Bill Amendment: IL HB4044 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Status: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4044 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4044-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Kathleen Willis

Filed: 2/28/2020

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4044
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4044 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum Act is amended by changing Sections 30, 35, and 45 and
by adding Section 3 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3475/3 new)
Sec. 3. Executive Order superseded. Executive Order No.
2017-1 created the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum as a State agency under the jurisdiction of the
Governor. This Act is the implementation of that Executive
Order. To the extent that there is a conflict between the
provisions of the Executive Order and this Act, this Act
supersedes the Executive Order, and shall be controlling.
(20 ILCS 3475/30)

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Sec. 30. Administration of the Agency. The Agency shall be
under the supervision and direction of an Executive Director.
The person serving on the effective date of this Act as Library
Director, as defined in Section 33 of the Historic Preservation
Act, shall become the inaugural Executive Director on the
effective date of this Act and shall serve as Executive
Director until the expiration of his then-current term as
Library Director. Thereafter, the Board shall appoint the
Executive Director with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Executive Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board
for a term of 4 years. 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 appoint (a) a Facilities Services
Library Facilities Operations Director; and (b) a Director of
the Library Services Director. The Executive Director shall
appoint those other employees of the Agency as he or she deems
appropriate and shall fix the compensation of the Facilities
Services Library Facilities Operations Director, the Director
of the Library Services Director, and other employees. The
Executive Director may make provision to establish and collect
admission and registration fees, operate a gift shop, and
publish and sell educational and informational materials.
(Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17; 100-695, eff. 8-3-18.)
(20 ILCS 3475/35)

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Sec. 35. State Historian; exchange historical records. The
State Historian shall 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 State Historian may, with the consent of the
Executive Director 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 State Historian shall distribute
volumes of the series known 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 State Historian sufficient to
cover the expenses of printing and distribution of each volume
received by such applicants. However, the State Historian 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 or her discretion he or she deems necessary
or desirable, a reasonable number of each of the volumes of the

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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; 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 instructors and
officials of that University, and to public libraries in the
State of Illinois. The State Historian may, with the consent of
the Board, also make exchanges of the Historical Collections
with any other library, school or historical society, and
distribute volumes of the Collections for review purposes.
(Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.)
(20 ILCS 3475/45)
Sec. 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 and other
materials shall be preserved in accordance with industry
standards and shall be stored in a place provided by the
Agency. The negatives of microphotographs and other materials
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 preserved and shall arrange a schedule for such

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preservation. The State Historian or his or her designee shall
work with library personnel in shall supervise the making of
arrangements for acquiring access to past edition files and
copyright permissions 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 granted access to the preserved
editions of newspapers and all records supplied with any prints
requested to be made from the newspapers and all records. The
fee required shall be determined by the State Historian and
shall be equal in amount to the costs incurred by the Agency in
granting such access supplying the requested prints.
(Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.)
(20 ILCS 3425/Act rep.)
Section 10. The State Historical Library Act is repealed.".