Public Act 095-0704
 
SB0753 Enrolled LRB095 05392 JAM 25481 b

    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.

Effective Date: 12/31/2007