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Title Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision State Council 
Website http://www.interstatecompact.org/Directory/RegionsStates/Midwest.aspx 
Contact Name Michelle Buscher 
Contact Title Commissioner, Illinois Interstate Compact Unit Department of Corrections 
Contact Phone 217-558-2200 ext. 5103 
Contact Email  
Function (1) The duties and responsibilities of the State Council shall be:
(A) To appoint the State Compact Administrator as Illinois' Commissioner on the Interstate Commission. (B) To develop by-laws for the operation of the State Council. (C) To establish policies and procedures for the Interstate Compact operations in Illinois. (D) To monitor and remediate Compact compliance issues in Illinois. (E) To promote system training and public awareness regarding the Compact's mission and mandates. (F) To meet at least twice a year and otherwise as called by the Chairperson. (G) To allow for the appointment of non-voting members as deemed appropriate. (H) To issue rules in accordance with Article 5 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. (I) To publish Interstate Commission rules. TERMS:
b) Terms of appointment. (1) The Compact Administrators and the Deputy Compact Administrators shall serve at the will of their respective appointing authorities. (2) The crime victims' advocacy group representative and the judicial representative shall each serve an initial term of 2 years. Thereafter, they shall each serve for a term of 4 years. (3) The representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall each serve for a term of 4 years. If one of these representatives shall not be able to fulfill the completion of his or her term, then another representative shall be appointed by his or her respective appointing authority for the remainder of his or her term. (4) The probation representative and the parole representative shall each serve a term of 2 years. (5) The time frame limiting the initial term of appointments for voting representatives listed in clauses (2) through (4) of this subsection (b) shall not begin until more than 50% of the appointments have been made by the respective appointing authorities.  
Term (see discription of Board Function above) 
Senate Confirmation No 
Party Affiliation N/A 
Compensation N/A 
Composition (1) A State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision shall be appointed by the Governor. The Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator shall be a representative of the Illinois Department of Corrections and shall act as the day-to-day administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. The State Compact Administrator shall serve as the State's Commissioner to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offenders, as provided in Article IV of the Compact. The Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator shall serve as Chairperson of the State Council for Interstate Compacts, except that the State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles may be designated by the State Council to serve as Chairperson for the State Council when juvenile issues come before the council. (2) A Deputy Compact Administrator from probation shall be appointed by the Supreme Court. (3) A representative shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (4) A representative shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (5) A representative shall be appointed by the President of the Senate. (6) A representative shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (7) A judicial representative shall be appointed by the Supreme Court. (8) A representative from a crime victims' advocacy group shall be appointed by the Governor. (9) A parole representative shall be appointed by the Director of Corrections. (10) A probation representative shall be appointed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. (11) A representative shall be appointed by the Director of Juvenile Justice. (12) The Deputy Compact Administrator (Juvenile) appointed by the Secretary of Human Services. (13) The State Compact Administrator of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.  
Chair Appointed by the Governor as the State Compact Administrator  
Authority State Council (730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.05) and Interstate Compact (45 ILCS 170) 

Member Names

Name (Last, First) Ascending Term Expires Member Since Affiliation Appointed By Position County Title
Biebel, Paul    05/06/2010    Illinois Supreme Court  Member, Judicial Representative  None   
Bishop, Arthur        Director of Juvenile Justice  Member  None   
Bivins, Tim    07/15/2010  Republican  Senate Minority Leader  Member  None  State Senator 
Buscher, Michelle    06/27/2005    Governor  Chair, Member, State Compact Administrator  Sangamon   
Collins, Annazetta  01/08/2013  07/02/2012    Senate President  Member  None   
Garnett, Jason    05/06/2010    Director of Corrections  Member, Parole Representative  None   
Holmes, Michael        Secretary of Human Services  Member, Deputy Compact Administrator (Juvenile)  None   
Howard, Connie    05/03/2010    Speaker of the House  Member  None  State Representative 
Ludolph, Rich    05/06/2010    Illinois Supreme Court  Member, Deputy Compact Administrator  None   
Sacia, Jim    07/22/2010  Republican  House Minority Leader  Member  None  State Representative 
Tardy, Michael    05/06/2010    Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts  Member, Probation Representative  None   
TBD        Statute  Member, State Compact Administrator of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles  None   
Vacant        Governor  Member, Representative from a Crime Victims' Advocacy Group  None   

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