Public Act 101-0535
 
SB0731 EnrolledLRB101 04492 RJF 49500 b



    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



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

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

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

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

 

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

Effective Date:  8/23/2019