Public Act 0737 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 097-0737

AN ACT concerning safety.

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

Section 5. The Carnival and Amusement Rides Safety Act is amended by changing Sections 2-3 and 2-4 as follows:

(430 ILCS 85/2-3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4053)

Sec. 2-3. There is hereby created the Carnival-Amusement Safety Board, hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Board", to consist of 9 8 members. One member shall be the Director. Eight Seven members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The term of members shall be 4 years, except that of those members initially appointed by the Governor, 1 shall be appointed for 3 years and 1 shall be appointed for 4 years, and of the members initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of 2006, 1 shall be appointed for 3 years. Of the 8 7 appointed members of the Board, 2 1 shall be operators an operator of amusement rides, 1 shall be a registered professional engineer, 1 shall represent the insurance industry, and 4 1 shall represent the general public. The Board shall advise the Department on carnival and amusement safety matters.

(Source: P.A. 94-801, eff. 5-25-06.)

(430 ILCS 85/2-4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4054)

Sec. 2-4. A majority of the 9 8 members of the Board constitutes a quorum. The Board shall meet at least twice yearly and at the call of the chairman or by written request of at least 5 members. The Board shall elect a chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary to perform its duties between meetings and may hire such clerical and administrative help as it deems necessary, to be paid out of the appropriation to the Board.

(Source: P.A. 94-801, eff. 5-25-06.)

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