Illinois § 20-10

§ 20-10.

Advisory Board of the Illinois State Museum. (a) Within the Department there shall be an Advisory Board of the Illinois State Museum. The Advisory Board shall be composed of 11 persons who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Any members appointed before July 1, 2026 shall serve the full term for which they were appointed, unless removed by the Governor. Beginning on July 1, 2026, 9 members shall have at least 5 years of experience practicing or teaching in natural sciences, anthropology, art, history, or business and shall be from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations across the State; and 2 members shall be representatives of community-based organizations, irrespective of background and experience. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the Board shall include 6 individuals from a historically marginalized identity. All members appointed after January 1, 2025 shall serve for 2-year terms. The Governor shall be entitled to remove any member due to incompetency, dereliction of duty, or malfeasance. 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 Advisory Board shall: (1) advise the Director of the Department, or the Director's designee, in all matters pertaining to the maintenance, the extension, and the mission of the State Museum, including, but not limited to, the needs for capital development projects, assistance with long-term planning for the State Museum, and other large-scale operational changes, except that these matters shall be determined and shall be defined solely by the State Museum; (2) make recommendations concerning the appointment of a new State Museum director whenever a vacancy occurs in that position, except that the Department shall have the sole authority to determine the process used to identify and employ a new State Museum director, including, but not limited to, the authority to determine how and when to involve or employ an individual or business to aid in conducting a search for interested and qualified candidates; to identify qualified candidates; to interview candidates; to make an offer of employment to the selected candidate; and to determine the compensation of the new State Museum Director; (3) (blank); and (4) review the budget of the Illinois State Museum and make recommendations to the Director of the Department. (c) (Blank). (Source: P.A. 102-303, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1005, eff. 5-27-22; 103-835, eff. 8-9-24.)