Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Filed: 11/30/2022
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1587
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1587, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act | ||||||
6 | is amended by changing Section 20-5 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (5 ILCS 430/20-5)
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8 | Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission.
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9 | (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created.
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10 | (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9
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11 | commissioners.
The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and | ||||||
12 | the Attorney General, Secretary
of State, Comptroller, and | ||||||
13 | Treasurer shall each appoint one commissioner.
Appointments | ||||||
14 | shall be made by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate | ||||||
15 | by three-fifths of the elected members concurring by record | ||||||
16 | vote.
Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60 |
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1 | session days of the
receipt thereof shall be deemed to have | ||||||
2 | received the advice and consent of
the Senate. If, during a | ||||||
3 | recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office
of | ||||||
4 | commissioner, the appointing authority shall make a temporary
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5 | appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when the | ||||||
6 | appointing
authority shall make a nomination to fill that | ||||||
7 | office. No person rejected for
an office of commissioner | ||||||
8 | shall, except by the Senate's request, be
nominated again for | ||||||
9 | that office at the same session of the Senate or be
appointed | ||||||
10 | to that office during a recess of that Senate.
No more than 5
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11 | commissioners may be of the same
political party.
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12 | The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon | ||||||
13 | qualification.
Four initial appointees of the Governor, as | ||||||
14 | designated by the Governor, shall
serve terms running through | ||||||
15 | June 30, 2007. One initial appointee of the
Governor, as | ||||||
16 | designated by the Governor, and the initial appointees of the
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17 | Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and | ||||||
18 | Treasurer shall serve
terms running through June 30, 2008.
The | ||||||
19 | initial appointments shall be made within 60 days
after the | ||||||
20 | effective date of this Act.
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21 | After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for | ||||||
22 | 4-year terms
commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment | ||||||
23 | and running
through June 30 of the fourth following year. | ||||||
24 | Commissioners may be
reappointed to one or more subsequent | ||||||
25 | terms.
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26 | Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall |
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1 | be filled
by the appointing authority only for the balance of | ||||||
2 | the
term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
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3 | Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is | ||||||
4 | filled.
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5 | (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners | ||||||
6 | who
have experience holding governmental office or employment | ||||||
7 | and shall
appoint commissioners from the general public.
A | ||||||
8 | person is not eligible to
serve as a commissioner if that | ||||||
9 | person (i) has been convicted of a
felony or a crime of | ||||||
10 | dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) is, or was
within the | ||||||
11 | preceding 12 months, engaged in activities that
require | ||||||
12 | registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act, (iii) is | ||||||
13 | related
to the appointing authority, or (iv) is a State | ||||||
14 | officer or employee.
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15 | (d) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
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16 | jurisdiction over all officers and employees of State agencies | ||||||
17 | other
than the General Assembly, the Senate, the House of | ||||||
18 | Representatives,
the President and Minority Leader of the | ||||||
19 | Senate, the Speaker and
Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
20 | Representatives, the Senate
Operations Commission, the | ||||||
21 | legislative support services agencies, and
the Office of the | ||||||
22 | Auditor General.
The Executive Ethics Commission shall have | ||||||
23 | jurisdiction over all board members and employees of Regional | ||||||
24 | Transit Boards. The jurisdiction of the
Commission is limited | ||||||
25 | to matters arising under this Act, except as provided in | ||||||
26 | subsection (d-5).
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1 | A member or legislative branch State employee serving on | ||||||
2 | an executive branch board or commission remains subject to the | ||||||
3 | jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission and is not | ||||||
4 | subject to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics | ||||||
5 | Commission. | ||||||
6 | (d-5) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have | ||||||
7 | jurisdiction over all chief procurement officers and | ||||||
8 | procurement compliance monitors and their respective staffs. | ||||||
9 | The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over | ||||||
10 | any matters arising under the Illinois Procurement Code if the | ||||||
11 | Commission is given explicit authority in that Code. | ||||||
12 | (d-6) (1) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have | ||||||
13 | jurisdiction over the Illinois Power Agency and its staff. The | ||||||
14 | Director of the Agency shall be appointed by a majority of the | ||||||
15 | commissioners of the Executive Ethics Commission, subject to | ||||||
16 | Senate confirmation, for a term of 2 years for appointments | ||||||
17 | made before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
18 | 102nd General Assembly and for a term of 6 years for | ||||||
19 | appointments made on or after the effective date of this | ||||||
20 | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly . The Director is | ||||||
21 | removable for cause by a majority of the Commission upon a | ||||||
22 | finding of neglect, malfeasance, absence, or incompetence. | ||||||
23 | (2) In case of a vacancy in the office of Director of the | ||||||
24 | Illinois Power Agency during a recess of the Senate, the | ||||||
25 | Executive Ethics Commission may make a temporary appointment | ||||||
26 | until the next meeting of the Senate, at which time the |
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1 | Executive Ethics Commission shall nominate some person to fill | ||||||
2 | the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the | ||||||
3 | Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and | ||||||
4 | until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Nothing | ||||||
5 | in this subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics | ||||||
6 | Commission from removing a temporary appointee or from | ||||||
7 | appointing a temporary appointee as the Director of the | ||||||
8 | Illinois Power Agency. | ||||||
9 | (3) Prior to June 1, 2012, the Executive Ethics Commission | ||||||
10 | may, until the Director of the Illinois Power Agency is | ||||||
11 | appointed and qualified or a temporary appointment is made | ||||||
12 | pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, designate some | ||||||
13 | person as an acting Director to execute the powers and | ||||||
14 | discharge the duties vested by law in that Director. An acting | ||||||
15 | Director shall serve no later than 60 calendar days, or upon | ||||||
16 | the making of an appointment pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) | ||||||
17 | of this subsection, whichever is earlier. Nothing in this | ||||||
18 | subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics Commission from | ||||||
19 | removing an acting Director or from appointing an acting | ||||||
20 | Director as the Director of the Illinois Power Agency. | ||||||
21 | (4) No person rejected by the Senate for the office of | ||||||
22 | Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall, except at the | ||||||
23 | Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the | ||||||
24 | same session or be appointed to that office during a recess of | ||||||
25 | that Senate. | ||||||
26 | (d-7) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have |
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1 | jurisdiction over complainants and respondents in violation of | ||||||
2 | subsection (d) of Section 20-90. | ||||||
3 | (e) The Executive Ethics Commission must meet, either
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4 | person or by other technological means, at least monthly and | ||||||
5 | as
often as necessary. At the first meeting of the Executive
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6 | Ethics Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their
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7 | number a chairperson and other officers that they deem | ||||||
8 | appropriate.
The terms of officers shall be for 2 years | ||||||
9 | commencing July 1 and
running through June 30 of the second | ||||||
10 | following year. Meetings shall be held at
the call
of the | ||||||
11 | chairperson or any 3 commissioners. Official action by the
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12 | Commission shall require the affirmative vote of 5 | ||||||
13 | commissioners, and
a quorum shall consist of 5 commissioners. | ||||||
14 | Commissioners shall receive
compensation in an amount equal to | ||||||
15 | the compensation of members of the State
Board of Elections | ||||||
16 | and may be
reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually | ||||||
17 | incurred in the
performance of their duties.
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18 | (f) No commissioner or employee of the Executive
Ethics | ||||||
19 | Commission may during his or her term of appointment or | ||||||
20 | employment:
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21 | (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
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22 | (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office | ||||||
23 | except for
appointments on governmental advisory boards or | ||||||
24 | study commissions or as
otherwise expressly authorized by | ||||||
25 | law;
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26 | (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any |
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1 | political party or
political
organization; or
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2 | (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to | ||||||
3 | an appointed or elected office or position or actively | ||||||
4 | participate in any campaign for any elective office.
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5 | (g) An appointing authority may remove a commissioner only | ||||||
6 | for cause.
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7 | (h) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint an | ||||||
8 | Executive Director. The
compensation of the Executive Director | ||||||
9 | shall be as determined by the Commission. The Executive
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10 | Director of the Executive Ethics Commission may employ and | ||||||
11 | determine the
compensation of staff, as appropriations permit.
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12 | (i) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint, by a | ||||||
13 | majority of the members appointed to the Commission, chief | ||||||
14 | procurement officers and may appoint procurement compliance | ||||||
15 | monitors in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Procurement Code. The compensation of a chief procurement | ||||||
17 | officer and procurement compliance monitor shall be determined | ||||||
18 | by the Commission. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19; | ||||||
20 | 101-617, eff. 12-20-19.) | ||||||
21 | Section 10. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
22 | amended by changing Sections 5-200 and 5-222 as follows:
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23 | (20 ILCS 5/5-200) (was 20 ILCS 5/7.11)
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24 | Sec. 5-200. Director of Aging. The Director of Aging shall |
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1 | be a senior citizen, as that term is
defined
in the Illinois | ||||||
2 | Act on the Aging, who has sufficient experience in
providing | ||||||
3 | services to the aging or shall be an individual who has actual | ||||||
4 | experience in providing services to senior citizens .
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5 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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6 | (20 ILCS 5/5-222) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5-222. Director of the Illinois Power Agency. The | ||||||
8 | Director of the Illinois Power Agency must have at least 10 15 | ||||||
9 | years of combined experience in the electric industry, | ||||||
10 | electricity policy, or electricity markets and must possess: | ||||||
11 | (i) general knowledge of the responsibilities of being a | ||||||
12 | director, (ii) managerial experience, and (iii) an advanced | ||||||
13 | degree in economics, risk management, law, business, | ||||||
14 | engineering, or a related field.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07.) | ||||||
16 | Section 25. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||||
17 | changing Section 7.01 as follows:
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18 | (20 ILCS 105/7.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 6107.01)
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19 | Sec. 7.01.
The Council shall consist of 31 voting members, | ||||||
20 | including: two Senators
appointed by the President of the | ||||||
21 | Senate; two Senators appointed by the
Senate Minority Leader; | ||||||
22 | two Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
House of | ||||||
23 | Representatives; two Representatives appointed by the House
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1 | Minority Leader; and twenty three citizen members, at least | ||||||
2 | sixteen of whom
shall be senior citizens or have actual | ||||||
3 | experience in providing services to senior citizens . Of the | ||||||
4 | citizen members, at least 7 shall represent underrepresented | ||||||
5 | communities as follows:
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6 | (1) one member who is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or | ||||||
7 | queer individual; | ||||||
8 | (2) one member who is a transgender or | ||||||
9 | gender-expansive individual; | ||||||
10 | (3) one member who is a person living with HIV; | ||||||
11 | (4) one member who is an African-American or Black | ||||||
12 | individual; | ||||||
13 | (5) one member who is a Hispanic or Latino individual; | ||||||
14 | (6) one member who is an Asian-American or Pacific | ||||||
15 | Islander individual; and | ||||||
16 | (7) one member who is an ethnically diverse | ||||||
17 | individual. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 102-885, eff. 5-16-22.)
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19 | Section 35. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||||
20 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
21 | amended by changing Section 2310-347 as follows: | ||||||
22 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-347)
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23 | Sec. 2310-347. The Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure | ||||||
24 | Board. |
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1 | (a) The Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Board is created | ||||||
2 | as an advisory board within the Department. Until 30 days | ||||||
3 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th | ||||||
4 | General Assembly, the Board may consist of 10 members as | ||||||
5 | follows: 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 | ||||||
6 | members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 2 | ||||||
7 | members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
8 | Representatives; 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||||
9 | the House of Representatives; and 2 members appointed by the | ||||||
10 | Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom | ||||||
11 | shall be designated as chair of the Board at the time of | ||||||
12 | appointment. | ||||||
13 | (a-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the | ||||||
14 | contrary, the term of office of each current Board member ends | ||||||
15 | 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
16 | 97th General Assembly or when his or her successor is | ||||||
17 | appointed and qualified, whichever occurs sooner. No later | ||||||
18 | than 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
19 | the 97th General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 10 newly | ||||||
20 | appointed members. Four of the Board members shall be members | ||||||
21 | of the General Assembly and appointed as follows: one member | ||||||
22 | appointed by the President of the Senate; one member appointed | ||||||
23 | by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member appointed by | ||||||
24 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and one member | ||||||
25 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
26 | Representatives. |
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1 | Six of the Board members shall be appointed by the | ||||||
2 | Director of the Department of Public Health, who shall | ||||||
3 | designate one of these appointed members as chair of the Board | ||||||
4 | at the time of his or her appointment. These 6 members | ||||||
5 | appointed by the Director shall reflect the population with | ||||||
6 | regard to ethnic, racial, and geographical composition and | ||||||
7 | shall include the following individuals: one breast cancer | ||||||
8 | survivor; one physician specializing in breast cancer or | ||||||
9 | related medical issues; one breast cancer researcher; one | ||||||
10 | representative from a breast cancer organization; one | ||||||
11 | individual who operates a patient navigation program at a | ||||||
12 | major hospital or health system; and one breast cancer | ||||||
13 | professional that may include, but not be limited to, a | ||||||
14 | genetics counselor, a social worker, a detain, an occupational | ||||||
15 | therapist, or a nurse. | ||||||
16 | A Board member whose term has expired may continue to | ||||||
17 | serve until a successor is appointed. A Board member who is not | ||||||
18 | a member of the General Assembly may serve 2 consecutive | ||||||
19 | 3-year terms and shall not be reappointed for 3 years after the | ||||||
20 | completion of those consecutive terms. | ||||||
21 | (b) Board members shall serve without compensation but may | ||||||
22 | be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses incurred in | ||||||
23 | performing their duties from funds available for that purpose. | ||||||
24 | The Department shall provide staff and administrative support | ||||||
25 | services to the Board. | ||||||
26 | (c) The Board may advise: |
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1 | (i) the Department of Revenue in designing and | ||||||
2 | promoting the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure special | ||||||
3 | instant scratch-off lottery game; | ||||||
4 | (ii) the Department in reviewing grant applications; | ||||||
5 | and | ||||||
6 | (iii) the Director on the final award of grants from | ||||||
7 | amounts appropriated from the Carolyn Adams Ticket For The | ||||||
8 | Cure Grant Fund, to public or private entities in Illinois | ||||||
9 | that reflect the population with regard to ethnic, racial, | ||||||
10 | and geographic geographical composition for the purpose of | ||||||
11 | funding breast cancer research and supportive services for | ||||||
12 | breast cancer survivors and those impacted by breast | ||||||
13 | cancer and breast cancer education. In awarding grants, | ||||||
14 | the Department shall consider criteria that includes, but | ||||||
15 | is not limited to, projects and initiatives that address | ||||||
16 | disparities in incidence and mortality rates of breast | ||||||
17 | cancer, based on data from the Illinois Cancer Registry, | ||||||
18 | and populations facing barriers to care in accordance with | ||||||
19 | Section 21.5 of the Illinois Lottery Law. | ||||||
20 | (c-5) The Department shall submit a report to the Governor | ||||||
21 | and the General Assembly by December 31 of each year. The | ||||||
22 | report shall provide a summary of the Carolyn Adams Ticket for | ||||||
23 | the Cure lottery ticket sales, grants awarded, and the | ||||||
24 | accomplishments of the grantees. | ||||||
25 | (d) The Board is discontinued on June 30, 2027.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 99-917, eff. 12-30-16.) |
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1 | Section 40. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by | ||||||
2 | changing Section 1-70 as follows: | ||||||
3 | (20 ILCS 3855/1-70)
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4 | Sec. 1-70. Agency officials. | ||||||
5 | (a) The Agency shall have a Director who meets the | ||||||
6 | qualifications specified in Section 5-222 of the Civil | ||||||
7 | Administrative Code of Illinois. | ||||||
8 | (b) Within the Illinois Power Agency, the Agency shall | ||||||
9 | establish a Planning and Procurement Bureau and may establish | ||||||
10 | a Resource Development Bureau. Each Bureau shall report to the | ||||||
11 | Director. | ||||||
12 | (c) The Chief of the Planning and Procurement Bureau shall | ||||||
13 | be appointed by the Director, at the Director's sole | ||||||
14 | discretion, and (i) shall have at least 5 years of direct | ||||||
15 | experience in electricity supply planning and procurement and | ||||||
16 | (ii) shall also hold an advanced degree in risk management, | ||||||
17 | law, business, or a related field. | ||||||
18 | (d) The Chief of the Resource Development Bureau may be | ||||||
19 | appointed by the Director and (i) shall have at least 5 years | ||||||
20 | of direct experience in electric generating project | ||||||
21 | development and (ii) shall also hold an advanced degree in | ||||||
22 | economics, engineering, law, business, or a related field. | ||||||
23 | (e) For terms beginning on or after the effective date of | ||||||
24 | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly ending |
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1 | before December 31, 2019 , the Director shall receive an annual | ||||||
2 | salary in an amount equal to the annual salary provided to the | ||||||
3 | Director of the Environmental Protection Agency under Section | ||||||
4 | 4 of the Environmental Protection Act of $100,000 or as set by | ||||||
5 | the Executive Ethics Commission based on a review of | ||||||
6 | comparable State agency director salaries, whichever is | ||||||
7 | higher. No annual salary for the Director or a Bureau Chief | ||||||
8 | shall exceed the amount of salary set by law for the Governor | ||||||
9 | that is in effect on July 1 of that fiscal year. | ||||||
10 | (f) The Director and Bureau Chiefs , for 2 years after | ||||||
11 | leaving their respective positions, shall not , for 2 years | ||||||
12 | prior to appointment or for 2 years after he or she leaves his | ||||||
13 | or her position, be employed by an electric utility, | ||||||
14 | independent power producer, power marketer, or alternative | ||||||
15 | retail electric supplier regulated by the Commission or the | ||||||
16 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. | ||||||
17 | (g) The Director and Bureau Chiefs are prohibited from: | ||||||
18 | (i) owning, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the voting | ||||||
19 | capital stock of an electric utility, independent power | ||||||
20 | producer, power marketer, or alternative retail electric | ||||||
21 | supplier; (ii) being in any chain of successive ownership of | ||||||
22 | 5% or more of the voting capital stock of any electric utility, | ||||||
23 | independent power producer, power marketer, or alternative | ||||||
24 | retail electric supplier; (iii) receiving any form of | ||||||
25 | compensation, fee, payment, or other consideration from an | ||||||
26 | electric utility, independent power producer, power marketer, |
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1 | or alternative retail electric supplier, including legal fees, | ||||||
2 | consulting fees, bonuses, or other sums. These limitations do | ||||||
3 | not apply to any compensation received pursuant to a defined | ||||||
4 | benefit plan or other form of deferred compensation, provided | ||||||
5 | that the individual has otherwise severed all ties to the | ||||||
6 | utility, power producer, power marketer, or alternative retail | ||||||
7 | electric supplier.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.) | ||||||
9 | Section 45. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act | ||||||
10 | is amended by changing Section 4 as follows: | ||||||
11 | (20 ILCS 3930/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 210-4) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 4. Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority; | ||||||
13 | creation,
membership, and meetings. There is created an | ||||||
14 | Illinois Criminal Justice
Information Authority consisting of | ||||||
15 | 25 members. The membership of
the
Authority shall consist of : | ||||||
16 | (1) the Illinois Attorney General , or the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Attorney General's his or her
designee ; , | ||||||
18 | (2) the Director of Corrections or the Director's | ||||||
19 | designee; , | ||||||
20 | (3) the Director
of the Illinois State Police or the | ||||||
21 | Director's designee; , | ||||||
22 | (4) the Director of Public Health or the Director's | ||||||
23 | designee; , | ||||||
24 | (5) the Director of Children and Family Services or |
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1 | the Director's designee; , | ||||||
2 | (6) the Sheriff of Cook County or the Sheriff's | ||||||
3 | designee; , | ||||||
4 | (7) the
State's Attorney of Cook County or the State's | ||||||
5 | Attorney's designee; , | ||||||
6 | (8) the clerk of the circuit court of Cook
County or | ||||||
7 | the clerk's designee; , | ||||||
8 | (9) the President of the Cook County Board of | ||||||
9 | Commissioners or the President's designee; , | ||||||
10 | (10) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
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11 | Department or the Superintendent's designee; , | ||||||
12 | (11) the Director of the Office of the State's | ||||||
13 | Attorneys Appellate
Prosecutor or the Director's | ||||||
14 | designee; , | ||||||
15 | (12) the Executive Director of the Illinois Law | ||||||
16 | Enforcement Training
Standards Board or the Executive | ||||||
17 | Director's designee; , | ||||||
18 | (13) the State Appellate Defender or the State | ||||||
19 | Appellate Defender's designee; , | ||||||
20 | (14) the Public Defender of Cook County or the Public | ||||||
21 | Defender's designee; , and | ||||||
22 | (15) the following additional
members, each of whom
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23 | shall be appointed by the Governor: | ||||||
24 | (A) a circuit court clerk ; , | ||||||
25 | (B) a sheriff ; ,
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26 | (C) a State's Attorney of a
county other than |
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1 | Cook ; , | ||||||
2 | (D) a Public Defender of a county other than | ||||||
3 | Cook ; , | ||||||
4 | (E) a chief of police ; , and | ||||||
5 | (F) 6 members of the
general public. | ||||||
6 | Members appointed on and after the effective date of this | ||||||
7 | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall be confirmed | ||||||
8 | by the Senate. | ||||||
9 | The Governor from time to time shall designate a Chairman | ||||||
10 | of the Authority
from the membership. All members of the | ||||||
11 | Authority appointed by the Governor
shall serve at the | ||||||
12 | pleasure of the Governor for a term not to exceed 4 years.
The | ||||||
13 | initial appointed members of the Authority shall serve from | ||||||
14 | January,
1983 until the third Monday in January, 1987 or until | ||||||
15 | their successors are
appointed. | ||||||
16 | The Authority shall meet at least quarterly, and all | ||||||
17 | meetings of the
Authority shall be called by the Chairman. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.) | ||||||
19 | Section 47. The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation | ||||||
20 | Infrastructure and Policy Act is amended by changing Sections | ||||||
21 | 10, 15, 25, and 30 as follows: | ||||||
22 | (20 ILCS 4116/10) | ||||||
23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on February 1, 2023)
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24 | Sec. 10. Commission created. |
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1 | (a) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation | ||||||
2 | Infrastructure Funding and Policy is created within the | ||||||
3 | Department of Transportation consisting of members appointed | ||||||
4 | as follows: | ||||||
5 | (1) Four members of the House of Representatives, with | ||||||
6 | 2 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
7 | Representatives and 2 to be appointed by the Minority | ||||||
8 | Leader of the House of Representatives. | ||||||
9 | (2) Four members of the Senate, with 2 to be appointed | ||||||
10 | by the President of the Senate and 2 to be appointed by the | ||||||
11 | Minority Leader of the Senate. | ||||||
12 | (3) Eight members appointed by the Governor with the | ||||||
13 | advice and consent of the Senate. | ||||||
14 | (4) The chair of the Commission to be appointed by the | ||||||
15 | Governor from among his 8 appointments. | ||||||
16 | (b) Members shall have expertise, knowledge, or experience | ||||||
17 | in transportation infrastructure development, construction, | ||||||
18 | workforce, or policy. Members shall also represent a diverse | ||||||
19 | set of sectors, including the labor, engineering, | ||||||
20 | construction, transit, active transportation, rail, air, or | ||||||
21 | other sectors, and shall include participants of the | ||||||
22 | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. No more than 2 | ||||||
23 | appointees shall be members of the same sector. | ||||||
24 | (c) Members shall represent geographically diverse regions | ||||||
25 | of the State. | ||||||
26 | (d) Members shall be appointed by December 31, 2022 May |
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1 | 31, 2022 .
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2 | (Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.) | ||||||
3 | (20 ILCS 4116/15) | ||||||
4 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on February 1, 2023)
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5 | Sec. 15. Meetings. The Commission shall hold its first | ||||||
6 | meeting by January 15, 2023 within 2 months from the effective | ||||||
7 | date of this Act . The Commission may conduct meetings at such | ||||||
8 | places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient | ||||||
9 | to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, | ||||||
10 | perform its duties, and accomplish its objectives and | ||||||
11 | purposes.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.) | ||||||
13 | (20 ILCS 4116/25) | ||||||
14 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on February 1, 2023)
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15 | Sec. 25. Report. The Commission shall direct the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Department of Transportation to enter into a contract with a | ||||||
17 | third party to assist the Commission in producing a document | ||||||
18 | that evaluates the topics under this Act and outline formal | ||||||
19 | recommendations that can be acted upon by the General | ||||||
20 | Assembly. The Commission shall report a summary of its | ||||||
21 | activities and produce a final report of the data, findings, | ||||||
22 | and recommendations to the General Assembly by September 15, | ||||||
23 | 2023 January 31, 2023 . The final report shall include | ||||||
24 | specific, actionable recommendations for legislation and |
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1 | organizational adjustments. The final report may include | ||||||
2 | recommendations for pilot programs to test alternatives. The | ||||||
3 | final report and recommendations shall also include any | ||||||
4 | minority and individual views of task force members.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.) | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 4116/30) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on February 1, 2023)
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8 | Sec. 30. Repeal. This Commission is dissolved, and this | ||||||
9 | Act is repealed , on September 30, 2023 February 1, 2023 .
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10 | (Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.) | ||||||
11 | Section 50. The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task | ||||||
12 | Force Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows: | ||||||
13 | (20 ILCS 4118/10) | ||||||
14 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
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15 | Sec. 10. The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task | ||||||
16 | Force.
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17 | (a) The Renewable Energy Component Recycling Task Force, | ||||||
18 | hereinafter referred to as the REC Recycling Task Force, is | ||||||
19 | hereby established.
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20 | (b) The REC Recycling Task Force shall consist of the | ||||||
21 | following members:
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22 | (1) The Director of the Environmental Protection | ||||||
23 | Agency or his or her designee;
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1 | (2) The Chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission or | ||||||
2 | his or her designee;
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3 | (3) The Director of the Illinois Power Agency or his | ||||||
4 | or her designee;
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5 | (4) Four members appointed by the Governor, including | ||||||
6 | one representing a solid waste disposal organization, one | ||||||
7 | representing a renewable energy organization, and one | ||||||
8 | representing an environmental advocacy organization;
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9 | (5) Two members appointed by the President of the | ||||||
10 | Senate , one representing a solid waste disposal | ||||||
11 | organization and one representing a renewable energy | ||||||
12 | organization ;
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13 | (6) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||||
14 | the Senate , one representing a solid waste disposal | ||||||
15 | organization and one representing a renewable energy | ||||||
16 | organization ;
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17 | (7) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House | ||||||
18 | of Representatives , one representing a solid waste | ||||||
19 | disposal organization and one representing a renewable | ||||||
20 | energy organization ; and
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21 | (8) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||||
22 | the House of Representatives , one representing a solid | ||||||
23 | waste disposal organization and one representing a | ||||||
24 | renewable energy organization .
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25 | (c) The REC Recycling Task Force shall meet at the call of | ||||||
26 | the Chair at least quarterly to fulfill its duties under this |
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1 | Act. At the first meeting of the REC Recycling Task Force, the | ||||||
2 | Task Force shall elect from among its members a Chair and such | ||||||
3 | other officers as it may choose.
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4 | (d) The Environmental Protection Agency shall coordinate | ||||||
5 | meetings for and provide other logistical assistance to the | ||||||
6 | REC Recycling Task Force. The Agency may, upon request by the | ||||||
7 | Task Force, arrange to have outside experts provide research | ||||||
8 | assistance, technical support, and assistance in the | ||||||
9 | preparation of reports for the REC Recycling Task Force. | ||||||
10 | Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Environmental | ||||||
11 | Protection Agency may use moneys from the Solid Waste | ||||||
12 | Management Fund to fulfill its obligations under this Section, | ||||||
13 | including any obligation it may have to arrange to have | ||||||
14 | outside experts provide support and assistance to the Task | ||||||
15 | Force pursuant to this subsection. | ||||||
16 | (e) Members of the REC Recycling Task Force shall serve | ||||||
17 | without compensation , but the Task Force may, within the | ||||||
18 | limits of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available | ||||||
19 | to it, reimburse its members for actual and necessary expenses | ||||||
20 | incurred in the discharge of their Task Force duties.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 102-1025, eff. 5-27-22.) | ||||||
22 | Section 60. The Illinois Indian American Advisory Council | ||||||
23 | Act is amended by changing Section 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 as | ||||||
24 | follows: |
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1 | (20 ILCS 4120/1) | ||||||
2 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
3 | delayed effective date )
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4 | Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois | ||||||
5 | South Asian Indian American Advisory Council Act.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23.) | ||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 4120/5) | ||||||
8 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
9 | delayed effective date )
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10 | Sec. 5. Definitions.
As used in this Act:
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11 | "South Asian" "Indian" means a person descended from any | ||||||
12 | of the countries of the South Asian subcontinent that are not | ||||||
13 | primarily Muslim in character, including India, Bhutan, Nepal, | ||||||
14 | and Sri Lanka .
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15 | "Council" means the Illinois South Asian Indian American | ||||||
16 | Advisory Council created by this Act.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23.) | ||||||
18 | (20 ILCS 4120/10) | ||||||
19 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
20 | delayed effective date )
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21 | Sec. 10. Illinois South Asian Indian American Advisory | ||||||
22 | Council. There is hereby created the Illinois South Asian | ||||||
23 | Indian American Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council | ||||||
24 | is to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy |
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1 | issues impacting South Asian Indian Americans and immigrants; | ||||||
2 | to advance the role and civic participation of South Asian | ||||||
3 | Indian Americans in this State; to enhance trade and | ||||||
4 | cooperation between South Asian Indian-majority countries and | ||||||
5 | this State; and, in cooperation with State agencies, boards, | ||||||
6 | and commissions, to build relationships with and disseminate | ||||||
7 | information to South Asian Indian American and immigrant | ||||||
8 | communities across this State.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23.) | ||||||
10 | (20 ILCS 4120/15) | ||||||
11 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
12 | delayed effective date )
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13 | Sec. 15. Council members.
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14 | (a) The Council shall consist of 21 voting members. The | ||||||
15 | Governor shall appoint one voting member, who shall act as the | ||||||
16 | chairperson of the Council and serve as the representative of | ||||||
17 | the Office of the Governor. The Governor, the President of the | ||||||
18 | Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the | ||||||
19 | Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
20 | House of Representatives shall each appoint 4 members of the | ||||||
21 | public to the Council, who shall also serve as voting members. | ||||||
22 | (b) Appointing authorities shall ensure, to the maximum | ||||||
23 | extent practicable, that the Council is diverse with respect | ||||||
24 | to race, ethnicity, age, gender, faith, sexual orientation, | ||||||
25 | language, country of origin, and geography.
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1 | (c) Appointments to the Council shall be persons of | ||||||
2 | recognized ability and experience in one or more of the | ||||||
3 | following areas: higher education, business, international | ||||||
4 | trade, law, social services, human services, immigration, | ||||||
5 | refugee services, community development, or health care.
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6 | (d) Appointed members of the Council shall serve 2-year | ||||||
7 | terms. A member shall serve until his or her successor shall be | ||||||
8 | appointed. Members of the Council shall not be entitled to | ||||||
9 | compensation for their services as members.
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10 | (e) The following officials shall serve as ex officio, | ||||||
11 | nonvoting members of the Council: the Deputy Director of the | ||||||
12 | Office of Trade and Investment within the Department of | ||||||
13 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or his or her designee, and | ||||||
14 | the Chief of the Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Services | ||||||
15 | within the Department of Human Services, or his or her | ||||||
16 | designee.
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17 | The following State agencies shall also each appoint a | ||||||
18 | liaison to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member members of | ||||||
19 | the Council: the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
20 | Opportunity, the Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
21 | Regulation, the Department of Human Services, the Department | ||||||
22 | on Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, the | ||||||
23 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department | ||||||
24 | of Public Health, the Department of Central Management | ||||||
25 | Services, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois | ||||||
26 | Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois Community College |
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1 | Board.
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2 | (f) The Council may establish committees that address | ||||||
3 | certain issues, including, but not limited to, communications, | ||||||
4 | economic development, and legislative affairs.
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5 | (g) (Blank). The Office of the Governor shall provide | ||||||
6 | administrative and technical support to the Council, including | ||||||
7 | a staff member to serve as ethics officer.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23; revised 9-12-22.) | ||||||
9 | (20 ILCS 4120/20) | ||||||
10 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
11 | delayed effective date )
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12 | Sec. 20. Meetings. The Council shall meet at least once | ||||||
13 | per each calendar quarter. In addition, the Council may hold | ||||||
14 | up to 2 public hearings annually to assist in the development | ||||||
15 | of policy recommendations to the Governor and the General | ||||||
16 | Assembly. All meetings of the Council shall be conducted in | ||||||
17 | accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Eleven members of the | ||||||
18 | Council shall constitute a quorum.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23; revised 9-12-22.) | ||||||
20 | (20 ILCS 4120/25) | ||||||
21 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
22 | delayed effective date )
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23 | Sec. 25. Reports.
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24 | (a) The Council shall issue semi-annual reports on its |
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1 | policy recommendations to the Governor and the General | ||||||
2 | Assembly by June 30th and December 31st of each year.
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3 | (b) The reports on policy recommendations shall focus on, | ||||||
4 | but are not limited to, the following: (i) policy issues | ||||||
5 | impacting South Asian Indian Americans and immigrants; (ii) | ||||||
6 | advancement of the role and civic participation of South Asian | ||||||
7 | Indian Americans in this State; (iii) enhancement of trade and | ||||||
8 | cooperation between South Asian Indian-majority countries and | ||||||
9 | this State; and (iv) building relationships with and | ||||||
10 | disseminating information to, in cooperation with State | ||||||
11 | agencies, boards, and commissions, South Asian Indian American | ||||||
12 | and immigrant communities across this State.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 102-1058, eff. 1-1-23.) | ||||||
14 | Section 65. The Hydrogen Economy Act is amended by | ||||||
15 | changing Section 95 as follows: | ||||||
16 | (20 ILCS 4122/95) | ||||||
17 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2023)
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18 | Sec. 95. Repealer. This Act is repealed on June 1, 2026 | ||||||
19 | 2023 .
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20 | (Source: P.A. 102-1086, eff. 6-10-22.) | ||||||
21 | Section 70. The Human Trafficking Task Force Act is | ||||||
22 | amended by changing Section 5 as follows: |
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1 | (20 ILCS 5086/5) | ||||||
2 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2024)
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3 | Sec. 5. Human Trafficking Task Force created. | ||||||
4 | (a) There is created the Human Trafficking Task Force to | ||||||
5 | address the growing problem of human trafficking across this | ||||||
6 | State. The Human Trafficking Task Force shall consist of the | ||||||
7 | following persons: | ||||||
8 | (1) five three members of the House of | ||||||
9 | Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
10 | Representatives;
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11 | (2) five three members of the House of | ||||||
12 | Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
13 | House of Representatives;
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14 | (3) five three members of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
15 | President of the Senate; | ||||||
16 | (4) five three members of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
17 | Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
18 | (5) one representative of the Cook County Human | ||||||
19 | Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor; and | ||||||
20 | (6) one representative of the Central Illinois Human | ||||||
21 | Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor. | ||||||
22 | (b) The Task Force shall include the following ex officio | ||||||
23 | members: | ||||||
24 | (1) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or his | ||||||
25 | or her designee; | ||||||
26 | (2) the Director of the Department of Children and |
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1 | Family Services, or his or her designee; | ||||||
2 | (3) the Secretary of the Department of Human Services, | ||||||
3 | or his or her designee; and | ||||||
4 | (4) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
5 | Family Services, or his or her designee. | ||||||
6 | (c) Members of the Human Trafficking Task Force shall | ||||||
7 | serve without compensation.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 102-323, eff. 8-6-21.) | ||||||
9 | Section 75. The Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council | ||||||
10 | Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows: | ||||||
11 | (20 ILCS 5110/20)
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12 | Sec. 20. Council members. | ||||||
13 | (a) The Council shall consist of 21 members. The Governor | ||||||
14 | shall appoint one member to be the representative of the | ||||||
15 | Office of the Governor. The Governor, the President of the | ||||||
16 | Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the | ||||||
17 | Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
18 | House of Representatives shall also each appoint 4 public | ||||||
19 | members to the Council. The Governor shall select the | ||||||
20 | chairperson of the Council from among the members. | ||||||
21 | (b) Appointing authorities shall ensure, to the maximum | ||||||
22 | extent practicable, that the Council is diverse with respect | ||||||
23 | to race, ethnicity, age, gender, and geography. | ||||||
24 | (c) Appointments to the Council shall be persons of |
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1 | recognized ability and experience in one or more of the | ||||||
2 | following areas: higher education, business, international | ||||||
3 | trade, law, social services, human services, immigration, | ||||||
4 | refugee services, community development, or healthcare. | ||||||
5 | (d) Members of the Council shall serve 2-year terms. A | ||||||
6 | member shall serve until his or her successor shall be | ||||||
7 | appointed. Members of the Council shall not be entitled to | ||||||
8 | compensation for their services as members. | ||||||
9 | (e) The following officials shall serve as ex officio | ||||||
10 | ex-officio members: the Deputy Director of the Office of Trade | ||||||
11 | and Investment within the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
12 | Opportunity, or his or her designee, and the Chief of the | ||||||
13 | Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Services within the Department | ||||||
14 | of Human Services, or his or her designee. In addition, the | ||||||
15 | Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family | ||||||
16 | Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, | ||||||
17 | the Department of Public Health, the Department of Central | ||||||
18 | Management Services, the Board of Education, the Board of | ||||||
19 | Higher Education, and the Community College Board shall each | ||||||
20 | appoint a liaison to serve as an ex officio ex-officio member | ||||||
21 | of the Council. | ||||||
22 | (f) The Council may establish committees that address | ||||||
23 | certain issues, including, but not limited to, communications, | ||||||
24 | economic development, and legislative affairs. | ||||||
25 | (g) (Blank). The Office of the Governor shall provide | ||||||
26 | administrative and technical support to the Council, including |
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1 | a staff member to serve as ethics officer.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 100-459, eff. 8-25-17.) | ||||||
3 | Section 85. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority | ||||||
4 | Act is amended by changing Section 14 as follows: | ||||||
5 | (70 ILCS 210/14) (from Ch. 85, par. 1234) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 14. Board; compensation. The governing and | ||||||
7 | administrative body of the Authority shall be a
board known as | ||||||
8 | the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. On the effective | ||||||
9 | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the | ||||||
10 | Trustee shall assume the duties and powers of the Board for a | ||||||
11 | period of 18 months or until the Board is fully constituted, | ||||||
12 | whichever is later. Any action requiring Board approval shall | ||||||
13 | be deemed approved by the Board if the Trustee approves the | ||||||
14 | action in accordance with Section 14.5. Beginning the first | ||||||
15 | Monday of the month occurring 18 months after the effective | ||||||
16 | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and | ||||||
17 | until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd | ||||||
18 | General Assembly , the Board shall consist of 9 members. On and | ||||||
19 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd | ||||||
20 | General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 11 members. The | ||||||
21 | Governor shall appoint 5 4 members to the Board, subject to the | ||||||
22 | advice and consent of the Senate. The Mayor shall appoint 5 4 | ||||||
23 | members to the Board. At least one member of the Board shall | ||||||
24 | represent the interests of labor , and at least one member of |
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1 | the Board shall represent the interests of the convention | ||||||
2 | industry. A majority of the members appointed by the Governor | ||||||
3 | and Mayor shall appoint a ninth member to serve as the | ||||||
4 | chairperson until the chairperson's term expires on or after | ||||||
5 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General | ||||||
6 | Assembly, at which time, a majority of the members appointed | ||||||
7 | by the Governor and Mayor shall appoint an eleventh member to | ||||||
8 | serve as the chairperson . The Board shall be fully constituted | ||||||
9 | when a quorum has been appointed. The members of
the board | ||||||
10 | shall be individuals of generally recognized ability and
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11 | integrity. No member of the Board may be (i) an
officer or | ||||||
12 | employee of, or a member of a board, commission or authority | ||||||
13 | of,
the State, any unit of local government or any school | ||||||
14 | district or (ii) a person who served on the Board prior to the | ||||||
15 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
16 | Assembly. | ||||||
17 | Of the initial members appointed by the Governor, one | ||||||
18 | shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2013, one shall serve | ||||||
19 | for a term expiring June 1, 2014, one shall serve for a term | ||||||
20 | expiring June 1, 2015, and one shall serve for a term expiring | ||||||
21 | June 1, 2016, as determined by the Governor. Of the initial | ||||||
22 | members appointed by the Mayor, one shall serve for a term | ||||||
23 | expiring June 1, 2013, one shall serve for a term expiring June | ||||||
24 | 1, 2014, one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2015, and | ||||||
25 | one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2016, as determined | ||||||
26 | by the Mayor. The initial chairperson appointed by the Board |
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1 | shall serve a term for a term expiring June 1, 2015. Additional | ||||||
2 | members of the Board appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act | ||||||
3 | of the 102nd General Assembly shall serve for a term expiring | ||||||
4 | on June 1, 2026. Successors shall be appointed to 4-year | ||||||
5 | terms. | ||||||
6 | Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but | ||||||
7 | shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred by them in | ||||||
8 | the performance of their duties. All members of
the Board and | ||||||
9 | employees of the Authority are subject to the Illinois
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10 | Governmental Ethics Act, in accordance with its terms. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.) | ||||||
12 | Section 90. The Alexander-Cairo Port District Act is | ||||||
13 | amended by changing Sections 95, 100, and 115 as follows: | ||||||
14 | (70 ILCS 1801/95)
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15 | Sec. 95. Board members. The governing and administrative | ||||||
16 | body of the Port District shall be a Board consisting of 9 7 | ||||||
17 | members, to be known as the Alexander-Cairo Port District | ||||||
18 | Board. All members of the Board shall be residents of the | ||||||
19 | District , except the member with wetlands mitigation | ||||||
20 | experience and the member with economic development experience | ||||||
21 | do not need to be residents of the District . The members of the | ||||||
22 | Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed | ||||||
23 | for actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of | ||||||
24 | their duties. However, any member of the Board who is |
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1 | appointed to the office of secretary or treasurer may receive | ||||||
2 | compensation for his or her services as such officer. No | ||||||
3 | member of the Board or employee of the District shall have any | ||||||
4 | private financial interest, profit, or benefit in any | ||||||
5 | contract, work, or business of the District nor in the sale or | ||||||
6 | lease of any property to or from the District.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 96-1015, eff. 7-8-10.) | ||||||
8 | (70 ILCS 1801/100)
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9 | Sec. 100. Board appointments; terms. The Governor shall | ||||||
10 | appoint 6 4 members of the Board, including one member with | ||||||
11 | wetlands mitigation experience and one member with economic | ||||||
12 | development experience. The member with wetlands mitigation | ||||||
13 | experience and the member with economic development experience | ||||||
14 | do not need to be residents of the District. The the Mayor of | ||||||
15 | the City of Cairo shall appoint one member of the Board, and | ||||||
16 | the chairperson of the Alexander County Board, with the advice | ||||||
17 | and consent of the Alexander County Board, shall appoint 2 | ||||||
18 | members of the Board. All initial appointments shall be made | ||||||
19 | within 60 days after this Act takes effect. Of the 4 members | ||||||
20 | initially appointed by the Governor, 2 shall be appointed for | ||||||
21 | initial terms expiring June 1, 2012 and 2 shall be appointed | ||||||
22 | for initial terms expiring June 1, 2013. The term of the member | ||||||
23 | initially appointed by the Mayor shall expire June 1, 2013. Of | ||||||
24 | the 2 members appointed by the Alexander County Board | ||||||
25 | Chairperson, one shall be appointed for an initial term |
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1 | expiring June 1, 2012, and one shall be appointed for an | ||||||
2 | initial term expiring June 1, 2013. Additional members of the | ||||||
3 | Board appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 102nd | ||||||
4 | General Assembly shall serve for a term expiring on June 1, | ||||||
5 | 2025. At the expiration of the term of any member, his or her | ||||||
6 | successor shall be appointed by the Governor, Mayor, or | ||||||
7 | Alexander County Board Chairperson in like manner and with | ||||||
8 | like regard to the place of residence of the appointee, as in | ||||||
9 | the case of appointments for the initial terms. | ||||||
10 | After the expiration of initial terms, each successor | ||||||
11 | shall hold office for the term of 3 years beginning the first | ||||||
12 | day of June of the year in which the term of office commences. | ||||||
13 | In the case of a vacancy during the term of office of any | ||||||
14 | member appointed by the Governor, the Governor shall make an | ||||||
15 | appointment for the remainder of the term vacant and until a | ||||||
16 | successor is appointed and qualified. In the case of a vacancy | ||||||
17 | during the term of office of any member appointed by the Mayor, | ||||||
18 | the Mayor shall make an appointment for the remainder of the | ||||||
19 | term vacant and until a successor is appointed and qualified. | ||||||
20 | In the case of a vacancy during the term of office of any | ||||||
21 | member appointed by the Alexander County Board Chairperson, | ||||||
22 | the Alexander County Board Chairperson shall make an | ||||||
23 | appointment for the remainder of the term vacant and until a | ||||||
24 | successor is appointed and qualified. The Governor, Mayor, and | ||||||
25 | Alexander County Board Chairperson shall certify their | ||||||
26 | respective appointments to the Secretary of State. Within 30 |
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1 | days after certification of his or her appointment, and before | ||||||
2 | entering upon the duties of his or her office, each member of | ||||||
3 | the Board shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of | ||||||
4 | office and file it in the office of the Secretary of State.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 96-1015, eff. 7-8-10.) | ||||||
6 | (70 ILCS 1801/115)
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7 | Sec. 115. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be | ||||||
8 | held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place | ||||||
9 | of the meetings to be fixed by the Board. Five Four members of | ||||||
10 | the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of | ||||||
11 | business. All action of the Board shall be by ordinance or | ||||||
12 | resolution and the affirmative vote of at least 5 4 members | ||||||
13 | shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or | ||||||
14 | resolution. All such ordinances and resolutions before taking | ||||||
15 | effect shall be approved by the chairperson of the Board, and | ||||||
16 | if he or she approves, the chairperson shall sign the same, and | ||||||
17 | if the chairperson does not approve, the chairperson shall | ||||||
18 | return to the Board with his or her objections in writing at | ||||||
19 | the next regular meeting of the Board occurring after the | ||||||
20 | passage. But in the case the chairperson fails to return any | ||||||
21 | ordinance or resolution with his or her objections within the | ||||||
22 | prescribed time, the chairperson shall be deemed to have | ||||||
23 | approved the ordinance , and it shall take effect accordingly. | ||||||
24 | Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by the | ||||||
25 | chairperson with his or her objections, the vote shall be |
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1 | reconsidered by the Board, and if, upon reconsideration of the | ||||||
2 | ordinance or resolution, it is passed by the affirmative vote | ||||||
3 | of at least 5 members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding | ||||||
4 | the veto of the chairperson. All ordinances, resolutions, and | ||||||
5 | proceedings of the District and all documents and records in | ||||||
6 | its possession shall be public records, and open to public | ||||||
7 | inspection, except for documents and records that are kept or | ||||||
8 | prepared by the Board for use in negotiations, legal actions, | ||||||
9 | or proceedings to which the District is a party.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 96-1015, eff. 7-8-10.) | ||||||
11 | Section 95. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by | ||||||
12 | changing Section 5 as follows:
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13 | (230 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)
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14 | Sec. 5. Gaming Board.
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15 | (a) (1) There is hereby established the
Illinois Gaming | ||||||
16 | Board, which shall have the powers and duties specified in
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17 | this Act, and all other powers necessary and proper to fully | ||||||
18 | and
effectively execute this Act for the purpose of | ||||||
19 | administering, regulating,
and enforcing the system of | ||||||
20 | riverboat and casino gambling established by this Act and | ||||||
21 | gaming pursuant to an organization gaming license issued under | ||||||
22 | this Act. Its
jurisdiction shall extend under this Act to | ||||||
23 | every person, association,
corporation, partnership and trust | ||||||
24 | involved in riverboat and casino gambling
operations and |
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1 | gaming pursuant to an organization gaming license issued under | ||||||
2 | this Act in the State of Illinois.
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3 | (2) The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by | ||||||
4 | the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of | ||||||
5 | whom shall be designated
by the Governor to be chairperson. | ||||||
6 | Each member shall have a reasonable
knowledge of the practice, | ||||||
7 | procedure and principles of gambling operations.
Each member | ||||||
8 | shall either be a resident of Illinois or shall certify that he | ||||||
9 | or she
will become a resident of Illinois before taking | ||||||
10 | office. | ||||||
11 | On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
12 | the 101st General Assembly, new appointees to the Board must | ||||||
13 | include the following: | ||||||
14 | (A) One member who has received, at a minimum, a | ||||||
15 | bachelor's degree from an accredited school and at least | ||||||
16 | 10 years of verifiable experience in the fields of | ||||||
17 | investigation and law enforcement. | ||||||
18 | (B) One member who is a certified public accountant | ||||||
19 | with experience in auditing and with knowledge of complex | ||||||
20 | corporate structures and transactions. | ||||||
21 | (C) One member who has 5 years' experience as a | ||||||
22 | principal, senior officer, or director of a company or | ||||||
23 | business with either material responsibility for the daily | ||||||
24 | operations and management of the overall company or | ||||||
25 | business or material responsibility for the policy making | ||||||
26 | of the company or business. |
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1 | (D) One member who is an attorney licensed to practice | ||||||
2 | law in Illinois for at least 5 years. | ||||||
3 | Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (a), the | ||||||
4 | requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this | ||||||
5 | paragraph (2) shall not apply to any person reappointed | ||||||
6 | pursuant to paragraph (3). | ||||||
7 | No more than 3 members of the Board may be from the same | ||||||
8 | political party. No Board member shall, within a period of one | ||||||
9 | year immediately preceding nomination, have been employed or | ||||||
10 | received compensation or fees for services from a person or | ||||||
11 | entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in | ||||||
12 | business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Board members must publicly | ||||||
14 | disclose all prior affiliations with gaming interests, | ||||||
15 | including any compensation, fees, bonuses, salaries, and other | ||||||
16 | reimbursement received from a person or entity, or its parent | ||||||
17 | or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a | ||||||
18 | licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of | ||||||
19 | 1975. This disclosure must be made within 30 days after | ||||||
20 | nomination but prior to confirmation by the Senate and must be | ||||||
21 | made available to the members of the Senate.
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22 | (3) The terms of office of the Board members shall be 3 | ||||||
23 | years, except
that the terms of office of the initial Board | ||||||
24 | members appointed pursuant to
this Act will commence from the | ||||||
25 | effective date of this Act and run as
follows: one for a term | ||||||
26 | ending July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1,
1992, and 2 |
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1 | for a term ending July 1, 1993. Upon the expiration of the
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2 | foregoing terms, the successors of such members shall serve a | ||||||
3 | term for 3
years and until their successors are appointed and | ||||||
4 | qualified for like terms.
Vacancies in the Board shall be | ||||||
5 | filled for the unexpired term in like
manner as original | ||||||
6 | appointments. Each member of the Board shall be
eligible for | ||||||
7 | reappointment at the discretion of the Governor with the
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8 | advice and consent of the Senate.
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9 | (4) Each member of the Board shall receive $300 for each | ||||||
10 | day the
Board meets and for each day the member conducts any | ||||||
11 | hearing pursuant to
this Act. Each member of the Board shall | ||||||
12 | also be reimbursed for all actual
and necessary expenses and | ||||||
13 | disbursements incurred in the execution of official
duties.
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14 | (5) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or | ||||||
15 | continue to be
a member of the Board who is, or whose spouse, | ||||||
16 | child or parent is, a member
of the board of directors of, or a | ||||||
17 | person financially interested in, any
gambling operation | ||||||
18 | subject to the jurisdiction of this Board, or any race
track, | ||||||
19 | race meeting, racing association or the operations thereof | ||||||
20 | subject
to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Racing Board. No | ||||||
21 | Board member shall
hold any other public office. No person | ||||||
22 | shall be a
member of the Board who is not of good moral | ||||||
23 | character or who has been
convicted of, or is under indictment | ||||||
24 | for, a felony under the laws of
Illinois or any other state, or | ||||||
25 | the United States.
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26 | (5.5) No member of the Board shall engage in any political |
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1 | activity. For the purposes of this Section, "political" means | ||||||
2 | any activity in support
of or in connection with any campaign | ||||||
3 | for federal, State, or local elective office or any political
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4 | organization, but does not include activities (i) relating to | ||||||
5 | the support or
opposition of any executive, legislative, or | ||||||
6 | administrative action (as those
terms are defined in Section 2 | ||||||
7 | of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii) relating
to collective | ||||||
8 | bargaining, or (iii) that are
otherwise
in furtherance of the | ||||||
9 | person's official
State duties or governmental and public | ||||||
10 | service functions.
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11 | (6) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor | ||||||
12 | for neglect
of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance | ||||||
13 | in office or for engaging in any political activity.
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14 | (7) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of | ||||||
15 | his office, each
member of the Board shall take an oath that he | ||||||
16 | will faithfully execute the
duties of his office according to | ||||||
17 | the laws of the State and the rules and
regulations adopted | ||||||
18 | therewith and shall give bond to the State of Illinois,
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19 | approved by the Governor, in the sum of $25,000. Every such | ||||||
20 | bond, when
duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in | ||||||
21 | the office of the
Secretary of State. Whenever the Governor | ||||||
22 | determines that the bond of any
member of the Board has become | ||||||
23 | or is likely to become invalid or
insufficient, he shall | ||||||
24 | require such member forthwith to renew his bond,
which is to be | ||||||
25 | approved by the Governor. Any member of the Board who fails
to | ||||||
26 | take oath and give bond within 30 days from the date of his |
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1 | appointment,
or who fails to renew his bond within 30 days | ||||||
2 | after it is demanded by the
Governor, shall be guilty of | ||||||
3 | neglect of duty and may be removed by the
Governor. The cost of | ||||||
4 | any bond given by any member of the Board under this
Section | ||||||
5 | shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the | ||||||
6 | Board.
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7 | (7.5) For the examination of all mechanical, | ||||||
8 | electromechanical, or electronic table games, slot machines, | ||||||
9 | slot accounting systems, sports wagering systems, and other | ||||||
10 | electronic gaming equipment, and the field inspection of such | ||||||
11 | systems, games, and machines, for compliance with this Act, | ||||||
12 | the Board shall utilize the services of independent outside | ||||||
13 | testing laboratories that have been accredited in accordance | ||||||
14 | with ISO/IEC 17025 by an accreditation body that is a | ||||||
15 | signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation | ||||||
16 | Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement signifying they are | ||||||
17 | qualified to perform such examinations. Notwithstanding any | ||||||
18 | law to the contrary, the Board shall consider the licensing of | ||||||
19 | independent outside testing laboratory applicants in | ||||||
20 | accordance with procedures established by the Board by rule. | ||||||
21 | The Board shall not withhold its approval of an independent | ||||||
22 | outside testing laboratory license applicant that has been | ||||||
23 | accredited as required under this paragraph (7.5) and is | ||||||
24 | licensed in gaming jurisdictions comparable to Illinois. Upon | ||||||
25 | the finalization of required rules, the Board shall license | ||||||
26 | independent testing laboratories and accept the test reports |
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1 | of any licensed testing laboratory of the system's, game's, or | ||||||
2 | machine manufacturer's choice, notwithstanding the existence | ||||||
3 | of contracts between the Board and any independent testing | ||||||
4 | laboratory. | ||||||
5 | (8) The Board shall employ such
personnel as may be | ||||||
6 | necessary to carry out its functions and shall determine the | ||||||
7 | salaries of all personnel, except those personnel whose | ||||||
8 | salaries are determined under the terms of a collective | ||||||
9 | bargaining agreement. No
person shall be employed to serve the | ||||||
10 | Board who is, or whose spouse, parent
or child is, an official | ||||||
11 | of, or has a financial interest in or financial
relation with, | ||||||
12 | any operator engaged in gambling operations within this
State | ||||||
13 | or any organization engaged in conducting horse racing within | ||||||
14 | this
State. For the one year immediately preceding employment, | ||||||
15 | an employee shall not have been employed or received | ||||||
16 | compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or | ||||||
17 | its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the | ||||||
18 | Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse | ||||||
19 | Racing Act of 1975. Any employee violating these prohibitions | ||||||
20 | shall be subject to
termination of employment.
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21 | (9) An Administrator shall perform any and all duties that | ||||||
22 | the Board
shall assign him. The salary of the Administrator | ||||||
23 | shall be determined by
the Board and, in addition,
he shall be | ||||||
24 | reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by
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25 | him in discharge of his official duties. The Administrator | ||||||
26 | shall keep
records of all proceedings of the Board and shall |
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1 | preserve all records,
books, documents and other papers | ||||||
2 | belonging to the Board or entrusted to
its care. The | ||||||
3 | Administrator shall devote his full time to the duties of
the | ||||||
4 | office and shall not hold any other office or employment.
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5 | (b) The Board shall have general responsibility for the | ||||||
6 | implementation
of this Act. Its duties include, without | ||||||
7 | limitation, the following:
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8 | (1) To decide promptly and in reasonable order all | ||||||
9 | license applications.
Any party aggrieved by an action of | ||||||
10 | the Board denying, suspending,
revoking, restricting or | ||||||
11 | refusing to renew a license may request a hearing
before | ||||||
12 | the Board. A request for a hearing must be made to the | ||||||
13 | Board in
writing within 5 days after service of notice of | ||||||
14 | the action of the Board.
Notice of the action of the Board | ||||||
15 | shall be served either by personal
delivery or by | ||||||
16 | certified mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party.
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17 | Notice served by certified mail shall be deemed complete | ||||||
18 | on the business
day following the date of such mailing. | ||||||
19 | The Board shall conduct any such hearings promptly and in | ||||||
20 | reasonable order;
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21 | (2) To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil | ||||||
22 | violations of this Act
or rules and regulations | ||||||
23 | promulgated hereunder;
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24 | (3) To promulgate such rules and regulations as in its | ||||||
25 | judgment may be
necessary to protect or enhance the | ||||||
26 | credibility and integrity of gambling
operations |
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1 | authorized by this Act and the regulatory process | ||||||
2 | hereunder;
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3 | (4) To provide for the establishment and collection of | ||||||
4 | all license and
registration fees and taxes imposed by | ||||||
5 | this Act and the rules and
regulations issued pursuant | ||||||
6 | hereto. All such fees and taxes shall be
deposited into | ||||||
7 | the State Gaming Fund;
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8 | (5) To provide for the levy and collection of | ||||||
9 | penalties and fines for the
violation of provisions of | ||||||
10 | this Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated | ||||||
11 | hereunder. All such fines and penalties shall be deposited
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12 | into the Education Assistance Fund, created by Public Act | ||||||
13 | 86-0018, of the
State of Illinois;
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14 | (6) To be present through its inspectors and agents | ||||||
15 | any time gambling
operations are conducted on any | ||||||
16 | riverboat, in any casino, or at any organization gaming
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17 | facility for the purpose of certifying the
revenue | ||||||
18 | thereof, receiving complaints from the public, and | ||||||
19 | conducting such
other investigations into the conduct of | ||||||
20 | the gambling games and the
maintenance of the equipment as | ||||||
21 | from time to time the Board may deem
necessary and proper;
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22 | (7) To review and rule upon any complaint by a | ||||||
23 | licensee
regarding any investigative procedures of the | ||||||
24 | State which are unnecessarily
disruptive of gambling | ||||||
25 | operations. The need to inspect and investigate
shall be | ||||||
26 | presumed at all times. The disruption of a licensee's |
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1 | operations
shall be proved by clear and convincing | ||||||
2 | evidence, and establish that: (A)
the procedures had no | ||||||
3 | reasonable law enforcement purposes, and (B) the
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4 | procedures were so disruptive as to unreasonably inhibit | ||||||
5 | gambling operations;
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6 | (8) To hold at least one meeting each quarter of the | ||||||
7 | fiscal
year. In addition, special meetings may be called | ||||||
8 | by the Chairman or any 2
Board members upon 72 hours | ||||||
9 | written notice to each member. All Board
meetings shall be | ||||||
10 | subject to the Open Meetings Act. Three members of the
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11 | Board shall constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be | ||||||
12 | required for any
final determination by the Board. The | ||||||
13 | Board shall keep a complete and
accurate record of all its | ||||||
14 | meetings. A majority of the members of the Board
shall | ||||||
15 | constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, | ||||||
16 | for the
performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any | ||||||
17 | power which this Act
requires the Board members to | ||||||
18 | transact, perform or exercise en banc, except
that, upon | ||||||
19 | order of the Board, one of the Board members or an
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20 | administrative law judge designated by the Board may | ||||||
21 | conduct any hearing
provided for under this Act or by | ||||||
22 | Board rule and may recommend findings and
decisions to the | ||||||
23 | Board. The Board member or administrative law judge
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24 | conducting such hearing shall have all powers and rights | ||||||
25 | granted to the
Board in this Act. The record made at the | ||||||
26 | time of the hearing shall be
reviewed by the Board, or a |
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1 | majority thereof, and the findings and decision
of the | ||||||
2 | majority of the Board shall constitute the order of the | ||||||
3 | Board in
such case;
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4 | (9) To maintain records which are separate and | ||||||
5 | distinct from the records
of any other State board or | ||||||
6 | commission. Such records shall be available
for public | ||||||
7 | inspection and shall accurately reflect all Board | ||||||
8 | proceedings;
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9 | (10) To file a written annual report with the Governor | ||||||
10 | on or before
July 1 each year and such additional reports | ||||||
11 | as the Governor may request.
The annual report shall | ||||||
12 | include a statement of receipts and disbursements
by the | ||||||
13 | Board, actions taken by the Board, and any additional | ||||||
14 | information
and recommendations which the Board may deem | ||||||
15 | valuable or which the Governor
may request;
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16 | (11) (Blank);
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17 | (12) (Blank);
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18 | (13) To assume responsibility for administration and | ||||||
19 | enforcement of the
Video Gaming Act; | ||||||
20 | (13.1) To assume responsibility for the administration | ||||||
21 | and enforcement
of operations at organization gaming | ||||||
22 | facilities pursuant to this Act and the
Illinois Horse | ||||||
23 | Racing Act of 1975; | ||||||
24 | (13.2) To assume responsibility for the administration | ||||||
25 | and enforcement
of the Sports Wagering Act; and | ||||||
26 | (14) To adopt, by rule, a code of conduct governing |
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1 | Board members and employees that ensure, to the maximum | ||||||
2 | extent possible, that persons subject to this Code avoid | ||||||
3 | situations, relationships, or associations that may | ||||||
4 | represent or lead to a conflict of interest.
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5 | Internal controls and changes submitted by licensees must | ||||||
6 | be reviewed and either approved or denied with cause within 90 | ||||||
7 | days after receipt of submission is deemed final by the | ||||||
8 | Illinois Gaming Board. In the event an internal control | ||||||
9 | submission or change does not meet the standards set by the | ||||||
10 | Board, staff of the Board must provide technical assistance to | ||||||
11 | the licensee to rectify such deficiencies within 90 days after | ||||||
12 | the initial submission and the revised submission must be | ||||||
13 | reviewed and approved or denied with cause within 90 days | ||||||
14 | after the date the revised submission is deemed final by the | ||||||
15 | Board. For the purposes of this paragraph, "with cause" means | ||||||
16 | that the approval of the submission would jeopardize the | ||||||
17 | integrity of gaming. In the event the Board staff has not acted | ||||||
18 | within the timeframe, the submission shall be deemed approved. | ||||||
19 | (c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall | ||||||
20 | supervise all
gambling operations governed by this Act. The | ||||||
21 | Board shall have all powers
necessary and proper to fully and | ||||||
22 | effectively execute the provisions of
this Act, including, but | ||||||
23 | not limited to, the following:
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24 | (1) To investigate applicants and determine the | ||||||
25 | eligibility of
applicants for licenses and to select among | ||||||
26 | competing applicants the
applicants which best serve the |
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1 | interests of the citizens of Illinois.
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2 | (2) To have jurisdiction and supervision over all | ||||||
3 | riverboat gambling
operations authorized under this Act | ||||||
4 | and all persons in places where gambling
operations are | ||||||
5 | conducted.
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6 | (3) To promulgate rules and regulations for the | ||||||
7 | purpose of administering
the provisions of this Act and to | ||||||
8 | prescribe rules, regulations and
conditions under which | ||||||
9 | all gambling operations subject to this
Act shall be
| ||||||
10 | conducted. Such rules and regulations are to provide for | ||||||
11 | the prevention of
practices detrimental to the public | ||||||
12 | interest and for the best interests of
riverboat gambling, | ||||||
13 | including rules and regulations regarding the
inspection | ||||||
14 | of organization gaming facilities, casinos, and | ||||||
15 | riverboats, and the review of any permits or licenses
| ||||||
16 | necessary to operate a riverboat, casino, or organization | ||||||
17 | gaming facility under any laws or regulations applicable
| ||||||
18 | to riverboats, casinos, or organization gaming facilities | ||||||
19 | and to impose penalties for violations thereof.
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20 | (4) To enter the office, riverboats, casinos, | ||||||
21 | organization gaming facilities, and
other facilities, or | ||||||
22 | other
places of business of a licensee, where evidence of | ||||||
23 | the compliance or
noncompliance with the provisions of | ||||||
24 | this Act is likely to be found.
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25 | (5) To investigate alleged violations of this Act or | ||||||
26 | the
rules of the Board and to take appropriate |
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1 | disciplinary
action against a licensee or a holder of an | ||||||
2 | occupational license for a
violation, or institute | ||||||
3 | appropriate legal action for enforcement, or both.
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4 | (6) To adopt standards for the licensing of all | ||||||
5 | persons and entities under this Act,
as well as for | ||||||
6 | electronic or mechanical gambling games, and to establish
| ||||||
7 | fees for such licenses.
| ||||||
8 | (7) To adopt appropriate standards for all | ||||||
9 | organization gaming facilities, riverboats, casinos,
and | ||||||
10 | other facilities authorized under this Act.
| ||||||
11 | (8) To require that the records, including financial | ||||||
12 | or other statements
of any licensee under this Act, shall | ||||||
13 | be kept in such manner as prescribed
by the Board and that | ||||||
14 | any such licensee involved in the ownership or
management | ||||||
15 | of gambling operations submit to the Board an annual | ||||||
16 | balance
sheet and profit and loss statement, list of the | ||||||
17 | stockholders or other
persons having a 1% or greater | ||||||
18 | beneficial interest in the gambling
activities of each | ||||||
19 | licensee, and any other information the Board deems
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20 | necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and | ||||||
21 | all rules,
regulations, orders and final decisions | ||||||
22 | promulgated under this Act.
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23 | (9) To conduct hearings, issue subpoenas for the | ||||||
24 | attendance of
witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the | ||||||
25 | production of books, records
and other pertinent documents | ||||||
26 | in accordance with the Illinois
Administrative Procedure |
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1 | Act, and to administer oaths and affirmations to
the | ||||||
2 | witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board, it is | ||||||
3 | necessary to
administer or enforce this Act or the Board | ||||||
4 | rules.
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5 | (10) To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee | ||||||
6 | involved in the
ownership or management of gambling | ||||||
7 | operations as an
application for employment for their | ||||||
8 | employees.
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9 | (11) To revoke or suspend licenses, as the Board may | ||||||
10 | see fit and in
compliance with applicable laws of the | ||||||
11 | State regarding administrative
procedures, and to review | ||||||
12 | applications for the renewal of licenses. The
Board may | ||||||
13 | suspend an owners license or an organization gaming | ||||||
14 | license without notice or hearing upon a
determination | ||||||
15 | that the safety or health of patrons or employees is
| ||||||
16 | jeopardized by continuing a gambling operation conducted | ||||||
17 | under that license. The suspension may
remain in effect | ||||||
18 | until the Board determines that the cause for suspension
| ||||||
19 | has been abated. The Board may revoke an owners license or | ||||||
20 | organization gaming license upon a
determination that the | ||||||
21 | licensee has not made satisfactory progress toward
abating | ||||||
22 | the hazard.
| ||||||
23 | (12) To eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or | ||||||
24 | exclusion of, any
person from gambling facilities where | ||||||
25 | that person is in violation
of this Act, rules and | ||||||
26 | regulations thereunder, or final orders of the
Board, or |
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1 | where such person's conduct or reputation is such that his | ||||||
2 | or her
presence within the gambling facilities may, in the | ||||||
3 | opinion of
the Board, call into question the honesty and | ||||||
4 | integrity of the gambling
operations or interfere with the | ||||||
5 | orderly conduct thereof; provided that the
propriety of | ||||||
6 | such ejection or exclusion is subject to subsequent | ||||||
7 | hearing
by the Board.
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8 | (13) To require all licensees of gambling operations | ||||||
9 | to utilize a
cashless wagering system whereby all players' | ||||||
10 | money is converted to tokens,
electronic cards, or chips | ||||||
11 | which shall be used only for wagering in the
gambling | ||||||
12 | establishment.
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13 | (14) (Blank).
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14 | (15) To suspend, revoke or restrict licenses, to | ||||||
15 | require the
removal of a licensee or an employee of a | ||||||
16 | licensee for a violation of this
Act or a Board rule or for | ||||||
17 | engaging in a fraudulent practice, and to
impose civil | ||||||
18 | penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and up to
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19 | $10,000 or an amount equal to the daily gross receipts, | ||||||
20 | whichever is
larger, against licensees for each violation | ||||||
21 | of any provision of the Act, any rules adopted by the | ||||||
22 | Board, any order of the Board or any other action
which, in | ||||||
23 | the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
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24 | gambling operations.
| ||||||
25 | (16) To hire employees to gather information, conduct | ||||||
26 | investigations
and carry out any other tasks contemplated |
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1 | under this Act.
| ||||||
2 | (17) To establish minimum levels of insurance to be | ||||||
3 | maintained by
licensees.
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4 | (18) To authorize a licensee to sell or serve | ||||||
5 | alcoholic liquors, wine or
beer as defined in the Liquor | ||||||
6 | Control Act of 1934 on board a riverboat or in a casino
and | ||||||
7 | to have exclusive authority to establish the hours for | ||||||
8 | sale and
consumption of alcoholic liquor on board a | ||||||
9 | riverboat or in a casino, notwithstanding any
provision of | ||||||
10 | the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or any local ordinance, and
| ||||||
11 | regardless of whether the riverboat makes excursions. The
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12 | establishment of the hours for sale and consumption of | ||||||
13 | alcoholic liquor on
board a riverboat or in a casino is an | ||||||
14 | exclusive power and function of the State. A home
rule | ||||||
15 | unit may not establish the hours for sale and consumption | ||||||
16 | of alcoholic
liquor on board a riverboat or in a casino. | ||||||
17 | This subdivision (18) is a denial and
limitation of home | ||||||
18 | rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of
Section | ||||||
19 | 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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20 | (19) After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of | ||||||
21 | Engineers, to
establish binding emergency orders upon the | ||||||
22 | concurrence of a majority of
the members of the Board | ||||||
23 | regarding the navigability of water, relative to
| ||||||
24 | excursions,
in the event
of extreme weather conditions, | ||||||
25 | acts of God or other extreme circumstances.
| ||||||
26 | (20) To delegate the execution of any of its powers |
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1 | under this Act for
the purpose of administering and | ||||||
2 | enforcing this Act and the rules adopted by the Board.
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3 | (20.5) To approve any contract entered into on its | ||||||
4 | behalf.
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5 | (20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct | ||||||
6 | investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other | ||||||
7 | duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the | ||||||
8 | Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of | ||||||
9 | the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that | ||||||
10 | these powers shall be limited to offenses or violations | ||||||
11 | occurring or committed in a casino, in an organization | ||||||
12 | gaming facility, or on a riverboat or dock, as defined in | ||||||
13 | subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise | ||||||
14 | provided by this Act or any other law. | ||||||
15 | (20.7) To contract with the Illinois State Police for | ||||||
16 | the use of trained and qualified State police officers and | ||||||
17 | with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained and | ||||||
18 | qualified Department of Revenue investigators to conduct | ||||||
19 | investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other | ||||||
20 | duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of the | ||||||
21 | rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the | ||||||
22 | powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this | ||||||
23 | subdivision (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or | ||||||
24 | violations occurring or committed in a casino, in an | ||||||
25 | organization gaming facility, or on a riverboat or dock, | ||||||
26 | as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as |
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1 | otherwise provided by this Act or any other law. In the | ||||||
2 | event the Illinois State Police or the Department of | ||||||
3 | Revenue is unable to fill contracted police or | ||||||
4 | investigative positions, the Board may appoint | ||||||
5 | investigators to fill those positions pursuant to | ||||||
6 | subdivision (20.6).
| ||||||
7 | (21) To adopt rules concerning the conduct of gaming | ||||||
8 | pursuant to an organization gaming license issued under | ||||||
9 | this Act. | ||||||
10 | (22) To have the same jurisdiction and supervision | ||||||
11 | over casinos and organization gaming facilities as the | ||||||
12 | Board has over riverboats, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
13 | the power to (i) investigate, review, and approve | ||||||
14 | contracts as that power is applied to riverboats, (ii) | ||||||
15 | adopt rules for administering the provisions of this Act, | ||||||
16 | (iii) adopt standards for the licensing of all persons | ||||||
17 | involved with a casino or organization gaming facility, | ||||||
18 | (iv) investigate alleged violations of this Act by any | ||||||
19 | person involved with a casino or organization gaming | ||||||
20 | facility, and (v) require that records, including | ||||||
21 | financial or other statements of any casino or | ||||||
22 | organization gaming facility, shall be kept in such manner | ||||||
23 | as prescribed by the Board.
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24 | (23) To take any other action as may be reasonable or | ||||||
25 | appropriate to
enforce this Act and the rules adopted by | ||||||
26 | the Board.
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1 | (d) The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation | ||||||
2 | of the
Illinois State Police in conducting background | ||||||
3 | investigations of
applicants and in fulfilling its | ||||||
4 | responsibilities under
this Section. Costs incurred by the | ||||||
5 | Illinois State Police as
a result of such cooperation shall be | ||||||
6 | paid by the Board in conformance
with the requirements of | ||||||
7 | Section 2605-400 of the Illinois State Police Law.
| ||||||
8 | (e) The Board must authorize to each investigator and to | ||||||
9 | any other
employee of the Board exercising the powers of a | ||||||
10 | peace officer a distinct badge
that, on its face, (i) clearly | ||||||
11 | states that the badge is authorized by the Board
and
(ii) | ||||||
12 | contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be | ||||||
13 | authorized
by the Board.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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15 | Section 100. The Environmental Justice Act is amended by | ||||||
16 | changing Section 10 as follows: | ||||||
17 | (415 ILCS 155/10) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 10. Commission on Environmental Justice. | ||||||
19 | (a) The Commission on Environmental Justice is established | ||||||
20 | and consists of the following 24 voting members: | ||||||
21 | (1) 2 members of the Senate, one appointed by the | ||||||
22 | President of the Senate and the other by the Minority | ||||||
23 | Leader of the Senate, each to serve at the pleasure of the | ||||||
24 | appointing officer; |
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1 | (2) 2 members of the House of Representatives, one | ||||||
2 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives | ||||||
3 | and the other by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
4 | Representatives, each to serve at the pleasure of the | ||||||
5 | appointing officer; | ||||||
6 | (3) the following ex officio members: the Director of | ||||||
7 | Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, | ||||||
8 | the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency or his | ||||||
9 | or her designee, the Director of Natural Resources or his | ||||||
10 | or her designee, the Director of Public Health or his or | ||||||
11 | her designee, the Secretary of Transportation or his or | ||||||
12 | her designee, and a representative of the housing office | ||||||
13 | of the Department of Human Services appointed by the | ||||||
14 | Secretary of Human Services;
and | ||||||
15 | (4) 14 members appointed by the Governor who represent | ||||||
16 | the following interests: | ||||||
17 | (i) at least 4 members of affected communities | ||||||
18 | concerned with environmental justice; | ||||||
19 | (ii) at least 2 members of business organizations | ||||||
20 | including one member representing a statewide | ||||||
21 | organization representing manufacturers and one member | ||||||
22 | representing an organization representing the energy | ||||||
23 | sector; | ||||||
24 | (iii) environmental organizations; | ||||||
25 | (iv) experts on environmental health and | ||||||
26 | environmental justice; |
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1 | (v) units of local government; | ||||||
2 | (vi) members of the general public who have an | ||||||
3 | interest or expertise in environmental justice; and | ||||||
4 | (vii) at least 2 members of labor organizations | ||||||
5 | including one member from a statewide labor federation | ||||||
6 | representing more than one international union and one | ||||||
7 | member from an organization representing workers in | ||||||
8 | the energy sector. | ||||||
9 | (b) Of the initial members of the Commission appointed | ||||||
10 | by the Governor, 5 shall serve for a 2-year term and 5 | ||||||
11 | shall serve for a 1-year term, as designated by the | ||||||
12 | Governor at the time of appointment. The Thereafter, the | ||||||
13 | members appointed by the Governor for terms beginning | ||||||
14 | before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
15 | 102nd General Assembly shall serve 2-year terms. Members | ||||||
16 | appointed by the Governor for terms beginning on or after | ||||||
17 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd | ||||||
18 | General Assembly shall serve 4-year terms. Vacancies shall | ||||||
19 | be filled in the same manner as appointments. Members of | ||||||
20 | the Commission appointed by the Governor may not receive | ||||||
21 | compensation for their service on the Commission and are | ||||||
22 | not entitled to reimbursement for expenses. | ||||||
23 | (c) The Governor shall designate a Chairperson from among | ||||||
24 | the Commission's members. The Commission shall meet at the | ||||||
25 | call of the Chairperson, but no later than 90 days after the | ||||||
26 | effective date of this Act and at least quarterly thereafter. |
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1 | (d) The Commission shall: | ||||||
2 | (1) advise State entities on environmental justice and | ||||||
3 | related community issues; | ||||||
4 | (2) review and analyze the impact of current State | ||||||
5 | laws and policies on the issue of environmental justice | ||||||
6 | and sustainable communities; | ||||||
7 | (3) assess the adequacy of State and local laws to | ||||||
8 | address the issue of environmental justice and sustainable | ||||||
9 | communities; | ||||||
10 | (4) develop criteria to assess whether communities in | ||||||
11 | the State may be experiencing environmental justice | ||||||
12 | issues; and | ||||||
13 | (5) recommend options to the Governor for addressing | ||||||
14 | issues, concerns, or problems related to environmental | ||||||
15 | justice that surface after reviewing State laws and | ||||||
16 | policies, including prioritizing areas of the State that | ||||||
17 | need immediate attention. | ||||||
18 | (e) On or before October 1, 2011 and each October 1 | ||||||
19 | thereafter, the Commission shall report its findings and | ||||||
20 | recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly. | ||||||
21 | (f) The Environmental Protection Agency shall provide | ||||||
22 | administrative and other support to the Commission.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 99-541, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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24 | Section 105. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is | ||||||
25 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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1 | (430 ILCS 65/10) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-10)
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2 | Sec. 10. Appeals; hearing; relief from firearm | ||||||
3 | prohibitions. | ||||||
4 | (a) Whenever an application for a Firearm Owner's | ||||||
5 | Identification
Card is denied or whenever such a Card is | ||||||
6 | revoked or seized
as provided for in Section 8 of this Act, the | ||||||
7 | aggrieved party may
(1) file a record challenge with the | ||||||
8 | Director regarding the record upon which the decision to deny | ||||||
9 | or revoke the Firearm Owner's Identification Card was based | ||||||
10 | under subsection (a-5); or (2) appeal
to the Director of the | ||||||
11 | Illinois State Police through December 31, 2022, or beginning | ||||||
12 | January 1, 2023, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
13 | Review Board for a hearing seeking relief from
such denial or | ||||||
14 | revocation unless the denial or revocation
was based upon a | ||||||
15 | forcible felony, stalking, aggravated stalking, domestic
| ||||||
16 | battery, any violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances | ||||||
17 | Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, | ||||||
18 | or the
Cannabis Control Act that is classified as a Class 2 or | ||||||
19 | greater felony,
any
felony violation of Article 24 of the | ||||||
20 | Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or any
| ||||||
21 | adjudication as a delinquent minor for the commission of an
| ||||||
22 | offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony, in | ||||||
23 | which case the
aggrieved party may petition the circuit court | ||||||
24 | in writing in the county of
his or her residence for a hearing | ||||||
25 | seeking relief from such denial or revocation.
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1 | (a-5) There is created a Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
2 | Card Review Board to consider any appeal under subsection (a) | ||||||
3 | beginning January 1, 2023, other than an appeal directed to | ||||||
4 | the circuit court and except when the applicant is challenging | ||||||
5 | the record upon which the decision to deny or revoke was based | ||||||
6 | as provided in subsection (a-10). | ||||||
7 | (0.05) In furtherance of the policy of this Act that | ||||||
8 | the Board shall exercise its powers and duties in an | ||||||
9 | independent manner, subject to the provisions of this Act | ||||||
10 | but free from the direction, control, or influence of any | ||||||
11 | other agency or department of State government. All | ||||||
12 | expenses and liabilities incurred by the Board in the | ||||||
13 | performance of its responsibilities hereunder shall be | ||||||
14 | paid from funds which shall be appropriated to the Board | ||||||
15 | by the General Assembly for the ordinary and contingent | ||||||
16 | expenses of the Board. | ||||||
17 | (1) The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by | ||||||
18 | the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, | ||||||
19 | with 3 members residing within the First Judicial District | ||||||
20 | and one member residing within each of the 4 remaining | ||||||
21 | Judicial Districts. No more than 4 members shall be | ||||||
22 | members of the same political party. The Governor shall | ||||||
23 | designate one member as the chairperson. The members shall | ||||||
24 | have actual experience in law, education, social work, | ||||||
25 | behavioral sciences, law enforcement, or community affairs | ||||||
26 | or in a combination of those areas. The Board shall |
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1 | consist of: | ||||||
2 | (A) one member with at least 5 years of service as | ||||||
3 | a federal or State judge; | ||||||
4 | (B) one member with at least 5 years of experience | ||||||
5 | serving as an attorney with the United States | ||||||
6 | Department of Justice, or as a State's Attorney or | ||||||
7 | Assistant State's Attorney; | ||||||
8 | (C) one member with at least 5 years of experience | ||||||
9 | serving as a State or federal public defender or | ||||||
10 | assistant public defender; | ||||||
11 | (D) three members with at least 5 years of | ||||||
12 | experience as a federal, State, or local law | ||||||
13 | enforcement agent or as an employee with investigative | ||||||
14 | experience or duties related to criminal justice under | ||||||
15 | the United States Department of Justice, Drug | ||||||
16 | Enforcement Administration, Department of Homeland | ||||||
17 | Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a State | ||||||
18 | or local law enforcement agency; and | ||||||
19 | (E) one member with at least 5 years of experience | ||||||
20 | as a licensed physician or clinical psychologist with | ||||||
21 | expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of mental | ||||||
22 | illness. | ||||||
23 | (2) The terms of the members initially appointed after | ||||||
24 | January 1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-237) | ||||||
25 | shall be as follows: one of
the initial members shall be | ||||||
26 | appointed for a term of one year, 3 shall be
appointed for |
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1 | terms of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for terms of 4 | ||||||
2 | years. Thereafter, members shall hold office for 4 years, | ||||||
3 | with terms expiring on the second Monday in January | ||||||
4 | immediately following the expiration of their terms and | ||||||
5 | every 4 years thereafter. Members may be reappointed. | ||||||
6 | Vacancies in the office of member shall be filled in the | ||||||
7 | same manner as the original appointment, for the remainder | ||||||
8 | of the unexpired term. The Governor may remove a member | ||||||
9 | for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or | ||||||
10 | inability to serve. Members shall receive compensation in | ||||||
11 | an amount equal to the compensation of members of the | ||||||
12 | Executive Ethics Commission and may be reimbursed, from | ||||||
13 | funds appropriated for such a purpose, for reasonable | ||||||
14 | expenses actually incurred in the performance of their | ||||||
15 | Board duties. The Illinois State Police shall designate an | ||||||
16 | employee to serve as Executive Director of the Board and | ||||||
17 | provide logistical and administrative assistance to the | ||||||
18 | Board. | ||||||
19 | (3) The Board shall meet at least quarterly each year | ||||||
20 | and at the call of the chairperson as often as necessary to | ||||||
21 | consider appeals of decisions made with respect to | ||||||
22 | applications for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
23 | under this Act. If necessary to ensure the participation | ||||||
24 | of a member, the Board shall allow a member to participate | ||||||
25 | in a Board meeting by electronic communication. Any member | ||||||
26 | participating electronically shall be deemed present for |
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1 | purposes of establishing a quorum and voting. | ||||||
2 | (4) The Board shall adopt rules for the review of | ||||||
3 | appeals and the conduct of hearings. The Board shall | ||||||
4 | maintain a record of its decisions and all materials | ||||||
5 | considered in making its decisions. All Board decisions | ||||||
6 | and voting records shall be kept confidential and all | ||||||
7 | materials considered by the Board shall be exempt from | ||||||
8 | inspection except upon order of a court. | ||||||
9 | (5) In considering an appeal, the Board shall review | ||||||
10 | the materials received concerning the denial or revocation | ||||||
11 | by the Illinois State Police. By a vote of at least 4 | ||||||
12 | members, the Board may request additional information from | ||||||
13 | the Illinois State Police or the applicant or the | ||||||
14 | testimony of the Illinois State Police or the applicant. | ||||||
15 | The Board may require that the applicant submit electronic | ||||||
16 | fingerprints to the Illinois State Police for an updated | ||||||
17 | background check if the Board determines it lacks | ||||||
18 | sufficient information to determine eligibility. The Board | ||||||
19 | may consider information submitted by the Illinois State | ||||||
20 | Police, a law enforcement agency, or the applicant. The | ||||||
21 | Board shall review each denial or revocation and determine | ||||||
22 | by a majority of members whether an applicant should be | ||||||
23 | granted relief under subsection (c). | ||||||
24 | (6) The Board shall by order issue summary decisions. | ||||||
25 | The Board shall issue a decision within 45 days of | ||||||
26 | receiving all completed appeal documents from the Illinois |
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1 | State Police and the applicant. However, the Board need | ||||||
2 | not issue a decision within 45 days if: | ||||||
3 | (A) the Board requests information from the | ||||||
4 | applicant, including, but not limited to, electronic | ||||||
5 | fingerprints to be submitted to the Illinois State | ||||||
6 | Police, in accordance with paragraph (5) of this | ||||||
7 | subsection, in which case the Board shall make a | ||||||
8 | decision within 30 days of receipt of the required | ||||||
9 | information from the applicant; | ||||||
10 | (B) the applicant agrees, in writing, to allow the | ||||||
11 | Board additional time to consider an appeal; or | ||||||
12 | (C) the Board notifies the applicant and the | ||||||
13 | Illinois State Police that the Board needs an | ||||||
14 | additional 30 days to issue a decision. The Board may | ||||||
15 | only issue 2 extensions under this subparagraph (C). | ||||||
16 | The Board's notification to the applicant and the | ||||||
17 | Illinois State Police shall include an explanation for | ||||||
18 | the extension. | ||||||
19 | (7) If the Board determines that the applicant is | ||||||
20 | eligible for relief under subsection (c), the Board shall | ||||||
21 | notify the applicant and the Illinois State Police that | ||||||
22 | relief has been granted and the Illinois State Police | ||||||
23 | shall issue the Card. | ||||||
24 | (8) Meetings of the Board shall not be subject to the | ||||||
25 | Open Meetings Act and records of the Board shall not be | ||||||
26 | subject to the Freedom of Information Act. |
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1 | (9) The Board shall report monthly to the Governor and | ||||||
2 | the General Assembly on the number of appeals received and | ||||||
3 | provide details of the circumstances in which the Board | ||||||
4 | has determined to deny Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
5 | Cards under this subsection (a-5). The report shall not | ||||||
6 | contain any identifying information about the applicants. | ||||||
7 | (a-10) Whenever an applicant or cardholder is not seeking | ||||||
8 | relief from a firearms prohibition under subsection (c) but | ||||||
9 | rather does not believe the applicant is appropriately denied | ||||||
10 | or revoked and is challenging the record upon which the | ||||||
11 | decision to deny or revoke the Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
12 | Card was based, or whenever the Illinois State Police fails to | ||||||
13 | act on an application within 30 days of its receipt, the | ||||||
14 | applicant shall file such challenge with the Director. The | ||||||
15 | Director shall render a decision within 60 business days of | ||||||
16 | receipt of all information supporting the challenge. The | ||||||
17 | Illinois State Police shall adopt rules for the review of a | ||||||
18 | record challenge. | ||||||
19 | (b) At least 30 days before any hearing in the circuit | ||||||
20 | court, the
petitioner shall serve the
relevant State's | ||||||
21 | Attorney with a copy of the petition. The State's Attorney
may | ||||||
22 | object to the petition and present evidence. At the hearing, | ||||||
23 | the court
shall
determine whether substantial justice has been | ||||||
24 | done. Should the court
determine that substantial justice has | ||||||
25 | not been done, the court shall issue an
order directing the | ||||||
26 | Illinois State Police to issue a Card. However, the court |
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1 | shall not issue the order if the petitioner is otherwise | ||||||
2 | prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm | ||||||
3 | under
federal law.
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4 | (c) Any person prohibited from possessing a firearm under | ||||||
5 | Sections 24-1.1
or 24-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or | ||||||
6 | acquiring a Firearm Owner's
Identification Card under Section | ||||||
7 | 8 of this Act may apply to
the Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
8 | Card Review Board
or petition the circuit court in the county | ||||||
9 | where the petitioner resides,
whichever is applicable in | ||||||
10 | accordance with subsection (a) of this Section,
requesting | ||||||
11 | relief
from such prohibition and the Board or court may grant | ||||||
12 | such relief if it
is
established by the applicant to the | ||||||
13 | court's or the Board's satisfaction
that:
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14 | (0.05) when in the circuit court, the State's Attorney | ||||||
15 | has been served
with a written
copy of the
petition at | ||||||
16 | least 30 days before any such hearing in the circuit court | ||||||
17 | and at
the hearing the
State's Attorney was afforded an | ||||||
18 | opportunity to present evidence and object to
the | ||||||
19 | petition;
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20 | (1) the applicant has not been convicted of a forcible | ||||||
21 | felony under the
laws of this State or any other | ||||||
22 | jurisdiction within 20 years of the
applicant's | ||||||
23 | application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or | ||||||
24 | at
least 20 years have passed since the end of any period | ||||||
25 | of imprisonment
imposed in relation to that conviction;
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26 | (2) the circumstances regarding a criminal conviction, |
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1 | where applicable,
the applicant's criminal history and his | ||||||
2 | reputation are such that the applicant
will not be likely | ||||||
3 | to act in a manner dangerous to public safety;
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4 | (3) granting relief would not be contrary to the | ||||||
5 | public interest; and | ||||||
6 | (4) granting relief would not be contrary to federal | ||||||
7 | law.
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8 | (c-5) (1) An active law enforcement officer employed by a | ||||||
9 | unit of government or a Department of Corrections employee | ||||||
10 | authorized to possess firearms who is denied, revoked, or has | ||||||
11 | his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card seized under | ||||||
12 | subsection (e) of Section 8 of this Act may apply to the | ||||||
13 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board requesting | ||||||
14 | relief if the officer or employee did not act in a manner | ||||||
15 | threatening to the officer or employee, another person, or the | ||||||
16 | public as determined by the treating clinical psychologist or | ||||||
17 | physician, and as a result of his or her work is referred by | ||||||
18 | the employer for or voluntarily seeks mental health evaluation | ||||||
19 | or treatment by a licensed clinical psychologist, | ||||||
20 | psychiatrist, or qualified examiner, and: | ||||||
21 | (A) the officer or employee has not received treatment | ||||||
22 | involuntarily at a mental health facility, regardless of | ||||||
23 | the length of admission; or has not been voluntarily | ||||||
24 | admitted to a mental health facility for more than 30 days | ||||||
25 | and not for more than one incident within the past 5 years; | ||||||
26 | and |
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1 | (B) the officer or employee has not left the mental | ||||||
2 | institution against medical advice. | ||||||
3 | (2) The Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board | ||||||
4 | shall grant expedited relief to active law enforcement | ||||||
5 | officers and employees described in paragraph (1) of this | ||||||
6 | subsection (c-5) upon a determination by the Board that the | ||||||
7 | officer's or employee's possession of a firearm does not | ||||||
8 | present a threat to themselves, others, or public safety. The | ||||||
9 | Board shall act on the request for relief within 30 business | ||||||
10 | days of receipt of: | ||||||
11 | (A) a notarized statement from the officer or employee | ||||||
12 | in the form prescribed by the Board detailing the | ||||||
13 | circumstances that led to the hospitalization; | ||||||
14 | (B) all documentation regarding the admission, | ||||||
15 | evaluation, treatment and discharge from the treating | ||||||
16 | licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist of the | ||||||
17 | officer; | ||||||
18 | (C) a psychological fitness for duty evaluation of the | ||||||
19 | person completed after the time of discharge; and | ||||||
20 | (D) written confirmation in the form prescribed by the | ||||||
21 | Board from the treating licensed clinical psychologist or | ||||||
22 | psychiatrist that the provisions set forth in paragraph | ||||||
23 | (1) of this subsection (c-5) have been met, the person | ||||||
24 | successfully completed treatment, and their professional | ||||||
25 | opinion regarding the person's ability to possess | ||||||
26 | firearms. |
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1 | (3) Officers and employees eligible for the expedited | ||||||
2 | relief in paragraph (2) of this subsection (c-5) have the | ||||||
3 | burden of proof on eligibility and must provide all | ||||||
4 | information required. The Board may not consider granting | ||||||
5 | expedited relief until the proof and information is received. | ||||||
6 | (4) "Clinical psychologist", "psychiatrist", and | ||||||
7 | "qualified examiner" shall have the same meaning as provided | ||||||
8 | in Chapter I of the Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||
9 | Disabilities Code. | ||||||
10 | (c-10) (1) An applicant, who is denied, revoked, or has | ||||||
11 | his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card seized under | ||||||
12 | subsection (e) of Section 8 of this Act based upon a | ||||||
13 | determination of a developmental disability or an intellectual | ||||||
14 | disability may apply to the Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
15 | Card Review Board requesting relief. | ||||||
16 | (2) The Board shall act on the request for relief within 60 | ||||||
17 | business days of receipt of written certification, in the form | ||||||
18 | prescribed by the Board, from a physician or clinical | ||||||
19 | psychologist, or qualified examiner, that the aggrieved | ||||||
20 | party's developmental disability or intellectual disability | ||||||
21 | condition is determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, | ||||||
22 | or qualified to be mild. If a fact-finding conference is | ||||||
23 | scheduled to obtain additional information concerning the | ||||||
24 | circumstances of the denial or revocation, the 60 business | ||||||
25 | days the Director has to act shall be tolled until the | ||||||
26 | completion of the fact-finding conference. |
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1 | (3) The Board may grant relief if the aggrieved party's | ||||||
2 | developmental disability or intellectual disability is mild as | ||||||
3 | determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified | ||||||
4 | examiner and it is established by the applicant to the Board's | ||||||
5 | satisfaction that: | ||||||
6 | (A) granting relief would not be contrary to the | ||||||
7 | public interest; and | ||||||
8 | (B) granting relief would not be contrary to federal | ||||||
9 | law. | ||||||
10 | (4) The Board may not grant relief if the condition is | ||||||
11 | determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified | ||||||
12 | examiner to be moderate, severe, or profound. | ||||||
13 | (5) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 99-29 | ||||||
14 | apply to requests for
relief pending on or before July 10, 2015 | ||||||
15 | (the effective date of Public Act 99-29), except that the | ||||||
16 | 60-day period for the Director to act on requests pending | ||||||
17 | before the effective date shall begin
on July 10, 2015 (the | ||||||
18 | effective date of Public Act 99-29). All appeals as provided | ||||||
19 | in subsection (a-5) pending on January 1, 2023 shall be | ||||||
20 | considered by the Board. | ||||||
21 | (d) When a minor is adjudicated delinquent for an offense | ||||||
22 | which if
committed by an adult would be a felony, the court | ||||||
23 | shall notify the Illinois State Police.
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24 | (e) The court shall review the denial of an application or | ||||||
25 | the revocation of
a Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a | ||||||
26 | person who has been adjudicated
delinquent for an offense that |
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1 | if
committed by an adult would be a felony if an
application | ||||||
2 | for relief has been filed at least 10 years after the | ||||||
3 | adjudication
of delinquency and the court determines that the | ||||||
4 | applicant should be
granted relief from disability to obtain a | ||||||
5 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
If the court grants | ||||||
6 | relief, the court shall notify the Illinois State
Police that | ||||||
7 | the disability has
been removed and that the applicant is | ||||||
8 | eligible to obtain a Firearm Owner's
Identification Card.
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9 | (f) Any person who is subject to the disabilities of 18 | ||||||
10 | U.S.C. 922(d)(4) and 922(g)(4) of the federal Gun Control Act | ||||||
11 | of 1968 because of an adjudication or commitment that occurred | ||||||
12 | under the laws of this State or who was determined to be | ||||||
13 | subject to the provisions of subsections (e), (f), or (g) of | ||||||
14 | Section 8 of this Act may apply to the Illinois State Police | ||||||
15 | requesting relief from that prohibition. The Board shall grant | ||||||
16 | the relief if it is established by a preponderance of the | ||||||
17 | evidence that the person will not be likely to act in a manner | ||||||
18 | dangerous to public safety and that granting relief would not | ||||||
19 | be contrary to the public interest. In making this | ||||||
20 | determination, the Board shall receive evidence concerning (i) | ||||||
21 | the circumstances regarding the firearms disabilities from | ||||||
22 | which relief is sought; (ii) the petitioner's mental health | ||||||
23 | and criminal history records, if any; (iii) the petitioner's | ||||||
24 | reputation, developed at a minimum through character witness | ||||||
25 | statements, testimony, or other character evidence; and (iv) | ||||||
26 | changes in the petitioner's condition or circumstances since |
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1 | the disqualifying events relevant to the relief sought. If | ||||||
2 | relief is granted under this subsection or by order of a court | ||||||
3 | under this Section, the Director shall as soon as practicable | ||||||
4 | but in no case later than 15 business days, update, correct, | ||||||
5 | modify, or remove the person's record in any database that the | ||||||
6 | Illinois State Police makes available to the National Instant | ||||||
7 | Criminal Background Check System and notify the United States | ||||||
8 | Attorney General that the basis for the record being made | ||||||
9 | available no longer applies. The Illinois State Police shall | ||||||
10 | adopt rules for the administration of this Section. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; | ||||||
12 | 102-645, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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13 | Section 110. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | ||||||
14 | changing Section 20 as follows: | ||||||
15 | (430 ILCS 66/20)
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16 | Sec. 20. Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board. | ||||||
17 | (a) There is hereby created within the Illinois State | ||||||
18 | Police a Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board to consider | ||||||
19 | any objection to an applicant's eligibility to obtain a | ||||||
20 | license under this Act submitted by a law enforcement agency | ||||||
21 | or the Illinois State Police under Section 15 of this Act. The | ||||||
22 | Board shall consist of 7 commissioners to be appointed by the | ||||||
23 | Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, with 3 | ||||||
24 | commissioners residing within the First Judicial District and |
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1 | one commissioner residing within each of the 4 remaining | ||||||
2 | Judicial Districts. No more than 4 commissioners shall be | ||||||
3 | members of the same political party. The Governor shall | ||||||
4 | designate one commissioner as the Chairperson. The members | ||||||
5 | shall have actual experience in law, education, social work, | ||||||
6 | behavioral sciences, law enforcement, or community affairs or | ||||||
7 | in a combination of those areas. The Board shall consist of: | ||||||
8 | (1) one commissioner with at least 5 years of service | ||||||
9 | as a federal judge; | ||||||
10 | (2) 2 commissioners with at least 5 years of | ||||||
11 | experience serving as an attorney with the United States | ||||||
12 | Department of Justice; | ||||||
13 | (3) 3 commissioners with at least 5 years of | ||||||
14 | experience as a federal agent or employee with | ||||||
15 | investigative experience or duties related to criminal | ||||||
16 | justice under the United States Department of Justice, | ||||||
17 | Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Homeland | ||||||
18 | Security, or Federal Bureau of Investigation; and | ||||||
19 | (4) one member with at least 5 years of experience as a | ||||||
20 | licensed physician or clinical psychologist with expertise | ||||||
21 | in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. | ||||||
22 | (b) The initial terms of the commissioners shall end on | ||||||
23 | January 12, 2015. Notwithstanding any provision in this | ||||||
24 | Section to the contrary, the term
of office of each | ||||||
25 | commissioner of the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board is | ||||||
26 | abolished on January 1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act |
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1 | 102-237). The terms of the commissioners appointed on or after | ||||||
2 | January 1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-237) | ||||||
3 | shall be as follows: one of
the initial members shall be | ||||||
4 | appointed for a term of one year, 3 shall be
appointed for | ||||||
5 | terms of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for terms of 4 | ||||||
6 | years. Thereafter, the commissioners shall hold office for 4 | ||||||
7 | years, with terms expiring on the second Monday in January of | ||||||
8 | the fourth year. Commissioners may be reappointed. Vacancies | ||||||
9 | in the office of commissioner shall be filled in the same | ||||||
10 | manner as the original appointment, for the remainder of the | ||||||
11 | unexpired term. The Governor may remove a commissioner for | ||||||
12 | incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or inability to | ||||||
13 | serve. Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount | ||||||
14 | equal to the compensation of members of the Executive Ethics | ||||||
15 | Commission and may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses | ||||||
16 | actually incurred in the performance of their Board duties, | ||||||
17 | from funds appropriated for that purpose. | ||||||
18 | (c) The Board shall meet at the call of the chairperson as | ||||||
19 | often as necessary to consider objections to applications for | ||||||
20 | a license under this Act. If necessary to ensure the | ||||||
21 | participation of a commissioner, the Board shall allow a | ||||||
22 | commissioner to participate in a Board meeting by electronic | ||||||
23 | communication. Any commissioner participating electronically | ||||||
24 | shall be deemed present for purposes of establishing a quorum | ||||||
25 | and voting. | ||||||
26 | (d) The Board shall adopt rules for the review of |
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1 | objections and the conduct of hearings. The Board shall | ||||||
2 | maintain a record of its decisions and all materials | ||||||
3 | considered in making its decisions. All Board decisions and | ||||||
4 | voting records shall be kept confidential and all materials | ||||||
5 | considered by the Board shall be exempt from inspection except | ||||||
6 | upon order of a court. | ||||||
7 | (e) In considering an objection of a law enforcement | ||||||
8 | agency or the Illinois State Police, the Board shall review | ||||||
9 | the materials received with the objection from the law | ||||||
10 | enforcement agency or the Illinois State Police. By a vote of | ||||||
11 | at least 4 commissioners, the Board may request additional | ||||||
12 | information from the law enforcement agency, Illinois State | ||||||
13 | Police, or the applicant, or the testimony of the law | ||||||
14 | enforcement agency, Illinois State Police, or the applicant. | ||||||
15 | The Board may require that the applicant submit electronic | ||||||
16 | fingerprints to the Illinois State Police for an updated | ||||||
17 | background check where the Board determines it lacks | ||||||
18 | sufficient information to determine eligibility. The Board may | ||||||
19 | only consider information submitted by the Illinois State | ||||||
20 | Police, a law enforcement agency, or the applicant. The Board | ||||||
21 | shall review each objection and determine by a majority of | ||||||
22 | commissioners whether an applicant is eligible for a license. | ||||||
23 | (f) The Board shall issue a decision within 30 days of | ||||||
24 | receipt of the objection from the Illinois State Police. | ||||||
25 | However, the Board need not issue a decision within 30 days if: | ||||||
26 | (1) the Board requests information from the applicant, |
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1 | including but not limited to electronic fingerprints to be | ||||||
2 | submitted to the Illinois State Police, in accordance with | ||||||
3 | subsection (e) of this Section, in which case the Board | ||||||
4 | shall make a decision within 30 days of receipt of the | ||||||
5 | required information from the applicant; | ||||||
6 | (2) the applicant agrees, in writing, to allow the | ||||||
7 | Board additional time to consider an objection; or | ||||||
8 | (3) the Board notifies the applicant and the Illinois | ||||||
9 | State Police that the Board needs an additional 30 days to | ||||||
10 | issue a decision. | ||||||
11 | (g) If the Board determines by a preponderance of the | ||||||
12 | evidence that the applicant poses a danger to himself or | ||||||
13 | herself or others, or is a threat to public safety, then the | ||||||
14 | Board shall affirm the objection of the law enforcement agency | ||||||
15 | or the Illinois State Police and shall notify the Illinois | ||||||
16 | State Police that the applicant is ineligible for a license. | ||||||
17 | If the Board does not determine by a preponderance of the | ||||||
18 | evidence that the applicant poses a danger to himself or | ||||||
19 | herself or others, or is a threat to public safety, then the | ||||||
20 | Board shall notify the Illinois State Police that the | ||||||
21 | applicant is eligible for a license. | ||||||
22 | (h) Meetings of the Board shall not be subject to the Open | ||||||
23 | Meetings Act and records of the Board shall not be subject to | ||||||
24 | the Freedom of Information Act. | ||||||
25 | (i) The Board shall report monthly to the Governor and the | ||||||
26 | General Assembly on the number of objections received and |
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1 | provide details of the circumstances in which the Board has | ||||||
2 | determined to deny licensure based on law enforcement or | ||||||
3 | Illinois State Police objections under Section 15 of this Act. | ||||||
4 | The report shall not contain any identifying information about | ||||||
5 | the applicants.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; | ||||||
7 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.) | ||||||
8 | (615 ILCS 60/Act rep.) | ||||||
9 | Section 115. The Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers Act is | ||||||
10 | repealed. | ||||||
11 | Section 120. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | ||||||
12 | changing Section 8-101 as follows:
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13 | (775 ILCS 5/8-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-101)
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14 | Sec. 8-101. Illinois Human Rights Commission.
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15 | (A) Creation; appointments. The Human Rights Commission is | ||||||
16 | created to consist
of 7 members appointed by the Governor with | ||||||
17 | the advice and consent of the
Senate. No more than 4 members | ||||||
18 | shall be of the same political party. The
Governor shall | ||||||
19 | designate one member as chairperson. All appointments shall
be | ||||||
20 | in writing and filed with the Secretary of State as a public | ||||||
21 | record.
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22 | (B) Terms. Of the members first appointed, 4 shall be | ||||||
23 | appointed for a
term to expire on the third Monday of January, |
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1 | 2021, and 3 (including the
Chairperson) shall be appointed for | ||||||
2 | a term to expire on the third Monday
of January, 2023.
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3 | Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | ||||||
4 | contrary, the term
of office of each member of the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Human Rights Commission is
abolished on January 19, 2019. | ||||||
6 | Incumbent members holding a position on the Commission that | ||||||
7 | was created by Public Act 84-115 and whose terms, if not for | ||||||
8 | this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, would have | ||||||
9 | expired January 18, 2021 shall continue to exercise all of the | ||||||
10 | powers and be
subject to all of the duties of members of the | ||||||
11 | Commission until June 30, 2019 or until
their respective | ||||||
12 | successors are appointed and qualified, whichever is earlier.
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13 | Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of 4 years
| ||||||
14 | and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified; | ||||||
15 | except that any
member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring | ||||||
16 | otherwise than by expiration of
a term shall be appointed only | ||||||
17 | for the unexpired term of the member whom
he or she shall | ||||||
18 | succeed and until his or her successor is appointed and
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19 | qualified.
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20 | (C) Vacancies. | ||||||
21 | (1) In the case of vacancies on the Commission during
| ||||||
22 | a recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a | ||||||
23 | temporary appointment
until the next meeting of the Senate | ||||||
24 | when he or she shall appoint a person
to fill the vacancy. | ||||||
25 | Any person so nominated and confirmed by the Senate
shall | ||||||
26 | hold office for the remainder of the term and until his or |
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1 | her successor
is appointed and qualified.
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2 | (2) If the Senate is not in session at the time this | ||||||
3 | Act takes effect,
the Governor shall make temporary | ||||||
4 | appointments to the Commission as in the
case of | ||||||
5 | vacancies.
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6 | (3) Vacancies in the Commission shall not impair the | ||||||
7 | right of the remaining
members to exercise all the powers | ||||||
8 | of the Commission. Except when authorized
by this Act to | ||||||
9 | proceed through a 3 member panel, a majority of the | ||||||
10 | members
of the Commission then in office shall constitute | ||||||
11 | a quorum.
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12 | (D) Compensation. On and after January 19, 2019, the | ||||||
13 | Chairperson of the Commission shall be compensated
at the rate | ||||||
14 | of $125,000 per year, or as set by the Compensation Review
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15 | Board, whichever is greater, during his or her service as | ||||||
16 | Chairperson,
and each other member shall be compensated at the | ||||||
17 | rate of $119,000 per
year, or as set by the Compensation Review | ||||||
18 | Board, whichever is greater.
In addition, all members of the | ||||||
19 | Commission shall be reimbursed for expenses
actually and | ||||||
20 | necessarily incurred by them
in the performance of their | ||||||
21 | duties.
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22 | (E) Notwithstanding the general supervisory authority of | ||||||
23 | the Chairperson, each commissioner, unless appointed to the | ||||||
24 | special temporary panel created under subsection (H), has the | ||||||
25 | authority to hire and supervise a staff attorney. The staff | ||||||
26 | attorney shall report directly to the individual commissioner. |
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1 | (F) A formal training program for newly appointed | ||||||
2 | commissioners shall be implemented. The training program shall | ||||||
3 | include the following: | ||||||
4 | (1) substantive and procedural aspects of the office | ||||||
5 | of commissioner; | ||||||
6 | (2) current issues in employment and housing | ||||||
7 | discrimination and public accommodation law and practice; | ||||||
8 | (3) orientation to each operational unit of the
Human | ||||||
9 | Rights Commission; | ||||||
10 | (4) observation of experienced hearing officers and | ||||||
11 | commissioners conducting hearings of cases, combined with | ||||||
12 | the opportunity to discuss evidence presented and rulings | ||||||
13 | made; | ||||||
14 | (5) the use of hypothetical cases requiring the
newly | ||||||
15 | appointed commissioner to issue judgments as a means of | ||||||
16 | evaluating knowledge and writing ability; | ||||||
17 | (6) writing skills; and | ||||||
18 | (7) professional and ethical standards. | ||||||
19 | A formal and ongoing professional development program | ||||||
20 | including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas shall be | ||||||
21 | implemented to keep commissioners informed of recent | ||||||
22 | developments and issues and to assist them in maintaining and | ||||||
23 | enhancing their professional competence. Each commissioner | ||||||
24 | shall complete 20 hours of training in the above-noted areas | ||||||
25 | during every 2 years the commissioner remains in office. | ||||||
26 | (G) Commissioners must meet one of the following |
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1 | qualifications: | ||||||
2 | (1) licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois; | ||||||
3 | (2) at least 3 years of experience as a hearing | ||||||
4 | officer at the Human Rights Commission; or | ||||||
5 | (3) at least 4 years of professional experience | ||||||
6 | working for or dealing with individuals or corporations | ||||||
7 | affected by this Act or similar laws in other | ||||||
8 | jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, experience | ||||||
9 | with a civil rights advocacy group, a fair housing group, | ||||||
10 | a community organization, a trade association, a union, a | ||||||
11 | law firm, a legal aid organization, an employer's human | ||||||
12 | resources department, an employment discrimination | ||||||
13 | consulting firm, a community affairs organization, or a | ||||||
14 | municipal human relations agency. | ||||||
15 | The Governor's appointment message, filed with the | ||||||
16 | Secretary of State and transmitted to the Senate, shall state | ||||||
17 | specifically how the experience of a nominee for commissioner | ||||||
18 | meets the requirement set forth in this subsection. The | ||||||
19 | Chairperson must have public or private sector management and | ||||||
20 | budget experience, as determined by the Governor. | ||||||
21 | Each commissioner shall devote full time to his or her | ||||||
22 | duties and any commissioner who is an attorney shall not | ||||||
23 | engage in the practice of law, nor shall any commissioner hold | ||||||
24 | any other office or position of profit under the United States | ||||||
25 | or this State or any municipal corporation or political | ||||||
26 | subdivision of this State, nor engage in any other business, |
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1 | employment, or vocation. | ||||||
2 | (H) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the | ||||||
3 | Governor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the Senate, | ||||||
4 | a special temporary panel of commissioners comprised of 3 | ||||||
5 | members. The members shall hold office until the Commission, | ||||||
6 | in consultation with the Governor, determines that the | ||||||
7 | caseload of requests for review has been reduced sufficiently | ||||||
8 | to allow cases to proceed in a timely manner, or for a term of | ||||||
9 | 18 months from the date of appointment by the Governor, | ||||||
10 | whichever is earlier. Each of the 3 members shall have only | ||||||
11 | such rights and powers of a commissioner necessary to dispose | ||||||
12 | of the cases assigned to the special panel. Each of the 3 | ||||||
13 | members appointed to the special panel shall receive the same | ||||||
14 | salary as other commissioners for the duration of the panel. | ||||||
15 | The panel shall have the authority to hire and supervise a | ||||||
16 | staff attorney who shall report to the panel of commissioners. | ||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 100-1066, eff. 8-24-18; 101-530, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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18 | Section 900. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act | ||||||
19 | makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by | ||||||
20 | text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a | ||||||
21 | Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that | ||||||
22 | text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the | ||||||
23 | changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any | ||||||
24 | other Public Act.
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1 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.".
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