Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB2331

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2331

Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Daniel Didech

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 145/2

Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. In provisions relating to the time and manner of fixing compensation of elected officers of school districts and units of local government, provides that "compensation" means all remuneration for service as an elected officer, including wages, salary, health insurance benefits, and all other payments made on behalf of or for the benefit of the elected officer for service as an elected officer. Provides that "compensation" shall be construed liberally to require all elected officer compensation to be fixed in accordance with the provisions.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Local Government Officer Compensation Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(50 ILCS 145/2)

Sec. 2. Time and manner of fixing compensation.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the compensation of elected officers of school districts and units of local government, including home rule units, which compensation is to be fixed by that school district or unit of local government, shall be fixed at least 180 days before the beginning of the terms of the officers whose compensation is to be fixed.

(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the compensation of county elected officers shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution of the county board or the board of county commissioners. In the ordinance or resolution fixing the compensation of county elected officers under subsection (a), the county board shall separately list each stipend an elected officer is expected to receive in addition to the compensation to be paid by the county. The stipends listed shall include, but are not limited to, stipends expected to be received under:

Section 3-40 of the Property Tax Code.

Section 4-20 of the Property Tax Code.

Section 3-10007 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-2001 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-6001 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-6002 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-6003 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-8002 of the Counties Code.

Section 27.3 of the Clerks of Courts Act.

(c) As used in this Section, "compensation" means all remuneration for service as an elected officer, including wages, salary, health insurance benefits, and all other payments made on behalf of or for the benefit of the elected officer for service as an elected officer.

This subsection shall be construed liberally to require all elected officer compensation to be fixed in accordance with this Section.

(Source: P.A. 102-48, eff. 7-9-21.)