Sec. 20. Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Provider Licensing and Disciplinary Board.

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(a)There is established within the Department the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Licensing and Disciplinary Board to be appointed by the Secretary. The Board shall be composed of 8 persons who shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary. The Board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson.

(b)In appointing members of the Board, the Secretary shall give due consideration to recommendations by members of the profession of sex offender evaluation and treatment.

(c)Three members of the Board shall be sex offender evaluation or treatment providers, or both, who have been in active practice for at least 5 years immediately preceding their appointment. The appointees shall be licensed under this Act.

(d)One member shall represent the Department of Corrections.

(e)One member shall represent the Department of Human Services.

(f)One member shall represent the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts representing the interests of probation services.

(g)One member shall represent the Sex Offender Management Board.

(h)One member shall be representative of the general public who has no direct affiliation or work experience with the practice of sex offender evaluation and treatment and who clearly represents consumer interests.

(i)Board members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Board member whom he or she shall succeed. Upon the expiration of his or her term of office, a Board member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that would cause continuous service on the Board to be longer than 8 years.

(j)The membership of the Board shall reasonably reflect representation from the various geographic areas of the State.

(k)A member of the Board shall be immune from suit in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activities performed in good faith as a member of the Board.

(l)The Secretary may remove a member of the Board for any cause that, in the opinion of the Secretary, reasonably justifies termination.

(m)The Secretary may consider the recommendations of the Board on questions of standards of professional conduct, discipline, and qualification of candidates or licensees under this Act.

(n)The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for all legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses.

(o)A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Board.