(20 ILCS 3950/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2704)
Sec. 4.
There is created
the Governor's Health and Physical Fitness Advisory Committee, hereafter
referred to as the Committee. The Committee shall consist of
13 members, including a senior citizen age 60 or over, 9 of
whom shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be representative of
physicians, pediatricians, coaches, athletic trainers, athletes, educators
and such other persons or professions interested in the physical fitness of
the citizens of Illinois as the Governor deems appropriate. Four members of
the Committee shall be members of the General Assembly, with one appointed by
the President and one by the Minority Leader of the Senate,
and one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one
by the Minority Leader thereof. All members of the Committee
shall serve 2 year terms expiring on January 31 of each
odd-numbered year, but shall continue to serve until their
successors are appointed. Members of the Committee may be
reappointed for additional terms. Vacancies shall be filled
in the same manner as original appointments,
and a vacancy occurs whenever a member of
the General Assembly ceases to be a member of the house from
which he was appointed. The Committee shall select from
its membership a chairman and such other officers as it
considers necessary. Members of the Committee shall serve
without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Committee
shall meet each calendar quarter. At least one of the quarterly meetings
shall be in Springfield. The Committee may meet at additional times and
places as the Governor or the Committee deem necessary. The Illinois
Department of Public Health shall provide the Committee with such
administrative, technical and clerical support services as it may need to
carry out its duties.
(Source: P.A. 87-489; 87-860.)
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