Boards and Commissions

There are several boards and commissions created in the many Acts overseen by the Department of Agriculture. The Director of the Department of Agriculture serves on several boards outside the Department as well. This Page contains details on all of the Department's boards and commissions, a list of boards the Director serves on, and the Open Meetings Act as it applies to Department boards.

Department of Agriculture Boards and Commissions

Boards on which the Director (or his designee) Serves

The Director of the Department of Agriculture is an ex officio member of several boards at the Department and outside the Department. In some instances, the enabling statute allows for the Director to select a designee to serve in his place. Below is a list of boards and commissions that include the Director in their membership, and links to their enacting statutes.

• Agriculture Equity Commission - 20 ILCS 4115
• Carbon Capture Advisory Committee - 110 ILCS 305/120
• Commission to End Hunger Act - 20 ILCS 5015/15
• Green Governments Coordinating Council - 20 ILCS 3954/15
• Health and Hazardous Substances Coordinating Council - 410 ILCS 525/4(a)
• Health in All Policies Workgroup - 410 ILCS 155/10(c)
• Hydrogen Economy Task Force - 20 ILCS 4122
  
• Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board - 110 ILCS 520/6.6
• Illinois Forestry Development Council - 525 ILCS 15/6b
• Illinois Geographic Information Council - 20 ILCS 1128/5-5
• Illinois Global Partnership, Inc. Board of Directors - 20 ILCS 3948
• Illinois Grain Insurance Corporation Board - 240 ILCS 40/1-15
• Illinois Promotion Act Coordinating Committee - 20 ILCS 665/4b
• Illinois River Coordinating Council - 20 ILCS 3967/15
• Interagency Committee on Farmland Preservation - 505 ILCS 75/3
• Interagency Committee on Pesticides - 415 ILCS 60/19
• Interagency Coordinating Committee on Groundwater - 415 ILCS 55/4
• Interagency Wetlands Committee - 20 ILCS 830/2-1
• Livestock Management Facilities Advisory Committee - 510 ILCS 77/55
• Local Legacy Board - 20 ILCS 3988/15
• Mississippi River Coordinating Council - 20 ILCS 4003/10(a)
• Nutrient Research and Education Council - 505 ILCS 80/6a
• Racing Quarter Horse Breeders Fund Advisory Board - 230 ILCS 5/30.5
• Seed Arbitration Council - 710 ILCS 25/35
• Seed Review Committee - 710 ILCS 25/15
• Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board - 230 ILCS 5/31(f)
• State Fair Advisory Board - 20 ILCS 210/8
• State Health Improvement Plan Implementation Council - 20 ILCS 5/5-565
• State Soil and Water Conservation Districts Advisory Board - 70 ILCS 405/4
• Structural Pest Control Advisory Council - 225 ILCS 235/10.1
• Thirty by Thirty Conservation Task Force - 20 ILCS 4110/1
  
• Thoroughbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board - 230 ILCS 5/30(f)
• Wabash and Ohio Rivers Coordinating Council - 20 ILCS 4060/10
• Wastewater Land Treatment Site Regulation Act Steering Committee - 415 ILCS 50/3.01

Open Meetings Act - 5 ILCS 120

The Open Meetings Act requires that public bodies hold meetings on convenient dates and times, and at convenient locations. Upcoming meeting information for Department of Agriculture Boards and Commissions can be found on the Department Calendar Events page. Past meetings and minutes can be found here. On the left-hand side of the page is a menu with links to specific Boards and Commissions. Meeting minutes will be available on this website within 10 days of their approval; minutes are not approved from a board meeting until the next board meeting. Minutes are required by the Act to be posted for at least 60 days; all minutes may not be posted.

All meetings will be held at the Department of Agriculture's John R. Block Building on the State Fairgrounds unless indicated otherwise on the agenda. A list of board members for active boards below can be found by clicking on the board name. When available, a list of regularly scheduled meetings for the calendar year will be in the chart below. Agendas for each will be posted at the Department and at the Event page linked above at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

Board and its Members	​Regularly Scheduled Meetings (if any)
Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners.pdf
​Aquaculture Industry Advisory Committee	​
​Cattle Disease Control Committee	none - ​only meets in the event of disease outbreak
​Illinois Grain Insurance Corporation Board of Directors.pdf
​Illinois Propane Education and Research Council.pdf	2022: January 11, April 12, July 12, October 4
​Interagency Committee on Farmland Preservation	​
Interagency Committee on Pesticides.pdf	2022: all via webex, all at 10am: March 3, June 2, September 8, December 8
​Livestock Management Facilities Advisory Committee.pdf	​
​Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council	​
Nutrient Research and Education Council.pdf	2022: March 10, August (date TBD), December (date TBD)
​Pseudorabies Advisory Committee	​none - only meets during the timeframe of detection of a pseudorabies outbreak
​Pseudorabies Technical Committee	none - only meets during the timeframe of detection of a pseudorabies outbreak
​Racing Quarter Horse Breeders Fund Advisory Board
​Seed Arbitration Council	​none - only meets to addresses complaints that the Seed Review Committee could not resolve
​Seed Review Committee	​none - only meets to review complaints
​Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board
​State Fair Advisory Board
​State Soil and Water Conservation Districts Advisory Board
​Sustainable Agriculture Committee
​Swine Disease Control Committee	​none - only meets in the event of disease outbreak
​Thoroughbred Advisory Board members