Full Text of HB5015 102nd General Assembly
HB5015sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Doris Turner Filed: 3/18/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5015
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5015 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Illinois America 250 Commission Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
| 7 | | (a) Illinois became the 21st state on December 3, 1818, 42 | 8 | | years after the formation of the United States of America and | 9 | | after thousands of years of Indigenous communities and peoples | 10 | | inhabiting the land.
| 11 | | (b) Illinois figured prominently in the expansion of the | 12 | | United States of America as the scene of extensive French and | 13 | | British exploration and early economic generation with the fur | 14 | | trade, serving as a frontier boundary for Westward expansion, | 15 | | and as a place of forced removal of Indigenous nations.
| 16 | | (c) The historic and contemporary systems of inequality |
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| 1 | | produced through the enslavement of African American people in | 2 | | Illinois must be acknowledged. Though the 1848 State | 3 | | Constitution declared slavery to be illegal, the practice of | 4 | | enslaving African Americans continued in Illinois, as did | 5 | | participation in kidnapping and enslaving African Americans to | 6 | | benefit Illinois' economy. Even following the abolition of | 7 | | slavery, the 1908 Race Riot in Springfield led to the | 8 | | slaughter of free African Americans and destroyed their | 9 | | communities within the Illinois State capital city.
| 10 | | (d) Illinois was a key state in the American Civil War, | 11 | | deploying over 250,000 soldiers to fight in the war. Illinois | 12 | | served as the home of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of | 13 | | the United States of America. Illinois was the first State to | 14 | | ratify the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
| 15 | | (e) Millions of people have emigrated from and immigrated | 16 | | to Illinois, or sought refuge in our State, bringing with them | 17 | | their culture, lifeways, knowledge, and labor, which has | 18 | | shaped Illinois into one of the nation's most diverse states. | 19 | | With its largest city in Illinois, and the 3rd largest in the | 20 | | nation, founded by a Black man, John Bapiste Point du Sable, | 21 | | more than 110,000 African Americans came to Illinois as a part | 22 | | of the Great Migration from the South through the advocacy of | 23 | | Robert Abbott's Chicago Defender distributed by the Pullman | 24 | | Porters. Illinois has proudly been made home by immigrants and | 25 | | their descendants from Ireland, Italy, China, Poland, Eastern | 26 | | Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Japan, Central and South America, |
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| 1 | | Russia, Somalia, Eritrea, and across the continents of Africa | 2 | | and Asia, the Caribbean, Vietnam, Thailand, India, and many | 3 | | other parts of the world.
| 4 | | (f) Illinois is responsible for numerous social and | 5 | | economic improvements that shaped the infrastructure and | 6 | | social fabric of our nation, including, but not limited to, | 7 | | the creation of the Illinois and Michigan Canal opening | 8 | | navigation and trade between the Mississippi River and the | 9 | | Great Lakes; Jane Addams' innovative social work at the Hull | 10 | | House; Ida B. Wells' courageous journalism and commitment to | 11 | | abolition; inventions like the John Deere steel plow and | 12 | | modern barbed wire by Joseph Glidden that reshaped | 13 | | agriculture; the opening of Route 66, the Mother Road, | 14 | | originating in Chicago; the first McDonald's, a restaurant | 15 | | that would change how Americans eat; and the first cellular | 16 | | telephone, which changed communication forever.
| 17 | | (g) In 2008, the nation elected its first African American | 18 | | president, President Barack Obama, who built his career as a | 19 | | community organizer, law professor, and elected official in | 20 | | Illinois.
| 21 | | (h) The 250th anniversary of our nation's founding | 22 | | presents an opportunity for Illinoisans and Americans to | 23 | | consider this legacy and reflect on a diversity of | 24 | | perspectives and experiences that are often left untold.
| 25 | | (i) The nation's Semiquincentennial offers a commemoration | 26 | | that focuses on all people who call Illinois home, in every |
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| 1 | | part of the State and of all ages and backgrounds, and centers | 2 | | our shared humanity in this process, as well as our common | 3 | | purpose. It offers every person in Illinois the opportunity to | 4 | | see themselves within this complex history and create a more | 5 | | just future.
| 6 | | Section 10. Creation of Illinois America 250 Commission; | 7 | | definition; purpose. The Illinois America 250 Commission is | 8 | | created. As used in this Act, "Commission" means the Illinois | 9 | | America 250 Commission. The principal purpose of the | 10 | | Commission shall be to plan, promote, and implement | 11 | | appropriate commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the | 12 | | founding of the United States of America | 13 | | ("Semiquincentennial"). | 14 | | Section 15. Duties. | 15 | | (a) The Commission shall develop, encourage, and execute | 16 | | an inclusive commemoration and observance of the founding of | 17 | | the United States of America, and Illinois' imperative role in | 18 | | the nation's history. | 19 | | (b) The Commission shall promote the inclusive and | 20 | | respectful identification, interpretation, documentation, | 21 | | preservation, and recognition of cultural and historical | 22 | | narratives and resources, including traditional cultural | 23 | | knowledge, oral histories, archival materials, objects, | 24 | | buildings, structures, sites, and landscapes related to |
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| 1 | | Illinois history and prehistory. | 2 | | (c) The Commission shall consider organizing its | 3 | | activities under the 5 historic themes established by the | 4 | | American Association for State and Local History in "The Field | 5 | | Guide for the Semiquincentennial: Making History at 250". | 6 | | (d) The Commission shall serve as the official | 7 | | representative of the State of Illinois for the | 8 | | Semiquincentennial and all related activities, communications, | 9 | | and events. | 10 | | (e) The Commission shall encourage various State agencies | 11 | | and organizations to work cooperatively to promote the | 12 | | Semiquincentennial. | 13 | | Section 20. Authority; administrative support. | 14 | | (a) The Commission is authorized to cooperate with the | 15 | | United States Semiquincentennial Commission created by Public | 16 | | Law 114-196, other states, tribal nations, and national, | 17 | | State, and local organizations engaged in activities around | 18 | | the United States Semiquincentennial, and other tribal, | 19 | | national, regional, State, and local public and private | 20 | | organizations having compatible purposes. | 21 | | (b) The Illinois State Museum shall provide administrative | 22 | | support to the Commission and may make expenditures according | 23 | | to the Commission's policies and procedures and State law. | 24 | | Section 25. Membership; meetings. |
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| 1 | | (a) Membership of the Commission shall consist of: | 2 | | (1) Two members appointed by the Governor. | 3 | | (2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. | 4 | | (3) One member appointed by the President of the | 5 | | Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the | 6 | | House of Representatives. | 7 | | (4) One member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader | 8 | | and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader. | 9 | | (5) The Illinois representatives serving on the United | 10 | | States Semiquincentennial Commission as certified by the | 11 | | executive officer of the United States Semiquincentennial | 12 | | Commission. | 13 | | (6) The Director of the Illinois State Museum, who | 14 | | shall serve as the Commission Chair. | 15 | | (7) The Harold Washington Library Archivist. | 16 | | (8) A Black historian reflecting the experiences and | 17 | | contributions of American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS). | 18 | | (9) A historian reflecting the experiences and | 19 | | contributions of Asian and Latina/o/x communities.
| 20 | | (10) The following members appointed by the Illinois | 21 | | America 250 Commission Chair: | 22 | | (A) Up to 12 representatives of tribal Nations and | 23 | | communities including the Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi, | 24 | | Shawnee, Osage, the Peoria Tribe of Indians of | 25 | | Oklahoma, inclusive of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, | 26 | | Piankashaw, and Wea peoples, the Miami Tribe of |
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| 1 | | Oklahoma, Sauk, Mesquaki, Kickapoo, Ho-Chunk, | 2 | | Menominee, the Chickasaw Nations, and additional | 3 | | tribal members living in Illinois today. | 4 | | (B) A representative of the Abraham Lincoln | 5 | | Presidential Library and Museum. | 6 | | (C) Up to 5 representatives from other State of | 7 | | Illinois departments, agencies, or offices to which | 8 | | the Semiquincentennial is relevant to its mission and | 9 | | operations. | 10 | | (D) A representative of Illinois humanities. | 11 | | (E) A representative of a veterans' organization | 12 | | such as, but not limited to, the American Legion, the | 13 | | Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign | 14 | | Wars of the United States. | 15 | | (F) A representative of the Daughters of the | 16 | | American Revolution and the Sons of the American | 17 | | Revolution. | 18 | | (G) Up to 10 members of the general public with | 19 | | related or relevant backgrounds, expertise, or | 20 | | interests, appointed by the Governor. Knowledge in the | 21 | | following shall be prioritized in making an | 22 | | appointment under this item: the culture, traditions, | 23 | | and history of American Indians/Native Americans; | 24 | | Black Americans; Latinos/Latinas/Hispanic Americans; | 25 | | Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; the LGBTQAI+ | 26 | | community; immigrants and refugees; women's history; |
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| 1 | | the history of Illinois' agriculture, architecture, | 2 | | armed forces, arts, civics, cultural geography, | 3 | | ecology, education, faith-based communities, folklore, | 4 | | government, industry, labor, law, medicine, and | 5 | | transportation; anthropology; archeology; cultural | 6 | | exhibits and museums; heritage tourism; historic | 7 | | preservation; and social justice. | 8 | | (11) One member representing a statewide organization | 9 | | of municipalities as authorized by Section 1-8-1 of the | 10 | | Illinois Municipal Code. | 11 | | (b) Of the appointed membership, 60% must be people who | 12 | | represent historically excluded and marginalized communities. | 13 | | (c) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their | 14 | | appointments to represent and celebrate the diverse makeup and | 15 | | complex cultural geography of this State. | 16 | | (d) The Commission shall adopt rules for the establishment | 17 | | of a quorum and the conducting of business. | 18 | | (e) Members shall serve for the duration of the | 19 | | Commission, provided any public official's expiration of a | 20 | | term of office shall create a vacancy. Any vacancy occurring | 21 | | in the membership of the Commission shall be filled in the same | 22 | | manner as the original appointment. | 23 | | (f) The Commission shall hold meetings at least twice a | 24 | | year: | 25 | | (1) at times and places to be determined by the Chair; | 26 | | and |
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| 1 | | (2) that are conducted in accordance with the Open | 2 | | Meetings Act. | 3 | | (g) Members shall serve without compensation and shall not | 4 | | be reimbursed for expenses incurred in performing their | 5 | | duties. | 6 | | Section 30. Advisory committees and working groups. The | 7 | | Chair of the Commission, with the concurrence of the | 8 | | Commission, shall create one or more advisory committees and | 9 | | working groups to advise the Commission. | 10 | | Section 35. Fundraising. The Commission may solicit, | 11 | | accept, use, and dispose of donations, funds, and gifts, in | 12 | | conformance with public ethics laws, to support the purposes | 13 | | and goals of the Commission. No elected public official | 14 | | serving on the Commission shall be involved in soliciting any | 15 | | private funds or gifts for the Commission. | 16 | | Section 40. Reporting. The Commission shall make an annual | 17 | | written report and make any recommendations to the Governor | 18 | | and General Assembly at least 30 days prior to the convening of | 19 | | each regular session of the General Assembly, commencing with | 20 | | the start of the regular session in 2023 and continuing | 21 | | through its final report. | 22 | | Section 45. Dissolution; repeal. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Commission and its advisory committees are | 2 | | dissolved on June 1, 2027. | 3 | | (b) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2028.
| 4 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 | | becoming law.".
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