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