last full | ||
regular semester of an academic year and
precedes the first | ||
full regular semester of the succeeding academic year at
the | ||
university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer | ||
session or summer
school). If a student member serving on the | ||
Board fails
to continue to meet or maintain the residency, | ||
minimum grade point average, or
enrollment requirement | ||
established by this Section, his or her membership on
the | ||
Board shall be deemed to have terminated by operation of law. | ||
No more than
4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall | ||
be affiliated with the same
political party. Each member | ||
appointed by the Governor must be a resident of
this State. A | ||
failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
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constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the | ||
Board. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed | ||
by the Governor, their respective
successors shall be | ||
appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
January | ||
of each odd-numbered year and until their respective | ||
successors are
appointed for like terms. If the Senate is not | ||
in session appointments shall
be made as in the case of | ||
vacancies.
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(Source: P.A. 101-175, eff. 1-1-20.)
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(110 ILCS 520/6.6)
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Sec. 6.6. The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board.
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(a) There is established the Illinois Ethanol
Research | ||
Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board").
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(b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 14 13 members | ||
including: the
President of
Southern Illinois University who | ||
shall be Chairman;
the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity;
the Director of Agriculture; the President of the
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Illinois Corn Growers Association; the President of the | ||
National Corn Growers
Association; the President of the | ||
Renewable Fuels Association; the Dean of the
College of | ||
Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Science,
University | ||
of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana; the Dean of the College of | ||
Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences, Southern Illinois | ||
University at Carbondale,
and 6 at-large members appointed by | ||
the Governor representing the ethanol
industry, growers, | ||
suppliers, and universities.
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(c) The 6 at-large members shall serve a term of 4 years. | ||
The Advisory
Board shall
meet at least annually or at the call | ||
of the Chairman. At any time a majority
of the Advisory Board | ||
may petition the Chairman for a meeting of the Board.
Seven
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members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
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(d) The Advisory Board shall:
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(1) Review the annual operating plans and budget of | ||
the National
Corn-to-Ethanol
Research Pilot Plant.
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(2) Advise on research and development priorities and | ||
projects to be
carried out at the Corn-to-Ethanol Research | ||
Pilot Plant.
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(3) Advise on policies and procedures regarding the | ||
management and
operation of the ethanol research pilot | ||
plant. This may include contracts,
project selection, and | ||
personnel issues.
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(4) Develop bylaws.
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(5) Submit a final report to the Governor and General | ||
Assembly outlining
the progress and accomplishments made | ||
during the year along with a financial
report for the | ||
year.
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(6) Establish and operate, subject to specific | ||
appropriation for the purpose of providing facility | ||
operating funds, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research | ||
Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville as | ||
a State Biorefining Center of Excellence with the | ||
following purposes and goals: | ||
(A) To utilize interdisciplinary, | ||
interinstitutional, and industrial collaborations to | ||
conduct research. | ||
(B) To provide training and services to the | ||
ethanol fuel industry to make projects and training to | ||
advance the biofuels industry in the State more | ||
affordable for the institutional and industrial | ||
bodies, including, but not limited to, Illinois | ||
farmer-owned ethanol cooperatives. | ||
(C) To coordinate near-term industry research | ||
needs and laboratory services by identifying needs and | ||
pursuing federal and other funding sources. | ||
(D) To develop and provide hands-on training to | ||
prepare students for the biofuels workforce and train | ||
workforce reentrants. | ||
(E) To serve as an independent, third-party source | ||
for review, testing, validation standardization, and | ||
definition in areas of industry need. | ||
(F) To provide seminars, tours, and informational | ||
sessions advocating renewable energy. | ||
(G) To provide consultation services and | ||
information for those interested in renewable energy. | ||
(H) To develop demonstration projects by pursuing | ||
federal and other funding sources.
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(e) The Advisory Board established by this Section is a | ||
continuation, as
changed by
the Section, of the Board | ||
established under Section 8a of the Energy
Conservation and | ||
Coal Act and repealed by this amendatory Act of the 92nd
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General Assembly.
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(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06; 95-99, eff. 1-1-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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