Bill Amendment: IL HB4877 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

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Bill Title: BOARD STATE FAIR ADVISORS

Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4877 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4877-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Tim Butler

Filed: 4/10/2018

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4877
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4877 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The State Fair Act is amended by changing
Section 8 as follows:
(20 ILCS 210/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 1708)
Sec. 8. There is created a Board of State Fair Advisors
consisting of the Director, 4 ex-officio members as hereafter
named, and up to 15 20 persons appointed by the Governor. The
Chairman and minority spokesman of the House Agriculture and
Conservation Committee and the Chairman and minority spokesman
of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Energy Committee of
the Illinois General Assembly shall serve as ex-officio
members. No more than 3 of the Board members shall be appointed
from any one county. The terms of members of the State Fair
Advisory Board appointed before the effective date of this

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amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall expire on
January 21, 2019. Initial appointments made after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall
be for terms of one, 2, and 3 years staggered to provide for
the selection of 5 members each year. All subsequent
appointments shall be for terms of 3 years. All terms shall
commence on the 3rd Monday in January. Members of the State
Fair Advisory Board shall serve for 2 year terms commencing on
the third Monday of January of each odd-numbered year. The
Governor shall in making appointments to the Board provide for
a representation of the operational interests of the State Fair
and this State the State of Illinois. Members of the Board
shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
An appointed member's office becomes vacant upon his or her
absence from 2 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings. The
Director or his or her authorized representative from the
Department shall act as chairman of the Board. The duties of
the Board are to advise the Director and the Department on
matters concerning the operation of each State Fair and State
Fairgrounds as they pertain to varied interests in the State
Fairs and the people of this State the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)
Section 10. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
Act is amended by changing Section 14 as follows:

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(70 ILCS 210/14) (from Ch. 85, par. 1234)
Sec. 14. Board; compensation. The governing and
administrative body of the Authority shall be a board known as
the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. On the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the
Trustee shall assume the duties and powers of the Board for a
period of 18 months or until the Board is fully constituted,
whichever is later. Any action requiring Board approval shall
be deemed approved by the Board if the Trustee approves the
action in accordance with Section 14.5. Beginning the first
Monday of the month occurring 18 months after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the
Board shall consist of 9 members. The Governor shall appoint 4
members to the Board, subject to the advice and consent of the
Senate. The Mayor shall appoint 4 members to the Board. At
least one member of the Board shall represent the interests of
labor and at least one member of the Board shall represent the
interests of the convention industry. A majority of the members
appointed by the Governor and Mayor shall appoint a ninth
member to serve as the chairperson. The Board shall be fully
constituted when a quorum has been appointed. The members of
the board shall be individuals of generally recognized ability
and integrity. No member of the Board may be (i) an officer or
employee of, or a member of a board, commission or authority
of, the State, any unit of local government or any school

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district or (ii) a person who served on the Board prior to the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
Assembly.
Of the initial members appointed by the Governor, one shall
serve for a term expiring June 1, 2013, one shall serve for a
term expiring June 1, 2014, one shall serve for a term expiring
June 1, 2015, and one shall serve for a term expiring June 1,
2016, as determined by the Governor. Of the initial members
appointed by the Mayor, one shall serve for a term expiring
June 1, 2013, one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2014,
one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2015, and one shall
serve for a term expiring June 1, 2016, as determined by the
Mayor. The initial chairperson appointed by the Board shall
serve a term for a term expiring June 1, 2015. Successors shall
be appointed to 4-year terms. No person may be appointed to
more than 3 2 terms.
Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but
shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the
performance of their duties. All members of the Board and
employees of the Authority are subject to the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act, in accordance with its terms.
(Source: P.A. 96-882, eff. 2-17-10; 96-898, eff. 5-27-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".