100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB1989
 
Introduced 2/10/2017, by Sen. Don Harmon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
520 ILCS 10/6  from Ch. 8, par. 336

     Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act.  Provides that the Endangered Species Protection Board shall without regard to the Personnel Code, employ and fix the compensation of necessary staff. Provides that the Board shall employ an executive director to oversee operations of the Board.  Provides that the Board is solely responsible for hiring, firing, and management of the executive director. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act 
5is amended  by changing Section 6 as follows:
 



6    (520 ILCS 10/6)  (from Ch. 8, par. 336)



7    Sec. 6. 
There is created the Endangered Species Protection 
8Board
whose duties include listing, delisting, or change of 
9listing status of
species for the Illinois List, in 
10consultation with and written approval by
the Department, in 
11accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act, on 
12rules for listing species of animals or plants as endangered
or 
13threatened and delisting species of animals or plants as 
14endangered or
threatened, or changing their status.

15    The Board shall also advise the Department on methods of 
16assistance,
protection, conservation and management of 
17endangered and threatened species and their
habitats, and on 
18related matters.

19    The Board shall be composed of 9 persons appointed by the 
20Governor,
and the Director as a non-voting
member. Of the 9 
21appointed members at least 6 shall be persons
who are 
22recognized as naturalists by training, avocation or vocation. 
23At
least two of these shall be zoologists, at least one a 
 
 
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1botanist, and at
least two ecologists. In
making Board 
2appointments, the Governor shall give consideration to

3recommendations of conservation groups.

4    Initially, 3 members shall be appointed for terms of 3 
5years, 3 for 2
years and 3 for 1 year. Thereafter, the terms of 
6all appointive members
shall be 3 years. Members shall serve 
7until their successors are
appointed. Any vacancy occurring in 
8the position of an appointive
member shall be filled by the 
9Governor for the unexpired term.

10    Board meetings shall be called at regular intervals set by 
11the Board,
on the request of the Department, or upon written 
12notice signed by at
least 5 members of the
Board, but in no 
13event less than once quarterly. The place of the meeting shall

14be determined at the convenience of the Board and the 
15Department. A quorum shall
consist of 5 appointed members.

16    Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but 
17shall be
reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the 
18performance of their duties.

19    The Board shall may without regard to the Personnel Code, 
20employ and fix the
compensation of necessary staff. The Board 
21shall employ an executive director to oversee operations of the 
22Board.  The Board is solely responsible for hiring, firing, and 
23management of the executive director.

24    The Board shall select from its membership a chairman and 
25such other
officers as it considers necessary, and may name an 
26Executive Committee
to which it may grant specific powers.

 
 
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1    The Board shall review and revise the Illinois List as 
2warranted but in
no case less frequently than every 5 years. It 
3shall prepare and make
available a report of its 
4accomplishments biennially.

5(Source: P.A. 84-1065.)

 
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.