(a) Executive Order No. 2004-6 creates the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and, in subdivision I(B), provides in part: “The new agency shall have an officer as its head known as the Secretary who shall be responsible for all agency functions. Appointment to this office shall be made by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.”.
     (b) Executive Order No. 2004-6, in subdivision I(C), provides in part: “None of the four Directors, nor any such assistants or deputies, shall be state officers subject to Senate confirmation.”.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 5/5-710

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) The sentence of subdivision I(C) of Executive Order 2004-6 that is quoted in subsection (b), to the extent that it exempts the appointments of the 4 Directors of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from Senate confirmation, is superseded by subsection (d) of this Section and is of no force or effect as to the appointment of the 4 Directors of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
     (d) In addition to appointments to the Office of Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, appointments to the 4 Offices of Director of Financial and Professional Regulation must each be made by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.