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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Act. (Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.)
Illinois · statute · 20 ILCS 3475 · 22 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Act. (Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.)
Executive Order superseded.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 th…
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agency" means the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. "Board" means the Board of Trustees 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 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 have control…
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…
Composition of the Board. The Board of Trustees shall consist of 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 administ…
Powers and duties of the Board. The Board shall: (a) Set policies and 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…
Administration of the Agency. The Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer and head of the Agency. The Board, based upon the recommendation of the Governor, shall appoint the Executive Director with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Executive Director shall serve for a term commencing on the date…
Exchange historical records. The Agency 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 o…
Chief State Historical Officer; appointment. (a) The Board, in consultation with the Governor and the Illinois Historical Society, shall determine the qualifications of and appoint a Chief State Historical Officer, who shall report to and advise the Executive Director. (b) The Chief State Historical Officer shall serve…
Historical records. The Library Services Director in consultation with historian staff at the Agency 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…
Gifts to the Illinois State Historical 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…
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 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. (Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.)
Separation from the Historic Preservation Agency. On the effective date of this Act, all of the powers, duties, assets, liabilities, employees, contracts, property (real and personal), including any items formerly contained in the Illinois State Historical Library now presently held in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential…
Rulemaking authority. The Agency may adopt rules in contravention of this Act in order to comply with federal laws or regulations that apply to Presidential Libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries under the National Archives and Records Administration, including, but not limited to, 44 U.S.C. 21,…
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Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.)