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| | HB2806 Enrolled | | LRB102 14654 AWJ 20007 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local |
| 5 | | Volunteer Board Member Removal Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
| 7 | | "Board" means a volunteer board or commission of a |
| 8 | | governing or administrative body of a unit of local |
| 9 | | government.
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| 10 | | "Member" means an appointed member of a board serving |
| 11 | | without compensation, other than reimbursement for actual |
| 12 | | expenses.
"Member" does not include an individual who is |
| 13 | | appointed to fill a vacancy on an elected board of a unit of |
| 14 | | local government.
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| 15 | | Section 10. Removal of volunteer board members.
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| 16 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the person |
| 17 | | or entity that appointed a member of a board may remove that |
| 18 | | member for misconduct, official misconduct, or neglect of |
| 19 | | office.
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| 20 | | (b) Removal under this Section is in addition to any other |
| 21 | | method of removal provided by law.
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