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(20 ILCS 801/Art. 20 heading)

ARTICLE 20. STATE MUSEUM

 

(20 ILCS 801/20-5)

Sec. 20-5. State Museum. The Department of Natural Resources shall have within it the office of the Illinois State Museum. The Board of the Illinois State Museum is retained as the governing board for the State Museum.

(Source: P.A. 95-728, eff. 7-1-08 - See Sec. 999.)

 

(20 ILCS 801/20-10)

Sec. 20-10. Board of the Illinois State Museum.

(a) Within the Department there shall be a Board of the Illinois State Museum, composed of 11 persons, one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over. The Board shall be composed of 9 representatives of the natural sciences, anthropology, art, and business, qualified by at least 10 years of experience in practicing or teaching their several professions; one senior citizen; and the Director of Natural Resources or the Director's designee. Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve for 2-year terms.

The transfer of the Board to the Department under this Act does not terminate or otherwise affect the term of membership of any member of the Board, except that the former Director of Energy and Natural Resources is replaced by the Director of Natural Resources.

(b) The Board shall:

  • (1) advise the Director of the Department in all matters pertaining to maintenance, extension and usefulness of the Illinois State Museum;
  • (2) make recommendations concerning the appointment of a new museum director whenever a vacancy occurs in that position; and
  • (3) (blank);
  • (4) review the budget and approve budget requests of the Illinois State Museum and make recommendations with reference thereto to the Governor through the Director of the Department.

(c) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 102-303, eff. 1-1-22.)

 

(20 ILCS 801/20-15)

Sec. 20-15. Entrance fee. The Department may set by administrative rule an entrance fee for visitors to the Illinois State Museum. The fee assessed by this Section shall be deposited into the Illinois State Museum Fund for the Department to use to support the Illinois State Museum. The monies deposited into the Illinois State Museum Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.

(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)

 

(20 ILCS 801/20-20)

Sec. 20-20. Products manufactured in the United States. The Illinois State Museum shall set aside a booth or section of the gift shop for the sale of products manufactured in the United States. As used in this Section, "products manufactured in the United States" means assembled articles, materials, or supplies for which design, final assembly, processing, packaging, testing, or other process that adds value, quality, or reliability occurred in the United States.

(Source: P.A. 98-1031, eff. 8-25-14.)


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