| Title: | Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund | | Meeting Information: | Seven members of the Board constitute a quorum. The Board shall hold regular meetings at least once
every 3 months on such dates and at such places as it may
determine. Meetings may be held by teleconference or
videoconference. Special meetings may be called by the
president or by a majority of the directors upon at least 7
days' advance written notice. The act of the majority of the
directors, present at a meeting at which a quorum is present,
shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless the act of a
greater number is required by this Act or bylaws. A summary of
the minutes of every Board meeting shall be made available to
each public library in the State upon request and to
individuals upon request. Board of Directors meeting minutes
shall be posted on the Fund's website within 14 days after
Board approval of the minutes.
| | Term: | The terms of the initial members of the Board shall
be as follows:
(1) 5 members appointed and confirmed shall have
initial 5-year terms;
(2) 3 members appointed and confirmed shall have
initial 4-year terms; and
(3) 3 members appointed and confirmed shall have
initial 3-year terms.
| | Senate Confirmation: | Yes | | Compensation: | Neccessary expenses, including travel expenses in the discharge of duties. The Board shall establish allowances for mileage, room and meals and the purposes for which such allowances may be made and shall determine the reasonableness and neccessity. | | Composition: | The Fund shall be managed by, and its powers,
functions, and duties shall be exercised through, a Board to
be composed of 11 members. The initial members of the Board
shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
of the Senate within 60 days after the effective date of this
Act. Members of the Board shall be broadly representative of
the communities that the Fund is designed to serve. Of such
members:
(1) at least one member shall be selected from each of
the following geographic regions in the State: northeast,
northwest, central, and southern;
(2) at least 2 members shall have experience in
providing energy-related services to low-income,
environmental justice, or BIPOC communities;
(3) at least one member shall own or be employed by an
MBE or BIPOC-owned business focused on the deployment of
clean energy;
(4) at least one member shall be a policy or
implementation expert in serving low-income, environmental
justice or BIPOC communities or individuals, including
environmental justice communities, BIPOC communities,
formerly convicted persons, persons who are or were in the
child welfare system, displaced energy workers, gender
nonconforming and transgender individuals, or youth; and
(5) at least one member shall be from a
community-based organization with a specific mission to support racially and socioeconomically diverse
environmental justice communities.
Of such members:
(1) not fewer than 2 shall be selected from each of the
following geographic regions in the State: northeast,
northwest, central, and southern;
(2) not fewer than 2 shall be from an MBE or
BIPOC-owned business focused on the deployment of clean
energy;
(3) not fewer than 2 shall be from a community-based
organization with a specific mission to support racially
and socioeconomically diverse environmental justice
communities; and
(4) not fewer than 2 shall be from an organization
specializing in providing energy-related services to
low-income, environmental justice, or BIPOC communities.
(5) Members of the Board can fulfill multiple
criteria, such as representing the southern region and an
MBE or BIPOC-owned business focused on the deployment of
clean energy.
No officer or employee of the State or any other level
of government may be appointed or elected as a member of the Board.
| | Authority: | 805 ILCS 155/20-20 |
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