101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4469
 
Introduced 2/3/2020, by Rep. Allen Skillicorn
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 





50 ILCS 145/2
50 ILCS 145/3
50 ILCS 145/25

     Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. Makes the Act applicable to both elected and appointed officers (rather than only elected officers) of school districts and units of local government. Limits home rule powers.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Local Government Officer Compensation Act is 
5amended  by changing Sections 2, 3, and 25 as follows:
 



6    (50 ILCS 145/2)



7    Sec. 2. Time of fixing compensation. Notwithstanding any 
8other law to
the contrary, the compensation of elected or 
9appointed officers of school districts and
units of local 
10government, including home rule units, which compensation is to

11be fixed by that school district or unit of local government, 
12shall be fixed at
least 180 days before the beginning of the 
13terms of the officers whose
compensation is to be fixed.

14(Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)

 



15    (50 ILCS 145/3)



16    Sec. 3. Preemption. A home rule
unit may not fix the 
17compensation of elected or appointed officers of that unit of 
18local
government in a manner inconsistent with this Act.  This 
19Act is a limitation
under subsection (i) of Section 6 of 
20Article VII of the Illinois Constitution
on the concurrent 
21exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised

22by the State.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)

 
2    (50 ILCS 145/25)
3    Sec. 25. Elected or appointed official salary. 
4    (a) Notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the 
5contrary, an elected or appointed officer of a unit of local 
6government that is a participating employer under the Illinois 
7Municipal Retirement Fund shall not receive any salary or other 
8compensation from the unit of local government if the member is 
9receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal 
10Retirement Fund under Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code 
11for the elected or appointed official's service in that same 
12elected or appointed position. If an elected or appointed 
13officer is receiving benefits from the Illinois Municipal 
14Retirement Fund on August 23, 2019 (the effective date of 
15Public Act 101-544), the elected or appointed official's salary 
16and compensation shall be reduced to zero at the beginning of 
17the member's next term if the member is still receiving such 
18pension benefits.
19    (b) This Section does not apply to a unit of local 
20government that has adopted an ordinance or resolution 
21effective prior to January 1, 2019 that: (i) reduces the 
22compensation of an elected or appointed official of the unit of 
23local government who is receiving pension benefits from the 
24Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of the 
25Illinois Pension Code for his or her service as an elected or 
 
 
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1appointed official in the same elected or appointed position of 
2that unit of local government; and (ii) changes the official's 
3position to part-time. 

4(Source: P.A. 101-544, eff. 8-23-19; 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)