Bill Text: IL SB3270 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Food and Agriculture Research Act. Provides that appropriations for the purposes of the Act shall be made to the Illinois Department of Agriculture for research to Illinois public and non-public institutions of higher education. Provides that the Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research shall prepare and deliver to the General Assembly, Governor, Director of Agriculture, and the food and agricultural research administrators at each of the public and non-public institutions of higher learning that receive research dollars under the Act an annual report providing a summary and detailed account of the research programs being supported. Provides any additional grants or donations for research shall be deposited into the Food and Agricultural Research Fund and may be appropriated and used for the purposes of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Food and Agricultural Research Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3270 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB3270-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning agriculture.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Food and Agriculture Research Act is amended | ||||||
5 | by changing Sections 15, 20, and 25 as follows:
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6 | (505 ILCS 82/15)
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7 | Sec. 15. Allocation of funds. Appropriations for the | ||||||
8 | purposes of this
Act shall be made to the Illinois Department | ||||||
9 | of Agriculture, which shall
allocate funds appropriated under | ||||||
10 | this Act for research to Illinois public and non-public | ||||||
11 | institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 2 of | ||||||
12 | the Higher Education Cooperation Act, as established by the | ||||||
13 | Board of Directors of the Illinois Council on Food and | ||||||
14 | Agricultural Research, which is a non-profit, non-political | ||||||
15 | organization. The Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural | ||||||
16 | Research shall prepare and deliver to the General Assembly, | ||||||
17 | Governor, Director of Agriculture, and the food and | ||||||
18 | agricultural research administrators at each of the public and | ||||||
19 | non-public institutions of higher learning that receive | ||||||
20 | research dollars under this Act an annual report providing a | ||||||
21 | summary and detailed account of the research programs being | ||||||
22 | supported. the following entities providing
each the pro rata | ||||||
23 | share indicated: the Illinois Agricultural Experiment
Station, |
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1 | 82%; Southern Illinois University College of Agriculture, 11%;
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2 | Illinois State University Department of Agriculture, 4%; | ||||||
3 | Western Illinois
University Department of Agriculture, 3%. | ||||||
4 | Three years after the effective date
of this Act and every 3 | ||||||
5 | years thereafter, the Director of Agriculture shall
review | ||||||
6 | these percentages, ascertain their appropriateness, and report | ||||||
7 | to the
General Assembly.
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8 | To offset the cost of administering the appropriation, the | ||||||
9 | Department of
Agriculture may retain $50,000 or 1/2 of 1% of | ||||||
10 | the total appropriation,
whichever is less.
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11 | To offset the cost of members of C-FAR incurred while | ||||||
12 | performing their
duties as official group representatives, up | ||||||
13 | to 1% of the funds appropriated
for the
purposes of this Act | ||||||
14 | may be allocated by the Department of Agriculture to
cover | ||||||
15 | these expenses.
Members shall serve without compensation, but | ||||||
16 | shall be reimbursed for ordinary
and necessary expenses | ||||||
17 | incurred in the performance of their duties. The
reimbursement | ||||||
18 | rates shall not exceed those rates that apply to State
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19 | employees.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 89-182, eff. 7-19-95; 90-94, eff. 1-1-98.)
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21 | (505 ILCS 82/20)
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22 | Sec. 20. Use of funds. The universities receiving funds | ||||||
23 | under this
Act shall work closely with the Illinois Council on | ||||||
24 | Food and
Agricultural Research to develop and prioritize an
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25 | appropriate research agenda for the State system. To support |
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1 | that agenda,
funds shall be expended as follows:
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2 | (1) To support a broad program of food and agricultural | ||||||
3 | research, to
include, but not limited to, research on | ||||||
4 | natural resource, environmental,
economic, nutritional, | ||||||
5 | and social impacts of agricultural systems, human and
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6 | animal health, and the concerns of consumers of food and | ||||||
7 | agricultural products
and services.
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8 | (2) To build and maintain research capacity including | ||||||
9 | construction,
renovation, and maintenance of physical | ||||||
10 | facilities; acquire and maintain
equipment; employ | ||||||
11 | appropriately trained and qualified personnel; provide
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12 | supplies; and meet the expenses required to conduct the | ||||||
13 | research and related
technology transfer activities.
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14 | (3) To A minimum of 15% of the funds allocated to each | ||||||
15 | university shall be
used to fund an innovative competitive | ||||||
16 | grants program administered by the Department of | ||||||
17 | Agriculture within the guidelines and procedures | ||||||
18 | established by the Illinois Council on Food and | ||||||
19 | Agricultural Research jointly by
the 4 institutions | ||||||
20 | identified in Section 15 . The grants program is intended to
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21 | be organized around desired practical, quantifiable, and | ||||||
22 | achievable objectives
in the food and agricultural sector. | ||||||
23 | The Board of Directors of the Illinois Council on Food and
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24 | Agricultural Research shall evaluate and recommend assist | ||||||
25 | in evaluating and selecting the proposals
for funding. | ||||||
26 | Proposals may be submitted by any nonprofit institution,
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1 | organization, or agency in Illinois. The principal | ||||||
2 | investigator must be
a qualified researcher with | ||||||
3 | experience in a food and agriculture related
discipline. | ||||||
4 | Funds from other sources (both public and private) may be | ||||||
5 | combined
with funds appropriated for this Act to support | ||||||
6 | cooperative efforts.
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7 | (4) It is intended that the universities that receive these | ||||||
8 | funds shall
continue (i) to operate and maintain the on-campus | ||||||
9 | buildings and facilities
used in their agriculture related | ||||||
10 | programs and provide the support services
typically provided | ||||||
11 | other university programs, and (ii) to fund agricultural
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12 | programs from the higher education budget.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
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14 | (505 ILCS 82/25)
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15 | Sec. 25. Administrative oversight. | ||||||
16 | (a) The Department of Agriculture shall
provide general | ||||||
17 | administrative oversight with the assistance and advice of
duly | ||||||
18 | elected Board of Directors appointed representatives of the | ||||||
19 | Illinois Council on Food and
Agricultural Research. Food and | ||||||
20 | agricultural research administrators at each
of the
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21 | universities shall administer the specifics of the funded | ||||||
22 | research programs program . Annually the Illinois Council on | ||||||
23 | Food and Agricultural Research
these administrators shall | ||||||
24 | prepare a combined proposed budget for the research that the | ||||||
25 | Director
of Agriculture shall submit to the Governor for |
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1 | inclusion in the Executive
budget and consideration by the | ||||||
2 | General Assembly. The budget shall specify
major categories of | ||||||
3 | proposed expenditures, including salary, wages, and fringe
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4 | benefits; operation and maintenance; supplies and expenses; | ||||||
5 | and capital
improvements.
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6 | (b) The Department, with the assistance of the Illinois | ||||||
7 | Council on Food and Agricultural Research, may seek additional | ||||||
8 | grants and donations for research. Additional funds shall be | ||||||
9 | used in conjunction with appropriated funds for research. All | ||||||
10 | additional grants and donations for research shall be deposited | ||||||
11 | into the Food and Agricultural Research Fund, a special fund | ||||||
12 | created in the State treasury, and used as provided in this | ||||||
13 | Act. The Food and Agricultural Research Fund shall not be | ||||||
14 | subject to sweeps, administrative charges except those in | ||||||
15 | Section 15 of this Act, or chargebacks, including, but not | ||||||
16 | limited to, those that would in any way result in the transfer | ||||||
17 | of any funds from this Fund to any other fund of this State or | ||||||
18 | in having any such funds utilized for any purpose other than | ||||||
19 | the express purposes set forth in this Act. | ||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 89-182, eff. 7-19-95.)
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21 | Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
22 | Section 5.811 as follows:
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23 | (30 ILCS 105/5.811 new) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 5.811. The Food and Agricultural Research Fund.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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