Bill Amendment: IL HB0574 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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Bill Title: STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH

Status: 2015-06-23 - Referred to Assignments [HB0574 Detail]

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Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Filed: 4/20/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 574
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 574 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Article I.
Section 1-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
Illinois Business and Economic Development Partnership Act.
Section 1-5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that
targeted efforts to promote and foster business growth, job
creation, and tourism are necessary for economic growth in
Illinois to provide more prosperity and opportunities for
Illinois residents. As both the public and private sectors have
a shared interest in fostering the economic vitality of the
State, it is the purpose of this Act to implement economic
development policy in the State by means of collaboration
between the government and a not-for-profit corporation. In

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addition, as the Historic Preservation Agency plays an
important role in the State's tourism efforts, for maximum
efficiency, the General Assembly finds that such Agency shall
be abolished and all of its duties and responsibilities
transferred to the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity. Further, such functions within that Agency as they
relate to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum,
shall be transferred to a newly-established State agency, the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, whose purpose
shall be to promote tourism and educate Illinois residents on
Lincoln's legacy and impact on the State.
Article II.
Section 2-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
Illinois Business and Economic Development Corporation Act.
References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
Section 2-5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
"Board" means the board of directors of the corporation.
"Chief Executive Officer" means the chief executive
officer of the corporation.
"Conflict party" means a director, officer, or employee of
the corporation; the spouse of a director, officer, or employee
of the corporation; or an immediate family member of a
director, officer, or employee of the corporation residing in

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the same residence as the director, officer or employee.
"Corporation" means the Illinois Business and Economic
Development Corporation incorporated by the Department
pursuant to Section 2-10.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
"Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
"Division of Historic Sites" means the Division of Historic
Sites within the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
Section 2-10. Creation of the Illinois Business and
Economic Development Corporation.
(a) The General Assembly authorizes the Department, in
accordance with Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation
Act, to incorporate the Illinois Business and Economic
Development Corporation as a not-for-profit corporation
pursuant to the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
(b) The purpose of the corporation shall be to promote the
economic development and well-being of the State. The
corporation shall focus on business development, small and
minority-owned business incubation, trade and investment,
tourism and film. The corporation shall:
(1) develop best practices for economic development in
consultation with the Department;

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(2) enter into grant agreements with the Department and
sub-grants with other persons and entities;
(3) maintain and develop economic data and research
that is beneficial to business development in the State;
(4) maintain and develop information about specific
statewide and regional economic incentives and benefits
that may be available to a business to expand within, or
relocate to, the State; and provide such information to
prospective businesses;
(5) formulate and pursue programs and local
partnerships for encouraging the location of new
businesses in the State and for retaining and fostering the
growth of existing businesses;
(6) negotiate tax incentives with private businesses,
subject to Department approval; and
(7) cooperate with and provide information to State
agencies, local governments, community colleges, and State
universities on economic development matters.
(c) For the purposes described in this Act, the corporation
shall collaborate with the Department; with other State
agencies, authorities, boards, and commissions whose programs
and activities significantly affect economic activity in the
State as appropriate; and with local and regional economic
development organizations, local elected officials,
community-based organizations, service delivery providers, and
other organizations whose programs and activities

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significantly affect economic activity. The Department and
each other State agency, authority, board, or commission with
which the corporation seeks to collaborate shall assist the
corporation in carrying out its purposes as directed by the
Governor.
(d) The corporation shall not be considered, in whole or in
part, an agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of
the State. The corporation shall not exercise any sovereign
power of the State. Employees and officers of the corporation
shall not be considered employees or officers of the State or
subject to Personnel Code or other laws applicable to State
employees and officers. The corporation does not have authority
to pledge the credit of the State; the State shall not be
liable for the debts or obligations of the corporation; and all
debts and obligations of the corporation shall be payable
solely from the corporation's funds.
(e) The corporation shall have such powers, rights, and
obligations as are conferred upon a not-for-profit corporation
under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986,
including to accept grants, loans, or other amounts from the
State, the federal government, or other persons; to enter into
contracts; and to employ personnel and other agents.
(f) The corporation shall be established, maintained, and
operated so that donations and bequests to the corporation
qualify as tax deductible under State income tax laws and
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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(g) The articles of incorporation and bylaws of the
corporation shall provide for (1) governance and efficient
management of the corporation, (2) a board of directors
satisfying the requirements of Section 2-15, (3) a conflict
of interest policy satisfying the requirements of Section
2-30, and (4) financial operations of the corporation,
including the authority to receive and expend funds from
public and private sources and to use its property, money,
and other resources for the purposes of the corporation.
Section 2-15. Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of the corporation.
(a) The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the board of directors of the
corporation.
(b) The board shall comprise 16 directors as follows:
(1) The Governor or his or designee shall be a director
ex officio and serve as chairperson of the board.
(2) The Governor shall appoint 11 directors, including
(i) one director with professional experience in finance,
insurance, or investment banking, (ii) one director with
professional experience in small business development,
(iii) one director with professional experience in the
tourism or hospitality industry, and (iv) eight directors
who are actively employed in the private, for-profit sector
or who otherwise have substantial experience in economic

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development. Of those eight directors described in clause
(iv), there shall be at least one director from each
industry cluster as identified to the Governor by the
Director. Of the 11 directors appointed pursuant to this
paragraph, at least 4 directors shall be representatives of
minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
(3) The Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives and the President and Minority Leader of
the Senate each shall appoint one director who is employed
in, or retired from employment in, a private business,
not-for-profit organization, or academic organization.
(c) To facilitate communication and cooperation between
the corporation and State agencies involved in economic
development, the director or head of each of the following
agencies shall serve as a non-voting, non-director member of
the board: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources,
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Illinois
Finance Authority, Department of Revenue, Department of Labor,
Veterans' Affairs, Central Management Services, Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Employment
Security.
(d) Except for the Governor or his or her designee, each
director shall serve a term of three years. The articles of
incorporation or bylaws shall divide the other 15 directors
into three equal classes, with the terms of one class of

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directors expiring each year.
(e) The Governor shall select an initial Chief Executive
Officer of the corporation, subject to confirmation by a
majority of members of the board. After the initial Chief
Executive Officer, each subsequent Chief Executive Officer
shall be selected and confirmed by a majority vote of the
Board.
Section 2-20. Office of Economic Development and Tourism.
Within the Department, there shall be created a new division
called the Office of Economic Development and Tourism. That
office shall collaborate with the corporation and be
responsible for the following functions of the Department:
business development; entrepreneurship, innovation, and
technology; trade and investment; and tourism and film. The
director of that office shall report directly to the Director.
Section 2-25. Transparency and accountability.
(a) Within the Office of the Director there is created a
new division called the Office of Accountability and
Transparency. Such division shall be responsible for
monitoring all grants made by the Department; for ensuring
compliance by the Department and its grantees, including the
corporation, with all applicable laws and grant terms and
conditions; and for ensuring transparency in the Department's
grant-making and other activities.

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(b) With respect to any grant agreement entered into
between the corporation and the Department, the corporation
shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) For the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act,
the corporation shall be considered a contractor
performing a governmental function on behalf of the
Department in accordance with subsection (2) of Section 7
of such Act, notwithstanding whether the corporation
receives a grant from or enters into a contract with the
Department.
(2) The corporation shall post copies of minutes of its
board meetings on its publicly-accessible website. Any
redactions shall be limited to information exempt from
disclosure pursuant to subsection (1) of Section 7 of the
Freedom of Information Act or other applicable law.
(3) The corporation shall post copies of all final
grant agreements and tax incentives on its
publicly-accessible website. Any redactions shall be
limited to information exempt from disclosure pursuant to
subsection (1) of Section 7 of the Freedom of Information
Act or other applicable law.
(4) The corporation shall develop procedures,
standards, and objectives for evaluating all sub-grant
applicants and sub-grants awarded to ensure that State
funds spent by the corporation and its sub-grantees
optimize return on investment for Illinois taxpayers. Such

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procedures, standards, and objectives shall be disclosed
on the corporation's publicly-accessibly website.
(5) The corporation shall assess and report its efforts
and results to the public and the Department's Office of
Accountability and Transparency. In addition, the
corporation shall comply with all grant monitoring
procedures issued by the Department for the monitoring of
grants of State and federal funds.
(6) The corporation shall conduct an annual audit
performed by a certified public accountant in accordance
with generally accepted accounting procedures. Such audit
shall be filed with the Department's Office of
Accountability and Transparency and made available to the
public.
(7) The corporation shall be subject to bi-annual
audits by the Auditor General.
(8) The Corporation shall submit an annual report to
the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department's
Office of Accountability and Transparency that describes
the corporation's operations and activities during the
prior fiscal year, including (A) the corporation's
complete, audited financial statements, including a
description of the corporation's financial conditions and
operations; (B) a listing of all public sources of funds
received by the corporation; (C) a listing of all private
sources of funds received by the corporation; (D) a listing

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of all firms and individuals who provided assistance or
resources to the corporation without compensation,
including the approximate value of the assistance or
resources provided; and (E) a description of how the
operations and activities of the corporation serve the
interests of the State and promote economic development.
(9) The corporation shall comply with all applicable
State and federal laws, including all applicable terms of
the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act.
Section 2-30. Conflicts of interest.
(a) In the conduct of their service to the corporation,
directors, officers, and employees of the corporation shall
behave ethically and in the best interests of the corporation
and shall seek to avoid actual and potential conflicts of
interest.
(b) The corporation shall adopt and maintain a
comprehensive conflicts of interest policy. Such policy shall
include, without limitation, the following:
(1) Any pecuniary interest held by or for a conflict
party in a grant from or contract with the corporation
shall be disclosed in writing and identified in the minutes
of the board.
(2) A conflict party who holds a pecuniary interest in
a grant from or contract with the corporation, or for whom
such an interest is held, shall not participate in any

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corporate action with respect to such grant or contract.
(3) A conflict party may not acquire a pecuniary
interest in a grant from or contract with the corporation
during the time that the conflict party (or the spouse or
immediate family member of the conflict party) serves as a
director, officer, or employee of the corporation and for
one year after termination of such service.
(4) The corporation will not enter into any grant or
contract with any entity in which a conflict party is
entitled to receive more than 7.5%, or in which a conflict
party together with his or her spouse and immediate family
members residing in his or her residence are entitled to
receive more than 15%, of the total distribution income of
the entity.
Section 2-35. Fundraising. The corporation shall raise and
accept funds from private donors to support its economic
development efforts and other operations.
Section 2-40. Historic Preservation Agency Abolished;
Division of Historic Sites Created.
(a) The Historic Preservation Agency, including the Board
of the Historic Preservation Agency, is abolished and its
powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities, except for
those contained in Sections 30, 31, 32, and 33 of the Historic
Preservation Agency Act relating to the Abraham Lincoln

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Presidential Library and Museum, are transferred to the
Historic Sites Division within the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
(b) Within the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity, there is created a new division called the
Division of Historic Sites. All powers, duties, functions, and
responsibilities of the former Historic Preservation Agency,
except for those contained Sections 30, 31, 32, and 33 of the
Historic Preservation Agency Act relating to the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, are transferred to
such Division.
(c) The personnel of the Historic Preservation Agency are
hereby transferred to the Historic Sites Division within the
Department. The status and rights of the transferred employees,
and the rights of the State of Illinois and its agencies, under
the Personnel Code and applicable collective bargaining
agreements or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan
are not affected (except as provided in Sections 14-110 and
18-127 of the Illinois Pension Code) by that transfer or by any
other provision of this Act.
(d) All books, records, papers, documents, property (real
and personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending
business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and
responsibilities the Historic Preservation Agency, except for
those related to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum, shall be transferred to the Historic Sites Division.

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(e) All unexpended appropriations and balances and other
funds available for use by the Historic Preservation Agency,
except for those related to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum, shall be transferred to the Department.
(f) Whatever reports or notices are now required to be made
or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any
person to or upon the Historic Preservation Agency in
connection with the power, duties, rights and responsibilities
transferred by this Act, the same shall be made, given,
furnished or served in the same manner by the Division of
Historic Sites.
(g) This Act does not affect any act done, ratified, or
canceled or any right occurring or established or any action,
or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil, or
criminal cause by the Historic Preservation Agency before this
Act takes effect; such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted
and continued by the Department.
(h) Any rules of the Historic Preservation Agency, except
for those related to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
and Museum that relate to its powers, duties, rights and
responsibilities and are in full force on the effective date of
this Act shall become rules of the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity. This Act does not affect the legality of
any such rules in the Illinois Administrative Code.
Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State by the
Historic Preservation Agency that are pending in the

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rule-making process on the effective date of this Act, shall be
deemed to have been filed by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity. As soon as practicable hereafter, the
Department shall revise and clarify the rules transferred to it
under this Act to reflect the reorganization of powers, duties,
rights and responsibilities affected by this Act using the
procedures for recodification of rules available under the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that the
existing titles, part and section numbering for the affected
rules may be retained.
Article III.
Section 3-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Act.
References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
Section 3-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Agency" means the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
and Museum.
"Board" means the Board of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum.
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
"Library" means the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.
"Museum" means the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.

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Section 3-10. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum; establishment.
(a) The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum,
formerly a constituent unit of the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency, is created as an independent State agency
within the Executive Branch of State government.
(b) The Agency shall be under the supervision and direction
of the Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum.
Section 3-15. Board. There shall be a Board of the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to advise the Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum and the Executive Director on
programs related to the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
and to exercise the powers and duties given to it under Section
3-25 of this Act. The Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation may
mutually co-operate to maximize resources available to the
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and to support,
sustain, and provide educational programs and collections at
the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Agency is not bound by any
Memoranda of Understanding entered into by the Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency, whether on behalf of the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum or otherwise, and the

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. The terms of
such a Memorandum shall not be enforceable against the Agency.
Section 3-20. Composition of the Board. The Board of the
Agency shall consist of the 11 members to be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Board
shall consist of members with the following qualifications:
(1) One member shall have recognized knowledge and ability
in matters related to business administration.
(2) One member shall have recognized knowledge and ability
in matters related to the history of Abraham Lincoln.
(3) One member shall have recognized knowledge and ability
in matters related to the history of Illinois.
(4) One member shall have recognized knowledge and ability
in matters related to library and museum studies.
(5) One member shall have recognized knowledge and ability
in matters related to historic preservation.
(6) One member shall have recognized knowledge and ability
in matters related to cultural tourism.
The initial terms of office shall be designed by the
Governor as follows: one member to serve for a term of one
year, 2 members to serve for a term of 2 years, 2 members to
serve for a term of 3 years, 2 members to serve for a term of 4
years, 2 member to serve for a term of 5 years, and 2 members to
serve for a term of 6 years. Thereafter, all appointments shall
be for a term of 6 years. The Governor shall appoint one of the

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members to serve as Chair at the pleasure of the Governor.
The members of the Board shall serve without compensation
but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties
as members of the Board from funds appropriated for that
purpose.
Section 3-25. Powers and duties of the Board. The Board
shall:
(a) Establish programs for implementation in support of the
mission and goals of the Agency.
(b) Create and execute such seminars, symposia, or other
conferences as may be necessary or advisable to the Agency.
(c) Report annually to the Governor and the General
Assembly on the status of the Agency and its programs.
(d) Accept, hold, maintain, and administer, as trustee,
property given in trust for education or historic purposes for
the benefit of the people of the State of Illinois and dispose
of any property under the terms of the instrument creating the
trust.
(e) Accept, hold, maintain, and administer donated
property of historical significance such as books, papers,
records, and personal property of any kind, including
electronic and digital property, pursuant to gifting
instruments, agreements, or deeds of gift and enter into such
agreements as may be necessary to carry out the Board's duties

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and responsibilities under this Section.
(f) Lease concessions at the Library and Museum. All
leases, for whatever period, shall be made subject to the
written approval of the Governor. All concession leases
extending for a period in excess of 10 years shall contain
provisions for the Agency to participate, on a percentage
basis, in the revenues generated by any concession operation.
(g) Enforce the laws of the State and the rules of the
Agency.
(h) Cooperate with private organizations and agencies of
the State of Illinois by providing areas and the use of staff
personnel where feasible for the sale of publications on the
historic and cultural heritage of the State and craft items
made by Illinois craftsmen. These sales shall not conflict with
existing concession agreements. The Board is authorized to
negotiate and approve agreements with the organizations and
agencies for a portion of the monies received from sales to be
returned to the Agency for the furtherance of interpretative
and restoration programs.
(i) Accept offers of gifts, gratuities, or grants from the
federal government, its agencies, or offices, or from any
person, firm, or corporation.
(j) Subject to the provisions of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act, make reasonable rules as may be
necessary to discharge the duties of the Agency.
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to and use of the facilities of the Library and Museum.
(l) Operate a restaurant, caf�, or other food serving
facility at the Museum or lease the operation of such a
facility under reasonable terms and conditions; and provide
vending services for food, beverages, or other products deemed
necessary and proper, consistent with the purposes of the
Library and Museum.
(m) Engage in marketing activities designed to promote the
Library and Museum. In undertaking these activities, the Board
may take all necessary steps with respect to products and
services, including, but not limited to, retail sales,
wholesale sales, direct marketing, mail order sales, telephone
sales, advertising and promotion, purchase of product and
materials inventory, design and printing and manufacturing of
new products, reproductions, and adaptations, copyright and
trademark licensing and royalty agreements, and payment of
applicable taxes. In addition, the Board shall have the
authority to sell advertising in its publications and printed
materials.
Section 3-30. Administration of the Agency. The Board shall
appoint an Executive Director of the Agency. The Executive
Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The
Executive Director shall, subject to applicable provisions of
law, execute and discharge the powers and duties of the Agency.
The Executive Director shall have hiring power and shall

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appoint (a) a Library Facilities Operations Director; and (b) a
Director of the Library. The Executive Director shall appoint
those other employees of the Agency as he or she deems
appropriate and shall fix the compensation of the Library
Facilities Operations' Director, the Direction of the Library
and other employees. The Executive Director may establish and
collect admission and registration fees, may operate a gift
shop, and may publish and sell educational and informational
materials.
Section 3-35. Executive Director; exchange historical
records. The Executive Director of the Agency may and is hereby
required to make all necessary rules, regulations, and bylaws
not inconsistent with law to carry into effect the purposes of
this Act and to procure from time to time as may be possible
and practicable, at reasonable costs, all books, pamphlets,
manuscripts, monographs, writings, and other material of
historical interest and useful to the historian bearing upon
the political, physical, religious, or social history of the
State of Illinois from the earliest known period of time. The
Executive Director of the Agency may, with the consent of the
Board, exchange any books, pamphlets, manuscripts, records or
other materials which such library may acquire that are of no
historical interest or for any reason are of no value to it,
with any other library, school or historical society. The
Executive Director shall distribute volumes of the series known

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as the Illinois Historical Collections now in print, and to be
printed, to all who may apply for same and who pay to the
Library and Museum for such volumes an amount fixed by the
Executive Director sufficient to cover the expenses of printing
and distribution of each volume received by such applicants.
However, the Executive Director shall have authority to furnish
25 of each of the volumes of the Illinois Historical
Collections, free of charge to each of the authors and editors
of the collections or parts thereof; to furnish, as in his
discretion he deems necessary or desirable, as reasonable
number of each of the volumes of the Collections without charge
to archives, libraries and similar institutions from which
material has been drawn or assistance has been given in the
preparation of such Collections, and to the officials thereof,
to furnish, as in his discretion he deems necessary or
desirable, a reasonable number of each of the volumes of the
Collections without charge to the University of Illinois
Library and to instructors and officials of that University,
and to public libraries in the State of Illinois. The Executive
Director, may, with the consent of the Board, also make
exchanges of Historical Collections with any other library,
school or historical society, and to distribute volumes of
collections for review purposes.
Section 3-40. Illinois State Historian; appointment. The
Board shall appoint the Illinois State Historian, who shall

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provide historical expertise, support, and service to all
divisions of the Agency. The State Historian is the State's
authority on Abraham Lincoln and the history of Illinois.
Section 3-45. State Historian; historical records. The
State Historian shall establish and supervise a program within
the Agency designed to preserve as historical records selected
past editions of newspapers of this State. Such editions shall
be microphotographed. The negatives of such microphotographs
shall be stored in a place provided by the Agency.
The State Historian shall determine on the basis of
historical value the various newspaper edition files which
shall be microphotographed and shall arrange a schedule for
such microphotographing. The State Historian shall supervise
the making of arrangements for acquiring access to past edition
filed with the editors or publishers of the various newspapers.
The method of microphotography to be employed in this
program shall conform to the standards established pursuant to
Section 17 of the State Records Act.
Upon payment to the Agency of the required fee, any person
or organization shall be supplied with any prints requested to
be made from the negatives of the microphotographs. The fee
required shall be determined by the State Historian and shall
be equal in amount to the costs incurred by the Agency in
supplying the requested prints.

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Section 3-50. Gifts to the Illinois State Historic Library.
Those programs, collections, and functions heretofore
administered by the Illinois State Historical Library or the
Historic Preservation Agency's Historical Library Division
shall be administered by the Agency. All gifts made
specifically to the Illinois State Historical Library shall
remain at all times within the Agency.
Section 3-55. Director of the Library; historical
collections. The Director of the Library may and is hereby
required to make all necessary rules, regulations, and bylaws
not inconsistent with law to carry into effect the purpose of
this Act and to procure from time to time as may be possible
and practicable, at reasonable costs, all books, pamphlets,
manuscripts, monographs, writings, and other material of
historical interest and useful to the historical bearing upon
the political, physical, religious, or social history of the
State of Illinois from the earliest known period of time. The
Director of the Library may exchange any books, pamphlets,
manuscripts, records or other material which the Library may
acquire that are of no historical interest of for any reason
are of no value to it, with another library, school, or
historical society. The Director of the Library shall
distribute volumes of the series known as the Illinois
Historical Collection now in print, and to be printed to all
may apply for same and who pay to the Library for such volumes

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an amount fixed by the Director sufficient to cover the
expenses of printing and distributing each volumes received by
such applicants. However, the Director of the Library shall
have authority to furnish 25 of each of the volumes of the
Illinois Historical Collection, free of charge, to each of the
authors and editors of the collection or part thereof, to
furnish, as in his or her discretion he or she deems necessary
or desirable, a reasonable number of each of the volumes of the
collections without charge to archives, libraries and similar
institutions from which materials has been drawn or assistance
has been given in the preparation of such Collections, and to
the officials thereof, and to furnish, as in his or her
discretion he or she deems necessary or desirable, a reasonable
number of each of the volumes of the collections without charge
to the University of Illinois library and to instructor and
officials of that University, and to the public libraries in
the State of Illinois. The Director of the Library may also
make exchanges of Historical Collections with any other
library, school, or historical society, and to distribute
volumes of collections for review purposes.
Section 3-60. State Historical Library. The rights,
powers, and duties vested by law in the State Historical
Library or any office, division or bureau thereof are hereby
transferred to the Division of Historical Sites.

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Section 3-65. Separation from the Historic Preservation
Agency. On the effective date of this Act, all of the powers,
duties, assets, liabilities, employees, contracts, property,
including any items formerly contained in the Illinois State
Historical Library now presently held in the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum, records, pending business,
and unexpanded appropriations of the Historic Preservation
Agency related to the administration and enforcement of Section
17, 32, and of the Historic Preservation Agency Act (now
repealed) are transferred to the Agency created under this Act.
The status and rights of the transferred employees, and the
rights of the State of Illinois and its agencies, under the
Personnel Code and applicable collective bargaining agreements
or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan are not
affected (except as provided in Sections 14-110 and 18-127 of
the Illinois Pension Code) by that transfer or by any other
provision of this Act. Staff hired on or after the effective
date of this Act shall not be subject to the Personnel Code or
any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Article IV.
(20 ILCS 605/605-300 rep.)
Section 4-5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by repealing Section 605-300.

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(20 ILCS 3405 rep.)
Section 4-10. The Historic Preservation Agency Act is
repealed.
(20 ILCS 3425 rep.)
Section 4-15. The State Historical Library Act is repealed.
Article V.
Section 5-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".