(235 ILCS 5/12-1)
Sec. 12-1. Grape and Wine Resources Council.
(a) There is hereby created the Grape and Wine Resources Council, which shall have the powers and duties specified in this Article and all other powers necessary and proper to execute the provisions of this Article.
(b) The Council shall consist of 17 members including:
(1) The Director of Agriculture, ex officio, or the
Director's designee.
(2) The Dean of the SIU College of Agriculture, or
the Dean's designee.
(3) The Dean of the University of Illinois College of
Agriculture, or the Dean's designee.
(4) An expert in enology or food science and
nutrition to be named by the Director of Agriculture from nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.
(5) An expert in marketing to be named by the
Director of Agriculture from nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.
(6) An expert in viticulture to be named by the
Director of Agriculture from nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.
(7) A representative from the Illinois Division of
Tourism, to be named by the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(8) Six persons to be named by the Director of
Agriculture from nominations from the President of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association, of whom 3 shall be grape growers and 3 shall be vintners.
(9) Four persons, one of whom shall be named by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be named by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be named by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall be named by the Minority Leader of the Senate. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Council's Chair shall be the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University where the Council is housed.
(c) The Council shall be housed at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, which shall maintain a collaborative relationship with the University of Illinois at Champaign.
(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
Sections: 12-1 12-2 12-3 12-4 Next
Last modified: February 18, 2015