Full Text of HB4877 100th General Assembly
HB4877ham002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Tim Butler Filed: 4/10/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4877
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4877 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The State Fair Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 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 | 8 | | consisting of
the Director, 4 ex-officio members as hereafter | 9 | | named, and up to 15 20 persons
appointed by the Governor. The | 10 | | Chairman and minority
spokesman of the House Agriculture and | 11 | | Conservation Committee and the Chairman and minority
spokesman | 12 | | of the Senate Agriculture , Conservation and Energy Committee of
| 13 | | the Illinois General Assembly shall serve as ex-officio | 14 | | members. No more
than 3 of the Board members shall be appointed | 15 | | from any one county. The terms of members of the State Fair | 16 | | Advisory Board appointed before the effective date of this |
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| 1 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall expire on | 2 | | January 21, 2019. Initial appointments made after the effective | 3 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall | 4 | | be for terms of one, 2, and 3 years staggered to provide for | 5 | | the selection of 5 members each year. All subsequent | 6 | | appointments shall be for terms of 3 years. All terms shall | 7 | | commence on the 3rd Monday in January. Members
of the State | 8 | | Fair Advisory Board shall serve for 2 year terms commencing on
| 9 | | the third Monday of January of each odd-numbered year. The | 10 | | Governor shall in
making appointments to the Board provide for | 11 | | a representation of the operational interests
of the State Fair | 12 | | and this State the State of Illinois . Members of the Board | 13 | | shall
receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for | 14 | | necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties. | 15 | | An appointed member's office
becomes vacant upon his or her | 16 | | absence from 2 consecutive regularly
scheduled meetings. The | 17 | | Director or his or her authorized representative from the
| 18 | | Department shall act as chairman of the Board. The duties of | 19 | | the Board
are to advise the Director and the Department on | 20 | | matters concerning the
operation of each State Fair and State | 21 | | Fairgrounds as they pertain to varied
interests in the State | 22 | | Fairs and the people of this State the State of Illinois .
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)
| 24 | | Section 10. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority | 25 | | Act is amended by changing Section 14 as follows: |
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| 1 | | (70 ILCS 210/14) (from Ch. 85, par. 1234) | 2 | | Sec. 14. Board; compensation. The governing and | 3 | | administrative body of the Authority shall be a
board known as | 4 | | the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. On the effective | 5 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the | 6 | | Trustee shall assume the duties and powers of the Board for a | 7 | | period of 18 months or until the Board is fully constituted, | 8 | | whichever is later. Any action requiring Board approval shall | 9 | | be deemed approved by the Board if the Trustee approves the | 10 | | action in accordance with Section 14.5. Beginning the first | 11 | | Monday of the month occurring 18 months after the effective | 12 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the | 13 | | Board shall consist of 9 members. The Governor shall appoint 4 | 14 | | members to the Board, subject to the advice and consent of the | 15 | | Senate. The Mayor shall appoint 4 members to the Board. At | 16 | | least one member of the Board shall represent the interests of | 17 | | labor and at least one member of the Board shall represent the | 18 | | interests of the convention industry. A majority of the members | 19 | | appointed by the Governor and Mayor shall appoint a ninth | 20 | | member to serve as the chairperson. The Board shall be fully | 21 | | constituted when a quorum has been appointed. The members of
| 22 | | the board shall be individuals of generally recognized ability | 23 | | and
integrity. No member of the Board may be (i) an
officer or | 24 | | employee of, or a member of a board, commission or authority | 25 | | of,
the State, any unit of local government or any school |
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| 1 | | district or (ii) a person who served on the Board prior to the | 2 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 3 | | Assembly. | 4 | | Of the initial members appointed by the Governor, one shall | 5 | | serve for a term expiring June 1, 2013, one shall serve for a | 6 | | term expiring June 1, 2014, one shall serve for a term expiring | 7 | | June 1, 2015, and one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, | 8 | | 2016, as determined by the Governor. Of the initial members | 9 | | appointed by the Mayor, one shall serve for a term expiring | 10 | | June 1, 2013, one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2014, | 11 | | one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2015, and one shall | 12 | | serve for a term expiring June 1, 2016, as determined by the | 13 | | Mayor. The initial chairperson appointed by the Board shall | 14 | | serve a term for a term expiring June 1, 2015. Successors shall | 15 | | be appointed to 4-year terms. No person may be appointed to | 16 | | more than 3 2 terms. | 17 | | Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but | 18 | | shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred by them in the | 19 | | performance of their duties. All members of
the Board and | 20 | | employees of the Authority are subject to the Illinois
| 21 | | Governmental Ethics Act, in accordance with its terms. | 22 | | (Source: P.A. 96-882, eff. 2-17-10; 96-898, eff. 5-27-10.)
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law.".
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