Public Act 102-0303
 
SB0922 EnrolledLRB102 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. 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.)