Public Act 095-0704
 		





SB0753 Enrolled
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    AN ACT concerning government.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 


 
    Section 5. The Supreme Court Historic Preservation Act is 
amended  by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
    (705 ILCS 17/10)

    Sec. 10. Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission; 
creation; commissioners; appointments; terms; compensation. 
    (a)        The Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission is 
created within the Judicial Branch of State government.
    (b)  The Commission consists of 9 commissioners as follows: 
        (1) the Administrative Director of the Illinois Courts 
    shall serve as a commissioner ex officio;
        (2) Two commissioners appointed by the Court, one of 
    whom shall be designated as the chairperson of the 
    Commission upon appointment;
        (3) Two commissioners appointed by the Governor;
        (4) Two commissioners appointed by the President of the 
    Senate, one of whom may not belong to the same political 
    party as the President; and 
        (5) Two commissioners appointed by the Speaker of the 
    House of Representatives, one of whom may not belong to the 
    same political party as the Speaker. 
    (c)  The terms of the initial appointed commissioners shall 
commence upon qualification. Each appointing authority shall 
designate one appointee to serve for a 2-year term running 
through June 30, 2009, and each appointing authority shall 
designate one appointee to serve for a 4-year term running 
through June 30, 2011. The commissioner designated as the 
chairperson by the Court must be appointed for a 4-year term. 
The initial appointments must be made by January 1, 2008
within 
60 days after the effective date of this Act.
    (d) After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for 
4-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment 
and running through June 30 of the 4th following year. 
Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent 
terms.
    (e)        Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term 
shall be filled by the appointing

authority only for the 
balance of the term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
    (f)        Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is 
filled.
    (g)        The members of the Commission shall receive no 
compensation for their service, except for their actual 
expenses while in the discharge of their official duties.

(Source: P.A. 95-410, eff. 8-24-07.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.