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Expiration and Vacancies Governor July 2021 State of Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability Expiration and Vacancies Governor July 2021 802 Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Phone: 217/782-5320 Fax: 217/782-3515 http://cgfa.ilga.gov JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES House Republican Leader/Chairperson Rep. Jim Durkin Senate Republican Leader Sen. Dan McConchie President of the Senate Sen. Don Harmon Speaker of the House Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENT FORECASTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY Co-Chairperson Sen. David Koehler Co-Chairperson Rep. C. D. Davidsmeyer Executive Director Clayton Klenke Deputy Director Laurie Eby Senators Representatives Omar Aquino Amy Elik Darren Bailey Amy Grant Donald P. DeWitte Sonya Harper Elgie Sims Elizabeth Hernandez Dave Syverson Anna Moeller The Commission on Government Forecasting & Accountability is a bipartisan legislative support service agency that is responsible for advising the Illinois General Assembly on economic and fiscal policy issues and for providing objective policy research for legislators and legislative staff. The Commission’s board is comprised of twelve legislators-split evenly between the House and Senate and between Democrats and Republicans. The Commission has three internal units--Revenue, Pensions, and Research, each of which has a staff of analysts and researchers who analyze policy proposals, legislation, state revenues & expenditures, and benefit programs, and who provide research services to members and staff of the General Assembly. The Commission’s Revenue and Pension Units annually publish a number of statutorily mandated reports as well as on-demand reports in regard to Illinois’ financial and economic condition, the annual operating and capital budgets, public employee retirement systems, and other policy issues. The Research Unit fulfills research requests from legislators, legislative committees, and partisan staffs. The staff’s areas of expertise include law generally, science and technology, taxation, education, local government, economics and fiscal affairs, and the political and social history of Illinois. Additionally, the Research Unit publishes the First Reading newsletter, Illinois Tax Handbook for Legislators , Federal Funds to State Agencies , various reports detailing appointments to State Boards and Commission, and a number of other publications. Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability 802 Stratton Office Building Springfield, Illinois 62706 Phone: 217/782-5320 Fax: 217/782-3513 http://cgfa.ilga.gov Note on appointment and expiration dates When an appointment or expiration date is denoted as "--", it means one of the following: · The date is not specified in the law, or a date is specified in the law, but we do not know when the original appointment was made; · the appointment authority did not specify a date in its letter of appointment; · the appointee is an ex officio member who is serving for an unspecified term; or · an appointee continues to serve until a successor is appointed, but to our knowledge no successor has been appointed. Note on Senate confirmation When an appointment or group of appointments need to be confirmed by the Senate, in the heading of the section with that appointment(s) it will note "Confirmation Required." When an appointment does not require Senate confirmation, the entry will be left blank. Note on vacancies Public Act 86-1324 (25 ILCS 110/1) requires anyone authorized by law to make an appointment to any agency, board, commission, or other body of state government to report the appointment to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. This report contains the names of any appointment reported to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability through July 30, 2021. Where the appointing authority has not notified the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, a vacancy is indicated in this report. Changes If you have any questions, or become aware of any changes, please contact Amanda Gruber at (217) 782-6851 or [email protected]. Table of Contents A 21st Century Employment Grant Program Advisory Board 1 21st Century Workforce Development Fund Advisory Committee 2 9-1-1 Advisory Board, Statewide 3 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Administration 5 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees 6 Addiction Prevention Task Force 7 Adult Use Cannabis Health Advisory Committee 8 Affordable Housing Advisory Commission, Illinois 9 African American Employment Plan Advisory Council 10 African American Family Commission, Illinois 11 African-American Fair Contracting Commission, Illinois 14 Aging, Council on 15 Aging, Department on 17 Agricultural Education, Illinois Committee for 18 Agriculture, Department of 19 Alexander-Cairo Port District Board 20 Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Licensing Board 21 America's Central Port District Board 22 Amistad Commission 23 Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board 24 Arts Council, Illinois 25 Asian American Employment Plan Advisory Council 26 Asian American Family Commission 27 B Banking Board of Illinois, State 28 Best Practices and Licensing of Non-Transplant Organ Donation Organizations, Task Force on 29 Blind Services Planning Council 30 Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules, Board of 31 Broadband Advisory Council 32 Bronzeville Expanded Mental Health Services Program and Governing Commission 34 Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Females, and Persons w/ Disabilities 35 C Cannabis Equity Commission 36 Table of Contents C Capital Development Board 37 Capitol Historic Preservation Board 38 Census Advisory Panel 39 Central Illinois Economic Development Authority 40 Central Management Services, Department of 41 Charitable Trust Stabilization Committee 42 Chicago State University, Board of Trustees 43 Chicago Transit Authority Board 44 Chicago-Gary Regional Airport Authority Board 45 Children and Family Services Advisory Council 46 Children and Family Services, Department of 47 Children and Youth, Governor's Cabinet on 48 Children of Incarcerated Parents, Task Force on 49 Children's Mental Health Partnership 50 Civil Service Commission 52 Clean Energy Community Foundation, Illinois 53 Coal Development Board, Illinois 54 Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force 55 Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Department of 56 Commerce Commission, Illinois 57 Community and Residential Services Authority 58 Community College Board, Illinois 59 Complete Count Commission, Illinois 60 Compliance Advisory Panel, State 61 Comprehensive Health Insurance Board, Illinois 62 Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board 63 Conservation Foundation, Illinois 64 Constitutional Rights and Remedies, Task Force on 65 Construction Evaluation Council 67 Coroner Training Board 68 Corrections Advisory Board, Department of 69 Corrections, Department of 70 Court of Claims 71 Table of Contents C Courts Commission, Illinois 72 Credit Union Advisors, Board of 73 Criminal Justice Information Authority, Illinois 74 D Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission 75 Deaf-Blind Individuals, Advisory Board for Services for 76 Developmental Disabilities, Illinois Council on 77 Disability Income Insurance and Parity for Behavorial Health Conditions, Task Force on 79 Discrimination and Hate Crimes, Commission on 80 Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Board 81 Drug and Therapeutics Advisory Board, Illinois 82 DUI Cannabis Task Force 83 E Early Intervention, Illinois Interagency Council on 84 Early Learning Council, Illinois 86 Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority 89 Eastern Illinois University, Board of Trustees 90 Education Funding Advisory Board 91 Education of Children With Disabilities, Advisory Council on 92 Education, State Board of 93 Educational Commission of the States (Illinois Delegation) 94 Educational Labor Relations Board 95 Elections, State Board of 96 Elevator Safety Review Board 97 Elimination of Poverty, Commission on the 98 Emergency Management Agency, Illinois 100 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, State 101 Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board, State 102 Employees with Disabilites, Interagency Committee on 103 Employment and Economic Opportunity for Persons With Disabilities Task Force 105 Employment Security Advisory Board 106 Employment Security Review Board, Department of 107 Employment Security, Department of 108 Table of Contents E End Hunger, Commission to 109 Endangered Species Protection Board 111 Enterprise Zone Board 112 Entrepreneurship Education, Illinois Institute for (inactive) 113 Environmental Justice, Commission on 115 Environmental Protection Agency 117 Environmental Resources Training Center Advisory Committee 118 Ethanol Research Advisory Board, Illinois 119 Ethics and Lobbying Reform, Joint Commission on 120 Examiners, Illinois Board of 121 Executive Ethics Commission 122 Executive Inspectors General, Offices of the 123 F Finance Authority, Illinois 124 Financial and Professional Regulation, Department of 125 Fire Advisory Commission, Illinois 126 Fire Fighting Medal of Honor Committee 127 Fire Marshal, Office of the State 128 Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund 129 Forestry Development Council, Illinois 130 G Gaming Board, Illinois 132 Geographic Information Council, Illinois (Inactive) 133 Good Food Purchasing Policy Task Force, Illinois 135 Governor's Advisory Council on Women 137 Governor's Mansion Curator 138 Governor's Opioid Overdose Prevention and Recovery Steering Committee 139 Governor's Rural Affairs Council 140 Governor's
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