Sec. 27-225. Advisory committee.

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Sec. 27-225. Advisory committee. An advisory committee consisting of 11 members is hereby established as follows: the Director of Public Health or his or her designee, the Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee and an additional person representing the Department of Human Services designated by the Secretary, the Director of Children and Family Services or his or her designee, and 7 members to be appointed by the State Board of Education and to be chosen, insofar as is possible, from the following groups: colleges and universities, voluntary health agencies, medicine, dentistry, professional health associations, teachers, administrators, members of local boards of education, and lay citizens.

The original public members shall, upon their appointment, serve until July 1, 1973, and, thereafter, new appointments of public members shall be made in like manner and such members shall serve for 4-year terms commencing on July 1, 1973 and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the terms of public members shall be filled in a like manner as original appointments for the balance of the unexpired terms. The members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

Such committee shall select a chairperson and establish rules and procedures for its proceedings not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

Such committee shall advise the State Board of Education on all matters relating to the implementation of the provisions of this Act. The committee shall assist in presenting advice and interpretation concerning a comprehensive health education program to the Illinois public, especially as related to critical health problems. The committee shall also assist in establishing a sound understanding and sympathetic relationship between such comprehensive health education program and the public health, welfare, and educational programs of other agencies in the community.