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91_SB0981
SDS/910008/MRdo
1 AN ACT to amend the Workers' Compensation Act by changing
2 Section 13.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
6 changing Section 13.1 as follows:
7 (820 ILCS 305/13.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.13-1)
8 Sec. 13.1. (a) There is created a Workers' Compensation
9 Advisory Board hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Board,
10 consisting of 9 members appointed by the Governor with the
11 advice and consent of the Senate. Three members of the
12 Advisory Board shall be representative citizens chosen from
13 the employee class, 3 members shall be representative
14 citizens chosen from the employing class and 3 members shall
15 be representative citizens not identified with either the
16 employing or employee class. Each member of the Advisory
17 Board shall serve a 4 year term. The Governor shall select
18 one of the members not identified with either the employing
19 or employee class to serve as Chairman. Five members of the
20 Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum to do business, but
21 in no case shall there be less than one representative from
22 each class, employee, employing and representative citizen
23 not identified with either the employing or employee class.
24 A vacancy on the Advisory Board shall be filled by the
25 Governor for the unexpired term.
26 (b) Members of the Advisory Board shall receive no
27 compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for
28 expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by the
29 Commission from appropriations made to the Commission for
30 such purpose.
31 (c) The Advisory Board shall aid the Governor, the
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1 General Assembly and the Commission in formulating policies,
2 discussing problems, setting priorities of expenditures and
3 establishing short and long range administrative goals.
4 (Source: P.A. 86-998.)