2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 20 Executive Branch 20 ILCS 3931/ David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute Act.
(20 ILCS 3931/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute
Act.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Board" means the governing board of the David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute.
"Institute" means the David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute.
"Food animal" includes, but is not limited to, beef cattle, swine, sheep,
dairy cattle, turkeys, chickens, and aquaculture products.
"Allied agribusiness" means any related agribusiness, such as the feed
industry, financial
institutions, the food animal or food animal processing industry, farm
equipment or
implement
dealers or manufacturers, crop production, pharmaceuticals, or nutraceuticals.
"Non‑agribusiness" means conservation groups, dieticians, food processors,
consumers,
and animal health and well‑being groups.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/10)
Sec. 10. Institute established; purpose. The David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute is
established to
review and encourage research through peer review, to publish and disseminate
unbiased
information about all aspects of the food animal industry, anticipating issues
with a vision for the future of Illinois agriculture, and to maintain
comprehensive
information systems for the improvement and enhancement of all aspects of the
food
animal industry, all for the benefit of the public, the General Assembly, the
Governor's
Office,
and other State and local government agencies.
The Institute must fulfill its purposes with unbiased integrity.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/15)
Sec. 15. Governing board. The Institute is governed by a board of 15
voting members who are appointed by the Governor and who must ensure unbiased
information.
Five of the Governor's appointees
must represent food animal production. Five of the Governor's
appointees must
represent allied agribusiness aspects of the food animal industry. Five of the
Governor's appointees must represent other, non‑agribusiness aspects of the
food animal industry.
The board must also include, as non‑voting members, the dean or department
chairperson or his or her designated representative of the following
institutions:
the University of Illinois College of ACES, the
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine,
the Southern Illinois University College of Agriculture,
the Western Illinois University Agriculture Department, and the Illinois State
University Agriculture Department.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/20)
Sec. 20. Appointment; terms. Initial appointees to the board serve the
following terms as designated by the Governor: 5 for a term of one year; 5 for
a term of 2 years; and 5 for a term of 3 years. Subsequent appointees serve
terms of 3 years. A vacancy is filled by appointment for the remainder of the
unexpired term. Members may be reappointed to the board. If the Governor
fails to appoint a member or to fill a vacancy within 90 days after a member's
term expires or a vacancy occurs, the remaining board members must make the
appointment by majority vote.
A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the
unexpired term or until a
successor is qualified.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/25)
Sec. 25. Operation of the board.
(a) Upon appointment of the board's initial members, the Director of
Agriculture shall convene the first meeting of the board for the purpose of
selecting a
chairperson and considering other matters of business of the Institute.
The board annually thereafter, in January
or the first meeting of each year,
must select a
chairperson from among its number. A chairperson may be re‑elected but may
not serve more than 3 consecutive years. The board meets at the call of the
chair. A quorum is necessary for action by the board; 8 voting members of the
board
constitute a quorum,
unless a vacancy exists among the board's voting members. If a vacancy exists,
then a quorum
of the board
consists of a simple majority of the voting members.
Members of the board may receive no compensation but
must
be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the actual performance of their duties.
(b) The board:
(1) may have and use a common seal and alter the seal |
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(2) may adopt all necessary resolutions, protocols,
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(3) may enter into agreements with State agencies;
(4) may enter into agreements with and accept funds
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from federal agencies, trade associations, industry organizations, universities and their sub‑units, foundations, and other not‑for‑profit and private industries to carry out the purposes of the Institute;
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(5) may establish reserve funds and accounts that may
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be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of the Institute; and
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(6) has and may exercise all powers and is subject to
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all duties commonly incident to boards of directors.
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(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/30)
Sec. 30. Expenses. The
board
has the authority to pay administrative expenses including salary,
wages, and
fringe
benefits; operation and maintenance expenses, travel, supply, and printing
expenses,
rental
and rental related expenses, and costs of capital purchases and improvements;
contract and
contractual
expenses; and other expenses deemed appropriate by the board. The board is
authorized
to establish a fee structure and charge fees for publications and duplicating
expenses.
Revenue from those fees must be deposited into the Food Animal Institute Fund.
No charges or fees may be authorized or charged to members of the
General
Assembly or the Governor's Office.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/35)
Sec. 35. Report. The Institute must report annually on January 1 to the
Governor, the
Clerk of the
House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate upon the Institute's
activities
in
the preceding 12 months. The report is a public record open for
inspection at the
office of the Institute and, among other matters, must include an assessment
of the
current
state of the food animal industry in Illinois and recommendations for
new
initiatives and efforts to further enhance and best position the food animal
industry in
Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/40)
Sec. 40. Food Animal Institute Fund. The Food Animal Institute Fund is
created as a
special fund
in the State treasury. Grants, fees, and other moneys
obtained
by the
David A. Wirsing Food
Animal Institute from governmental entities, private sources, foundations,
trade
associations, industry organizations, and not‑for‑profit organizations for
use in
furthering the purposes of the Institute may be deposited into the Fund. Moneys
in the
Fund may be used by the Institute for undertaking
projects, programs, and other
activities
and for the operating and other expenses of the Institute as it fulfills its
duties and
responsibilities.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/45)
Sec. 45. Use of funds. The Institute
shall: (i) collect and
disseminate research data, results, or conclusions and disseminate it to the
public, the General
Assembly,
State agencies, and others who request it; (ii) provide unbiased analysis of
research findings, including economic impacts on the State and the food animal
industry; (iii) provide, if needed, for peer review of research and research
proposals for scientific merit, objectives, methods, and procedures; (iv)
coordinate its activities with
public research and education programs; and (v) initiate other activities that
are reasonable and necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Institute
under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/95)
Sec. 95.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04; text omitted.)
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(20 ILCS 3931/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 93‑883, eff. 8‑6‑04.)
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