310 ILCS 45/4

There is hereby created a body corporate and politic which shall be an agency of the State of Illinois by the name of the Illinois Mortgage Insurance Agency, whose powers shall be vested in a body consisting of 5 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the Agency shall elect one of their member Chairman of the Agency.

All members shall hold office for a term of 4 years commencing on December 1, 1984. However, in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy when the Senate is not in session, the Governor may make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate.