Bill Text: IL SB1928 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill, but further amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act to add the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, as a member of the Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0370 [SB1928 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB1928-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 102-0370 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Southern Illinois University Management Act | ||||
is amended by changing Sections 2 and 6.6 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
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Sec. 2.
The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by | ||||
the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, | ||||
the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, or his chief | ||||
assistant for liaison with higher education when
designated to | ||||
serve in his place, ex-officio, and 2 voting student members, | ||||
one from each campus of the University. Each student
member | ||||
shall be chosen by the respective campuses of Southern | ||||
Illinois
University at Carbondale and Edwardsville. The method | ||||
of choosing these
student members shall be by campus-wide | ||||
student election. The student members shall serve terms of one
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year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student | ||||
members
initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the | ||||
date of such selection
and expiring on the next succeeding | ||||
June 30. To be eligible for selection as
a student member and | ||||
to be eligible to remain as a student
member of the Board, a | ||||
student member must be a resident of this State, must
have and | ||||
maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least |
2.5
on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full-time student enrolled at | ||
all times during
his or her term of office except for that part | ||
of the term which follows
the completion of the last full | ||
regular semester of an academic year and
precedes the first | ||
full regular semester of the succeeding academic year at
the | ||
university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer | ||
session or summer
school). If a student member serving on the | ||
Board fails
to continue to meet or maintain the residency, | ||
minimum grade point average, or
enrollment requirement | ||
established by this Section, his or her membership on
the | ||
Board shall be deemed to have terminated by operation of law. | ||
No more than
4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall | ||
be affiliated with the same
political party. Each member | ||
appointed by the Governor must be a resident of
this State. A | ||
failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
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constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the | ||
Board. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed | ||
by the Governor, their respective
successors shall be | ||
appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
January | ||
of each odd-numbered year and until their respective | ||
successors are
appointed for like terms. If the Senate is not | ||
in session appointments shall
be made as in the case of | ||
vacancies.
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(Source: P.A. 101-175, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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(110 ILCS 520/6.6)
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Sec. 6.6. The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board.
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(a) There is established the Illinois Ethanol
Research | ||
Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board").
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(b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 14 13 members | ||
including: the
President of
Southern Illinois University who | ||
shall be Chairman;
the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity;
the Director of Agriculture; the President of the
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Illinois Corn Growers Association; the President of the | ||
National Corn Growers
Association; the President of the | ||
Renewable Fuels Association; the Dean of the
College of | ||
Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Science,
University | ||
of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana; the Dean of the College of | ||
Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences, Southern Illinois | ||
University at Carbondale,
and 6 at-large members appointed by | ||
the Governor representing the ethanol
industry, growers, | ||
suppliers, and universities.
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(c) The 6 at-large members shall serve a term of 4 years. | ||
The Advisory
Board shall
meet at least annually or at the call | ||
of the Chairman. At any time a majority
of the Advisory Board | ||
may petition the Chairman for a meeting of the Board.
Seven
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members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum.
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(d) The Advisory Board shall:
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(1) Review the annual operating plans and budget of | ||
the National
Corn-to-Ethanol
Research Pilot Plant.
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(2) Advise on research and development priorities and | ||
projects to be
carried out at the Corn-to-Ethanol Research |
Pilot Plant.
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(3) Advise on policies and procedures regarding the | ||
management and
operation of the ethanol research pilot | ||
plant. This may include contracts,
project selection, and | ||
personnel issues.
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(4) Develop bylaws.
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(5) Submit a final report to the Governor and General | ||
Assembly outlining
the progress and accomplishments made | ||
during the year along with a financial
report for the | ||
year.
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(6) Establish and operate, subject to specific | ||
appropriation for the purpose of providing facility | ||
operating funds, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research | ||
Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville as | ||
a State Biorefining Center of Excellence with the | ||
following purposes and goals: | ||
(A) To utilize interdisciplinary, | ||
interinstitutional, and industrial collaborations to | ||
conduct research. | ||
(B) To provide training and services to the | ||
ethanol fuel industry to make projects and training to | ||
advance the biofuels industry in the State more | ||
affordable for the institutional and industrial | ||
bodies, including, but not limited to, Illinois | ||
farmer-owned ethanol cooperatives. | ||
(C) To coordinate near-term industry research |
needs and laboratory services by identifying needs and | ||
pursuing federal and other funding sources. | ||
(D) To develop and provide hands-on training to | ||
prepare students for the biofuels workforce and train | ||
workforce reentrants. | ||
(E) To serve as an independent, third-party source | ||
for review, testing, validation standardization, and | ||
definition in areas of industry need. | ||
(F) To provide seminars, tours, and informational | ||
sessions advocating renewable energy. | ||
(G) To provide consultation services and | ||
information for those interested in renewable energy. | ||
(H) To develop demonstration projects by pursuing | ||
federal and other funding sources.
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(e) The Advisory Board established by this Section is a | ||
continuation, as
changed by
the Section, of the Board | ||
established under Section 8a of the Energy
Conservation and | ||
Coal Act and repealed by this amendatory Act of the 92nd
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General Assembly.
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(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06; 95-99, eff. 1-1-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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