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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
4    Section 5. The State Fair Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 8 as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 210/8)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1708)



7    Sec. 8. There is created a Board of State Fair Advisors 
8consisting of
the Director, 4 ex-officio members as hereafter 
9named, and up to 15 20 persons
appointed by the Governor.  The 
10Chairman and minority
spokesman of the House Agriculture and 
11Conservation Committee and the Chairman and minority
spokesman 
12of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Energy Committee of

13the Illinois General Assembly shall serve as ex-officio 
14members.  No more
than 3 of the Board members shall be appointed 
15from any one county.  The terms of members of the State Fair 
16Advisory Board appointed before the effective date of this 
17amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall expire on 
18January 21, 2019. Initial appointments made on and after the 
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General 
20Assembly shall be for terms of one, 2, and 3 years staggered to 
21provide for the selection of 5 members each year. All 
22subsequent appointments shall be for terms of 3 years. All 
23terms shall commence on the 3rd Monday in January. Members
of 
 
 
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1the State Fair Advisory Board shall serve for 2 year terms 
2commencing on
the third Monday of January  of each odd-numbered 
3year.  The Governor shall in
making appointments to the Board 
4provide for a representation of the operational interests
of 
5the State Fair and this State the State of Illinois. Members of 
6the Board shall
receive no compensation, but shall be 
7reimbursed for necessary expenses
incurred in the performance 
8of their duties.  An appointed member's office
becomes vacant 
9upon his or her absence from 2 consecutive regularly
scheduled 
10meetings. The Director or his or her authorized representative 
11from the
Department shall act as chairman of the Board.  The 
12duties of the Board
are to advise the Director and the 
13Department on matters concerning the
operation of each State 
14Fair and State Fairgrounds as they pertain to varied
interests 
15in the State Fairs and the people of this State the State of 
16Illinois.

17(Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)

 
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
191, 2019.