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91_HB2196eng HB2196 Engrossed LRB9104852PTpk 1 AN ACT to amend the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 2 Dependency Act by changing Section 10-15. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 6 Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 10-15 as 7 follows: 8 (20 ILCS 301/10-15) 9 Sec. 10-15. Qualification and appointment of members. 10 The membership of the Illinois Advisory Council shall consist 11 of: 12 (a) a State's Attorney designated by the President 13 of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association. 14 (b) a judge designated by the Chief Justice of the 15 Illinois Supreme Court. 16 (c) a Public Defender appointed by the President of 17 the Illinois Public Defenders Association. 18 (d) a local law enforcement officer appointed by 19 the Governor. 20 (e) a labor representative appointed by the 21 Governor. 22 (f) an educator appointed by the Governor. 23 (g) a physician licensed to practice medicine in 24 all its branches appointed by the Governor with due 25 regard for the appointee's knowledge of the field of 26 alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency. 27 (h) 4 members of the Illinois House of 28 Representatives, 2 each appointed by the Speaker and 29 Minority Leader. 30 (i) 4 members of the Illinois Senate, 2 each 31 appointed by the President and Minority Leader. HB2196 Engrossed -2- LRB9104852PTpk 1 (j) the President of the Illinois Alcoholism and 2 Drug Dependence Association. 3 (k) an advocate for the needs of youth appointed by 4 the Governor. 5 (l) the President of the Illinois State Medical 6 Society or his or her designee. 7 (m) the President of the Illinois Hospital 8 Association or his or her designee. 9 (n) the President of the Illinois Nurses 10 Association or a registered nurse designated by the 11 President. 12 (o) the President of the Illinois Pharmacists 13 Association or a licensed pharmacist designated by the 14 President. 15 (p) the President of the Illinois Chapter of the 16 Association of Labor Management Administrators and 17 Consultants on Alcoholism. 18 (p-1) the President of the Community Behavioral 19 Healthcare Association of Illinois or his or her 20 designee. 21 (q) the Attorney General or his or her designee. 22 (r) the State Comptroller or his or her designee. 23 (s) 20 public members, 8 appointed by the Governor, 24 3 of whom shall be representatives of alcoholism or other 25 drug abuse and dependency treatment programs and one of 26 whom shall be a representative of a manufacturer or 27 importing distributor of alcoholic liquor licensed by the 28 State of Illinois, and 3 public members appointed by each 29 of the President and Minority Leader of the Senate and 30 the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House. 31 The public members may not be officers or employees of 32 the executive branch of State government; however, the public 33 members may be officers or employees of a State college or 34 university or of any law enforcement agency. In appointing HB2196 Engrossed -3- LRB9104852PTpk 1 members, due consideration shall be given to the experience 2 of appointees in the fields of medicine, law, prevention, 3 correctional activities, and social welfare. Vacancies in 4 the public membership shall be filled for the unexpired term 5 by appointment in like manner as for original appointments, 6 and the appointive members shall serve until their successors 7 are appointed and have qualified. Vacancies among the public 8 members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be filled 9 by the leader of the same house and of the same political 10 party as the leader who originally appointed the member. 11 Each non-appointive member may designate a representative 12 to serve in his place by written notice to the Department. 13 All General Assembly members shall serve until their 14 respective successors are appointed or until termination of 15 their legislative service, whichever occurs first. The terms 16 of office for each of the members appointed by the Governor 17 shall be for 3 years, except that of the members first 18 appointed, 3 shall be appointed for a term of one year, and 4 19 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. The terms of 20 office of each of the public members appointed by the 21 legislative leaders shall be for 2 years. 22 (Source: P.A. 88-80.) 23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 24 becoming law.