Initial members shall be appointed to the Board by the Governor as follows: 2 members to serve until July 1, 1988, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; 2 members to serve until July 1, 1989, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; 3 members to serve until July 1, 1990, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; and 3 members to serve until July 1, 1991, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. As terms of initial members expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms to expire the first day in July 3 years thereafter, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Any vacancy in the Board occurring for any reason other than the expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor for neglect of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office.
In addition, a representative of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, a representative of the Office of the Attorney General and the Director or the Director's designated representative shall be members of the Board. Four members of the General Assembly, one each appointed by the President and Minority Leader of the Senate and by the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, shall serve as nonvoting members of the Board. At least 2 of the public members shall be individuals reasonably expected to qualify for coverage under the Plan, the parent or spouse of such an individual, or a surviving family member of an individual who could have qualified for the Plan during his lifetime. The Director or Director's representative shall be the chairperson of the Board. Members of the Board shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the necessary performance of their duties.
The Board may accept donations, in trust, from any legal source, public or private, for deposit into a trust account specifically created for expenditure, without the necessity of being appropriated, solely for the purpose of conducting all or part of the study. The Board shall issue a report with recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2005. As used in this subsection e-5, "small employer" means an employer having between one and 50 employees.
215 ILCS 105/3