Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 3980/3. Jurisdiction

(1) examine ways to make more efficient use of the State's present laboratory equipment inventory, including sharing of facilities, personnel and equipment;

(2) examine ways to reduce laboratory backlogs;

(3) review and comment on the construction, expansion, or renovation of State laboratory facilities exceeding $250,000 and generally plan for future laboratory needs;

(4) review expenditures for private laboratory testing services which exceed $50,000 to determine whether State laboratories could more cost effectively provide the needed services;

(5) establish quality assurance requirements for such laboratories, including peer review procedures or other independent evaluation methods;

(6) facilitate the exchange of information among laboratories;

(7) develop alternatives for restructuring the State's decentralized laboratory system;

(8) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to provide for the safe and efficient operation of State laboratories.