SB0922eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0922 Engrossed LRB102 04770 RJF 14789 b

AN ACT concerning government.

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

Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources Act is amended by changing Section 20-10 as follows:

(20 ILCS 801/20-10)

Sec. 20-10. Board of the Illinois State Museum.

(a) Within the Department there shall be a Board of the Illinois State Museum, composed of 11 persons, one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over. The Board shall be composed of 9 representatives of the natural sciences, anthropology, art, and business, qualified by at least 10 years of experience in practicing or teaching their several professions; one senior citizen; and the Director of Natural Resources or the Director's designee. Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve for 2-year terms.

The transfer of the Board to the Department under this Act does not terminate or otherwise affect the term of membership of any member of the Board, except that the former Director of Energy and Natural Resources is replaced by the Director of Natural Resources.

(b) The Board shall:

(1) advise the Director of the Department in all matters pertaining to maintenance, extension and usefulness of the Illinois State Museum;

(2) make recommendations concerning the appointment of a new museum director whenever a vacancy occurs in that position; and

(3) (blank); fix the salaries of the administrative, scientific, and technical staff of the Illinois State Museum; and

(4) review the budget and approve budget requests of the Illinois State Museum and make recommendations with reference thereto to the Governor through the Director of the Department.

(c) (Blank). The approval of the Board of the Illinois State Museum is necessary for the appointment of the administrative, scientific, and technical staff of the Illinois State Museum and for the making of any change in the salary of any person on that staff.

(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

Section 10. The Illinois Conservation Foundation Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 880/5)

Sec. 5. Creation of Foundation. The General Assembly authorizes the Department of Natural Resources, in accordance with Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create the Illinois Conservation Foundation. Under this authority, the Department of Natural Resources shall create the Illinois Conservation Foundation as a not-for-profit foundation. The Department shall file articles of incorporation as required under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 to create the Foundation. The Foundation's Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows: 2 by the President of the Illinois Senate; 2 by the Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate; 2 by the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives; 2 by the Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives; and 4 by the Governor. Each appointing individual shall have: one two-year term and one three-year term appointment. The Governor shall have 4 four-year term appointments. If a member fails to attend 2 or more meetings in one year without being excused, then the Chair of the Board of Directors may ask the appointing officer to consider removing the member and making a new appointment. If the appointing officer considers reappointing the same individual, that reappointing officer shall consider the member's attendance and commitment to the Foundation's purpose. Vacancies shall be filled by the official who made the recommendation for the vacated appointment. The Director of Natural Resources shall chair the Board of Directors of the Foundation. No member of the Board of Directors may receive compensation for his or her services to the Foundation.

(Source: P.A. 88-591, eff. 8-20-94; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)