Rep. Tim Butler
Filed: 4/4/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4877




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4877 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Fair Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 8 as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 210/8)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1708)



7    Sec. 8. There is created a Board of State Fair Advisors 
8consisting of
the Director, 4 ex-officio members as hereafter 
9named, and up to 15 20 persons
appointed by the Governor.  The 
10Chairman and minority
spokesman of the House Agriculture and 
11Conservation Committee and the Chairman and minority
spokesman 
12of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Energy Committee of

13the Illinois General Assembly shall serve as ex-officio 
14members.  No more
than 3 of the Board members shall be appointed 
15from any one county.  The terms of members of the State Fair 
16Advisory Board appointed before the effective date of this 
 
 
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1amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall expire on 
2January 21, 2019. Initial appointments made after the effective 
3date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall 
4be for terms of one, 2, and 3 years staggered to provide for 
5the selection of 5 members each year. All subsequent 
6appointments shall be for terms of 3 years. All terms shall 
7commence on the 3rd Monday in January. Members
of the State 
8Fair Advisory Board shall serve for 2 year terms commencing on

9the third Monday of January  of each odd-numbered year.  The 
10Governor shall in
making appointments to the Board provide for 
11a representation of the operational interests
of the State Fair 
12and this State the State of Illinois. Members of the Board 
13shall
receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for 
14necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties.  
15An appointed member's office
becomes vacant upon his or her 
16absence from 2 consecutive regularly
scheduled meetings. The 
17Director or his or her authorized representative from the

18Department shall act as chairman of the Board.  The duties of 
19the Board
are to advise the Director and the Department on 
20matters concerning the
operation of each State Fair and State 
21Fairgrounds as they pertain to varied
interests in the State 
22Fairs and the people of this State the State of Illinois.

23(Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)

 
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
251, 2019.".