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Public Act 91-0329
HB2196 Enrolled LRB9104852PTpk
AN ACT to amend the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
Dependency Act by changing Section 10-15.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 10-15 as
follows:
(20 ILCS 301/10-15)
Sec. 10-15. Qualification and appointment of members.
The membership of the Illinois Advisory Council shall consist
of:
(a) a State's Attorney designated by the President
of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association.
(b) a judge designated by the Chief Justice of the
Illinois Supreme Court.
(c) a Public Defender appointed by the President of
the Illinois Public Defenders Association.
(d) a local law enforcement officer appointed by
the Governor.
(e) a labor representative appointed by the
Governor.
(f) an educator appointed by the Governor.
(g) a physician licensed to practice medicine in
all its branches appointed by the Governor with due
regard for the appointee's knowledge of the field of
alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.
(h) 4 members of the Illinois House of
Representatives, 2 each appointed by the Speaker and
Minority Leader.
(i) 4 members of the Illinois Senate, 2 each
appointed by the President and Minority Leader.
(j) the President of the Illinois Alcoholism and
Drug Dependence Association.
(k) an advocate for the needs of youth appointed by
the Governor.
(l) the President of the Illinois State Medical
Society or his or her designee.
(m) the President of the Illinois Hospital
Association or his or her designee.
(n) the President of the Illinois Nurses
Association or a registered nurse designated by the
President.
(o) the President of the Illinois Pharmacists
Association or a licensed pharmacist designated by the
President.
(p) the President of the Illinois Chapter of the
Association of Labor Management Administrators and
Consultants on Alcoholism.
(p-1) the President of the Community Behavioral
Healthcare Association of Illinois or his or her
designee.
(q) the Attorney General or his or her designee.
(r) the State Comptroller or his or her designee.
(s) 20 public members, 8 appointed by the Governor,
3 of whom shall be representatives of alcoholism or other
drug abuse and dependency treatment programs and one of
whom shall be a representative of a manufacturer or
importing distributor of alcoholic liquor licensed by the
State of Illinois, and 3 public members appointed by each
of the President and Minority Leader of the Senate and
the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House.
The public members may not be officers or employees of
the executive branch of State government; however, the public
members may be officers or employees of a State college or
university or of any law enforcement agency. In appointing
members, due consideration shall be given to the experience
of appointees in the fields of medicine, law, prevention,
correctional activities, and social welfare. Vacancies in
the public membership shall be filled for the unexpired term
by appointment in like manner as for original appointments,
and the appointive members shall serve until their successors
are appointed and have qualified. Vacancies among the public
members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be filled
by the leader of the same house and of the same political
party as the leader who originally appointed the member.
Each non-appointive member may designate a representative
to serve in his place by written notice to the Department.
All General Assembly members shall serve until their
respective successors are appointed or until termination of
their legislative service, whichever occurs first. The terms
of office for each of the members appointed by the Governor
shall be for 3 years, except that of the members first
appointed, 3 shall be appointed for a term of one year, and 4
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. The terms of
office of each of the public members appointed by the
legislative leaders shall be for 2 years.
(Source: P.A. 88-80.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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