102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3082
 
Introduced 1/11/2022, by Sen. Steve Stadelman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 4108/10

     Amends the Local Journalism Task Force Act. Adds additional members to be appointed by the Governor to the Local Journalism Task Force within 30 days after effective date of the amendatory Act.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 Local
Journalism Task Force Act is amended  
5by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 4108/10)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

8    Sec. 10. Membership. 
9    (a) The Task Force shall include
the following members:

10one member of the House of
Representatives appointed by the 
11Speaker of the House of
Representatives; one member of the 
12House of Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of 
13the House of Representatives; one member of the Senate 
14appointed by
the President of the Senate; one member of the 
15Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and one 
16member appointed by the
Governor.
17    (b) The Task Force shall also include the following 
18members appointed by the Governor: one representative of the 
19Chicago News Guild; one representative of the Chicago Chapter 
20of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and 
21Technicians-Communication Workers of America; one 
22representative of the Medill School of
Journalism, Media, 
23Integrated Marketing Communications at
Northwestern 
 
 
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1University; one representative of the Public Affairs Reporting 
2Program at the
University of
Illinois at Springfield; one 
3representative of the School
of Journalism at Southern 
4Illinois University Carbondale; one
representative of the 
5Illinois Press Association; one representative of the
Illinois 
6Broadcasters Association; one representative of the Illinois

7Legislative Correspondents Association; one representative of 
8the Illinois Public Broadcasting Council; one representative 
9of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association; one 
10representative of the University of Illinois at 
11Urbana-Champaign; one representative of the Chicago 
12Independent Media Alliance; one representative of the National 
13Association of Black Journalists; one representative of the 
14Association of LGBTQ Journalists; one representative of the 
15National Association of Hispanic Journalists; one 
16representative of the Asian American Journalists Association; 
17one representative of the Native American Journalists 
18Association; and one representative of the
Illinois Municipal 
19League.
20    (c) Appointments shall be made no later
than 30 days 
21following the effective date of this Act. Any additional 
22membership appointments made pursuant to the changes made by 
23this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be 
24made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this 
25amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

26(Source: P.A. 102-569, eff. 1-1-22; 102-671, eff. 11-30-21.)