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2005 Illinois 20 ILCS 5/      Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Short Title and General Provisions Article) Article 5 - Departments Of State Government


      (20 ILCS 5/Art. 5 heading)
ARTICLE 5. DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑1)
    Sec. 5‑1. Article short title. This Article 5 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Departments of State Government Law.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑5) (was 20 ILCS 5/2)
    Sec. 5‑5. "Department". As used in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, the word "department" means the several departments of the State government as designated in Section 5‑15 of this Law, and none other.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑10) (was 20 ILCS 5/2.1)
    Sec. 5‑10. "Director". As used in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "director" means the several directors of the departments of State government as designated in Section 5‑20 of this Law and includes the Secretary of Human Services and the Secretary of Transportation.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑15)(was 20 ILCS 5/3)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 94‑696)
    Sec. 5‑15. Departments of State government. The Departments of State government are created as follows:
    The Department on Aging.
    The Department of Agriculture.
    The Department of Central Management Services.
    The Department of Children and Family Services.
    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
    The Department of Corrections.
    The Department of Employment Security.
    The Emergency Management Agency.
    The Department of Financial Institutions.
    The Department of Human Rights.
    The Department of Human Services.
    The Department of Insurance.
    The Department of Labor.
    The Department of the Lottery.
    The Department of Natural Resources.
    The Department of Professional Regulation.
    The Department of Public Aid.
    The Department of Public Health.
    The Department of Revenue.
    The Department of State Police.
    The Department of Transportation.
    The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03; 93‑1029, eff. 8‑25‑04.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 94‑696)
    Sec. 5‑15. Departments of State government. The Departments of State government are created as follows:
    The Department on Aging.
    The Department of Agriculture.
    The Department of Central Management Services.
    The Department of Children and Family Services.
    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
    The Department of Corrections.
    The Department of Employment Security.
    The Emergency Management Agency.
    The Department of Financial Institutions.
    The Department of Human Rights.
    The Department of Human Services.
    The Department of Insurance.
    The Department of Juvenile Justice.
    The Department of Labor.
    The Department of the Lottery.
    The Department of Natural Resources.
    The Department of Professional Regulation.
    The Department of Public Aid.
    The Department of Public Health.
    The Department of Revenue.
    The Department of State Police.
    The Department of Transportation.
    The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03; 93‑1029, eff. 8‑25‑04; 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑20)(was 20 ILCS 5/4)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 94‑696)
    Sec. 5‑20. Heads of departments. Each department shall have an officer as its head who shall be known as director or secretary and who shall, subject to the provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in his or her respective department.
    The following officers are hereby created:
    Director of Aging, for the Department on Aging.
    Director of Agriculture, for the Department of Agriculture.
    Director of Central Management Services, for the Department of Central Management Services.
    Director of Children and Family Services, for the Department of Children and Family Services.
    Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
    Director of Corrections, for the Department of Corrections.
    Director of Emergency Management Agency, for the Emergency Management Agency.
    Director of Employment Security, for the Department of Employment Security.
    Director of Financial Institutions, for the Department of Financial Institutions.
    Director of Human Rights, for the Department of Human Rights.
    Secretary of Human Services, for the Department of Human Services.
    Director of Insurance, for the Department of Insurance.
    Director of Labor, for the Department of Labor.
    Director of the Lottery, for the Department of the Lottery.
    Director of Natural Resources, for the Department of Natural Resources.
    Director of Professional Regulation, for the Department of Professional Regulation.
    Director of Public Aid, for the Department of Public Aid.
    Director of Public Health, for the Department of Public Health.
    Director of Revenue, for the Department of Revenue.
    Director of State Police, for the Department of State Police.
    Secretary of Transportation, for the Department of Transportation.
    Director of Veterans' Affairs, for the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03; 93‑1029, eff. 8‑25‑04.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 94‑696)
    Sec. 5‑20. Heads of departments. Each department shall have an officer as its head who shall be known as director or secretary and who shall, subject to the provisions of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in his or her respective department.
    The following officers are hereby created:
    Director of Aging, for the Department on Aging.
    Director of Agriculture, for the Department of Agriculture.
    Director of Central Management Services, for the Department of Central Management Services.
    Director of Children and Family Services, for the Department of Children and Family Services.
    Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
    Director of Corrections, for the Department of Corrections.
    Director of Emergency Management Agency, for the Emergency Management Agency.
    Director of Employment Security, for the Department of Employment Security.
    Director of Financial Institutions, for the Department of Financial Institutions.
    Director of Human Rights, for the Department of Human Rights.
    Secretary of Human Services, for the Department of Human Services.
    Director of Insurance, for the Department of Insurance.
    Director of Juvenile Justice, for the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    Director of Labor, for the Department of Labor.
    Director of the Lottery, for the Department of the Lottery.
    Director of Natural Resources, for the Department of Natural Resources.
    Director of Professional Regulation, for the Department of Professional Regulation.
    Director of Public Aid, for the Department of Public Aid.
    Director of Public Health, for the Department of Public Health.
    Director of Revenue, for the Department of Revenue.
    Director of State Police, for the Department of State Police.
    Secretary of Transportation, for the Department of Transportation.
    Director of Veterans' Affairs, for the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03; 93‑1029, eff. 8‑25‑04; 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑95) (was 20 ILCS 5/34)
    Sec. 5‑95. Pending actions and proceedings. Neither the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois nor any amendments to the Code shall affect any act done, ratified, or confirmed, or any right accrued or established, or any action or proceeding had or commenced in a civil or criminal cause before the Code or any amendments to the Code take effect. Those actions or proceedings may be prosecuted and continued by the department having jurisdiction, under the Code or any amendments to the Code, of the subject matter to which the litigation or proceeding pertains.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑100) (was 20 ILCS 5/5)
    Sec. 5‑100. Executive and administrative officers, boards, and commissions. In addition to the directors of departments, the executive and administrative officers, boards, and commissions designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5‑200 are created. These officers, boards, and commissions in the respective departments shall hold offices created and designated in those Sections.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑105) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.14)
    Sec. 5‑105. Direction, supervision, and control of officers. Each officer named in the Sections following Section 5‑100 and preceding Section 5‑200 shall, except as otherwise provided in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, be under the direction, supervision, and control of the director or secretary of the officer's respective department and shall perform the duties prescribed by the director or secretary.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑110) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.02)
    Sec. 5‑110. In the Department of Agriculture. Assistant Director of Agriculture.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑115) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13e)
    Sec. 5‑115. In the Department of Central Management Services. Two Assistant Directors of Central Management Services.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑120) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13g)
    Sec. 5‑120. In the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Assistant Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(Source: P.A. 93‑25, eff. 6‑20‑03.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑125) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13i)
    Sec. 5‑125. In the Department of Employment Security. The board of review, which shall consist of 5 members, 2 of whom shall be representative citizens chosen from the employee class, 2 of whom shall be representative citizens chosen from the employing class, and one of whom shall be a representative citizen not identified with either the employing or employee classes.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑130) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13b)
    Sec. 5‑130. In the Department of Financial Institutions. Assistant Director of Financial Institutions.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑135) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13j)
    Sec. 5‑135. In the Department of Human Services. There shall be 2 Assistant Secretaries of Human Services. Their initial terms shall run from the date of appointment until January 18, 1999, and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. Thereafter, their terms shall be as provided in Section 5‑605 of this Law.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑140) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.10)
    Sec. 5‑140. In the Department of Insurance. Assistant Director of Insurance.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑145) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.03)
    Sec. 5‑145. In the Department of Labor. Assistant Director of Labor; Chief Factory Inspector; and Superintendent of Safety Inspection and Education.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑150) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.09)
    Sec. 5‑150. In the Department of Natural Resources. Assistant Director of Natural Resources.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑155) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.04)
    Sec. 5‑155. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources, there shall be a State Mining Board, which shall consist of 6 officers designated as mine officers and the Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals. Three officers shall be representatives of the employing class and 3 of the employee class. The 6 mine officers shall be qualified as follows:
        (1) Two mine officers from the employing class shall
    
have at least 4 years experience in a supervisory capacity in an underground coal mine and each shall hold a certificate of competency as a mine examiner or mine manager.
        (2) The third mine officer from the employing class
    
shall have at least 4 years experience in a supervisory capacity in a surface coal mine.
        (3) Two mine officers from the employee class shall
    
have 4 years experience in an underground coal mine and shall hold a first class certificate of competency.
        (4) The third mine officer from the employee class
    
shall have at least 4 years experience in a surface coal mine.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑160) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13h)
    Sec. 5‑160. In the Emergency Management Agency. Assistant Director of the Emergency Management Agency.
(Source: P.A. 93‑1029, eff. 8‑25‑04.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑165) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.13c)
    Sec. 5‑165. In the Department of Public Aid. Assistant Director of Public Aid.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑170) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.07)
    Sec. 5‑170. In the Department of Public Health. Assistant Director of Public Health.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑175) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.12)
    Sec. 5‑175. In the Department of Revenue. Assistant Director of Revenue; and State Lottery Superintendent.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑180) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.11)
    Sec. 5‑180. In the Department of State Police. Assistant Director of State Police.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑185) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.05)
    Sec. 5‑185. In the Department of Transportation. Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑190) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.01a)
    Sec. 5‑190. In the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Assistant Director of Veterans' Affairs.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑200) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.11)
    Sec. 5‑200. Director of Aging. The Director of Aging shall be a senior citizen, as that term is defined in the Illinois Act on the Aging, who has sufficient experience in providing services to the aging.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑210) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.08)
    Sec. 5‑210. Director of Children and Family Services. The Director of Children and Family Services shall be qualified by professional education and experience to administer the Department.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑215) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.06)
    Sec. 5‑215. Director and Assistant Director of Financial Institutions. The Director and Assistant Director of Financial Institutions shall be persons thoroughly conversant with the theory and practice of the business and purposes of financial institutions.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑220) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.07b)
    Sec. 5‑220. Secretary of Human Services. The initial term of the Secretary of Human Services shall run from the date of appointment until January 18, 1999, and until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. Thereafter, terms shall be as provided in Section 5‑605 of this Law.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑225) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.04)
    Sec. 5‑225. In the Department of Professional Regulation. Neither the Director nor any other executive and administrative officer in the Department of Professional Regulation shall be affiliated with any college or school that prepares individuals for licensure in any profession or occupation regulated by the Department, either as teacher, officer, or stockholder, nor shall the director or other executive and administrative officer hold a license or certificate to exercise or practice any of the professions, trades, or occupations regulated.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑230) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.09)
    Sec. 5‑230. Director and Assistant Director of Public Aid. The Director of Public Aid shall (1) have substantial experience in responsible positions requiring skill in administration and fiscal management and (2) be actively interested in the development of effective programs for the alleviation of poverty and the reduction of dependency and social maladjustment.
    The Assistant Director of Public Aid shall have the same general qualifications as those set forth for the Director of Public Aid in clauses (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑235) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.03)
    Sec. 5‑235. In the Department of Public Health. The Director of Public Health shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois.
    The Assistant Director of Public Health shall be a person who has administrative experience in public health work.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑300) (was 20 ILCS 5/9)
    Sec. 5‑300. Officers' qualifications and salaries. The executive and administrative officers, whose offices are created by this Act, must have the qualifications prescribed by law and shall receive annual salaries, payable in equal monthly installments, as designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5‑500. If set by the Governor, those annual salaries may not exceed 85% of the Governor's annual salary.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑305) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.01)
    Sec. 5‑305. Officers' tuition reimbursement. Officers may receive tuition reimbursement for continuing education programs at accredited colleges and universities. Reimbursement of a department head's tuition shall be limited to reimbursement for 4 or fewer course hours per semester, shall require the Governor's approval of enrollment with certification that participation will benefit the State, and shall require proof of satisfactory completion of the course prior to reimbursement.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑310) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.21)
    Sec. 5‑310. In the Department on Aging. The Director of Aging shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑315) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.02)
    Sec. 5‑315. In the Department of Agriculture. The Director of Agriculture shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Agriculture shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑320) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.19)
    Sec. 5‑320. In the Department of Central Management Services. The Director of Central Management Services shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    Each Assistant Director of Central Management Services shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑325) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.16)
    Sec. 5‑325. In the Department of Children and Family Services. The Director of Children and Family Services shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑330)(was 20 ILCS 5/9.18)
    Sec. 5‑330. In the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑335)(was 20 ILCS 5/9.11a)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 94‑696)
    Sec. 5‑335. In the Department of Corrections. The Director of Corrections shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Corrections ‑ Juvenile Division shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Corrections ‑ Adult Division shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 94‑696)
    Sec. 5‑335. In the Department of Corrections. The Director of Corrections shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Corrections ‑ Adult Division shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑340) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.30)
    Sec. 5‑340. In the Department of Employment Security. The Director of Employment Security shall receive an annual salary of as set by the Governor from time to time or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    Each member of the Board of Review shall receive $15,000.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑345) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.15)
    Sec. 5‑345. In the Department of Financial Institutions. The Director of Financial Institutions shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Financial Institutions shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑350) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.24)
    Sec. 5‑350. In the Department of Human Rights. The Director of Human Rights shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑355) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.05a)
    Sec. 5‑355. In the Department of Human Services. The Secretary of Human Services shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or such other amount as may be set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Secretaries of Human Services shall each receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or such other amount as may be set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑360) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.10)
    Sec. 5‑360. In the Department of Insurance. The Director of Insurance shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Insurance shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑362)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 5‑362. In the Department of Juvenile Justice. The Director of Juvenile Justice shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑365) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.03)
    Sec. 5‑365. In the Department of Labor. The Director of Labor shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Labor shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Chief Factory Inspector shall receive $24,700 from the third Monday in January, 1979 to the third Monday in January, 1980, and $25,000 thereafter, or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Superintendent of Safety Inspection and Education shall receive $27,500, or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Superintendent of Women's and Children's Employment shall receive $22,000 from the third Monday in January, 1979 to the third Monday in January, 1980, and $22,500 thereafter, or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑370) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.31)
    Sec. 5‑370. In the Department of the Lottery. The Director of the Lottery shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑375) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.09)
    Sec. 5‑375. In the Department of Natural Resources. The Director of Natural Resources shall continue to receive the annual salary set by law for the Director of Conservation until January 20, 1997. Beginning on that date, the Director of Natural Resources shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or the amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Natural Resources shall continue to receive the annual salary set by law for the Assistant Director of Conservation until January 20, 1997. Beginning on that date, the Assistant Director of Natural Resources shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or the amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑380) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.04)
    Sec. 5‑380. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources. Each mine officer shall receive $7,500 or the amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑385) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.25)
    Sec. 5‑385. In the Department of Nuclear Safety. The Director of Nuclear Safety shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑390) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.08)
    Sec. 5‑390. In the Department of Professional Regulation. The Director of Professional Regulation shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑395) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.17)
    Sec. 5‑395. In the Department of Public Aid. The Director of Public Aid shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Public Aid shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑400) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.07)
    Sec. 5‑400. In the Department of Public Health. The Director of Public Health shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Public Health shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑405) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.12)
    Sec. 5‑405. In the Department of Revenue. The Director of Revenue shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Revenue shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑798, eff. 7‑9‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑410) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.11)
    Sec. 5‑410. In the Department of State Police. The Director of State Police shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of State Police shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑415) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.05)
    Sec. 5‑415. In the Department of Transportation. The Secretary of Transportation shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Secretary of Transportation shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑420) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.22)
    Sec. 5‑420. In the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The Director of Veterans' Affairs shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    The Assistant Director of Veterans' Affairs shall receive an annual salary as set by the Governor from time to time or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 91‑25, eff. 6‑9‑99; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑500) (was 20 ILCS 5/6)
    Sec. 5‑500. Advisory and non‑executive boards. Advisory and non‑executive boards, in the respective departments, are created as designated in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 5‑600. The members of the boards shall be officers.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑505) (was 20 ILCS 5/8)
    Sec. 5‑505. Boards' general powers and duties. Each advisory and non‑executive board, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, and in addition to all powers and duties otherwise expressly provided, shall, with respect to its field of work, or that of the department with which it is associated, have the following powers and duties:
        (1) To consider and study the entire field; to
    
advise the executive officers of the department upon their request; to recommend, on its own initiative, policies and practices, which recommendations the executive officers of the department shall duly consider; and to give advice or make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly when so requested or on its own initiative.
        (2) To investigate the conduct of the work of the
    
department with which it may be associated, and for this purpose to have access, at any time, to all books, papers, documents, and records pertaining or belonging to that department, and to require written or oral information from any officer or employee of that department.
        (3) To adopt rules, not inconsistent with law, for
    
its internal control and management. A copy of the rules shall be filed with the director of the department with which the board is associated.
        (4) To hold meetings at the times and places
    
prescribed by the rules but not less frequently than quarterly.
        (5) To act by a sub‑committee or by a majority of
    
the board if the rules so prescribe.
        (6) To keep minutes of the transactions of each
    
session, regular or special, which shall be public records and filed with the director of the department.
        (7) To give notice to the Governor and to the
    
director of the department with which it is associated of the time and place of every meeting, regular or special, and to permit the Governor and the director of the department to be present and to be heard upon any matter coming before the board.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑510) (was 20 ILCS 5/8.1)
    Sec. 5‑510. Gender balanced appointments. All appointments to boards, commissions, committees, and councils of the State created by the laws of this State and after July 1, 1992 shall be gender balanced to the extent possible and to the extent that appointees are qualified to serve on those boards, commissions, committees, and councils. If gender balance is not possible, then appointments shall provide for significant representation of both sexes to boards, commissions, committees, and councils governed by this Section and the Gender Balanced Appointments Act. If there are multiple appointing authorities for a board, commission, committee, or council, they shall each strive to achieve gender balance in their appointments.
    Appointments made in accordance with this Section should be made in a manner that makes a good faith attempt to seek gender balance based on the numbers of each gender belonging to the group from which appointments are made.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑515) (was 20 ILCS 5/10)
    Sec. 5‑515. Compensation prohibited. No member of an advisory and non‑executive board shall receive any compensation.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑520) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.27)
    Sec. 5‑520. In the Department on Aging. A Council on Aging and a Coordinating Committee of State Agencies Serving Older Persons composed and appointed as provided in the Illinois Act on the Aging.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑525) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.01)
    Sec. 5‑525. In the Department of Agriculture.
    (a) (Blank).
    (b) An Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners to consist of 25 persons. The Board shall consist of the administrator of animal disease programs, the Dean of the College of Agriculture of the University of Illinois, the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Illinois, and commencing on January 1, 1990 the Deans or Chairmen of the Colleges or Departments of Agriculture of Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University in that order who shall each serve for 1 year terms, provided that commencing on January 1, 1993 such terms shall be for 2 years in the same order, the Director of Public Health, the Director of Natural Resources, the chairman of the Agriculture, Conservation and Energy Committee of the Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, who shall ex‑officio be members of the Board, and 17 additional persons interested in the prevention, elimination and control of diseases of domestic animals and poultry who shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at the Governor's pleasure. An appointed member's office becomes vacant upon the member's absence from 3 consecutive meetings. Of the 17 additional persons, one shall be a representative of breeders of beef cattle, one shall be a representative of breeders of dairy cattle, one shall be a representative of breeders of dual purpose cattle, one shall be a representative of breeders of swine, one shall be a representative of poultry breeders, one shall be a representative of sheep breeders, one shall be a veterinarian licensed in this State, one shall be a representative of general or diversified farming, one shall be a representative of deer or elk breeders, one shall be a representative of livestock auction markets, one shall be a representative of cattle feeders, one shall be a representative of pork producers, one shall be a representative of the State licensed meat packers, one shall be a representative of canine breeders, one shall be a representative of equine breeders, one shall be a representative of the Illinois licensed renderers, and one shall be a representative of livestock dealers. The members shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. In the appointment of the Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners, the Governor shall consult with representative persons and recognized organizations in the respective fields concerning the appointments.
    Rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture pertaining to the prevention, elimination, and control of diseases of domestic animals and poultry shall be submitted to the Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners for approval at its duly called meeting. The chairman of the Board shall certify the official minutes of the Board's action and shall file the certified minutes with the Department of Agriculture within 30 days after the proposed rules and regulations are submitted and before they are promulgated and made effective. If the Board fails to take action within 30 days this limitation shall not apply and the rules and regulations may be promulgated and made effective. In the event it is deemed desirable, the Board may hold hearings upon the rules and regulations or proposed revisions. The Board members shall be familiar with the Acts relating to the prevention, elimination, and control of diseases among domestic animals and poultry. The Department shall, upon the request of a Board member, advise the Board concerning the administration of the respective Acts.
    The Director of Agriculture or his representative from the Department shall act as chairman of the Board. The Director shall call meetings of the Board from time to time or when requested by 3 or more appointed members of the Board. A quorum of appointed members must be present to convene an official meeting. The chairman and ex‑officio members shall not be included in a quorum call. Ex‑officio members may be represented by a duly authorized representative from their department, division, college, or committee. Appointed members shall not be represented at a meeting by another person. Ex‑officio members and appointed members shall have the right to vote on all proposed rules and regulations; voting that in effect would pertain to approving rules and regulations shall be taken by an oral roll call. No member shall vote by proxy. The chairman shall not vote except in the case of a tie vote. Any ex‑officio or appointed member may ask for and shall receive an oral roll call on any motion before the Board. The Department shall provide a clerk to take minutes of the meetings and record transactions of the Board. The Board, by oral roll call, may require an official court reporter to record the minutes of the meetings.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑457, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑798, eff. 7‑9‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑530)(was 20 ILCS 5/6.01a)
    Sec. 5‑530. In the Department of Agriculture and in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. An Agricultural Export Advisory Committee composed of the following: 2 members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve as Secretary of the Committee; and not more than 15 members to be appointed by the Governor. The members of the committee shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑535) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.15)
    Sec. 5‑535. In the Department of Children and Family Services. A Children and Family Services Advisory Council of 17 members, one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over, appointed by the Governor. The Council shall advise the Department with respect to services and programs for children and for adults under its care. In appointing the first Council, 8 members shall be named to serve 2 years, and 8 members named to serve 4 years. The member first appointed under Public Act 83‑1538 shall serve for a term of 4 years. All members appointed thereafter shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. At its first meeting the Council shall select a chairman from among its members and appoint a committee to draft rules of procedure.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑540) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.28 and 5/7.01)
    Sec. 5‑540. In the Department of Employment Security. An Employment Security Advisory Board, composed of 12 persons. Of the 12 members of the Employment Security Advisory Board, 4 members shall be representative citizens chosen from the employee class, 4 members shall be representative citizens chosen from the employing class, and 4 members shall be representative citizens not identified with either the employing class or the employee class.
(Source: P.A. 93‑634, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑545) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.04)
    Sec. 5‑545. In the Department of Human Services. A Psychiatric Advisory Council appointed by and at the discretion of the Secretary of Human Services, consisting of representatives from the several schools and institutes in Illinois conducting programs of psychiatric training, which shall advise the Department with respect to its policies and programs relating to mental health or developmental disabilities. The members shall serve for the terms that the Secretary shall designate.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑550) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.23)
    Sec. 5‑550. In the Department of Human Services. A State Rehabilitation Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council, is hereby established for the purpose of advising the Secretary and the vocational rehabilitation administrator of the provisions of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in matters concerning individuals with disabilities and the provision of rehabilitation services. The Council shall consist of 25 members appointed by the Governor after soliciting recommendations from representatives of organizations representing a broad range of individuals with disabilities and organizations interested in individuals with disabilities. The Governor shall appoint to this Council the following:
        (1) One representative of a parent training center
    
established in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
        (2) One representative of the client assistance
    
program.
        (3) One vocational rehabilitation counselor who has
    
knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation programs. (If an employee of the Department is appointed, that appointee shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.)
        (4) One representative of community rehabilitation
    
program service providers.
        (5) Four representatives of business, industry, and
    
labor.
        (6) Eight representatives of disability advocacy
    
groups representing a cross section of the following:
            (A) individuals with physical, cognitive,
        
sensory, and mental disabilities; and
            (B) parents, family members, guardians,
        
advocates, or authorized representative of individuals with disabilities who have difficulty in representing themselves or who are unable, due to their disabilities, to represent themselves.
        (7) One current or former applicant for, or
    
recipient of, vocational rehabilitation services.
        (8) Three representatives from secondary or higher
    
education.
        (9) One representative of the State Workforce
    
Investment Board.
        (10) One representative of the Illinois State Board
    
of Education who is knowledgeable about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The chairperson of, or a member designated by, the Statewide Independent Living Council created under Section 12a of the Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act, the chairperson of the Blind Services Planning Council created under the Bureau for the Blind Act, and the vocational rehabilitation administrator shall serve as ex officio members. The vocational rehabilitation administrator shall have no vote.
    The Council shall select a Chairperson.
    The Chairperson and at least 12 other members of the Council shall have a recognized disability. One member shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over. A majority of the Council members shall not be employees of the Department of Human Services. Current members of the Rehabilitation Services Council shall serve until members of the newly created Council are appointed.
    The terms of all members appointed before the effective date of Public Act 88‑10 shall expire on July 1, 1993. The members first appointed under Public Act 88‑10 shall be appointed to serve for staggered terms beginning July 1, 1993, as follows: 7 members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, 7 members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years, and 6 members shall be appointed for terms of one year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Appointments to fill vacancies in unexpired terms and new terms shall be filled by the Governor or by the Council if the Governor delegates that power to the Council by executive order. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. No member, except the representative of the client assistance program, shall serve for more than 2 full terms.
    Members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, including expenses for travel, child care, and personal assistance services, and a member who is not employed or who must forfeit wages from other employment shall be paid reasonable compensation for each day the member is engaged in performing the duties of the Council.
    The Council shall meet at least 4 times per year at times and places designated by the Chairman upon 10 days written notice to the members. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson or 7 members of the Council upon 7 days written notice to the other members. Nine members shall constitute a quorum. No member of the Council shall cast a vote on any matter that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of interest under Illinois law.
    The Council shall prepare and submit to the vocational rehabilitation administrator the reports and findings that the vocational rehabilitation administrator may request or that the Council deems fit. The Council shall select jointly with the vocational rehabilitation administrator a pool of qualified persons to serve as impartial hearing officers. The Council shall, with the vocational rehabilitation unit in the Department, jointly develop, agree to, and review annually State goals and priorities and jointly submit annual reports of progress to the federal Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.
    To the extent that there is a disagreement between the Council and the unit within the Department of Human Services responsible for the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program, regarding the resources necessary to carry out the functions of the Council as set forth in this Section, the disagreement shall be resolved by the Governor.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑540, eff. 8‑13‑99; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑555) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.02)
    Sec. 5‑555. In the Department of Labor. An Advisory Board to the Department of Labor, composed of 13 members, including 5 representatives of employees, 5 representatives of employers, and 3 public members. Members' terms shall be for 2 years with appointments staggered to ensure continuity in performance of the responsibilities of the Board. The Board shall give notice to the Governor and the Director of Labor of the time and place of every meeting, regular or special, and shall permit the Governor and the Director to be present and to be heard upon any matter coming before the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑560) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.08)
    Sec. 5‑560. In the Department of Natural Resources. An Advisory Board to the Department of Natural Resources, composed of 13 persons, one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over.
    In the appointment of the initial members the Governor shall designate 3 persons to serve for 2 years, 3 for 4 years, and 3 for 6 years from the third Monday in January of the odd‑numbered year in which the term commences. The members first appointed under this amendatory Act of 1984 shall serve a term of 6 years commencing on the third Monday in January, 1985. The members first appointed under this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall each be appointed to a term of office to expire on the third Monday in January of 2006. All subsequent appointments shall be for terms of 6 years.
    The Advisory Board shall formulate long range policies for guidance of the Department in: the protection and conservation of renewable resources of the State of Illinois; the development of areas and facilities for outdoor recreation; the prevention of timber destruction and other forest growth by fire or otherwise; the reforestation of suitable lands of this State; the extension of cooperative support to other agencies of this State in preventing and guarding against the pollution of streams and lakes within the State; the management of the wildlife resources, including migratory fowl, and fisheries resources, including the construction of new water impoundment areas; the development of an adequate research program for fish, game, and forestry through cooperation with and support of the Illinois Natural History Survey; and the expressing of policies for proper dissemination of and enforcement of the various laws pertinent to the conservation program of Illinois and the nation.
    The Board shall make a study of the personnel structure of the Department and shall, from time to time, make recommendations to the Governor and the Director of Natural Resources for a merit system of employment and for the revision of the position classification to the extent which Civil Service classification should apply in departmental positions.
    The Board shall make studies of the land acquisition needs of the Department and recommendations from time to time as to necessary acquisition of lands for fisheries, game, forestry, and recreational development.
    The Board may recommend to the Director of Natural Resources any reductions or increases of seasons and bag or possession limits or the closure of any season when research and inventory data indicate the need for those changes.
    Board members shall be reimbursed for any necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Source: P.A. 90‑435, eff. 1‑1‑98; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00; 91‑798, eff. 7‑9‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑565) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.06)
    Sec. 5‑565. In the Department of Public Health.
    (a) The General Assembly declares it to be the public policy of this State that all citizens of Illinois are entitled to lead healthy lives. Governmental public health has a specific responsibility to ensure that a system is in place to allow the public health mission to be achieved. To develop a system requires certain core functions to be performed by government. The State Board of Health is to assume the leadership role in advising the Director in meeting the following functions:
        (1) Needs assessment.
        (2) Statewide health objectives.
        (3) Policy development.
        (4) Assurance of access to necessary services.
    There shall be a State Board of Health composed of 17 persons, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate for those appointed by the Governor on and after June 30, 1998, and one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over. Five members shall be physicians licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, one representing a medical school faculty, one who is board certified in preventive medicine, and one who is engaged in private practice. One member shall be a dentist; one an environmental health practitioner; one a local public health administrator; one a local board of health member; one a registered nurse; one a veterinarian; one a public health academician; one a health care industry representative; one a representative of the business community; one a representative of the non‑profit public interest community; and 2 shall be citizens at large.
    The terms of Board of Health members shall be 3 years, except that members shall continue to serve on the Board of Health until a replacement is appointed. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, in the appointment of the Board of Health members appointed to vacancies or positions with terms expiring on or before December 31, 2004, the Governor shall appoint up to 6 members to serve for terms of 3 years; up to 6 members to serve for terms of 2 years; and up to 5 members to serve for a term of one year, so that the term of no more than 6 members expire in the same year. All members shall be legal residents of the State of Illinois. The duties of the Board shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
        (1) To advise the Department of ways to encourage
    
public understanding and support of the Department's programs.
        (2) To evaluate all boards, councils, committees,
    
authorities, and bodies advisory to, or an adjunct of, the Department of Public Health or its Director for the purpose of recommending to the Director one or more of the following:
            (i) The elimination of bodies whose activities
        
are not consistent with goals and objectives of the Department.
            (ii) The consolidation of bodies whose
        
activities encompass compatible programmatic subjects.
            (iii) The restructuring of the relationship
        
between the various bodies and their integration within the organizational structure of the Department.
            (iv) The establishment of new bodies deemed
        
essential to the functioning of the Department.
        (3) To serve as an advisory group to the Director
    
for public health emergencies and control of health hazards.
        (4) To advise the Director regarding public health
    
policy, and to make health policy recommendations regarding priorities to the Governor through the Director.
        (5) To present public health issues to the Director
    
and to make recommendations for the resolution of those issues.
        (6) To recommend studies to delineate public health
    
problems.
        (7) To make recommendations to the Governor through
    
the Director regarding the coordination of State public health activities with other State and local public health agencies and organizations.
        (8) To report on or before February 1 of each year
    
on the health of the residents of Illinois to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the public.
        (9) To review the final draft of all proposed
    
administrative rules, other than emergency or preemptory rules and those rules that another advisory body must approve or review within a statutorily defined time period, of the Department after September 19, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act 87‑633). The Board shall review the proposed rules within 90 days of submission by the Department. The Department shall take into consideration any comments and recommendations of the Board regarding the proposed rules prior to submission to the Secretary of State for initial publication. If the Department disagrees with the recommendations of the Board, it shall submit a written response outlining the reasons for not accepting the recommendations.
        In the case of proposed administrative rules or
    
amendments to administrative rules regarding immunization of children against preventable communicable diseases designated by the Director under the Communicable Disease Prevention Act, after the Immunization Advisory Committee has made its recommendations, the Board shall conduct 3 public hearings, geographically distributed throughout the State. At the conclusion of the hearings, the State Board of Health shall issue a report, including its recommendations, to the Director. The Director shall take into consideration any comments or recommendations made by the Board based on these hearings.
        (10) To deliver to the Governor for presentation to
    
the General Assembly a State Health Improvement Plan. The first and second such plans shall be delivered to the Governor on January 1, 2006 and on January 1, 2009 respectively, and then every 4 years thereafter.
        The Plan shall recommend priorities and strategies to
    
improve the public health system and the health status of Illinois residents, taking into consideration national health objectives and system standards as frameworks for assessment.
        The Plan shall also take into consideration
    
priorities and strategies developed at the community level through the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) and any regional health improvement plans that may be developed. The Plan shall focus on prevention as a key strategy for long‑term health improvement in Illinois.
        The Plan shall examine and make recommendations on
    
the contributions and strategies of the public and private sectors for improving health status and the public health system in the State. In addition to recommendations on health status improvement priorities and strategies for the population of the State as a whole, the Plan shall make recommendations regarding priorities and strategies for reducing and eliminating health disparities in Illinois; including racial, ethnic, gender, age, socio‑economic and geographic disparities.
        The Director of the Illinois Department of Public
    
Health shall appoint a Planning Team that includes a range of public, private, and voluntary sector stakeholders and participants in the public health system. This Team shall include: the directors of State agencies with public health responsibilities (or their designees), including but not limited to the Illinois Departments of Public Health and Department of Human Services, representatives of local health departments, representatives of local community health partnerships, and individuals with expertise who represent an array of organizations and constituencies engaged in public health improvement and prevention.
        The State Board of Health shall hold at least 3
    
public hearings addressing drafts of the Plan in representative geographic areas of the State. Members of the Planning Team shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses.
        (11) Upon the request of the Governor, to recommend
    
to the Governor candidates for Director of Public Health when vacancies occur in the position.
        (12) To adopt bylaws for the conduct of its own
    
business, including the authority to establish ad hoc committees to address specific public health programs requiring resolution.
    Upon appointment, the Board shall elect a chairperson from among its members.
    Members of the Board shall receive compensation for their services at the rate of $150 per day, not to exceed $10,000 per year, as designated by the Director for each day required for transacting the business of the Board and shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Board shall meet from time to time at the call of the Department, at the call of the chairperson, or upon the request of 3 of its members, but shall not meet less than 4 times per year.
    (b) (Blank).
    (c) An Advisory Board on Necropsy Service to Coroners, which shall counsel and advise with the Director on the administration of the Autopsy Act. The Advisory Board shall consist of 11 members, including a senior citizen age 60 or over, appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be designated as chairman by a majority of the members of the Board. In the appointment of the first Board the Governor shall appoint 3 members to serve for terms of 1 year, 3 for terms of 2 years, and 3 for terms of 3 years. The members first appointed under Public Act 83‑1538 shall serve for a term of 3 years. All members appointed thereafter shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, except that when an appointment is made to fill a vacancy, the appointment shall be for the remaining term of the position vacant. The members of the Board shall be citizens of the State of Illinois. In the appointment of members of the Advisory Board the Governor shall appoint 3 members who shall be persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Illinois, at least 2 of whom shall have received post‑graduate training in the field of pathology; 3 members who are duly elected coroners in this State; and 5 members who shall have interest and abilities in the field of forensic medicine but who shall be neither persons licensed to practice any branch of medicine in this State nor coroners. In the appointment of medical and coroner members of the Board, the Governor shall invite nominations from recognized medical and coroners organizations in this State respectively. Board members, while serving on business of the Board, shall receive actual necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence.
(Source: P.A. 93‑975, eff. 1‑1‑05.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑570) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.02a and 5/7.04a)
    Sec. 5‑570. In the Department of Transportation. A Board of Aeronautical Advisors, composed of 9 persons.
    The Board of Aeronautical Advisors shall include among its members at least one person who is interested in air commerce, at least one person who is interested in noncommercial private flying, at least one person who is interested in the operation or management of airports, and at least one person who is interested in the conducting of schools that have a comprehensive curriculum for instruction of persons desiring to learn how to operate, repair or maintain aircraft. The Secretary of Transportation shall be a member and chairman of the Board of Aeronautical Advisors. The head of the Division of Aeronautics shall be a member and vice‑chairman of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑600) (was 20 ILCS 5/11)
    Sec. 5‑600. Officer's performance of duties. Each officer provided for by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois shall perform the duties that are prescribed by law for the officer's position and to the best of the officer's ability shall render faithful and efficient service in the performance of those duties, to the end that the public interest and welfare may be furthered.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑605) (was 20 ILCS 5/12)
    Sec. 5‑605. Appointment of officers. Each officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendment to the Code shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In case of vacancies in those offices during the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when the Governor shall nominate some person to fill the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at the time the Code or any amendments to the Code take effect, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment as in the case of a vacancy.
    During the absence or inability to act of the director of any department, or of the Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary of Transportation, or in case of a vacancy in any such office until a successor is appointed and qualified, the Governor may designate some person as acting director or acting secretary to execute the powers and discharge the duties vested by law in that director or secretary.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑610) (was 20 ILCS 5/13)
    Sec. 5‑610. Term of office. Each officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Code, shall hold office for a term of 2 years from the third Monday in January of each odd‑numbered year and until the officer's successor is appointed and qualified. Where the provisions of the Code require General Assembly members to be included in the membership of any advisory and nonexecutive board, the General Assembly members shall serve such terms or until termination of their legislative service, whichever first occurs.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑615) (was 20 ILCS 5/14)
    Sec. 5‑615. Officer's oath. Each officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code shall, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office, qualify for the office by taking and subscribing the constitutional oath of office and filing the signed oath in the office of the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑620) (was 20 ILCS 5/15)
    Sec. 5‑620. Bond. Each executive and administrative officer whose office is created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code shall give bond before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his or her office by inclusion in the blanket bond or bonds or self‑insurance program provided for in Sections 14.1 and 14.2 of the Official Bond Act.
    All official bonds required to be executed and filed under this Section are subject to the requirements of the Official Bond Act.
(Source: P.A. 90‑372, eff. 7‑1‑98; 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑625) (was 20 ILCS 5/16)
    Sec. 5‑625. Department regulations. The director of each department (see Section 5‑10 of this Law for the definition of "director") is empowered to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of the director's department, the conduct of the department's employees and clerks, the distribution and performance of the department's business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents, and property pertaining to the department.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑630) (was 20 ILCS 5/17)
    Sec. 5‑630. Department offices. Each department shall maintain a central office in Springfield, in space provided by the Secretary of State, the Department of Central Management Services, or the Architect of the Capitol, excepting the Department of Agriculture, which shall maintain a central office at the State fair grounds at Springfield, and the Department of Transportation, which shall also maintain a Division of Aeronautics at Capital Airport. The director of each department (see Section 5‑10 of this Law for the definition of "director") may, in the director's discretion and with the approval of the Governor, establish and maintain, at places other than the seat of government, branch offices for the conduct of any one or more functions of the director's department.
(Source: P.A. 93‑632, eff. 2‑1‑04.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑635) (was 20 ILCS 5/18)
    Sec. 5‑635. Department office hours. Each department shall be open for the transaction of public business at least from 8:30 in the morning until 5:00 in the evening of each day except Saturdays, Sundays, and days that may hereafter be declared by the Governor to be holidays for State employees.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑640) (was 20 ILCS 5/19)
    Sec. 5‑640. Department seal. Each department shall adopt and keep an official seal.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑645) (was 20 ILCS 5/20)
    Sec. 5‑645. Department employees. Each department may obtain necessary employees and, if the rate of compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, may fix their compensation subject to the Personnel Code.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑650) (was 20 ILCS 5/25)
    Sec. 5‑650. Department reports. The Governor may require from each director of a department (see Section 5‑10 of this Law for the definition of "director") a report in writing concerning the condition, management, and financial transactions of the director's department. In addition to those reports, each director of a department shall make the semi‑annual and biennial reports provided by the Constitution.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑655) (was 20 ILCS 5/26)
    Sec. 5‑655. Cooperation by directors. The directors of departments (see Section 5‑10 of this Law for the definition of "director") shall devise a practical and working basis for co‑operation and co‑ordination of work, eliminating duplication and overlapping of functions. They shall, so far as practicable, co‑operate with each other in the employment of services and the use of quarters and equipment. The director of any department may empower or require an employee of another department, subject to the consent of the superior officer of the employee, to perform any duty that the director might require of his or her own subordinates.
    The directors of departments may co‑operate in the investigation of any licensed health care professional or may jointly investigate such a person and may share the results of any cooperative, joint, or independent investigation of such a person.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑660) (was 20 ILCS 5/31)
    Sec. 5‑660. Power to inspect and secure data or information. Whenever in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois power is vested in a department to inspect, examine, or secure data or information or to procure assistance from another department, a duty is hereby imposed upon the department upon which demand is made, to make that power effective.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑675) (was 20 ILCS 5/51)
    Sec. 5‑675. Acquisition of land. The Secretary of Transportation and the Director of Natural Resources are respectively authorized, with the consent in writing of the Governor, to acquire by private purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under Article VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, any and all lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation may be made by the General Assembly to their respective departments. To the extent necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91‑646, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources, respectively, are authorized to operate a relocation program and to pay relocation costs. The departments are authorized to exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act when necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, or sanitary housing or to secure a suitable relocation site.
    The Director of Central Management Services is authorized, with the consent in writing of the Governor, to acquire by private purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under Article VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, all other lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation may be made by the General Assembly. To the extent necessary to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91‑646, the Department of Central Management Services is authorized to operate a relocation program and to pay relocation costs. The Department is authorized to exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act when necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary housing or to secure a suitable relocation site. The Department shall make or direct the payment of the relocation amounts from the funds available to acquire the property.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑700) (was 20 ILCS 5/32)
    Sec. 5‑700. Transfers of rights, powers, and duties. Whenever rights, powers, and duties vested in or exercised by any officer, board, commission, institution, or department or any deputy, inspector, or subordinate officer of one of those are, by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code, transferred either in whole or in part to or vested in a department created by the Code or by any amendments to the Code, those rights, powers, and duties shall be vested in and shall be exercised by the department to which they are thereby transferred and not otherwise, and every act done in the exercise of those rights, powers, and duties shall have the same legal effect as if done by the former officer, board, commission, institution, or department or any deputy, inspector, or subordinate officer of any of those.
    Every person and corporation shall be subject to the same obligations and duties and shall have the same rights arising from the exercise of those rights, powers, and duties as if those rights, powers, and duties were exercised by the officer, board, commission, department, or institution or deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those designated in the respective laws that are to be administered by departments created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code. Every person and corporation shall be subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal, for failure to perform any such obligation or duty or for doing a prohibited act as if the obligation or duty arose from, or the act were prohibited in, the exercise of the right, power, or duty by the officer, board, commission, department, or institution or deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those designated in the respective laws that are to be administered by departments created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code. Every officer and employee shall, for any offense, be subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing law for the same offense by any officer or employee whose powers or duties devolved upon the officer or employee under the Code or under any amendments to the Code.
    All books, records, papers, documents, property, real and personal, unexpended appropriations, and pending business in any way pertaining to the rights, powers, and duties so transferred to or vested in a department created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code shall be delivered and transferred to the department succeeding to those rights, powers, and duties.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑705) (was 20 ILCS 5/33)
    Sec. 5‑705. Reports and notices after position or entity abolished or duties transferred. Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any person to or upon any officer, board, commission, or institution or any deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those abolished by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois or by any amendments to the Code, or whose duties with relation to the subject matter of those reports, notices, papers, or documents have, by the Code or any amendments to the Code, been transferred to another department, division, office, board, or other agency of the State government, the same shall be made, given, furnished, or served in the same manner to or upon the department, division, office, board, or other agency upon which are devolved by the Code or by any amendments to the Code the rights, powers, and duties now exercised or discharged by the officer, board, commission, or institution or the deputy, inspector, or subordinate of any of those, and every penalty for failure so to do shall continue in effect.
(Source: P.A. 91‑239, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (20 ILCS 5/5‑710)
    Sec. 5‑710. Executive Order provision superseded.
    (a) Executive Order No. 2004‑6 creates the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and, in subdivision I(B), provides in part: "The new agency shall have an officer as its head known as the Secretary who shall be responsible for all agency functions. Appointment to this office shall be made by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.".
    (b) Executive Order No. 2004‑6, in subdivision I(C), provides in part: "None of the four Directors, nor any such assistants or deputies, shall be state officers subject to Senate confirmation.".
    (c) The sentence of subdivision I(C) of Executive Order 2004‑6 that is quoted in subsection (b), to the extent that it exempts the appointments of the 4 Directors of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from Senate confirmation, is superseded by subsection (d) of this Section and is of no force or effect as to the appointment of the 4 Directors of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
    (d) In addition to appointments to the Office of Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, appointments to the 4 Offices of Director of Financial and Professional Regulation must each be made by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(Source: P.A. 93‑735, eff. 7‑14‑04.)

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