HB4397 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4397

Introduced , by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 5010/10
20 ILCS 5010/20
20 ILCS 5010/30

Amends the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Deletes a provision that a member of the House and the Senate shall advise the Commission. Provides that upon the expiration of the terms of the initial members, the appointing authority shall re-appoint initial members and sets forth the terms of those re-appointments. Provides that a representative under the Act must be an officer or employee of the State agency that employs the ex officio member or an individual with demonstrated expertise in the subject matter of the ex officio member's State agency. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 20, and 30 as follows:

(20 ILCS 5010/10)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)

Sec. 10. Composition of the Commission.

(a) The Commission is composed of 18 members as follows:

(1) Public 15 public members appointed by the Governor; and

(2) 3 ex officio members as follows:

(A) the State Superintendent of Education;

(B) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher Education; and

(C) the Director of Veterans' Affairs.

(b) The President and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each designate a member of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each designate a member of the House to advise the Commission.

(Source: P.A. 96-1063, eff. 1-1-11.)

(20 ILCS 5010/20)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)

Sec. 20. Ex officio members; eligibility; designation of representative.

(a) An ex officio member of the Commission vacates the person's position on the Commission if the person ceases to hold the position that qualifies the person for service on the Commission.

(b) An ex officio member may designate a representative to serve on the Commission in the member's absence. A representative designated under this subsection must be an officer or employee of the State agency that employs the ex officio member or an individual with demonstrated expertise in the subject matter of the ex officio member's State agency.

(Source: P.A. 96-1063, eff. 1-1-11.)

(20 ILCS 5010/30)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2021)

Sec. 30. Term of public member.

(a) A public member of the Commission serves a term of 4 years, except that the terms of the initial members shall expire on February 1, 2015. Following the expiration of the terms of the initial members of the Commission, the appointing authority shall re-appoint initial members as follows:

(1) five members to terms that expire February 1, 2016;

(2) five members to terms that expire February 1, 2017; and

(3) five members to terms that expire February 1, 2018. Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this Section, initial members re-appointed to terms that expire on February 1, 2016 or February 1, 2017 may be appointed to a 4-year term following expiration of their re-appointment.

(b) A public member is eligible for reappointment to another term or part of a term.

(c) A public member may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms. For purposes of this prohibition, a member is considered to have served a full term only if the member has served more than half of a 4-year the term.

(Source: P.A. 96-1063, eff. 1-1-11.)

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