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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 735

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 735  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  5.  The Arts Council Act is amended by changing
 5    Sections 1, 2, and 6 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 3915/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 214.11)
 7        Sec. 1.  Council created.  There is created the  Illinois
 8    Arts Council, an agency of the State of Illinois.
 9        Until  July  1, 2003 or when all of the new members to be
10    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
11    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
12    whichever occurs later, the Illinois Arts  Council  shall  be
13    composed  of  not less than 13 nor more than 35 members to be
14    appointed by the Governor, one of  whom  shall  be  a  senior
15    citizen age 60 or over.
16        The  term  of each appointed member of the Council who is
17    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
18    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
19    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
20    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
21    whichever occurs later.
22        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
 
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 1    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
 2    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
 3    whichever  occurs  later,  the Illinois Arts Council shall be
 4    composed of 21 members to be appointed by the  Governor,  one
 5    of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over.
 6        In   making   initial   appointments   pursuant  to  this
 7    amendatory Act of the 93rd  General  Assembly,  the  Governor
 8    shall  designate  approximately  one-half  of  the members to
 9    serve for 2 years, and the balance of the  members  to  serve
10    for  4  years, each term of office to end on commence July 1,
11    1965.  The senior citizen member first appointed  under  this
12    amendatory  Act  of  1984  shall  serve for a term of 4 years
13    commencing July 1, 1985.  Thereafter all  appointments  shall
14    be  made for a 4 year term.  The Governor shall designate the
15    Chairman of the Council from among the members thereof.
16    (Source: P.A. 83-1538.)

17        (20 ILCS 3915/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 214.12)
18        Sec. 2. Expenses.  No member may receive compensation for
19    his services, but each member may be reimbursed for  expenses
20    incurred  in  the performance of his duties.  A member of the
21    Council who experiences a significant financial hardship  due
22    to  the  loss  of income on days of attendance at meetings or
23    while otherwise engaged in the business of the Council may be
24    paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and  subject  to
25    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
26    (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1965.)

27        (20 ILCS 3915/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 214.16)
28        Sec. 6. Employees; operational services.
29        (a)  The  Council  may  employ  an  executive director, a
30    secretary, and such clerical, technical and  other  employees
31    and  assistants  as  it  considers  necessary  for the proper
32    transaction of its business.
 
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 1        (b)  The Department of Central Management Services  shall
 2    provide  to the Illinois Arts Council the same type and level
 3    of services as it provides to other State agencies, including
 4    but not limited to office space,  communications,  facilities
 5    management,  and  any  other  operational  services  that the
 6    Department provides to other State offices and  agencies,  as
 7    necessary to fulfill the Council's statutory mandate.
 8    (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1965.)

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