Sen. Andy Manar
Filed: 5/20/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 731




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 731 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and 
5Museum Act is amended  by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3475/15)

7    Sec. 15. Board.  There shall be a Board of Trustees of the 
8Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to set policy 
9and advise the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 
10and the Executive Director on programs related to the Abraham 
11Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and to exercise the 
12powers and duties given to it under Section 25 of this Act.  The 
13Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Abraham 
14Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation shall mutually 
15cooperate co-operate to maximize resources available to the 
16Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and to support, 
 
 
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1sustain, and provide educational programs and collections at 
2the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.  Any 
3membership fees collected by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential 
4Library Foundation may be used to support the Abraham Lincoln 
5Presidential Library and Museum programs or collections at the 
6Foundation's discretion.

7    The terms of the mutual cooperation shall be set forth in a 
8memorandum of understanding or similar written document for an 
9agreed-upon term concluding on December 31st of a particular 
10year and shall include, at a minimum, the following:

11        (a) an authorization by the Agency for the Foundation 
12    to operate, directly or through subcontractors, food 
13    service, catering service, and retail activities at the 
14    Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum with the 
15    net proceeds being made available by the Foundation to the 
16    Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum;
17        (b) a requirement that the Foundation annually provide 
18    to the Office of the Governor and the General Assembly the 
19    following:
20            (1) any audit of the Foundation's financial 
21        statements performed by an independent auditor;
22            (2) the most recent Form 990 federal tax return 
23        filed by the Foundation with the Internal Revenue 
24        Service; and
25            (3) an annual report including income and 
26        expenditures of funds raised as a result of the 
 
 
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1        Foundation's operation, directly or through 
2        subcontractors, for food service, catering service, 
3        and retail activities at the Abraham Lincoln 
4        Presidential Library and Museum; and
5        (c) the establishment of a working group with 7 
6    members, composed of 3 members of the Board and 3 members 
7    of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, with such 
8    members appointed by the respective chair of each board, 
9    together with the State Historian. The working group shall 
10    collaborate to advance the interests of the Agency and, as 
11    an initial responsibility, shall develop an official 
12    mission statement for the Agency which shall be presented 
13    to the Board and the Board of Directors of the Foundation 
14    for adoption and which shall serve to align and guide the 
15    efforts of both the Agency and the Foundation. Except for 
16    the State Historian, ex officio members of either board are 
17    not eligible to be appointed as members of the working 
18    group. The working group shall meet at least once each 
19    quarter and shall be chaired by the State Historian. The 
20    Foundation shall provide staff support to the working group 
21    to maintain attendance and other necessary records of the 
22    working group.
23(Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.)

 

24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
25becoming law.".