Bill Text: IL SB0922 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the bill as engrossed, with the following changes: Deletes language providing that if a member fails to attend 2 or more meetings in one year without being excused, then the Chair of the Board of Directors may ask the appointing officer to consider removing the member and making a new appointment. Also deletes language providing that if the appointing officer considers reappointing the same individual, that reappointing officer shall consider the member's attendance and commitment to the Foundation's purpose.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0303 [SB0922 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0922-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 102-0303 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 20-10 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 801/20-10)
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Sec. 20-10. Board of the Illinois State Museum.
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(a) Within the Department there shall be a Board of the | ||||
Illinois State
Museum, composed of 11 persons, one of whom | ||||
shall be a senior citizen age 60 or
over. The Board shall be | ||||
composed of 9 representatives of the natural
sciences, | ||||
anthropology, art, and business, qualified by at least 10 | ||||
years of
experience in practicing or teaching their several | ||||
professions; one senior
citizen; and the Director of Natural | ||||
Resources or the Director's designee.
Members of the Board | ||||
shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and
consent | ||||
of the Senate and shall serve for 2-year terms.
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The transfer of the Board to the Department under this Act | ||||
does not terminate
or otherwise affect the term of membership | ||||
of any member of the Board, except
that the former Director of | ||||
Energy and Natural Resources is replaced by the
Director of | ||||
Natural Resources.
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(b) The Board shall:
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(1) advise the Director of the Department in all | ||
matters pertaining to
maintenance, extension and | ||
usefulness of the Illinois State Museum;
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(2) make recommendations concerning the appointment of | ||
a new museum
director whenever a vacancy occurs in that | ||
position; and
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(3) (blank); fix the salaries of the administrative, | ||
scientific, and technical
staff of the Illinois State | ||
Museum; and
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(4) review the budget and approve budget requests of | ||
the Illinois State
Museum and make recommendations with | ||
reference thereto to the Governor through
the Director of | ||
the Department.
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(c) (Blank). The approval of the Board of the Illinois | ||
State Museum is necessary for
the appointment of the | ||
administrative, scientific, and technical staff of the
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Illinois State Museum and for the making of any change in the | ||
salary of any
person on that staff.
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(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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Section 10. The Illinois Conservation Foundation Act is | ||
amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 880/5)
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Sec. 5. Creation of Foundation. The General Assembly | ||
authorizes the
Department of Natural Resources, in accordance |
with
Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to | ||
create the Illinois
Conservation Foundation. Under this | ||
authority, the Department of Natural
Resources shall create | ||
the Illinois Conservation Foundation
as a not-for-profit | ||
foundation. The Department shall file
articles of | ||
incorporation as required under the General Not For Profit
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Corporation Act of 1986 to create the Foundation. The
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Foundation's Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows: | ||
2 by the
President of the Illinois Senate; 2 by the Minority | ||
Leader of the Illinois
Senate; 2 by the Speaker of the Illinois | ||
House of Representatives; 2 by the
Minority Leader of the | ||
Illinois House of Representatives; and 4 by the
Governor. Each | ||
appointing individual shall have: one two-year term and one | ||
three-year term appointment. The Governor shall have 4 | ||
four-year term appointments. Vacancies shall be filled by the | ||
official who made the
recommendation for the vacated | ||
appointment. The Director of Natural
Resources shall chair the | ||
Board of Directors of the Foundation. No member of
the Board
of | ||
Directors may receive compensation for his or her services to | ||
the
Foundation.
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(Source: P.A. 88-591, eff. 8-20-94; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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