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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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