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 1        AN ACT in relation to State boards and commissions.

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

 4        Section  5-315.   The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act
 5    is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

 6        (5 ILCS 315/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 1605)
 7        Sec. 5.  Illinois Labor  Relations  Board;  State  Panel;
 8    Local Panel.
 9        (a)  There is created the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
10    The  Board shall be comprised of 2 panels, to be known as the
11    State Panel and the Local Panel.
12        (a-5)  The  State  Panel  shall  have  jurisdiction  over
13    collective bargaining matters between employee  organizations
14    and  the State of Illinois, excluding the General Assembly of
15    the State of Illinois,  between  employee  organizations  and
16    units  of  local  government  and  school  districts  with  a
17    population  not  in  excess of 2 million persons, and between
18    employee  organizations  and  the   Regional   Transportation
19    Authority.  The State Panel shall also have jurisdiction over
20    matters   arising   under   the  Illinois  Educational  Labor
21    Relations Act.
22        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
23    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
24    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
25    whichever  occurs  later,  the State Panel shall consist of 5
26    members appointed  by  the  Governor,  with  the  advice  and
27    consent of the Senate.
28        The  term of each appointed member of the State Panel who
29    is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of
30    business on that date or when all of the new  members  to  be
31    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
 
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 1    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 2    whichever occurs later.
 3        Beginning  on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members
 4    of the State Panel  to  be  initially  appointed  under  this
 5    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  have  been
 6    appointed  by the Governor, whichever occurs later, the State
 7    Panel shall consist of 3 members appointed  by  the  Governor
 8    with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 9        The  Governor  shall  appoint  to  the  State  Panel only
10    persons who have had a  minimum  of  5  years  of  experience
11    directly   related  to  labor  and  employment  relations  in
12    representing public employers,  private  employers  or  labor
13    organizations;  or teaching labor or employment relations; or
14    administering executive orders or regulations  applicable  to
15    labor  or  employment  relations.   At the time of his or her
16    appointment, each member of  the  State  Panel  shall  be  an
17    Illinois  resident.   The Governor shall designate one member
18    to serve as the Chairman of the State Panel and the Board.
19        The initial appointments under this amendatory Act of the
20    93rd 91st General Assembly shall be  for  terms  as  follows:
21    The  Chairman  shall initially be appointed for a term ending
22    on the 4th Monday in January, 2007 2001; 2 members  shall  be
23    initially  appointed  for  terms  ending on the 4th Monday in
24    January, 2002; one member shall be initially appointed for  a
25    term  ending on the 4th Monday in January, 2006 2003; and one
26    member shall be initially appointed for a term ending on  the
27    4th  Monday  in  January,  2005 2004.  Each subsequent member
28    shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, commencing  on  the
29    4th Monday in January.  Upon expiration of the term of office
30    of any appointive member, that member shall continue to serve
31    until  a successor shall be appointed and qualified.  In case
32    of a vacancy, a successor shall be appointed to serve for the
33    unexpired portion of the term.   If  the  Senate  is  not  in
34    session  at  the  time the initial appointments are made, the
 
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 1    Governor shall make temporary appointments in the same manner
 2    successors are appointed  to  fill  vacancies.   A  temporary
 3    appointment shall remain in effect no longer than 20 calendar
 4    days after the commencement of the next Senate session.
 5        (b)  The   Local   Panel  shall  have  jurisdiction  over
 6    collective  bargaining  agreement  matters  between  employee
 7    organizations and units of local government with a population
 8    in excess of 2 million persons, but  excluding  the  Regional
 9    Transportation Authority.
10        Until  July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members of the
11    Local Panel to be initially appointed under  this  amendatory
12    Act  of  the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the
13    Governor, whichever  occurs  later,  the  Local  Panel  shall
14    consist  of  one  person  appointed  by the Governor with the
15    advice and consent of the Senate (or, if no  such  person  is
16    appointed,   the   Chairman  of  the  State  Panel)  and  two
17    additional members, one appointed by the Mayor of the City of
18    Chicago and one appointed by the President of the Cook County
19    Board of Commissioners.
20        The term of each member of the  Local  Panel  who  is  in
21    office  on  June  30,  2003  shall  terminate at the close of
22    business on that date or when all of the new  members  to  be
23    initially  appointed to the Local Panel under this amendatory
24    Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  have  been  appointed,
25    whichever occurs later.
26        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
27    of  the  Local  Panel  to  be  initially appointed under this
28    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  have  been
29    appointed, whichever occurs  later,  the  Local  Panel  shall
30    consist  of  3  members: the Chairman of the State Panel, who
31    shall also serve as Chairman of  the  Local  Panel,  and  two
32    additional members, one appointed by the Mayor of the City of
33    Chicago and one appointed by the President of the Cook County
34    Board of Commissioners.
 
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 1        Appointees  to the Local Panel must have had a minimum of
 2    5  years  of  experience  directly  related  to   labor   and
 3    employment   relations   in  representing  public  employers,
 4    private employers or labor organizations; or  teaching  labor
 5    or employment relations; or administering executive orders or
 6    regulations  applicable  to  labor  or  employment relations.
 7    Each member of the Local Panel shall be an Illinois  resident
 8    at  the time of his or her appointment.  The member appointed
 9    by the Governor (or, if no  such  person  is  appointed,  the
10    Chairman  of  the State Panel) shall serve as the Chairman of
11    the Local Panel.
12        The initial appointments under this amendatory Act of the
13    93rd 91st General Assembly shall be  for  terms  as  follows:
14    The  member  appointed  by  the  Governor  shall initially be
15    appointed for a term ending on the  4th  Monday  in  January,
16    2001;  the  member  appointed  by  the  President of the Cook
17    County Board shall be initially appointed for a  term  ending
18    on  the  4th  Monday  in  January, 2006, 2003; and the member
19    appointed by the Mayor  of  the  City  of  Chicago  shall  be
20    initially  appointed  for  a term ending on the 4th Monday in
21    January,  2007  2004.    Each  subsequent  member  shall   be
22    appointed for a term of 4 years, commencing on the 4th Monday
23    in  January.   Upon  expiration  of the term of office of any
24    appointive member, the member shall continue to serve until a
25    successor shall be appointed and qualified.  In the case of a
26    vacancy, a successor shall be  appointed  by  the  applicable
27    appointive  authority  to  serve for the unexpired portion of
28    the term.
29        (c)  Two Three members of the State Panel  shall  at  all
30    times  constitute  a  quorum.  Two members of the Local Panel
31    shall at all times constitute a quorum.  A vacancy on a panel
32    does not  impair  the  right  of  the  remaining  members  to
33    exercise  all  of the powers of that panel.  Each panel shall
34    adopt an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.
 
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 1        Members shall serve without compensation,  but  shall  be
 2    reimbursed  for the necessary expenses incurred in the course
 3    of that service.  A member  of  a  Panel  who  experiences  a
 4    significant  financial  hardship due to the loss of income on
 5    days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged  in
 6    the  business  of the Panel may be paid a hardship allowance,
 7    as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of   the
 8    Governor's  Travel Control Board.  The salary of the Chairman
 9    of the State Panel shall be $82,429 per year, or  as  set  by
10    the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater, and that
11    of  the  other members of the State and Local Panels shall be
12    $74,188 per year, or as set by the Compensation Review Board,
13    whichever is greater.
14        (d)  No member shall hold any other public office  or  be
15    employed as a labor or management representative by the State
16    or   any  political  subdivision  of  the  State  or  of  any
17    department or agency thereof, or actively represent or act on
18    behalf of an employer  or  an  employee  organization  or  an
19    employer in labor relations matters.
20        Any  member of the State Panel may be removed from office
21    by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct
22    or malfeasance in office, and for no other  cause,  and  only
23    upon  notice  and hearing.  Any member of the Local Panel may
24    be removed from office by the applicable appointive authority
25    for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct or  malfeasance
26    in  office,  and for no other cause, and only upon notice and
27    hearing.
28        (e)  Each panel at the end of  every  State  fiscal  year
29    shall  make  a  report  in  writing  to  the Governor and the
30    General Assembly, stating in detail the work it has  done  in
31    hearing and deciding cases and otherwise.
32        (f)  In  order to accomplish the objectives and carry out
33    the duties prescribed by this Act, a panel or its  authorized
34    designees  may  hold  elections  to determine whether a labor
 
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 1    organization has majority status; investigate and attempt  to
 2    resolve  or  settle  charges  of unfair labor practices; hold
 3    hearings in order to carry out  its  functions;  develop  and
 4    effectuate  appropriate  impasse  resolution  procedures  for
 5    purposes  of resolving labor disputes; require the appearance
 6    of witnesses and the production of  evidence  on  any  matter
 7    under  inquiry;  and  administer oaths and affirmations.  The
 8    panels shall sign and report in full an opinion in every case
 9    which they decide.
10        (g)  Each panel shall have  an  executive  director,  who
11    shall  be  appointed  by  the Governor without the advice and
12    consent  of  the  Senate.   The  salary  and  duties  of  the
13    executive director shall be fixed by the panel.
14        Each panel may appoint or employ an  executive  director,
15    attorneys,   hearing   officers,   mediators,   fact-finders,
16    arbitrators,   and  such  other  employees  as  it  may  deem
17    necessary to perform its  functions.   The  governing  boards
18    shall prescribe the duties and qualifications of such persons
19    appointed and, subject to the annual appropriation, fix their
20    compensation  and  provide  for  reimbursement  of actual and
21    necessary expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their
22    duties.
23        (h)  Each  panel  shall exercise general supervision over
24    all attorneys which it employs and  over  the  other  persons
25    employed  to  provide  necessary  support  services  for such
26    attorneys.  The panels shall have final authority in  respect
27    to complaints brought pursuant to this Act.
28        (i)  The following rules and regulations shall be adopted
29    by  the panels meeting in joint session: (1) procedural rules
30    and regulations which shall govern all Board proceedings; (2)
31    procedures   for    election    of    exclusive    bargaining
32    representatives   pursuant  to  Section  9,  except  for  the
33    determination   of   appropriate   bargaining   units;    (3)
34    appointment  of  counsel  pursuant  to subsection (k) of this
 
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 1    Section.
 2        (j)  Rules and regulations may  be  adopted,  amended  or
 3    rescinded  only  upon  a vote of 4 of 5 of the members of the
 4    State  and  Local  Panels  meeting  in  joint  session.   The
 5    adoption, amendment or rescission of  rules  and  regulations
 6    shall  be in conformity with the requirements of the Illinois
 7    Administrative Procedure Act.
 8        (k)  The panels in joint session shall  promulgate  rules
 9    and regulations providing for the appointment of attorneys or
10    other  Board  representatives  to represent persons in unfair
11    labor practice proceedings before a panel.   The  regulations
12    governing   appointment   shall   require  the  applicant  to
13    demonstrate an inability to pay for or inability to otherwise
14    provide for adequate representation  before  a  panel.   Such
15    rules  must  also  provide:  (1)  that an attorney may not be
16    appointed in cases which, in the  opinion  of  a  panel,  are
17    clearly  without  merit;  (2)  the  stage of the unfair labor
18    proceeding at which counsel will be appointed;  and  (3)  the
19    circumstances  under which a client will be allowed to select
20    counsel.
21        (1)  The panels in joint session may promulgate rules and
22    regulations which allow parties in proceedings before a panel
23    to be represented by counsel or any other  representative  of
24    the party's choice.
25        (m)  The  Chairman  of  the  State  Panel  shall serve as
26    Chairman of a joint session of the panels.
27        Attendance of at least 2 members of the State  Panel  and
28    at  least  one  member of the Local Panel, in addition to the
29    Chairman, shall constitute a quorum at a joint session.   The
30    panels shall meet in joint session at least annually.
31    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

32        Section  10-5.   The Election Code is amended by changing
33    Sections 1A-3, 1A-3.1, 1A-6, and 1A-6.1 as follows:
 
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 1        (10 ILCS 5/1A-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3)
 2        Sec. 1A-3.   Appointment  of  members.   Subject  to  the
 3    confirmation  requirements  of Section 1A-4, 4 members of the
 4    State  Board  of  Elections  shall  be  appointed   in   each
 5    odd-numbered year as follows:
 6        (1)  The  Governor  shall  appoint  2 members of the same
 7    political party with which he is affiliated,  one  from  each
 8    area of required residence.
 9        (2)  The   Governor   shall  appoint  2  members  of  the
10    political party whose candidate  for  Governor  in  the  most
11    recent general election received the second highest number of
12    votes,  one from each area of required residence, from a list
13    of nominees submitted by the first state executive officer in
14    the order indicated herein  affiliated  with  such  political
15    party:   Attorney  General,  Secretary of State, Comptroller,
16    and Treasurer. If none of the State executive officers listed
17    herein  is  affiliated  with  such   political   party,   the
18    nominating  State  officer shall be the first State executive
19    officer in the order  indicated  herein  affiliated  with  an
20    established political party other than that of the Governor.
21        (3)  The nominating state officer shall submit in writing
22    to  the  Governor  3  names  of  qualified  persons  for each
23    membership on the Board of Election to be appointed from  the
24    political party of that officer.  The Governor may reject any
25    or  all  of  the nominees on any such list and may request an
26    additional list.  The second list shall be submitted  by  the
27    nominating officer and shall contain 3 new names of qualified
28    persons  for  each  remaining appointment, except that if the
29    Governor expressly reserves any nominee's name from the first
30    list, that nominee shall not be replaced on the second  list.
31    The second list shall be final.
32        (4)  Whenever all the state executive officers designated
33    in paragraph (2) are affiliated with the same political party
34    as  that  of  the  Governor, all 4 members of the Board to be
 
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 1    appointed that year, from both designated political  parties,
 2    shall be appointed by the Governor without nominations.
 3        (5)  The   Governor   shall  submit  in  writing  to  the
 4    President of the Senate the name of each person appointed  to
 5    the  State  Board  of Elections, and shall designate the term
 6    for which the appointment is made and the name of the  member
 7    whom the appointee is to succeed.
 8        (6)  The  appointments shall be made and submitted by the
 9    Governor no later than April 1 and a nominating state officer
10    required to  submit  a  list  of  nominees  to  the  Governor
11    pursuant  to  paragraph (3) shall submit a list no later than
12    March 1.
13        (7)  In the appointment of the  initial  members  of  the
14    Board  pursuant  to  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd General
15    Assembly 1978, the provisions of paragraphs  (1),  (2),  (3),
16    (5)  and  (6)  of  this  Section  shall apply except that the
17    Governor shall appoint all 8 members,  2  from  each  of  the
18    designated  political  parties  from  each  area  of required
19    residence.
20    (Source: P.A. 85-958.)

21        (10 ILCS 5/1A-3.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3.1)
22        Sec. 1A-3.1. Terms.  Notwithstanding any other  provision
23    of  this Section, the term of each member of the Board who is
24    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
25    business on that date or when all of the successor members to
26    be  appointed  pursuant  to  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
27    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
28    whichever occurs later.
29    Of  the  members  initially  appointed  to the State Board of
30    Elections pursuant to this amendatory Act of 1978, one member
31    affiliated with  each  political  party  from  each  area  of
32    required residence shall serve a term commencing July 1, 1978
33    and ending June 30, 1979, and the other initial members shall
 
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 1    serve terms commencing July 1, 1978 and ending June 30, 1981.
 2        Notwithstanding  any  provision  in  this  Section to the
 3    contrary, the term of office of  each  member  of  the  State
 4    Board of Elections is abolished on the effective date of this
 5    amendatory Act of 1985.
 6        Subject to the confirmation requirements of Section 1A-4,
 7    8  new  members  of  the  State  Board  of Elections shall be
 8    appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
 9    Assembly in accordance with the provisions of  Section  1A-3,
10    except  that the Governor shall appoint 4 members of the same
11    political party with which he is affiliated and 4 members  of
12    the  political party whose candidate for Governor in the most
13    recent general election received the second highest number of
14    votes and except that a nominating State officer shall submit
15    to the Governor his required list of nominees within 15  days
16    after  the  effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
17    General Assembly current terms of office  are  abolished  and
18    the  Governor  shall  make  appointments within 30 days after
19    that  effective  date  the  current  terms  of   office   are
20    abolished.
21        Of  the members initially appointed to the State Board of
22    Elections pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
23    Assembly 1985, one  member  affiliated  with  each  political
24    party  for each area of required residence shall serve a term
25    commencing July 1, 1985, and ending July 1,  2005  1987,  and
26    the  other  initial members shall serve terms commencing July
27    1, 1985, and ending July 1, 2007 1989.
28        The terms of subsequent members of  the  State  Board  of
29    Elections  shall  be 4 years commencing on July 1 of the year
30    in which the appointments are made.
31        A  member  shall  serve  until  his  successor  is   duly
32    appointed  and  has qualified.  No appointee shall enter upon
33    the duties of his office until all  members  required  to  be
34    appointed  in  that year have been confirmed by the Senate by
 
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 1    record vote pursuant to Section 1A-4.
 2    (Source: P.A. 84-115.)

 3        (10 ILCS 5/1A-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6)
 4        Sec. 1A-6. Chairman. One member of  the  State  Board  of
 5    Elections  shall be elected by the members of the Board to be
 6    chairman and shall serve as chairman of the Board for a  term
 7    ending  June  30,  1979.   On July 1 of 1979 and on July 1 of
 8    each  odd-numbered  year  thereafter,  a  chairman  shall  be
 9    elected by the members of the Board for a 2 year term  ending
10    June  30  of  the  next  odd-numbered year.  If July 1 of any
11    odd-numbered year does not  fall  on  a  business  day,  said
12    election  shall be held on the first business day thereafter.
13    The chairman elected for each 2 year term shall not be of the
14    same political  party  affiliation  as  the  prior  chairman.
15    Whenever  a  vacancy  occurs in the office of chairman, a new
16    chairman of the same political  party  affiliation  shall  be
17    elected  for  the  remainder of the vacating chairman's term.
18    Whenever a chairman is elected, the Board  shall  elect  from
19    among  its  members,  a vice chairman who shall not be of the
20    same political party affiliation as the chairman.
21        Upon the confirmation of all of the members of the  State
22    Board   of  Elections  initially  appointed  under  this  the
23    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  1978,  the
24    Governor shall  designate  one  of  the  members  as  interim
25    chairman who shall preside over the Board until a chairman is
26    elected pursuant to this Section.
27    (Source: P.A. 80-1178.)

28        (10 ILCS 5/1A-6.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6.1)
29        Sec. 1A-6.1.  Presiding officer; expenses.
30        (a)  The  chairman  of the State Board of Elections shall
31    preside at all meetings of the Board, except  that  the  vice
32    chairman  shall  preside  at any meeting when the chairman is
 
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 1    absent.
 2        (b)  Board members shall not  be  compensated  for  their
 3    service  on  the  Board,  but  shall be reimbursed for actual
 4    expenses incurred in the performance  of  their  duties.    A
 5    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
 6    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
 7    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
 8    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
 9    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
10    Board. The salary of the chairman shall be $25,000 per  year,
11    or  as  set  by  the  Compensation Review Board, whichever is
12    greater, and the salary of the vice-chairman shall be $20,000
13    per year,  or  as  set  by  the  Compensation  Review  Board,
14    whichever  is greater.  The salary of the other Board members
15    shall be $15,000 per year, or  as  set  by  the  Compensation
16    Review  Board,  whichever  is  greater.  Each member shall be
17    reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of
18    duties.
19    (Source: P.A. 83-1177.)

20        Section 20-5.  The Civil Administrative Code of  Illinois
21    is  amended  by  changing  Sections  5-155, 5-340, 5-380, and
22    5-565 as follows:

23        (20 ILCS 5/5-155) (was 20 ILCS 5/5.04)
24        Sec. 5-155.  In the Office of Mines and Minerals  of  the
25    Department  of Natural Resources.  In the Office of Mines and
26    Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources, there  shall
27    be a State Mining Board., which
28        Until  July  1, 2003 or when all of the new members to be
29    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
30    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
31    whichever occurs later, the State Mining Board shall  consist
32    of 6 officers designated as mine officers and the Director of
 
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 1    the Office of Mines and Minerals.
 2        The  term of each appointed member of the Board who is in
 3    office on June 30, 2003  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of
 4    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
 5    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
 6    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
 7    whichever occurs later.
 8        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
 9    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
10    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
11    whichever  occurs later, the State Mining Board shall consist
12    of 6 officers designated  as  mine  officers;  2  members  at
13    large;  and the Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals,
14    who shall serve as chairman.
15        Three mine  officers  shall  be  representatives  of  the
16    employing  class  and  3  of  the employee class.  The 6 mine
17    officers shall be qualified as follows:
18             (1)  Two mine  officers  from  the  employing  class
19        shall  have  at least 4 years experience in a supervisory
20        capacity in an underground coal mine and each shall  hold
21        a  certificate  of  competency as a mine examiner or mine
22        manager.
23             (2)  The third mine officer from the employing class
24        shall have at least 4 years experience in  a  supervisory
25        capacity in a surface coal mine.
26             (3)  Two mine officers from the employee class shall
27        have  4  years experience in an underground coal mine and
28        shall hold a first class certificate of competency.
29             (4)  The third mine officer from the employee  class
30        shall  have at least 4 years experience in a surface coal
31        mine.
32    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

33        (20 ILCS 5/5-340) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.30)
 
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 1        Sec. 5-340. In the  Department  of  Employment  Security.
 2    The  Director  of Employment Security shall receive an annual
 3    salary of as set by the Governor from  time  to  time  or  an
 4    amount  set  by  the  Compensation Review Board, whichever is
 5    greater.
 6        Each member of the  Board  of  Review  whose  term  began
 7    before  the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
 8    General Assembly shall receive $15,000.
 9        A member of the Board of Review whose term begins  on  or
10    after  the  effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
11    General Assembly shall receive no compensation for service on
12    the Board of Review,  but  may  be  reimbursed  for  expenses
13    incurred  in  the  course  of  that service.  A member of the
14    Board who experiences a significant financial hardship due to
15    the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings or while
16    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
17    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
18    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
19    (Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16,
20    eff. 6-28-01.)

21        (20 ILCS 5/5-380) (was 20 ILCS 5/9.04)
22        Sec. 5-380. In the Office of Mines and  Minerals  of  the
23    Department  of  Natural  Resources.   Each mine officer whose
24    term began before the effective date of this  amendatory  Act
25    of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  shall receive $7,500 or the
26    amount set by the Compensation  Review  Board,  whichever  is
27    greater.
28        A  mine officer who is appointed to a term that begins on
29    or after the effective date of this  amendatory  Act  of  the
30    93rd  General  Assembly  shall  receive  no  compensation for
31    service as a mine officer, but may be reimbursed for expenses
32    incurred in the course of that service  as  provided  in  the
33    Coal Mining Act.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 2        (20 ILCS 5/5-565) (was 20 ILCS 5/6.06)
 3        Sec. 5-565.  In the Department of Public Health.
 4        (a)  The  General  Assembly  declares it to be the public
 5    policy of this  State  that  all  citizens  of  Illinois  are
 6    entitled  to  lead healthy lives.  Governmental public health
 7    has a specific responsibility to ensure that a system  is  in
 8    place  to allow the public health mission to be achieved.  To
 9    develop a  system  requires  certain  core  functions  to  be
10    performed  by  government.   The  State Board of Health is to
11    assume the  leadership  role  in  advising  the  Director  in
12    meeting the following functions:
13             (1)  Needs assessment.
14             (2)  Statewide health objectives.
15             (3)  Policy development.
16             (4)  Assurance of access to necessary services.
17        There  shall  be  a  State Board of Health composed of 17
18    persons, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with
19    the advice and consent of the Senate for those  appointed  by
20    the  Governor  on  and  after  June 30, 1998, and one of whom
21    shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over. Five members  shall
22    be  physicians  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all its
23    branches, one representing a medical school faculty, one  who
24    is  board  certified  in  preventive  medicine, and 2 who are
25    engaged in private practice.  One member shall be a  dentist;
26    one  an environmental health practitioner; one a local public
27    health administrator; one a local board of health member; one
28    a registered nurse; one a veterinarian; one a  public  health
29    academician; one a health care industry representative; and 4
30    shall be citizens at large.
31        In  the  appointment of the first Board of Health members
32    appointed after September 19, 1991  (the  effective  date  of
33    Public  Act  87-633), the Governor shall appoint 5 members to
 
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 1    serve for terms of 5 years; 5 members to serve for terms of 2
 2    years; and 5 members to serve for a term of one year. Members
 3    appointed thereafter shall be appointed for terms of 3 years,
 4    except that when an appointment is made to  fill  a  vacancy,
 5    the  appointment  shall  be  for  the  remaining  term of the
 6    position vacated.  The initial terms  for  the  2  additional
 7    members  of  the  board  who  are citizens at large appointed
 8    under Public Act 90-607 shall be for 3 years each, with these
 9    positions thereafter  being  filled  as  with  other  members
10    appointed  by  the  Governor.  All  members  shall  be  legal
11    residents  of the State of Illinois.  The duties of the Board
12    shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
13             (1)  To advise the Department of ways  to  encourage
14        public  understanding  and  support  of  the Department's
15        programs.
16             (2)  To evaluate all boards,  councils,  committees,
17        authorities,  and  bodies  advisory to, or an adjunct of,
18        the Department of Public Health or its Director  for  the
19        purpose  of  recommending  to the Director one or more of
20        the following:
21                  (i)  The elimination of bodies whose activities
22             are not consistent with goals and objectives of  the
23             Department.
24                  (ii)  The   consolidation   of   bodies   whose
25             activities    encompass    compatible   programmatic
26             subjects.
27                  (iii)  The restructuring  of  the  relationship
28             between  the  various  bodies  and their integration
29             within   the   organizational   structure   of   the
30             Department.
31                  (iv)  The establishment of  new  bodies  deemed
32             essential to the functioning of the Department.
33             (3)  To  serve  as an advisory group to the Director
34        for public  health  emergencies  and  control  of  health
 
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 1        hazards.
 2             (4)  To  advise the Director regarding public health
 3        policy,  and  to  make  health   policy   recommendations
 4        regarding   priorities   to   the  Governor  through  the
 5        Director.
 6             (5)  To present public health issues to the Director
 7        and to make recommendations for the resolution  of  those
 8        issues.
 9             (6)  To recommend studies to delineate public health
10        problems.
11             (7)  To make recommendations to the Governor through
12        the  Director  regarding the coordination of State public
13        health activities  with  other  State  and  local  public
14        health agencies and organizations.
15             (8)  To  report on or before February 1 of each year
16        on the  health  of  the  residents  of  Illinois  to  the
17        Governor, the General Assembly, and the public.
18             (9)  To  review  the  final  draft  of  all proposed
19        administrative rules, other than emergency or  preemptory
20        rules  and  those  rules  that another advisory body must
21        approve or  review  within  a  statutorily  defined  time
22        period,  of  the Department after September 19, 1991 (the
23        effective date of Public Act 87-633).   The  Board  shall
24        review the proposed rules within 90 days of submission by
25        the   Department.    The   Department   shall  take  into
26        consideration any comments  and  recommendations  of  the
27        Board regarding the proposed rules prior to submission to
28        the  Secretary  of State for initial publication.  If the
29        Department disagrees  with  the  recommendations  of  the
30        Board,  it  shall submit a written response outlining the
31        reasons for not accepting the recommendations.
32             In the case  of  proposed  administrative  rules  or
33        amendments to administrative rules regarding immunization
34        of  children  against  preventable  communicable diseases
 
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 1        designated by the Director under the Communicable Disease
 2        Prevention Act, after the Immunization Advisory Committee
 3        has made its recommendations, the Board shall  conduct  3
 4        public  hearings,  geographically  distributed throughout
 5        the State. At the conclusion of the hearings,  the  State
 6        Board  of  Health  shall  issue  a  report, including its
 7        recommendations, to the Director.    The  Director  shall
 8        take  into  consideration any comments or recommendations
 9        made by the Board based on these hearings.
10             (10)  To  make  recommendations  to   the   Governor
11        through  the  Director  concerning  the  development  and
12        periodic   updating   of   Statewide   health  objectives
13        encompassing, in part, the periodically published federal
14        health objectives for the nation, which will provide  the
15        basis  for  the policy development and assurance roles of
16        the State Health Department, and to make  recommendations
17        to   the   Governor   through   the   Director  regarding
18        legislation  and  funding  necessary  to  implement   the
19        objectives.
20             (11)  Upon the request of the Governor, to recommend
21        to  the Governor candidates for Director of Public Health
22        when vacancies occur in the position.
23             (12)  To adopt bylaws for the  conduct  of  its  own
24        business,  including  the  authority  to establish ad hoc
25        committees to address  specific  public  health  programs
26        requiring resolution.
27        Upon  appointment,  the  Board  shall elect a chairperson
28    from among its members.
29        Members  of  the  Board  whose  terms  began  before  the
30    effective date of this amendatory Act  of  the  93rd  General
31    Assembly shall receive compensation for their services at the
32    rate  of  $150  per  day,  not to exceed $10,000 per year, as
33    designated  by  the  Director  for  each  day  required   for
34    transacting the business of the Board and shall be reimbursed
 
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 1    for  necessary  expenses incurred in the performance of their
 2    duties.
 3        Members of the Board appointed to terms that begin on  or
 4    after  the  effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
 5    General Assembly shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their
 6    service,  but  may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the
 7    course  of  that  service.    A  member  of  the  Board   who
 8    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
 9    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
10    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
11    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
12    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
13        The Board shall meet from time to time at the call of the
14    Department, at the call  of  the  chairperson,  or  upon  the
15    request  of  3 of its members, but shall not meet less than 4
16    times per year.
17        (b)  (Blank).
18        (c)  An Advisory Board on Necropsy Service  to  Coroners,
19    which  shall  counsel  and  advise  with  the Director on the
20    administration of the Autopsy Act. The Advisory  Board  shall
21    consist  of  11 members, including a senior citizen age 60 or
22    over, appointed  by  the  Governor,  one  of  whom  shall  be
23    designated  as  chairman  by a majority of the members of the
24    Board. In the appointment of the  first  Board  the  Governor
25    shall  appoint  3 members to serve for terms of 1 year, 3 for
26    terms of 2 years, and 3 for terms of  3  years.  The  members
27    first  appointed  under  Public Act 83-1538 shall serve for a
28    term of 3 years.  All members appointed thereafter  shall  be
29    appointed   for  terms  of  3  years,  except  that  when  an
30    appointment is made to fill a vacancy, the appointment  shall
31    be for the remaining term of the position vacant. The members
32    of  the  Board shall be citizens of the State of Illinois. In
33    the appointment of members of the Advisory Board the Governor
34    shall appoint 3 members who  shall  be  persons  licensed  to
 
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 1    practice  medicine  and  surgery in the State of Illinois, at
 2    least 2 of whom shall have received post-graduate training in
 3    the field of  pathology;  3  members  who  are  duly  elected
 4    coroners in this State; and 5 members who shall have interest
 5    and abilities in the field of forensic medicine but who shall
 6    be  neither  persons  licensed  to  practice  any  branch  of
 7    medicine  in  this  State nor coroners. In the appointment of
 8    medical and coroner members of the Board, the Governor  shall
 9    invite  nominations  from  recognized  medical  and  coroners
10    organizations  in  this  State  respectively.  Board members,
11    while serving on business of the Board, shall receive  actual
12    necessary  travel  and  subsistence expenses while so serving
13    away from their places of residence.
14    (Source: P.A. 90-607,  eff.  6-30-98;  91-239,  eff.  1-1-00;
15    91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

16        Section    20-415   The  Personnel  Code  is  amended  by
17    changing Sections 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, and 10 as follows:

18        (20 ILCS 415/7a) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b107a)
19        Sec. 7a. Civil Service Commission,  organization.   There
20    shall be a Civil Service Commission.
21        Until  July  1, 2003 or when all of the new members to be
22    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
23    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
24    whichever occurs later, the Commission  shall  consist  of  5
25    members.
26        Beginning  on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members
27    to be initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the
28    93rd  General  Assembly  have been appointed by the Governor,
29    whichever occurs later, the Commission  shall  consist  of  3
30    members.
31    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
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 1        (20 ILCS 415/7b) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b107b)
 2        Sec.  7b.  Qualifications.  The members of the Commission
 3    shall be persons in sympathy with the  application  of  merit
 4    principles  to public employment.  Beginning with the members
 5    appointed pursuant  to  this  amendatory  Act  of  the  93red
 6    General  Assembly,  no  more  than 2 members 3 members of the
 7    Commission may be adherents of the same political party.
 8    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

 9        (20 ILCS 415/7c) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b107c)
10        Sec. 7c.  Appointment.
11        (a)  Members of the Civil Service Commission in office at
12    the time of the effective date of this Act shall continue  in
13    office  until the expiration of the terms for which they were
14    appointed.   Their  successors  shall  be  appointed  by  the
15    Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for  terms
16    ending  6  years from the date of expiration of the terms for
17    which their predecessors were appointed, except that a person
18    appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration
19    of a 6  year  term  shall  be  similarly  appointed  for  the
20    remainder   of  the  unexpired  term.   Each  member  of  the
21    Commission shall hold office until his successor is appointed
22    and qualified.  The Governor shall appoint one of the members
23    to serve as chairman of the Commission at the pleasure of the
24    Governor.
25        (b)  Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
26    contrary, the term of office of each member of the Commission
27    who is in office on June 30,  2003  shall  terminate  at  the
28    close of business on that date or when all of the new members
29    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
30    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
31    whichever  occurs  later.  is abolished on the effective date
32    of this amendatory Act of  1985,  but  the  incumbents  shall
33    continue  to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all
 
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 1    of the duties  of  members  of  the  Commission  until  their
 2    respective successors are appointed and qualified.
 3        The  successors  to the members whose terms of office are
 4    herein abolished shall be appointed by the Governor with  the
 5    advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate  to  terms of office as
 6    follows: one member shall be appointed to a term of office to
 7    expire on March 1, 2005 1987; one member shall  be  appointed
 8    to  a term of office to expire on March 1, 2007 1989; and one
 9    member shall be appointed to a term of office  to  expire  on
10    March  1,  2009  1991.   The  2  additional members appointed
11    pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 91st General  Assembly
12    shall  each  be  appointed  to  a term of office to expire on
13    March 1, 2005.  Each member  of  the  Commission  shall  hold
14    office  until  his  successor  is  appointed  and  qualified.
15    Following  the terms of office established in this paragraph,
16    successors  shall  be  appointed  in  accordance   with   the
17    provisions of the first paragraph of this Section.
18    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

19        (20 ILCS 415/7d) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b107d)
20        Sec.  7d.   Compensation.   The chairman shall be paid an
21    annual salary of $8,200 from the  third  Monday  in  January,
22    1979  to  the  third Monday in January, 1980; $8,700 from the
23    third Monday in January, 1980 to the third Monday in January,
24    1981; $9,300 from the third Monday in January,  1981  to  the
25    third  Monday  in January 1982; $10,000 from the third Monday
26    in January, 1982 to the effective date of this amendatory Act
27    of the 91st General Assembly; and $25,000 thereafter,  or  as
28    set  by  the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
29    Other members of the Commission shall each be paid an  annual
30    salary  of  $5,500  from the third Monday in January, 1979 to
31    the third Monday in January,  1980;  $6,000  from  the  third
32    Monday in January, 1980 to the third Monday in January, 1981;
33    $6,500  from  the  third Monday in January, 1981 to the third
 
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 1    Monday in January, 1982; $7,500  from  the  third  Monday  in
 2    January, 1982 to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
 3    the  91st General Assembly; and $20,000 thereafter, or as set
 4    by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
 5        Members of the Commission shall receive  no  compensation
 6    for   their   service,   but   they   shall  be  entitled  to
 7    reimbursement for  necessary  traveling  and  other  official
 8    expenditures necessitated by their official duties.  A member
 9    of  the  Commission  who  experiences a significant financial
10    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
11    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
12    Commission may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by
13    and subject to the approval of the Governor's Travel  Control
14    Board.
15    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

16        (20 ILCS 415/7e) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b107e)
17        Sec.  7e.  Chairman, meetings.  The Commission shall meet
18    at such time and place as shall be specified by call  of  the
19    chairman or the Director.  At least one meeting shall be held
20    each month.  Notice of each meeting shall be given in writing
21    to each member by the chairman at least three days in advance
22    of the meeting.
23        Two  Three  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum for the
24    transaction of business.
25    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

26        (20 ILCS 415/10) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b110)
27        Sec. 10.  Duties and powers of the Commission.  The Civil
28    Service Commission shall have duties and powers as follows:
29        (1)  Upon written recommendations by the Director of  the
30    Department  of  Central  Management  Services  to exempt from
31    jurisdiction B of this Act positions which, in  the  judgment
32    of  the  Commission,  involve either principal administrative
 
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 1    responsibility for the determination of policy  or  principal
 2    administrative  responsibility  for the way in which policies
 3    are  carried  out.  This  authority  may  not  be  exercised,
 4    however, with respect to the position of  Assistant  Director
 5    of Public Aid in the Department of Public Aid.
 6        (2)  To require such special reports from the Director as
 7    it may consider desirable.
 8        (3)  To  disapprove  original  rules  or any part thereof
 9    within 90 days and any amendment thereof within 30 days after
10    the submission of such rules to the Civil Service  Commission
11    by  the Director, and to disapprove any amendments thereto in
12    the same manner.
13        (4)  To approve or disapprove within 60 days from date of
14    submission the position classification plan  submitted by the
15    Director as provided in the rules, and any revisions  thereof
16    within 30 days from the date of submission.
17        (5)  To  hear  appeals of employees who do not accept the
18    allocation   of   their   positions   under   the    position
19    classification plan.
20        (6)  To  hear and determine written charges filed seeking
21    the discharge, demotion of employees and suspension  totaling
22    more  than thirty days in any 12-month period, as provided in
23    Section 11  hereof,  and  appeals  from  transfers  from  one
24    geographical  area in the State to another, and in connection
25    therewith to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel
26    the production of books and papers.
27        (7)  The fees of subpoenaed witnesses under this Act  for
28    attendance  and travel shall be the same as fees of witnesses
29    before the circuit courts of the State, such fees to be  paid
30    when   the   witness  is  excused  from  further  attendance.
31    Whenever a subpoena is issued the Commission may require that
32    the cost of service and the fee of the witness shall be borne
33    by the party at whose insistence  the  witness  is  summoned.
34    The Commission has the power, at its discretion, to require a
 
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 1    deposit  from  such  party  to  cover the cost of service and
 2    witness fees and the payment of the  legal  witness  fee  and
 3    mileage  to the witness served with the subpoena.  A subpoena
 4    issued under this Act shall be served in the same manner as a
 5    subpoena issued out of a court.
 6        Upon the  failure  or  refusal  to  obey  a  subpoena,  a
 7    petition  shall be prepared by the party serving the subpoena
 8    for enforcement in the circuit court of the county  in  which
 9    the  person  to whom the subpoena was directed either resides
10    or has his or her principal place of business.
11        Not less than five days before the petition is  filed  in
12    the appropriate court, it shall be served on the person along
13    with  a  notice  of  the time and place the petition is to be
14    presented.
15        Following a hearing on the petition,  the  circuit  court
16    shall  have jurisdiction to enforce subpoenas issued pursuant
17    to this Section.
18        On motion and for good cause  shown  the  Commission  may
19    quash or modify any subpoena.
20        (8)  To  make  an annual report regarding the work of the
21    Commission to the  Governor,  such  report  to  be  a  public
22    report.
23        (9)  If   any   violation  of  this  Act  is  found,  the
24    Commission shall direct compliance in writing.
25        (10)  To have appoint a  full-time  executive  secretary,
26    who shall be appointed by the Governor without the advice and
27    consent  of  the  Senate, and to employ such other employees,
28    experts, and special assistants as may be necessary to  carry
29    out  the  powers and duties of the Commission under this Act.
30    The  and  employees,  experts,  and  special  assistants   so
31    appointed   by   the  Commission  shall  be  subject  to  the
32    provisions of jurisdictions A, B and C of  this  Act.   These
33    powers  and  duties  supersede any contrary provisions herein
34    contained.
 
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 1        (11)  To make rules to  carry  out  and  implement  their
 2    powers  and  duties  under  this Act, with authority to amend
 3    such rules from time to time.
 4        (12)  To hear  or  conduct  investigations  as  it  deems
 5    necessary  of  appeals of layoff filed by employees appointed
 6    under Jurisdiction B after  examination  provided  that  such
 7    appeals  are  filed  within  15  calendar  days following the
 8    effective date of such layoff and are made on the basis  that
 9    the  provisions  of the Personnel Code or of the Rules of the
10    Department of Central Management Services relating to  layoff
11    have been violated or have not been complied with.
12        All  hearings  shall  be  public.   A  decision  shall be
13    rendered within 60 days after receipt of  the  transcript  of
14    the    proceedings.    The   Commission   shall   order   the
15    reinstatement of the  employee  if  it  is  proven  that  the
16    provisions  of  the  Personnel  Code  or  of the Rules of the
17    Department of Central Management Services relating to  layoff
18    have  been  violated  or  have  not  been  complied with.  In
19    connection therewith the  Commission  may  administer  oaths,
20    subpoena  witnesses,  and  compel the production of books and
21    papers.
22        (13)  Whenever the Civil Service Commission is authorized
23    or required by  law  to  consider  some  aspect  of  criminal
24    history  record  information  for the purpose of carrying out
25    its statutory powers and responsibilities, then, upon request
26    and payment of fees in conformance with the  requirements  of
27    Section  2605-400  of  the Department of State Police Law (20
28    ILCS  2605/2605-400),  the  Department  of  State  Police  is
29    authorized to furnish, pursuant to  positive  identification,
30    such  information contained in State files as is necessary to
31    fulfill the request.
32    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

33        Section 20-1605.  The Illinois Lottery Law is amended  by
 
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 1    changing Section 6 as follows:

 2        (20 ILCS 1605/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 1156)
 3        Sec.  6.  There is hereby created an independent board to
 4    be known as  the  Lottery  Control  Board,  consisting  of  5
 5    members,  all  of whom shall be citizens of the United States
 6    and residents of this State and shall  be  appointed  by  the
 7    Governor  with  the advice and consent of the Senate. No more
 8    than 3 of  the  5  members  shall  be  members  of  the  same
 9    political  party.  A  chairman  of  the Board shall be chosen
10    annually from the membership of the Board by  a  majority  of
11    the  members  of  the Board at the first meeting of the Board
12    each fiscal year.
13        Initial members shall be appointed to the  Board  by  the
14    Governor  as follows: one member to serve until July 1, 1974,
15    and until his successor is appointed and qualified; 2 members
16    to serve until July 1, 1975, and until their  successors  are
17    appointed  and  qualified;  2  members to serve until July 1,
18    1976, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
19    As terms of members so  appointed  expire,  their  successors
20    shall  be appointed for terms to expire the first day in July
21    3 years thereafter, and until their successors are  appointed
22    and qualified.
23        Any  vacancy  in the Board occurring for any reason other
24    than expiration of term, shall be filled  for  the  unexpired
25    term in the same manner as the original appointment.
26        Any  member  of  the Board may be removed by the Governor
27    for neglect of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance
28    in office.
29        Board members shall receive  as  compensation  for  their
30    services  $100  for  each  day  they are in attendance at any
31    official board meeting, but in no event shall members receive
32    more than $1,200 per  year.   They  shall  receive  no  other
33    compensation  for their services, but shall be reimbursed for
 
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 1    necessary traveling and other reasonable expenses incurred in
 2    the performance of their official duties.  A  member  of  the
 3    Board who experiences a significant financial hardship due to
 4    the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings or while
 5    otherwise  engaged in the business of the Board may be paid a
 6    hardship allowance, as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the
 7    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 8        Each  member  shall make a full financial disclosure upon
 9    appointment.
10        The Board shall hold at least one meeting each quarter of
11    the fiscal year. In addition, special meetings may be  called
12    by  the Chairman, any 2 Board members, or the Director of the
13    Department, upon delivery of 72 hours' written notice to  the
14    office  of  each  member. All Board meetings shall be open to
15    the public pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
16        Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and
17    3 votes shall be required for any final determination by  the
18    Board. The Board shall keep a complete and accurate record of
19    all its meetings.
20    (Source: P.A. 84-1128.)

21        Section  20-2610.   The  State  Police  Act is amended by
22    changing Sections 3, 5, 6, and 7 as follows:

23        (20 ILCS 2610/3) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.3)
24        Sec. 3. Merit Board.  The Governor shall appoint, by  and
25    with  the  advice  and consent of the Senate, a Department of
26    State Police  Merit  Board,  hereinafter  called  the  Board,
27    consisting  of  5 members to hold office, one until the third
28    Monday in March, 1951, one until the third Monday  in  March,
29    1953,  and  one  until  the  third Monday in March, 1955, and
30    until  their  respective   successors   are   appointed   and
31    qualified.   One  of the members added by this amendatory Act
32    of 1977 shall serve a term expiring on the  third  Monday  in
 
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 1    March,  1980,  and  until  his  successor  is  appointed  and
 2    qualified,  and  one shall serve a term expiring on the third
 3    Monday in March, 1982, and until his successor  is  appointed
 4    and qualified.
 5        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
 6    term of each member of the Board who  was  appointed  by  the
 7    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
 8    the  close  of  business  on  that  date  or  when all of the
 9    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
10    Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the
11    Governor,  whichever  occurs later.  As soon as possible, the
12    Governor shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies  created
13    by this amendatory Act.
14        Upon the expiration of the terms of office of those first
15    appointed,  their respective successors shall be appointed to
16    hold office from the third Monday in March  of  the  year  of
17    their  respective  appointments  for  a term of six years and
18    until their successors are appointed and qualified for a like
19    term.   No  more  than  3  members  of  the  Board  shall  be
20    affiliated with the same political party.  If the  Senate  is
21    not  in  session  at  the  time initial appointments are made
22    pursuant to this Section, the Governor shall  make  temporary
23    appointments as in the case of a vacancy.
24    (Source: P.A. 87-284.)

25        (20 ILCS 2610/5) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.5)
26        Sec.  5.   Expenses.   Each  member  of  the  Board shall
27    receive the sum of $125 per day for each day during which  he
28    is  engaged  in  transacting the business of the Board, or an
29    amount set by the Compensation  Review  Board,  whichever  is
30    greater,  and,  in addition thereto, his actual traveling and
31    other expenses necessarily incurred in discharging the duties
32    of his office; provided, no member of the Board shall receive
33    compensation for more than 100 days of work in any one fiscal
 
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 1    year.  A member of the Board who  experiences  a  significant
 2    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
 3    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
 4    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
 5    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
 6    Travel Control Board.
 7    (Source: P.A. 83-1177.)

 8        (20 ILCS 2610/6) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.6)
 9        Sec. 6.  Executive director; staff.  The Board shall have
10    an Executive Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor
11    without the advice and consent of the Senate.  The salary and
12    duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Board.
13        The Board is authorized to employ such other clerical and
14    technical  staff assistants, not to exceed fifteen, as may be
15    necessary to enable the Board to transact its  business  and,
16    if the rate of compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, to
17    fix their compensation.
18    (Source: Laws 1949, p. 1357.)

19        (20 ILCS 2610/7) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.7)
20        Sec. 7.  Chairman; secretary; quorum.  The Governor shall
21    appoint one of the members of the Board to serve as chairman,
22    who shall preside over meetings of the Board.
23        As  soon  as  practicable  after the members of the Board
24    have been appointed, they shall meet and shall organize.  The
25    board shall elect one of its members to serve as secretary by
26    electing a chairman and a secretary.   The  initial  chairman
27    and  secretary, and their successors, shall be elected by the
28    Board from among its members for a term of two years  or  for
29    the  remainder of his or her their term of office as a member
30    of the Board, whichever which ever is the shorter.
31        Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum  for
32    the  transaction  of  business.  The Board shall hold regular
 
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 1    quarterly meetings and such other meetings as may  be  called
 2    by the chairman.
 3    (Source: P.A. 80-1305.)

 4        Section  20-3105.   The  Capital Development Board Act is
 5    amended by changing Sections 5, 6, 7, and 8 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 3105/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 775)
 7        Sec. 5.  Board membership.
 8        (a)  Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members to
 9    be initially appointed under this amendatory Act of the  93rd
10    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
11    whichever occurs later, the Board shall consist of 7 members,
12    no more than 4 of whom may be of the  same  political  party,
13    all  of  whom shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with
14    the  consent  of  the  Senate,  and  one  of  whom  shall  be
15    designated as chairman by the Governor.
16        The term of each appointed member of the Board who is  in
17    office  on  June  30,  2003  shall  terminate at the close of
18    business on that date or when all of the new  members  to  be
19    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
20    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
21    whichever occurs later.
22        (b)  Beginning  on  July  1,  2003 or when all of the new
23    members to be initially appointed under this  amendatory  Act
24    of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  have  been appointed by the
25    Governor, whichever occurs later, the Board shall consist  of
26    5  members,  no  more  than  3  of  whom  may  be of the same
27    political party, all  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the
28    Governor,  by  and with the consent of the Senate, and one of
29    whom shall be designated as chairman by the Governor.
30        (c)  No person may be appointed as a member of the  Board
31    who is serving as an elected officer for the State or for any
32    unit of local government within the State.
 
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 1        (d)  If  the  Senate  is  not  in  session when the first
 2    appointments are made,  the  Governor  shall  make  temporary
 3    appointments  as  in  the  case  of a vacancy.  In making the
 4    first appointments pursuant to this  amendatory  Act  of  the
 5    93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall designate 2 members
 6    to  serve  until January, 2007, one member 1974, 2 members to
 7    serve until January, 2006, one  member  1975,  2  members  to
 8    serve  until  January,  2005,  1976 and one 1 member to serve
 9    until January, 2004  1977,  or  until  their  successors  are
10    appointed and qualified.  Their successors shall be appointed
11    to  serve  for  4  year terms expiring on the third Monday in
12    January  or  until  their  successors   are   appointed   and
13    qualified.
14        Any  vacancy  occurring  on  the Board, whether by death,
15    resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by  appointment  by
16    the  Governor in the same manner as original appointments.  A
17    member appointed to  fill  a  vacancy  shall  serve  for  the
18    remainder  of  the  unexpired  term or until his successor is
19    qualified.
20    (Source: P.A. 87-776.)

21        (20 ILCS 3105/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 776)
22        Sec. 6. Expenses; oath; bond.
23        (a)  Members   of   the   Board   shall   serve   without
24    compensation but shall be  reimbursed  for  their  reasonable
25    expenses  necessarily  incurred  in  the performance of their
26    duties and the exercise of their powers under  this  Act.   A
27    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
28    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
29    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
30    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
31    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
32    Board.
33        (b)  Each member shall before entering upon the duties of
 
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 1    his office, take and subscribe  the  constitutional  oath  of
 2    office and give bond in the penal sum of $100,000 conditioned
 3    upon  the  faithful  performance of his duties.  The oath and
 4    bond shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
 5    (Source: P.A. 77-1995.)

 6        (20 ILCS 3105/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 777)
 7        Sec. 7.  Meetings; quorum.
 8        (a)  The Board shall meet at such times and places as  is
 9    provided  for  by  the  Board  or,  in  the absence of such a
10    provision, on call of the chairman after  at  least  5  day's
11    written  notice  to  the members and the request of 2 or more
12    members.
13        (b)  If there is no vacancy on the Board,  4  members  of
14    the  Board  shall  constitute  a quorum to transact business;
15    otherwise, a majority of the Board shall constitute a  quorum
16    to  transact  business, and no vacancy shall impair the right
17    of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the
18    Board.  Every action approved by a majority of the members of
19    the Board shall be deemed to be the action of the Board. Four
20    members  shall  constitute  a  quorum.   No  vacancy  in  the
21    membership shall impair the right of a quorum of the  members
22    to  exercise all of the rights and powers, and to perform all
23    of the duties, of the Board.
24    (Source: P.A. 77-1995.)

25        (20 ILCS 3105/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 778)
26        Sec. 8. Executive Director; employees.
27        (a)  The Board shall  have  an  Executive  Director,  who
28    shall  be  appointed  by  the Governor without the advice and
29    consent  of  the  Senate.   The  salary  and  duties  of  the
30    Executive  Director  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Board.    The
31    Executive Director shall serve as the chief executive officer
32    of the Board.
 
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 1        (b)  The  Board may employ and fix the compensation of an
 2    executive director, to serve as the chief  executive  officer
 3    of  the  Board,  and  such  other  agents  or employees as it
 4    considers necessary or desirable.  Such employment other than
 5    of technical or engineering personnel shall be subject to the
 6    Personnel Code.  If any  employees  are  transferred  to  the
 7    Board  from any other State agency, such a transfer shall not
 8    affect the status of such employees under the Personnel Code,
 9    under any retirement system under the Illinois Pension  Code,
10    or  under  any  civil  service,  merit  service  or other law
11    relating to State employment.
12    (Source: P.A. 77-1995.)

13        Section 20-3405.  The Historic Preservation Agency Act is
14    amended by changing Sections 3 and 4 as follows:

15        (20 ILCS 3405/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 2703)
16        Sec. 3. Agency; expenses; quorum; director.
17        (a)  There is hereby created within the Executive  Branch
18    of State government the Historic Preservation Agency.
19        (b)  The  Agency  shall be under the direction of a Board
20    of Trustees.
21        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
22    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
23    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
24    whichever occurs later, the Board, which shall be composed of
25    7  members appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent
26    of the Senate.  No more than 4 members of the Board shall  be
27    of the same political party.
28        The  term of each appointed member of the Board who is in
29    office on June 30, 2003  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of
30    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
31    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
32    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
 
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 1    whichever occurs later.
 2        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
 3    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
 4    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
 5    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Board  shall be composed of 5
 6    members appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of
 7    the Senate.  No more than 3 members of the Board shall be  of
 8    the same political party.
 9        The  Governor  shall designate one member of the Board to
10    serve as Chairman.
11        In making the initial appointments to the Board  pursuant
12    to  after  the  effective  date of this amendatory Act of the
13    93rd General Assembly, the  Governor  shall  designate  three
14    members,  all of whom shall have been members of the Board of
15    Trustees of the Illinois State Historical  Library  on  March
16    28,  1985,  to  serve until the third Monday in January, 2005
17    and  1986,  or  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and
18    qualified and two members to  serve  until  the  third  first
19    Monday  in  January, 2004 and 1987, or until their successors
20    are  appointed  and  qualified.   In   making   the   initial
21    appointments  of the additional members of the Board required
22    by this amendatory Act of 1990, the Governor shall  designate
23    1 member to serve until the third Monday in January, 1991 and
24    1  member  to  serve  until the third Monday in January 1992.
25    Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed to serve  for
26    two  year  terms  expiring on the third Monday in January and
27    until their successors are appointed and qualified.
28        (c)  The  members  of  the   Board   shall   receive   no
29    compensation  for  their  services,  except  for their actual
30    expenses while in the discharge of their official duties.   A
31    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
32    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
33    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
34    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
 
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 1    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
 2    Board.
 3        (d)  If there is no vacancy on the Board,  4  members  of
 4    the  Board  shall  constitute  a quorum to transact business;
 5    otherwise, a majority of the Board shall constitute a  quorum
 6    to  transact  business, and no vacancy shall impair the right
 7    of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the
 8    Board.  Every action approved by a majority of the members of
 9    the Board shall be deemed to be the action of the Board. Four
10    members of the Board shall constitute a quorum to do business
11    and the concurrence of at least 4 members shall be  necessary
12    for a decision.
13        (e)  The  Board  shall employ and fix the compensation of
14    the Director  and  such  other  agents  or  employees  as  it
15    considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
16    (Source: P.A. 86-1336.)

17        (20 ILCS 3405/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 2704)
18        Sec.  4.  Policy;  divisions;  director;  librarian.  The
19    Board shall be responsible for setting and determining policy
20    for the Agency.
21        The Agency shall  consist  of:  (1)  an  Abraham  Lincoln
22    Presidential  Library and Museum and (2) a Historic Sites and
23    Preservation Division.  Except as otherwise provided in  this
24    Act,   any  reference  in  any  other  Act  to  the  Historic
25    Preservation Agency shall be deemed to be a reference to  the
26    Historic Sites and Preservation Division and any reference to
27    the Director of Historic Preservation shall be deemed to be a
28    reference to the Director of Historic Sites and Preservation,
29    unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
30        The  Governor,  without  the  advice  and  consent of the
31    Senate, Board shall appoint a chief executive officer of  the
32    Agency,  who shall be known as the Director of Historic Sites
33    and Preservation.  The Director shall serve at  the  pleasure
 
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 1    of  the  Governor  Board.   The  Director  shall,  subject to
 2    applicable  provisions  of  law,  execute  the   powers   and
 3    discharge  the  duties  vested  in  the  Historic  Sites  and
 4    Preservation  Division of the Agency by law and implement the
 5    policies set by the Board.  The  Director  shall  manage  the
 6    Historic Sites and Preservation Division of the Agency.
 7        The  Director,  with  the concurrence of the Board, shall
 8    appoint Division  Chiefs  and  the  Deputy  Director  of  the
 9    Historic  Sites  and  Preservation  Division  of  the Agency.
10    Subject to concurrence  by  the  Board,  the  Director  shall
11    appoint  such  other  employees  of  the  Historic  Sites and
12    Preservation Division of  the  Agency  as  he  or  she  deems
13    appropriate  and  shall fix the compensation of such Division
14    Chiefs, the Deputy Director and other employees.
15        The Board shall appoint the Illinois State Historian, who
16    shall provide historical expertise, support, and  service  to
17    all divisions of the Historic Preservation Agency.  The State
18    Historian is the State's authority on Abraham Lincoln and the
19    history of Illinois.
20    (Source: P.A. 92-600, eff. 7-1-02.)

21        Section   20-3505.    The  Illinois  Development  Finance
22    Authority Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

23        (20 ILCS 3505/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 850.04)
24        Sec. 4.  There is hereby created a political subdivision,
25    body politic and corporate by the name and style of  Illinois
26    Development Finance Authority.  The exercise by the Authority
27    of  the  powers conferred by law shall be an essential public
28    function.
29        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
30    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
31    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
32    whichever occurs later, the governing powers of the Authority
 
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 1    shall be vested in a body consisting of 17 members including,
 2    as ex officio members, the Director of Labor and the Director
 3    of  the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs or their
 4    designees.  The other 15 members of the  Authority  shall  be
 5    appointed  by the Governor with the advice and consent of the
 6    Senate and shall be designated "public members".
 7        The term of each appointed member of the Authority who is
 8    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
 9    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
10    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
11    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
12    whichever occurs later.
13        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
14    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
15    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
16    whichever occurs later, the governing powers of the Authority
17    shall be vested in a body consisting of 11 members including,
18    as ex officio members, the Director of Labor and the Director
19    of  Commerce  and  Community Affairs or their designees.  The
20    other 9 members of the Authority shall be  appointed  by  the
21    Governor  with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall
22    be designated "public members".
23        Six Nine members shall  constitute  a  quorum.   However,
24    when  a  quorum  of  members  of  the Authority is physically
25    present at the meeting  site,  other  Authority  members  may
26    participate  in  and  act at any meeting through the use of a
27    conference telephone or  other  communications  equipment  by
28    means  of  which all persons participating in the meeting can
29    hear  each  other.   Participation  in  such  meeting   shall
30    constitute  attendance  and presence in person at the meeting
31    of the person or persons so participating.
32        Not more than 5 public members 9 members of the Authority
33    may be of the same political party.
34        The Governor shall appoint one  of  the  members  of  the
 
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 1    Authority   to  serve  as  chairman.   The  Chairman  of  the
 2    Authority shall be elected by the Authority  from  among  its
 3    public members, all of whom
 4        The  public  members of the Authority shall be persons of
 5    recognized ability and experience  in  one  or  more  of  the
 6    following  areas:  economic  development,  finance,  banking,
 7    industrial   development,  small  business  management,  real
 8    estate development, community development,  venture  finance,
 9    construction,  and  labor  relations.   At  least  one public
10    member  shall  be  a  representative  of  the  interests   of
11    organized labor.
12        The  terms of all members of the Authority holding office
13    on the effective date of this amendatory Act of  1983,  other
14    than  the ex officio members, shall expire 90 days after that
15    date, and the Governor shall appoint  10  new  members  whose
16    terms  shall commence the day following such expiration date.
17    Of the members initially appointed by the  Governor  pursuant
18    to this amendatory Act of 1983, 5 shall serve until the third
19    Monday  in  January,  1985  and 5 shall serve until the third
20    Monday in January,  1987,  and  until  their  successors  are
21    appointed  and  qualified.   The  members initially appointed
22    under this amendatory Act of 1985 shall serve until the third
23    Monday in January  1989.   The  members  initially  appointed
24    under  this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall
25    serve until the 3rd Monday  in  January  2004.   Each  member
26    appointed under this paragraph who is confirmed by the Senate
27    shall  hold  office  during  the specified time and until his
28    successor shall be appointed and qualified.
29        Of the public members initially appointed by the Governor
30    pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly,
31    5 shall serve until the third Monday in January, 2007  and  4
32    shall  serve  until  the  third  Monday in January, 2005, and
33    until their successors are  appointed  and  qualified.    All
34    successors shall hold office for a term of 4 years commencing
 
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 1    the  third  Monday in January of the year in which their term
 2    commences, except  in  case  of  an  appointment  to  fill  a
 3    vacancy.  In case of vacancy in the office when the Senate is
 4    not in session, the Governor may make a temporary appointment
 5    until  the  next meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate
 6    such person to fill such office, and any person so  nominated
 7    who  is confirmed by the Senate, shall hold his office during
 8    the remainder of the term and until his  successor  shall  be
 9    appointed  and qualified.  If the Senate is not in session at
10    the time the amendatory Acts of 1983 and 1985 and of the 91st
11    General Assembly take effect, the Governor may make temporary
12    appointments of the new public members  as  in  the  case  of
13    vacancies.
14        Members  of  the  Authority  shall  not  be  entitled  to
15    compensation  for  their  services  as  members, but shall be
16    entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred
17    in  connection  with  the  performance  of  their  duties  as
18    members. A member of the Board who experiences a  significant
19    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
20    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
21    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
22    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
23    Travel Control Board.
24        The   Governor  may  remove  any  public  member  of  the
25    Authority in  case  of  incompetency,  neglect  of  duty,  or
26    malfeasance  in office, after service on him of a copy of the
27    written charges against him and an opportunity to be publicly
28    heard in person or by counsel in his  own  defense  upon  not
29    less than 10 days notice.
30        The  Governor  members  of the Authority shall appoint an
31    Executive Director, who shall be a  person  knowledgeable  in
32    the  areas  of  financial  markets  and  instruments  and the
33    financing of business enterprises, to hold office during  the
34    pleasure  of  the  Governor  members.  The Executive Director
 
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 1    shall be the chief administrative and operational officer  of
 2    the   Authority   and   shall   direct   and   supervise  its
 3    administrative affairs and  general  management  and  perform
 4    such  other  duties as may be prescribed from time to time by
 5    the members and  shall  receive  compensation  fixed  by  the
 6    Authority.    The  Executive Director or any committee of the
 7    members may carry out such responsibilities of the members as
 8    the members  by  resolution  may  delegate.    The  Executive
 9    Director shall attend all meetings of the Authority; however,
10    no action of the Authority shall be invalid on account of the
11    absence of the Executive Director from a meeting.
12        The  Authority  may  engage  the  services  of such other
13    agents  and  employees,  including   attorneys,   appraisers,
14    engineers,    accountants,    credit   analysts   and   other
15    consultants, as it may deem advisable and may prescribe their
16    duties and fix their compensation.
17    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

18        Section 20-3605.  The Illinois Farm  Development  Act  is
19    amended by changing Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 as follows:

20        (20 ILCS 3605/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 1204)
21        Sec. 4. Authority created; appointments.  There is hereby
22    created  a  body  politic  and  corporate  to be known as the
23    Illinois Farm Development Authority.
24        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
25    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
26    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
27    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Board  of the Authority shall
28    consist of 7 members. The Board shall consist of  7  members,
29    no  more  than  4 of whom may be of the same political party,
30    all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, by  and  with
31    the consent of the Senate.
32        The  term of each appointed member of the Board who is in
 
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 1    office on June 30, 2003  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of
 2    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
 3    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
 4    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
 5    whichever occurs later.
 6        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
 7    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
 8    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
 9    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Board  of the Authority shall
10    consist of 5 members, no more than 3 of whom may  be  of  the
11    same  political  party, all of whom shall be appointed by the
12    Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate.
13        No person may be appointed as a member of the  Board  who
14    is  serving  as  an  elected officer for the State or for any
15    unit of local government or school district within the State.
16    All members shall be residents of the  State,  and  shall  be
17    knowledgeable in the fields of finance and/or agriculture.
18        If   the   Senate  is  not  in  session  when  the  first
19    appointments are made,  the  Governor  shall  make  temporary
20    appointments  as  in  the  case  of a vacancy.  In making the
21    first appointments pursuant to this  amendatory  Act  of  the
22    93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall designate 2 members
23    to  serve  until  the  third  Monday in January, 2007 1982, 2
24    members to serve until the third Monday in January, 2006, and
25    one 1983, 2 members to serve until January, 1984 and 1 member
26    to serve until the third Monday in January, 2005,  and  1985,
27    or until their successors are appointed and qualified.  Their
28    successors  shall  be  appointed  to  serve  for 4 year terms
29    expiring on the  third  Monday  in  January  or  until  their
30    successors   are   appointed  and  qualified.    Any  vacancy
31    occurring in the  Board  whether  by  death,  resignation  or
32    otherwise,  shall be filled by appointment by the Governor in
33    the same manner as original appointments.  A member appointed
34    to fill a vacancy  shall  serve  for  the  remainder  of  the
 
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 1    unexpired term or until his successor is qualified.
 2    (Source: P.A. 82-518.)

 3        (20 ILCS 3605/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 1205)
 4        Sec.   5.  Officers;  reports;  initial  expenses.    The
 5    Governor shall appoint one of the members  of  the  Board  to
 6    serve  as  chairman,  who  shall preside over meetings of the
 7    Board.  The Board shall annually elect, from its  membership,
 8    a chairman, vice-chairman, a treasurer, and a secretary.  The
 9    secretary shall be the keeper of the minutes, books, records,
10    files  and  seal  of  the  Authority.    The treasurer of the
11    Authority shall be custodian  of  all  Authority  funds,  and
12    shall  be  bonded  in such amount as the other members of the
13    Authority may designate.
14        The accounts and books of the Authority shall be  set  up
15    and  maintained  in a manner approved by the Auditor General,
16    and the Authority shall  file  with  the  Auditor  General  a
17    certified  annual  report  within 120 days after the close of
18    its fiscal year.  The Authority  shall  also  file  with  the
19    State  Treasurer,  the  Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of
20    the House of Representatives and the  Illinois  Economic  and
21    Fiscal  Commission, by March 1 of each year, a written report
22    covering its activities for the previous calendar  year  and,
23    when  so filed, such report shall be a public record and open
24    for inspection at the offices of the Authority during  normal
25    business  hours.  The report shall include a complete list of
26    (a) all applications for mortgage loans and  other  financial
27    assistance  presented  to  the Authority during such calendar
28    year, (b)  all  persons  which  have  received  any  form  of
29    financial  assistance from the Authority during such calendar
30    year, (c)  the  nature  and  amount  of  all  such  financial
31    assistance, and (d) projected activities of the Authority for
32    the  next  calendar year, including a projection of the total
33    amount of  mortgage  loans  and  other  financial  assistance
 
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 1    anticipated   and  the  amount  of  revenue  bonds  or  other
 2    evidences of indebtedness that will be necessary  to  provide
 3    the  projected  level  of assistance during the next calendar
 4    year.
 5        As soon as may  be  practicable  after  creation  of  the
 6    Authority,  the  Board  shall hold a meeting at which meeting
 7    elective officers of the  Board  shall  be  elected,  by-laws
 8    adopted, and a schedule of regular meetings adopted.
 9        The by-laws and schedule may be amended from time to time
10    at  the will of the Board.  Special meetings of the Board may
11    be called by the chairmen or any two members, and  notice  of
12    special  meetings  shall  be given to members of the Board as
13    provided in the by-laws and otherwise  as  provided  by  law.
14    Members  may waive notice and do so without further action by
15    being present at any meeting.  Meetings of the Board shall be
16    subject to the acts of  the  General  Assembly  as  generally
17    provide  for  meetings  of  public  bodies  to be open to the
18    public.
19        Initial operating staff and  expenses  of  the  Authority
20    shall  be provided by the State Treasurer from appropriations
21    lawfully made by the General Assembly.  As  soon  as  may  be
22    practicable,  the  Board  shall  provide for its expenses and
23    payment of  employees,  including  salaries  and  contractual
24    agreements,  from  its operations by such charges and fees or
25    from the  proceeds   of  Bonds  as  it  may  decide  or  from
26    investment earnings from special funds which the Authority is
27    empowered  to  use  and  at  such time, if practicable, shall
28    reimburse the State Treasurer for prior costs and payments.
29    (Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)

30        (20 ILCS 3605/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1206)
31        Sec. 6. Quorum; expenses.
32        (a)  If there is no vacancy on the Board,  4  members  of
33    the  Board  shall  constitute  a quorum to transact business;
 
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 1    otherwise, a majority of the Board shall constitute a  quorum
 2    to  transact  business, and no vacancy shall impair the right
 3    of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the
 4    Board.  Every action approved by a majority of the members of
 5    the Board shall be deemed to be  the  action  of  the  Board.
 6    Four  members  of  the Board shall constitute a quorum at any
 7    meeting of the Board and the affirmative vote  of  4  members
 8    shall  be  necessary  for  any action taken by the Board at a
 9    meeting, except that a lesser number may  adjourn  a  meeting
10    from time to time.  No vacancy in the membership of the Board
11    shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights
12    and perform all the duties of the Board and Authority.
13        (b)  The   members  of  the  Board  shall  serve  without
14    compensation, but each member shall  be  reimbursed  for  his
15    necessary  expenses incurred in the discharge of his official
16    duties.  A member of the Board who experiences a  significant
17    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
18    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
19    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
20    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
21    Travel Control Board.
22    (Source: P.A. 82-518.)

23        (20 ILCS 3605/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 1207)
24        Sec.  7.   The Authority shall have the following powers,
25    together with all powers incidental thereto or  necessary  to
26    the discharge thereof in corporate form:
27        (1)  To  have  perpetual succession by its corporate name
28    as a body politic and corporate;
29        (2)  To sue and be sued in its own name  in  civil  suits
30    and actions, and to defend suits against it;
31        (3)  To  adopt  and  make  use of a corporate seal and to
32    alter the same at pleasure;
33        (4)  To adopt, alter and repeal by-laws, not inconsistent
 
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 1    with the provisions of  this  Act,  for  the  regulation  and
 2    conduct of its affairs and business;
 3        (5)  To  loan its funds to one or more persons to be used
 4    by such persons to pay the costs of acquiring,  constructing,
 5    reconstructing  or improving Agricultural Facilities, soil or
 6    water conservation projects or watershed areas, such loans to
 7    be on such terms and conditions, and for such period of time,
 8    and secured or evidenced by such mortgages, deeds  of  trust,
 9    notes   debentures,  bonds  or  other  secured  or  unsecured
10    evidences of indebtedness of such persons as  the  Board  may
11    determine;
12        (6)  To loan its funds to any agribusiness which operates
13    or  will  operate  a  facility  located in Illinois for those
14    purposes permitted by rules and regulations  issued  pursuant
15    to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, relating to
16    the  use of moneys loaned from the proceeds from the issuance
17    of industrial development revenue bonds; such loans shall  be
18    on terms and conditions, and for periods of time, and secured
19    or evidenced by mortgages, deeds of trust, notes, debentures,
20    bonds or other secured or unsecured evidences of indebtedness
21    of such agribusiness as the Board may require;
22        (7)  To  purchase,  or  to  make commitments to purchase,
23    from lenders notes, debentures, bonds or other  evidences  of
24    indebtedness  secured by mortgages, deeds of trust, or to the
25    security devices, or unsecured, as the Board  may  determine,
26    or  portions  thereof or participations therein, which notes,
27    bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness shall have been  or
28    will be executed by the obligors thereon to obtain funds with
29    which  to  acquire,  by purchase, construction, or otherwise,
30    reconstruct or improve Agricultural Facilities;
31        (8)  To  contract  with  lenders  or   others   for   the
32    origination  of  or  the  servicing  of the loans made by the
33    Authority pursuant  to  paragraph  (5)  of  this  Section  or
34    represented  by  the  notes,  bonds,  or  other  evidences of
 
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 1    indebtedness which it has purchased pursuant to paragraph (6)
 2    of this Section; provided that such servicing fees shall  not
 3    exceed  one  per  cent  per  annum  of  the  principal amount
 4    outstanding owed to the Authority;
 5        (9)  To foreclose any mortgages, deeds of  trust,  notes,
 6    debentures,  bonds  and  other security interests held by it,
 7    either by action or by exercise of a power of  sale,  and  to
 8    sell  the  equity of redemption in said security interests in
 9    accordance with the terms of said instruments and  applicable
10    state  law,  and  to  take  all  such other actions as may be
11    necessary to enforce any obligation held by it;
12        (10)  To purchase the equity of redemption  in  any  such
13    mortgage,  deed  of  trust,  note,  debenture,  bond or other
14    security;
15        (11)  To receive and accept,  from  any  source,  aid  or
16    contributions  of  money,  property,  labor or other items of
17    value for furtherance of any of its purposes, subject to  any
18    conditions not inconsistent herewith or with the laws of this
19    State   pertaining  to  such  contributions,  including,  but
20    without limitation to, gifts, guarantees, or grants from  any
21    department, agency or instrumentality of the United States of
22    America;
23        (12)  To collect such fees and charges in connection with
24    its  loans,  advances,  insurance, commitments, servicing and
25    other activities as it may determine;
26        (13)  To sell at either public or private sale,  with  or
27    without  public bidding, any notes, bonds, or other evidences
28    of indebtedness or other obligation held by the Authority;
29        (14)  To procure such insurance, letters  of  credit  and
30    guarantees  as  the  Board may deem advisable, including, but
31    without limitation to, insurance or  guarantees  against  any
32    loss  in connection with any notes or obligations held by it,
33    and any of its property or assets, and  for  payment  of  any
34    Bonds  or  other obligations issued by the Authority, in such
 
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 1    amounts and from such public or private entities, as  it  may
 2    deem  advisable, and to pay premiums or other charges for any
 3    such insurance or guarantees;
 4        (15)  To borrow money and to sell and issue its Bonds for
 5    any corporate function, use or purpose authorized herein;
 6        (16)  To  mortgage,  pledge,  assign  or  grant  security
 7    interests in any  or  all  of  its  notes,  bonds,  or  other
 8    evidences  of  indebtedness  or  other  instruments, contract
 9    rights or other property, including, but  without  limitation
10    to,  any  receipts  from insurance on or guarantees of any of
11    its notes or other instruments, as security for  the  payment
12    of  the  principal of and interest on any Bonds issued by the
13    Authority,  or  as  security  for  any  agreements  made   in
14    connection   therewith,  whether  then  owned  or  thereafter
15    acquired, and to pledge the revenues from  which  said  Bonds
16    are  payable  as security for the payment of the principal of
17    and interest  on  said  Bonds  and  any  agreements  made  in
18    connection therewith;
19        (17)  To  execute  and  deliver,  in  accordance with the
20    provisions of this Section and Section  8  hereof,  mortgages
21    and deeds of trust and trust indentures, or either;
22        (18)  To  appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for
23    the compensation of  such  officers,  employees  and  agents,
24    including,  but  without limitation to, engineers, attorneys,
25    management consultants, fiscal  advisers,  and  agricultural,
26    silvicultural  and  aquacultural  experts, as the business of
27    the Authority may require; provided, however, that  no  Board
28    member or member of his or her firm, business, partnership or
29    corporation   shall   be   employed  or  compensated  by  the
30    Authority; and provided further that the  Executive  Director
31    of  the Authority, if there is one, shall be appointed by the
32    Governor without the advice and consent of the Senate;
33        (19)  To invest any funds of the Authority that the Board
34    may determine  are  not  presently  needed  for  any  of  its
 
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 1    corporate  purposes  in  such  obligations  as  the Board may
 2    determine;
 3        (20)  To enter into a management agreement or  agreements
 4    with  a  person  for  the  management  by said person for the
 5    Authority of any  of  its  properties  upon  such  terms  and
 6    conditions as may be mutually agreeable;
 7        (21)  To  sell, exchange, donate and convey any or all of
 8    its properties whenever the Board shall find any such  action
 9    to  be in furtherance of the purposes for which the Authority
10    was established;
11        (22)  To make, enter into, and  execute  such  contracts,
12    agreements,  leases  and  other  instruments with any person,
13    including without limitation, any  federal,  state  or  local
14    governmental agency, and to take such other actions as may be
15    necessary  or  convenient to accomplish any purpose for which
16    the  Authority  was  organized  or  to  exercise  any   power
17    expressly granted hereunder;
18        (23)  To  enter into a State Guarantee with a lender or a
19    person holding a  note  and  to  sell  or  issue  such  State
20    Guarantees,  bonds  or evidences of indebtedness in a primary
21    or a secondary market;
22        (24)  To promulgate and adopt such  necessary  rules  and
23    regulations as are consistent with this Act.
24    (Source: P.A. 84-1452.)

25        Section   20-3705.    The   Illinois   Health  Facilities
26    Authority Act is amended by  changing  Sections  3.01,  3.02,
27    3.04, and 3.06 as follows:

28        (20 ILCS 3705/3.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.01)
29        Sec. 3.01. Authority; appointment.
30        (a)  Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members to
31    be  initially appointed under this amendatory Act of the 93rd
32    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 
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 1    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Authority  shall consist of 7
 2    members, appointed by the Governor, by and with  the  consent
 3    of  the Senate, who shall be residents of the State, not more
 4    than 4 of whom shall be members of the same political party.
 5        The term of each appointed member of the Authority who is
 6    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
 7    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
 8    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
 9    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
10    whichever occurs later.
11        (b)  Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when  all  of  the  new
12    members  to  be initially appointed under this amendatory Act
13    of the 93rd General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the
14    Governor, whichever occurs later, the Authority shall consist
15    of  5  members,  appointed  by  the  Governor by and with the
16    consent of the Senate, who shall be residents of  the  State,
17    not  more  than  3  of  whom  shall  be  members  of the same
18    political party.
19        (c)  The 5  members  of  the  Authority  first  appointed
20    pursuant  to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly
21    shall serve for terms expiring on  June  30  in  2005,  2006,
22    2007,  2008,  and 2009 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and
23    1978, respectively, and  until  their  respective  successors
24    have been appointed and have qualified, the term of each such
25    member to be designated by the Governor.  Upon the expiration
26    of  the  term  of any member his successor shall be appointed
27    for a term of 7  years  and  until  his  successor  has  been
28    appointed  and  has  qualified.   The Governor shall fill any
29    vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
30        (d)  Any member of the Authority may be  removed  by  the
31    Governor  for  misfeasance,  malfeasance or wilful neglect of
32    duty or other cause after notice and a public hearing  unless
33    such notice and hearing shall be expressly waived in writing.
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 1        (20 ILCS 3705/3.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.02)
 2        Sec. 3.02. Chairman; executive directors.
 3        (a)  As  soon  as  possible  after the appointment of the
 4    initial  members,  the  Authority  shall  organize  for   the
 5    transaction of business.
 6        (b)  The Governor shall appoint one of the members of the
 7    Authority  to  serve  as  chairman,  who  shall  preside over
 8    meetings of the Authority.    The  Authority  shall  annually
 9    elect  one  of  its  members  to serve as chairman and one as
10    vice-chairman.
11        (c)  The Authority shall have an Executive Director,  who
12    shall  be  appointed  by  the Governor without the advice and
13    consent  of  the  Senate.   The  salary  and  duties  of  the
14    Executive Director shall be fixed by the Authority.
15        The Authority It shall appoint an executive director  and
16    associate  executive  director,  who  shall  not  be a member
17    members of the Authority, who shall serve at the pleasure  of
18    the  Authority, and who. They shall receive such compensation
19    as shall be fixed by the Authority.
20    (Source: P.A. 77-2635.)

21        (20 ILCS 3705/3.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.04)
22        Sec. 3.04. Quorum; meetings.
23        (a)  If there is no vacancy on the Authority,  4  members
24    of  the  Authority  shall  constitute  a  quorum  to transact
25    business;  otherwise,  a  majority  of  the  Authority  shall
26    constitute a quorum to  transact  business,  and  no  vacancy
27    shall  impair  the right of the remaining members to exercise
28    all of the powers of the Authority.  Every action approved by
29    a majority of the members of the Authority shall be deemed to
30    be the  action  of  the  Authority.    Four  members  of  the
31    Authority shall constitute a quorum.  The affirmative vote of
32    a  majority  of  all  the  members  of the Authority shall be
33    necessary for any action taken by the Authority.   A  vacancy
 
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 1    in the membership of the Authority shall not impair the right
 2    of  a  quorum  to exercise all the rights and perform all the
 3    duties of the Authority.
 4        (b)  Each meeting of the Authority shall be open  to  the
 5    public.   Notice of meetings, or waivers thereof, shall be as
 6    provided in the by-laws of the Authority.  Resolutions of the
 7    Authority need not be published or posted.  The Authority may
 8    delegate by resolution to one or more of its members  or  its
 9    executive  director  or  associate  executive  director  such
10    powers and duties as it may deem proper.
11    (Source: P.A. 79-46.)

12        (20 ILCS 3705/3.06) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.06)
13        Sec.  3.06. Expenses.  The members of the Authority shall
14    receive no compensation for the performance of  their  duties
15    as  members  but each such member shall be paid his necessary
16    expenses while engaged in the performance of such duties.   A
17    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
18    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
19    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
20    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
21    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
22    Board.
23    (Source: P.A. 77-2635.)

24        Section 20-3805.  The Illinois Housing Development Act is
25    amended by changing Sections 4 and 6 as follows:

26        (20 ILCS 3805/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 304)
27        Sec. 4. Authority.    There  is  hereby  created  a  body
28    politic  and  corporate  to  be known as the Illinois Housing
29    Development Authority.
30        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
31    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
 
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 1    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 2    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Authority  shall consist of 9
 3    members, including a senior citizen age 60 or older, of  whom
 4    not more than three shall be from any one county in the State
 5    and  of  whom  not  more than 5 shall be of any one political
 6    party.   The  Governor  shall  appoint  the  members  of  the
 7    Authority by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 8        The term of each appointed member of the Authority who is
 9    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
10    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
11    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
12    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
13    whichever occurs later.
14        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
15    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
16    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
17    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Authority  shall consist of 7
18    members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
19    of the Senate, including a senior citizen age  60  or  older.
20    Not  more  than 2 members shall be from any one county in the
21    State and not more than 4  shall  be  of  any  one  political
22    party.
23        Three  members  first appointed under this amendatory Act
24    of the 93rd General Assembly  shall  hold  office  until  the
25    second   Monday   in  January,  2005  1971  and  until  their
26    successors are appointed  and  qualified,  and  four  members
27    shall  hold  office  until the second Monday in January, 2007
28    1973 and until their successors are appointed and  qualified.
29    The members first appointed under this amendatory Act of 1984
30    shall serve for a term of 4 years, commencing with the second
31    Monday  in  January, 1985.  After the expiration of the terms
32    of  office  of  those  first  appointed,   their   respective
33    successors  shall  hold  office  from  the  second  Monday in
34    January of the year of their respective  appointments  for  a
 
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 1    term  of  four years and until their successors are appointed
 2    and qualified.
 3        In case of vacancies in such offices during the recess of
 4    the Senate, the Governor shall make a  temporary  appointment
 5    until  the  next meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate
 6    some person to fill such office, and any person so nominated,
 7    who is confirmed by the Senate, shall hold his office  during
 8    the  remainder  of  the term and until his successor shall be
 9    appointed and qualified.  If the Senate is not in session  at
10    the time this provision takes effect, the Governor shall make
11    a temporary appointment as in the case of a vacancy.
12    (Source: P.A. 83-1538.)

13        (20 ILCS 3805/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 306)
14        Sec.  6.  Quorum;  expenses.    Four  Five members of the
15    Authority shall constitute a quorum at  any  meeting  of  the
16    Authority and the affirmative vote of 4 of 5 members shall be
17    necessary for any action taken by the Authority at a meeting,
18    except  that  the  Authority  may  act  by  unanimous written
19    consent if provided for in the by-laws of the Authority.   No
20    vacancy  in  the membership of the Authority shall impair the
21    right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform  all
22    the duties of the Authority.
23        The   members   of  the  Authority  shall  serve  without
24    compensation, but each member shall  be  reimbursed  for  his
25    necessary  expenses incurred in the discharge of his official
26    duties.  A member of the Board who experiences a  significant
27    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
28    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
29    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
30    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
31    Travel Control Board.
32    (Source: P.A. 83-1538.)
 
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 1        Section  20-3915.   The  Arts  Council  Act is amended by
 2    changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:

 3        (20 ILCS 3915/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 214.11)
 4        Sec. 1.  Council created.  There is created the  Illinois
 5    Arts Council.
 6        Until  July  1, 2003 or when all of the new members to be
 7    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
 8    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
 9    whichever occurs later, the Illinois Arts  Council  shall  be
10    composed  of  not less than 13 nor more than 35 members to be
11    appointed by the Governor, one of  whom  shall  be  a  senior
12    citizen age 60 or over.
13        The  term  of each appointed member of the Council who is
14    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
15    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
16    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
17    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
18    whichever occurs later.
19        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
20    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
21    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
22    whichever  occurs  later,  the Illinois Arts Council shall be
23    composed of 21 members to be appointed by the  Governor,  one
24    of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over.
25        In   making   initial   appointments   pursuant  to  this
26    amendatory Act of the 93rd  General  Assembly,  the  Governor
27    shall  designate  approximately  one-half  of  the members to
28    serve for 2 years, and the balance of the  members  to  serve
29    for  4  years, each term of office to end on commence July 1,
30    1965.  The senior citizen member first appointed  under  this
31    amendatory  Act  of  1984  shall  serve for a term of 4 years
32    commencing July 1, 1985.  Thereafter all  appointments  shall
33    be  made for a 4 year term.  The Governor shall designate the
 
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 1    Chairman of the Council from among the members thereof.
 2    (Source: P.A. 83-1538.)

 3        (20 ILCS 3915/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 214.12)
 4        Sec. 2. Expenses.  No member may receive compensation for
 5    his services, but each member may be reimbursed for  expenses
 6    incurred  in  the performance of his duties.  A member of the
 7    Council who experiences a significant financial hardship  due
 8    to  the  loss  of income on days of attendance at meetings or
 9    while otherwise engaged in the business of the Council may be
10    paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and  subject  to
11    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
12    (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1965.)

13        Section 20-3918.  The Illinois Building Commission Act is
14    amended by changing Sections 10 and 15 as follows:

15        (20 ILCS 3918/10)
16        Sec.  10.  Creation.  An advisory commission, to be known
17    as  the  Illinois  Building  Commission,  is  created.    The
18    Commission  shall  consist  of 11 members, including:  a fire
19    official, a building official, an architect,  a  professional
20    engineer,  a  structural  engineer,  a  commercial contractor
21    representative,   a   residential    construction    industry
22    representative,   a   mechanical   and  specialty  contractor
23    representative,  a   labor   representative,   a   disability
24    advocate,  and  a member of the public.  The Commission shall
25    be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent  of
26    the Senate.
27        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
28    term of each member of the Commission who  was  appointed  by
29    the  Governor  and  is  in  office  on  June  30,  2003 shall
30    terminate at the close of business on that date or  when  all
31    of  the  successor  members  to be appointed pursuant to this
 
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 1    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  have  been
 2    appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs later.   As  soon
 3    as  possible,  the Governor shall appoint persons to fill the
 4    vacancies created by this amendatory Act.
 5    (Source: P.A. 90-269, eff. 1-1-98.)

 6        (20 ILCS 3918/15)
 7        Sec. 15.  Terms and reimbursement.   The  fire  official,
 8    architect,   structural   engineer,   commercial   contractor
 9    representative,  labor  representative,  and  member  of  the
10    public  shall  serve  initial terms of 2 years.  The building
11    official,  professional  engineer,  residential  construction
12    industry representative, mechanical and specialty  contractor
13    representative,  and  disability advocate shall serve initial
14    terms of 3 years.  Each subsequent term shall be for 3 years.
15    Members may be appointed for more than one term.
16        The A chairman of the Commission shall be  designated  by
17    the  Governor  from among elected each year by the members of
18    the Commission.
19        Commission  members  shall  be   reimbursed   for   their
20    necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of their
21    duties. travel expenses and shall receive a per diem for each
22    day that the Commission or a subcommittee on which the member
23    serves meets.  Travel reimbursement shall be consistent  with
24    the rules of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
25        A  member of the Commission who experiences a significant
26    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
27    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
28    business of the Commission may be paid a hardship  allowance,
29    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
30    Governor's Travel Control Board.
31    (Source: P.A. 90-269, eff. 1-1-98.)

32        Section   20-3930.    The   Illinois   Criminal   Justice
 
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 1    Information Act is amended by changing Sections 4, 5,  and  6
 2    as follows:

 3        (20 ILCS 3930/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 210-4)
 4        Sec. 4.  Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority;
 5    creation,  membership,  and  meetings.   There  is created an
 6    Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority consisting of
 7    20 members.
 8        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
 9    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
10    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
11    whichever occurs later, the membership of the Authority shall
12    consist  of  the  Illinois  Attorney  General,  or his or her
13    designee,  the  Director  of  the  Illinois   Department   of
14    Corrections, the Director of the Illinois Department of State
15    Police,  the  Sheriff of Cook County, the State's Attorney of
16    Cook County, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of  Cook  County,
17    the  Superintendent  of  the  Chicago  Police Department, the
18    Director of the Office of  the  State's  Attorneys  Appellate
19    Prosecutor,  the  Executive  Director  of  the  Illinois  Law
20    Enforcement  Training  Standards  Board,  the State Appellate
21    Defender, and the following additional members, each of  whom
22    shall  be appointed by the Governor: a circuit court clerk, a
23    sheriff, and a State's Attorney of a county other than  Cook,
24    a chief of police, and 6 members of the general public.
25        The term of each appointed member of the Authority who is
26    in  office  on  June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of
27    business on that date or when all of the new  members  to  be
28    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
29    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
30    whichever occurs later.
31        Beginning  on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members
32    to be initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the
33    93rd  General  Assembly  have been appointed by the Governor,
 
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 1    whichever occurs later, the membership of the Authority shall
 2    consist of 10 ex officio members and 8 appointed members.
 3        The following  officers  and  officials  shall  serve  ex
 4    officio  as  members  of the Authority: the Illinois Attorney
 5    General, or his or her designee, the Director of the Illinois
 6    Department of  Corrections,  the  Director  of  the  Illinois
 7    Department  of  State Police, the Sheriff of Cook County, the
 8    State's Attorney of Cook County, the  Clerk  of  the  Circuit
 9    Court  of  Cook  County,  the  Superintendent  of the Chicago
10    Police Department, the Director of the Office of the  State's
11    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, the Executive Director of the
12    Illinois  Law  Enforcement  Training Standards Board, and the
13    State Appellate Defender.
14        The  following  8  members  shall  be  appointed  by  the
15    Governor:  a  circuit  court  clerk,  a  sheriff,  a  State's
16    Attorney of a county other than Cook, a Public Defender of  a
17    county  other  than Cook, a chief of police, and 3 members of
18    the general public.
19        The Governor from time to time shall designate a Chairman
20    of the Authority from the membership.
21        Of  the  appointed  members  of  the  Authority  who  are
22    initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory  Act  of  the
23    93rd  General Assembly, 4 shall be appointed for terms ending
24    on the  third  Monday  in  January,  2005,  and  4  shall  be
25    appointed  for  terms  ending on the third Monday in January,
26    2007, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
27    Thereafter, all members of the  Authority  appointed  by  the
28    Governor  shall  serve  at the pleasure of the Governor for a
29    term not to exceed 4 years.  The initial appointed members of
30    the Authority shall serve from January, 1983 until the  third
31    Monday  in  January,  1987  or  until  their  successors  are
32    appointed.
33        The  Authority  shall  meet  at  least quarterly, and all
34    meetings of the Authority shall be called by the Chairman.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A.  91-483,  eff.  1-1-00;  91-798,  eff.  7-9-00;
 2    92-21, eff. 7-1-01.)

 3        (20 ILCS 3930/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 210-5)
 4        Sec.  5.   No  Compensation  -  Expenses.  Members of the
 5    Authority, other  than  the  Chairman,  shall  serve  without
 6    compensation.  All members shall be reimbursed for reasonable
 7    expenses  incurred in connection with their duties.  A member
 8    of the Board who experiences a significant financial hardship
 9    due to the loss of income on days of attendance  at  meetings
10    or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may
11    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
12    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
13    (Source: P.A. 82-1039.)

14        (20 ILCS 3930/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 210-6)
15        Sec. 6.  Executive Director.  The Governor shall  appoint
16    an  Executive  Director  of the Authority with the advice and
17    consent of the Senate.  The Executive Director shall  employ,
18    in  accordance  with the provisions of the Illinois Personnel
19    Code, such administrative, professional, clerical, and  other
20    personnel  as  may  be  required.  The Executive Director may
21    organize  the  staff  of  the  Authority  as  he   may   deem
22    appropriate.
23        The  term  of the Executive Director of the Authority who
24    is serving on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the  close  of
25    business  on that date or upon the appointment of a successor
26    Executive Director by the Governor, whichever occurs later.
27    (Source: P.A. 82-1039.)

28        Section 20-3955.  The Guardianship and  Advocacy  Act  is
29    amended by changing Sections 4 and 5 as follows:

30        (20 ILCS 3955/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 704)
 
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 1        Sec. 4. Commission; chairman; quorum; expenses.
 2        (a)  Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members to
 3    be  initially appointed under this amendatory Act of the 93rd
 4    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 5    whichever  occurs  later,  the Commission shall consist of 11
 6    members, one of whom shall be a  senior  citizen  age  60  or
 7    over,  who  shall  be  appointed by the Governor, taking into
 8    account the requirements of State and federal statutes,  with
 9    the advice and consent of the Senate.
10        The  term  of each appointed member of the Commission who
11    is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of
12    business on that date or when all of the new  members  to  be
13    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
14    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
15    whichever occurs later.
16        Beginning  on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members
17    to be initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the
18    93rd  General  Assembly  have been appointed by the Governor,
19    whichever occurs later, the Commission  shall  consist  of  7
20    members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
21    of  the Senate, taking into account the requirements of State
22    and federal statutes.  One member shall be a  senior  citizen
23    age 60 or over.
24        All  appointments  shall  be  filed with the Secretary of
25    State by the appointing authority.
26        (b)  Of the  terms  of  the  original  members  appointed
27    pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly,
28    2  shall  be  appointed  for terms ending on June 30, 2004, 2
29    shall be appointed for terms ending on June 30, 2005,  and  3
30    shall  be  appointed  for terms ending on June 30, 2006, with
31    shall be 3 one year terms, 3 two year terms, and 3 three year
32    terms, all terms to continue until a successor  is  appointed
33    and  qualified.   The  length  of  the  terms of the original
34    members shall be drawn by lot of the first  meeting  held  by
 
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 1    the  Commission.   The  members  first  appointed  under this
 2    amendatory Act of 1984 shall serve for a  term  of  3  years.
 3    Thereafter  all  terms shall be for 3 years, with each member
 4    serving no more than 2 consecutive terms.
 5        Vacancies in the membership are to be filled in the  same
 6    manner  as  original  appointments.    Appointments  to  fill
 7    vacancies  occurring  before the expiration of a term are for
 8    the remainder  of  the  unexpired  term.   A  member  of  the
 9    Commission shall serve for a term ending on June 30 and until
10    his successor is appointed and qualified.
11        (c)  The Governor shall appoint one of the members of the
12    Commission  to  serve  as  chairman.   The  Commission  shall
13    annually  elect  a  Chairman  and any other officers it deems
14    necessary.
15        The Commission shall meet at least once  every  3  months
16    with  the  times  and  places  of  meetings determined by the
17    Chairman.  Additional meetings may be called by the  Chairman
18    upon  written  notice 7 days before the meeting or by written
19    petition of 5 members to the Chairman.  Four Six  members  of
20    the Commission constitute a quorum.
21        (d)  Members  of  the  Commission  are  not  entitled  to
22    compensation  but  shall  receive  reimbursement  for  actual
23    expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of their duties.  A
24    member  of  the  Commission  who  experiences  a  significant
25    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
26    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
27    business of the Commission may be paid a hardship  allowance,
28    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
29    Governor's Travel Control Board.
30    (Source: P.A. 83-1538.)

31        (20 ILCS 3955/5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 705)
32        Sec. 5.  (a) The Commission  shall  establish  throughout
33    the  State  such  regions  as  it  considers  appropriate  to
 
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 1    effectuate  the  purposes  of  the  Authority under this Act,
 2    taking into account the requirements  of  State  and  federal
 3    statutes;   population;  civic,  health  and  social  service
 4    boundaries; and other pertinent factors.
 5        (b)  The Commission shall act through  its  divisions  as
 6    provided in this Act.
 7        (c)  The   Commission   shall  establish  general  policy
 8    guidelines for the operation of the Legal  Advocacy  Service,
 9    Authority and State Guardian in furtherance of this Act.  Any
10    action taken by a regional authority is subject to the review
11    and   approval   of   the  Commission.   The  Commission  may
12    disapprove any action of a regional authority, in which  case
13    the regional authority shall cease such action.
14        (d)  The  Commission  shall have a Director, who shall be
15    appointed by the Governor without the advice and  consent  of
16    the  Senate.   The salary and duties of the Director shall be
17    fixed by  the  Commission.    The  Commission  shall  hire  a
18    Director  and staff to carry out the powers and duties of the
19    Commission and its divisions pursuant to  this  Act  and  the
20    rules  and  regulations  promulgated  by the Commission.  All
21    staff other  than  the  Director  shall  be  subject  to  the
22    Personnel Code.
23        (e)  The   Commission   shall  review  and  evaluate  the
24    operations of the divisions.
25        (f)  The  Commission  shall  operate   subject   to   the
26    provisions of The Illinois Purchasing Act.
27        (g)  The Commission shall prepare its budget.
28        (h)  The Commission shall prepare an annual report on its
29    operations  and  submit  the  report  to the Governor and the
30    General Assembly.
31        The requirement for reporting  to  the  General  Assembly
32    shall  be  satisfied  by filing copies of the report with the
33    Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of  the  House  of
34    Representatives  and  the  President, the Minority Leader and
 
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 1    the Secretary of the  Senate  and  the  Legislative  Research
 2    Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise the law
 3    in  relation  to the General Assembly", approved February 25,
 4    1874, and  filing  such  additional  copies  with  the  State
 5    Government   Report   Distribution  Center  for  the  General
 6    Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section  7  of
 7    the State Library Act.
 8        (i)  The Commission shall establish rules and regulations
 9    for the conduct of the work of its divisions, including rules
10    and  regulations for the Legal Advocacy Service and the State
11    Guardian  in  evaluating  an  eligible  person's  or   ward's
12    financial  resources  for  the purpose of determining whether
13    the eligible person or ward has the ability to pay for  legal
14    or  guardianship services received.  The determination of the
15    eligible person's financial ability to pay for legal services
16    shall be based upon the number of dependents in the  eligible
17    person's  family  unit  and  the  income,  liquid  assets and
18    necessary expenses, as prescribed by rule of  the  Commission
19    of:  (1)  the  eligible  person;  (2)  the  eligible person's
20    spouse; and (3) the parents of minor eligible  persons.   The
21    determination  of  a  ward's  ability to pay for guardianship
22    services shall be based upon the ward's estate.  An  eligible
23    person  or  ward found to have sufficient financial resources
24    shall be required to pay the Commission  in  accordance  with
25    standards  established  by  the  Commission.  No  fees may be
26    charged for legal services given unless the  eligible  person
27    is  given notice at the start of such services that such fees
28    might be charged.   No fees may be charged  for  guardianship
29    services given unless the ward is given notice of the request
30    for  fees filed with the probate court and the court approves
31    the amount of fees to be assessed.  All fees collected  shall
32    be  deposited  with  the  State  Treasurer  and placed in the
33    Guardianship  and  Advocacy  Fund.   The   Commission   shall
34    establish  rules  and regulations regarding the procedures of
 
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 1    appeal for clients prior  to  termination  or  suspension  of
 2    legal  services.   Such  rules and regulations shall include,
 3    but not be limited to, client notification  procedures  prior
 4    to  the  actual  termination,  the scope of issues subject to
 5    appeal, and procedures specifying when a final administrative
 6    decision is made.
 7        (j)  The Commission shall take such actions as  it  deems
 8    necessary  and  appropriate  to  receive private, federal and
 9    other public funds to  help  support  the  divisions  and  to
10    safeguard  the rights of eligible persons.  Private funds and
11    property may be accepted, held, maintained, administered  and
12    disposed  of by the Commission, as trustee, for such purposes
13    for the benefit of  the  People  of  the  State  of  Illinois
14    pursuant to the terms of the instrument granting the funds or
15    property to the Commission.
16        (k)  The  Commission  may  expend funds under the State's
17    plan to protect and advocate the rights  of  persons  with  a
18    developmental   disability   established  under  the  federal
19    Developmental   Disabilities    Services    and    Facilities
20    Construction  Act  (Public  Law  94-103,  Title  II).  If the
21    Governor designates the Commission to be the organization  or
22    agency  to provide the services called for in the State plan,
23    the Commission  shall  make  these  protection  and  advocacy
24    services available to persons with a developmental disability
25    by  referral  or  by  contracting  for  these services to the
26    extent practicable. If the Commission is unable  to  so  make
27    available  such  protection  and  advocacy services, it shall
28    provide them through persons in its own employ.
29        (l)  The  Commission  shall,  to  the  extent  funds  are
30    available, monitor issues concerning the rights  of  eligible
31    persons and the care and treatment provided to those persons,
32    including  but  not  limited  to  the  incidence  of abuse or
33    neglect of eligible persons. For purposes of that  monitoring
34    the  Commission  shall  have  access  to reports of suspected
 
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 1    abuse or neglect and information regarding the disposition of
 2    such reports, subject to the provisions of the Mental  Health
 3    and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
 4    (Source: P.A. 88-380.)

 5        Section 20-3960.  The Illinois Health Facilities Planning
 6    Act is amended by changing Section 19.6 as follows:

 7        (20 ILCS 3960/19.6)
 8        (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2003)
 9        Sec. 19.6.  Repeal.  The Health Facilities Planning Board
10    is abolished and this Act is repealed on July 1, 2003.
11    (Source: P.A. 91-782, eff. 6-9-00.)

12        Section  20-4010.   The Illinois Council on Developmental
13    Disabilities Law is amended by changing Sections 2003,  2004,
14    2004.5, and 2005 as follows:

15        (20 ILCS 4010/2003) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1953)
16        Sec.   2003.    Council.    The   Illinois   Council   on
17    Developmental  Disabilities is hereby created as an executive
18    agency of State government.  The Council shall be composed of
19    29 members appointed as provided in Section 2004.5,  governed
20    by a chairperson, and headed by a director.
21        The  functions  of  the Council shall be as prescribed in
22    Chapter 75 of Title 42 of the United States Code  (42  U.S.C.
23    6000,  et  seq.), as now or hereafter amended, and in Section
24    2006 of this Article.
25        The Council shall receive and disburse  funds  authorized
26    under  Chapter  75  of Title 42 of the United States Code (42
27    U.S.C. 6000, et seq.), as now or hereafter amended.
28    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

29        (20 ILCS 4010/2004) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1954)
 
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 1        Sec. 2004.  Council membership.  Council membership shall
 2    be as provided in Section 2004.5.
 3        (a)  The council shall be composed of 38 voting  members,
 4    27  of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from residents
 5    of the State so as to ensure that the  membership  reasonably
 6    represents    consumers   of   services   to   persons   with
 7    developmental disabilities.
 8        (b)  Eleven voting members  shall  be  the  Directors  of
 9    Public   Aid,  Public  Health,  Aging,  Children  and  Family
10    Services, the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, the State
11    protection and advocacy agency, the State Board of Education,
12    the  Division  of  Specialized  Care  for  Children  of   the
13    University  of  Illinois, and the State University Affiliated
14    Program, or their designees,  plus  the  Secretary  of  Human
15    Services   (or  his  or  her  designee)  and  one  additional
16    representative of the Department of Human Services designated
17    by the Secretary.
18        (c)  Nineteen  voting  members  shall  be  persons   with
19    developmental  disabilities,  parents  or  guardians  of such
20    persons, or immediate relatives or guardians of persons  with
21    mentally impairing developmental disabilities.  None of these
22    members  shall  be employees of a State agency which receives
23    funds or provides services under  the  federal  Developmental
24    Disabilities  Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of
25    1987, managing employees of any other entity  which  services
26    funds  or  provides  services under the federal Developmental
27    Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments  of
28    1987,  or  persons  with  an ownership or control interest in
29    such an entity.  Of these members:
30             (1)  At least 6 shall be persons with  developmental
31        disabilities  and at least 6 shall be immediate relatives
32        or  guardians  of   persons   with   mentally   impairing
33        developmental disabilities; and
34             (2)  One  member  shall  be an immediate relative or
 
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 1        guardian   of   an   institutionalized   or    previously
 2        institutionalized person with a developmental disability.
 3        (d)  Eight  voting  members  shall  be representatives of
 4    local agencies, nongovernmental agencies and groups concerned
 5    with services to persons with developmental disabilities.
 6        (e)  The Governor  shall  consider  nominations  made  by
 7    advocacy and community-based organizations.
 8        (f)  Of  the initial members appointed by the Governor, 8
 9    shall be  appointed  for  terms  of  one  year,  9  shall  be
10    appointed  for terms of 2 years, and 9 shall be appointed for
11    terms of 3 years. Thereafter, all members shall be  appointed
12    for  terms  of  3  years.  No  member shall serve more than 2
13    successive terms.
14        (g)  Individual terms of office shall be chosen by lot at
15    the initial meeting of the council.
16        (h)  Vacancies in the membership shall be filled  in  the
17    same  manner  as  initial  appointments. Appointments to fill
18    vacancies occurring before the expiration of a term shall  be
19    for the remainder of the unexpired term.
20        (i)  Members  shall  not  receive  compensation for their
21    services, but shall be reimbursed for their  actual  expenses
22    plus  up  to  $50 a day for any loss of wages incurred in the
23    performance of their duties.
24        (j)  Total membership consists of the  number  of  voting
25    members,  as  defined  in  this Section, excluding any vacant
26    positions.  A quorum shall consist of a  simple  majority  of
27    total  membership  and  shall be sufficient to constitute the
28    transaction of business  of  the  council  unless  stipulated
29    otherwise in the bylaws of the council.
30        (k)  The council shall meet at least quarterly.
31        (l)  The  Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or his or
32    her designee, shall  serve  as  a  nonvoting  member  of  the
33    council.
34    (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
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 1        (20 ILCS 4010/2004.5)
 2        Sec.  2004.5.  Council  membership.  The General Assembly
 3    intends that the reduction in the membership of  the  Council
 4    shall  occur  through attrition between the effective date of
 5    this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly and  January
 6    1,  2001.   In  the event that the terms of 10 voting members
 7    have not expired by January 1, 2001, members of  the  Council
 8    serving  on  that  date  shall  continue to serve until their
 9    terms expire.
10        (a)  The  membership  of  the  Council  must   reasonably
11    represent  the diversity of this State.  Not less than 60% of
12    the   Council's   membership   must   be   individuals   with
13    developmental disabilities, parents or guardians of  children
14    with  developmental  disabilities,  or immediate relatives or
15    guardians  of  adults  with  developmental  disabilities  who
16    cannot advocate for themselves.
17        The Council must also include  representatives  of  State
18    agencies  that  administer  moneys  under  federal  laws that
19    relate to individuals with  developmental  disabilities;  the
20    State  University  Center  for  Excellence  in  Developmental
21    Disabilities  Education,  Research,  and  Service;  the State
22    protection and advocacy system; and representatives of  local
23    and  non-governmental  agencies and private non-profit groups
24    concerned with services for  individuals  with  developmental
25    disabilities.   The  members described in this paragraph must
26    have  sufficient  authority  to  engage   in   policy-making,
27    planning,  and  implementation  on  behalf of the department,
28    agency, or program that they represent.   Those  members  may
29    not  take  part  in any discussion of grants or contracts for
30    which their departments, agencies, or programs are  grantees,
31    contractors,  or  applicants  and  must comply with any other
32    relevant conflict of interest  provisions  in  the  Council's
33    policies or bylaws.
34        (b)  Seventeen voting members, appointed by the Governor,
 
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 1    must  be  persons with developmental disabilities, parents or
 2    guardians of  persons  with  developmental  disabilities,  or
 3    immediate    relatives   or   guardians   of   persons   with
 4    mentally-impairing developmental disabilities.  None of these
 5    members may be employees of  a  State  agency  that  receives
 6    funds  or  provides  services under the federal Developmental
 7    Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act  of  1996  (42
 8    U.S.C.  6000  et seq.), as now or hereafter amended, managing
 9    employees  of  any  other  entity  that  receives  moneys  or
10    provides   services   under   the    federal    Developmental
11    Disabilities  Assistance  and  Bill of Rights Act of 1996 (42
12    U.S.C. 6000 et seq.), as now or hereafter amended, or persons
13    with an ownership interest in or a  controlling  interest  in
14    such   an  entity.   Of  the  members  appointed  under  this
15    subsection (b):
16             (1)  at least 6 must be persons  with  developmental
17        disabilities;
18             (2)  at   least   6   must   be  parents,  immediate
19        relatives, or  guardians  of  children  and  adults  with
20        developmental  disabilities,  including  individuals with
21        mentally-impairing developmental disabilities who  cannot
22        advocate for themselves; and
23             (3)  5  members  must  be  a  combination of persons
24        described in paragraphs (1) and (2); at least one of whom
25        must be (i) an  immediate  relative  or  guardian  of  an
26        individual with a developmental disability who resides or
27        who  previously  resided  in  an  institution  or (ii) an
28        individual with a developmental disability who resides or
29        who previously resided in an institution.
30        (c)  Two voting members, appointed by the Governor,  must
31    be representatives of local and non-governmental agencies and
32    private   non-profit   groups  concerned  with  services  for
33    individuals with developmental disabilities.
34        (d)  Nine voting members shall be the Director of  Public
 
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 1    Aid, or his or her designee; the Director of Aging, or his or
 2    her  designee;  the Director of Children and Family Services,
 3    or his or her designee; a representative of the  State  Board
 4    of  Education;  a  representative of the State protection and
 5    advocacy system; a representative  of  the  State  University
 6    Center   for   Excellence   in   Developmental   Disabilities
 7    Education,  Research,  and  Service; 2 representatives of the
 8    Office  of  Developmental  Disabilities  and  the  Office  of
 9    Community Health and Prevention of the  Department  of  Human
10    Services  (as  the  State's  lead  agency  for Title V of the
11    Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) designated by the
12    Secretary of Human Services;  and  a  representative  of  the
13    State  entity  that  administers  federal  moneys  under  the
14    federal Rehabilitation Act.
15        (e)  The  Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or his or
16    her designee, shall be a non-voting member of the Council.
17        (f)  The Governor must provide for the timely rotation of
18    members.
19        Appointments to the Council  shall  be  for  terms  of  3
20    years.  Appointments  to  fill vacancies occurring before the
21    expiration of a term shall be for the remainder of the  term.
22    Members shall serve until their successors are appointed.
23        The  Council,  at  the  discretion  of  the Governor, may
24    coordinate and provide recommendations for new members to the
25    Governor based upon their review of the Council's composition
26    and  on  input  received   from   other   organizations   and
27    individuals    representing    persons   with   developmental
28    disabilities, including the non-State agency members  of  the
29    Council.   The  Council must, at least once each year, advise
30    the Governor on the  Council's  membership  requirements  and
31    vacancies, including rotation requirements.
32        No member may serve for more than 2 successive terms.
33        (g)  Members  may  not  receive  compensation  for  their
34    services,  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for  their  reasonable
 
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 1    expenses  plus  up  to  $50  per  day  for  any loss of wages
 2    incurred in the performance of their duties.  A member of the
 3    Board who experiences a significant financial hardship due to
 4    the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings or while
 5    otherwise engaged in the business of the Council may be  paid
 6    a  hardship  allowance,  as  determined by and subject to the
 7    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 8        (h)  The total membership of the Council consists of  the
 9    number  of  voting  members,  as  defined  in  this  Section,
10    excluding  any  vacant  positions.   A  quorum  is  a  simple
11    majority  of  the  total  membership  and  is  sufficient  to
12    constitute  the  transaction  of  the business of the Council
13    unless otherwise stipulated in the bylaws of the Council.
14        (i)  The Council must meet at least quarterly.
15    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

16        (20 ILCS 4010/2005) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1955)
17        Sec. 2005.  Chairperson; director.   The  chairperson  of
18    the  council  shall  be appointed by the Governor to serve at
19    the pleasure of the Governor.  The director  of  the  council
20    shall  be  appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure
21    of the Governor, and shall be hired,  supervised,  evaluated,
22    and terminated by the council.
23    (Source: P.A. 86-1190; 87-1158.)

24        Section  30-105.   The  State  Finance  Act is amended by
25    changing Sections 6z-50 and 12-1 as follows:

26        (30 ILCS 105/6z-50)
27        Sec. 6z-50.  Brain Injury and Spinal  Cord  Injury  Trust
28    Fund.   The Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund is
29    created as a special fund in the State treasury.  Subject  to
30    appropriations,  the  Department  of Human Services shall use
31    moneys in the Fund  to  fund  community-based  rehabilitation
 
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 1    services  programs in accordance with priorities and criteria
 2    established by the Brain and Advisory Council on Spinal  Cord
 3    Injury Advisory Council and Head Injuries.
 4    (Source: P.A. 91-737, eff. 6-2-00.)

 5        (30 ILCS 105/12-1) (from Ch. 127, par. 148-1)
 6        Sec. 12-1. Travel control boards.
 7        (a)  The following travel control boards are created with
 8    the members and jurisdiction set forth below:
 9             (1)  A  Travel  Control  Board is created within the
10        Office of the Attorney General consisting of the Attorney
11        General as chairman and  2  members  of  his  supervisory
12        staff   appointed   by   him.    The   board  shall  have
13        jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
14             (2)  A Travel Control Board is  created  within  the
15        Office   of  the  State  Comptroller  consisting  of  the
16        Comptroller as chairman and 2 members of his  supervisory
17        staff   appointed   by   him.    The   board  shall  have
18        jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
19             (3)  The Higher Education Travel Control Board shall
20        consist of 11 members, one to be appointed by each of the
21        following:  the Board of Trustees of  the  University  of
22        Illinois,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of Southern Illinois
23        University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Chicago  State
24        University, the Board of  Trustees  of  Eastern  Illinois
25        University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of Governors State
26        University, the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Illinois  State
27        University,   the   Board  of  Trustees  of  Northeastern
28        Illinois University, the Board of  Trustees  of  Northern
29        Illinois  University,  the  Board  of Trustees of Western
30        Illinois University, the Illinois Community College Board
31        and the Illinois Board of Higher Education.  Each  member
32        shall  be  an  officer,  member  or employee of the board
33        making the appointment, or of an institution governed  or
 
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 1        maintained   by   such   board.   The  board  shall  have
 2        jurisdiction  over  travel  by  the   Board   of   Higher
 3        Education,  the  Board  of  Trustees of the University of
 4        Illinois, the Board  of  Trustees  of  Southern  Illinois
 5        University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Chicago  State
 6        University,  the  Board  of  Trustees of Eastern Illinois
 7        University, the Board  of  Trustees  of  Governors  State
 8        University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Illinois State
 9        University,  the  Board  of  Trustees   of   Northeastern
10        Illinois  University,  the  Board of Trustees of Northern
11        Illinois University, the Board  of  Trustees  of  Western
12        Illinois   University,  the  Illinois  Community  College
13        Board, the State Community College of East St. Louis, the
14        Illinois  State   Scholarship   Commission,   the   State
15        Universities  Retirement  System,  the  University  Civil
16        Service  Merit  Board,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the
17        Illinois   Mathematics   and  Science  Academy   and  all
18        employees of the named Boards, Commission and System  and
19        of  the  institutions governed or maintained by the named
20        Boards.  The Higher Education Travel Control Board  shall
21        select a chairman from among its members.
22             (4)  The  Legislative  Travel  Control  Board  shall
23        consist of the following members serving ex-officio:  The
24        Auditor  General  as  chairman,  the  President  and  the
25        Minority  Leader  of  the  Senate and the Speaker and the
26        Minority Leader of the  House  of  Representatives.   The
27        board  shall  have  jurisdiction over travel by employees
28        of:   the  General  Assembly,  legislative   boards   and
29        commissions,  the  Office  of the Auditor General and all
30        legislative agencies.
31             (5)  A Travel Control Board is  created  within  the
32        Office  of  the  Lieutenant  Governor  consisting  of the
33        Lieutenant Governor as chairman  and  2  members  of  his
34        supervisory staff appointed by him.  The board shall have
 
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 1        jurisdiction  over travel by employees of the office. The
 2        Travel Control Board within the office of the  Lieutenant
 3        Governor  is subject to the provisions of Section 405-500
 4        of the Department of Central Management Services Law  (20
 5        ILCS 405/405-500).
 6             (6)  A  Travel  Control  Board is created within the
 7        Office of  the  Secretary  of  State  consisting  of  the
 8        Secretary  of  State  as  chairman,  and 2 members of his
 9        supervisory staff appointed by him.  The board shall have
10        jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
11             (7)  A Travel Control Board is  created  within  the
12        Judicial  Branch  consisting  of a chairman and 2 members
13        appointed by the Supreme  Court.  The  board  shall  have
14        jurisdiction  over  travel  by  personnel of the Judicial
15        Branch, except the circuit courts and the judges.
16             (8)  A Travel Control Board  is  created  under  the
17        State   Board  of  Education,  consisting  of  the  State
18        Superintendent of Education as chairman, and 2 members of
19        his supervisory staff appointed by  the  State  Board  of
20        Education.  The Board shall have jurisdiction over travel
21        by employees of the State Board of Education.
22             (9)  A  Travel  Control  Board is created within the
23        Office of the State Treasurer, consisting  of  the  State
24        Treasurer  as  chairman  and 2 members of his supervisory
25        staff  appointed  by   him.    The   board   shall   have
26        jurisdiction over travel by employees of the office.
27             (10)  A  Governor's  Travel Control Board is created
28        consisting of the Governor ex-officio as chairman, and  2
29        members  appointed  by the Governor. The board shall have
30        jurisdiction over travel by employees and officers of all
31        State agencies as defined in the Illinois State  Auditing
32        Act,  except  for  the following:  judges, members of the
33        General Assembly, elected constitutional officers of  the
34        State,  the  Auditor  General,  and  personnel  under the
 
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 1        jurisdiction of another travel control board  created  by
 2        statute.
 3        (a-5)  The  Commissioner  of  Banks  and Real Estate, the
 4    Prisoner Review Board,  and  the  State  Fire  Marshal  shall
 5    submit  to  the Governor's Travel Control Board the quarterly
 6    reports required by regulation pertaining to their  employees
 7    reimbursed for housing.
 8        (b)  Each  travel  control  board created by this Section
 9    shall meet at the call of the chairman at least quarterly  to
10    review   all  vouchers,  or  a  report  thereof,  for  travel
11    reimbursements involving an exception  to  the  State  Travel
12    Regulations  and  Rates.   Each  travel  control  board shall
13    prescribe the procedures for  submission  of  an  information
14    copy  of  vouchers  involving  an  exception  to  the general
15    provisions established by the State  Travel  Regulations  and
16    Reimbursement Rates.
17        (c)  Any  chairman  or  member  of a travel control board
18    may, with the consent of the respective appointing  official,
19    designate  a  deputy  to  serve  in  his  place at any or all
20    meetings of the board.  The designation shall be  in  writing
21    and directed to the chairman of the board.
22        (d)  No  member  of  a  travel  control board may receive
23    additional compensation for his service as a member.
24        (e)  A report of the travel reimbursement claims reviewed
25    by each travel  control  board  shall  be  submitted  to  the
26    Legislative  Audit  Commission at least once each quarter and
27    that Commission shall comment on  all  such  reports  in  its
28    annual reports to the General Assembly.
29        (f)  In  addition  to  its  other  duties, the Governor's
30    Travel Control Board shall have jurisdiction over all  claims
31    for  hardship  allowances  authorized  by  law for members of
32    boards and commissions who experience a significant financial
33    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
34    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
 
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 1    board or commission.  The  Governor's  Travel  Control  Board
 2    shall  (i)  consider  and  approve or reject each claim, (ii)
 3    adopt procedures for handling such claims,  and  (iii)  adopt
 4    rules    governing    the    determination   of   appropriate
 5    circumstances and claim amounts.
 6    (Source: P.A. 90-609, eff. 6-30-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 7        Section 30-360.  The Rural Bond Bank Act  is  amended  by
 8    changing Sections 2-2 and 2-3 as follows:

 9        (30 ILCS 360/2-2) (from Ch. 17, par. 7202-2)
10        Sec. 2-2. Bank membership.
11        (a)  Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members to
12    be  initially appointed under this amendatory Act of the 93rd
13    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
14    whichever  occurs later, the Bank shall consist of a board of
15    9 commissioners, as follows:
16             (1)  The Lieutenant Governor,  who  shall  serve  as
17        chairman;
18             (2)  The  State  Treasurer,  who shall serve as vice
19        chairman; and
20             (3)  Seven  public  commissioners,  who   shall   be
21        residents  of  the  State,  appointed by the Governor for
22        terms  of  3  years.   At  least  3  of  those  7  public
23        commissioners shall be affiliated with a political  party
24        other than the one with which the Governor is affiliated.
25        The  term of each appointed member of the Board who is in
26    office on June 30, 2003  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of
27    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
28    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
29    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
30    whichever occurs later.
31        (a-5)  Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of  the  new
32    members  to  be initially appointed under this amendatory Act
 
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 1    of the 93rd General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the
 2    Governor, whichever occurs later, the Bank shall consist of a
 3    board of 7 commissioners, as follows:
 4             (1)  The  Lieutenant  Governor,  who  shall serve as
 5        chairman;
 6             (2)  The State Treasurer, who shall  serve  as  vice
 7        chairman; and
 8             (3)  Five   public   commissioners,   who  shall  be
 9        residents of the State, appointed  by  the  Governor  for
10        terms  of  3  years.   No  more  than  3  of those public
11        commissioners may be affiliated with the  same  political
12        party.
13        (a-10)  Before    entering   upon   their   duties,   all
14    commissioners shall take and subscribe to an oath to  perform
15    the  duties  of  office faithfully, impartially and justly to
16    the best of their abilities.  A record of these  oaths  shall
17    be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
18        (b)  Each  public  commissioner shall hold office for the
19    term of appointment and until a successor has been  appointed
20    and  qualified.   A  public  commissioner may be reappointed.
21    Any vacancy occurring other than by the expiration of a  term
22    shall  be  filled by appointment for the unexpired term.  The
23    Governor may remove a public  commissioner  from  office  for
24    cause  after  a  public  hearing.  The Governor may suspend a
25    commissioner pending the completion of this hearing.
26        (c)  The  Governor   commissioners   shall   appoint   an
27    executive  director,  who  shall also serve as both secretary
28    and treasurer.  The board  of  commissioners  shall  fix  the
29    duties of the executive director.  The powers of the Bank are
30    vested  in  the commissioners of the Bank in office from time
31    to time.  The Lieutenant Governor  and  the  State  Treasurer
32    each may designate a representative to attend meetings of the
33    commissioners  and  to  cast  those  officers' votes in their
34    absence.
 
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 1        Four Five commissioners of the Bank constitute  a  quorum
 2    at    any    meeting   of   the   board   of   commissioners.
 3    Representatives  of  the  Lieutenant   Governor   and   State
 4    Treasurer  who  attend  commissioner  meetings and cast those
 5    officers' votes shall count towards a quorum.  A commissioner
 6    may participate in a meeting  by  telephone  rather  than  in
 7    person  if  the  commissioner  is  unable,  due  to  illness,
 8    weather, or other circumstances beyond his or her control, to
 9    attend  the  meeting  in  person  and  if  the commissioner's
10    participation is not necessary to establish a quorum.  Action
11    may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the  Bank
12    at  any  meeting  by  the  affirmative  vote  of  at  least 5
13    commissioners.  A vacancy in the office of commissioner  does
14    not  impair  the  right  of  a quorum of the commissioners to
15    exercise all the powers and perform all  the  duties  of  the
16    Bank.
17        (d)  Before  issuing  any  bonds or notes under this Act,
18    each public commissioner shall execute a surety bond  in  the
19    penal  sum of $25,000, and the executive director of the Bank
20    shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of $50,000.  The
21    surety bonds shall be:
22             (1)  Conditioned  upon  faithful  performance of the
23        duties of the office of  the  commissioner  or  executive
24        director;
25             (2)  Executed  by  a  surety  company  authorized to
26        transact business in the State as surety;
27             (3)  Approved by the Attorney General; and
28             (4)  Filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
29        At all times after the Bank issues any  bonds  or  notes,
30    each  commissioner  and the executive director shall maintain
31    the surety bonds in full force and effect.   The  Bank  shall
32    bear all the costs of these surety bonds.
33    (Source: P.A. 88-471; 89-211, eff. 8-3-95.)
 
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 1        (30 ILCS 360/2-3) (from Ch. 17, par. 7202-3)
 2        Sec.  2-3.  Compensation.  Each public commissioner shall
 3    be reimbursed for his actual expenses incurred  in  traveling
 4    to  and  from meetings of the board.  All commissioners shall
 5    be reimbursed  for  their  reasonable  expenses  incurred  in
 6    carrying out their duties under this Act.  A commissioner who
 7    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
 8    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
 9    otherwise engaged in the business of the board may be paid  a
10    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
11    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
12        Notwithstanding any other law, no officer or employee  of
13    the  State  may  be  deemed  to have forfeited or may forfeit
14    their office or employment or any benefits or  emoluments  of
15    their  office  or  employment  due to accepting the office of
16    commissioner of the  Bank  or  performing  services  in  that
17    office.
18        The  board of commissioners shall fix the compensation of
19    the executive director.
20    (Source: P.A. 86-927.)

21        Section 30-500.  The Illinois Procurement Code is amended
22    by changing Section 5-5 as follows:

23        (30 ILCS 500/5-5)
24        Sec. 5-5.  Procurement Policy Board.
25        (a)  Creation.  There is  created  a  Procurement  Policy
26    Board.
27        (b)  Authority  and  duties.   The  Board  shall have the
28    authority and responsibility to  review,  comment  upon,  and
29    recommend,  consistent  with  this  Code, rules and practices
30    governing the procurement, management, control, and  disposal
31    of  supplies,  services,  professional  or artistic services,
32    construction,  and  real  property  and  capital  improvement
 
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 1    leases procured by the State.  Upon a  three-fifths  vote  of
 2    its  members,  the  Board  may  review  a  contract.   Upon a
 3    three-fifths vote of  its  members,  the  Board  may  propose
 4    procurement  rules  for  consideration  by  chief procurement
 5    officers.  These proposals shall be published in each  volume
 6    of the Procurement Bulletin.  Except as otherwise provided by
 7    law,  the  Board shall act upon the vote of a majority of its
 8    members who have been appointed and are serving.
 9        (c)  Members.  The  Board  shall  consist  of  5  members
10    appointed  one  each  by  the  4  legislative leaders and the
11    Governor.  The member appointed by the Governor shall be  the
12    Chairman  of  the Board.  Each member shall have demonstrated
13    sufficient business or professional experience in the area of
14    procurement to perform the functions of the Board.  No member
15    may be a member of the General Assembly.
16        (d)  Terms.  Of  the  initial  appointees,  the  Governor
17    shall  designate one member, as Chairman, to serve a one-year
18    term, the President of the Senate  and  the  Speaker  of  the
19    House  shall  each  appoint one member to serve 3-year terms,
20    and the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority  Leader
21    of  the  Senate shall each appoint one member to serve 2-year
22    terms.  Subsequent terms shall be 4 years.   Members  may  be
23    reappointed for succeeding terms.
24        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
25    term of the member of the Board  who  was  appointed  by  the
26    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
27    the  close  of  business  on  that  date  or  when his or her
28    successor has  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,  whichever
29    occurs  later.   As  soon  as  possible,  the  Governor shall
30    appoint  a  person  to  fill  the  vacancy  created  by  this
31    amendatory Act.
32        (e)  Reimbursement.     Members    shall    receive    no
33    compensation  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for  any   expenses
34    reasonably  incurred  in  the performance of their duties.  A
 
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 1    member of the Board who experiences a  significant  financial
 2    hardship  due  to the loss of income on days of attendance at
 3    meetings or while otherwise engaged in the  business  of  the
 4    Board  may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and
 5    subject to the approval  of  the  Governor's  Travel  Control
 6    Board.
 7        (f)  Staff  support.    The Board shall have an Executive
 8    Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor without  the
 9    advice  and  consent of the Senate.  The salary and duties of
10    the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Board.   Upon  a
11    three-fifths  vote  of  its  members, the Board may employ an
12    executive director. Subject to appropriation, the Board  also
13    may  have up to 3 staff persons. Other support services shall
14    be provided by the chief procurement officers.
15        (g)  Meetings.  Meetings of the Board  may  be  conducted
16    telephonically,  electronically,  or through the use of other
17    telecommunications.  Written minutes of such  meetings  shall
18    be created and available for public inspection and copying.
19    (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)

20        Section  35-200.   The  Property  Tax  Code is amended by
21    changing Sections 7-5, 7-10, and 7-15 as follows:

22        (35 ILCS 200/7-5)
23        Sec. 7-5.  Creation of Property Tax  Appeal  Board.   The
24    Property   Tax  Appeal  Board  shall  consist  of  5  members
25    appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
26    Senate.  The Governor, with the advice  and  consent  of  the
27    Senate,  shall  designate  one  of  the  members  to serve as
28    Chairman.  The Property Tax Appeal  Board  shall  be  totally
29    independent  of the Department.  A vacancy on the Board shall
30    be filled in the same manner  as  original  appointments  are
31    made.
32    (Source: P.A. 87-1189; 88-455.)
 
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 1        (35 ILCS 200/7-10)
 2        Sec.  7-10.  Selection of members; expenses.  The members
 3    of the Property Tax Appeal Board shall be qualified by virtue
 4    of 5 years experience and training in  the  field  of  public
 5    finance administration, at least 2 years of which shall be in
 6    the   field   of   property   appraisal   and   property  tax
 7    administration.  No more than 3 members of the Board  may  be
 8    members of the same political party.
 9        The  members  of  the  Property  Tax  Appeal  Board shall
10    receive no compensation for their service on the  Board,  but
11    they  may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred
12    in the course of their duties.  A member  of  the  Board  who
13    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
14    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
15    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
16    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
17    approval  of  the  Governor's  Travel  Control  Board.    The
18    Chairman  of  the  Property  Tax  Appeal  Board shall receive
19    $28,000 per year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review
20    Board, whichever is greater; and each  other  member  of  the
21    Board shall receive $22,500 per year, or an amount set by the
22    Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
23        Of  the  5  members  of  the Board the terms of 2 members
24    shall expire on the third Monday in January, 1995;  the  term
25    of  2  members  shall  expire on the third Monday in January,
26    1997; and the term of one member shall expire  on  the  third
27    Monday  in January, 1999.  Members shall be appointed in each
28    odd-numbered year for a 6 year term commencing on  the  third
29    Monday  in  January  of  such  year.  Each member shall serve
30    until a successor is appointed and qualified.
31        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,  the
32    term  of  each  member  of the Board who was appointed by the
33    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
34    the close of business  on  that  date  or  when  all  of  the
 
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 1    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
 2    Act  of  the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the
 3    Governor, whichever occurs later.  As soon as  possible,  the
 4    Governor  shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created
 5    by this amendatory Act.
 6    (Source: P.A. 84-1240; 88-455.)

 7        (35 ILCS 200/7-15)
 8        Sec. 7-15.  Employees.  The Board shall have an Executive
 9    Director, who shall be appointed by the Governor without  the
10    advice  and  consent of the Senate.  The salary and duties of
11    the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Board.
12        The Property Tax Appeal Board shall choose  a  person  to
13    serve as clerk of the Board.
14    (Source: P.A. 80-601; 88-455.)

15        Section  40-5.   The  Illinois Pension Code is amended by
16    changing Sections 14-134,  14-136,  15-159,  15-169,  16-163,
17    16-164, 16-169, 22A-109, and 22A-110 as follows:

18        (40 ILCS 5/14-134) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-134)
19        Sec.   14-134.  Board   created.  The  retirement  system
20    created by this  Article  shall  be  a  trust,  separate  and
21    distinct from all other entities.  The responsibility for the
22    operation of the system and for making effective this Article
23    is vested in a board of trustees.
24        The board shall consist of 7 trustees, as follows:
25        (a)  the  Director  of  the Bureau of the Budget; (b) the
26    Comptroller; (c) one trustee, not a State employee, who shall
27    be Chairman, to be appointed by the Governor  for  a  5  year
28    term;  (d) two members of the system, one of whom shall be an
29    annuitant age  60  or  over,  having  at  least  8  years  of
30    creditable service, to be appointed by the Governor for terms
31    of  5  years;  (e) one member of the system having at least 8
 
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 1    years  of  creditable  service,  to  be  elected   from   the
 2    contributing  membership  of  the  system by the contributing
 3    members as provided in Section 14-134.1; (f) one annuitant of
 4    the system who has been an annuitant for at  least  one  full
 5    year, to be elected from and by the annuitants of the system,
 6    as  provided in Section 14-134.1.  The Director of the Bureau
 7    of the Budget and the Comptroller shall be ex-officio members
 8    and  shall serve as trustees during their respective terms of
 9    office, except  that  each  of  them  may  designate  another
10    officer  or  employee from the same agency to serve in his or
11    her place.  However, no ex-officio  member  may  designate  a
12    different  proxy  within  one  year after designating a proxy
13    unless the person last so designated has become ineligible to
14    serve in that capacity.  Except for the elected trustees, any
15    vacancy in the office of trustee shall be filled in the  same
16    manner as the office was filled previously.
17        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
18    term of each member of the Board who  was  appointed  by  the
19    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
20    the  close  of  business  on  that  date  or  when all of the
21    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
22    Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the
23    Governor,  whichever  occurs later.  As soon as possible, the
24    Governor shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies  created
25    by this amendatory Act.
26        A trustee shall serve until a successor qualifies, except
27    that  a  trustee  who  is  a  member  of  the system shall be
28    disqualified  as  a  trustee  immediately  upon   terminating
29    service with the State.
30        Each  trustee is entitled to one vote on the board, and 4
31    trustees shall constitute a quorum  for  the  transaction  of
32    business.   The  affirmative  votes  of  a  majority  of  the
33    trustees present, but at least 3 trustees, shall be necessary
34    for  action  by the board at any meeting.  The board's action
 
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 1    of July 22, 1986, by which  it  amended  the  bylaws  of  the
 2    system  to  increase the number of affirmative votes required
 3    for board action from 3 to  4  (in  response  to  Public  Act
 4    84-1028, which increased the number of trustees from 5 to 7),
 5    and   the  board's  rejection,  between  that  date  and  the
 6    effective date of this amendatory Act of  1993,  of  proposed
 7    actions  not  receiving  at  least  4  affirmative votes, are
 8    hereby validated.
 9        The trustees shall serve without compensation, but  shall
10    be  reimbursed from the funds of the system for all necessary
11    expenses incurred through service on the board.  A member  of
12    the  Board  who  experiences a significant financial hardship
13    due to the loss of income on days of attendance  at  meetings
14    or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may
15    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
16    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
17        Each trustee shall take an oath of office that he or  she
18    will  diligently  and  honestly administer the affairs of the
19    system, and will not knowingly violate  or  willfully  permit
20    the  violation  of any of the provisions of law applicable to
21    the system.  The oath shall be subscribed to by  the  trustee
22    making  it, certified by the officer before whom it is taken,
23    and filed with the  Secretary  of  State.   A  trustee  shall
24    qualify  for  membership  on the board when the oath has been
25    approved by the board.
26    (Source: P.A. 87-1265.)

27        (40 ILCS 5/14-136) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-136)
28        Sec.  14-136.   Executive   Secretary.    The   Executive
29    Secretary  shall  be  the  executive officer in charge of the
30    administration of the detailed affairs of the  system.    The
31    Executive  Secretary  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Governor
32    without the advice and consent of the Senate.  The salary and
33    duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Board.
 
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 1        The Executive Secretary He shall: (a) collect and receipt
 2    for  all  payments  made  to  the  system,  including  member
 3    contributions, State contributions, and other income accruing
 4    to  the system, and deposit same with the State Treasurer for
 5    its account; (b) sign vouchers for the payment of  moneys  by
 6    the system in accordance with authorization of the board; and
 7    (c) perform such other duties as the board assigns to him.
 8    (Source: P.A. 80-841.)

 9        (40 ILCS 5/15-159) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-159)
10        Sec.   15-159.   Board  created.   A  board  of  trustees
11    constituted as provided in this Section shall administer this
12    System.  The board shall be known as the Board of Trustees of
13    the State Universities Retirement System.
14        (b)  (Blank). Until July 1, 1995, the Board  of  Trustees
15    shall be constituted as follows:
16        Two trustees shall be members of the Board of Trustees of
17    the  University  of  Illinois,  one  shall be a member of the
18    Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, one  shall
19    be  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of Chicago State
20    University, one shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of
21    Eastern Illinois University, one shall be  a  member  of  the
22    Board of Trustees of Governors State University, one shall be
23    a   member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Illinois  State
24    University, one shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of
25    Northeastern Illinois University, one shall be  a  member  of
26    the  Board  of  Trustees of Northern Illinois University, one
27    shall be a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Western
28    Illinois  University,  and  one  shall  be  a  member  of the
29    Illinois Community College Board, selected in  each  case  by
30    their  respective  boards, and 2 shall be participants of the
31    system appointed by the Governor for a 6 year term  with  the
32    first  appointment  made  pursuant  to this amendatory Act of
33    1984 to be effective September 1, 1985, and one  shall  be  a
 
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 1    participant appointed by the Illinois Community College Board
 2    for  a  6 year term, and one shall be a participant appointed
 3    by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for  a
 4    6  year  term, and one shall be a participant or annuitant of
 5    the system who is a senior citizen age 60 or older  appointed
 6    by  the Governor for a 6 year term with the first appointment
 7    to be effective September 1, 1985.
 8        The terms of  all  trustees  holding  office  under  this
 9    subsection (b) on June 30, 1995 shall terminate at the end of
10    that  day  and  the  Board shall thereafter be constituted as
11    provided in subsection (c).
12        (c)  Beginning July 1, 1995, the Board of Trustees  shall
13    be constituted as follows:
14        The  Board  shall  consist of 9 trustees appointed by the
15    Governor.  Two of the trustees, designated  at  the  time  of
16    appointment, shall be participants of the System.  Two of the
17    trustees,  designated  at  the  time of appointment, shall be
18    annuitants  of  the  System  who  are  receiving   retirement
19    annuities  under this Article.  The 5 remaining trustees may,
20    but need not, be participants or annuitants of the System.
21        The term of  office  of  trustees  appointed  under  this
22    subsection  (c)  shall  be  6  years,  beginning  on  July 1.
23    However,  of  the  initial  trustees  appointed  under   this
24    subsection  (c), 3 shall be appointed for terms of 2 years, 3
25    shall be appointed for terms of  4  years,  and  3  shall  be
26    appointed  for  terms  of  6  years,  to be designated by the
27    Governor at the time of appointment.
28        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,  the
29    term  of  each  member  of the Board who was appointed by the
30    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
31    the close of business  on  that  date  or  when  all  of  the
32    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
33    Act  of  the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the
34    Governor, whichever occurs later.  As soon as  possible,  the
 
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 1    Governor  shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created
 2    by this amendatory Act.
 3        A vacancy on the board of trustees caused by resignation,
 4    death, expiration of term of office, or other reason shall be
 5    filled by a qualified person appointed by  the  Governor  for
 6    the remainder of the unexpired term.
 7        Trustees  (other  than the trustees incumbent on June 30,
 8    1995)  shall  continue  in  office  until  their   respective
 9    successors  are  appointed  and have qualified, except that a
10    trustee appointed to one of the participant  positions  shall
11    be  disqualified  immediately  upon the termination of his or
12    her status as a participant and a trustee appointed to one of
13    the annuitant positions  shall  be  disqualified  immediately
14    upon  the  termination  of  his or her status as an annuitant
15    receiving a retirement annuity.
16        The Governor shall appoint one  of  the  members  of  the
17    Board  to  serve as chairman, who shall preside over meetings
18    of the Board.
19        (d)  Each trustee must take an oath of  office  before  a
20    notary  public  of  this State and shall qualify as a trustee
21    upon the presentation to the board of a certified copy of the
22    oath.  The oath must state that the  person  will  diligently
23    and honestly administer the affairs of the retirement system,
24    and  will  not  knowingly  violate  or  wilfully permit to be
25    violated any provisions of this Article.
26        Each trustee shall serve without compensation  but  shall
27    be  reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in attending
28    board meetings and carrying  out  his  or  her  duties  as  a
29    trustee  or officer of the system.  A member of the Board who
30    experiences a significant financial hardship due to the  loss
31    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
32    otherwise  engaged in the business of the Board may be paid a
33    hardship allowance, as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the
34    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 
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 1        (e)  This amendatory Act of 1995 is intended to supersede
 2    the changes made to this Section by Public Act 89-4.
 3    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-196, eff. 7-21-95.)

 4        (40 ILCS 5/15-169) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-169)
 5        Sec.  15-169.   To  elect officers and appoint employees.
 6    To elect officers other than the chairman of  the  board;  to
 7    have  an  Executive  Director,  who shall be appointed by the
 8    Governor without the advice and consent  of  the  Senate;  to
 9    appoint  a  secretary  and  treasurer; to have a seal; and to
10    employ and fix the rate of pay of such actuarial,  legal,  or
11    medical  services,  or  corporate trustee organized under the
12    laws  of  this  State  with  a  capital  of  not  less   than
13    $1,000,000,  or investment counsel and other persons as shall
14    be required for the efficient administration of  the  system.
15    All  actions  brought  by  or  against  the  board  shall  be
16    prosecuted  or  defended  by the Attorney General or by other
17    counsel, as the board may decide.
18    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

19        (40 ILCS 5/16-163) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-163)
20        Sec. 16-163.  Board  created.   A  board  of  11  members
21    constitutes  a  board of trustees authorized to carry out the
22    provisions of this Article and is responsible for the general
23    administration of the System.  The  board  is  known  as  the
24    Board  of  Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of the
25    State  of  Illinois.   The   Board   is   composed   of   the
26    Superintendent  of  Education,  ex  officio, who shall be the
27    president of the board; 4 persons, not members of the System,
28    to be appointed by the Governor, who shall  hold  no  elected
29    State  office;  4  teachers,  as  defined  in Section 16-106,
30    elected by the contributing members; and 2 annuitant  members
31    elected  by  the  annuitants  of  the  System, as provided in
32    Section 16-165.
 
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 1        The Governor shall appoint one  of  the  members  of  the
 2    Board  to  serve as chairman, who shall preside over meetings
 3    of the Board.
 4        Members of the Board shall  serve  without  compensation,
 5    but may be reimbursed for their necessary expenses.  A member
 6    of the Board who experiences a significant financial hardship
 7    due  to  the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings
 8    or while otherwise engaged in the business of the  Board  may
 9    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
10    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
11    (Source: P.A. 90-511, eff. 8-22-97; 91-941, eff. 2-6-01.)

12        (40 ILCS 5/16-164) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-164)
13        Sec.  16-164.   Board  -  appointed  members - vacancies.
14    Terms of office for the appointed members shall begin on July
15    15 of an even-numbered year.  The Governor  shall  appoint  2
16    members as trustees in each even-numbered year who shall hold
17    office  for  a  term  of  4 years.  Each such appointee shall
18    reside in and be a taxpayer in the territory covered by  this
19    system,  shall  be  interested  in public school welfare, and
20    experienced  and  competent   in   financial   and   business
21    management.   A  vacancy  in the term of an appointed trustee
22    shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of  the
23    Governor.
24        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
25    term of each member of the Board who  was  appointed  by  the
26    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
27    the  close  of  business  on  that  date  or  when all of the
28    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
29    Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the
30    Governor,  whichever  occurs later.  As soon as possible, the
31    Governor shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies  created
32    by this amendatory Act.
33    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
 
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 1        (40 ILCS 5/16-169) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-169)
 2        Sec. 16-169.  Board - Secretary and other employees.  The
 3    Board,  by  a  majority  vote  of all its members, shall have
 4    appoint a Secretary, who shall not be a member of  the  Board
 5    and   who   shall   serve  as  the  chief  executive  officer
 6    responsible for the detailed administration  of  the  system.
 7    The  Secretary shall be appointed by the Governor without the
 8    advice and consent of the Senate.  The salary and  duties  of
 9    the Secretary shall be fixed by the Board.
10    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

11        (40 ILCS 5/22A-109) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22A-109)
12        Sec.  22A-109.  Membership  of  board.   The  board shall
13    consist of the following  members:   (a)  ex-officio  members
14    consisting  of  the  State  Treasurer and the Chairman of the
15    board of trustees of each pension fund or retirement  system,
16    other  than pension funds covered by Articles 3 and 4 of this
17    Code, whose investment functions have been transferred to the
18    jurisdiction of this board; and (b) 5  members  appointed  by
19    the  Governor  with  the  approval of the Senate, one of whom
20    shall be a senior citizen age 60  or  over.   The  appointive
21    members  shall  serve  for  terms  of 4 years except that the
22    terms of office of the original appointive members  shall  be
23    as  follows:  One member for a term of 1 year; 1 member for a
24    term of 2 years; 1 member for a term of 3 years; and 1 member
25    for a term of 4 years.  The member first appointed under this
26    amendatory Act of 1984 shall serve for a  term  of  4  years.
27    Vacancies  among  the  appointive members shall be filled for
28    unexpired terms by appointment in like manner as for original
29    appointments, and appointive members shall continue in office
30    until  their  successors  have  been   appointed   and   have
31    qualified.
32        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
33    term of each member of the board who  was  appointed  by  the
 
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 1    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
 2    the  close  of  business  on  that  date  or  when all of the
 3    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
 4    Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the
 5    Governor,  whichever  occurs later.  As soon as possible, the
 6    Governor shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies  created
 7    by this amendatory Act.
 8        Ex-officio  members  who  cannot  attend  meetings of the
 9    board  or  its  committees  may  respectively  designate  one
10    appropriate  proxy  from  within  the  office  of  the  State
11    Treasurer or the trustees of the pension fund  or  retirement
12    system,  which proxy shall have the same powers and authority
13    as the ex-officio member being represented, but no member may
14    designate a different proxy within one year  after  his  last
15    designation  of  a proxy unless the person last so designated
16    has become ineligible to serve in that capacity.
17        Each person appointed  to  membership  shall  qualify  by
18    taking  an  oath  of  office  before  the  Secretary of State
19    stating that he will diligently and honestly  administer  the
20    affairs of the board and will not violate or knowingly permit
21    the violation of any provisions of this Article.
22        Members  of the board shall receive no salary for service
23    on the board but shall  be  reimbursed  for  travel  expenses
24    incurred  while  on  business  for the board according to the
25    standards in effect for members of the  Illinois  Legislative
26    Research  Unit.    A  member  of  the board who experiences a
27    significant financial hardship due to the loss of  income  on
28    days  of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged in
29    the business of the board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,
30    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
31    Governor's Travel Control Board.
32        A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a
33    quorum.
34        The Governor shall appoint one  of  the  members  of  the
 
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 1    board  to  serve as chairman, who shall preside over meetings
 2    of the board.  The board shall  elect  from  its  membership,
 3    biennially,   a  Chairman,  Vice  Chairman  and  a  Recording
 4    Secretary.  These officers, together with  one  other  member
 5    elected   by   the  board,  shall  constitute  the  executive
 6    committee.  During the interim between  regular  meetings  of
 7    the  board,  the  executive committee shall have authority to
 8    conduct all business of  the  board  and  shall  report  such
 9    business conducted at the next following meeting of the board
10    for ratification.
11        No  member  of  the  board shall have any interest in any
12    brokerage fee, commission or other profit or gain arising out
13    of any investment made by the board.  This paragraph does not
14    preclude ownership by any member of any minority interest  in
15    any  common  stock  or  any  corporate  obligation  in  which
16    investment is made by the board.
17        The  board  shall contract for a blanket fidelity bond in
18    the penal sum of not less than $1,000,000.00 to cover members
19    of the board, the director and all  other  employees  of  the
20    board  conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
21    of their respective offices, the premium on  which  shall  be
22    paid  by  the  board.  The bond shall be filed with the State
23    Treasurer for safekeeping.
24    (Source: P.A. 87-1265.)

25        (40 ILCS 5/22A-110) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22A-110)
26        Sec. 22A-110.  Administration.
27        (a)  The board  shall  have  a  director,  who  shall  be
28    appointed  by  the Governor without the advice and consent of
29    the Senate.  The salary and duties of the director  shall  be
30    fixed by the board.  The board shall appoint a director shall
31    to  administer  the affairs of the board subject to and under
32    its supervision and fix  his  compensation.   The  board  may
33    appoint investment officers and fix their compensation.  With
 
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 1    the  approval  of  the  board,  the  director may employ such
 2    personnel, professional or clerical, as may be desirable  and
 3    fix  their compensation.  The appointment and compensation of
 4    the personnel other than the director and investment officers
 5    shall be subject to the Personnel Code.
 6        (b)  The board may adopt such rules and regulations  (not
 7    inconsistent  with  this  Article)  as  in  its  judgment are
 8    desirable to implement and properly administer this  Article.
 9    A copy thereof shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
10        (c)  The  board may exercise any of the powers granted to
11    boards of trustees of pension funds under Sections  1-107  or
12    1-108  of  this  Act,  and  may by resolution provide for the
13    indemnification of its members  and  any  of  its  directors,
14    officers,  advisors  or employees in a manner consistent with
15    those Sections.  No  such  resolution  adopted  on  or  after
16    September  27,  1977  shall  be deemed invalid for the reason
17    that it was adopted prior  to  the  effective  date  of  this
18    amendatory Act of 1983.
19        (d)  An   office  for  meetings  of  the  board  and  for
20    administrative personnel shall be established at any suitable
21    place within the State as may be selected by the board.   All
22    books and records of the board shall be kept in such office.
23    (Source: P.A. 83-974.)

24        Section  70-915.   The  Illinois  Medical District Act is
25    amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

26        (70 ILCS 915/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5002)
27        Sec. 2.  Illinois Medical District Commission.
28        (a) There is hereby created a body politic and  corporate
29    under   the  corporate  name  of  Illinois  Medical  District
30    Commission, hereinafter called the Commission, whose  general
31    purpose  in  addition  to  and  not  in  limitation  of those
32    purposes and powers set forth in other Sections of  this  Act
 
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 1    shall be to:
 2             (1)  maintain  the proper surroundings for a medical
 3        center and  a  related  technology  center  in  order  to
 4        attract,   stabilize,   and   retain  therein  hospitals,
 5        clinics, research facilities, educational facilities,  or
 6        other facilities permitted under this Act;
 7             (2)  provide  for the orderly creation and expansion
 8        of (i) various county, and local governmental  facilities
 9        as  permitted  under this Act, including, but not limited
10        to, juvenile detention facilities, (ii)  other  ancillary
11        or  related facilities which the Commission may from time
12        to time determine are established and  operated  for  any
13        aspect  of  the carrying out of the Commission's purposes
14        as set forth in this Act, or are established and operated
15        for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of human ailments
16        and injuries, whether physical or mental, or  to  promote
17        medical,  surgical, and scientific research and knowledge
18        as permitted under this Act, and (iii)  medical  research
19        and  high  technology  parks, together with the necessary
20        lands, buildings,  facilities,  equipment,  and  personal
21        property therefore.
22        (b)  The  Commission  shall  have  perpetual  succession,
23    power  to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued
24    except  in  actions  sounding  in  tort,  to  plead  and   be
25    impleaded,  to  have  and use a common seal, and to alter the
26    same at pleasure.  All actions sounding in tort  against  the
27    Commission  shall  be prosecuted in the Court of Claims.  The
28    principal office of the Commission shall be in  the  city  of
29    Chicago,  and the Commission may establish such other offices
30    within the state  of  Illinois  at  such  places  as  to  the
31    Commission shall seem advisable.
32        Such  Commission  shall  consist  of 7 members, 4 of whom
33    shall be appointed  by  the  Governor,  2  by  the  Mayor  of
34    Chicago, and one by the President of the County Board of Cook
 
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 1    County.   The  Governor shall designate one of the members to
 2    serve as chairman, who shall preside  over  meetings  of  the
 3    Commission.
 4        All  members  shall hold office for a term of 5 years and
 5    until their successors are appointed as provided in this Act;
 6    provided, that as soon as possible after the  effective  date
 7    of  this amendatory Act, the Governor shall appoint 4 members
 8    for terms expiring, respectively, on  June  30,  1952,  1953,
 9    1954  and 1955. The terms of all members heretofore appointed
10    by the Governor shall expire upon  the  commencement  of  the
11    terms  of  the  members appointed pursuant to this amendatory
12    Act.   Any  vacancy  in  the  membership  of  the  Commission
13    occurring   by   reason   of    the    death,    resignation,
14    disqualification,  removal  or inability or refusal to act of
15    any of the members of the Commission shall be filled  by  the
16    person  who  had appointed the particular member, and for the
17    unexpired term  of  office  of  that  particular  member.   A
18    vacancy  caused by the expiration of the period for which the
19    member was appointed shall be filled by a new appointment for
20    a term of 5 years from the date of  such  expiration  of  the
21    prior  5  year  term notwithstanding when such appointment is
22    actually made.
23        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,  the
24    term  of  each  member of the Commission who was appointed by
25    the Governor  and  is  in  office  on  June  30,  2003  shall
26    terminate  at  the close of business on that date or when all
27    of the successor members to be  appointed  pursuant  to  this
28    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  have  been
29    appointed  by  the Governor, whichever occurs later.  As soon
30    as possible, the Governor shall appoint persons to  fill  the
31    vacancies created by this amendatory Act.
32        Members  of  the  Commission shall not be compensated for
33    their service,  but  may  be  reimbursed  for  the  necessary
34    expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of their duties.  A
 
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 1    member who experiences a significant financial  hardship  due
 2    to  the  loss  of income on days of attendance at meetings or
 3    while otherwise engaged in the business of the Commission may
 4    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
 5    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 6        The Commission shall  have  an  Executive  Director,  who
 7    shall  be  appointed  by  the Governor without the advice and
 8    consent  of  the  Senate.   The  salary  and  duties  of  the
 9    Executive Director shall be fixed by  the  Commission.    The
10    Commission  shall  obtain,  pursuant to the provisions of the
11    Personnel Code, such other personnel  as  to  the  Commission
12    shall  seem  advisable  to carry out the purposes of this Act
13    and the work of the Commission.  The Commission may appoint a
14    General Attorney  and  define  the  duties  of  that  General
15    Attorney.
16        The  Commission  shall hold regular meetings annually for
17    the election of a president, vice-president,  secretary,  and
18    treasurer and for the adoption of a budget.  Special meetings
19    may  be  called  by  the  President or by any 2 members. Each
20    member  shall  take  an  oath  of  office  for  the  faithful
21    performance of his duties.  Four members  of  the  Commission
22    shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
23        The  Commission shall submit, to the General Assembly not
24    later than March 1 of  each  odd-numbered  year,  a  detailed
25    report  covering  its operations for the 2 preceding calendar
26    years and a statement of its program for the next 2 years.
27        The requirement for reporting  to  the  General  Assembly
28    shall  be  satisfied  by filing copies of the report with the
29    Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of  the  House  of
30    Representatives  and  the  President, the Minority Leader and
31    the Secretary of the  Senate  and  the  Legislative  Research
32    Unit,  as  required  by  Section  3.1 of the General Assembly
33    Organization Act,  and filing such additional copies with the
34    State Government Report Distribution Center for  the  General
 
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 1    Assembly  as  is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of
 2    the State Library Act.
 3    (Source: P.A. 89-356, eff. 8-17-95.)

 4        Section  70-3205.    The   Illinois   Sports   Facilities
 5    Authority  Act is amended by changing Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7
 6    as follows:

 7        (70 ILCS 3205/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 6004)
 8        Sec. 4.  Creation of Authority.  There is hereby  created
 9    a  political  subdivision,  unit  of  local  government, body
10    politic and municipal corporation by the name  and  style  of
11    the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority.
12        The  governing and administrative powers of the Authority
13    shall be vested in  a  body  known  as  the  Illinois  Sports
14    Facilities  Authority  Board.    The Board shall consist of 7
15    members, a Chairman who shall be appointed  by  the  Governor
16    subject  to the approval of the Mayor of the City of Chicago,
17    3 other members shall be appointed by  the  Governor,  and  3
18    members  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  of the City of
19    Chicago.   All  gubernatorial  appointments,  including   the
20    Chairman,  shall  be subject to the advice and consent of the
21    Senate, except in  the  case  of  temporary  appointments  as
22    provided  in  Section  5  of  this  Act.   No member shall be
23    employed by the State or any  political  subdivision  of  the
24    State or of any department or agency thereof.
25    (Source: P.A. 85-8.)

26        (70 ILCS 3205/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 6005)
27        Sec.  5. Terms of Appointments.  On the effective date of
28    this Act, the Governor shall appoint 3 members of  the  Board
29    for initial terms expiring July 1 of the years 1988, 1989 and
30    1990, respectively and the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall
31    appoint  3  members  of  the Board for initial terms expiring
 
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 1    July 1 of the years 1988, 1989 and  1990,  respectively.   At
 2    the  expiration  of  the  term of any member appointed by the
 3    Governor, his successor shall be appointed by the Governor in
 4    like manner, and at the expiration of the term of any  member
 5    appointed  by the Mayor of the City of Chicago, his successor
 6    shall be appointed by the Mayor of the  City  of  Chicago  in
 7    like  manner,  as  appointments  for  the  initial terms. All
 8    successors shall hold office for a term of 3 years  from  the
 9    first  day  of  July of the year in which they are appointed,
10    except in case of an  appointment  to  fill  a  vacancy.  The
11    initial  Chairman  shall  serve  in  that capacity for a term
12    expiring July 1, 1991.  All subsequent  Chairmen  shall  hold
13    office  for  a  term  of  3 years. Each member, including the
14    Chairman, shall hold office until the expiration of his  term
15    and  until  his successor is appointed and qualified. Nothing
16    shall  preclude  a  member  or  a   chairman   from   serving
17    consecutive   terms.   Vacancies  for  members  and  for  the
18    Chairman shall be filled  in  the  same  manner  as  original
19    appointments for the balance of the unexpired term.
20        In  case of a vacancy in the office of the chairman or of
21    any of the three  members  of  the  Board  appointed  by  the
22    Governor  during the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall
23    make a temporary appointment until the next  meeting  of  the
24    Senate,  when  he  shall  appoint  some  person  to fill such
25    office.  Any person so appointed  who  is  confirmed  by  the
26    Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and
27    until  his successor is appointed and qualified.  The initial
28    appointments by the Governor, including the  chairman,  shall
29    be  effective  immediately,  but  shall  remain  in effect no
30    longer than 30 calendar days after commencement of  the  next
31    Senate  session  unless  the  appointee  is  confirmed by the
32    Senate within that time.   The  appointment  of  the  initial
33    chairman  by the Governor shall be subject to the approval of
34    the Mayor of the City of Chicago.
 
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 1        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,  the
 2    term  of  each  member  of the Board who was appointed by the
 3    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
 4    the close of business  on  that  date  or  when  all  of  the
 5    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
 6    Act  of  the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the
 7    Governor, whichever occurs later.  As soon as  possible,  the
 8    Governor  shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created
 9    by this amendatory Act.
10    (Source: P.A. 85-8.)

11        (70 ILCS 3205/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 6006)
12        Sec. 6.  Actions of Members.
13        (A)  Four members of the Authority  constitute  a  quorum
14    for  the  purpose  of  conducting  business.   Actions of the
15    Authority must receive the affirmative vote of at least  four
16    members.   The Authority shall determine the times and places
17    of its meetings.
18        The  members  of  the  Authority  shall   serve   without
19    compensation  for  service  as  a member, but are entitled to
20    reimbursement  of  reasonable  expenses   incurred   in   the
21    performance  of their official duties.  A member of the Board
22    who experiences a significant financial hardship due  to  the
23    loss  of  income  on  days of attendance at meetings or while
24    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
25    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
26    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
27        (B)  The Authority shall annually elect a secretary and a
28    treasurer.  An executive committee made up of three  members,
29    comprised  of  the  Chairman, one member who was appointed by
30    the Governor and one member who was appointed by the Mayor of
31    Chicago shall have the authority to operate the Authority  on
32    a  day-to-day basis, with the powers and duties determined by
33    the Bylaws of the Authority.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 85-8.)

 2        (70 ILCS 3205/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 6007)
 3        Sec. 7.   Executive  Director.   The  Governor  Authority
 4    shall  appoint  an  Executive  Director,  who shall be is the
 5    chief executive officer of the Authority.
 6        In addition to any other duties set forth  in  this  Act,
 7    the Executive Director shall:
 8        (1)  Direct  and supervise the administrative affairs and
 9    activities of the Authority, in accordance  with  its  rules,
10    regulations, and policies;
11        (2)  Attend meetings of the Authority;
12        (3)  Keep minutes of all proceedings of the Authority;
13        (4)  Approve   all   accounts   for  salaries,  per  diem
14    payments, and allowable expenses of  the  Authority  and  its
15    employees and consultants and approve all expenses incidental
16    to the operation of the Authority;
17        (5)  Report  and make recommendations to the Authority on
18    the merits and status of any proposed facility; and
19        (6)  Perform any other duty that the  Authority  requires
20    for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
21    (Source: P.A. 84-1470.)

22        Section  105-5.  The  School  Code is amended by changing
23    Section 14-11.02 as follows:

24        (105 ILCS 5/14-11.02) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.02)
25        Sec. 14-11.02.  Notwithstanding  any  other  Sections  of
26    this  Article, the State Board of Education shall develop and
27    operate or contract for the operation of a service center for
28    persons who are deaf-blind.  For the purpose of this Section,
29    persons  with  deaf-blindness  are  persons  who  have   both
30    auditory  and  visual  impairments,  the combination of which
31    causes such severe  communication  and  other  developmental,
 
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 1    educational, vocational and rehabilitation problems that such
 2    persons  cannot be properly accommodated in special education
 3    or vocational rehabilitation programs solely for persons with
 4    both hearing and visual disabilities.
 5        To be eligible for deaf-blind  services,  a  person  must
 6    have  (i)  a visual impairment and an auditory impairment, or
 7    (ii) a condition in which there  is  a  progressive  loss  of
 8    hearing  or vision or both that results in concomitant vision
 9    and  hearing   impairments   and   that   adversely   affects
10    educational     performance     as    determined    by    the
11    multidisciplinary conference. For purposes of this  paragraph
12    and Section:
13             (A)  A  visual  impairment is defined to mean one or
14        more of the following: (i) corrected visual acuity poorer
15        than 20/70 in the  better  eye;  (ii)  restricted  visual
16        field  of  20  degrees  or  less in the better eye; (iii)
17        cortical blindness; (iv) does not appear  to  respond  to
18        visual  stimulation,  which adversely affects educational
19        performance  as  determined  by   the   multidisciplinary
20        conference.
21             (B)  An  auditory  impairment is defined to mean one
22        or more of the following: (i) a sensorineural or  ongoing
23        or chronic conductive hearing loss with aided sensitivity
24        of  30dB  HL or poorer; (ii) functional auditory behavior
25        that  is  significantly  discrepant  from  the   person's
26        present  cognitive  and/or  developmental  levels,  which
27        adversely  affects  educational performance as determined
28        by the multidisciplinary conference.
29        The State Board of Education is empowered  to  establish,
30    maintain  and  operate  or  contract  for  the operation of a
31    permanent state-wide service center known as  the  Philip  J.
32    Rock  Center and School.  The School serves eligible children
33    between the ages of 3 and  21;  the  Center  serves  eligible
34    persons of all ages. Services provided by the Center include,
 
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 1    but are not limited to:
 2             (1)  Identifying  and case management of persons who
 3        are auditorily and visually impaired;
 4             (2)  Providing families with appropriate counseling;
 5             (3)  Referring  persons  who   are   deaf-blind   to
 6        appropriate agencies for medical and diagnostic services;
 7             (4)  Referring   persons   who   are  deaf-blind  to
 8        appropriate agencies for educational, training  and  care
 9        services;
10             (5)  Developing  and  expanding  services throughout
11        the State to  persons  who  are  deaf-blind.   This  will
12        include  ancillary  services,  such  as transportation so
13        that the individuals can take advantage of  the  expanded
14        services;
15             (6)  Maintaining  a residential-educational training
16        facility in the Chicago metropolitan area located  in  an
17        area accessible to public transportation;
18             (7)  Receiving, dispensing, and monitoring State and
19        Federal  funds  to  the  School and Center designated for
20        services to persons who are deaf-blind;
21             (8)  Coordinating  services  to  persons   who   are
22        deaf-blind  through  all  appropriate agencies, including
23        the Department of Children and Family  Services  and  the
24        Department of Human Services;
25             (9)  Entering  into contracts with other agencies to
26        provide services to persons who are deaf-blind;
27             (10)  Operating   on   a   no-reject   basis.    Any
28        individual  referred  to  the  Center  for  service   and
29        diagnosed  as  deaf-blind,  as defined in this Act, shall
30        qualify for available services;
31             (11)  Serving as the referral clearinghouse for  all
32        persons who are deaf-blind, age 21 and older; and
33             (12)  Providing  transition services for students of
34        Philip J. Rock School who are deaf-blind and between  the
 
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 1        ages of 14 1/2 and 21.
 2        The  Advisory  Board  for  Services  for  Persons who are
 3    Deaf-Blind shall provide advice to the  State  Superintendent
 4    of  Education,  the Governor, and the General Assembly on all
 5    matters pertaining  to  policy  concerning  persons  who  are
 6    deaf-blind,   including  the  implementation  of  legislation
 7    enacted on their behalf.
 8        Regarding  the  maintenance,  operation   and   education
 9    functions  of  the  Philip  J.  Rock  Center  and School, the
10    Advisory Board shall also make recommendations pertaining  to
11    but not limited to the following matters:
12             (1)  Existing  and  proposed  programs  of all State
13        agencies  that  provide  services  for  persons  who  are
14        deaf-blind;
15             (2)  The  State  program  and  financial  plan   for
16        deaf-blind  services  and  the system of priorities to be
17        developed by the State Board of Education;
18             (3)  Standards for services  in  facilities  serving
19        persons who are deaf-blind;
20             (4)  Standards  and rates for State payments for any
21        services purchased for persons who are deaf-blind;
22             (5)  Services and research activities in  the  field
23        of deaf-blindness, including evaluation of services; and
24             (6)  Planning    for   personnel/preparation,   both
25        preservice and inservice.
26        The Advisory Board shall consist of 3  persons  appointed
27    by   the   Governor;   2   persons  appointed  by  the  State
28    Superintendent of  Education;  4  persons  appointed  by  the
29    Secretary  of  Human Services; and 2 persons appointed by the
30    Director of Children and Family Services.  The 3 appointments
31    of the Governor shall consist of a senior citizen 60 years of
32    age or older, a consumer who is deaf-blind, and a parent of a
33    person who is deaf-blind; provided that if any  gubernatorial
34    appointee serving on the Advisory Board on the effective date
 
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 1    of this amendatory Act of 1991 is not either a senior citizen
 2    60 years of age or older or a consumer who is deaf-blind or a
 3    parent  of  a  person  who  is deaf-blind, then whenever that
 4    appointee's term of office  expires  or  a  vacancy  in  that
 5    appointee's office sooner occurs, the Governor shall make the
 6    appointment  to  fill that office or vacancy in a manner that
 7    will result, at the earliest possible time, in the Governor's
 8    appointments to the Advisory Board  being  comprised  of  one
 9    senior  citizen 60 years of age or older, one consumer who is
10    deaf-blind, and one parent of a  person  who  is  deaf-blind.
11    One   person   designated  by  each  agency  other  than  the
12    Department of Human Services  may  be  an  employee  of  that
13    agency.   Two  persons  appointed  by  the Secretary of Human
14    Services  may  be  employees  of  the  Department  of   Human
15    Services.   The  appointments  of  each  appointing authority
16    other than the Governor shall include at least one parent  of
17    an   individual   who  is  deaf-blind  or  a  person  who  is
18    deaf-blind.
19        Vacancies in  terms  shall  be  filled  by  the  original
20    appointing  authority.  After  the  original terms, all terms
21    shall be for 3 years.
22        Except for those members of the Advisory  Board  who  are
23    compensated  for  State service on a full-time basis, members
24    shall be reimbursed for all actual expenses incurred  in  the
25    performance   of  their  duties.   Each  member  who  is  not
26    compensated for State service on a full-time  basis  and  who
27    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
28    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
29    otherwise engaged in the business of the Advisory  Board  may
30    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
31    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board. shall be
32    compensated  at  a  rate  of  $50  per day which he spends on
33    Advisory Board duties.
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 1    and not more than 12 times per year.
 2        The   Advisory   Board   shall   provide   for   its  own
 3    organization.
 4        Six members of the  Advisory  Board  shall  constitute  a
 5    quorum.  The affirmative vote of a majority of all members of
 6    the Advisory Board shall be necessary for any action taken by
 7    the Advisory Board.
 8    (Source:  P.A.  88-670,  eff.  12-2-94; 89-397, eff. 8-20-95;
 9    89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

10        Section 115-5.  The Illinois Educational Labor  Relations
11    Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:

12        (115 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 1702)
13        Sec. 2.  Definitions. As used in this Act:
14        (a)  "Educational   employer"  or  "employer"  means  the
15    governing body of a public school  district,  combination  of
16    public  school  districts,  including  the  governing body of
17    joint agreements of any type  formed  by  2  or  more  school
18    districts, public community college district or State college
19    or  university,  and any State agency whose major function is
20    providing educational services.   "Educational  employer"  or
21    "employer"  does  not  include  a  Financial  Oversight Panel
22    created pursuant to Section 1A-8 of the School Code due to  a
23    district violating a financial plan but does include a School
24    Finance  Authority  created  under  Article  1E of the School
25    Code.
26        (b)  "Educational  employee"  or  "employee"  means   any
27    individual,  excluding supervisors, managerial, confidential,
28    short  term  employees,  student,  and   part-time   academic
29    employees of community colleges employed full or part time by
30    an  educational  employer,  but  shall  not  include  elected
31    officials  and appointees of the Governor with the advice and
32    consent of the Senate, firefighters as defined by  subsection
 
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 1    (g-1)  of  Section  3  of the Illinois Public Labor Relations
 2    Act, and peace officers employed by a State university.   For
 3    the  purposes  of  this  Act, part-time academic employees of
 4    community colleges shall be defined as  those  employees  who
 5    provide  less than 6 credit hours of instruction per academic
 6    semester.
 7        (c)  "Employee  organization"  or  "labor   organization"
 8    means  an  organization  of  any  kind  in  which  membership
 9    includes  educational  employees,  and  which  exists for the
10    purpose, in whole or  in  part,  of  dealing  with  employers
11    concerning  grievances,  employee-employer  disputes,  wages,
12    rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work, but
13    shall   not   include   any   organization   which  practices
14    discrimination in membership because of race,  color,  creed,
15    age, gender, national origin or political affiliation.
16        (d)  "Exclusive    representative"    means   the   labor
17    organization  which  has  been  designated  by  the  Illinois
18    Educational Labor Relations Board as  the  representative  of
19    the majority of educational employees in an appropriate unit,
20    or  recognized by an educational employer prior to January 1,
21    1984 as the exclusive representative of the employees  in  an
22    appropriate  unit or, after January 1, 1984, recognized by an
23    employer upon evidence that  the  employee  organization  has
24    been designated as the exclusive representative by a majority
25    of the employees in an appropriate unit.
26        (e)  "Board"   means   the   Illinois  Educational  Labor
27    Relations Board until that Board is abolished.  Beginning  on
28    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
29    Assembly, "Board" means the State Panel of the Illinois Labor
30    Relations  Board  created  under  the  Illinois  Public Labor
31    Relations Act.
32        (f)  "Regional   Superintendent"   means   the   regional
33    superintendent of schools provided for in Articles 3  and  3A
34    of The School Code.
 
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 1        (g)  "Supervisor"  means  any individual having authority
 2    in the interests of the employer to hire, transfer,  suspend,
 3    lay  off,  recall,  promote,  discharge, reward or discipline
 4    other employees within the appropriate  bargaining  unit  and
 5    adjust  their  grievances,  or  to effectively recommend such
 6    action if the exercise of such authority is not of  a  merely
 7    routine   or   clerical   nature  but  requires  the  use  of
 8    independent judgment.  The term  "supervisor"  includes  only
 9    those   individuals  who  devote  a  preponderance  of  their
10    employment time to such exercising authority.
11        (h)  "Unfair labor practice" or "unfair  practice"  means
12    any practice prohibited by Section 14 of this Act.
13        (i)  "Person"   includes   an   individual,   educational
14    employee,  educational  employer,  legal  representative,  or
15    employee organization.
16        (j)  "Wages"   means   salaries   or   other   forms   of
17    compensation for services rendered.
18        (k)  "Professional  employee"  means,  in  the  case of a
19    public community college, State college or university,  State
20    agency   whose   major   function  is  providing  educational
21    services, the Illinois School for the Deaf, and the  Illinois
22    School for the Visually Impaired, (1) any employee engaged in
23    work  (i)  predominantly intellectual and varied in character
24    as opposed to routine mental, manual, mechanical, or physical
25    work; (ii) involving the consistent  exercise  of  discretion
26    and judgment in its performance; (iii) of such character that
27    the  output  produced  or  the  result accomplished cannot be
28    standardized in relation to a given period of time; and  (iv)
29    requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science
30    or  learning  customarily  acquired  by a prolonged course of
31    specialized  intellectual  instruction  and   study   in   an
32    institution   of   higher   learning   or   a   hospital,  as
33    distinguished from a general academic education  or  from  an
34    apprenticeship or from training in the performance of routine
 
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 1    mental,  manual,  or physical processes; or (2) any employee,
 2    who (i) has completed the courses of specialized intellectual
 3    instruction and study described in clause (iv)  of  paragraph
 4    (1)  of  this subsection, and (ii) is performing related work
 5    under the supervision of a  professional  person  to  qualify
 6    himself  or  herself  to  become a professional as defined in
 7    paragraph (l).
 8        (l)  "Professional employee" means, in the  case  of  any
 9    public  school  district,  or combination of school districts
10    pursuant  to  joint  agreement,  any  employee  who   has   a
11    certificate  issued  under Article 21 or Section 34-83 of the
12    School Code, as now or hereafter amended.
13        (m)  "Unit" or  "bargaining  unit"  means  any  group  of
14    employees for which an exclusive representative is selected.
15        (n)  "Confidential  employee"  means an employee, who (i)
16    in the regular course of his or her duties, assists and  acts
17    in   a   confidential  capacity  to  persons  who  formulate,
18    determine and effectuate management policies with  regard  to
19    labor  relations  or who (ii) in the regular course of his or
20    her  duties  has  access  to  information  relating  to   the
21    effectuation   or   review   of   the  employer's  collective
22    bargaining policies.
23        (o)  "Managerial employee" means  an  individual  who  is
24    engaged  predominantly  in executive and management functions
25    and is charged  with  the  responsibility  of  directing  the
26    effectuation of such management policies and practices.
27        (p)  "Craft  employee"  means a skilled journeyman, craft
28    person, and his or her apprentice or helper.
29        (q)  "Short-term employee" is an employee who is employed
30    for less  than  2  consecutive  calendar  quarters  during  a
31    calendar  year and who does not have a reasonable expectation
32    that he or she will be rehired by the same employer  for  the
33    same  service in a subsequent calendar year.  Nothing in this
34    subsection shall affect the employee  status  of  individuals
 
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 1    who  were covered by a collective bargaining agreement on the
 2    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991.
 3    (Source: P.A. 92-547,  eff.  6-13-02;  92-748,  eff.  1-1-03;
 4    revised 8-26-02.)

 5        (115 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 1705)
 6        Sec.  5.   Illinois  Educational  Labor  Relations  Board
 7    abolished; successor; powers and duties.
 8        (a)  On  the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
 9    93rd  General  Assembly,  the  Illinois   Educational   Labor
10    Relations  Board  is  abolished.    On  that date, all of the
11    powers, duties, assets,  liabilities,  employees,  contracts,
12    property,   records,   pending   business,   and   unexpended
13    appropriations  of  the  Illinois Educational Labor Relations
14    Board are transferred to the  State  Panel  of  the  Illinois
15    Labor Relations Board created under the Illinois Public Labor
16    Relations Act.
17        For purposes of the Successor Agency Act, the State Panel
18    of  the  Illinois Labor Relations Board is declared to be the
19    successor agency of the Illinois Educational Labor  Relations
20    Board.
21        Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
22    the   93rd  General  Assembly,  references  to  the  Illinois
23    Educational  Labor  Relations  Board  shall,  in  appropriate
24    contexts, be deemed to  refer  to  the  State  Panel  of  the
25    Illinois Labor Relations Board.
26        Rules  of  the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
27    in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
28    93rd General Assembly shall be  deemed  rules  of  the  State
29    Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
30        There  is  hereby  created the Illinois Educational Labor
31    Relations Board consisting of 7 members, no more  than  4  of
32    whom may be of the same political party, who are residents of
33    Illinois  appointed  by  the  Governor  with  the  advice and
 
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 1    consent of the Senate.  The Governor  shall  appoint  to  the
 2    Board  only  persons  who  have  had  a minimum of 5 years of
 3    experience directly related to labor and employment relations
 4    in  representing   educational   employers   or   educational
 5    employees  in  collective  bargaining matters.  One appointed
 6    member shall  be  designated  at  the  time  of  his  or  her
 7    appointment to serve as chairman.
 8        Of  the  2  additional members appointed pursuant to this
 9    amendatory Act of 1997, one shall be designated at  the  time
10    of  his or her appointment to serve a term of 6 years and the
11    other  shall  be  designated  at  the  time  of  his  or  her
12    appointment to serve a term of 4 years, with  each  to  serve
13    until  his  or  her successor is appointed and qualified.  In
14    the event the Senate is not in session  at  the  time  the  2
15    additional  members are appointed pursuant to this amendatory
16    Act of 1997, the Governor shall make  those  appointments  as
17    temporary  appointments  until the next meeting of the Senate
18    when he shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent  of
19    the  Senate,  2  persons  to fill those memberships for their
20    unexpired terms.
21        The 2  additional  members  appointed  pursuant  to  this
22    amendatory  Act of the 91st General Assembly shall each serve
23    initial terms of 6 years.
24        (b)  (Blank). Each subsequent member shall  be  appointed
25    in  like  manner  for  a term of 6 years and until his or her
26    successor is appointed and  qualified.  Each  member  of  the
27    Board  is  eligible  for  reappointment.   Vacancies shall be
28    filled in the same manner as original  appointments  for  the
29    balance of the unexpired term.
30        (c)  (Blank).  The  chairman  shall  be  paid $50,000 per
31    year, or an amount set  by  the  Compensation  Review  Board,
32    whichever  is greater.  Other members of the Board shall each
33    be  paid  $45,000  per  year,  or  an  amount  set   by   the
34    Compensation  Review Board, whichever is greater.  They shall
 
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 1    be entitled to  reimbursement  for  necessary  traveling  and
 2    other  official  expenditures  necessitated by their official
 3    duties.
 4        (d)  (Blank). Four members  of  the  Board  constitute  a
 5    quorum  and  a vacancy on the board does not impair the right
 6    of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the
 7    Board.
 8        (e)  (Blank). Any member of the Board may be  removed  by
 9    the Governor, upon notice, for neglect of duty or malfeasance
10    in office, but for no other cause.
11        (f)  The   Board  may  appoint  or  employ  an  executive
12    director,  attorneys,  hearing  officers,  and   such   other
13    employees  as  it  deems  necessary  to perform its functions
14    under this Act.  The Board shall  prescribe  the  duties  and
15    qualifications  of such persons appointed and, subject to the
16    annual appropriation, fix their compensation and provide  for
17    reimbursement  of  actual  and necessary expenses incurred in
18    the performance of their duties.
19        (g)  The Board may promulgate rules and regulations which
20    allow  parties  in  proceedings  before  the  Board   to   be
21    represented  by  counsel or any other person knowledgeable in
22    the matters under consideration.
23        (h)  To accomplish the objectives and to  carry  out  the
24    duties  prescribed  by  this  Act,  the  Board  may  subpoena
25    witnesses,  subpoena the production of books, papers, records
26    and documents which may be needed as evidence on  any  matter
27    under inquiry and may administer oaths and affirmations.
28        In  cases of neglect or refusal to obey a subpoena issued
29    to any person, the circuit court in the county in  which  the
30    investigation  or  the  public  hearing is taking place, upon
31    application by the Board, may issue an order  requiring  such
32    person  to  appear before the Board or any member or agent of
33    the Board to produce evidence or give testimony. A failure to
34    obey such order may be punished by  the  court  as  in  civil
 
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 1    contempt.
 2        Any  subpoena,  notice  of  hearing,  or other process or
 3    notice of the Board issued under the provisions of  this  Act
 4    may  be served personally, by registered mail or by leaving a
 5    copy at the principal office of the respondent required to be
 6    served. A return, made and verified by the individual  making
 7    such service and setting forth the manner of such service, is
 8    proof  of  service.    A post office receipt, when registered
 9    mail is used, is proof of service.  All process of any  court
10    to which application may be made under the provisions of this
11    Act may be served in the county where the persons required to
12    be served reside or may be found.
13        (i)  The Board shall adopt, promulgate, amend, or rescind
14    rules  and  regulations  in  accordance  with  "The  Illinois
15    Administrative  Procedure  Act", as now or hereafter amended,
16    as it deems necessary and feasible to carry out this Act.
17        (j)  The Board at the end  of  every  State  fiscal  year
18    shall  make  a  report  in  writing  to  the Governor and the
19    General Assembly, stating in detail the work it has  done  in
20    hearing and deciding cases and otherwise.
21    (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

22        Section  205-105.   The  Illinois Savings and Loan Act of
23    1985 is amended by changing Section 7-20 as follows:

24        (205 ILCS 105/7-20) (from Ch. 17, par. 3307-20)
25        Sec. 7-20.  Board of Savings  Institutions;  appointment.
26    The  Savings  and Loan Board is hereby redesignated the Board
27    of Savings Institutions.  The Board shall be  composed  of  7
28    persons  appointed  by  the  Governor.   Four  persons  shall
29    represent the public interest.  Three persons shall have been
30    engaged   actively  in  savings  and  loan  or  savings  bank
31    management in this State for at  least  5  years  immediately
32    prior to appointment.
 
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 1        Members Each member of the Board shall not be compensated
 2    for  their  service,  but  may  be reimbursed for the receive
 3    compensation of  $50  per  day  for  each  day  actually  and
 4    necessarily  consumed  in  the  performance  of the duties of
 5    office, plus necessary expenses incurred in  the  performance
 6    of their those duties.  A member of the Board who experiences
 7    a significant financial hardship due to the loss of income on
 8    days  of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged in
 9    the business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,
10    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
11    Governor's Travel Control Board.
12        The members of the Board serving immediately  before  the
13    effective  date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall continue
14    to serve for the balance of their respective terms.   Members
15    shall  be  appointed  for 4-year terms to expire on the third
16    Monday in January.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this
17    Section,  members  of  the  Board  shall  serve  until  their
18    respective  successors are appointed and qualified.  A member
19    who tenders a written resignation shall serve only until  the
20    resignation  is accepted by the Chairman.  A member who fails
21    to attend 3 consecutive Board  meetings  without  an  excused
22    absence  shall  no  longer  serve  as a member.  The Governor
23    shall fill any vacancy by the appointment of a member for the
24    unexpired term in  the  same  manner  as  in  the  making  of
25    original appointments.
26    (Source: P.A. 89-508, eff. 7-3-96; 89-603, eff. 8-2-96.)

27        Section 215-105.  The Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan
28    Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

29        (215 ILCS 105/3) (from Ch. 73, par. 1303)
30        Sec. 3.  Operation of the Plan.
31        a.  There  is  hereby  created  an Illinois Comprehensive
32    Health Insurance Plan.
 
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 1        b.  The Plan shall operate subject to the supervision and
 2    control of the board.  The board is created  as  a  political
 3    subdivision  and  body politic and corporate and, as such, is
 4    not a State agency.
 5        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
 6    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
 7    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 8    whichever  occurs later, the board shall consist of 10 public
 9    members, appointed  by  the  Governor  with  the  advice  and
10    consent of the Senate.
11        The  term of each appointed member of the Board who is in
12    office on June 30, 2003  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of
13    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
14    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
15    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
16    whichever occurs later.
17        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
18    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
19    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
20    whichever  occurs  later,  the  board  shall include 6 public
21    members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
22    of the Senate.
23        Initial members appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act
24    of the 93rd General Assembly shall be appointed to the  Board
25    by  the Governor as follows: 2 members to serve until July 1,
26    2004 1988, and  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and
27    qualified;  2  members  to serve until July 1, 2005 1989, and
28    until their successors are appointed and qualified; 3 members
29    to serve until July 1, 1990, and until their  successors  are
30    appointed  and qualified; and 2 3 members to serve until July
31    1, 2006 1991, and until their successors  are  appointed  and
32    qualified.    As  terms  of  initial  members  expire,  their
33    successors  shall  be appointed for terms to expire the first
34    day in July 3 years thereafter, and  until  their  successors
 
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 1    are appointed and qualified.
 2        Any  vacancy  in the Board occurring for any reason other
 3    than the expiration  of  a  term  shall  be  filled  for  the
 4    unexpired   term   in   the   same  manner  as  the  original
 5    appointment.
 6        Any member of the Board may be removed  by  the  Governor
 7    for neglect of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance
 8    in office.
 9        In  addition,  a  representative  of  the  Bureau  of the
10    Budget, a  representative  of  the  Office  of  the  Attorney
11    General,  and  the  Director  or  the  Director's  designated
12    representative  shall  be members of the board.  Four members
13    of the General Assembly, one each appointed by the  President
14    and  Minority  Leader  of  the  Senate and by the Speaker and
15    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, shall  serve
16    as  nonvoting members of the board.  At least 2 of the public
17    members shall be individuals reasonably expected  to  qualify
18    for  coverage under the Plan, the parent or spouse of such an
19    individual, or a surviving family member of an individual who
20    could have qualified for the plan during his  lifetime.   The
21    Director   or   Director's   representative   shall   be  the
22    chairperson of the board.
23        No more than 5 voting members of the board may be of  the
24    same political party.
25        Members  of  the board shall receive no compensation, but
26    shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred  in  the
27    necessary performance of their duties.  A member of the Board
28    who  experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the
29    loss of income on days of attendance  at  meetings  or  while
30    otherwise  engaged in the business of the Board may be paid a
31    hardship allowance, as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the
32    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
33        c.  The  board  shall  make an annual report in September
34    and shall file the report with the Secretary  of  the  Senate
 
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 1    and  the  Clerk  of the House of Representatives.  The report
 2    shall summarize the activities of the Plan in  the  preceding
 3    calendar year, including net written and earned premiums, the
 4    expense  of  administration, the paid and incurred losses for
 5    the year and other information as may  be  requested  by  the
 6    General Assembly.  The report shall also include analysis and
 7    recommendations   regarding   utilization   review,   quality
 8    assurance and access to cost effective quality health care.
 9        d.  In its plan of operation the board shall:
10             (1)  Establish   procedures  for  selecting  a  plan
11        administrator in accordance with Section 5 of this Act.
12             (2)  Establish procedures for the operation  of  the
13        board.
14             (3)  Create  a  Plan  fund,  under management of the
15        board, to fund administrative, claim, and other  expenses
16        of the Plan.
17             (4)  Establish   procedures  for  the  handling  and
18        accounting of assets and monies of the Plan.
19             (5)  Develop and implement a  program  to  publicize
20        the  existence  of the Plan, the eligibility requirements
21        and procedures for  enrollment  and  to  maintain  public
22        awareness of the Plan.
23             (6)  Establish procedures under which applicants and
24        participants  may have grievances reviewed by a grievance
25        committee appointed by the board.  The  grievances  shall
26        be  reported to the board immediately after completion of
27        the review.  The Department and the  board  shall  retain
28        all  written complaints regarding the Plan for at least 3
29        years.  Oral complaints shall be reduced to written  form
30        and maintained for at least 3 years.
31             (7)  Provide  for  other matters as may be necessary
32        and proper for the execution of its  powers,  duties  and
33        obligations under the Plan.
34        e.  No later than 5 years after the Plan is operative the
 
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 1    board  and the Department shall conduct cooperatively a study
 2    of the Plan and the persons insured by the Plan to determine:
 3    (1)  claims  experience  including  a  breakdown  of  medical
 4    conditions  for  which  claims   were   paid;   (2)   whether
 5    availability  of  the  Plan affected employment opportunities
 6    for  participants;  (3)  whether  availability  of  the  Plan
 7    affected the receipt of medical assistance benefits  by  Plan
 8    participants;  (4) whether a change occurred in the number of
 9    personal bankruptcies due to medical or other health  related
10    costs;  (5)  data regarding all complaints received about the
11    Plan including its operation and services; (6) and any  other
12    significant  observations  regarding utilization of the Plan.
13    The study shall culminate in a written report to be presented
14    to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker  of
15    the  House  and  the  chairpersons  of  the  House and Senate
16    Insurance Committees.  The report shall  be  filed  with  the
17    Secretary  of  the  Senate  and  the  Clerk  of  the House of
18    Representatives.  The  report  shall  also  be  available  to
19    members of the general public upon request.
20        f.  The board may:
21             (1)  Prepare    and    distribute   certificate   of
22        eligibility forms and  enrollment  instruction  forms  to
23        insurance  producers  and  to  the general public in this
24        State.
25             (2)  Provide for reinsurance of  risks  incurred  by
26        the  Plan  and  enter  into  reinsurance  agreements with
27        insurers to establish a reinsurance  plan  for  risks  of
28        coverage  described  in  the  Plan,  or obtain commercial
29        reinsurance to reduce the risk of loss through the Plan.
30             (3)  Issue  additional  types  of  health  insurance
31        policies to provide optional coverages as  are  otherwise
32        permitted  by  this  Act  including a Medicare supplement
33        policy designed to supplement Medicare.
34             (4)  Provide  for  and   employ   cost   containment
 
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 1        measures  and requirements including, but not limited to,
 2        preadmission  certification,  second  surgical   opinion,
 3        concurrent  utilization  review  programs, and individual
 4        case management for the purpose of making the  pool  more
 5        cost effective.
 6             (5)  Design, utilize, contract, or otherwise arrange
 7        for  the delivery of cost effective health care services,
 8        including  establishing  or  contracting  with  preferred
 9        provider organizations, health maintenance organizations,
10        and other limited network provider arrangements.
11             (6)  Adopt bylaws, rules, regulations, policies  and
12        procedures  as  may  be  necessary  or convenient for the
13        implementation of the Act and the operation of the Plan.
14             (7)  Administer separate pools,  separate  accounts,
15        or other plans or arrangements as required by this Act to
16        separate  federally  eligible  individuals  or  groups of
17        federally  eligible  individuals  who  qualify  for  plan
18        coverage under Section  15  of  this  Act  from  eligible
19        persons  or  groups  of  eligible persons who qualify for
20        plan coverage under Section 7 of this Act  and  apportion
21        the  costs  of  the  administration  among  such separate
22        pools, separate accounts, or other plans or arrangements.
23        g.  The  Director  may,  by  rule,  establish  additional
24    powers and duties of the board and may adopt  rules  for  any
25    other  purposes,  including the operation of the Plan, as are
26    necessary or proper to implement this Act.
27        h.  The board is not liable for  any  obligation  of  the
28    Plan.   There  is  no  liability on the part of any member or
29    employee of the board or the  Department,  and  no  cause  of
30    action  of  any nature may arise against them, for any action
31    taken or omission made by them in the  performance  of  their
32    powers  and  duties  under  this  Act,  unless  the action or
33    omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. The  board
34    may  provide  in  its bylaws or rules for indemnification of,
 
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 1    and legal representation for, its members and employees.
 2        i.  There is no liability on the part  of  any  insurance
 3    producer  for  the failure of any applicant to be accepted by
 4    the Plan unless the failure of the applicant to  be  accepted
 5    by  the  Plan  is  due to an act or omission by the insurance
 6    producer which constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
 7    (Source: P.A. 92-597, eff. 6-28-02.)

 8        Section 220-5.  The Public Utilities Act  is  amended  by
 9    changing Sections 2-101 and 2-105 as follows:

10        (220 ILCS 5/2-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-101)
11        Sec.  2-101.   Commerce  Commission  created.   There  is
12    created  an  Illinois  Commerce  Commission  consisting  of 5
13    members not more than 3 of whom shall be members of the  same
14    political  party  at  the  time of appointment.  The Governor
15    shall appoint the members of such Commission by and with  the
16    advice  and  consent  of the Senate.  In case of a vacancy in
17    such office during the recess  of  the  Senate  the  Governor
18    shall  make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of
19    the Senate, when he shall nominate some person to  fill  such
20    office;  and  any person so nominated who is confirmed by the
21    Senate, shall hold his office during  the  remainder  of  the
22    term   and   until  his  successor  shall  be  appointed  and
23    qualified.  Each member of the Commission shall  hold  office
24    for a term of 5 years from the third Monday in January of the
25    year in which his predecessor's term expires.
26        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
27    term of each member of the Commission who  was  appointed  by
28    the  Governor  and  is  in  office  on  June  30,  2003 shall
29    terminate at the close of business on that date or  when  all
30    of  the  successor  members  to be appointed pursuant to this
31    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly  have  been
32    appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs later.   As  soon
 
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 1    as  possible,  the Governor shall appoint persons to fill the
 2    vacancies created by this amendatory Act.
 3        Notwithstanding any provision  of  this  Section  to  the
 4    contrary, the term of office of each member of the Commission
 5    is terminated on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
 6    1995,  but  the  incumbent members shall continue to exercise
 7    all of the powers and be subject to  all  of  the  duties  of
 8    members  of  the Commission until their respective successors
 9    are appointed and qualified.
10        Of the members initially appointed under  the  provisions
11    of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly 1995, one
12    member  shall  be  appointed for a term of office which shall
13    expire on the third Monday of January, 2004 1997; one  member
14    2 members shall be appointed for a term terms of office which
15    shall  expire  on the third Monday of January, 2005 1998; one
16    member shall be appointed for a term of  office  which  shall
17    expire  on the third Monday of January, 2006 1999; one member
18    shall be appointed for a term of office which shall expire on
19    the third Monday of January, 2007; and one  member  shall  be
20    appointed  for  a  term  of  office which shall expire on the
21    third  Monday  of  January,  2008  2000.    Each   respective
22    successor  shall  be appointed for a term of 5 years from the
23    third  Monday  of  January  of  the   year   in   which   his
24    predecessor's  term expires in accordance with the provisions
25    of the first paragraph of this Section.
26        Each member shall serve until his successor is  appointed
27    and  qualified,  except that if the Senate refuses to consent
28    to the appointment of any member, such office shall be deemed
29    vacant, and within 2 weeks of the date the Senate refuses  to
30    consent to the reappointment of any member, such member shall
31    vacate  such  office.  The  Governor  shall from time to time
32    designate the member of  the  Commission  who  shall  be  its
33    chairman.    Consistent  with the provisions of this Act, the
34    Chairman  shall  be  the  chief  executive  officer  of   the
 
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 1    Commission  for the purpose of ensuring that the Commission's
 2    policies are properly executed.
 3        If there is no vacancy on the Commission,  4  members  of
 4    the   Commission   shall  constitute  a  quorum  to  transact
 5    business; otherwise,  a  majority  of  the  Commission  shall
 6    constitute  a  quorum  to  transact  business, and no vacancy
 7    shall impair the right  of  the  remaining  commissioners  to
 8    exercise all of the powers of the Commission.  Every finding,
 9    order,  or  decision approved by a majority of the members of
10    the Commission shall be deemed to be the finding,  order,  or
11    decision of the Commission.
12    (Source: P.A. 92-22, eff. 6-30-01.)

13        (220 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-105)
14        Sec.  2-105. Organization; executive director; assistants
15    to Commissioners.
16        (a)  The Commission shall have an executive director, who
17    shall be appointed by the Governor  without  the  advice  and
18    consent  of  the  Senate.    The  salary  and  duties  of the
19    executive  director  shall  be  fixed  by   the   Commission.
20    Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this Section, the
21    employment of the executive director who is serving  on  June
22    30,  2003  shall  terminate  at the close of business on that
23    date  or  upon  the  appointment  of  a  successor  executive
24    director by the Governor, whichever occurs later.
25        In order that the Commission may perform the  duties  and
26    exercise   the   powers   granted   to   it  and  assume  its
27    responsibilities  under  this  Act  and  any  and  all  other
28    statutes of this State, the Commission, acting jointly, shall
29    hire an executive director who shall be  responsible  to  the
30    Commission  and  shall  serve  subject only to removal by the
31    Commission for good cause.
32        The executive  director  shall  be  responsible  for  the
33    supervision and direction of the Commission staff and for the
 
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 1    necessary   administrative   activities  of  the  Commission,
 2    subject  only  to  Commission  direction  and  approval.   In
 3    furtherance thereof, the executive director may organize  the
 4    Commission staff into such departments, bureaus, sections, or
 5    divisions  as  he  may  deem  necessary  or  appropriate.  In
 6    connection therewith, the executive director may delegate and
 7    assign to one or more staff member or members the supervision
 8    and direction of any such  department,  bureau,  section,  or
 9    division.
10        (b)  The  executive director shall obtain, subject to the
11    provisions  of  the   Personnel   Code,   such   accountants,
12    engineers,  experts, inspectors, clerks, and employees as may
13    be necessary to carry out the provisions of this  Act  or  to
14    perform  the  duties and exercise the powers conferred by law
15    upon the Commission.  All  accountants,  engineers,  experts,
16    inspectors,  clerks,  and  employees  of the Commission shall
17    receive the compensation fixed  by  the  Executive  Director,
18    subject  only  to Commission approval.  Notwithstanding these
19    provisions, each commissioner shall  have  the  authority  to
20    retain   up   to  2  full-time  assistants,  subject  to  the
21    provisions of the Personnel Code, who shall be supervised  by
22    the commissioner and whose compensation shall be fixed by the
23    commissioner.
24        (c)  The   commissioners,   executive  director,  hearing
25    examiners,  accountants,   engineers,   clerks,   inspectors,
26    experts,  and  other  employees shall have reimbursed to them
27    all actual and necessary traveling  and  other  expenses  and
28    disbursements  necessarily  incurred  or  made by them in the
29    discharge of  their  official  duties.   The  Commission  and
30    executive  director  may  also  incur  necessary expenses for
31    office furniture, stationery, printing, and other  incidental
32    expenses.
33        (d)  A   copy   of  any  contract  executed  between  the
34    Commission and the executive director  which  establishes  or
 
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 1    provides  for  the expenditure of public funds shall be filed
 2    with the State Comptroller within 15 days  of  execution  and
 3    shall  be  available for public inspection.  Any cancellation
 4    or modification of any such contract shall be filed with  the
 5    State  Comptroller  within  15 days of execution and shall be
 6    available  for  public  inspection.   When  a   contract   or
 7    modification  required  to be filed under this subsection has
 8    not been  filed  within  30  days  of  execution,  the  State
 9    Comptroller  shall  refuse  to  issue any warrant for payment
10    thereunder  until  the  Commission  files  the  contract   or
11    modification with the State Comptroller.
12    (Source: P.A. 89-429, eff. 12-15-95.)

13        (220 ILCS 40/Act rep.)
14        Section  220-40.   The Small Business Utility Advocate is
15    abolished and the Small  Business  Utility  Advocate  Act  is
16    repealed.

17        Section  225-2.   The Acupuncture Practice Act is amended
18    by changing Section 35 as follows:

19        (225 ILCS 2/35)
20        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
21        Sec. 35.   Board  of  Acupuncture.   The  Director  shall
22    appoint  a  Board  of Acupuncture to consist of 7 persons who
23    shall be appointed by and shall serve in an advisory capacity
24    to the Director. Four members must hold an active license  to
25    engage  in  the  practice  of  acupuncture in this State, one
26    member shall be a chiropractic physician licensed  under  the
27    Medical  Practice  Act of 1987 who is actively engaged in the
28    practice of acupuncture, one  member  shall  be  a  physician
29    licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all  of its branches in
30    Illinois, and one member must be a member of the  public  who
31    is  not  licensed  under this Act or a similar Act of another
 
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 1    jurisdiction and who has no connection with  the  profession.
 2    The  initial appointees who would otherwise be required to be
 3    licensed acupuncturists shall instead be individuals who have
 4    been practicing acupuncture for at least 5 years and who  are
 5    eligible under this Act for licensure as acupuncturists.
 6        Members   shall   serve  4-year  terms  and  until  their
 7    successors are appointed and qualified, except  that  of  the
 8    initial  appointments, one member shall be appointed to serve
 9    for 1 year, 2 members shall  be  appointed  to  serve  for  2
10    years, 2 members shall be appointed to serve for 3 years, and
11    2  members  shall be appointed to serve for 4 years and until
12    their successors are  appointed  and  qualified.   No  member
13    shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that would cause
14    his  or her continuous service on the Board to be longer than
15    8 consecutive years.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall be
16    made in the same manner  as  original  appointments  for  the
17    unexpired  portion  of the vacated term.  Initial terms shall
18    begin upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
19        The Board  shall  annually  elect  a  chairperson  and  a
20    vice-chairperson  who  shall  preside  in  the absence of the
21    chairperson.  The membership of the Board  should  reasonably
22    reflect  representation  from  the  geographic  areas in this
23    State.  The Director may terminate  the  appointment  of  any
24    member  for cause. The Director may give due consideration to
25    all recommendations of the Board.  A majority  of  the  Board
26    members  currently  appointed  shall  constitute a quorum.  A
27    vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not  impair  the
28    right  of  a quorum to exercise the right and perform all the
29    duties of the Board.  Members of  the  Board  shall  have  no
30    liability   in   any   action  based  upon  any  disciplinary
31    proceeding or other activity performed in  good  faith  as  a
32    member of the Board.
33        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
34    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
 
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 1    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
 2        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
 3    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
 4    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
 5    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
 6    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
 7    Travel Control Board.
 8    (Source: P.A. 89-706, eff. 1-31-97; 90-61, eff. 7-3-97.)

 9        Section 225-5.  The Illinois Athletic  Trainers  Practice
10    Act is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

11        (225 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 7606)
12        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
13        Sec.    6.    Athletic   Training   Board;   appointment;
14    membership; term; duties.   The  Director  shall  appoint  an
15    Illinois Board of Athletic Trainers as follows: 6 persons who
16    shall be appointed by and shall serve in an advisory capacity
17    to  the Director.  Two members must be licensed physicians; 3
18    members  must  be  registered  athletic  trainers   in   good
19    standing,  and  actively  engaged in the practice of athletic
20    training in this State; and 1 member must be a public  member
21    who  is  not  registered  under this Act, or a similar Act of
22    another jurisdiction, and  is  not  a  provider  of  athletic
23    health care service.
24        Members   shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until  their
25    successors are appointed and qualified  except  that  of  the
26    initial  appointments,  1  member shall be appointed to serve
27    for one year, 2 shall be appointed to serve for  2  years,  2
28    shall  be  appointed  to serve for 3 years, and the remaining
29    one, who shall be the public member, shall  be  appointed  to
30    serve  for  4 years, and until their successors are appointed
31    and qualified.  No member shall be reappointed to  the  Board
32    for  more than 2 terms.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall
 
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 1    be made in the same manner as original appointments, for  the
 2    unexpired  portion  of the vacated term.  Initial terms shall
 3    begin upon the effective date of this Act.
 4        The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
 5    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
 6        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
 7    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
 8    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
 9        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
10    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
11    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
12    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
13    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
14    Travel Control Board.
15        The Director may terminate the appointment of any  member
16    for  cause  which  in  the opinion of the Director reasonably
17    justifies such termination.
18        The Director shall consider  the  recommendation  of  the
19    Board   on  questions  involving  standards  of  professional
20    conduct, discipline, and  qualifications  of  candidates  and
21    license holders under this Act.
22    (Source: P.A. 91-827, eff. 6-13-00.)

23        Section  225-15.  The Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act
24    is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

25        (225 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 5357)
26        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
27        Sec. 7.  Board.  The Director shall appoint a Board  that
28    shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Director.
29        The  Board  shall  consist  of  7  persons, 4 of whom are
30    licensed clinical psychologists, and actively engaged in  the
31    practice  of  clinical  psychology,  2  of  whom are licensed
32    clinical psychologists and are full time faculty  members  of
 
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 1    accredited  colleges  or  universities  who  are  engaged  in
 2    training  clinical psychologists, and one of whom is a public
 3    member who is  not  a  licensed  health  care  provider.   In
 4    appointing  members of the Board, the Director shall give due
 5    consideration to the adequate representation of  the  various
 6    fields of health care psychology such as clinical psychology,
 7    school  psychology  and  counseling psychology. In appointing
 8    members  of  the  Board,  the   Director   shall   give   due
 9    consideration to recommendations by members of the profession
10    of  clinical  psychology  and by the State-wide organizations
11    representing the  interests  of  clinical  psychologists  and
12    organizations representing the interests of academic programs
13    as   well  as  recommendations  by  approved  doctoral  level
14    psychology programs in the State  of  Illinois.  The  members
15    shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.  No member shall be
16    eligible   to   serve  for  more  than  2  full  terms.   Any
17    appointment to fill a vacancy  shall  be  for  the  unexpired
18    portion  of  the  term.  A member appointed to fill a vacancy
19    shall be eligible for reappointment to only  one  full  term.
20    The  Director  may  remove  any  member for cause at any time
21    prior to the expiration of his or her term.
22        The Board shall annually elect  one  of  its  members  as
23    chairperson and vice chairperson.
24        The  members  of  the Board shall receive no compensation
25    for  their  services,  but  shall  be  reimbursed   for   all
26    authorized  legitimate  and  necessary  expenses  incurred in
27    attending the meetings of the Board. A member  of  the  Board
28    who  experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the
29    loss of income on days of attendance  at  meetings  or  while
30    otherwise  engaged in the business of the Board may be paid a
31    hardship allowance, as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the
32    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
33        The   Director   shall  give  due  consideration  to  all
34    recommendations of the Board.   In  the  event  the  Director
 
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 1    disagrees with or takes action contrary to the recommendation
 2    of  the  Board,  he  or  she  shall  provide the Board with a
 3    written and specific explanation of his or her actions.
 4        A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall
 5    constitute a quorum.  A vacancy  in  the  membership  of  the
 6    Board  shall  not impair the right of a quorum to perform all
 7    of the duties of the Board.
 8        Members of the Board  shall  have  no  liability  in  any
 9    action  based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceeding  or  other
10    activity performed in good faith as a member of the Board.
11        The  Director may terminate the appointment of any member
12    for cause which in the opinion  of  the  Director  reasonably
13    justifies such termination.
14    (Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)

15        Section  225-20. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work
16    Practice Act is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

17        (225 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 6356)
18        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
19        Sec. 6.  Social Work Examining and Disciplinary Board.
20        (1)  The Director shall appoint a Social  Work  Examining
21    and  Disciplinary  Board  consisting  of  9 persons who shall
22    serve in an advisory capacity to  the  Director.   The  Board
23    shall  be composed of 5 licensed clinical social workers, one
24    of whom shall be a certified school  social  worker,  one  of
25    whom  shall  be employed in the private not-for-profit sector
26    and one of whom shall serve as the chairperson, two  licensed
27    social  workers,  and  2  members  of  the public who are not
28    regulated under this Act or a similar  Act  and  who  clearly
29    represent consumer interests.
30        (2)  Members  shall serve for a term of 4 years and until
31    their successors are  appointed  and  qualified.   No  member
32    shall  be  reappointed if such reappointment would cause that
 
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 1    person's service on the Board to be longer than 8  successive
 2    years.   Appointments  to  fill  vacancies  for the unexpired
 3    portion of a vacated term shall be made in the same manner as
 4    original appointments.
 5        (3)  The  membership  of  the  Board  should   reasonably
 6    reflect  representation  from  different  geographic areas of
 7    Illinois.
 8        (4)  The Director may terminate the  appointment  of  any
 9    member for cause.
10        (5)  The  Director  shall  consider the recommendation of
11    the Board on all matters and questions relating to this Act.
12        (6)  The  Board  is   charged   with   the   duties   and
13    responsibilities of recommending to the Director the adoption
14    of  all  policies, procedures and rules which may be required
15    or deemed advisable  in  order  to  perform  the  duties  and
16    functions  conferred  on  the  Board,  the  Director  and the
17    Department to carry out the provisions of this Act.
18        (7)  The Board shall make recommendations on all  matters
19    relating  to  continuing  education  including  the number of
20    hours necessary for license renewal, waivers for those unable
21    to meet such  requirements  and  acceptable  course  content.
22    Such  recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the
23    Department or an unreasonable restriction  on  those  seeking
24    license renewal.
25        (8)  The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
26    chairperson and one as vice chairperson.
27        (9)  Members  of  the Board shall receive no compensation
28    for their service, but shall be reimbursed for all authorized
29    legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in  attending  the
30    meetings  of the Board. A member of the Board who experiences
31    a significant financial hardship due to the loss of income on
32    days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged  in
33    the  business  of the Board may be paid a hardship allowance,
34    as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of   the
 
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 1    Governor's Travel Control Board.
 2        (10)  A majority of the Board members currently appointed
 3    shall  constitute  a  quorum.  A vacancy in the membership of
 4    the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum  to  perform
 5    all of the duties of the Board.
 6        (11)  Members  of the Board shall have no liability in an
 7    action based upon a disciplinary proceeding or other activity
 8    performed in good faith as a member of the Board.
 9    (Source: P.A. 90-150, eff. 12-30-97.)

10        Section 225-25.  The  Illinois  Dental  Practice  Act  is
11    amended  by  changing  Section  6  and  adding Section 8.2 as
12    follows:

13        (225 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 2306)
14        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
15        Sec.  6.   Board  of  Dentistry  -  Report  By   Majority
16    Required.   There  is  created  a  Board  of Dentistry, to be
17    composed of persons designated  from  time  to  time  by  the
18    Director, as follows:
19        Eleven persons, 8 of whom have been dentists for a period
20    of 5 years or more; 2 of whom have been dental hygienists for
21    a  period of 5 years or more, and one public member.  None of
22    the members shall be employed by or  be  an  officer  of  any
23    dental college, or dental or dental hygiene department of any
24    institution  of  learning.   The  dental hygienists shall not
25    participate in the examination of applicants for licenses  to
26    practice  dentistry.  The public member shall not participate
27    in the examination of applicants  for  licenses  to  practice
28    dentistry  or dental hygiene.  The board shall annually elect
29    a chairman who shall be a dentist.
30        Terms for all members shall  be  for  4  years.   Partial
31    terms  over  2  years  in  length shall be considered as full
32    terms.  A member may be reappointed for  a  successive  term,
 
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 1    but  no  member  shall serve more than 2 full terms in his or
 2    her lifetime.
 3        The membership of the Board shall include only  residents
 4    from various geographic areas of this State and shall include
 5    at  least  some graduates from various institutions of dental
 6    education in this State.
 7        In making appointments to the Board  the  Director  shall
 8    give due consideration to recommendations by organizations of
 9    the  dental  profession  in  Illinois, including the Illinois
10    State  Dental  Society   and   Illinois   Dental   Hygienists
11    Association,  and  shall  promptly  give  due  notice to such
12    organizations of any vacancy in the membership of the Board.
13    The Director may terminate the appointment of any member  for
14    cause  which  in  the  opinion  of  the  Director  reasonably
15    justifies such termination.
16        A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair
17    the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights  and perform
18    all  the  duties of the Board.  Any action to be taken by the
19    Board under this Act may be authorized by resolution  at  any
20    regular  or  special  meeting, and each such resolution shall
21    take effect immediately.   The  Board  shall  meet  at  least
22    quarterly.    The  Board  may adopt all rules and regulations
23    necessary and incident to its powers and  duties  under  this
24    Act.
25        The  members  of  the Board shall receive no compensation
26    for their service, but shall be  reimbursed  for  shall  each
27    receive as compensation a reasonable sum as determined by the
28    Director  for  each day actually engaged in the duties of the
29    office, and all legitimate  and  necessary  expenses  expense
30    incurred  in attending the meetings of the Board. A member of
31    the Board who experiences a  significant  financial  hardship
32    due  to  the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings
33    or while otherwise engaged in the business of the  Board  may
34    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
 
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 1    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 2        Members  of  the  Board  shall be immune from suit in any
 3    action based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or  other
 4    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
 5    (Source: P.A. 91-594, eff. 1-1-00.)

 6        (225 ILCS 25/8.2 new)
 7        Sec. 8.2.  Anesthesia Review Panel.  Members of any panel
 8    created  by  the  Department concerning the administration of
 9    anesthesia services shall receive no compensation  for  their
10    services,  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for  all  ordinary and
11    necessary expenses incurred in  performing  their  duties  as
12    members.  A member of the panel who experiences a significant
13    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
14    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
15    business  of  the  panel may be paid a hardship allowance, as
16    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
17    Travel Control Board.

18        Section  225-30.   The  Dietetic  and  Nutrition Services
19    Practice Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:

20        (225 ILCS 30/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8401-30)
21        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
22        (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 92-642)
23        Sec. 30.  Practice Board.  The Director shall  appoint  a
24    Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Board as follows:
25        Seven  individuals  who  shall  be appointed by and shall
26    serve in an advisory capacity to the Director.   Of  these  7
27    individuals,  4  members  must be licensed under this Act and
28    currently engaged in the practice of dietetics  or  nutrition
29    services in the State of Illinois and must have been doing so
30    for  a  minimum  of  3  years,  2  of  whom shall be licensed
31    dietitians who are not also licensed as nutrition  counselors
 
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 1    under  this  Act  and  2  of whom shall be licensed nutrition
 2    counselors who are not also licensed  dietitians  under  this
 3    Act;  one  member  must  be  a physician licensed to practice
 4    medicine in all  of  its  branches;  one  member  must  be  a
 5    licensed  professional nurse; and one member must be a public
 6    member not licensed under this Act.
 7        Members  shall  serve  3  year  terms  and  until   their
 8    successors  are  appointed and qualified, except the terms of
 9    the initial appointments.  The initial appointments shall  be
10    served as follows:  2 members shall be appointed to serve for
11    one  year, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 2 years, and the
12    remaining members shall be appointed to serve for 3 years and
13    until their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.   No
14    member  shall  be  reappointed  to  the Board for a term that
15    would cause his or her continuous service on the Board to  be
16    longer than 8 years.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall be
17    made  in  the  same  manner as original appointments, for the
18    unexpired portion of the vacated term.  Initial  terms  shall
19    begin  upon  the effective date of this Act and Board members
20    in office on that date shall be appointed to  specific  terms
21    as indicated in this Section.
22        The  membership  of  the Board shall reasonably represent
23    all the geographic areas in this State.  Any time there is  a
24    vacancy  on  the Board, any professional association composed
25    of persons licensed under this Act may recommend licensees to
26    fill  the  vacancy  to  the  Board  for  the  appointment  of
27    licensees, the organization representing the  largest  number
28    of  licensed  physicians for the appointment of physicians to
29    the Board, and  the  organization  representing  the  largest
30    number of licensed professional nurses for the appointment of
31    a nurse to the Board.
32        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
33    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
34    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
 
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 1        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
 2    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
 3    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
 4    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
 5    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
 6    Travel Control Board.
 7        Members of the Board  shall  have  no  liability  in  any
 8    action  based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceeding  or  other
 9    activity performed in good faith as members of the Board.
10        The  Director  shall  have  the  authority  to remove any
11    member of the Board from  office  for  neglect  of  any  duty
12    required  by  law  or  for  incompetency or unprofessional or
13    dishonorable conduct.
14        The Director shall consider  the  recommendation  of  the
15    Board  on  questions  of  standards  of professional conduct,
16    discipline, and qualifications  of  candidates  or  licensees
17    under this Act.
18    (Source: P.A. 87-784; 87-1000.)

19        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 92-642)
20        Sec.  30.  Practice  Board.  The Director shall appoint a
21    Dietitian  Nutritionist  Practice   Board   as   follows:   7
22    individuals  who  shall be appointed by and shall serve in an
23    advisory capacity to the Director.  Of these 7 individuals, 4
24    members must be licensed under this Act; one member must be a
25    physician  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all  of  its
26    branches; one member must be a licensed  professional  nurse;
27    and  one  member  must  be a public member not licensed under
28    this Act.
29        Members  shall  serve  3  year  terms  and  until   their
30    successors  are  appointed and qualified, except the terms of
31    the initial appointments.   No member shall be reappointed to
32    the Board for a term that would cause his or  her  continuous
33    service on the Board to be longer than 8 years.  Appointments
34    to  fill  vacancies  shall  be  made  in  the  same manner as
 
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 1    original appointments,  for  the  unexpired  portion  of  the
 2    vacated  term.   Initial terms shall begin upon the effective
 3    date of this Act and Board members in  office  on  that  date
 4    shall  be  appointed  to  specific terms as indicated in this
 5    Section.
 6        The membership of the Board  shall  reasonably  represent
 7    all  the geographic areas in this State.  Any time there is a
 8    vacancy on the Board, any professional  association  composed
 9    of persons licensed under this Act may recommend licensees to
10    fill  the  vacancy  to  the  Board  for  the  appointment  of
11    licensees,  the  organization representing the largest number
12    of licensed physicians for the appointment of  physicians  to
13    the  Board,  and  the  organization  representing the largest
14    number of licensed professional nurses for the appointment of
15    a nurse to the Board.
16        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
17    their  service,  but  may  be  reimbursed  for reasonable and
18    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
19        A member of  the  Board  who  experiences  a  significant
20    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
21    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
22    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
23    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
24    Travel Control Board.
25        Members  of  the  Board  shall  have  no liability in any
26    action  based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceeding  or  other
27    activity performed in good faith as members of the Board.
28        The Director shall  have  the  authority  to  remove  any
29    member  of  the  Board  from  office  for neglect of any duty
30    required by law or  for  incompetency  or  unprofessional  or
31    dishonorable conduct.
32        The  Director  shall  consider  the recommendation of the
33    Board on questions  of  standards  of  professional  conduct,
34    discipline,  and  qualifications  of  candidates or licensees
 
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 1    under this Act.
 2    (Source: P.A. 92-642, eff. 10-31-03.)

 3        Section 225-37.  The  Environmental  Health  Practitioner
 4    Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 18 as follows:

 5        (225 ILCS 37/18)
 6        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
 7        Sec.  18.  Board  of  Environmental Health Practitioners.
 8    The Board of Environmental Health  Practitioners  is  created
 9    and  shall  exercise its duties as provided in this Act.  The
10    Board shall consist of 5 members appointed by  the  Director.
11    Of   the   5   members,   3  shall  be  environmental  health
12    practitioners, one a Public Health  Administrator  who  meets
13    the   minimum  qualifications  for  public  health  personnel
14    employed by full time local health departments as  prescribed
15    by  the  Illinois Department of Public Health and is actively
16    engaged in the administration of a  local  health  department
17    within  this State, and one member of the general public.  In
18    making the appointments to  the  Board,  the  Director  shall
19    consider  the  recommendations  of  related  professional and
20    trade  associations  including  the  Illinois   Environmental
21    Health Association and the Illinois Public Health Association
22    and   of   the  Director  of  Public  Health.   Each  of  the
23    environmental health practitioners  shall  have  at  least  5
24    years  of  full time employment in the field of environmental
25    health  practice  before  the  date  of  appointment.    Each
26    appointee   filling  the  seat  of  an  environmental  health
27    practitioner appointed to the Board must  be  licensed  under
28    this Act.
29        The  membership  of  the  Board  shall reasonably reflect
30    representation from  the  various  geographic  areas  of  the
31    State.
32        A vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair
 
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 1    the  right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform
 2    all the duties of the Board.
 3        The members of the Board shall  receive  no  compensation
 4    for  their  service, but shall be reimbursed for are entitled
 5    to receive as compensation a reasonable sum as determined  by
 6    the  Director  for each day actually engaged in the duties of
 7    the office and all legitimate and necessary expenses incurred
 8    in attending the meetings of the Board. A member of the Board
 9    who experiences a significant financial hardship due  to  the
10    loss  of  income  on  days of attendance at meetings or while
11    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
12    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
13    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
14        Members of the Board shall be immune  from  suit  in  any
15    action  based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or other
16    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
17        The Director may remove any member of the Board  for  any
18    cause  that,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Director, reasonably
19    justifies termination.
20    (Source: P.A.  91-724,  eff.  6-2-00;  91-798,  eff.  7-9-00;
21    92-837, eff. 8-22-02.)

22        Section  225-41.   The  Funeral  Directors  and Embalmers
23    Licensing  Code  is  amended  by  changing  Section  15-5  as
24    follows:

25        (225 ILCS 41/15-5) (from Ch. 111, par. 2825)
26        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
27        Sec. 15-5.  Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing and
28    Disciplinary  Board.  A  Funeral  Directors   and   Embalmers
29    Licensing and Disciplinary Board is created and shall consist
30    of  7  persons,  6  of  whom are licensed to practice funeral
31    directing and embalming in this  State,  and  one  who  is  a
32    knowledgeable  public member.  Each member shall be appointed
 
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 1    by the Director of the Department. The persons  so  appointed
 2    shall  hold  their  offices for 4 years and until a qualified
 3    successor is appointed.  All  vacancies  occurring  shall  be
 4    filled  by the Director for the unexpired portion of the term
 5    rendered vacant.  No member shall be eligible  to  serve  for
 6    more  than 2 full terms.  Any appointee may be removed by the
 7    Director when in his  or  her  discretion  he  or  she  finds
 8    removal  to  be in the public interest. The cause for removal
 9    must be set forth in writing. The Board shall annually select
10    a chairman from its membership.  The  members  of  the  Board
11    shall receive no compensation for their service, but shall be
12    reimbursed for all legitimate and necessary expenses incurred
13    in attending meetings of the Board. A member of the Board who
14    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
15    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
16    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
17    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
18    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
19        The Board may meet as often as necessary to  perform  its
20    duties  under  this Code, and shall meet at least once a year
21    in Springfield, Illinois.
22        The members of the Board appointed and serving under  the
23    Funeral  Directors  and Embalmers Licensing Act of 1935 shall
24    continue to serve under the Funeral Directors  and  Embalmers
25    Licensing  Code  and  until the expiration of their appointed
26    terms.  These members may be reappointed  if  eligible  under
27    this Section.
28        The Department may seek the advice and recommendations of
29    the  Board  on  any matter relating to the administration and
30    enforcement of this Code.
31        The Department shall seek the advice and  recommendations
32    of   the   Board   in   connection  with  any  rulemaking  or
33    disciplinary actions, including applications for  restoration
34    of revoked licenses.  The Board shall have 60 days to respond
 
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 1    to  a  Department request for advice and recommendations.  If
 2    the Department fails to adopt, in whole or in part,  a  Board
 3    recommendation   in   connection   with   any  rulemaking  or
 4    disciplinary action, it shall provide a  written  explanation
 5    of   its   specific   reasons  for  not  adopting  the  Board
 6    recommendation.   The  written  explanations  shall  be  made
 7    available for public inspection.
 8        The  Department  shall adopt all necessary and reasonable
 9    rules and regulations for  the  effective  administration  of
10    this Code, and without limiting the foregoing, the Department
11    shall adopt rules and regulations:
12             (1)  prescribing   a   method   of   examination  of
13        candidates;
14             (2)  defining  what  shall  constitute   a   school,
15        college,  university, department of a university or other
16        institution  to  determine  the  reputability  and   good
17        standing   of   these  institutions  by  reference  to  a
18        compliance with the rules and  regulations;  however,  no
19        school,  college,  university, department of a university
20        or  other  institution   that   refuses   admittance   to
21        applicants,  solely on account of race, color, creed, sex
22        or national origin shall be considered reputable  and  in
23        good standing;
24             (3)  establishing   expiration   dates  and  renewal
25        periods for all licenses;
26             (4)  prescribing a method of handling complaints and
27        conducting hearings on proceedings to  take  disciplinary
28        action under this Code; and
29             (5)  providing for licensure by reciprocity.
30    (Source: P.A. 91-827, eff. 6-13-00.)

31        Section  225-51.  The Home Medical Equipment and Services
32    Provider License Act is amended by  changing  Section  25  as
33    follows:
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 51/25)
 2        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
 3        Sec.  25.  Home Medical Equipment and Services Board. The
 4    Director shall appoint a Home Medical Equipment and  Services
 5    Board,  in consultation with a state association representing
 6    the home medical equipment and services industry, to serve in
 7    an advisory capacity to the Director. The Board shall consist
 8    of 7 members. Four members shall be  home  medical  equipment
 9    and  services  provider  representatives, 2 of whom represent
10    businesses grossing less than  $500,000 per year in revenues,
11    2 of whom represent businesses grossing $500,000 or more  per
12    year  in  revenues,  and at least one of whom shall also be a
13    pharmacy-based  provider.  The  3  remaining  members   shall
14    include  one  home  care clinical specialist, one respiratory
15    care practitioner, and one consumer of home medical equipment
16    and services.
17        Members  shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until   their
18    successors  are  appointed  and qualified, except that of the
19    initial appointments, the consumer member shall be  appointed
20    to  serve for one year, 2 members shall be appointed to serve
21    for 2 years, 3 members shall be  appointed  to  serve  for  3
22    years,  and  one  member  who is a home medical equipment and
23    services provider representative shall be appointed to  serve
24    for  4    years, and until their successors are appointed and
25    qualified. No member shall be reappointed to the Board for  a
26    term  that  would  cause  continuous  service on the Board to
27    exceed 8 years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be  made
28    in   the  same  manner  as  original  appointments,  for  the
29    unexpired portion of the vacated term.
30        The  home  medical  equipment   and   services   provider
31    representatives  appointed to the Board shall have engaged in
32    the provision of  home  medical  equipment  and  services  or
33    related  home  care  services  for  at least 3 years prior to
34    their appointment, shall be currently  engaged  in  providing
 
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 1    home medical equipment and services in the State of Illinois,
 2    and  must  have  no record of convictions related to fraud or
 3    abuse under either State or federal law.
 4        The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
 5    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
 6        The  Board  shall  annually  elect  one of its members as
 7    chairperson and vice chairperson.
 8        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
 9    their  service,  but  as  compensation  a  reasonable  sum as
10    determined by the Director for each day actually  engaged  in
11    the  duties  of  the  office,  and  shall  be  reimbursed for
12    authorized expenses incurred in performing the duties of  the
13    office.  A  member of the Board who experiences a significant
14    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
15    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
16    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
17    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
18    Travel Control Board.
19        The Director may terminate the appointment of any  member
20    for  cause  which  in  the opinion of the Director reasonably
21    justifies the termination.
22        Through consultation with members of a state  association
23    for  the  home  medical  equipment and services industry, the
24    Board may recommend to the Department rules that specify  the
25    medical  equipment  to  be  included under this Act, that set
26    standards  for  the  licensure,  professional  conduct,   and
27    discipline   of  entities that provide home medical equipment
28    and services, and that govern the safety and quality of  home
29    medical  equipment  and services. The Director shall consider
30    the recommendations of the Board.
31        Members of the Board shall be  immune  from  suit  in  an
32    action  based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or other
33    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
34        A majority of Board  members  currently  appointed  shall
 
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 1    constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board
 2    shall  not  impair  the  rights  of  a quorum to exercise the
 3    rights and perform all of the duties of the Board.
 4    (Source: P.A. 90-532, eff. 11-14-97.)

 5        Section  225-55.   The  Marriage   and   Family   Therapy
 6    Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:

 7        (225 ILCS 55/25) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-25)
 8        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
 9        Sec.  25.  Marriage  and  Family  Therapy  Licensing  and
10    Disciplinary Board.
11        (a)  There  is  established  within  the  Department  the
12    Marriage  and Family Therapy Licensing and Disciplinary Board
13    to be appointed by the Director.  The Board shall be composed
14    of 7 persons who shall serve in an advisory capacity  to  the
15    Director.  The  Board  shall  elect  a chairperson and a vice
16    chairperson.
17        (b)  In appointing members of  the  Board,  the  Director
18    shall give due consideration to recommendations by members of
19    the  profession  of  marriage  and  family therapy and by the
20    statewide organizations solely representing the interests  of
21    marriage and family therapists.
22        (c)  Five  members  of  the  Board  shall be marriage and
23    family therapists who have been in  active  practice  for  at
24    least  5  years  immediately  preceding their appointment, or
25    engaged in the education and training of  masters,  doctoral,
26    or  post-doctoral students of marriage and family therapy, or
27    engaged  in  marriage  and  family  therapy  research.   Each
28    marriage or family therapy teacher or researcher  shall  have
29    spent  the  majority  of  the  time  devoted  to the study or
30    research of marriage and family therapy during  the  2  years
31    immediately  preceding  his  or her appointment to the Board.
32    The appointees shall be licensed under this Act.
 
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 1        (d)  Two members shall be representatives of the  general
 2    public who have no direct affiliation or work experience with
 3    the  practice  of marriage and family therapy and who clearly
 4    represent consumer interests.
 5        (e)  Board members shall be  appointed  for  terms  of  4
 6    years  each,  except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy
 7    shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of  the  Board
 8    member  whom  he or she shall succeed. Upon the expiration of
 9    this term of office, a Board member shall continue  to  serve
10    until a successor is appointed and qualified. No member shall
11    be  reappointed  to  the  Board  for  a term that would cause
12    continuous service on the Board to be longer than 8 years.
13        (f)  The membership of the Board shall reasonably reflect
14    representation from  the  various  geographic  areas  of  the
15    State.
16        (g)  Members  of  the  Board shall be immune from suit in
17    any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings  or  other
18    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
19        (h)  The  Director may remove any member of the Board for
20    any cause that, in the opinion of  the  Director,  reasonably
21    justifies termination.
22        (i)  The Director may consider the recommendations of the
23    Board  on  questions  of  standards  of professional conduct,
24    discipline, and  qualification  of  candidates  or  licensees
25    under this Act.
26        (j)  The   members   of   the   Board  shall  receive  no
27    compensation for their service, but shall be  reimbursed  for
28    all  legitimate, necessary, and authorized expenses. A member
29    of the Board who experiences a significant financial hardship
30    due to the loss of income on days of attendance  at  meetings
31    or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may
32    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
33    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
34        (k)  A majority of the Board members currently  appointed
 
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 1    shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the
 2    Board  shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all
 3    the rights and perform all the duties of the Board.
 4    (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)

 5        Section 225-57.  The Massage Licensing Act is amended  by
 6    changing Section 35 as follows:

 7        (225 ILCS 57/35)
 8        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
 9        Sec. 35. Massage Licensing Board.
10        (a)  The  Director  shall  appoint  a  Massage  Licensing
11    Board,  which  shall  serve  in  an  advisory capacity to the
12    Director.  The Board shall consist of 7 members,  of  whom  6
13    shall  be  massage  therapists  with  at  least  3  years  of
14    experience  in  massage. One of the massage therapist members
15    shall represent a massage therapy  school  from  the  private
16    sector  and  one  of  the  massage  therapist  members  shall
17    represent  a  massage  therapy school from the public sector.
18    One member of the Board shall be a member of the  public  who
19    is  not  licensed under this Act or a similar Act in Illinois
20    or  another  jurisdiction.  Membership  on  the  Board  shall
21    reasonably reflect the various massage therapy and non-exempt
22    bodywork  organizations.   Membership  on  the  Board   shall
23    reasonably reflect the geographic areas of the State.
24        (b)  Members  shall be appointed to a 3-year term, except
25    that initial appointees shall serve the  following  terms:  2
26    members  including  the non-voting member shall serve for one
27    year, 2 members shall serve for 2 years, and 3 members  shall
28    serve  for  3  years.   A member whose term has expired shall
29    continue to serve until his or her  successor  is  appointed.
30    No  member  shall be reappointed to the Board for a term that
31    would cause his or her continuous service  on  the  Board  to
32    exceed 9 years.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made
 
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 1    in  the  same  manner  as  the  original appointments for the
 2    unexpired portion of the vacated term.
 3        (c)  The  members  of  the   Board   shall   receive   no
 4    compensation  for  their service, but shall be reimbursed are
 5    entitled to  receive  compensation  for  all  legitimate  and
 6    necessary   expenses   incurred  while  attending  Board  and
 7    Department meetings.  A member of the Board who experiences a
 8    significant financial hardship due to the loss of  income  on
 9    days  of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged in
10    the business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,
11    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
12    Governor's Travel Control Board.
13        (d)  Members of the Board shall be immune  from  suit  in
14    any  action  based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
15    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
16        (e)  The Director shall consider the  recommendations  of
17    the   Board   on   questions   involving   the  standards  of
18    professional  conduct,  discipline,  and  qualifications   of
19    candidates and licensees under this Act.  Nothing shall limit
20    the  ability  of  the Board to provide recommendations to the
21    Director in regard to any matter affecting the administration
22    of this Act.  The Director shall give  due  consideration  to
23    all  recommendations  of  the  Board.  If  the Director takes
24    action  contrary  to  a  recommendation  of  the  Board,  the
25    Director shall provide a written explanation of that action.
26        (f)  The Director may terminate the  appointment  of  any
27    member  for  cause  which,  in  the  opinion  of the Director
28    reasonably justifies termination, which may include,  but  is
29    not limited to, a Board member who does not attend 2
30    (Source: P.A. 92-860, eff. 6-1-03.)

31        Section  225-60.   The  Medical  Practice  Act of 1987 is
32    amended by changing Sections 7 and 8 as follows:
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 60/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7)
 2        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
 3        Sec. 7.  Medical Disciplinary Board.
 4        (A) There is hereby created the  Illinois  State  Medical
 5    Disciplinary   Board   (hereinafter   referred   to   as  the
 6    "Disciplinary Board").  The Disciplinary Board shall  consist
 7    of 9 members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the
 8    advice  and consent of the Senate.  All shall be residents of
 9    the State, not more than 5 of whom shall be  members  of  the
10    same  political  party.   Five  members  shall  be physicians
11    licensed to practice medicine  in  all  of  its  branches  in
12    Illinois  possessing  the  degree of doctor of medicine.  Two
13    shall be members of the public, who shall not be  engaged  in
14    any way, directly or indirectly, as providers of health care.
15    The  2  public  members  shall  act  as nonvoting, ex-officio
16    members and  shall  not  be  considered  in  determining  the
17    existence, or lack of existence, of a quorum for all purposes
18    for  which  a quorum may be called pursuant to this Act.  One
19    member shall be a physician licensed to practice in  Illinois
20    possessing  the degree of doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic
21    medicine.  One  member  shall  be  a  physician  licensed  to
22    practice  in  Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of
23    chiropractic.
24        (B)  Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be appointed
25    for terms of 4 years.  Upon the expiration of the term of any
26    member, their successor shall be appointed for a  term  of  4
27    years  by  the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
28    the Senate.  The Governor shall  fill  any  vacancy  for  the
29    remainder  of  the  unexpired term by and with the advice and
30    consent of the Senate.  Upon recommendation of the Board, any
31    member of the  Disciplinary  Board  may  be  removed  by  the
32    Governor  for  misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of
33    duty, after notice, and a public hearing, unless such  notice
34    and  hearing  shall  be  expressly  waived  in writing.  Each
 
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 1    member shall serve on  the  Disciplinary  Board  until  their
 2    successor  is  appointed  and  qualified.   No  member of the
 3    Disciplinary Board shall serve more than 2 consecutive 4 year
 4    terms.
 5        In making appointments  the  Governor  shall  attempt  to
 6    insure  that the various social and geographic regions of the
 7    State of Illinois are properly represented.
 8        In making the designation  of  persons  to  act  for  the
 9    several  professions  represented  on the Disciplinary Board,
10    the Governor shall give due consideration to  recommendations
11    by members of the respective professions and by organizations
12    therein.
13        (C)  The  Disciplinary  Board shall annually elect one of
14    its  voting  members  as  chairperson   and   one   as   vice
15    chairperson.   No officer shall be elected more than twice in
16    succession to the same  office.   Each  officer  shall  serve
17    until their successor has been elected and qualified.
18        (D)  (Blank).
19        (E)  Four  voting members of the Disciplinary Board shall
20    constitute a quorum.  A vacancy  in  the  membership  of  the
21    Disciplinary  Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to
22    exercise all the rights and perform all  the  duties  of  the
23    Disciplinary  Board.   Any  action  taken by the Disciplinary
24    Board under this Act may be authorized by resolution  at  any
25    regular  or  special  meeting  and each such resolution shall
26    take effect immediately.  The Disciplinary Board  shall  meet
27    at  least  quarterly.  The Disciplinary Board is empowered to
28    adopt all rules and regulations necessary and incident to the
29    powers granted to it under this Act.
30        (F)  Members shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their
31    service,   but   Each  member,  and  member-officer,  of  the
32    Disciplinary Board shall receive a per diem  stipend  as  the
33    Director  of  the  Department, hereinafter referred to as the
34    Director, shall determine.  The Director shall also determine
 
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 1    the per  diem  stipend  that  each  ex-officio  member  shall
 2    receive.   Each member shall be paid their necessary expenses
 3    while engaged in the performance of their duties. A member of
 4    the Board who experiences a  significant  financial  hardship
 5    due  to  the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings
 6    or while otherwise engaged in the business of the  Board  may
 7    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
 8    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 9        (G)  The   Director   shall   select   a   Chief  Medical
10    Coordinator and a Deputy Medical Coordinator who shall not be
11    members of the Disciplinary Board.  Each medical  coordinator
12    shall  be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
13    its branches, and the  Director  shall  set  their  rates  of
14    compensation.    The   Director   shall  assign  one  medical
15    coordinator to a region composed  of  Cook  County  and  such
16    other counties as the Director may deem appropriate, and such
17    medical  coordinator  shall  locate  their office in Chicago.
18    The Director shall assign the remaining  medical  coordinator
19    to a region composed of the balance of counties in the State,
20    and  such  medical  coordinator  shall locate their office in
21    Springfield.  Each medical coordinator  shall  be  the  chief
22    enforcement  officer of this Act in their assigned region and
23    shall serve at the will of the Disciplinary Board.
24        The  Director  shall  employ,  in  conformity  with   the
25    Personnel  Code, not less than one full time investigator for
26    every  5000  physicians  licensed   in   the   State.    Each
27    investigator  shall  be  a  college  graduate with at least 2
28    years' investigative experience or one year advanced  medical
29    education.   Upon  the  written  request  of the Disciplinary
30    Board, the Director shall  employ,  in  conformity  with  the
31    Personnel   Code,   such   other   professional,   technical,
32    investigative,  and  clerical  help,  either  on  a  full  or
33    part-time basis as the Disciplinary Board deems necessary for
34    the proper performance of its duties.
 
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 1        (H)  Upon the specific request of the Disciplinary Board,
 2    signed  by  either  the chairman, vice chairman, or a medical
 3    coordinator of the  Disciplinary  Board,  the  Department  of
 4    Human  Services  or the Department of State Police shall make
 5    available any and all information that  they  have  in  their
 6    possession   regarding   a   particular   case   then   under
 7    investigation by the Disciplinary Board.
 8        (I)  Members  of  the  Disciplinary Board shall be immune
 9    from  suit  in  any  action  based  upon   any   disciplinary
10    proceedings  or other acts performed in good faith as members
11    of the Disciplinary Board.
12        (J)  The Disciplinary Board may compile and  establish  a
13    statewide    roster   of   physicians   and   other   medical
14    professionals, including the several medical specialties,  of
15    such physicians and medical professionals, who have agreed to
16    serve   from   time  to  time  as  advisors  to  the  medical
17    coordinators.   Such  advisors  shall  assist   the   medical
18    coordinators  in  their  investigations  and participation in
19    complaints against physicians.   Such  advisors  shall  serve
20    under  contract  and shall be reimbursed at a reasonable rate
21    for the services provided, plus reasonable expenses incurred.
22    While serving in this capacity,  the  advisor,  for  any  act
23    undertaken  in  good faith and in the conduct of their duties
24    under this Section, shall be immune from civil suit.
25    (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)

26        (225 ILCS 60/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8)
27        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
28        Sec. 8.  Medical Licensing Board.
29        (A)  There is hereby created a  Medical  Licensing  Board
30    (hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  "Licensing Board").  The
31    Licensing Board  shall  be  composed  of  7  members,  to  be
32    appointed  by the Governor by and with the advice and consent
33    of the Senate;  5  of  whom  shall  be  reputable  physicians
 
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 1    licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all  of its branches in
 2    Illinois, possessing the degree of doctor  of  medicine;  one
 3    member shall be a reputable physician licensed in Illinois to
 4    practice  medicine  in  all  of  its branches, possessing the
 5    degree of doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic  medicine;  and
 6    one  member  shall  be  a  reputable  physician  licensed  to
 7    practice  in  Illinois and possessing the degree of doctor of
 8    chiropractic.  Of the 5 members holding the degree of  doctor
 9    of medicine, one shall be a full-time or part-time teacher of
10    professorial  rank  in the clinical department of an Illinois
11    school of medicine.
12        (B)  Members of the Licensing Board  shall  be  appointed
13    for  terms  of  4  years,  and  until  their  successors  are
14    appointed  and  qualified.   Appointments  to  fill vacancies
15    shall be made in the same manner  as  original  appointments,
16    for  the unexpired portion of the vacated term.  No more than
17    4 members of the Licensing Board shall be members of the same
18    political party and all members shall be  residents  of  this
19    State.   No member of the Licensing Board may be appointed to
20    more than 2 successive 4 year terms.  This  limitation  shall
21    only  apply  to  individuals appointed to the Licensing Board
22    after the effective date of this Act.
23        (C)  Members of the Licensing Board shall be immune  from
24    suit  in  any  action based upon any licensing proceedings or
25    other  acts  performed  in  good  faith  as  members  of  the
26    Licensing Board.
27        (D)  (Blank).
28        (E)  The Licensing Board shall annually elect one of  its
29    members  as  chairperson  and  one  as  vice chairperson.  No
30    member shall be elected more than twice in succession to  the
31    same  office.  Each officer shall serve until their successor
32    has been elected and qualified.
33        (F)  None of the  functions,  powers  or  duties  of  the
34    Department  with  respect to policies regarding licensure and
 
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 1    examination under this Act,  including  the  promulgation  of
 2    such rules as may be necessary for the administration of this
 3    Act,  shall be exercised by the Department except upon review
 4    of the Licensing Board.
 5        (G)  Members shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their
 6    service, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses
 7    while  engaged  in the performance of their duties.  A member
 8    of the Board who experiences a significant financial hardship
 9    due to the loss of income on days of attendance  at  meetings
10    or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may
11    be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to
12    the approval of the Governor's  Travel  Control  Board.   The
13    Licensing  Board  shall  receive the same compensation as the
14    members of the Medical Disciplinary Board, which compensation
15    shall be paid out of the Illinois State Medical  Disciplinary
16    Fund.
17    (Source: P.A. 89-702, eff. 7-1-97.)

18        Section  225-63.  The Naprapathic Practice Act is amended
19    by changing Section 50 as follows:

20        (225 ILCS 63/50)
21        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
22        Sec. 50.  Naprapathic Examining Committee.  The  Director
23    shall appoint a Naprapathic Examining Committee to consist of
24    7  persons  who  shall  be appointed by and shall serve in an
25    advisory capacity to the Director.  Five members must hold an
26    active license to engage in the  practice  of  naprapathy  in
27    this  State,  one  member  shall  be  a physician licensed to
28    practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois, and one
29    member must be a member of the public  who  is  not  licensed
30    under  this  Act  or a similar Act of another jurisdiction or
31    has no connection with the profession.   Neither  the  public
32    member  nor  the  physician  member  shall participate in the
 
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 1    preparation  or  administration   of   the   examination   of
 2    applicants for licensure.
 3        Members   shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until  their
 4    successors are appointed and qualified.  No member  shall  be
 5    reappointed  to the Committee for a term that would cause his
 6    or her continuous service on the Committee to be longer  than
 7    8 consecutive years.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall be
 8    made  in  the  same  manner as original appointments, for the
 9    unexpired portion of the vacated term.  Initial  terms  shall
10    begin upon the effective date of this Act.  Committee members
11    in  office  on that date shall be appointed to specific terms
12    as indicated in this Section.
13        The Committee shall  annually  elect  a  chairman  and  a
14    vice-chairman  who  shall  preside  in  the  absence  of  the
15    chairman.
16        The membership of the Committee should reasonably reflect
17    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
18        Members  of  the  Committee shall receive no compensation
19    for their service, but may be reimbursed for  reasonable  and
20    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
21        A  member  of the Committee who experiences a significant
22    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
23    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
24    business of the Committee may be paid a  hardship  allowance,
25    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
26    Governor's Travel Control Board.
27        The Director may terminate the appointment of any  member
28    for cause.
29        The   Director   may   give   due  consideration  to  all
30    recommendations of the Committee.
31        Without limiting the power of the Department  to  conduct
32    investigations  in any manner, the Committee may recommend to
33    the Director that one or more licensed naprapaths be selected
34    by the Director to conduct or  assist  in  any  investigation
 
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 1    under this Act.  A licensed naprapath so selected may receive
 2    remuneration as determined by the Director.
 3    (Source: P.A. 92-655, eff. 7-16-02.)

 4        Section   225-65.   The  Nursing  and  Advanced  Practice
 5    Nursing Act is amended by changing Sections 10-25  and  15-35
 6    as follows:

 7        (225 ILCS 65/10-25)
 8        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
 9        Sec. 10-25. Board.
10        (a)  The  Director  shall  appoint  the  Board of Nursing
11    which, beginning January 1, 2000,  shall  be  composed  of  7
12    registered  professional  nurses, 2 licensed practical nurses
13    and one public member who shall also be a voting  member  and
14    who  is  not  a licensed health care provider. Two registered
15    nurses shall hold at least a master's degree in  nursing  and
16    be   educators   in   professional   nursing   programs,  one
17    representing    baccalaureate    nursing    education,    one
18    representing  associate   degree   nursing   education;   one
19    registered nurse shall hold at least a bachelor's degree with
20    a major in nursing and be an educator in a licensed practical
21    nursing  program;  one registered nurse shall hold a master's
22    degree  in  nursing   and  shall  represent  nursing  service
23    administration; 2 registered nurses shall represent  clinical
24    nursing  practice, one of whom shall have at least a master's
25    degree in nursing; and, until January  1, 2000, 2  registered
26    nurses  shall  represent advanced specialty practice. Each of
27    the nurses shall have had a minimum of 5 years experience  in
28    nursing,  3  of  which shall be in the area they represent on
29    the Board and be actively engaged in the area of nursing they
30    represent at the time of appointment and during their  tenure
31    on  the  Board.   Members  shall be appointed for a term of 3
32    years.  No member shall be eligible for appointment  to  more
 
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 1    than  2  consecutive  terms  and  any  appointment  to fill a
 2    vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the  term.   In
 3    making   Board   appointments,   the   Director   shall  give
 4    consideration  to  recommendations   submitted   by   nursing
 5    organizations.     Consideration  shall  be  given  to  equal
 6    geographic representation.
 7        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
 8    their   service,  but  shall  receive  actual  and  necessary
 9    expenses incurred in the  performance  of  their  duties.   A
10    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
11    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
12    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
13    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
14    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
15    Board.
16        In making the initial appointments,  the  Director  shall
17    appoint  all  new  members for terms of 2, 3, and 4 years and
18    such terms  shall  be  staggered  as  follows:   3  shall  be
19    appointed  for  terms  of  2  years; 3 shall be appointed for
20    terms of 3 years; and 3 shall be appointed  for  terms  of  4
21    years.
22        The  Director  may  remove  any  member  of the Board for
23    misconduct, incapacity, or neglect  of  duty.   The  Director
24    shall reduce to writing any causes for removal.
25        The  Board shall meet annually to elect a chairperson and
26    vice chairperson.  The Board may  hold  such  other  meetings
27    during  the year as may be necessary to conduct its business.
28    Six voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum  at
29    any  meeting.   Any  action taken by the Board must be on the
30    affirmative vote of 6 members.  Voting by proxy shall not  be
31    permitted.
32        The Board shall submit an annual report to the Director.
33        The members of the Board shall be immune from suit in any
34    action  based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other acts
 
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 1    performed in good faith as members of the Board.
 2        (b)  The Board is authorized to:
 3             (1)  recommend the adoption and, from time to  time,
 4        the revision of such rules that may be necessary to carry
 5        out the provisions of this Act;
 6             (2)  conduct  hearings  and disciplinary conferences
 7        upon charges calling for  discipline  of  a  licensee  as
 8        provided in Section 10-45;
 9             (3)  report  to the Department, upon completion of a
10        hearing, the disciplinary actions recommended to be taken
11        against persons violating this Act;
12             (4)  recommend the  approval,  denial  of  approval,
13        withdrawal   of   approval,   or  discipline  of  nursing
14        education programs;
15             (5)  participate in a national organization of state
16        boards of nursing; and
17             (6)  recommend a list of the  registered  nurses  to
18        serve  as  Nursing  Act Coordinator and Assistant Nursing
19        Act Coordinator, respectively.
20    (Source: P.A. 90-61, eff.  12-30-97;  90-742,  eff.  8-13-98;
21    91-414, eff. 8-6-99.)

22        (225 ILCS 65/15-35)
23        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
24        Sec. 15-35.  Advanced Practice Nursing Board.
25        (a)  There  is  hereby  established  an Advanced Practice
26    Nursing Board, hereinafter referred to as  the  "APN  Board".
27    The  APN  Board  shall review and make recommendations to the
28    Department  regarding  matters  relating  to  licensure   and
29    discipline  of advanced practice nurses.  The APN Board shall
30    be composed of 9 members to be appointed by the  Governor,  4
31    of whom shall be advanced practice nurses and 3 of whom shall
32    be  physicians  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  all its
33    branches.   The  4  advanced  practice  nurses   shall   have
 
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 1    collaborative   agreements,   except   that   any   certified
 2    registered  nurse  anesthetist  is  not  required  to  have a
 3    collaborative  agreement.   The  3  physicians   shall   have
 4    collaborative  agreements, except that an anesthesiologist is
 5    not required to have a collaborative  agreement.   In  making
 6    appointments  to  the  APN Board, the Governor shall give due
 7    consideration to recommendations  by  statewide  professional
 8    associations  or societies representing nurses and physicians
 9    in  Illinois.   Two  members,  not  employed  or  having  any
10    material interest in any health care field,  shall  represent
11    the  public.   The  chairperson  of  the APN Board shall be a
12    member elected by a majority vote of the APN Board.  The  APN
13    Board  shall  meet and report to the Department quarterly and
14    as advanced practice nurse issues arise.
15        Initial appointments to  the  APN  Board  shall  be  made
16    within  90  days  after the effective date of this amendatory
17    Act of 1998.  The terms of office of  each  of  the  original
18    members  shall  be at staggered intervals.  One physician and
19    one advanced practice nurse shall serve one-year terms.   One
20    physician  and one advanced practice nurse shall serve 2-year
21    terms.  One physician and one advanced practice  nurse  shall
22    serve  3-year  terms.  One  advanced  practice  nurse and the
23    public members shall serve 4-year terms.  Upon the expiration
24    of the term of an initial member, his or her successor  shall
25    be  appointed  for  a  term of 4 years. No member shall serve
26    more than 2 consecutive terms, excluding initial  appointment
27    terms.   An  appointment  to  fill a vacancy shall be for the
28    unexpired portion of the term.   Members  of  the  APN  Board
29    shall receive no compensation for their service, but shall be
30    reimbursed   for  all  authorized  legitimate  and  necessary
31    expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the APN Board.
32    A member of the Board who experiences a significant financial
33    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
34    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
 
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 1    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
 2    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
 3    Board.
 4        A majority of  the  APN  Board  members  appointed  shall
 5    constitute a quorum.
 6        A  vacancy  in  the membership of the APN Board shall not
 7    impair the right of a quorum to perform all of the duties  of
 8    the APN Board.
 9        A  member  of the APN Board shall have no liability in an
10    action based upon a disciplinary proceeding or other activity
11    performed in good faith as a member of the APN Board.
12        (b)  Complaints  received  concerning  advanced  practice
13    nurses shall  be  reviewed  by  the  APN  Board.   Complaints
14    received   concerning   collaborating   physicians  shall  be
15    reviewed by the Medical Disciplinary Board.
16    (Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98; 91-414, eff. 8-6-99.)

17        Section 225-70. The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing
18    and Disciplinary Act is amended  by  changing  Section  5  as
19    follows:

20        (225 ILCS 70/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 3655)
21        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
22        Sec. 5. Board.
23        (a)  There   is   hereby   created   the   Nursing   Home
24    Administrators  Licensing  and Disciplinary Board.  The Board
25    shall consist of 9 members appointed by  the  Governor.   All
26    shall  be  residents of the State of Illinois.  Three members
27    shall be representatives of the general public.  Six  members
28    shall be nursing home administrators who for at least 5 years
29    prior  to  their  appointments  were licensed under this Act.
30    The  public  members  shall  have   no   responsibility   for
31    management  or  formation  of  policy  of,  nor any financial
32    interest in, nursing homes as defined in this  Act,  nor  any
 
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 1    other connection with the profession.  In appointing licensed
 2    nursing  home  administrators,  the  Governor shall take into
 3    consideration  the  recommendations  of  the   nursing   home
 4    professional associations.
 5        (b)  Members  shall be appointed for a term of 4 years by
 6    the Governor.  The Governor shall fill any  vacancy  for  the
 7    remainder  of the unexpired term. Any member of the Board may
 8    be removed by the Governor  for  cause.   Each  member  shall
 9    serve  on  the  Board until his or her successor is appointed
10    and qualified.  No member of the Board shall serve more  than
11    2 consecutive 4 year terms.
12        In  making  appointments  the  Governor  shall attempt to
13    insure that the various geographic regions of  the  State  of
14    Illinois are properly represented.
15        (c)  The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
16    chairperson and one as vice chairperson.  No officer shall be
17    elected  more  than  twice  in succession to the same office.
18    Each officer shall serve until his or her successor has  been
19    elected and qualified.
20        (d)  A  majority of the Board members currently appointed
21    shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the
22    Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise  all
23    the rights and perform all the duties of the Board.
24        (e)  Members  of  the Board shall receive no compensation
25    for their service, but Each member and member-officer of  the
26    Board  shall receive a per diem stipend as the Director shall
27    determine.   Each  member  shall  be  paid  their   necessary
28    expenses while engaged in the performance of their his or her
29    duties.   A member of the Board who experiences a significant
30    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
31    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
32    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
33    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
34    Travel Control Board.
 
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 1        (f)  (Blank).
 2        (g)  (Blank).
 3        (h)  Members of the Board shall be immune  from  suit  in
 4    any  action  based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
 5    acts performed in good faith as members of the Board.
 6        (i)  (Blank).
 7        (j)  The Director shall give  due  consideration  to  all
 8    recommendations  of the Board. If the Director disagrees with
 9    or takes action contrary to the recommendation of the  Board,
10    he or she shall provide the Board with a written and specific
11    explanation of his or her action.
12    (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-61, eff. 12-30-97.)

13        Section   225-75.    The  Illinois  Occupational  Therapy
14    Practice Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

15        (225 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 3705)
16        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
17        Sec.  5.   The  Director  shall   appoint   an   Illinois
18    Occupational  Therapy  Board as follows:  7 persons who shall
19    be appointed by and shall serve in an  advisory  capacity  to
20    the  Director.   1  member  must  be  a physician licensed to
21    practice medicine in all of its branches; 3 members  must  be
22    registered  occupational  therapists  in  good  standing, and
23    actively engaged in the practice of occupational  therapy  in
24    this  State; 2 members must be certified occupational therapy
25    assistants in good  standing  and  actively  engaged  in  the
26    practice  of occupational therapy in this State; and 1 member
27    must be a public member who is not licensed under  this  Act,
28    or  a  similar  Act  of  another  jurisdiction,  and is not a
29    provider of health care service.
30        Members  shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until   their
31    successors  are  appointed and qualified.  No member shall be
32    appointed under this or  any  prior  Act  to  the  Board  for
 
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 1    service  which  would  constitute  more  than  2  full terms.
 2    Appointments to fill vacancies shall  be  made  in  the  same
 3    manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
 4    the  vacated  term.   Initial  terms  shall  begin  upon  the
 5    effective date of this Act.
 6        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
 7    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
 8    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
 9        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
10    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
11    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
12    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
13    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
14    Travel Control Board.
15        The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
16    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
17        The  Director may terminate the appointment of any member
18    for cause which in the opinion  of  the  Director  reasonably
19    justifies such termination.
20        The  Director  shall  consider the recommendations of the
21    Board  on  questions  involving  standards  of   professional
22    conduct,  discipline  and  qualifications  of  candidates and
23    license holders under this Act.
24    (Source: P.A. 88-424.)

25        Section 225-80.  The Illinois Optometric Practice Act  of
26    1987 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:

27        (225 ILCS 80/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 3911)
28        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
29        Sec.  11.   Optometric  Licensing and Disciplinary Board.
30    The Director shall appoint an Illinois  Optometric  Licensing
31    and Disciplinary Board as follows: Seven persons who shall be
32    appointed  by  and shall serve in an advisory capacity to the
 
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 1    Director.  Five members must be lawfully and actively engaged
 2    in the practice of optometry in this State, one member  shall
 3    be  a  licensed optometrist who is a member, with a full-time
 4    faculty appointment with the Illinois College  of  Optometry,
 5    and  one member must be a member of the public who shall be a
 6    voting member and is  not  licensed  under  this  Act,  or  a
 7    similar  Act  of another jurisdiction, or have any connection
 8    with the profession.   Neither  the  public  member  nor  the
 9    faculty  member  shall  participate  in  the  preparation  or
10    administration of the examination of applicants for licensure
11    or certification.
12        Members   shall   serve  4-year  terms  and  until  their
13    successors are appointed and qualified.  No member  shall  be
14    appointed  to  the  Board  for  more than 2 successive 4-year
15    terms, not counting any partial terms when appointed to  fill
16    the  unexpired  portion  of  a vacated term.  Appointments to
17    fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner  as  original
18    appointments,  for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
19    Initial terms shall begin upon the  effective  date  of  this
20    Act.   Board  members in office on that date may be appointed
21    to specific terms as indicated herein.
22        The Board  shall  annually  elect  a  chairperson  and  a
23    vice-chairperson,    both   of   whom   shall   be   licensed
24    optometrists.
25        The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
26    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
27        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
28    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
29    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
30        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
31    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
32    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
33    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
34    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
 
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 1    Travel Control Board.
 2        A majority of the Board members currently appointed shall
 3    constitute a quorum.  A vacancy  in  the  membership  of  the
 4    Board  shall  not impair the right of a quorum to perform all
 5    of the duties of the Board.
 6        The Director may terminate the appointment of any  member
 7    for cause.
 8        The   Director   shall  give  due  consideration  to  all
 9    recommendations of the Board,  and  in  the  event  that  the
10    Director  disagrees  with  or  takes  action  contrary to the
11    recommendation of the Board, he  or  she  shall  provide  the
12    Board with a written and specific explanation of this action.
13    None  of  the  functions,  powers or duties of the Department
14    with  respect  to  policy  matters  relating  to   licensure,
15    discipline,  and  examination,  including the promulgation of
16    such rules as may be necessary for the administration of this
17    Act, shall be exercised by the Department except upon  review
18    of the Board.
19        Without,  in  any  manner,  limiting  the  power  of  the
20    Department to conduct investigations, the Board may recommend
21    to  the  Director  that  one or more licensed optometrists be
22    selected  by  the  Director  to  conduct  or  assist  in  any
23    investigation  pursuant   to   this   Act.    Such   licensed
24    optometrist  may  receive  remuneration  as determined by the
25    Director.
26    (Source: P.A. 91-141, eff. 7-16-99.)

27        Section  225-84.    The   Orthotics,   Prosthetics,   and
28    Pedorthics  Practice Act is amended by changing Section 25 as
29    follows:

30        (225 ILCS 84/25)
31        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
32        Sec.  25.    Board   of   Orthotics,   Prosthetics,   and
 
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 1    Pedorthics.
 2        (a)  There   is   established   a   Board  of  Orthotics,
 3    Prosthetics, and Pedorthics, which shall consist of 6  voting
 4    members  to be appointed by the Director. Three members shall
 5    be practicing licensed orthotists, licensed prosthetists,  or
 6    licensed  pedorthists.  These members may be licensed in more
 7    than one  discipline  and  their  appointments  must  equally
 8    represent  all 3 disciplines. One member shall be a member of
 9    the public who is a  consumer  of  orthotic,  prosthetic,  or
10    pedorthic  professional  services.   One  member  shall  be a
11    public member who  is  not  licensed  under  this  Act  or  a
12    consumer  of  services  licensed  under this Act.  One member
13    shall be a licensed physician.
14        (b)  Each member of the Board shall serve  a  term  of  3
15    years,  except that of the initial appointments to the Board,
16    2 members shall be appointed for one year, 2 members shall be
17    appointed for 2 years, and 2 members shall be appointed for 3
18    years.  Each member shall hold office and execute his or  her
19    Board    responsibilities   until   the   qualification   and
20    appointment of his or her successor.  No member of the  Board
21    shall  serve  more  than 8 consecutive years or 2 full terms,
22    whichever is greater.
23        (c)  Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation
24    for  their  service,  but as compensation a reasonable sum as
25    determined by the Director for each day actually  engaged  in
26    the  duties  of  the  office  and  shall  be  reimbursed  for
27    reasonable  expenses incurred in performing the duties of the
28    office. A member of the Board who experiences  a  significant
29    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
30    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
31    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
32    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
33    Travel Control Board.
34        (d)  A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of
 
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 1    Board members currently appointed.
 2        (e)  The  Director  may  terminate the appointment of any
 3    member for cause  which,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Director
 4    reasonably  justifies  termination, which may include, but is
 5    not limited  to,  a  Board  member  who  does  not  attend  2
 6    consecutive meetings.
 7        (f)  Membership  of  the  Board should reasonably reflect
 8    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
 9    (Source: P.A. 91-590, eff. 1-1-00.)

10        Section 225-85.  The Pharmacy Practice  Act  of  1987  is
11    amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

12        (225 ILCS 85/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 4130)
13        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
14        (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 92-880)
15        Sec. 10. State Board of Pharmacy. There is created in the
16    Department  the State Board of Pharmacy.  It shall consist of
17    9 members, 7 of whom shall be licensed pharmacists.  Each  of
18    those  7  members  must  be  a  licensed  pharmacist  in good
19    standing in this State, a graduate of an  accredited  college
20    of  pharmacy or hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy
21    and have at  least  5  years'  practical  experience  in  the
22    practice  of pharmacy subsequent to the date of his licensure
23    as a licensed pharmacist in the State  of  Illinois.    There
24    shall  be  2 public members, who shall be voting members, who
25    shall not be licensed pharmacists in this State or any  other
26    state.
27        Each member shall be appointed by the Governor.
28        The  terms  of  all  members serving as of March 31, 1999
29    shall expire on that date.   The  Governor  shall  appoint  3
30    persons  to  serve  one-year terms, 3 persons to serve 3-year
31    terms, and 3 persons to serve 5-year terms to begin April  1,
32    1999.  Otherwise, members shall be appointed to 5 year terms.
 
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 1    No member shall be eligible to serve more than 12 consecutive
 2    years.
 3        In  making  the  appointment of members on the Board, the
 4    Governor shall give due consideration to  recommendations  by
 5    the   members   of   the   profession   of  pharmacy  and  by
 6    pharmaceutical organizations  therein.   The  Governor  shall
 7    notify  the  pharmaceutical  organizations  promptly  of  any
 8    vacancy  of  members  on  the Board and in appointing members
 9    shall give consideration to individuals engaged in all  types
10    and settings of pharmacy practice.
11        The  Governor  may  remove  any  member  of the Board for
12    misconduct, incapacity or neglect of duty and he shall be the
13    sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for removal.
14        Every person appointed a member of the Board  shall  take
15    and  subscribe  the constitutional oath of office and file it
16    with the Secretary of State.   Members  of  the  Board  shall
17    receive no compensation for their service, but Each member of
18    the  Board shall be reimbursed for such actual and legitimate
19    expenses as he may incur in going to and from  the  place  of
20    meeting  and  remaining thereat during sessions of the Board.
21    A member of the Board who experiences a significant financial
22    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
23    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
24    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
25    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
26    Board.  In addition, each member of the Board shall receive a
27    per diem payment in an amount determined from time to time by
28    the Director for attendance at  meetings  of  the  Board  and
29    conducting other official business of the Board.
30        The  Board  shall  hold  quarterly meetings and an annual
31    meeting in January of each year and such  other  meetings  at
32    such  times  and places and upon such notice as the Board may
33    determine and as its business may require.  Five  members  of
34    the  Board  shall  constitute a quorum for the transaction of
 
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 1    business.  The Director shall appoint a pharmacy coordinator,
 2    who shall be someone other than a member of the  Board.   The
 3    pharmacy coordinator shall be a registered pharmacist in good
 4    standing  in this State, shall be a graduate of an accredited
 5    college of pharmacy, or hold  at  a  minimum  a  Bachelor  of
 6    Science  degree  in Pharmacy and shall have at least 5 years'
 7    experience in the practice of pharmacy immediately  prior  to
 8    his  appointment.   The  pharmacy  coordinator  shall  be the
 9    executive administrator and the chief enforcement officer  of
10    the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987.
11        The  Board  shall  exercise the rights, powers and duties
12    which have been vested in the Board under this Act,  and  any
13    other duties conferred upon the Board by law.
14        The  Director  shall,  in  conformity  with the Personnel
15    Code, employ not less than 7  pharmacy  investigators  and  2
16    pharmacy  supervisors.   Each  pharmacy investigator and each
17    supervisor shall be a registered pharmacist in good  standing
18    in  this  State,  and  shall  be  a graduate of an accredited
19    college of pharmacy and have at least 5 years  of  experience
20    in  the  practice  of  pharmacy.    The Department shall also
21    employ at least one attorney who is a pharmacist to prosecute
22    violations of this Act and its rules.  The Department may, in
23    conformity with the Personnel Code, employ such clerical  and
24    other  employees  as are necessary to carry out the duties of
25    the Board.
26        The  duly  authorized  pharmacy  investigators   of   the
27    Department  shall  have the right to enter and inspect during
28    business hours any pharmacy or any other place in  the  State
29    of  Illinois  holding  itself  out  to  be  a  pharmacy where
30    medicines or drugs or drug products or proprietary  medicines
31    are  sold,  offered  for  sale, exposed for sale, or kept for
32    sale.   The  pharmacy  investigators  shall   be   the   only
33    Department  investigators authorized to inspect, investigate,
34    and  monitor  probation   compliance   of   pharmacists   and
 
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 1    pharmacies.
 2    (Source: P.A. 91-827, eff. 6-13-00; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)

 3        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 92-880)
 4        Sec. 10. State Board of Pharmacy. There is created in the
 5    Department  the State Board of Pharmacy.  It shall consist of
 6    9 members, 7 of whom shall be licensed pharmacists.  Each  of
 7    those  7  members  must  be  a  licensed  pharmacist  in good
 8    standing in this State, a graduate of an  accredited  college
 9    of  pharmacy or hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy
10    and have at  least  5  years'  practical  experience  in  the
11    practice  of pharmacy subsequent to the date of his licensure
12    as a licensed pharmacist in the State  of  Illinois.    There
13    shall  be  2 public members, who shall be voting members, who
14    shall not be licensed pharmacists in this State or any  other
15    state.
16        Each member shall be appointed by the Governor.
17        The  terms  of  all  members serving as of March 31, 1999
18    shall expire on that date.   The  Governor  shall  appoint  3
19    persons  to  serve  one-year terms, 3 persons to serve 3-year
20    terms, and 3 persons to serve 5-year terms to begin April  1,
21    1999.  Otherwise, members shall be appointed to 5 year terms.
22    No member shall be eligible to serve more than 12 consecutive
23    years.
24        In  making  the  appointment of members on the Board, the
25    Governor shall give due consideration to  recommendations  by
26    the   members   of   the   profession   of  pharmacy  and  by
27    pharmaceutical organizations  therein.   The  Governor  shall
28    notify  the  pharmaceutical  organizations  promptly  of  any
29    vacancy  of  members  on  the Board and in appointing members
30    shall give consideration to individuals engaged in all  types
31    and settings of pharmacy practice.
32        The  Governor  may  remove  any  member  of the Board for
33    misconduct, incapacity or neglect of duty and he shall be the
34    sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for removal.
 
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 1        Every person appointed a member of the Board  shall  take
 2    and  subscribe  the constitutional oath of office and file it
 3    with the Secretary of State.   Members  of  the  Board  shall
 4    receive no compensation for their service, but Each member of
 5    the  Board shall be reimbursed for such actual and legitimate
 6    expenses as he may incur in going to and from  the  place  of
 7    meeting  and  remaining thereat during sessions of the Board.
 8    A member of the Board who experiences a significant financial
 9    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
10    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
11    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
12    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
13    Board.  In addition, each member of the Board shall receive a
14    per diem payment in an amount determined from time to time by
15    the Director for attendance at  meetings  of  the  Board  and
16    conducting other official business of the Board.
17        The  Board  shall  hold  quarterly meetings and an annual
18    meeting in January of each year and such  other  meetings  at
19    such  times  and places and upon such notice as the Board may
20    determine and as its business may require.  Five  members  of
21    the  Board  shall  constitute a quorum for the transaction of
22    business.  The Director shall appoint a pharmacy coordinator,
23    who shall be someone other than a member of the  Board.   The
24    pharmacy coordinator shall be a registered pharmacist in good
25    standing  in this State, shall be a graduate of an accredited
26    college of pharmacy, or hold  at  a  minimum  a  Bachelor  of
27    Science  degree  in Pharmacy and shall have at least 5 years'
28    experience in the practice of pharmacy immediately  prior  to
29    his  appointment.   The  pharmacy  coordinator  shall  be the
30    executive administrator and the chief enforcement officer  of
31    the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987.
32        The  Board  shall  exercise the rights, powers and duties
33    which have been vested in the Board under this Act,  and  any
34    other duties conferred upon the Board by law.
 
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 1        The  Director  shall,  in  conformity  with the Personnel
 2    Code, employ not less than 7  pharmacy  investigators  and  2
 3    pharmacy  supervisors.   Each  pharmacy investigator and each
 4    supervisor shall be a registered pharmacist in good  standing
 5    in  this  State,  and  shall  be  a graduate of an accredited
 6    college of pharmacy and have at least 5 years  of  experience
 7    in  the  practice  of  pharmacy.    The Department shall also
 8    employ at least one attorney who is a pharmacist to prosecute
 9    violations of this Act and its rules.  The Department may, in
10    conformity with the Personnel Code, employ such clerical  and
11    other  employees  as are necessary to carry out the duties of
12    the Board.
13        The  duly  authorized  pharmacy  investigators   of   the
14    Department  shall  have the right to enter and inspect during
15    business hours any pharmacy or any other place in  the  State
16    of  Illinois  holding  itself  out  to  be  a  pharmacy where
17    medicines or drugs or drug products or proprietary  medicines
18    are  sold,  offered  for  sale, exposed for sale, or kept for
19    sale.   The  pharmacy  investigators  shall   be   the   only
20    Department  investigators authorized to inspect, investigate,
21    and monitor probation compliance of pharmacists,  pharmacies,
22    and pharmacy technicians.
23    (Source: P.A.  91-827,  eff.  6-13-00;  92-651, eff. 7-11-02;
24    92-880, eff. 1-1-04.)

25        Section 225-90.  The Illinois  Physical  Therapy  Act  is
26    amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

27        (225 ILCS 90/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 4256)
28        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
29        Sec.  6.  Duties and functions of Director and Committee.
30    The Director shall appoint a Physical Therapy  Licensing  and
31    Disciplinary  Committee  as follows:  Seven persons who shall
32    be appointed by and shall serve in an  advisory  capacity  to
 
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 1    the  Director.   Six  members must be actively engaged in the
 2    practice of physical therapy in this State for a minimum of 5
 3    years and one member must be a member of the  public  who  is
 4    not  licensed  under  this  Act,  or a similar Act of another
 5    jurisdiction.
 6        Members  shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until   their
 7    successors  are  appointed  and qualified, except that of the
 8    initial appointments, 2 members shall be appointed  to  serve
 9    for  2  years,  2 shall be appointed to serve for 3 years and
10    the remaining shall be appointed to serve  for  4  years  and
11    until  their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.  No
12    member shall be reappointed to the Committee for a term which
13    would cause his continuous service on  the  Committee  to  be
14    longer   than  9  successive  years.   Appointments  to  fill
15    vacancies shall be  made  in  the  same  manner  as  original
16    appointments,  for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
17    Initial terms shall begin upon the  effective  date  of  this
18    amendatory  Act  of  1987  and Committee members in office on
19    that date shall be eligible for appointment to specific terms
20    as indicated herein.
21        For  the  initial  appointment  of  the  Committee,   the
22    Director  shall  give  priority  to filling the public member
23    terms as vacancies become available.
24        Members of the Committee shall be immune from suit in any
25    action based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or  other
26    activities   performed  in  good  faith  as  members  of  the
27    Committee.
28        A vacancy in the membership of the  Committee  shall  not
29    impair  the  right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and
30    perform all the duties of the Committee.
31        The  members  of   the   Committee   shall   receive   no
32    compensation  for  their service, but shall be reimbursed for
33    are entitled to receive as compensation a reasonable  sum  as
34    determined  by  the Director for each day actually engaged in
 
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 1    the duties of the office and  all  legitimate  and  necessary
 2    expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the Committee.
 3    A  member  of  the  Committee  who  experiences a significant
 4    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
 5    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
 6    business of the Committee may be paid a  hardship  allowance,
 7    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
 8    Governor's Travel Control Board.
 9        The membership of the Committee should reasonably reflect
10    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
11        The Director may terminate the appointment of any  member
12    for  cause  which  in  the opinion of the Director reasonably
13    justifies such termination.
14        The Director shall consider the  recommendations  of  the
15    Committee  on  questions  involving standards of professional
16    conduct, discipline  and  qualifications  of  candidates  and
17    licensees under this Act.
18        Nothing  shall  limit  the  ability  of  the Committee to
19    provide recommendations to  the Director  in  regard  to  any
20    matter affecting the administration of this Act. The Director
21    shall  give  due  consideration to all recommendations of the
22    Committee.  If  the  Director  takes  action  contrary  to  a
23    recommendation of the Committee, the Director shall  promptly
24    provide a written explanation of that action.
25    (Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

26        Section  225-100.   The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of
27    1987 is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

28        (225 ILCS 100/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 4807)
29        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
30        Sec. 7.  Creation  of  the  Board.   The  Director  shall
31    appoint  a  Podiatric  Medical  Licensing Board as follows: 5
32    members must be actively engaged in the practice of podiatric
 
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 1    medicine in this State for a  minimum  of  3  years  and  one
 2    member  must  be  a  member  of the general public who is not
 3    licensed  under  this  Act  or  a  similar  Act  of   another
 4    jurisdiction.
 5        Members  shall  serve  3 year terms and serve until their
 6    successors are appointed and qualified. No  member  shall  be
 7    reappointed  to  the Board for a term that would cause his or
 8    her continuous service on the  Board  to  be  longer  than  8
 9    successive years.
10        A  majority  of  Board  members currently appointed shall
11    constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board
12    shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise the rights
13    and perform all of the duties of the Board.
14        In making appointments to the Board  the  Director  shall
15    give  due  consideration  to  recommendations by the Illinois
16    Podiatric Medical Association and  shall  promptly  give  due
17    notice  to  the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association of any
18    vacancy in the membership of the Board.
19        Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the  same
20    manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
21    the vacated term.
22        The   Board   shall  annually  elect  a  chairperson  and
23    vice-chairperson.
24        The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
25    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
26        Members  of  the  Board  shall be immune from suit in any
27    action based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or  other
28    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
29        The  members  of  the Board shall receive no compensation
30    for their service, but shall be reimbursed for  each  receive
31    as  compensation  a  reasonable  sum  as  determined  by  the
32    Director  for  each day actually engaged in the duties of the
33    office, and all legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in
34    attending the meetings of the Board. A member  of  the  Board
 
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 1    who  experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the
 2    loss of income on days of attendance  at  meetings  or  while
 3    otherwise  engaged in the business of the Board may be paid a
 4    hardship allowance, as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the
 5    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 6        The  Director may terminate the appointment of any member
 7    for cause that in the  opinion  of  the  Director  reasonably
 8    justifies such termination.
 9        The  Director  shall  consider the recommendations of the
10    Board  on  questions  involving  standards  of   professional
11    conduct,  discipline,  and  qualifications  of candidates and
12    licensees under this Act.
13        Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
14    Board and the Department shall review  the  response  of  the
15    Board  and  any  recommendations  made  in  the response. The
16    Department may, at any  time,  seek  the  expert  advice  and
17    knowledge  of  the  Board  on  any  matter  relating  to  the
18    administration or enforcement of this Act.
19    (Source: P.A. 90-76, eff. 12-30-97.)

20        Section  225-106.   The  Respiratory Care Practice Act is
21    amended by changing Section 35 as follows:

22        (225 ILCS 106/35)
23        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
24        Sec. 35.  Respiratory Care Board.
25        (a)  The Director shall appoint a Respiratory Care  Board
26    which  shall  serve  in an advisory capacity to the Director.
27    The Board shall consist of 9 persons of which 4 members shall
28    be currently engaged in the practice of respiratory care with
29    a minimum of 3 years practice in the  State  of  Illinois,  3
30    members  shall  be qualified medical directors, and 2 members
31    shall be hospital administrators.
32        (b)  Members shall be appointed to a 3-year term; except,
 
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 1    initial appointees shall serve the following terms: 3 members
 2    shall serve for one year, 3 members shall serve for 2  years,
 3    and  3  members shall serve for 3 years.  A member whose term
 4    has  expired  shall  continue  to  serve  until  his  or  her
 5    successor is appointed and qualified.   No  member  shall  be
 6    reappointed  to  the Board for a term that would cause his or
 7    her continuous service on the  Board  to  be  longer  than  8
 8    years.   Appointments  to fill vacancies shall be made in the
 9    same  manner  as  original  appointments  for  the  unexpired
10    portion of the vacated term.  Initial terms shall begin  upon
11    the effective date of this Act.
12        (c)  The   membership   of  the  Board  shall  reasonably
13    represent all  the  geographic  areas  in  this  State.   The
14    Director   shall   consider   the   recommendations   of  the
15    organization representing the largest number  of  respiratory
16    care  practitioners  for  appointment of the respiratory care
17    practitioner  members  of  the  Board  and  the  organization
18    representing the largest number of  licensed  physicians  for
19    the appointment of medical directors to the board.
20        (d)  The  Director has the authority to remove any member
21    of the Board from office for neglect of any duty required  by
22    law,  for incompetency, or for unprofessional or dishonorable
23    conduct.
24        (e)  The Director shall consider the  recommendations  of
25    the  Board  on  questions involving standards of professional
26    conduct, discipline, and  qualifications  of  candidates  for
27    licensure under this Act.
28        (f)  The   members   of   the   Board  shall  receive  no
29    compensation for their service, but shall be  reimbursed  for
30    all  legitimate  and necessary expenses incurred in attending
31    meetings of the Board. A member of the Board who  experiences
32    a significant financial hardship due to the loss of income on
33    days  of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged in
34    the business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,
 
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 1    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
 2    Governor's Travel Control Board.
 3    (Source: P.A. 89-33, eff. 1-1-96.)

 4        Section 225-107.  The Professional Counselor and Clinical
 5    Professional Counselor Licensing Act is amended  by  changing
 6    Section 30 as follows:

 7        (225 ILCS 107/30) (from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30)
 8        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
 9        Sec.    30.  Professional    Counselor    Examining   and
10    Disciplinary Board.
11        (a)  The Director shall appoint a Board which shall serve
12    in an advisory capacity to  the  Director.  The  Board  shall
13    consist  of  7  persons,  2  of  whom  are licensed solely as
14    professional counselors, 3 of whom  are  licensed  solely  as
15    clinical   professional  counselors,  one  full-time  faculty
16    member of an accredited college or university that is engaged
17    in training professional counselors or clinical  professional
18    counselors  who  possesses  the  qualifications substantially
19    equivalent to the education and experience requirements for a
20    professional counselor or  clinical  professional  counselor,
21    and  one  member  of  the public who is not a licensed health
22    care provider.  In  appointing  members  of  the  Board,  the
23    Director   shall  give  due  consideration  to  the  adequate
24    representation  of  the  various  fields  of  counseling.  In
25    appointing members of the Board, the Director shall give  due
26    consideration   to   recommendations   by   members   of  the
27    professions   of   professional   counseling   and   clinical
28    professional   counseling,   the   Statewide    organizations
29    representing  the  interests  of  professional counselors and
30    clinical professional counselors, organizations  representing
31    the interests of academic programs, rehabilitation counseling
32    programs,  and  approved  counseling programs in the State of
 
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 1    Illinois.
 2        (b)  Members shall be appointed for  and  shall  serve  4
 3    year  terms  and  until  their  successors  are appointed and
 4    qualified, except that of the initial appointments 2  members
 5    shall be appointed to serve for 2 years, 2 shall be appointed
 6    to serve for 3 years, and the remaining shall be appointed to
 7    serve  for  4  years and until their successors are appointed
 8    and qualified. No member shall be reappointed  to  the  Board
 9    for  a  term that would cause continuous service on the Board
10    to be longer than 8 years. Any appointment to fill a  vacancy
11    shall be for the unexpired portion of the term.
12        (c)  The   membership  of  the  Board  should  reasonably
13    reflect representation from  different  geographic  areas  of
14    Illinois.
15        (d)  Any  member  appointed  to  fill  a vacancy shall be
16    eligible for reappointment to only one full term.
17        (e)  The Director may remove any member for cause at  any
18    time prior to the expiration of his or her term.
19        (f)  The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
20    chairperson.
21        (g)  The   members   of   the   Board  shall  receive  no
22    compensation for their service, but shall be  reimbursed  for
23    all  legitimate,  necessary, and authorized expenses incurred
24    in attending the meetings of the Board. A member of the Board
25    who experiences a significant financial hardship due  to  the
26    loss  of  income  on  days of attendance at meetings or while
27    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
28    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
29    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
30        (h)  The  Board  may  make  recommendations  on   matters
31    relating  to  approving  graduate  counseling, rehabilitation
32    counseling, psychology, and related programs.
33        (i)  The  Board  may  make  recommendations  on   matters
34    relating  to  continuing  education  including  the number of
 
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 1    hours necessary for license renewal, waivers for those unable
 2    to meet such requirements,  and  acceptable  course  content.
 3    These recommendations shall not impose an undue burden on the
 4    Department  or  an  unreasonable restriction on those seeking
 5    license renewal.
 6        (j)  The Director shall give  due  consideration  to  all
 7    recommendations of the Board.
 8        (k)  A  majority of the Board members currently appointed
 9    shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the
10    Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to  perform  all
11    of the duties of the Board.
12        (l)  Members  of the Board shall have no criminal, civil,
13    or  professional  liability  in  an  action  based   upon   a
14    disciplinary  proceeding  or other activity performed in good
15    faith as a member of the Board, except for willful or  wanton
16    misconduct.
17    (Source: P.A. 92-719, eff. 7-25-02.)

18        Section  225-110.  The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology
19    and Audiology Practice Act is amended by changing  Section  5
20    as follows:

21        (225 ILCS 110/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7905)
22        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
23        Sec.   5.    Board   of   Speech-Language  Pathology  and
24    Audiology.  There  is  created  a  Board  of  Speech-Language
25    Pathology and Audiology to be composed of persons  designated
26    from time to time by the Director, as follows:
27             (a)  Five  persons,  2  of  whom  have been licensed
28        speech-language pathologists for a period of 5  years  or
29        more,  2  of  whom  have been licensed audiologists for a
30        period of 5 years or more, and one  public  member.   The
31        board   shall   annually   elect   a  chairperson  and  a
32        vice-chairperson.
 
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 1             (b)  Terms for all members shall  be  for  3  years.
 2        Partial  terms over 2 years in length shall be considered
 3        as full  terms.   A  member  may  be  reappointed  for  a
 4        successive  term,  but  no member shall serve more than 2
 5        full terms.
 6             (c)  The membership of the Board  should  reasonably
 7        reflect  representation from the various geographic areas
 8        of the State.
 9             (d)  In  making  appointments  to  the  Board,   the
10        Director  shall give due consideration to recommendations
11        by organizations of  the  speech-language  pathology  and
12        audiology professions in Illinois, including the Illinois
13        Speech-Language-Hearing  Association,  and shall promptly
14        give due notice to such organizations of any  vacancy  in
15        the  membership of the Board.  The Director may terminate
16        the appointment of any member for any cause, which in the
17        opinion  of  the  Director,  reasonably  justifies   such
18        termination.
19             (e)  A  majority  of  the  Board  members  currently
20        appointed  shall  constitute  a  quorum. A vacancy in the
21        membership of the Board shall not impair the right  of  a
22        quorum  to  exercise  all  the rights and perform all the
23        duties of the Board.
24             (f)  The members  of  the  Board  shall  receive  no
25        compensation  for  their service, but shall be reimbursed
26        for each receive as  compensation  a  reasonable  sum  as
27        determined  by the Director for each day actually engaged
28        in the duties of  the  office,  and  all  legitimate  and
29        necessary  expenses incurred in attending the meetings of
30        the Board. A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences  a
31        significant  financial hardship due to the loss of income
32        on days of attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise
33        engaged  in  the  business  of  the  Board  may be paid a
34        hardship allowance, as determined by and subject  to  the
 
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 1        approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 2             (g)  Members  of the Board shall be immune from suit
 3        in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings  or
 4        other  activities  performed  in good faith as members of
 5        the Board.
 6             (h)  The Director may consider  the  recommendations
 7        of  the Board in establishing guidelines for professional
 8        conduct, the conduct of formal disciplinary   proceedings
 9        brought under this Act, and qualifications of applicants.
10        Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
11        Board and the Department shall review the response of the
12        Board  and  any recommendations made in the response. The
13        Department, at any time, may seek the expert  advice  and
14        knowledge  of  the  Board  on  any matter relating to the
15        administration or enforcement of this Act.
16             (i)  Whenever  the  Director   is   satisfied   that
17        substantial  justice  has  not  been  done  either  in an
18        examination or in the revocation, suspension, or  refusal
19        of  a license, or other disciplinary action relating to a
20        license,  the  Director  may  order  a  reexamination  or
21        rehearing.
22    (Source: P.A. 90-69, eff. 7-8-97.)

23        Section 225-115.  The  Veterinary  Medicine  and  Surgery
24    Practice  Act  of  1994  is  amended by changing Section 7 as
25    follows:

26        (225 ILCS 115/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7007)
27        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004)
28        Sec. 7.  Veterinarian Licensing and  Disciplinary  Board.
29    The  Director  shall  appoint  a  Veterinarian  Licensing and
30    Disciplinary Board as follows:  7 persons shall be  appointed
31    by and shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Director, 6
32    members  must be licensed, in good standing, veterinarians in
 
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 1    this State, and must be actively engaged in the  practice  of
 2    veterinary medicine and surgery in this State, and one member
 3    must be a member of the public who is not licensed under this
 4    Act,  or a similar Act of another jurisdiction and who has no
 5    connection with the veterinary profession.
 6        Members  shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until   their
 7    successors  are  appointed  and qualified, except that of the
 8    initial appointments, one member shall be appointed to  serve
 9    for  one  year,  2 shall be appointed to serve for 2 years, 2
10    shall be appointed to serve for 3 years, and  the  remaining,
11    one  of which shall be a public member, shall be appointed to
12    serve for 4 years and until their  successors  are  appointed
13    and  qualified.   No member shall be reappointed to the Board
14    for more than 2 terms.   Appointments to fill vacancies shall
15    be made in the same manner as original appointments, for  the
16    unexpired  portion  of the vacated term.  Initial terms shall
17    begin upon the effective date of this Act.
18        The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
19    representation  from the geographic areas in this State.  The
20    Director shall consider the recommendations made by the State
21    Veterinary Medical Association in making appointments.
22        The Director may terminate the appointment of any  member
23    for  cause  which  in  the opinion of the Director reasonably
24    justifies such termination.
25        The Board shall annually elect a Chairman who shall be  a
26    Veterinarian.
27        The    Director    shall    consider   the   advice   and
28    recommendations of the Board on questions involving standards
29    of professional conduct,  discipline  and  qualifications  of
30    candidates and licensees under this Act.
31        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
32    their service, but be entitled to receive a  per  diem  at  a
33    rate  set  by  the  Director  and shall be reimbursed for all
34    authorized expenses incurred in the exercise of their duties.
 
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 1    A member of the Board who experiences a significant financial
 2    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
 3    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
 4    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
 5    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
 6    Board.
 7        Members of the Board have  no  liability  in  any  action
 8    based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceeding  or other activity
 9    performed in good faith as a member of the Board.
10    (Source: P.A. 91-827, eff. 6-13-00.)

11        Section  225-120.   The   Wholesale   Drug   Distribution
12    Licensing Act is amended by changing Section 45 as follows:

13        (225 ILCS 120/45) (from Ch. 111, par. 8301-45)
14        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
15        Sec. 45.  Wholesale Drug Distributor Advisory Committee.
16        (1)  The   Department  shall  appoint  a  Wholesale  Drug
17    Distributor Advisory Committee composed of 5 members,  to  be
18    selected  and  for  performing duties and responsibilities as
19    follows:
20             (a)  At  least  one  member  shall  be  a   pharmacy
21        distributor as defined in Section 15 of this Act, but who
22        shall  be  neither  a  member  of any other Department of
23        Professional Regulation Board nor a Department  employee;
24        except  that if no such pharmacy distributor is available
25        to be a Committee member, the  member  required  by  this
26        subsection  shall  be  a representative of wholesale drug
27        distributors  in  addition   to   those   representatives
28        provided for in subsection (b).
29             (b)  At  least 2 members shall be representatives of
30        wholesale drug distributors as defined in Section  15  of
31        this  Act, except that the wholesale drug distributors in
32        this subsection shall not include any drug manufacturer.
 
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 1             (c)  At least one member shall be  a  representative
 2        of drug manufacturers.
 3             (d)  At  least  one member shall be a representative
 4        of chain drug wholesalers.
 5        (2) (e)  The Advisory Committee  shall  review  and  make
 6    recommendations  to  the Department on the merit of all rules
 7    and regulations dealing  with  wholesale  drug  distributors,
 8    pharmacy   distributors,  and  drug  manufacturers  that  are
 9    proposed by the Department. No rule or  regulation  affecting
10    wholesale   drug   distributors   or   pharmacy  distributors
11    promulgated by the Department shall be approved without first
12    being submitted to the Committee reasonably ahead of time for
13    review and comment.
14        (3) (f)  In making Advisory Committee  appointments,  the
15    Department  shall consider recommendations received from each
16    of the wholesale drug distributor, pharmacy distributor,  and
17    drug  manufacturer  classes  cited in subsections (a) through
18    (c) of this Section; and shall promulgate rules that  provide
19    for solicitation of recommendations.
20        (4)  Members  of  the Advisory Committee shall receive no
21    compensation for their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for
22    reasonable  and  necessary expenses incurred in the course of
23    that  service.   A  member  of  the  Advisory  Committee  who
24    experiences a significant financial hardship due to the  loss
25    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
26    otherwise  engaged  in the business of the Advisory Committee
27    may be paid  a  hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and
28    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
29    Board.
30    (Source: P.A. 87-594.)

31        Section  225-125.   The  Perfusionist  Practice  Act   is
32    amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 125/25)
 2        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
 3        Sec. 25.  Board of Perfusion.  The Director shall appoint
 4    a  Board  of  Perfusion  to consist of 5 persons who shall be
 5    appointed by and shall serve in an advisory capacity  to  the
 6    Director.   Two members must hold an active license to engage
 7    in the practice of perfusion in this State, one  member  must
 8    be  a  physician  licensed  under the Medical Practice Act of
 9    1987 who is board certified in and actively  engaged  in  the
10    practice  of  cardiothoracic  surgery,  one  member must be a
11    licensed  registered  professional  nurse  certified  by  the
12    Association of Operating Room Nurses, and one member must  be
13    a  member of the public who is not licensed under this Act or
14    a  similar  Act  of  another  jurisdiction  and  who  has  no
15    connection with the profession.  The initial  appointees  who
16    would  otherwise  be  required  to  be licensed perfusionists
17    shall  instead  be  individuals  who  have  been   practicing
18    perfusion  for  at  least  5 years and who are eligible under
19    this Act for licensure as perfusionists.
20        Members  shall  serve  4-year  terms  and   until   their
21    successors  are  appointed and qualified, except that, of the
22    initial appointments, 2 members shall be appointed  to  serve
23    for  2  years,  2  members  shall be appointed to serve for 3
24    years, and 1 member shall be appointed to serve for 4  years,
25    and  until  their successors are appointed and qualified.  No
26    member shall be reappointed to the  Board  for  a  term  that
27    would  cause his or her continuous service on the Board to be
28    longer  than  8  consecutive  years.   Appointments  to  fill
29    vacancies shall be  made  in  the  same  manner  as  original
30    appointments  for  the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
31    Initial terms shall begin upon the  effective  date  of  this
32    Act.
33        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
34    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
 
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 1    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
 2        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
 3    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
 4    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
 5    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
 6    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
 7    Travel Control Board.
 8        The Board  shall  annually  elect  a  chairperson  and  a
 9    vice-chairperson  who  shall  preside  in  the absence of the
10    chairperson.  The membership of the Board  should  reasonably
11    reflect  representation  from the various geographic areas in
12    this State.  The Director may terminate  the  appointment  of
13    any   member   for   cause.    The   Director  may  give  due
14    consideration  to  all  recommendations  of  the  Board.    A
15    majority  of  the  Board  members  currently  appointed shall
16    constitute a quorum.  A vacancy  in  the  membership  of  the
17    Board  shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise the
18    rights and perform all the duties of the Board.   Members  of
19    the  Board  shall  have no liability in any action based upon
20    any disciplinary proceeding or other  activity  performed  in
21    good faith as a member of the Board.
22    (Source: P.A. 91-580, eff. 1-1-00.)

23        Section  225-305.  The Illinois Architecture Practice Act
24    of 1989 is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:

25        (225 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 1309)
26        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
27        Sec. 9.  Creation  of  the  Board.   The  Director  shall
28    appoint an Architecture Licensing Board which will consist of
29    6 members.  Five members shall be licensed architects, one of
30    whom  shall  be a tenured member of the architectural faculty
31    of the University of Illinois.  The other 4 shall be licensed
32    architects, residing in this State, who have been engaged  in
 
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 1    the  practice of architecture at least 10 years.  In addition
 2    to the 5 licensed  architects,  there  shall  be  one  public
 3    member.  The public member shall be a voting member and shall
 4    not  hold  a  license as an architect, professional engineer,
 5    structural engineer or land surveyor.
 6        Board members shall serve 5 year terms  and  until  their
 7    successors   are  appointed  and  qualified.  In  making  the
 8    designation of persons to the Board, the Director shall  give
 9    due   consideration   to   recommendations   by  members  and
10    organizations of the profession.
11        The membership of the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect
12    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
13        No  member  shall  be reappointed to the Board for a term
14    which would cause his or her continuous service on the  Board
15    to  be longer than 10 successive years.  Service prior to the
16    effective date of this Act shall not be considered.
17        Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the  same
18    manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
19    the  vacated  term.    Initial  terms  shall  begin  upon the
20    effective date of this Act and Board  members  in  office  on
21    that  date  under  the  predecessor  Act  may be appointed to
22    specific terms as indicated in this Section.
23        Persons holding office as members of the Board under  the
24    Illinois  Architecture Act immediately prior to the effective
25    date of this Act shall continue as members of the Board under
26    this Act until the expiration of the term for which they were
27    appointed  and  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and
28    qualified.
29        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
30    their  service,  but  may  be  reimbursed  for reasonable and
31    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
32        A member of  the  Board  who  experiences  a  significant
33    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
34    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
 
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 1    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
 2    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
 3    Travel Control Board.
 4        A  quorum  of  the  Board  shall consist of a majority of
 5    Board members currently appointed.  A majority  vote  of  the
 6    quorum is required for Board decisions.
 7        The  Director  may  remove  any  member  of the Board for
 8    misconduct, incompetence, neglect of  duty,  or  for  reasons
 9    prescribed by law for removal of State officials.
10        The  Director  may  remove a member of the Board who does
11    not attend 2 consecutive meetings.
12        Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
13    Board and the Department shall review  the  response  of  the
14    Board  and  any recommendations made therein.  The Department
15    may, at any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the
16    Board  on  any  matter  relating  to  the  administration  or
17    enforcement of this Act.
18        Members of the Board are immune from suit in  any  action
19    based  upon  any disciplinary proceedings or other activities
20    performed in good faith as members of the Board.
21    (Source: P.A. 91-133, eff. 1-1-00.)

22        Section  225-310.   The  Interior  Design  Title  Act  is
23    amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

24        (225 ILCS 310/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 8206)
25        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
26        Sec. 6.  Board of Interior Design  Professionals.   There
27    is  created  a  Board  of Interior Design Professionals to be
28    composed of persons designated  from  time  to  time  by  the
29    Director, as follows:
30        (a)  For  the  first year, 5 persons, 4 of whom have been
31    interior designers for a period of 5 years or more who  would
32    qualify  upon application to the Department under this Act to
 
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 1    be registered interior  designers,  and  one  public  member.
 2    After  the  initial appointments, each interior design member
 3    shall hold a valid interior design registration.   After  the
 4    effective  date  of this amendatory Act of 1994, 2 additional
 5    persons shall  be  appointed  to  the  Board  who  have  been
 6    residential  interior  designers  for  a period of 5 years or
 7    more and who would qualify upon application under this Act to
 8    be registered as a residential interior designer.  After  the
 9    initial  appointments  of  the  2  additional  members,  each
10    residential  interior  designer  member  shall  hold  a valid
11    residential interior designer registration.  The Board  shall
12    annually elect a chairman.
13        (b)  Terms for all members shall be 3 years.  For initial
14    appointments,  one member shall be appointed to serve for one
15    year, 2 shall be appointed to serve  for  2  years,  and  the
16    remaining  shall  be appointed to serve for 3 years and until
17    their successors are appointed and qualified.  Initial  terms
18    shall  begin  on  the  effective  date  of this Act.  For the
19    initial appointments of the 2  additional  members  added  by
20    this  amendatory Act of 1994, one shall be appointed to serve
21    for one year and the other to serve for 2  years,  and  until
22    their  successors  are appointed and qualified. Partial terms
23    over 2 years in length shall be considered as full terms.   A
24    member  may  be  reappointed  for  a  successive term, but no
25    member shall serve more than 2 full terms.
26        (c)  The  membership  of  the  Board  should   reasonably
27    reflect  representation  from the various geographic areas of
28    the State.
29        (d)  In making appointments to the  Board,  the  Director
30    shall  give  due consideration to recommendations by national
31    and state organizations of the interior design profession and
32    the  residential  interior  design  profession,   and   shall
33    promptly give due notice to such organizations of any vacancy
34    in  the  membership of the Board.  The Director may terminate
 
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 1    the appointment of any member for any  cause,  which  in  the
 2    opinion   of   the   Director,   reasonably   justifies  such
 3    termination.
 4        (e)  A vacancy in the membership of the Board  shall  not
 5    impair  the  right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and
 6    perform all the duties of the Board.
 7        (f)  The  members  of  the   Board   shall   receive   no
 8    compensation  for  their service, but shall be reimbursed for
 9    each receive as compensation a reasonable sum  as  determined
10    by  the  Director for each day actually engaged in the duties
11    of the office, and  all  legitimate  and  necessary  expenses
12    incurred  in the course of that service attending the meeting
13    of the Board.  A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences  a
14    significant  financial  hardship due to the loss of income on
15    days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged  in
16    the  business  of the Board may be paid a hardship allowance,
17    as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of   the
18    Governor's Travel Control Board.
19        (g)  Members  of  the  Board shall be immune from suit in
20    any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings  or  other
21    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
22    (Source: P.A. 88-650, eff. 9-16-94.)

23        Section 225-315.  The Illinois Landscape Architecture Act
24    of 1989 is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:

25        (225 ILCS 315/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 8109)
26        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
27        Sec. 9.  Composition, qualification, and terms of Board.
28        (a)  The  Director  shall appoint a Board consisting of 5
29    persons who are residents of the State of  Illinois  and  who
30    shall be appointed by and shall serve in an advisory capacity
31    to   the   Director.    Four  persons  shall  be  individuals
32    experienced in landscape architectural work who would qualify
 
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 1    upon application to the Department under  the  provisions  of
 2    this  Act  to be registered landscape architects, one of whom
 3    shall be tenured member of the landscape architecture faculty
 4    of the University of  Illinois  and  3  of  whom  shall  have
 5    engaged in landscape architectural work for at least 5 years.
 6    The fifth person shall be a public member, not an employee of
 7    the  State  of Illinois, who is not registered under this Act
 8    or a similar Act of another jurisdiction.  The public  member
 9    may  not  be elected or appointed as chairman of the Board or
10    serve in such capacity in any other manner.
11        (b)  Members of the Board shall serve 5  year  terms  and
12    until  their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.  No
13    member shall be reappointed to the Board  for  a  term  which
14    would  cause that member's cumulative service on the Board to
15    be longer than 10 years.     No  member  who  is  an  initial
16    appointment  to  the  Board shall be reappointed to the Board
17    for a term which would cause that member's cumulative service
18    on the Board to be longer than  13  years.   Appointments  to
19    fill  vacancies  shall be made in the same manner as original
20    appointments for the unexpired portion of the  vacated  term.
21    Initial  terms  shall  begin  upon the effective date of this
22    Act.
23        (c)  The Director may remove any member of the Board  for
24    cause, which may include without limitation a member who does
25    not attend 2 consecutive meetings.
26        (d)  The  Director  shall consider the recommendations of
27    the Board on questions involving  standards  of  professional
28    conduct,  discipline,  and  qualifications  of candidates and
29    registrants under this Act.
30        (e)  A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of
31    members currently appointed.  A majority vote of  the  quorum
32    is required for board decisions.
33        (f)  The  Board  shall  annually  elect a chairperson and
34    vice chairperson, both of whom shall  be  licensed  landscape
 
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 1    architects.
 2        (g)  Members  of  the Board shall receive no compensation
 3    for their service, but may be reimbursed for  reasonable  and
 4    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.  A
 5    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
 6    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
 7    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
 8    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
 9    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
10    Board.
11    (Source: P.A. 91-255, eff. 12-30-99.)

12        Section 225-320.  The Illinois Plumbing  License  Law  is
13    amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

14        (225 ILCS 320/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1106)
15        Sec.  7.  (1) There is created an Illinois State Board of
16    Plumbing Examiners which shall exercise its  duties  provided
17    in  this  Act  under  the supervision of the Department.  The
18    Board shall consist of 9 licensed  plumbers  designated  from
19    time  to time by the Director.  In making the appointments to
20    the Board, the Director shall consider the recommendations of
21    individuals, firms or organizations involved in  plumbing  in
22    this State.
23        (2)  The  Board shall aid the Director and the Department
24    by:
25        (a)  Preparing  subject  matter   for   examinations   as
26    provided in this Act.
27        (b)  Suggesting rules to govern examinations and hearings
28    for suspension, revocation or reinstatement of licenses.
29        (c)  Submitting recommendations to the Director from time
30    to time for the efficient administration of this Act.
31        (d)  Grading  all tests and examinations for licenses and
32    promptly reporting the results to the Director.
 
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 1        (e)  Performing such  other  duties  from  time  to  time
 2    prescribed by the Director.
 3        (3)  Board  members  shall  receive  no  compensation for
 4    their service, but Each Board member shall be compensated the
 5    sum of $50 for each day or part thereof on which he serves on
 6    business of the  Board  and  in  addition  thereto  shall  be
 7    reimbursed  for  necessary  per diem expenses incurred in the
 8    course of that service as authorized for State employees.   A
 9    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
10    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
11    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
12    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
13    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
14    Board.
15    (Source: P.A. 85-981.)

16        Section 225-325.  The Professional  Engineering  Practice
17    Act of 1989 is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:

18        (225 ILCS 325/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 5206)
19        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
20        Sec.  6.   Composition,  qualifications  and terms of the
21    Board.
22        (a)  The Board shall be appointed  by  the  Director  and
23    shall  consist  of  10 members, one of whom shall be a public
24    member and 9 of whom shall be professional engineers licensed
25    under  this  Act.   In  addition  each  member   who   is   a
26    professional engineer shall:
27             (1)  be a citizen of the United States, and
28             (2)  be a resident of this State.
29        (b)  In  addition,  each  member  who  is  a professional
30    engineer shall:
31             (1)  have not less than 12 years  of  experience  in
32        the  practice of professional engineering, and shall hold
 
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 1        an active license as a professional engineer in Illinois;
 2             (2)  have been in charge of professional engineering
 3        work for at least 5 years.   For  the  purposes  of  this
 4        Section,  any period in which a person has been in charge
 5        of teaching engineering in an  engineering  college  with
 6        the  rank  of  assistant  professor  or  higher  shall be
 7        considered as time in which such person was in charge  of
 8        professional engineering work.
 9        The  terms  for all members shall be for 5 years.  On the
10    expiration of the term of any member or in  the  event  of  a
11    vacancy,  the  Director shall appoint a member who shall hold
12    office until the expiration of the term for which the  member
13    is  appointed  and  until  a successor has been appointed and
14    qualified.
15        No member shall be reappointed to the Board  for  a  term
16    which would cause that individual's continuous service on the
17    Board to be longer than 15 successive years.
18        In implementing the 5 year terms, the Director shall vary
19    the  terms  to  enable the Board to have no more than 2 terms
20    expire in any one year.
21        The public member shall not be an employee of  the  State
22    of  Illinois. The public member shall be an Illinois resident
23    and a citizen of the United States.
24        In making appointments to the Board, the  Director  shall
25    give  due  consideration to recommendations by members of the
26    profession and by organizations therein.
27        The Director may remove  any  member  of  the  Board  for
28    misconduct,  incompetence,  neglect  of  duty  or for reasons
29    prescribed by law for removal of State officials.
30        The Director may remove a member of the  Board  who  does
31    not attend 2 consecutive meetings.
32        A  quorum  of  the  Board  shall consist of a majority of
33    Board members appointed.  Majority  vote  of  the  quorum  is
34    required for Board decisions.
 
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 1        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
 2    their service, but Each member of  the  Board  shall  receive
 3    compensation   when  attending  Board  meetings  or  meetings
 4    approved by the Director and  shall  be  reimbursed  for  all
 5    actual  traveling  expenses.    A  member  of  the  Board who
 6    experiences a significant financial hardship due to the  loss
 7    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
 8    otherwise  engaged in the business of the Board may be paid a
 9    hardship allowance, as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the
10    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
11        Members  of  the  Board  shall be immune from suit in any
12    action based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or  other
13    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
14        Persons   holding   office   as   members  of  the  Board
15    immediately prior to the effective date of this Act under the
16    Act repealed herein shall continue as members  of  the  Board
17    until  the  expiration  of  the  term  for  which  they  were
18    appointed  and  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and
19    qualified.
20    (Source: P.A. 91-92, eff. 1-1-00.)

21        Section 225-330.  The Illinois Professional Land Surveyor
22    Act of 1989 is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

23        (225 ILCS 330/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 3257)
24        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
25        Sec.   7.    Creation   of  the  Board;  Composition  and
26    qualifications and terms of the Board.  The  Board  shall  be
27    appointed by the Director and shall consist of 7 members, one
28    of  whom  shall  be  a  public  member and 6 of whom shall be
29    Professional Land Surveyors.  The members shall be  residents
30    of  Illinois.   Each  Professional Land Surveyor member shall
31    (a) currently hold a valid Professional Land Surveyor license
32    in Illinois and shall have held the license under this Act or
 
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 1    its predecessor for the previous 10 year period, and (b) have
 2    not been disciplined within the last  10  year  period  under
 3    this  Act or its predecessor.  The public member shall not be
 4    an employee of the  State  of  Illinois  or  of  the  federal
 5    government,  and  shall not be licensed under this Act or any
 6    other Act the Department administers.
 7        Members shall be appointed who reasonably  represent  the
 8    different  geographic areas of Illinois and shall serve for 5
 9    year terms, and until  their  successors  are  qualified  and
10    appointed.    A  member shall not be eligible for appointment
11    to more than 2 consecutive 5 year  terms.    Appointments  to
12    fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired portion of the
13    term.   Initial  terms  shall  begin on the effective date of
14    this Act. Board members currently appointed  under  this  Act
15    and  in  office  on  the  effective  date  of  this Act shall
16    continue to hold office until their terms expire and they are
17    replaced. All appointments shall be  made  on  the  basis  of
18    individual  professional qualifications with the exception of
19    the public member and shall not be based upon race,  sex,  or
20    religious or political affiliations.
21        Members  Each  member  of  the  Board  shall  receive  no
22    compensation   for   their  service,  but  compensation  when
23    attending to the work of the Board or any of  its  committees
24    and for time spent in necessary travel.  In addition, members
25    shall  be  reimbursed  for  actual traveling, incidentals and
26    expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out their duties as
27    members of the Board.  A member of the Board who  experiences
28    a significant financial hardship due to the loss of income on
29    days  of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged in
30    the business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,
31    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
32    Governor's Travel Control Board.
33        The   Director   shall   consider    the    advice    and
34    recommendations of the Board on issues involving standards of
 
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 1    professional  conduct,  discipline  and qualifications of the
 2    candidates and licensees under this Act.
 3        The Director shall make the Board appointments within  90
 4    days  of any vacancy.  The Professional Land Surveyor members
 5    shall be selected from a current list of  candidates  updated
 6    by  June  1 of each year, as submitted by members of the land
 7    surveying profession and by affiliated organizations.
 8        Members of the Board shall be immune  from  suit  in  any
 9    action  based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or other
10    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
11        The Director may remove  any  member  of  the  Board  for
12    misconduct,  incompetence, neglect of duty, or for any reason
13    prescribed by law for removal of State Officials or  for  not
14    attending 2 consecutive Board meetings.
15    (Source: P.A. 91-132, eff. 1-1-00.)

16        Section 225-335.  The Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing
17    Act is amended by changing Section 11.5 as follows:

18        (225 ILCS 335/11.5)
19        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
20        Sec.  11.5.   The  Roofing  Advisory Board is created and
21    shall consist of 8 persons, one of whom  is  a  knowledgeable
22    public  member  and  7  of  whom have been issued licenses as
23    roofing contractors by the Department. One of the 7  licensed
24    roofing  contractors on the Board shall represent a statewide
25    association representing home builders and another of  the  7
26    licensed  roofing  contractors shall represent an association
27    predominately representing  retailers.    The  public  member
28    shall  not  be  licensed  under this Act or any other Act the
29    Department administers.  Each member shall  be  appointed  by
30    the  Director.   Members  shall  be  appointed who reasonably
31    represent the different geographic areas of the State.
32        Members of the Roofing Advisory  Board  shall  be  immune
 
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 1    from   suit   in  any  action  based  upon  any  disciplinary
 2    proceedings or other acts performed in good faith as  members
 3    of  the  Roofing Advisory Board, unless the conduct that gave
 4    rise to the suit was willful and wanton misconduct.
 5        The persons appointed shall hold office for 4  years  and
 6    until  a  successor  is appointed and qualified.  The initial
 7    terms shall begin July 1, 1997.  Of the members of the  Board
 8    first appointed, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 2 years, 2
 9    shall  be  appointed  to  serve  for  3 years, and 3 shall be
10    appointed to serve for 4 years.  No member shall  serve  more
11    than 2 complete 4 year terms.
12        Within 90 days of a vacancy occurring, the Director shall
13    fill  the  vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term with
14    an appointee who meets the same qualifications as the  person
15    whose  position  has  become  vacant.   The  Board shall meet
16    annually to elect one member as chairman and  one  member  as
17    vice-chairman.    No officer shall be elected more than twice
18    in succession to the same office.  The members of  the  Board
19    shall  receive  no  compensation for their service, but shall
20    receive reimbursement for actual, necessary,  and  authorized
21    expenses  incurred  in attending the meetings of the Board. A
22    member of the Board who experiences a  significant  financial
23    hardship  due  to the loss of income on days of attendance at
24    meetings or while otherwise engaged in the  business  of  the
25    Board  may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and
26    subject to the approval  of  the  Governor's  Travel  Control
27    Board.
28    (Source: P.A. 91-950, eff. 2-9-01.)

29        Section 225-340.  The Structural Engineering Practice Act
30    of 1989 is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

31        (225 ILCS 340/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 6607)
32        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
 
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 1        Sec.   7.  The   Director   shall  appoint  a  Structural
 2    Engineering Board which shall consist  of  6  members.   Five
 3    members  shall be Illinois licensed structural engineers, who
 4    have been engaged in the practice of  structural  engineering
 5    for  a minimum of 10 years, and one shall be a public member.
 6    The public member shall be a voting member and shall not hold
 7    a license as an architect, professional engineer,  structural
 8    engineer or land surveyor.
 9        Members   shall  serve  5  year  terms  and  until  their
10    successors are appointed and qualified.
11        In making the designation of persons to act, the Director
12    shall give due consideration to recommendations by members of
13    the  profession  and  by  organizations  of  the   structural
14    engineering profession.
15        The  membership  of  the  Board should reasonably reflect
16    representation from the geographic areas in this State.
17        No member shall be reappointed to the Board  for  a  term
18    which  would cause his or her continuous service on the Board
19    to be longer than 14 successive years.  Service prior to  the
20    effective  date  of  this  Act  shall  not  be  considered in
21    calculating length of service.
22        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
23    their  service,  but  may  be  reimbursed  for reasonable and
24    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
25        A member of  the  Board  who  experiences  a  significant
26    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
27    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
28    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
29    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
30    Travel Control Board.
31        Appointments  to fill vacancies shall be made in the same
32    manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
33    the vacated term. Initial terms under this  Act  shall  begin
34    upon  the  expiration  of  the  terms  of  Committee  members
 
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 1    appointed under The Illinois Structural Engineering Act.
 2        Persons holding office as members of the Board under this
 3    Act  on the effective date of this Act shall serve as members
 4    of the Board under this Act until the expiration of the  term
 5    for  which they were appointed and until their successors are
 6    appointed and qualified under this Act.
 7        A quorum of the Board shall  consist  of  a  majority  of
 8    Board  members  appointed.   A  majority  of  the  quorum  is
 9    required for Board decisions.
10        The  Director may terminate the appointment of any member
11    for cause which in the opinion  of  the  Director  reasonably
12    justifies  such  termination,  which  may include, but is not
13    limited to, a Board member who does not attend 2  consecutive
14    meetings.
15        Notice of proposed rulemaking shall be transmitted to the
16    Board  and  the  Department  shall review the response of the
17    Board and any recommendations made therein.   The  Department
18    may, at any time, seek the expert advice and knowledge of the
19    Board  on  any  matter  relating  to  the  administration  or
20    enforcement of this Act.
21        Members  of  the  Board  shall be immune from suit in any
22    action based  upon  any  disciplinary  proceedings  or  other
23    activities performed in good faith as members of the Board.
24        Whenever  the  Director is not satisfied that substantial
25    justice has been done in an  examination,  the  Director  may
26    order a reexamination by the same or other examiners.
27    (Source: P.A. 91-91, eff. 1-1-00; 92-237, eff. 8-3-01.)

28        Section 225-410.  The Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and
29    Nail  Technology  Act  of 1985 is amended by changing Section
30    4-2 as follows:

31        (225 ILCS 410/4-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1704-2)
32        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
 
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 1        Sec. 4-2. The Barber, Cosmetology,  Esthetics,  and  Nail
 2    Technology   Committee.   There  is  established  within  the
 3    Department  the  Barber,  Cosmetology,  Esthetics,  and  Nail
 4    Technology Committee, composed of 11 persons designated  from
 5    time  to  time  by the Director to advise the Director in all
 6    matters related to the practice  of  barbering,  cosmetology,
 7    esthetics, and nail technology.
 8        The  11  members  of  the Committee shall be appointed as
 9    follows: 6  licensed  cosmetologists,  all  of  whom  hold  a
10    current  license  as  a  cosmetologist or cosmetology teacher
11    and, for appointments made after the effective date  of  this
12    amendatory  Act of 1996, at least 2 of whom shall be an owner
13    of or a major stockholder in a school of cosmetology, one  of
14    whom shall be a representative of a franchiser with 5 or more
15    locations   within   the  State,  one  of  whom  shall  be  a
16    representative of an owner operating  salons  in  5  or  more
17    locations   within  the  State,  one  of  whom  shall  be  an
18    independent salon owner, and  no  one  of  the  cosmetologist
19    members  shall be a manufacturer, jobber, or stockholder in a
20    factory of cosmetology articles or an immediate family member
21    of any of the above; 2 of whom shall  be  barbers  holding  a
22    current   license;   one  member  who  shall  be  a  licensed
23    esthetician or esthetics teacher; one member who shall  be  a
24    licensed  nail technician or nail technology teacher; and one
25    public member who holds no licenses issued by the Department.
26    The Director shall give due consideration for  membership  to
27    recommendations  by  members  of the professions and by their
28    professional organizations.  Members shall serve 4 year terms
29    and until their successors are appointed and  qualified.   No
30    member  shall be reappointed to the Committee for more than 2
31    terms.  Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made  in  the
32    same  manner  as  original  appointments  for  the  unexpired
33    portion  of  the  vacated term.   Members of the Committee in
34    office on the effective date of this amendatory Act  of  1996
 
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 1    shall  continue  to  serve  for  the duration of the terms to
 2    which  they  have  been  appointed,  but  beginning  on  that
 3    effective date all appointments  of  licensed  cosmetologists
 4    and  barbers  to  serve  as members of the Committee shall be
 5    made in a manner that will effect at  the  earliest  possible
 6    date  the  changes made by this amendatory Act of 1996 in the
 7    representative composition of the Committee.
 8        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
 9    their  service,  but  may  be  reimbursed  for reasonable and
10    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
11        A member of the Committee who experiences  a  significant
12    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
13    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
14    business  of  the Committee may be paid a hardship allowance,
15    as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of   the
16    Governor's Travel Control Board.
17        Whenever  the  Director  is  satisfied  that  substantial
18    justice has not been done in an examination, the Director may
19    order a reexamination by the same or other examiners.
20    (Source:  P.A.  89-387,  eff.  1-1-96;  89-706, eff. 1-31-97;
21    90-580, eff. 5-21-98.)

22        Section  225-415.   The  Illinois   Certified   Shorthand
23    Reporters  Act  of  1984  is amended by changing Section 8 as
24    follows:

25        (225 ILCS 415/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6208)
26        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2004)
27        Sec. 8.  The Director shall appoint a certified Shorthand
28    Reporters Board as follows:  7 persons who shall be appointed
29    by and shall serve in an advisory capacity to  the  Director.
30    Six  members  must  be certified shorthand reporters, in good
31    standing, and actively engaged in the practice  of  shorthand
32    reporting in this State for ten years, and one member must be
 
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 1    a  member  of the public who is not certified under this Act,
 2    or a similar Act of another jurisdiction.
 3        Members  shall  serve  4  year  terms  and  until   their
 4    successors  are  appointed  and qualified, except that of the
 5    initial appointments, one member shall be appointed to  serve
 6    for  one  year,  2 shall be appointed to serve for 2 years, 2
 7    shall be appointed to serve for 3 years,  and  the  remaining
 8    one,  who  shall  be the public member, shall be appointed to
 9    serve for 4 years, until their successors are  appointed  and
10    qualified.  No member shall be reappointed to the Board for a
11    term  that would cause his continuous service on the Board to
12    be longer than 8 successive  years.   Service  prior  to  the
13    effective  date  of  this  amendatory  Act  of  1991 shall be
14    considered. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be  made  in
15    the  same  manner as original appointments, for the unexpired
16    portion of the vacated term.  Initial terms shall begin  upon
17    the effective date of this Act.
18        The  membership  of  the  Board should reasonably reflect
19    representation from the geographic areas in this  State.   In
20    making  appointments  to  the  Board, the Director shall give
21    consideration  to  recommendations  by  national  and   State
22    organizations  of the shorthand reporter profession and shall
23    promptly give notice to such organizations of any vacancy  in
24    the membership of the Board.
25        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
26    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
27    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
28        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
29    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
30    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
31    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
32    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
33    Travel Control Board.
34        The Director may terminate the appointment of any  member
 
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 1    for  cause  which  in  the opinion of the Director reasonably
 2    justifies such termination.
 3        The Director shall consider the  recommendations  of  the
 4    Board   on  questions  involving  standards  of  professional
 5    conduct, discipline  and  qualifications  of  candidates  and
 6    certificate holders under this Act.
 7        The  Director may remove any member who fails to attend 3
 8    consecutive meetings unless the member has a medical excuse.
 9    (Source: P.A. 91-827, eff. 6-13-00.)

10        Section 225-425.  The Collection Agency Act is amended by
11    changing Section 13.1 as follows:

12        (225 ILCS 425/13.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 2038.1)
13        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
14        Sec. 13.1.  Collection Agency Licensing and  Disciplinary
15    Board.  There  is  created  in  the Department the Collection
16    Agency Licensing and Disciplinary Board composed of 7 members
17    appointed by the Director. Five members of the Board shall be
18    employed in a collection agency registered under this Act and
19    2 members of the Board shall represent the general public and
20    shall not be employed by or possess an ownership interest  in
21    any collection agency registered under this Act.
22        The  Board  shall elect a chairman from among its members
23    and shall meet at least twice each year.  The members of  the
24    Board  shall  receive no compensation for their services, but
25    shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the
26    performance of their duties.   A  member  of  the  Board  who
27    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
28    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
29    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
30    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
31    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
32        Members shall serve for a term of 4 years and until their
 
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 1    successors are appointed and  qualified.   No  Board  member,
 2    after  the  effective  date  of  this amendatory Act of 1995,
 3    shall be appointed to more than  2  full  consecutive  terms.
 4    The  initial  terms  created  by  this amendatory Act of 1995
 5    shall count as full terms for the purposes  of  reappointment
 6    to  the  Board.   Appointments  to  fill  vacancies  for  the
 7    unexpired portion of a vacated term shall be made in the same
 8    manner as original appointments.
 9        The   appointments   of  those  Board  members  currently
10    appointed  shall  end  upon  the  effective  date   of   this
11    amendatory  Act  of  1995,  and those Board members currently
12    sitting at the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995,
13    shall be reappointed to the following terms  by  and  in  the
14    discretion of the Director:
15             (1)  one member shall be appointed for one year;
16             (2)  two  members  shall  be  appointed  to  serve 2
17        years;
18             (3)  two members  shall  be  appointed  to  serve  3
19        years; and
20             (4)  two  members  shall be appointed to serve for 4
21        years.
22    All members shall serve until their successors are  appointed
23    and qualified.
24        The  Board  members appointed to terms by this amendatory
25    Act of 1995 shall be appointed as soon as possible after  the
26    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
27    (Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

28        Section  225-441.   The  Home  Inspector  License  Act is
29    amended by changing Section 25-10 as follows:

30        (225 ILCS 441/25-10)
31        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
32        Sec. 25-10.  Home Inspector Advisory Board.
 
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 1        (a)  There is hereby created the Home Inspector  Advisory
 2    Board.   The  Board  shall  be  composed  of 7 voting members
 3    appointed by the Commissioner, plus the liaison under Section
 4    25-15, who shall serve ex officio and without vote.   Members
 5    shall  be  appointed  to  the  Board subject to the following
 6    conditions:
 7             (1)  All appointed members shall have been residents
 8        and citizens of this State for at least 5 years prior  to
 9        the date of appointment.
10             (2)  The  appointed  membership  of the Board should
11        reasonably reflect the  geographic  distribution  of  the
12        population of the State.
13             (3)  Five   appointed   members  shall  be  actively
14        engaged and currently licensed as home inspectors, except
15        that the initial appointees  may  be  persons  without  a
16        license who have been actively engaged as home inspectors
17        for  a period of 5 years immediately before the effective
18        date of this Act.  Failure of an initial appointee  under
19        this  item  (3)  to  obtain  a license by January 1, 2003
20        shall constitute resignation from the Board.
21             (4)  One appointed member shall hold a valid license
22        as a real estate broker  and  shall  have  been  actively
23        engaged  as a real estate broker for a period of not less
24        than 5 years.
25             (5)  One  appointed  member  shall   represent   the
26        interests  of  the  general  public.  This member and the
27        member's spouse shall not be licensed under this Act, nor
28        be employed by nor have any interest in a home inspection
29        business or a real estate brokerage business.
30        In making appointments to  the  Board,  the  Commissioner
31    shall  give  due  consideration to recommendations by members
32    and organizations representing the home inspection  and  real
33    estate industries.
34        (b)  The  term for members of the Board shall be 4 years,
 
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 1    except  for  the  initial   appointees.    Of   the   initial
 2    appointees,  4  members  shall  be appointed for terms ending
 3    January 1, 2007 and 3 members shall be  appointed  for  terms
 4    ending  January  1, 2006.  No member shall serve more than 10
 5    years in a lifetime.
 6        (c)  The Commissioner may terminate  the  appointment  of
 7    any   member   for   cause   that,  in  the  opinion  of  the
 8    Commissioner, reasonably justifies the termination. Cause for
 9    termination  may  include,  without  limitation,  misconduct,
10    incapacity, neglect of duty,  or  missing  4  Board  meetings
11    during any one calendar year.
12        (d)  A majority of the voting members currently appointed
13    shall  constitute  a  quorum.  A vacancy in the membership of
14    the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to  exercise
15    all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the Board.
16        (e)  The  Board  shall meet at least quarterly and may be
17    convened by the Chairperson or 3 members of the Board upon 10
18    days' written notice.
19        (g)  The liaison appointed pursuant to Section  25-15  of
20    this  Act  shall  serve,  ex  officio,  as Chairperson of the
21    Board, without vote.
22        (h)  The Board shall advise OBRE on matters of  licensing
23    and education and shall make recommendations to OBRE on those
24    matters.    OBRE   shall   give   due  consideration  to  all
25    recommendations presented by the Board.
26        (i)  The Board shall hear and make recommendations to the
27    Commissioner on disciplinary matters that  require  a  formal
28    evidentiary   hearing.    The  Commissioner  shall  give  due
29    consideration to the recommendations of the  Board  involving
30    discipline  and questions about the standards of professional
31    conduct of licensees.
32        (j)  The  Board  may   make   recommendations   to   OBRE
33    concerning  the  consistency of the rules with the provisions
34    of this Act and the administration  and  enforcement  of  the
 
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 1    rules.    OBRE   shall   give   due   consideration   to  the
 2    recommendations of the Board prior to promulgating rules.
 3        (k)  The Board shall make recommendations to OBRE on  the
 4    approval  of  courses  submitted to OBRE pursuant to this Act
 5    and  rules.   OBRE  shall  give  due  consideration  to   the
 6    recommendations of the Board prior to approving courses.
 7        (l)  Members  of  the Board shall receive no compensation
 8    for their service, but voting members shall be reimbursed for
 9    Each voting member of the Board  shall  receive  a  per  diem
10    stipend  in  an  amount to be determined by the Commissioner.
11    Each voting  member  shall  be  paid  his  or  her  necessary
12    expenses while engaged in the performance of their his or her
13    duties.   A member of the Board who experiences a significant
14    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
15    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
16    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
17    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
18    Travel Control Board.
19        (m)  Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in an
20    action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other  acts
21    performed in good faith as members of the Board.
22    (Source: P.A. 92-239, eff. 8-3-01.)

23        Section  225-446.   The Private Detective, Private Alarm,
24    Private Security, and Locksmith Act of  1993  is  amended  by
25    changing Section 45 as follows:

26        (225 ILCS 446/45)
27        (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2003)
28        Sec.     45.  Board;    membership;    terms;    removal;
29    compensation.
30        (a)  The Board shall consist of 11 members  appointed  by
31    the Director, 3 of whom shall be licensed private detectives,
32    2  of  whom shall be licensed private security contractors, 2
 
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 1    of whom shall be licensed private  alarm  contractors,  2  of
 2    whom  shall  be  licensed  locksmiths, one of whom shall be a
 3    public member who is not licensed or  registered  under  this
 4    Act  or  a similar Act of another jurisdiction and who has no
 5    connection with a business licensed under this Act,  and  one
 6    of  whom  shall  represent the interests of employees who are
 7    registered under this Act.  Each member shall be  a  resident
 8    of  Illinois.  Each licensed member shall have a minimum of 5
 9    years experience as a licensee in the  professional  area  in
10    which  the  person  is  licensed  and be in good standing and
11    actively engaged in practice in that profession.   In  making
12    Board  appointments, the Director shall give consideration to
13    the recommendations by  members  of  the  profession  and  by
14    professional  organizations.  The membership shall reasonably
15    reflect representation from geographic areas in this State.
16        (b)  Members shall serve 4 year terms and may serve until
17    their successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall
18    be  appointed  to  the  Board  for   more   than   2   terms.
19    Appointments  to  fill  vacancies  shall  be made in the same
20    manner as original appointments for the unexpired portion  of
21    the  vacated term. Members of the previous Board in office on
22    the effective date of this Act shall serve for  the  duration
23    of  their  term  and may be appointed for one additional term
24    under this Act.
25        (c)  A member of the Board may be removed from office for
26    just  cause.    A  member  subject  to  formal   disciplinary
27    proceedings  shall  disqualify  himself or herself from Board
28    business until the charge is resolved.  A member  also  shall
29    disqualify  himself  or  herself from any matter on which the
30    member may not objectively make a decision.
31        (d)  Members shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their
32    service,  but  shall compensation as set by law.  Each member
33    shall also receive reimbursement  as  set  by  the  Governors
34    Travel  Control  Board  for expenses incurred in carrying out
 
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 1    the duties as a Board member.  A  member  of  the  Board  who
 2    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
 3    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
 4    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
 5    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
 6    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
 7        (e)  A  majority  of   Board   members   then   appointed
 8    constitutes  a  quorum.   A  majority  vote  of the quorum is
 9    required for a Board decision.
10        (f)  The Board may elect a chairman and other officers it
11    considers necessary.
12        (g)  Board members are not liable for any of their  acts,
13    omissions,  decisions,  or  other  conduct in connection with
14    their duties on the Board, except  those  involving  willful,
15    wanton, or intentional misconduct.
16    (Source: P.A. 88-363; 89-366, eff. 1-1-96.)

17        Section  225-450.   The Illinois Public Accounting Act is
18    amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

19        (225 ILCS 450/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 5502)
20        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
21        (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 92-457)
22        Sec. 2.  Examinations. The  University  shall  appoint  a
23    Board of Examiners that shall determine the qualifications of
24    persons  applying  for  certificates and shall make rules for
25    and conduct examinations for determining the qualifications.
26        The Board shall consist of 9 examiners,  at  least  7  of
27    whom  shall be certified public accountants in this State who
28    have been residents of  this  State  for  at  least  5  years
29    immediately preceding their appointment.  One shall be either
30    an  accountant  of  the grade herein described or an attorney
31    licensed and residing in  this  State  and  one  shall  be  a
32    certified  public  accountant  who  is  an  active or retired
 
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 1    educator residing in this State.  The term of office of  each
 2    examiner  shall be 3 years, except that upon the enactment of
 3    this amendatory Act of 1993, those members currently  serving
 4    on  the  Board  shall continue to serve the duration of their
 5    terms, one additional examiner shall be appointed for a  term
 6    of  one  year, one additional examiner for a term of 2 years,
 7    and 2 additional examiners for a term of  3  years.   As  the
 8    term  of  each  examiner  expires,  the  appointment shall be
 9    filled for a term of 3 years from  the  date  of  expiration.
10    Any Board member who has served as a member for 6 consecutive
11    years  shall  not be eligible for reappointment until 2 years
12    after the end of the term in which the sixth consecutive year
13    of service occurred.
14        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
15    their  service,  but  may  be  reimbursed  for reasonable and
16    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
17        A member of  the  Board  who  experiences  a  significant
18    financial  hardship  due  to  the  loss  of income on days of
19    attendance at meetings or  while  otherwise  engaged  in  the
20    business  of  the  Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as
21    determined by and subject to the approval of  the  Governor's
22    Travel Control Board.
23        The  time  and place of holding the examinations shall be
24    determined by the Board and shall be duly advertised  by  the
25    Board.
26        The  examination  shall test the applicant's knowledge of
27    accounting, auditing, and other related subjects, if any,  as
28    the  Board  may deem advisable.  A candidate must be examined
29    in all subjects except that a candidate who has passed  in  2
30    or  more  subjects  and  who attained a minimum grade in each
31    subject failed as may be  established  by  Board  regulations
32    shall  have  the  right  to  be  re-examined in the remaining
33    subjects  at  one  or  more  of   the   next   6   succeeding
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 1        The  Board may in certain cases waive or defer any of the
 2    requirements of this Section regarding the  circumstances  in
 3    which  the various Sections of the examination must be passed
 4    upon a showing that, by reasons of circumstances  beyond  the
 5    applicant's  control,  the  applicant  was unable to meet the
 6    requirement.
 7        Applicants may also be required to pass an examination on
 8    the rules of professional conduct,  as  determined  by  Board
 9    rule to be appropriate.
10        The examinations shall be given at least twice a year.
11        Any  application,  document or other information filed by
12    or concerning an applicant and any examination grades  of  an
13    applicant  shall  be  deemed  confidential  and  shall not be
14    disclosed to anyone without the prior written  permission  of
15    the  applicant, except that it is hereby deemed in the public
16    interest that the names and addresses only of all  applicants
17    shall   be   a  public  record  and  be  released  as  public
18    information.  Nothing herein shall  prevent  the  Board  from
19    making  public announcement of the names of persons receiving
20    certificates under this Act.
21        The Board shall adopt all necessary and reasonable  rules
22    and  regulations  for  the  effective  administration  of the
23    Sections  of  this  Act  for  which  it   is   charged   with
24    administering.   Without  limiting  the  foregoing, the Board
25    shall adopt and prescribe rules and regulations  for  a  fair
26    and   wholly   and   impartial   method  of  determining  the
27    qualifications of applicants for examination and for  a  fair
28    and  wholly  and  impartial  method of examination of persons
29    under  Section  2  and  may  establish  rules  for   subjects
30    conditioned  and  for  the  transfer  of  credits  from other
31    jurisdictions with respect to subjects passed.
32    (Source: P.A. 88-36.)

33        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 92-457)
34        Sec. 2.  Examinations. The Governor shall appoint a Board
 
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 1    of Examiners  that  shall  determine  the  qualifications  of
 2    persons  applying  for  certificates and shall make rules for
 3    and conduct examinations for determining the qualifications.
 4    The Board shall consist of not less than 9 nor more  than  11
 5    examiners,  as  determined  by Board rule, including 2 public
 6    members. The remainder shall be certified public  accountants
 7    in  this  State  who have been residents of this State for at
 8    least 5 years immediately preceding their appointment, except
 9    that one shall be either a certified public accountant of the
10    grade herein described or an attorney licensed  and  residing
11    in  this State and one shall be a certified public accountant
12    who is an active or retired educator residing in this  State.
13    The  term of office of each examiner shall be 3 years, except
14    that upon the enactment of this amendatory Act  of  the  92nd
15    General  Assembly,  those  members  currently  serving on the
16    Board shall continue to serve the duration  of  their  terms,
17    one  additional examiner shall be appointed for a term of one
18    year, one additional examiner for a term of 2 years, and  any
19    additional  examiners  for  terms of 3 years.  As the term of
20    each examiner expires, the appointment shall be filled for  a
21    term  of  3  years  from  the  date of expiration.  Any Board
22    member who has served as a member  for  6  consecutive  years
23    shall  not  be eligible for reappointment until 2 years after
24    the end of the term in which the sixth  consecutive  year  of
25    service occurred, except that members of the Board serving on
26    the  effective  date  of  this  Section shall be eligible for
27    appointment  to  one  additional  3-year  term.   Where   the
28    expiration  of any member's term shall result in less than 11
29    members then serving on the Board, the member shall  continue
30    to  serve  until  his  or  her successor is appointed and has
31    qualified. The Governor may terminate the term of any  member
32    of the Board at any time for cause.
33        Members  of  the  Board shall receive no compensation for
34    their service, but  may  be  reimbursed  for  reasonable  and
 
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 1    necessary expenses incurred in the course of that service.
 2        A  member  of  the  Board  who  experiences a significant
 3    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
 4    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
 5    business of the Board may be paid a  hardship  allowance,  as
 6    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
 7    Travel Control Board.
 8        The time and place of holding the examinations  shall  be
 9    determined  by  the Board and shall be duly advertised by the
10    Board.
11        The examination shall test the applicant's  knowledge  of
12    accounting,  auditing, and other related subjects, if any, as
13    the Board may deem advisable.  A candidate must  be  examined
14    in  all  subjects except that a candidate who has passed in 2
15    or more subjects and who attained a  minimum  grade  in  each
16    subject  failed  as  may  be established by Board regulations
17    shall have the right  to  be  re-examined  in  the  remaining
18    subjects   at   one   or   more  of  the  next  6  succeeding
19    examinations.
20        The Board may in certain cases waive or defer any of  the
21    requirements  of  this Section regarding the circumstances in
22    which the various Sections of the examination must be  passed
23    upon  a  showing that, by reasons of circumstances beyond the
24    applicant's control, the applicant was  unable  to  meet  the
25    requirement.
26        Applicants may also be required to pass an examination on
27    the  rules  of  professional  conduct, as determined by Board
28    rule to be appropriate.
29        The examinations shall be given at least twice a year.
30        Any application, document or other information  filed  by
31    or  concerning  an applicant and any examination grades of an
32    applicant shall be  deemed  confidential  and  shall  not  be
33    disclosed  to  anyone without the prior written permission of
34    the applicant, except that it is hereby deemed in the  public
 
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 1    interest  that the names and addresses only of all applicants
 2    shall  be  a  public  record  and  be  released   as   public
 3    information.   Nothing  herein  shall  prevent the Board from
 4    making public announcement of the names of persons  receiving
 5    certificates under this Act.
 6        The  Board shall adopt all necessary and reasonable rules
 7    and regulations for the effective administration of this Act.
 8    Without limiting the foregoing, the  Board  shall  adopt  and
 9    prescribe  rules  and  regulations  for a fair and wholly and
10    impartial  method  of  determining  the   qualifications   of
11    applicants  for  examination  and  for  a fair and wholly and
12    impartial method of examination of persons  under  Section  2
13    and  may establish rules for subjects conditioned and for the
14    transfer of credits from other jurisdictions with respect  to
15    subjects passed.
16    (Source: P.A. 92-457, eff. 7-1-04.)

17        Section  225-454.  The Real Estate License Act of 2000 is
18    amended by changing Sections 25-10 and 30-10 as follows:

19        (225 ILCS 454/25-10)
20        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
21        Sec. 25-10.  Real Estate Administration and  Disciplinary
22    Board;   duties.   There   is   created   the   Real   Estate
23    Administration  and  Disciplinary  Board.  The Board shall be
24    composed of 9 persons  appointed  by  the  Governor.  Members
25    shall  be  appointed  to  the  Board subject to the following
26    conditions:
27             (1)  All  members  shall  have  been  residents  and
28        citizens of this State for at least 6 years prior to  the
29        date of appointment.
30             (2)  Six members shall have been actively engaged as
31        brokers or salespersons or both for at least the 10 years
32        prior to the appointment.
 
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 1             (3)  Three  members  of  the  Board  shall be public
 2        members who represent consumer interests.
 3        None of these members shall be a person who  is  licensed
 4    under  this  Act,  the spouse of a person licensed under this
 5    Act, or a person who has an  ownership  interest  in  a  real
 6    estate  brokerage  business.  The  members'  terms shall be 4
 7    years and the expiration of their terms shall  be  staggered.
 8    Appointments  to  fill  vacancies  shall be for the unexpired
 9    portion  of  the  term.  A  member  may  be  reappointed  for
10    successive terms but no person shall  be  appointed  to  more
11    than  2  terms  or  any  part thereof in his or her lifetime.
12    Persons holding office as members of  the  Board  immediately
13    prior  to December 31, 1999 under the Real Estate License Act
14    of 1983 shall continue as members  of  the  Board  until  the
15    expiration  of  the  term  for  which they were appointed and
16    until their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.  The
17    membership   of  the  Board  should  reasonably  reflect  the
18    geographic distribution of the licensee  population  in  this
19    State.   In  making the appointments, the Governor shall give
20    due consideration  to  the  recommendations  by  members  and
21    organizations  of the profession.  The Governor may terminate
22    the appointment of any member for cause that in  the  opinion
23    of  the  Governor reasonably justifies the termination. Cause
24    for termination shall include without limitation  misconduct,
25    incapacity,  neglect  of  duty,  or  missing 4 board meetings
26    during any one calendar year.
27        Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
28    their service, but shall be reimbursed for Each member of the
29    Board  shall  receive  a  per diem stipend in an amount to be
30    determined by the Commissioner.  Each member  shall  be  paid
31    his   or   her   necessary  expenses  while  engaged  in  the
32    performance of his or her duties.  A member of the Board  who
33    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
34    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
 
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 1    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
 2    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
 3    approval  of  the  Governor's  Travel  Control  Board.   Such
 4    compensation and expenses shall  be  paid  out  of  the  Real
 5    Estate License Administration Fund.
 6        The  Commissioner  shall  consider the recommendations of
 7    the Board on questions involving  standards  of  professional
 8    conduct, discipline, and examination of candidates under this
 9    Act.    OBRE,    after    notifying   and   considering   the
10    recommendations of  the  Board,  if  any,  may  issue  rules,
11    consistent   with   the  provisions  of  this  Act,  for  the
12    administration and  enforcement  thereof  and  may  prescribe
13    forms that shall be used in connection therewith. None of the
14    functions, powers, or duties enumerated in Sections 20-20 and
15    30-5 and subsections (a) and (j) of Section 20-60 of this Act
16    shall  be exercised by OBRE except upon the action and report
17    in writing of the Board.
18    (Source: P.A. 91-245, eff. 12-31-99.)

19        (225 ILCS 454/30-10)
20        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
21        Sec. 30-10.  Advisory Council; powers and  duties.  There
22    is created within OBRE an Advisory Council to be comprised of
23    7  members  appointed  by  the  Governor for 4-year staggered
24    terms.  No  member  shall  serve  more  than  8  years  in  a
25    lifetime.   Three  of  the members shall be licensees who are
26    current  members  of  the  Board,  one  member  shall  be   a
27    representative  of an Illinois real estate trade organization
28    who is not a member of the  Board,  one  member  shall  be  a
29    representative of a licensed pre-license school or continuing
30    education school, and one member shall be a representative of
31    an  institution  of  higher education that offers pre-license
32    and continuing education courses.  The Director  shall  serve
33    as  the chairman of the Advisory Council, ex officio, without
 
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 1    vote. The Advisory Council shall recommend criteria  for  the
 2    licensing  of  pre-license  schools, pre-license instructors,
 3    continuing  education  schools,  and   continuing   education
 4    instructors;   review  applications  for  these  licenses  to
 5    determine if  the  applicants  meet  the  qualifications  for
 6    licensure  established  in  this  Act  and  by  rule; approve
 7    pre-license school and continuing  education  curricula;  and
 8    make  recommendations  to  the  Board  regarding  rules to be
 9    adopted for the administration of the education provisions of
10    this Act.
11        Members  of  the  Advisory  Council  shall   receive   no
12    compensation  for  their  service,  but may be reimbursed for
13    reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the  course  of
14    that service.
15        A  member  of  the  Advisory  Council  who  experiences a
16    significant financial hardship due to the loss of  income  on
17    days  of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged in
18    the business of the Advisory Council may be paid  a  hardship
19    allowance,  as  determined  by and subject to the approval of
20    the Governor's Travel Control Board.
21    (Source: P.A. 91-245, eff. 12-31-99.)

22        Section 225-705.  The  Coal  Mining  Act  is  amended  by
23    changing Sections 2.01, 2.09, and 8.02 as follows:

24        (225 ILCS 705/2.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 301)
25        Sec.  2.01.  State Mining Board.  The Mining Board in the
26    Department of Natural Resources shall  administer  this  Act.
27    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
28    93rd  General  Assembly,  the  Mining  Board shall assume the
29    powers  and  duties  of,  except  that  Article  8  shall  be
30    administered by the Miners' Examining Board under  Article  8
31    in the Department.
32    (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 705/2.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 309)
 2        Sec. 2.09.  Meetings, quorum; expenses.
 3        (a)  Three  members  of the Mining Board, or the Director
 4    may call a meeting of the Mining Board at any time and at any
 5    place within the State.  Five  Four  members  of  the  Mining
 6    Board  and  the  executive officer shall constitute a quorum.
 7    Only in case of a tie vote shall the executive officer office
 8    shall have the right to vote.
 9        (b)  Members of the  State  Mining  Board  shall  not  be
10    compensated  for  their  service  but  may  be reimbursed for
11    necessary expenses incurred in the course of their duties.  A
12    member of the Board who experiences a  significant  financial
13    hardship  due  to the loss of income on days of attendance at
14    meetings or while otherwise engaged in the  business  of  the
15    Board  may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and
16    subject to the approval  of  the  Governor's  Travel  Control
17    Board.
18    (Source: P.A. 79-460.)

19        (225 ILCS 705/8.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 802)
20        Sec.  8.02.  Miners'  Examining  Board abolished.  On the
21    effective date of this amendatory Act  of  the  93rd  General
22    Assembly,  the Miners' Examining Board is abolished.  On that
23    date,  all  of  the  powers,  duties,  assets,   liabilities,
24    employees,  contracts,  property,  records, pending business,
25    and unexpended appropriations of the Miners' Examining  Board
26    are transferred to the State Mining Board.
27        For  purposes  of  the  Successor  Agency  Act, the State
28    Mining Board is declared to be the successor  agency  of  the
29    Miners' Examining Board.
30        Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
31    the   93rd   General  Assembly,  references  to  the  Miners'
32    Examining Board shall, in appropriate contexts, be deemed  to
33    refer to the State Mining Board.
 
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 1        Any rules of the Miners' Examining Board in effect on the
 2    effective  date  of  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd General
 3    Assembly shall be deemed rules of the State Mining Board.
 4        There is created in the Department of Natural  Resources,
 5    Office of Mines and Minerals, a Miners' Examining Board which
 6    shall  consist  of  four  miners'  examining  officers  to be
 7    appointed by the Governor, for a term of 2  years  and  until
 8    their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.   Terms of
 9    office shall commence on the third Monday in January in  each
10    odd-numbered year.  Three of such officers shall constitute a
11    quorum.
12        This  amendatory Act of 1995 does not affect the terms of
13    members of the Miners' Examining Board holding office on  the
14    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
15        A  complete  record  of  the  proceedings and acts of the
16    Miners' Examining Board shall be kept and  preserved  by  the
17    State Mining Board.
18        Said  officers  shall  hold  no other lucrative office or
19    employment under the government of the United  States,  State
20    of  Illinois,  or  any  political  division  thereof  or  any
21    municipal  corporation  therein  and each such officer before
22    entering upon the duties of his office  shall  subscribe  and
23    take  the  oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State,
24    and shall before entering upon the duties of his office  give
25    a bond with sufficient surety to be approved by the Governor,
26    payable  to  the People of the State of Illinois in the penal
27    sum of $5,000, conditioned for the faithful discharge of  the
28    duties  of  office  and  the  delivery of all records, books,
29    moneys, and other property pertaining  to  his  successor  in
30    office,  which  said bond shall be deposited in the office of
31    the  Secretary  of  State.   Vacancies  shall  be  filled  by
32    appointment  as  provided  herein  for  the  balance  of  the
33    unexpired term.
34    (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 705/8.03 rep.)
 2        (225 ILCS 705/8.04 rep.)
 3        (225 ILCS 705/8.05 rep.)
 4        Section 225-705A.  Sections 8.03, 8.04, and 8.05  of  the
 5    Coal Mining Act are repealed.

 6        Section   225-720.    The   Surface   Coal   Mining  Land
 7    Conservation and  Reclamation  Act  is  amended  by  changing
 8    Section 1.04 as follows:

 9        (225 ILCS 720/1.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.04)
10        Sec. 1.04.  Advisory Council on Reclamation.
11        (a)  There is created the Surface Mining Advisory Council
12    to  consist  of  9  members,  plus the Director or his or her
13    designee. Members of the Advisory Council shall be  appointed
14    by  the  Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
15    The members appointed to  the  Council  shall  represent  the
16    following  interests: conservation, agriculture, surface coal
17    mining industry, local government, environmental  protection,
18    the   colleges  and  universities,  underground  coal  mining
19    industry, labor, and the general public.  The  members  shall
20    be  knowledgeable concerning the nature of problems of mining
21    operations and reclamation.  The Council  shall  select  from
22    its members a chairperson and such other officers as it deems
23    necessary.   The  term  of membership on the Advisory Council
24    shall be 3 years, except that the Governor may  make  initial
25    appointments  or  fill  vacancies for lesser terms so that at
26    least  3  memberships  expire  annually.    Members  may   be
27    reappointed.  Vacancies  occurring  on  the  Advisory Council
28    shall be  filled,  as  nearly  as  possible,  with  a  person
29    representing  the  interest  of his or her predecessor on the
30    Advisory Council.
31        Members of the Council shall be reimbursed  for  ordinary
32    and  necessary  expenses  incurred  in the performance of the
 
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 1    Council's duties.  A member of the Council who experiences  a
 2    significant  financial  hardship due to the loss of income on
 3    days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged  in
 4    the business of the Council may be paid a hardship allowance,
 5    as   determined  by  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the
 6    Governor's Travel  Control  Board.  Members  of  the  Council
 7    shall,  in addition, receive $100 a day for each day spent in
 8    the performance of their duties as Advisory Council members.
 9        (b)  The Advisory Council shall meet at least 3 times  in
10    each  calendar  year on a date specified at least one week in
11    advance of the meeting.  A  meeting  may  be  called  by  the
12    Director  or on the request of a majority of Advisory Council
13    members.
14        (c)  The Council shall act solely as an advisory body  to
15    the  Director  and  to  the  Land Reclamation Division of the
16    Office of Mines and  Minerals  within  the  Department.   The
17    recommendations  of  the Council shall have no binding effect
18    on the Director or on the Division of Land Reclamation.   The
19    advice,  findings and recommendations of the Advisory Council
20    shall be made public in a semi-annual report published by the
21    Department.
22        (d)  The Department shall present proposed rules  related
23    to  this  Act,  and  proposed  changes  in such rules, to the
24    Advisory Council for its comments before putting  such  rules
25    or changes into effect, except for circumstances of emergency
26    or other circumstances enumerated in subsection 5(b), (d) and
27    (e) of The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
28        (e)  The  Council  shall  review  the Federal Act and the
29    development and implementation of an approved permanent State
30    program thereunder.  The Council shall make  its  review  and
31    written  recommendations  to  the  Director.  The Council may
32    seek comment from affected persons and the  public  prior  to
33    making its recommendations.
34        (f)  If  as  a result of any final action by the Congress
 
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 1    of the United States, any agency of the United States, or any
 2    court, any provision of the Federal Act or the Regulations is
 3    amended, modified, construed,  or  rendered  inapplicable  to
 4    mining and reclamation operations in this State, the Director
 5    shall  forthwith  call a meeting of the Council.  The Council
 6    shall review such final action and its effect in this  State.
 7    The Council shall recommend changes in this Act and the rules
 8    adopted  under this Act which would cause application of this
 9    Act to reflect such final action.  Pending  formal  amendment
10    of  this  Act  for  reason  stated  in  this  subsection, the
11    Director may administer this Act by emergency regulations  in
12    accordance  with  the  purposes  of  this Act and in a manner
13    consistent with any such final action of Congress, a  federal
14    agency or a court.
15    (Source: P.A. 90-490, eff. 8-17-97.)

16        Section  225-745.   The  Professional Geologist Licensing
17    Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:

18        (225 ILCS 745/35)
19        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
20        Sec. 35.  Board of Licensing for Professional Geologists;
21    members; qualifications; duties.
22        (a)  The Director shall appoint a Board of Licensing  for
23    Professional  Geologists  which  shall  serve  in an advisory
24    capacity to the Director.  The Board shall be composed  of  8
25    persons,  7  of whom shall be voting members appointed by the
26    Director, who shall give due consideration to recommendations
27    by members of  the  profession  of  geology  and  of  geology
28    organizations  within  the  State.   In  addition,  the State
29    Geologist or his or her designated representative,  shall  be
30    an advisory, non-voting member of the Board.
31        (b)  Insofar  as  possible,  the  geologists appointed to
32    serve on the Board shall be generally representative  of  the
 
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 1    occupational  and  geographical  distribution  of  geologists
 2    within this State.
 3        (c)  Of  the  7  appointed voting members of the Board, 6
 4    shall be geologists and one shall be a member of the  general
 5    public  with  no  family  or  business  connection  with  the
 6    practice of geology.
 7        (d)  Each of the first appointed geologist members of the
 8    Board  shall  have  at  least  10  years of active geological
 9    experience and shall possess  the  education  and  experience
10    required   for   licensure.    Each   subsequently  appointed
11    geologist  member  of  the  Board  shall  be  a  professional
12    geologist licensed under this Act.
13        (e)  Of the  initial  appointments,  the  Director  shall
14    appoint  3  voting  members  for  a term of 4 years, 2 voting
15    members for a term of 3 years, and 2  voting  members  for  a
16    term  of  2  years.   Thereafter,  voting  members  shall  be
17    appointed  for 4-year terms.  Terms shall commence on the 3rd
18    Monday in January.
19        (f)  Members shall hold office until  the  expiration  of
20    their terms or until their successors have been appointed and
21    have qualified.
22        (g)  No  voting member of the Board shall serve more than
23    2 consecutive full terms.
24        (h)  Vacancies in the membership of the  Board  shall  be
25    filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
26        (i)  The Director may remove or suspend any member of the
27    Board  for  cause at any time before the expiration of his or
28    her term.
29        (j)  The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
30    chairperson.
31        (k)  The  members  of  the   Board   shall   receive   no
32    compensation  for  their service, but shall be reimbursed for
33    all legitimate  and  necessary  expenses  authorized  by  the
34    Department incurred in attending the meetings of the Board. A
 
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 1    member  of  the Board who experiences a significant financial
 2    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
 3    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
 4    Board may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by  and
 5    subject  to  the  approval  of  the Governor's Travel Control
 6    Board.
 7        (l)  The Board may make recommendations to  the  Director
 8    to establish the examinations and their method of grading.
 9        (m)  The  Board may submit written recommendations to the
10    Director concerning  formulation  of  rules  and  a  Code  of
11    Professional  Conduct and Ethics.  The Board may recommend or
12    endorse revisions and amendments to the Code and to the rules
13    from time to time.
14        (n)  The  Board  may  make  recommendations  on   matters
15    relating  to  continuing  education  of licensed professional
16    geologists, including  the  number  of  hours  necessary  for
17    license  renewal,  waivers  for  those  unable  to  meet that
18    requirement,   and   acceptable   course   content.     These
19    recommendations  shall  not  impose  an  undue  burden on the
20    Department or an unreasonable restriction on those seeking  a
21    license renewal.
22    (Source: P.A. 89-366, eff. 7-1-96.)

23        Section  230-5.  The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
24    amended by changing Sections 4, 5, 9, and 13 as follows:

25        (230 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-4)
26        Sec. 4. Appointment of Board.
27        (a)  Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members to
28    be initially appointed under this amendatory Act of the  93rd
29    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
30    whichever occurs later, the Board shall consist of 11 members
31    to be appointed by the Governor with the advice  and  consent
32    of  the  Senate, not more than 6 of whom shall be of the same
 
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 1    political party, and one of whom shall be designated  by  the
 2    Governor to be chairman.
 3        The  term of each appointed member of the Board who is in
 4    office on June 30, 2003  shall  terminate  at  the  close  of
 5    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
 6    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
 7    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
 8    whichever occurs later.
 9        (b)  Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when  all  of  the  new
10    members  to  be initially appointed under this amendatory Act
11    of the 93rd General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the
12    Governor,  whichever occurs later, the Board shall consist of
13    7 members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and
14    consent of the Senate, not more than 4 of whom  shall  be  of
15    the same political party, and one of whom shall be designated
16    by the Governor to be chairman.
17        (c)  Each  member  shall  have  a reasonable knowledge of
18    harness or thoroughbred racing practices and procedure and of
19    the principles of harness or thoroughbred racing and breeding
20    and, at the time of his appointment, shall be a  resident  of
21    the  State  of  Illinois and shall have resided therein for a
22    period of at least 5 years next preceding his appointment and
23    qualification and he shall be a qualified voter  therein  and
24    not less than 25 years of age.
25    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

26        (230 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-5)
27        Sec. 5.  Terms; expenses.
28        (a)  Of  the members initially appointed pursuant to this
29    amendatory Act of the  93rd  General  Assembly,  2  shall  be
30    appointed  for  terms  expiring  July  1,  2005;  2  shall be
31    appointed for terms expiring July 1, 2007;  and  3  shall  be
32    appointed  for  terms  expiring  July  1,  2009.   As soon as
33    practicable following the effective date of  this  amendatory
 
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 1    Act  of 1995, the Governor shall appoint, with the advice and
 2    consent of the Senate, members to the  Board  as  follows:  3
 3    members  for terms expiring July 1, 1996; 3 members for terms
 4    expiring July 1, 1998; and 3 members for terms expiring  July
 5    1,  2000.   Of the 2 additional members appointed pursuant to
 6    this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, the initial
 7    term of one member shall expire  on  July  1,  2002  and  the
 8    initial  term  of  the  other  member shall expire on July 1,
 9    2004.  Thereafter, the terms of office of the  Board  members
10    shall be 6 years.  Incumbent members on the effective date of
11    this  amendatory  Act  of  1995  shall continue to serve only
12    until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
13        Each member of the Board shall receive $300 per  day  for
14    each day the Board meets and for each day the member conducts
15    a  hearing  pursuant to Section 16 of this Act, provided that
16    no Board member shall receive more than $5,000 in  such  fees
17    during   any   calendar   year,  or  an  amount  set  by  the
18    Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
19        (b)  Members of the Board shall also  be  reimbursed  for
20    all  actual and necessary expenses and disbursements incurred
21    in the execution of their official duties.  A member  of  the
22    Board who experiences a significant financial hardship due to
23    the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings or while
24    otherwise  engaged in the business of the Board may be paid a
25    hardship allowance, as  determined  by  and  subject  to  the
26    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
27    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

28        (230 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-9)
29        Sec.  9.  The  Board  shall have all powers necessary and
30    proper to fully and  effectively execute  the  provisions  of
31    this Act, including, but not limited to, the following:
32        (a)  The   Board   is   vested   with   jurisdiction  and
33    supervision over all race meetings in this  State,  over  all
 
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 1    licensees  doing  business in this State, over all occupation
 2    licensees, and over all persons  on  the  facilities  of  any
 3    licensee.  Such jurisdiction shall include the power to issue
 4    licenses  to   the   Illinois   Department   of   Agriculture
 5    authorizing the pari-mutuel system of wagering on harness and
 6    Quarter  Horse  races held (1)  at the Illinois State Fair in
 7    Sangamon County, and (2) at the DuQuoin State Fair  in  Perry
 8    County.  The jurisdiction of the Board shall also include the
 9    power to issue licenses to county fairs which are eligible to
10    receive funds pursuant to the Agricultural Fair Act,  as  now
11    or  hereafter  amended,  or  their  agents,  authorizing  the
12    pari-mutuel  system  of  wagering on horse races conducted at
13    the county fairs  receiving  such  licenses.   Such  licenses
14    shall be governed by subsection (n) of this Section.
15        Upon  application, the Board shall issue a license to the
16    Illinois Department of Agriculture  to  conduct  harness  and
17    Quarter  Horse  races  at  the Illinois State Fair and at the
18    DuQuoin State Fairgrounds during the scheduled dates of  each
19    fair.   The  Board  shall  not  require and the Department of
20    Agriculture shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections
21    15.3, 18 and 19,  paragraphs  (a)(2),  (b),  (c),  (d),  (e),
22    (e-5),  (e-10), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 20, and Sections
23    21, 24 and 25. The Board and the  Department  of  Agriculture
24    may  extend  any or all of these exemptions to any contractor
25    or agent engaged by the Department of Agriculture to  conduct
26    its  race  meetings when the Board determines that this would
27    best serve the public interest  and  the  interest  of  horse
28    racing.
29        Notwithstanding  any provision of law to the contrary, it
30    shall be lawful  for  any  licensee  to  operate  pari-mutuel
31    wagering  or  contract  with the Department of Agriculture to
32    operate pari-mutuel wagering at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
33    or  for  the  Department  to  enter  into  contracts  with  a
34    licensee, employ its owners, employees or agents  and  employ
 
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 1    such  other  occupation  licensees  as  the  Department deems
 2    necessary in connection with race meetings and wagerings.
 3        (b)  The  Board  is  vested  with  the  full   power   to
 4    promulgate  reasonable  rules and regulations for the purpose
 5    of administering the provisions of this Act and to  prescribe
 6    reasonable  rules, regulations and conditions under which all
 7    horse race  meetings  or  wagering  in  the  State  shall  be
 8    conducted.   Such  reasonable  rules   and regulations are to
 9    provide for the prevention of practices  detrimental  to  the
10    public  interest  and  to promote the best interests of horse
11    racing and to impose penalties for violations thereof.
12        (c)  The Board, and any person  or  persons  to  whom  it
13    delegates  this  power, is vested with the power to enter the
14    facilities and other places of business of  any  licensee  to
15    determine   whether   there  has  been  compliance  with  the
16    provisions of this Act and its rules and regulations.
17        (d)  The Board, and any person  or  persons  to  whom  it
18    delegates  this  power,  is  vested  with  the  authority  to
19    investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this Act,
20    its  reasonable  rules  and  regulations,  orders  and  final
21    decisions;  the  Board  shall  take  appropriate disciplinary
22    action  against  any  licensee  or  occupation  licensee  for
23    violation thereof or institute appropriate legal  action  for
24    the enforcement thereof.
25        (e)  The  Board,  and  any  person  or persons to whom it
26    delegates this power, may eject  or  exclude  from  any  race
27    meeting  or  the  facilities  of  any  licensee,  or any part
28    thereof, any occupation  licensee  or  any  other  individual
29    whose  conduct  or  reputation  is  such that his presence on
30    those facilities may, in the opinion of the Board, call  into
31    question  the  honesty  and  integrity  of  horse  racing  or
32    wagering  or  interfere  with  the  orderly  conduct of horse
33    racing or wagering; provided, however, that no  person  shall
34    be  excluded  or  ejected from the facilities of any licensee
 
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 1    solely on the grounds of race, color, creed, national origin,
 2    ancestry,  or  sex.   The  power  to  eject  or  exclude   an
 3    occupation  licensee or other individual may be exercised for
 4    just  cause  by  the  licensee  or  the  Board,  subject   to
 5    subsequent  hearing  by the Board as to the propriety of said
 6    exclusion.
 7        (f)  The Board is  vested  with  the  power  to  acquire,
 8    establish,  maintain  and  operate (or provide by contract to
 9    maintain  and  operate)  testing  laboratories  and   related
10    facilities,  for  the  purpose  of  conducting saliva, blood,
11    urine and other tests on the horses run or to be run  in  any
12    horse race meeting and to purchase all equipment and supplies
13    deemed  necessary  or  desirable  in connection with any such
14    testing laboratories and  related  facilities  and  all  such
15    tests.
16        (g)  The  Board  may  require that the records, including
17    financial or other statements of any licensee or  any  person
18    affiliated  with  the  licensee  who  is involved directly or
19    indirectly in the activities of  any  licensee  as  regulated
20    under  this  Act  to the extent that those financial or other
21    statements relate to such activities be kept in  such  manner
22    as  prescribed  by  the Board, and that Board employees shall
23    have access  to  those  records  during  reasonable  business
24    hours.   Within  120 days of the end of its fiscal year, each
25    licensee  shall  transmit  to  the  Board  an  audit  of  the
26    financial transactions and condition of the licensee's  total
27    operations.   All  audits  shall  be  conducted  by certified
28    public accountants.  Each certified public accountant must be
29    registered in the State of Illinois under the Illinois Public
30    Accounting Act.  The compensation for each  certified  public
31    accountant  shall  be  paid  directly  by the licensee to the
32    certified public accountant.  A licensee  shall  also  submit
33    any  other  financial  or related information the Board deems
34    necessary to effectively administer this Act and  all  rules,
 
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 1    regulations, and final decisions promulgated under this Act.
 2        (h)  The  Board  shall  name  and  appoint  in the manner
 3    provided by the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board:  an
 4    Executive  Director;  a  State  director  of  mutuels;  State
 5    veterinarians  and  representatives  to  take  saliva, blood,
 6    urine and other tests on horses; licensing personnel; revenue
 7    inspectors; and State seasonal employees (excluding admission
 8    ticket sellers and mutuel clerks).  All of  those  named  and
 9    appointed  as  provided in this subsection shall serve during
10    the pleasure  of  the  Board;  their  compensation  shall  be
11    determined  by  the  Board  and be paid in the same manner as
12    other employees of the Board under this Act.
13        (i)  The Board  shall  require  that  there  shall  be  3
14    stewards at each horse race meeting, at least 2 of whom shall
15    be  named  and appointed by the Board.  Stewards appointed or
16    approved by the Board, while performing  duties  required  by
17    this  Act  or  by  the  Board,  shall be entitled to the same
18    rights and immunities as granted to Board members  and  Board
19    employees in Section 10 of this Act.
20        (j)  The Board may discharge any Board employee who fails
21    or  refuses  for  any  reason  to  comply  with the rules and
22    regulations of the Board, or  who,  in  the  opinion  of  the
23    Board,  is guilty of fraud, dishonesty or who is proven to be
24    incompetent. The Board  shall  have  no  right  or  power  to
25    determine  who  shall  be officers, directors or employees of
26    any licensee, or their salaries  except  the  Board  may,  by
27    rule,  require  that  all  or  any  officials or employees in
28    charge of or whose duties relate to  the  actual  running  of
29    races be  approved by the Board.
30        (k)  The  Board  is  vested  with  the  power  to appoint
31    delegates to execute any of the powers granted  to  it  under
32    this  Section  for  the purpose of administering this Act and
33    any rules or regulations promulgated in accordance with  this
34    Act.
 
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 1        (l)  The  Board  is vested with the power to impose civil
 2    penalties of up to $5,000 against an  individual  and  up  to
 3    $10,000   against  a  licensee  for  each  violation  of  any
 4    provision of this Act, any rules adopted by  the  Board,  any
 5    order  of the Board or any other action which, in the Board's
 6    discretion, is a detriment or impediment to horse  racing  or
 7    wagering.
 8        (m)  The  Board  is  vested with the power to prescribe a
 9    form to be used by licensees as an application for employment
10    for employees of each licensee.
11        (n)  The Board shall have the power to issue a license to
12    any county fair, or its agent, authorizing the conduct of the
13    pari-mutuel system of wagering.  The Board is vested with the
14    full power to promulgate reasonable  rules,  regulations  and
15    conditions  under  which  all  horse  race  meetings licensed
16    pursuant to this subsection  shall  be  held  and  conducted,
17    including  rules,  regulations and conditions for the conduct
18    of  the  pari-mutuel  system   of   wagering.    The   rules,
19    regulations  and  conditions shall provide for the prevention
20    of practices detrimental to the public interest and  for  the
21    best interests of horse racing, and shall prescribe penalties
22    for  violations  thereof.   Any  authority  granted the Board
23    under  this  Act  shall  extend  to  its   jurisdiction   and
24    supervision  over  county  fairs,  or  their agents, licensed
25    pursuant to this subsection.  However, the  Board  may  waive
26    any  provision  of this Act or its rules or regulations which
27    would otherwise apply to such county fairs or their agents.
28        (o)  Whenever the Board is authorized or required by  law
29    to   consider   some   aspect   of  criminal  history  record
30    information for the purpose of  carrying  out  its  statutory
31    powers  and  responsibilities, then, upon request and payment
32    of fees in  conformance  with  the  requirements  of  Section
33    2605-400  of  the  Department  of  State  Police Law (20 ILCS
34    2605/2605-400), the Department of State Police is  authorized
 
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 1    to   furnish,   pursuant  to  positive  identification,  such
 2    information contained in  State  files  as  is  necessary  to
 3    fulfill the request.
 4        (p)  To  insure  the  convenience,  comfort, and wagering
 5    accessibility of race  track  patrons,  to  provide  for  the
 6    maximization  of  State revenue, and to generate increases in
 7    purse allotments to the horsemen, the Board shall require any
 8    licensee to staff the pari-mutuel  department  with  adequate
 9    personnel.
10    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

11        (230 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-13)
12        Sec.  13.   Executive  Director.  The Board shall have an
13    executive director, who shall be appointed  by  the  Governor
14    without  the advice and consent of the Senate.  The executive
15    director shall perform any and  all  duties  that  the  Board
16    shall assign him.  The salary of the executive director shall
17    be  determined  by  the  Board  and, in addition, he shall be
18    reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred  by
19    him in discharge of his official duties.
20        The   executive   director  shall  keep  records  of  all
21    proceedings of the Board  and  shall  preserve  all  records,
22    books,  documents  and other papers belonging to the Board or
23    entrusted to its care.  The executive director  shall  devote
24    his  full time to the duties of the office and shall not hold
25    any other office or employment.
26    (Source: P.A. 84-531.)

27        Section 230-10.  The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
28    changing Section 5 as follows:

29        (230 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)
30        Sec. 5.  Gaming Board.
31        (a) (1)  There   is   hereby   established   within   the
 
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 1    Department of Revenue an Illinois Gaming  Board  which  shall
 2    have  the  powers  and  duties specified in this Act, and all
 3    other powers necessary and proper to  fully  and  effectively
 4    execute   this   Act   for   the  purpose  of  administering,
 5    regulating, and enforcing the system  of  riverboat  gambling
 6    established  by this Act. Its jurisdiction shall extend under
 7    this  Act  to   every   person,   association,   corporation,
 8    partnership   and   trust   involved  in  riverboat  gambling
 9    operations in the State of Illinois.
10        (2)  The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed
11    by the Governor with the advice and consent  of  the  Senate,
12    one  of  whom  shall  be  designated  by  the  Governor to be
13    chairman.  Each member shall have a reasonable  knowledge  of
14    the   practice,   procedure   and   principles   of  gambling
15    operations.  Each  member  shall  either  be  a  resident  of
16    Illinois or shall certify that he will become a  resident  of
17    Illinois  before taking office.  At least one member shall be
18    experienced in law enforcement and criminal investigation, at
19    least one member  shall  be  a  certified  public  accountant
20    experienced  in  accounting  and  auditing,  and at least one
21    member  shall  be  a  lawyer  licensed  to  practice  law  in
22    Illinois.
23        (3)  The terms of office of the Board members shall be  3
24    years,  except  that the terms of office of the initial Board
25    members appointed pursuant to this Act will commence from the
26    effective date of this Act and run  as  follows:  one  for  a
27    term  ending  July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1, 1992,
28    and 2 for a term ending July 1, 1993.  Upon the expiration of
29    the foregoing terms, the successors  of  such  members  shall
30    serve  a  term  for  3  years  and until their successors are
31    appointed and qualified for  like  terms.  Vacancies  in  the
32    Board  shall  be filled for the unexpired term in like manner
33    as original appointments.  Each member of the Board shall  be
34    eligible  for reappointment at the discretion of the Governor
 
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 1    with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 2        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,  the
 3    term  of  each  member  of the Board who was appointed by the
 4    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
 5    the close of business  on  that  date  or  when  all  of  the
 6    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
 7    Act  of  the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the
 8    Governor, whichever occurs later.  As soon as  possible,  the
 9    Governor  shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created
10    by this amendatory Act.
11        (4)  Each member of the Board shall receive $300 for each
12    day the Board meets and for each day the member conducts  any
13    hearing pursuant to this Act.  Each member of the Board shall
14    serve  without  compensation but shall also be reimbursed for
15    all actual and necessary expenses and disbursements  incurred
16    in  the  execution of official duties.  A member of the Board
17    who experiences a significant financial hardship due  to  the
18    loss  of  income  on  days of attendance at meetings or while
19    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
20    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
21    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
22        (5)  No person shall be appointed a member of  the  Board
23    or  continue  to  be  a  member of the Board who is, or whose
24    spouse, child  or  parent  is,  a  member  of  the  board  of
25    directors  of,  or  a  person  financially interested in, any
26    gambling operation subject to the jurisdiction of this Board,
27    or any race track, race meeting, racing  association  or  the
28    operations   thereof  subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the
29    Illinois Racing Board.  No Board member shall hold any  other
30    public  office  for which he shall receive compensation other
31    than necessary  travel  or  other  incidental  expenses.   No
32    person  shall  be  a  member  of the Board who is not of good
33    moral character or who has been convicted  of,  or  is  under
34    indictment  for,  a  felony under the laws of Illinois or any
 
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 1    other state, or the United States.
 2        (6)  Any member of  the  Board  may  be  removed  by  the
 3    Governor  for  neglect  of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
 4    nonfeasance in office.
 5        (7)  Before entering upon the discharge of the duties  of
 6    his  office, each member of the Board shall take an oath that
 7    he will faithfully execute the duties of his office according
 8    to the laws of  the  State  and  the  rules  and  regulations
 9    adopted  therewith  and  shall  give  bond  to  the  State of
10    Illinois, approved by the Governor, in the  sum  of  $25,000.
11    Every  such  bond,  when duly executed and approved, shall be
12    recorded in the office of the Secretary of  State.   Whenever
13    the  Governor  determines  that the bond of any member of the
14    Board  has  become  or  is  likely  to  become   invalid   or
15    insufficient, he shall require such member forthwith to renew
16    his  bond,  which  is  to  be  approved by the Governor.  Any
17    member of the Board who fails to  take  oath  and  give  bond
18    within 30 days from the date of his appointment, or who fails
19    to  renew his bond within 30 days after it is demanded by the
20    Governor, shall be guilty of  neglect  of  duty  and  may  be
21    removed  by  the Governor.  The cost of any bond given by any
22    member of the Board under this Section shall be taken to be a
23    part of the necessary expenses of the Board.
24        (8)  Upon the request of the Board, the Department  shall
25    employ  such  personnel  as may be necessary to carry out the
26    functions of the Board.  No person shall be employed to serve
27    the Board who is, or whose spouse, parent  or  child  is,  an
28    official  of,  or  has  a  financial interest in or financial
29    relation with, any operator engaged  in  gambling  operations
30    within  this  State or any organization engaged in conducting
31    horse racing within this State.  Any employee violating these
32    prohibitions shall be subject to termination of employment.
33        (9)   The Board shall have an Administrator, who shall be
34    appointed by the Governor without the advice and  consent  of
 
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 1    the  Senate.   The An Administrator shall perform any and all
 2    duties that the Board shall assign him.  The  salary  of  the
 3    Administrator  shall  be determined by the Board and approved
 4    by the Director of the Department and, in addition, he  shall
 5    be  reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred
 6    by  him  in  discharge   of   his   official   duties.    The
 7    Administrator  shall  keep  records of all proceedings of the
 8    Board and shall preserve all records,  books,  documents  and
 9    other papers belonging to the Board or entrusted to its care.
10    The Administrator shall devote his full time to the duties of
11    the office and shall not hold any other office or employment.
12        (b)  The  Board shall have general responsibility for the
13    implementation of this  Act.   Its  duties  include,  without
14    limitation, the following:
15             (1)  To  decide promptly and in reasonable order all
16        license applications. Any party aggrieved by an action of
17        the Board denying, suspending, revoking,  restricting  or
18        refusing  to renew a license may request a hearing before
19        the Board.  A request for a hearing must be made  to  the
20        Board in writing within 5 days after service of notice of
21        the  action  of  the  Board.  Notice of the action of the
22        Board shall be served either by personal delivery  or  by
23        certified mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party.
24        Notice  served by certified mail shall be deemed complete
25        on the business day following the date of  such  mailing.
26        The  Board  shall conduct all requested hearings promptly
27        and in reasonable order;
28             (2)  To conduct all  hearings  pertaining  to  civil
29        violations   of   this   Act  or  rules  and  regulations
30        promulgated hereunder;
31             (3)  To promulgate such rules and regulations as  in
32        its  judgment  may be necessary to protect or enhance the
33        credibility  and   integrity   of   gambling   operations
34        authorized   by  this  Act  and  the  regulatory  process
 
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 1        hereunder;
 2             (4)  To provide for the establishment and collection
 3        of all license and registration fees and taxes imposed by
 4        this Act and the rules and  regulations  issued  pursuant
 5        hereto.   All such fees and taxes shall be deposited into
 6        the State Gaming Fund;
 7             (5)  To provide  for  the  levy  and  collection  of
 8        penalties  and  fines  for the violation of provisions of
 9        this  Act  and  the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated
10        hereunder.   All  such  fines  and  penalties  shall   be
11        deposited  into the Education Assistance Fund, created by
12        Public Act 86-0018, of the State of Illinois;
13             (6)  To be present through its inspectors and agents
14        any  time  gambling  operations  are  conducted  on   any
15        riverboat  for  the  purpose  of  certifying  the revenue
16        thereof,  receiving  complaints  from  the  public,   and
17        conducting  such other investigations into the conduct of
18        the gambling games and the maintenance of  the  equipment
19        as  from  time  to  time the Board may deem necessary and
20        proper;
21             (7)  To review and rule  upon  any  complaint  by  a
22        licensee  regarding  any  investigative procedures of the
23        State which  are  unnecessarily  disruptive  of  gambling
24        operations.  The need to inspect and investigate shall be
25        presumed  at  all  times.  The disruption of a licensee's
26        operations  shall  be  proved  by  clear  and  convincing
27        evidence, and establish that:  (A) the procedures had  no
28        reasonable   law   enforcement   purposes,  and  (B)  the
29        procedures were so disruptive as to unreasonably  inhibit
30        gambling operations;
31             (8)  To  hold  at  least one meeting each quarter of
32        the fiscal year.  In addition, special  meetings  may  be
33        called  by  the  Chairman  or any 2 Board members upon 72
34        hours written notice to each member.  All Board  meetings
 
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 1        shall  be subject to the Open Meetings Act. Three members
 2        of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall
 3        be required for any final  determination  by  the  Board.
 4        The  Board  shall  keep a complete and accurate record of
 5        all its meetings. A majority of the members of the  Board
 6        shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the transaction of any
 7        business, for the performance of any  duty,  or  for  the
 8        exercise  of  any power which this Act requires the Board
 9        members to transact, perform or exercise en banc,  except
10        that,  upon  order of the Board, one of the Board members
11        or an administrative law judge designated  by  the  Board
12        may conduct any hearing provided for under this Act or by
13        Board  rule  and  may recommend findings and decisions to
14        the Board.  The Board member or administrative law  judge
15        conducting  such hearing shall have all powers and rights
16        granted to the Board in this Act. The record made at  the
17        time  of the hearing shall be reviewed by the Board, or a
18        majority thereof, and the findings and  decision  of  the
19        majority  of  the Board shall constitute the order of the
20        Board in such case;
21             (9)  To maintain  records  which  are  separate  and
22        distinct  from  the  records  of any other State board or
23        commission.  Such records shall be available  for  public
24        inspection   and   shall  accurately  reflect  all  Board
25        proceedings;
26             (10)  To file  a  written  annual  report  with  the
27        Governor  on  or  before  March  1  each  year  and  such
28        additional  reports  as  the  Governor  may  request. The
29        annual report shall include a statement of  receipts  and
30        disbursements  by  the Board, actions taken by the Board,
31        and any additional information and recommendations  which
32        the  Board  may  deem  valuable or which the Governor may
33        request;
34             (11)  (Blank); and
 
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 1             (12)  To    assume    responsibility     for     the
 2        administration  and  enforcement of the Bingo License and
 3        Tax Act, the Charitable Games Act, and the Pull Tabs  and
 4        Jar  Games  Act if such responsibility is delegated to it
 5        by the Director of Revenue.
 6        (c)  The Board shall have  jurisdiction  over  and  shall
 7    supervise  all gambling operations governed by this Act.  The
 8    Board shall have all powers necessary and proper to fully and
 9    effectively execute the provisions of  this  Act,  including,
10    but not limited to, the following:
11             (1)  To  investigate  applicants  and  determine the
12        eligibility of applicants  for  licenses  and  to  select
13        among  competing  applicants  the  applicants  which best
14        serve the interests of the citizens of Illinois.
15             (2)  To have jurisdiction and supervision  over  all
16        riverboat  gambling  operations  in  this  State  and all
17        persons  on  riverboats  where  gambling  operations  are
18        conducted.
19             (3)  To promulgate rules  and  regulations  for  the
20        purpose  of  administering the provisions of this Act and
21        to prescribe  rules,  regulations  and  conditions  under
22        which  all  riverboat  gambling  in  the  State  shall be
23        conducted.  Such rules and regulations are to provide for
24        the prevention of practices  detrimental  to  the  public
25        interest   and   for  the  best  interests  of  riverboat
26        gambling, including rules and regulations  regarding  the
27        inspection  of  such  riverboats  and  the  review of any
28        permits or licenses  necessary  to  operate  a  riverboat
29        under  any  laws or regulations applicable to riverboats,
30        and to impose penalties for violations thereof.
31             (4)  To enter the office, riverboats, facilities, or
32        other places of business of a licensee, where evidence of
33        the compliance or noncompliance with  the  provisions  of
34        this Act is likely to be found.
 
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 1             (5)  To  investigate  alleged violations of this Act
 2        or the  rules  of  the  Board  and  to  take  appropriate
 3        disciplinary  action against a licensee or a holder of an
 4        occupational  license  for  a  violation,  or   institute
 5        appropriate legal action for enforcement, or both.
 6             (6)  To  adopt  standards  for  the licensing of all
 7        persons under this Act, as  well  as  for  electronic  or
 8        mechanical gambling games, and to establish fees for such
 9        licenses.
10             (7)  To   adopt   appropriate   standards   for  all
11        riverboats and facilities.
12             (8)  To  require   that   the   records,   including
13        financial  or other statements of any licensee under this
14        Act, shall be kept in such manner as  prescribed  by  the
15        Board   and  that  any  such  licensee  involved  in  the
16        ownership or management of gambling operations submit  to
17        the  Board  an  annual  balance sheet and profit and loss
18        statement, list of  the  stockholders  or  other  persons
19        having  a  1%  or  greater  beneficial  interest  in  the
20        gambling  activities  of  each  licensee,   and any other
21        information  the  Board  deems  necessary  in  order   to
22        effectively   administer   this   Act   and   all  rules,
23        regulations, orders and final decisions promulgated under
24        this Act.
25             (9)  To conduct hearings, issue  subpoenas  for  the
26        attendance of witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the
27        production   of   books,   records  and  other  pertinent
28        documents in accordance with the Illinois  Administrative
29        Procedure  Act,  and to administer oaths and affirmations
30        to the witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board,  it
31        is  necessary  to  administer  or enforce this Act or the
32        Board rules.
33             (10)  To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee
34        involved in  the  ownership  or  management  of  gambling
 
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 1        operations  as  an  application  for employment for their
 2        employees.
 3             (11)  To revoke or suspend licenses,  as  the  Board
 4        may see fit and in compliance with applicable laws of the
 5        State  regarding administrative procedures, and to review
 6        applications for the renewal of licenses.  The Board  may
 7        suspend an owners license, without notice or hearing upon
 8        a  determination  that the safety or health of patrons or
 9        employees is  jeopardized  by  continuing  a  riverboat's
10        operation.  The suspension may remain in effect until the
11        Board  determines  that the cause for suspension has been
12        abated.  The Board may revoke the owners license  upon  a
13        determination  that  the  owner has not made satisfactory
14        progress toward abating the hazard.
15             (12)  To eject or exclude or authorize the  ejection
16        or  exclusion  of,  any  person  from  riverboat gambling
17        facilities where such person is in violation of this Act,
18        rules and regulations thereunder, or final orders of  the
19        Board,  or  where  such person's conduct or reputation is
20        such that his  presence  within  the  riverboat  gambling
21        facilities  may,  in  the opinion of the Board, call into
22        question  the  honesty  and  integrity  of  the  gambling
23        operations or interfere  with  orderly  conduct  thereof;
24        provided that the propriety of such ejection or exclusion
25        is subject to subsequent hearing by the Board.
26             (13)  To   require   all   licensees   of   gambling
27        operations  to utilize a cashless wagering system whereby
28        all players' money is  converted  to  tokens,  electronic
29        cards,  or chips which shall be used only for wagering in
30        the gambling establishment.
31             (14)  (Blank).
32             (15)  To suspend, revoke or  restrict  licenses,  to
33        require  the  removal  of  a licensee or an employee of a
34        licensee for a violation of this Act or a Board  rule  or
 
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 1        for  engaging  in  a  fraudulent  practice, and to impose
 2        civil penalties of up to $5,000 against  individuals  and
 3        up  to  $10,000  or  an  amount  equal to the daily gross
 4        receipts, whichever is larger, against licensees for each
 5        violation of any provision of the Act, any rules  adopted
 6        by  the Board, any order of the Board or any other action
 7        which, in the  Board's  discretion,  is  a  detriment  or
 8        impediment to riverboat gambling operations.
 9             (16)  To   hire  employees  to  gather  information,
10        conduct investigations and  carry  out  any  other  tasks
11        contemplated under this Act.
12             (17)  To establish minimum levels of insurance to be
13        maintained by licensees.
14             (18)  To  authorize  a  licensee  to  sell  or serve
15        alcoholic liquors, wine or beer as defined in the  Liquor
16        Control  Act  of  1934  on  board a riverboat and to have
17        exclusive authority to establish the hours for  sale  and
18        consumption  of  alcoholic  liquor  on board a riverboat,
19        notwithstanding any provision of the Liquor  Control  Act
20        of 1934 or any local ordinance, and regardless of whether
21        the riverboat makes excursions.  The establishment of the
22        hours  for  sale  and  consumption of alcoholic liquor on
23        board a riverboat is an exclusive power and  function  of
24        the  State.  A home rule unit may not establish the hours
25        for sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor on  board  a
26        riverboat.   This  amendatory Act of 1991 is a denial and
27        limitation  of  home  rule  powers  and  functions  under
28        subsection (h)  of  Section  6  of  Article  VII  of  the
29        Illinois Constitution.
30             (19)  After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of
31        Engineers, to establish binding emergency orders upon the
32        concurrence  of  a  majority  of the members of the Board
33        regarding  the  navigability  of   water,   relative   to
34        excursions,  in  the event of extreme weather conditions,
 
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 1        acts of God or other extreme circumstances.
 2             (20)  To delegate the execution of any of its powers
 3        under this Act  for  the  purpose  of  administering  and
 4        enforcing   this   Act  and  its  rules  and  regulations
 5        hereunder.
 6             (21)  To take any other action as may be  reasonable
 7        or   appropriate  to  enforce  this  Act  and  rules  and
 8        regulations hereunder.
 9        (d)  The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation
10    of the Department of State Police  in  conducting  background
11    investigations   of   applicants   and   in   fulfilling  its
12    responsibilities under this Section.  Costs incurred  by  the
13    Department  of  State  Police as a result of such cooperation
14    shall  be  paid  by  the  Board  in  conformance   with   the
15    requirements  of  Section 2605-400 of the Department of State
16    Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400).
17        (e)  The Board must authorize to each investigator and to
18    any other employee of the Board exercising the  powers  of  a
19    peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly
20    states  that  the  badge  is authorized by the Board and (ii)
21    contains a unique identifying number.  No other  badge  shall
22    be authorized by the Board.
23    (Source:  P.A.  91-40,  eff.  1-1-00;  91-239,  eff.  1-1-00;
24    91-883, eff. 1-1-01.)

25        Section 235-5.  The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended
26    by changing Sections 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-9, and 3-10 as follows:

27        (235 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 43, par. 97)
28        Sec.  3-1.  Illinois Liquor Control Commission.  There is
29    hereby created an Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
30        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
31    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
32    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 
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 1    whichever   occurs   later,   the  Commission  shall  consist
 2    consisting of 7 members to be appointed by the Governor  with
 3    the  advice and consent of the Senate, no more than 4 of whom
 4    shall be members of the same political party.
 5        The term of each appointed member of the  Commission  who
 6    is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of
 7    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
 8    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
 9    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
10    whichever occurs later.
11        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
12    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
13    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
14    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Commission shall consist of 5
15    members to be appointed by the Governor with the  advice  and
16    consent  of  the  Senate,  no  more  than  3 of whom shall be
17    members of the same political party.
18    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

19        (235 ILCS 5/3-2) (from Ch. 43, par. 98)
20        Sec. 3-2.  Vacancies; terms.
21        Immediately, or soon as may be after the  effective  date
22    of  this  Act,  the  Governor  shall appoint 3 members of the
23    commission, one of whom shall be  designated  as  "Chairman",
24    one  to  hold  office  for  a  period of 2 years, one to hold
25    office for a period of 4 years and one to hold office  for  a
26    period  of  6 years.  Immediately, or as soon as may be after
27    the effective date  of  this  amendatory  Act  of  1983,  the
28    Governor  shall  appoint  2  members to the commission to the
29    offices created by this amendatory Act of 1983,  one  for  an
30    initial term expiring the third Monday in January of 1986 and
31    one  for an initial term expiring the third Monday in January
32    of 1988.  At  the  expiration  of  the    term  of  any  such
33    commissioner  the  Governor shall reappoint said commissioner
 
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 1    or appoint a successor of said commissioner for a period of 6
 2    years.
 3        (a)  The Governor shall have power to fill  vacancies  in
 4    the office of any commissioner.
 5        Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  this  Section to the
 6    contrary, the term of office of each member of the commission
 7    is abolished on the effective date of this amendatory Act  of
 8    1985,  but  the  incumbent members shall continue to exercise
 9    all of the powers and be subject to  all  of  the  duties  of
10    members  of  the commission until their respective successors
11    are appointed and qualified.
12        (b)  Of the commissioners initially appointed pursuant to
13    this  amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly,  the
14    Governor shall appoint 2  members  of  the  commission  whose
15    terms  of  office  shall  expire  on February 1, 2009 1986, 2
16    members of the commission whose terms of office shall  expire
17    on  February  1,  2007 1988, and one member of the commission
18    whose term shall expire on  February  1,  2005  1990.   Their
19    respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
20    from  the  first  day of February of the year of appointment.
21    Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed  and
22    qualified.
23        The  initial  term  of  both  of the 2 additional members
24    appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 91st General
25    Assembly shall expire on February 1, 2006.  Their  respective
26    successors  shall  be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
27    first day of February  of  the  year  of  appointment.   Each
28    member  shall  serve  until his or her successor is appointed
29    and qualified.
30    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

31        (235 ILCS 5/3-3) (from Ch. 43, par. 99)
32        Sec. 3-3.  Quorum; Secretary.
33        (a)  If there is no vacancy on the Commission, 4  members
 
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 1    of  the  Commission  shall  constitute  a  quorum to transact
 2    business; otherwise,  a  majority  of  the  Commission  shall
 3    constitute  a  quorum  to  transact  business, and no vacancy
 4    shall impair the right of the remaining members  to  exercise
 5    all  of  the powers of the Commission.  Every action approved
 6    by a majority of the  members  of  the  Commission  shall  be
 7    deemed to be the action of the Commission.  A majority of the
 8    commission  shall  constitute  a quorum to transact business,
 9    but no vacancy  shall  impair  the  right  of  the  remaining
10    commissioners   to   exercise   all  of  the  powers  of  the
11    commission; and every act of a majority of the members of the
12    commission shall be deemed to be the act of the commission.
13        (b)  The Commission shall have a Secretary, appointed  by
14    the  Governor  without  the advice and consent of the Senate,
15    who shall keep a record  of  all  proceedings,  transactions,
16    communications  and  official  acts of the Commission and who
17    shall be custodian of all  records  and  perform  such  other
18    duties as the Commission may prescribe.
19    (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

20        (235 ILCS 5/3-9) (from Ch. 43, par. 105)
21        Sec.  3-9.  Compensation of commissioners, Secretary, and
22    employees.
23        (a)  Members of the Commission shall not  be  compensated
24    for  their  service.  The  chairman  of  the Commission shall
25    receive an annual salary of $32,000 or such greater amount as
26    may be set by the  Compensation  Review  Board.    The  other
27    commissioners  shall  receive  an annual salary of $28,000 or
28    such greater amount as may be set by the Compensation  Review
29    Board.
30        (b)  The  Secretary  of  the  Commission shall receive an
31    annual salary as set by the Compensation Review  Board.   All
32    clerks,  inspectors,  and  employees  of the Commission shall
33    receive reasonable compensation in an  amount  fixed  by  the
 
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 1    Commission,  subject  to  the  approval  in  writing  of  the
 2    Governor.
 3    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

 4        (235 ILCS 5/3-10) (from Ch. 43, par. 106)
 5        Sec.  3-10.  Expenses.  The Commissioners, the Secretary,
 6    and all clerks,  inspectors  and  other  employees  shall  be
 7    reimbursed  for  all actual and necessary traveling and other
 8    expenses and disbursements incurred or made by  them  in  the
 9    discharge  of their official duties.  The Commission may also
10    incur necessary  expenses  for  office  furniture  and  other
11    incidental expenses.
12        A  commissioner  who  experiences a significant financial
13    hardship due to the loss of income on days of  attendance  at
14    meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the business of the
15    Commission may be paid a hardship allowance, as determined by
16    and subject to the approval of the Governor's Travel  Control
17    Board.
18    (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

19        Section  410-515.  The Head and Spinal Cord Injury Act is
20    amended by changing Sections 0.01, 1, 2, 3, and 6 as follows:

21        (410 ILCS 515/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7850)
22        Sec. 0.01.  Short title.  This Act may be  cited  as  the
23    Brain Head and Spinal Cord Injury Act.
24    (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

25        (410 ILCS 515/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7851)
26        Sec.  1.  As used in this Act, unless the context clearly
27    indicates otherwise:
28        (a)  "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
29        (b)  "Brain Head injury" means a sudden insult or  damage
30    to  the brain or its coverings, not of a degenerative nature,
 
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 1    which  produces  an  altered  state   of   consciousness   or
 2    temporarily   or   permanently   impairs  mental,  cognitive,
 3    behavioral or physical functioning.  This  includes  cerebral
 4    vascular  accidents  and, aneurisms. and  Congenital deficits
 5    are excluded from this definition.
 6        (c)  "Spinal cord injury" means an injury that occurs  as
 7    a result of trauma, which involves spinal vertebral fracture,
 8    or  where  the  injured  person  suffers any of the following
 9    effects:
10             (1)  effects  on  the   sensory   system   including
11        numbness, tingling or loss of sensation in the body or in
12        one or more extremities;
13             (2)  effects  on the motor system including weakness
14        or paralysis in one or more extremities;
15             (3)  effects on the visceral system including  bowel
16        or bladder dysfunction or hypotension.
17        (d)  "Council"  means  the  Brain and Advisory Council on
18    Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council and Head Injuries.
19    (Source: P.A. 86-510.)

20        (410 ILCS 515/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7852)
21        Sec. 2.  Information; reports.
22        (a)  The  Department  shall  establish  and  maintain  an
23    information registry and reporting system for the purpose  of
24    data  collection  and  needs assessment of persons with brain
25    head and spinal cord injuries injured persons in this State.
26        (b)  Reports of brain head and spinal cord injuries shall
27    be filed with the Department by a hospital  administrator  or
28    his designee on a quarterly basis.
29        (c)  Reporting   forms   and  the  manner  in  which  the
30    information is to  be  reported  shall  be  provided  by  the
31    Department.   Such  reports  shall  include, but shall not be
32    limited  to,  the  following  information:   name,  age,  and
33    residence of the injured person, the date and  cause  of  the
 
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 1    injury,  the  initial diagnosis and such other information as
 2    may be required by the Department.
 3    (Source: P.A. 86-510; 87-691.)

 4        (410 ILCS 515/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7853)
 5        Sec. 3.  (a) All reports and  records  made  pursuant  to
 6    this   Act   and  maintained  by  the  Department  and  other
 7    appropriate persons, officials and institutions  pursuant  to
 8    this  Act  shall  be  confidential.  Information shall not be
 9    made available to any individual or institution except to:
10        (1)  appropriate staff of the Department;
11        (2)  any person engaged in a bona fide research  project,
12    with  the permission of the Director of Public Health, except
13    that no information identifying the subjects of  the  reports
14    or  the  reporters  shall  be  made  available to researchers
15    unless the Department requests and receives consent for  such
16    release pursuant to the provisions of this Section; and
17        (3)  the  Council, except that no information identifying
18    the subjects of the reports or the reporters  shall  be  made
19    available  to  the  Council  unless  consent  for  release is
20    requested and received pursuant to  the  provisions  of  this
21    Section.   Only  information  pertaining  to  brain  head and
22    spinal cord injuries as defined in  Section  1  of  this  Act
23    shall be released to the Council.
24        (b)  The  Department  shall  not reveal the identity of a
25    patient, physician or hospital, except that the  identity  of
26    the  patient  may  be  released  upon  written consent of the
27    patient, parent or guardian, the identity  of  the  physician
28    may  be  released  upon written consent of the physician, and
29    the identity of the hospital may  be  released  upon  written
30    consent of the hospital.
31        (c)  The  Department  shall  request  consent for release
32    from a patient, a physician or hospital only upon  a  showing
33    by   the  applicant  for  such  release  that  obtaining  the
 
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 1    identities of certain patients, physicians  or  hospitals  is
 2    necessary  for  his bonafide research directly related to the
 3    objectives of this Act.
 4        (d)  The Department shall at  least  annually  compile  a
 5    report  of  the data accumulated through the reporting system
 6    established under Section 2 of this Act and shall submit such
 7    data relating to spinal cord injuries and brain head injuries
 8    in accordance with confidentiality  restrictions  established
 9    pursuant to this Act to the Council.
10    (Source: P.A. 86-510.)

11        (410 ILCS 515/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7856)
12        Sec. 6.  Advisory Council.
13        (a)  There  is  hereby  created  the  Brain  and Advisory
14    Council on Spinal  Cord  Injury  Advisory  Council  and  Head
15    Injuries within the Department of Human Services.
16        Until  July  1, 2003 or when all of the new members to be
17    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
18    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
19    whichever occurs later,  the  Council  shall  consist  of  29
20    members,   appointed  by  the  Governor  with  the advice and
21    consent of the Senate.  Members shall serve 3-year terms  and
22    until their successors are appointed by the Governor with the
23    advice  and  consent of the Senate.  The members appointed by
24    the Governor shall  include  2  neurosurgeons,  2  orthopedic
25    surgeons,  2 rehabilitation specialists, one of whom shall be
26    a registered nurse, 4 persons with head  injuries  or  family
27    members  of persons with head injuries, 4 persons with spinal
28    cord injuries or family members of persons with  spinal  cord
29    injuries,   a   representative  of  an  Illinois  college  or
30    university, and a representative from health institutions  or
31    private  industry.  These members shall not serve more than 2
32    consecutive 3-year terms.  The  Governor  shall  appoint  one
33    individual from each of the following entities to the Council
 
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 1    as  ex-officio  members:  the unit of the Department of Human
 2    Services that is responsible for the  administration  of  the
 3    vocational  rehabilitation  program,  another unit within the
 4    Department of  Human  Services  that  provides  services  for
 5    individuals  with disabilities, the State Board of Education,
 6    the Department of Public Health, the Department of Insurance,
 7    the Department of Public Aid,  the  Division  of  Specialized
 8    Care   for  Children  of  the  University  of  Illinois,  the
 9    Statewide  Independent  Living   Council,   and   the   State
10    Rehabilitation  Advisory Council.  Ex-officio members are not
11    subject  to  limit  of  2  consecutive  3-year  terms.    The
12    appointment  of individuals representing State agencies shall
13    be conditioned  on  their  continued  employment  with  their
14    respective agencies.
15        The  term  of each appointed member of the Council who is
16    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
17    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
18    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
19    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
20    whichever occurs later.
21        (a-5)  Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of  the  new
22    members  to  be initially appointed under this amendatory Act
23    of the 93rd General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the
24    Governor,  whichever  occurs later, the Council shall consist
25    of 10 individual members and 5 agency  members  appointed  by
26    the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
27        The  individual  members  appointed by the Governor shall
28    consist of 2 physicians, one of whom specializes in the  care
29    and  rehabilitation  of  persons with brain injury and one of
30    whom specializes in the care and  rehabilitation  of  persons
31    with  spinal cord injury; 2 rehabilitation therapists, one of
32    whom specializes in the care and  rehabilitation  of  persons
33    with brain injury and one of whom specializes in the care and
34    rehabilitation  of  persons  with  spinal  cord  injury;  one
 
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 1    certified  rehabilitation  registered nurse (CRRN); 2 persons
 2    with brain injury or family members  of  persons  with  brain
 3    injury;  2  persons with spinal cord injury or family members
 4    of persons with spinal cord injury; and one person affiliated
 5    with a health care institution.  Individual members shall not
 6    serve more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms.
 7        The  agency  members  appointed  by  the  Governor  shall
 8    consist of  one  representative  of  each  of  the  following
 9    agencies:    the  Brain  Injury  Association of Illinois; the
10    Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois; the  unit  within
11    the  Department  of Human Services that provides services for
12    individuals with disabilities; the State Board of  Education;
13    and  the  Division  of  Specialized  Care for Children of the
14    University of Illinois.  The appointments of  agency  members
15    shall be conditioned on their continued employment with their
16    respective  agencies.   Agency members are not subject to any
17    limit on consecutive terms.
18        Of the  members  initially  appointed  pursuant  to  this
19    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General  Assembly, 5 shall be
20    appointed for terms of one year, 5  shall  be  appointed  for
21    terms  of  2  years,  and 5 shall be appointed for terms of 3
22    years, and until their successors  have  been  appointed  and
23    qualified.  Thereafter, members shall be appointed for 3-year
24    terms  and  until  their  successors  have been appointed and
25    qualified.
26        (b)  From  funds  appropriated  for  such  purpose,   the
27    Department of Human Services shall provide to the Council the
28    necessary  staff  and  expenses  to  carry out the duties and
29    responsibilities assigned by the Council.  The Council  shall
30    have  a  director,  who  shall  be  appointed by the Governor
31    without the advice and consent of the Senate.  The salary  of
32    the  director  shall  be  fixed and paid by the Department of
33    Human Services.  The duties of the director shall be fixed by
34    the Council. Such staff shall consist of a director and other
 
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 1    support staff.
 2        (c)  Meetings shall be held at least every 90 days or  at
 3    the  call  of the Council chairman, who shall be appointed by
 4    the Governor  from  among  the  members  of  elected  by  the
 5    Council.
 6        (d)  Each  member  shall be reimbursed for reasonable and
 7    necessary expenses actually incurred in  the  performance  of
 8    his  official duties.  A member who experiences a significant
 9    financial hardship due to the  loss  of  income  on  days  of
10    attendance  at  meetings  or  while  otherwise engaged in the
11    business of the Council may be paid a hardship allowance,  as
12    determined  by  and subject to the approval of the Governor's
13    Travel Control Board.
14        (e)  The Council shall adopt written procedures to govern
15    its activities.    Consultants  shall  be  provided  for  the
16    Council from appropriations made for such purpose.
17        (f)  The   Council  shall  make  recommendations  to  the
18    Governor for developing and administering  a  State  plan  to
19    provide  services  for  persons with brain injury and persons
20    with spinal cord injury and head injured persons.
21        (g)  No member of the Council may participate in or  seek
22    to  influence a decision or vote of the Council if the member
23    would be directly involved with the matter  or  if  he  would
24    derive income from it.  A violation of this prohibition shall
25    be  grounds  for  a  person  to be removed as a member of the
26    Council by the Governor.
27        (h)  The Council shall:
28             (1)  promote   meetings   and   programs   for   the
29        discussion of reducing the debilitating effects of  brain
30        injuries   and   spinal   cord   and  head  injuries  and
31        disseminate information in  cooperation  with  any  other
32        department,   agency   or   entity   on  the  prevention,
33        evaluation, care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons
34        affected by brain  injuries  and  spinal  cord  and  head
 
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 1        injuries;
 2             (2)  study    and    review    current   prevention,
 3        evaluation,   care,    treatment    and    rehabilitation
 4        technologies   and   recommend  appropriate  preparation,
 5        training, retraining and  distribution  of  manpower  and
 6        resources  in  the  provision of services to persons with
 7        brain injury and spinal  cord  injury  and  head  injured
 8        persons    through   private   and   public   residential
 9        facilities, day programs and other specialized services;
10             (3)  recommend   specific   methods,    means    and
11        procedures which should be adopted to improve and upgrade
12        the  State's  service  delivery  system  for persons with
13        brain injury and persons with spinal cord injury  in  and
14        head injured citizens of this State;
15             (4)  participate  in  developing  and  disseminating
16        criteria  and  standards which may be required for future
17        funding or licensing  of  facilities,  day  programs  and
18        other  specialized services for persons with brain injury
19        and persons with spinal  cord  injury  and  head  injured
20        persons in this State;
21             (5)  report annually to the Governor and the General
22        Assembly  on  its  activities,  and on the results of its
23        studies and the recommendations of the Council; and
24             (6)  be the advisory board for purposes  of  federal
25        programs regarding traumatic brain injury.
26        (i)  The  Department  of  Human  Services  may  accept on
27    behalf of the Council federal funds, gifts and donations from
28    individuals, private organizations and foundations,  and  any
29    other funds that may become available.
30    (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-453, eff. 8-16-97.)

31        Section  415-5.   The  Environmental  Protection  Act  is
32    amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
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 1        (415 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1005)
 2        Sec. 5. Pollution Control Board.
 3        (a)  There  is  hereby created an independent board to be
 4    known as the Pollution Control Board. , consisting
 5        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
 6    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
 7    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 8    whichever   occurs  later,  the  Board  shall  consist  of  7
 9    technically qualified members, no more than 4 of whom may  be
10    of  the same political party, to be appointed by the Governor
11    with the advice and consent of the Senate.
12        The term of each appointed member of the Board who is  in
13    office  on  June  30,  2003  shall  terminate at the close of
14    business on that date or when all of the new  members  to  be
15    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
16    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
17    whichever occurs later.
18        Beginning  on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members
19    to be initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the
20    93rd  General  Assembly  have been appointed by the Governor,
21    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Board  shall  consist  of   5
22    technically  qualified members, no more than 3 of whom may be
23    of the same political party, to be appointed by the  Governor
24    with  the  advice  and  consent of the Senate.  Members shall
25    have verifiable technical, academic, or actual experience  in
26    the  field  of  pollution  control  or  environmental law and
27    regulation.
28        Of the  members  initially  appointed  pursuant  to  this
29    amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd General Assembly, one shall be
30    appointed for  a  term  ending  July  1,  2004,  2  shall  be
31    appointed  for  terms  ending  July  1,  2005, and 2 shall be
32    appointed for terms ending July  1,  2006.   Thereafter,  all
33    members  shall  hold office for 3 years from the first day of
34    July in the year in which they were appointed, except in case
 
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 1    of an appointment to fill a vacancy.  In case of a vacancy in
 2    the office when the Senate is not in  session,  the  Governor
 3    may  make  a  temporary appointment until the next meeting of
 4    the Senate, when he or she shall nominate some person to fill
 5    such office; and any person so nominated, who is confirmed by
 6    the Senate, shall hold the office during the remainder of the
 7    term.
 8        Members of  the  Board  shall  hold  office  until  their
 9    respective successors have been appointed and qualified.  Any
10    member  may  resign  from  office,  such  resignation to take
11    effect when a successor has been appointed and has qualified.
12        Board members shall be paid $37,000 per year or an amount
13    set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever  is  greater,
14    and  the Chairman shall be paid $43,000 per year or an amount
15    set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever  is  greater.
16    Each member shall devote his or her entire time to the duties
17    of  the office, and shall hold no other office or position of
18    profit, nor engage in  any  other  business,  employment,  or
19    vocation.   Each  member  shall  be  reimbursed  for expenses
20    necessarily  incurred,  shall  devote  full   time   to   the
21    performance  of  his or her duties and shall make a financial
22    disclosure upon appointment.
23        Each Board  member  may  employ  one  secretary  and  one
24    assistant,  and  the Chairman one secretary and 2 assistants.
25    The Board also may employ and compensate hearing officers  to
26    preside  at hearings under this Act, and such other personnel
27    as may be necessary.  Hearing  officers  shall  be  attorneys
28    licensed to practice law in Illinois.
29        The  Board shall have an Executive Director, who shall be
30    appointed by the Governor without the advice and  consent  of
31    the  Senate.  The salary and duties of the Executive Director
32    shall be fixed by the Board.
33        The Governor shall  designate  one  Board  member  to  be
34    Chairman, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
 
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 1        The  Board shall hold at least one meeting each month and
 2    such additional meetings as may be prescribed by Board rules.
 3    In addition, special meetings may be called by  the  Chairman
 4    or  by any 2 Board members, upon delivery of 24 hours written
 5    notice to the office of  each  member.   All  Board  meetings
 6    shall  be  open  to  the  public,  and  public  notice of all
 7    meetings shall be given at least 24 hours in advance of  each
 8    meeting.   In emergency situations in which a majority of the
 9    Board  certifies  that  exigencies  of   time   require   the
10    requirements  of  public notice and of 24 hour written notice
11    to members may be dispensed with,  and  Board  members  shall
12    receive such notice as is reasonable under the circumstances.
13        If  there  is  no  vacancy on the Board, 4 members of the
14    Board  shall  constitute  a  quorum  to  transact   business;
15    otherwise,  a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum
16    to transact business, and no vacancy shall impair  the  right
17    of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the
18    Board.  Every action approved by a majority of the members of
19    the Board shall be deemed to be the action of the Board. Four
20    members  of  the Board shall constitute a quorum, and 4 votes
21    shall be required for any final determination by  the  Board,
22    except  in  a proceeding to remove a seal under paragraph (d)
23    of Section 34 of this Act.  The Board shall keep  a  complete
24    and accurate record of all its meetings.
25        (b)  The  Board shall determine, define and implement the
26    environmental control standards applicable in  the  State  of
27    Illinois  and  may  adopt rules and regulations in accordance
28    with Title VII of this Act.
29        (c)  The Board shall have authority to act for the  State
30    in  regard to the adoption of standards for submission to the
31    United States under any federal law respecting  environmental
32    protection.   Such  standards  shall be adopted in accordance
33    with Title  VII  of  the  Act  and  upon  adoption  shall  be
34    forwarded   to   the   Environmental  Protection  Agency  for
 
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 1    submission to the United States pursuant to  subsections  (l)
 2    and  (m) of Section 4 of this Act.  Nothing in this paragraph
 3    shall limit  the  discretion  of  the  Governor  to  delegate
 4    authority granted to the Governor under any federal law.
 5        (d)  The   Board   shall   have   authority   to  conduct
 6    proceedings upon complaints charging violations of this  Act,
 7    any  rule or regulation adopted under this Act, or any permit
 8    or  term  or  condition  of  a  permit;  upon  administrative
 9    citations;  upon  petitions   for   variances   or   adjusted
10    standards;  upon  petitions  for review of the Agency's final
11    determinations on  permit  applications  in  accordance  with
12    Title  X  of  this  Act; upon petitions to remove seals under
13    Section 34 of this Act; and upon other petitions  for  review
14    of  final  determinations which are made pursuant to this Act
15    or Board rule and which involve a subject which the Board  is
16    authorized  to  regulate.    The Board may also conduct other
17    proceedings as may be provided  by  this  Act  or  any  other
18    statute or rule.
19        (e)  In   connection  with  any  proceeding  pursuant  to
20    subsection (b) or (d) of this Section, the Board may subpoena
21    and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production  of
22    evidence  reasonably  necessary  to  resolution of the matter
23    under consideration.  The Board shall  issue  such  subpoenas
24    upon   the  request  of  any  party  to  a  proceeding  under
25    subsection (d) of this Section or upon its own motion.
26        (f)  The Board may prescribe reasonable fees for  permits
27    required  pursuant  to  this Act.  Such fees in the aggregate
28    may  not  exceed  the  total  cost  to  the  Agency  for  its
29    inspection and permit systems.  The Board may  not  prescribe
30    any  permit  fees  which  are  different in amount from those
31    established by this Act.
32    (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)

33        Section 420-20.  The Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste
 
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 1    Management  Act  is  amended  by  changing  Section  10.2  as
 2    follows:

 3        (420 ILCS 20/10.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-10.2)
 4        Sec. 10.2.  Creation of Low-Level Radioactive Waste  Task
 5    Group;   adoption   of   criteria;   selection  of  site  for
 6    characterization.
 7        (a)  There is hereby created  the  Low-Level  Radioactive
 8    Waste   Task   Group  consisting  of  the  Directors  of  the
 9    Environmental Protection Agency, the  Department  of  Natural
10    Resources,  and  the  Department  of Nuclear Safety (or their
11    designees)  and  6  additional  members  designated  by   the
12    Governor.    The 6 additional members shall: (1) be confirmed
13    by the Senate; and (2) receive compensation of $300  per  day
14    for their services on the Task Group unless they are officers
15    or  employees  of the State, in which case they shall receive
16    no additional compensation.
17        Four of the additional members shall  have  expertise  in
18    the  field  of geology, hydrogeology, or hydrology.  Of the 2
19    remaining additional members, one shall be a  member  of  the
20    public with experience in environmental matters and one shall
21    have at least 5 years experience in local government.
22        Members   of   the   Task  Group  The  Directors  of  the
23    Environmental Protection Agency, the  Department  of  Natural
24    Resources,  and  the  Department  of Nuclear Safety (or their
25    designees) shall receive no additional compensation for their
26    service on the Task Group.  All members  of  the  Task  Group
27    shall  be  compensated  for  their expenses.  A member of the
28    Task Group who experiences a significant  financial  hardship
29    due  to  the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings
30    or while otherwise engaged in the business of the Task  Group
31    may  be  paid  a  hardship  allowance,  as  determined by and
32    subject to the approval  of  the  Governor's  Travel  Control
33    Board.
 
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 1        The  Governor  shall  designate  the chairman of the Task
 2    Group.  Upon adoption of the criteria under subsection (b) of
 3    this Section, the Directors  of  the  Department  of  Nuclear
 4    Safety  and  the  Environmental  Protection  Agency  shall be
 5    replaced on the Task  Group  by  members  designated  by  the
 6    Governor and confirmed by the Senate.  The members designated
 7    to  replace the Directors of the Department of Nuclear Safety
 8    and the  Environmental  Protection  Agency  shall  have  such
 9    expertise  as the Governor may determine.  The members of the
10    Task Group shall be members until they resign,  are  replaced
11    by  the  Governor, or the Task Group is abolished.  Except as
12    provided in this Act, the Task Group shall be subject to  the
13    Open  Meetings  Act and the Illinois Administrative Procedure
14    Act.  Any action required to be taken by the Task Group under
15    this Act shall be taken by a majority vote of its members. An
16    identical  vote  by  5  members  of  the  Task  Group   shall
17    constitute a majority vote.
18        (b)  To  protect  the  public health, safety and welfare,
19    the Task Group shall develop proposed criteria for  selection
20    of  a  site  for  a  regional  disposal  facility.  Principal
21    criteria   shall   relate   to   the   geographic,  geologic,
22    seismologic,  tectonic,  hydrologic,  and  other   scientific
23    conditions  best  suited  for  a  regional disposal facility.
24    Supplemental criteria may relate to land use  (including  (i)
25    the  location  of  existing  underground  mines  and (ii) the
26    exclusion of State parks, State conservation areas, and other
27    State owned lands identified by the Task  Group),  economics,
28    transportation,  meteorology, and any other matter identified
29    by the Task Group as relating to desirable conditions  for  a
30    regional  disposal  facility. All of the criteria shall be as
31    specific as possible.
32        The chairman of the Task Group shall publish a notice  of
33    availability of the proposed criteria in the State newspaper,
34    make copies of the proposed criteria available without charge
 
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 1    to  the  public, and hold public hearings to receive comments
 2    on the proposed criteria.  Written comments on  the  proposed
 3    criteria  may  be submitted to the chairman of the Task Group
 4    within a time period to be  determined  by  the  Task  Group.
 5    Upon completion of the review of timely submitted comments on
 6    the  proposed  criteria,  the Task Group shall adopt criteria
 7    for selection of a site for  a  regional  disposal  facility.
 8    Adoption  of  the  criteria  is  not  subject to the Illinois
 9    Administrative Procedure Act.  The chairman of the Task Group
10    shall provide copies of the criteria  to  the  Governor,  the
11    President  and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and
12    Minority Leader of the House, and all county  boards  in  the
13    State  of  Illinois  and  shall  make  copies of the criteria
14    available without charge to the public.
15        (c)  Upon adoption  of  the  criteria,  the  Director  of
16    Natural  Resources  shall  direct  the  Scientific Surveys to
17    screen the State of Illinois.  By  September  30,  1997,  the
18    Scientific  Surveys  shall (i) complete a Statewide screening
19    of the State using available  information  and  the  Surveys'
20    geography-based  information system to produce individual and
21    composite  maps  showing  the   application   of   individual
22    criteria;   (ii)   complete   the   evaluation  of  all  land
23    volunteered before the effective date of this amendatory  Act
24    of  1997  to  determine  whether  any of the volunteered land
25    appears likely to satisfy the criteria;  (iii)  document  the
26    results  of the screening and volunteer site evaluations in a
27    written report and submit the report to the chairman  of  the
28    Task Group and to the Director; and (iv) transmit to the Task
29    Group  and to the Department, in a form specified by the Task
30    Group and  the  Department,  all  information  and  documents
31    assembled   by  the  Scientific  Surveys  in  performing  the
32    obligations of the Scientific Surveys under  this Act.   Upon
33    completion  of  the  screening  and volunteer site evaluation
34    process, the Director of the Department of Natural  Resources
 
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 1    shall  be replaced on the Task Group by a member appointed by
 2    the  Governor  and  confirmed  by  the  Senate.   The  member
 3    appointed to  replace  the  Director  of  the  Department  of
 4    Natural  Resources  shall  have  expertise  that the Governor
 5    determines to be appropriate.
 6        (c-3)  By  December   1,   2000,   the   Department,   in
 7    consultation  with  the Task Group, waste generators, and any
 8    interested counties and municipalities and  after  holding  3
 9    public hearings throughout the State,  shall prepare a report
10    regarding,  at  a  minimum,  the impact and ramifications, if
11    any, of  the  following  factors  and  circumstances  on  the
12    siting,   design,   licensure,   development,   construction,
13    operation,  closure,  and  post-closure  care  of  a regional
14    disposal facility:
15             (1)  the federal, state, and regional  programs  for
16        the   siting,  development,  and  operation  of  disposal
17        facilities  for  low-level  radioactive  wastes  and  the
18        nature, extent, and  likelihood  of  any  legislative  or
19        administrative changes to those programs;
20             (2)  (blank);
21             (3)  the   current  and  most  reliable  projections
22        regarding the costs of the siting,  design,  development,
23        construction,  operation,  closure,  decommissioning, and
24        post-closure care of a regional disposal facility;
25             (4)  the current and most reliable estimates of  the
26        total  volume of low-level radioactive waste that will be
27        disposed at a regional disposal facility in Illinois  and
28        the projected annual volume amounts;
29             (5)  the nature and extent of the available, if any,
30        storage and disposal facilities outside the region of the
31        Compact for storage and disposal of low-level radioactive
32        waste  generated  from  within the region of the Compact;
33        and
34             (6)  the  development  and   implementation   of   a
 
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 1        voluntary  site  selection  process  in which land may be
 2        volunteered for the regional disposal facility jointly by
 3        landowners and (i) the municipality in which the land  is
 4        located,  (ii)  every  municipality within 1 1/2 miles of
 5        the land if the land is not  within  a  municipality,  or
 6        (iii) the county or counties in which the land is located
 7        if the land is not within a municipality and not within 1
 8        1/2  miles  of a municipality. The Director shall provide
 9        copies of the report to the Governor, the  President  and
10        Minority  Leader  of  the  Senate,  and  the  Speaker and
11        Minority Leader of the House.  The  Director  shall  also
12        publish  a  notice  of  availability of the report in the
13        State newspaper and make copies of the  report  available
14        without charge to the public.
15        (c-5)  Following  submittal  of  the  report  pursuant to
16    subsection (c-3) of this Section, the  Department  may  adopt
17    rules  establishing a site selection process for the regional
18    disposal  facility.   In  developing  rules,  the  Department
19    shall, at a minimum, consider the following:
20             (1)  A comprehensive and open  process  under  which
21        the  land  for  sites  recommended  and  proposed  by the
22        contractor under subsection (e) of this Section shall  be
23        volunteered  lands  as provided in this Section. Land may
24        be volunteered for the regional disposal facility jointly
25        by landowners and (i) the municipality in which the  land
26        is  located,  (ii) every municipality with 1 1/2 miles of
27        the land if the land is not  within  a  municipality,  or
28        (iii) the county or counties in which the land is located
29        if the land is not within a municipality and not within 1
30        1/2 miles of a municipality.
31             (2)  Utilization   of   the   State   screening  and
32        volunteer  site  evaluation  report   prepared   by   the
33        Scientific  Surveys  under subsection (c) of this Section
34        for the purpose of  determining  whether  proposed  sites
 
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 1        appear likely to satisfy the site selection criteria.
 2             (3)  Coordination of the site selection process with
 3        the  projected  annual  and  total  volume  of  low-level
 4        radioactive waste to be disposed at the regional disposal
 5        facility  as  identified  in  the  report  prepared under
 6        subsection (c-3) of this Section.
 7        The  site  selection  process  established   under   this
 8    subsection  shall  require  the  contractor  selected  by the
 9    Department pursuant to Sections 5  and  10  of  this  Act  to
10    propose  one  site  to  the  Task  Group  for  approval under
11    subsections (d) through (i) of this Section.
12        No proposed site shall be selected as the  site  for  the
13    regional  disposal  facility  unless  it  satisfies  the site
14    selection  criteria  established  by  the  Task  Group  under
15    subsection (b) of this Section.
16        (d)  The contractor  selected  by  the  Department  under
17    Sections  5  and  10  of  this Act shall conduct evaluations,
18    including possible intrusive  field  investigations,  of  the
19    sites  and  locations  identified  under  the  site selection
20    process established under subsection (c-5) of this Section.
21        (e)  Upon  completion  of  the  site   evaluations,   the
22    contractor selected by the Department shall identify one site
23    of  at least 640 acres that appears promising for development
24    of the regional disposal facility in compliance with the site
25    selection criteria established by the Task Group pursuant  to
26    subsection  (b)  of this Section.  The contractor may conduct
27    any other  evaluation  of  the  site  identified  under  this
28    subsection that the contractor deems appropriate to determine
29    whether   the  site  satisfies  the  criteria  adopted  under
30    subsection (b) of  this  Section.   Upon  completion  of  the
31    evaluations  under  this  subsection,  the  contractor  shall
32    prepare  and  submit  to  the  Department  a  report  on  the
33    evaluation of the identified site, including a recommendation
34    as   to   whether  the  identified  site  should  be  further
 
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 1    considered for selection as a site for the regional  disposal
 2    facility.  A site so recommended for further consideration is
 3    hereinafter referred to as a "proposed site".
 4        (f)  A report completed  under  subsection  (e)  of  this
 5    Section  that  recommends  a  proposed  site  shall  also  be
 6    submitted  to the chairman of the Task Group.  Within 45 days
 7    following receipt of a report, the chairman of the Task Group
 8    shall publish in newspapers of  general  circulation  in  the
 9    county  or  counties  in  which  a proposed site is located a
10    notice of the availability of the report and a  notice  of  a
11    public  meeting.   The chairman of the Task Group shall also,
12    within the 45-day period, provide copies of  the  report  and
13    the notice to the Governor, the President and Minority Leader
14    of  the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House,
15    members of the General Assembly from the legislative district
16    or districts in which a proposed site is located, the  county
17    board  or  boards  of  the  county  or  counties containing a
18    proposed site, and each city, village, and incorporated  town
19    within  a  5 mile radius of a proposed site.  The chairman of
20    the Task Group shall make  copies  of  the  report  available
21    without charge to the public.
22        (g)  The  chairman  of  the  Task  Group shall convene at
23    least one public meeting  on  each  proposed  site.   At  the
24    public  meeting  or  meetings, the contractor selected by the
25    Department shall present the results of the evaluation of the
26    proposed site.  The  Task  Group  shall  receive  such  other
27    written and oral information about the proposed site that may
28    be submitted at the meeting.  Following the meeting, the Task
29    Group  shall  decide  whether the proposed site satisfies the
30    criteria adopted under subsection (b) of  this  Section.   If
31    the  Task  Group  determines  that the proposed site does not
32    satisfy the criteria, the Department may require a contractor
33    to submit a further report pursuant to subsection (e) of this
34    Section proposing another site from the locations  identified
 
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 1    under  the  site  selection  process  established pursuant to
 2    subsection (c-5) of this Section as  likely  to  satisfy  the
 3    criteria.  Following notice and distribution of the report as
 4    required  by subsection (f) of this Section, the new proposed
 5    site shall be the subject of  a  public  meeting  under  this
 6    subsection.   The contractor selected by the Department shall
 7    propose additional sites, and the Task  Group  shall  conduct
 8    additional public meetings, until the Task Group has approved
 9    a proposed site recommended by a contractor as satisfying the
10    criteria  adopted  under  subsection (b) of this Section.  In
11    the event that the Task Group does not  approve  any  of  the
12    proposed  sites  recommended  by  the  contractor  under this
13    subsection  as  satisfying   the   criteria   adopted   under
14    subsection   (b)  of  this  Section,  the  Task  Group  shall
15    immediately suspend all work and the Department shall prepare
16    a  study  containing,  at   a   minimum,   the   Department's
17    recommendations regarding the viability of the site selection
18    process  established  pursuant  to  this  Act,  based  on the
19    factors and circumstances specified in items (1) through  (6)
20    of  subsection  (c-3)  of  Section 10.2. The Department shall
21    provide copies of the study to the  Governor,  the  President
22    and  Minority  Leader  of  the  Senate,  and  the Speaker and
23    Minority Leader of  the  House.  The  Department  shall  also
24    publish  a  notice  of availability of the study in the State
25    newspaper and make copies of  the  report  available  without
26    charge to the public.
27        (h)  (Blank).
28        (i)  Upon  the Task Group's decision that a proposed site
29    satisfies the criteria adopted under subsection (b)  of  this
30    Section,    the    contractor    shall   proceed   with   the
31    characterization and licensure of  the  proposed  site  under
32    Section 10.3 of this Act and the Task Group shall immediately
33    suspend  all  work, except as otherwise specifically required
34    in subsection (b) of Section 10.3 of this Act.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 90-29, eff. 6-26-97; 91-601, eff. 8-16-99.)

 2        Section 430-85.  The Carnival and Amusement Rides  Safety
 3    Act is amended by changing Section 2-5 as follows:

 4        (430 ILCS 85/2-5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4055)
 5        Sec.  2-5.   Expenses.   The members of the Board who are
 6    appointed by the Governor shall not receive compensation  for
 7    their  services  but  at  the rate of $36 per day for meeting
 8    days and shall be entitled to actual and  necessary  expenses
 9    while  conducting the business of the Board.  A member of the
10    Board who experiences a significant financial hardship due to
11    the loss of income on days of attendance at meetings or while
12    otherwise engaged in the business of the Board may be paid  a
13    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
14    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
15    (Source: P.A. 83-1240.)

16        Section 605-10.  The  Toll  Highway  Act  is  amended  by
17    changing Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 as follows:

18        (605 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-3)
19        Sec. 3. Authority; appointments.  There is hereby created
20    an  Authority  to be known as The Illinois State Toll Highway
21    Authority, which is hereby constituted an instrumentality and
22    an administrative agency of the State of Illinois.
23        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
24    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
25    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
26    whichever  occurs  later, the said Authority shall consist of
27    11  directors;  the  Governor  and  the  Secretary   of   the
28    Department  of  Transportation,  ex  officio, and 9 directors
29    appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of  the
30    Senate,  from  the  State  at large, which said directors and
 
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 1    their successors are  hereby  authorized  to  carry  out  the
 2    provisions  of  this  Act,  and to exercise the powers herein
 3    conferred.
 4        The term of each appointed member of the Authority who is
 5    in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at  the  close  of
 6    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
 7    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
 8    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
 9    whichever occurs later.
10        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
11    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
12    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
13    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Authority  shall consist of 9
14    directors: the Governor and the Secretary of  Transportation,
15    ex  officio,  and  7 directors appointed by the Governor with
16    the advice and consent of  the  Senate,  from  the  State  at
17    large; which directors are hereby authorized to carry out the
18    provisions  of  this  Act  and  to exercise the powers herein
19    conferred.
20        Of the 7 the 9 directors appointed by  the  Governor,  no
21    more  than  4  than  5 shall be members of the same political
22    party.  Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired  term  in
23    the  same  manner as original appointments.  All appointments
24    shall be in writing and filed with the Secretary of State  as
25    a  public  record.   It is the intention of this Section that
26    the  Governor's  appointments  shall   be   made   with   due
27    consideration to the location of proposed toll highway routes
28    so  that  maximum  geographic  representation  from the areas
29    served by  said  toll  highway  routes  may  be  accomplished
30    insofar as practicable.
31        The  said  Authority shall have the power to contract and
32    be contracted with, to acquire, hold and convey personal  and
33    real  property  or  any  interest therein including rights of
34    way, franchises and easements; to have and use a common seal,
 
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 1    and to  alter  the  same  at  will;  to  make  and  establish
 2    resolutions,  by-laws,  rules,  rates and regulations, and to
 3    alter  or  repeal  the  same  as  the  Authority  shall  deem
 4    necessary and  expedient  for  the  construction,  operation,
 5    relocation,  regulation  and  maintenance of a system of toll
 6    highways within and through the State of Illinois.
 7        Appointment of the additional directors provided  for  by
 8    this  amendatory  Act  of  1980  shall be made within 30 days
 9    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1980.
10    (Source: P.A. 86-1164.)

11        (605 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-4)
12        Sec. 4. Chairman.  Of  the  directors  appointed  by  the
13    Governor,  one  such  director  shall  be  appointed  by  the
14    Governor  as  chairman and shall hold office for 4 years from
15    the date of his appointment, and until his successor shall be
16    duly appointed and qualified, but shall be subject to removal
17    by  the  Governor  for  incompetency,  neglect  of  duty   or
18    malfeasance.
19        The  chairman  shall preside at all meetings of the Board
20    of  Directors  of  the  Authority;  shall  exercise   general
21    supervision   over   all   powers,  duties,  obligations  and
22    functions of the Authority; and shall approve  or  disapprove
23    all  resolutions,  by-laws, rules, rates and regulations made
24    and established by the Board of Directors, and  if  he  shall
25    approve thereof, he shall sign the same, and such as he shall
26    not  approve  he  shall return to the Board of Directors with
27    his objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting
28    of  the  Board  of  Directors  occurring  after  the  passage
29    thereof. Such veto may  extend  to  any  one  or  more  items
30    contained   in   such   resolution,  by-law,  rule,  rate  or
31    regulation, or to its entirety; and in case the veto  extends
32    to   a  part  of  such  resolution,  by-law,  rule,  rate  or
33    regulation, the residue thereof shall take effect and  be  in
 
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 1    force,  but  in  case  the  chairman shall fail to return any
 2    resolution,  by-law,  rule,  rate  or  regulation  with   his
 3    objections  thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed
 4    to have approved the same, and the  same  shall  take  effect
 5    accordingly. Upon the return of any resolution, by-law, rule,
 6    rate  or  regulation  by  the chairman, the vote by which the
 7    same was  passed  shall  be  reconsidered  by  the  Board  of
 8    Directors, and if upon such reconsideration two-thirds of all
 9    the  Directors  agree  by  yeas and nays to pass the same, it
10    shall go into effect notwithstanding the  chairman's  refusal
11    to approve thereof.
12        The chairman shall receive a salary of $18,000 per annum,
13    or  as  set  by  the  Compensation Review Board, whichever is
14    greater,  payable  in  monthly  installments,  together  with
15    reimbursement  for  necessary  expenses   incurred   in   the
16    performance of his duties.
17        The chairman shall be eligible for reappointment.
18    (Source: P.A. 83-1177.)

19        (605 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-5)
20        Sec.  5.   Terms;  expenses.   Of the original directors,
21    other  than  the  chairman,  so  appointed  by  the  Governor
22    pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly,
23    3 shall hold office for 2 years and 3 shall hold office for 4
24    years, from the date of their  appointment  and  until  their
25    respective  successors shall be duly appointed and qualified,
26    but  shall  be  subject  to  removal  by  the  Governor   for
27    incompetency,  neglect  of  duty  or malfeasance.  In case of
28    vacancies in such offices during the recess  of  the  Senate,
29    the  Governor  shall  make  a temporary appointment until the
30    next meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate some person
31    to fill such office and  any  person  so  nominated,  who  is
32    confirmed  by  the  Senate,  shall  hold  office  during  the
33    remainder  of  the  term  and  until  his  successor shall be
 
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 1    appointed and qualified.  The respective term  of  the  first
 2    directors  appointed  shall  be designated by the Governor at
 3    the time of appointment, but their successors shall  each  be
 4    appointed  for  a  term of four years, except that any person
 5    appointed  to  fill  a  vacancy  shall  serve  only  for  the
 6    unexpired   term.    Directors   shall   be   eligible    for
 7    reappointment.
 8        Directors,   including   the   Chairman,   shall  not  be
 9    compensated for their service on the Authority,  but  may  be
10    reimbursed   for  the  necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the
11    performance of their duties.  A director  who  experiences  a
12    significant  financial  hardship due to the loss of income on
13    days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise engaged  in
14    the  business  of  the  Authority  may  be  paid  a  hardship
15    allowance,  as  determined  by and subject to the approval of
16    the Governor's Travel Control Board.
17        In making the initial appointments of  the  2  additional
18    directors  provided  for  by this amendatory Act of 1980, the
19    respective  terms  of  the  2  additional   directors   first
20    appointed  shall be designated by the Governor at the time of
21    appointment  in  such  manner  that  the  term  of  one  such
22    additional director shall expire at  the  same  time  as  the
23    terms  of  4 of the other directors and the term of the other
24    additional director shall expire at  the  same  time  as  the
25    terms of 3 of the other directors; thereafter the terms shall
26    be 4 years.
27        Each  such  director, other than ex officio members shall
28    receive an annual  salary  of  $15,000,  or  as  set  by  the
29    Compensation  Review  Board, whichever is greater, payable in
30    monthly installments, and shall be reimbursed  for  necessary
31    expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
32    (Source: P.A. 86-1164.)

33        (605 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-6)
 
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 1        Sec.    6.   Secretary;   Executive   Director;   quorum.
 2    Immediately  after  such  appointment  and  qualification  as
 3    hereinafter provided said chairman and directors shall  enter
 4    upon their duties.
 5        The  directors  shall  biennially select a secretary, who
 6    may or may not be a director, and if not a director  fix  his
 7    compensation.
 8        The Authority shall have an Executive Director, who shall
 9    be  appointed  by the Governor without the advice and consent
10    of the Senate.   The  salary  and  duties  of  the  Executive
11    Director shall be fixed by the directors.
12        Five Six directors shall constitute a quorum.  No vacancy
13    in  the  said  Board of Directors shall impair the right of a
14    quorum of the  directors  to  exercise  all  the  rights  and
15    perform all the duties of the Authority.
16    (Source: P.A. 81-1363.)

17        Section  705-505.   The Court of Claims Act is amended by
18    changing Sections 1, 2, 4, and 16 as follows:

19        (705 ILCS 505/1) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.1)
20        Sec. 1.  Creation, appointment.   The  Court  of  Claims,
21    hereinafter called the Court, is created.
22        Until  July  1,  2003 or when all of the new judges to be
23    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
24    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
25    whichever occurs later, the  Court  It  shall  consist  of  7
26    judges,  who  are  attorneys  licensed to practice law in the
27    State of Illinois, to be appointed by  the  Governor  by  and
28    with  the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall
29    be appointed chief justice.
30        The term of each appointed judge of the Court who  is  in
31    office  on  June  30,  2003  shall  terminate at the close of
32    business on that date or when all of the  new  judges  to  be
 
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 1    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
 2    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 3    whichever occurs later.
 4        Beginning  on  July 1, 2003 or when all of the new judges
 5    to be initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the
 6    93rd  General  Assembly  have been appointed by the Governor,
 7    whichever occurs later, the Court shall consist of  5  judges
 8    who  are  attorneys  licensed to practice law in the State of
 9    Illinois, to be appointed by the Governor  by  and  with  the
10    advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  one  of whom shall be
11    appointed chief justice.  No more than 3 of the judges may be
12    of the same political party.
13        In case of vacancy in such office during  the  recess  of
14    the  Senate,  the Governor shall make a temporary appointment
15    until the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall  nominate
16    some  person  to  fill  such office.  If the Senate is not in
17    session at the time this Act takes effect, the Governor shall
18    make temporary appointments as in case of vacancy.
19    (Source: P.A. 84-1240.)

20        (705 ILCS 505/2) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.2)
21        Sec. 2.  Terms.  Upon the  expiration  of  the  terms  of
22    office  of  the  incumbent  judges the Governor shall appoint
23    their successors by and with the consent of  the  Senate  for
24    terms  of  2, 4 and 6 years commencing on the third Monday in
25    January of  the  year  1953.  Of  the  2  new  members  first
26    appointed  after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
27    1983, one shall be appointed to an initial  term  ending  the
28    third  Monday in January, 1986, and one shall be appointed to
29    an initial term ending on the third Monday in January, 1988.
30        Of the new judges 2 members  first  appointed  after  the
31    effective  date  of  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd General
32    Assembly 1986, one shall be  appointed  to  an  initial  term
33    ending  on  the third Monday in January, 2005 1989, 2 and one
 
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 1    shall be appointed to an initial term  ending  on  the  third
 2    Monday  in  January,  2007,  and  2  shall be appointed to an
 3    initial term ending on the  third  Monday  in  January,  2009
 4    1991.   After the expiration of the terms of the judges first
 5    appointed, each of their  respective  successors  shall  hold
 6    office  for  a term of 6 years and until their successors are
 7    appointed and qualified.
 8    (Source: P.A. 84-1240.)

 9        (705 ILCS 505/4) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.4)
10        Sec. 4.  Expenses.  A judge shall not receive any  salary
11    or  other  compensation  for his or her service on the Court,
12    but shall be reimbursed for reasonable  expenses  necessarily
13    incurred  in  the  course  of  that  service.    A  judge who
14    experiences a significant financial hardship due to the  loss
15    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at proceedings or while
16    otherwise engaged in the business of the Court may be paid  a
17    hardship  allowance,  as  determined  by  and  subject to the
18    approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.  Each  judge
19    shall  receive  an  annual  salary of: $20,900 from the third
20    Monday in January, 1979 to the third Monday in January, 1980;
21    $22,100 from the third Monday in January, 1980 to  the  third
22    Monday  in  January,  1981;  $23,400 from the third Monday in
23    January, 1981 to the  third  Monday  in  January,  1982,  and
24    $25,000  thereafter,  or  as  set  by the Compensation Review
25    Board,  whichever  is  greater,  payable  in  equal   monthly
26    installments.
27    (Source: P.A. 83-1177.)

28        (705 ILCS 505/16) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.16)
29        Sec. 16.  Concurrence of judges.
30        If there is no vacancy on the Court, the concurrence of 4
31    judges  of  the Court is necessary to the decision of a case;
32    otherwise, the concurrence of a majority of the  judges  then
 
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 1    serving  on  the  Court  is  necessary to the decision of any
 2    case; provided, however, that the court in its discretion may
 3    assign any case to  a  commissioner  for  hearing  and  final
 4    decision,  subject  to  whatever right of review the court by
 5    rule may choose to exercise.  In matters involving the  award
 6    of  emergency funds under the Crime Victims Compensation Act,
 7    the decision of one judge is  necessary  to  award  emergency
 8    funds.
 9        No  vacancy  on  the  Court shall impair the right of the
10    remaining judges to exercise all of the powers of the  Court.
11    Every  action  approved  by  a  majority  of  the judges then
12    serving on the Court shall be deemed to be the action of  the
13    Court.
14    (Source: P.A. 92-286, eff. 1-1-02.)

15        Section  730-5.   The  Unified  Code  of  Corrections  is
16    amended by changing Section 3-3-1 as follows:

17        (730 ILCS 5/3-3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1)
18        Sec.  3-3-1.   Establishment  and Appointment of Prisoner
19    Review Board.
20        (a)  There shall be a Prisoner Review  Board  independent
21    of the Department of Corrections which shall be:
22             (1)  the  paroling  authority  for persons sentenced
23        under the law in effect  prior to the effective  date  of
24        this amendatory Act of 1977;
25             (2)  the  board  of  review  for cases involving the
26        revocation of good conduct credits  or  a  suspension  or
27        reduction in the rate of accumulating such credit;
28             (3)  the  board of review and recommendation for the
29        exercise of executive clemency by the Governor;
30             (4)  the authority for  establishing  release  dates
31        for   certain   prisoners  sentenced  under  the  law  in
32        existence prior to the effective date of this  amendatory
 
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 1        Act  of  1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this
 2        Code;
 3             (5)  the authority for setting conditions for parole
 4        and mandatory supervised release under  Section  5-8-1(a)
 5        of  this  Code,  and  determining  whether a violation of
 6        those  conditions  warrant  revocation   of   parole   or
 7        mandatory  supervised  release or the imposition of other
 8        sanctions.
 9        (b)  The Board shall consist of 15 persons  appointed  by
10    the  Governor  by  and  with  the  advice  and consent of the
11    Senate.  One member of the Board shall be designated  by  the
12    Governor  to  be  Chairman and shall serve as Chairman at the
13    pleasure of the Governor.  The members  of  the  Board  shall
14    have  had at least 5 years of actual experience in the fields
15    of penology, corrections work,  law  enforcement,  sociology,
16    law,  education,  social  work,  medicine,  psychology, other
17    behavioral sciences, or a combination thereof.   At  least  6
18    members   so  appointed  must  have  had  at  least  3  years
19    experience in the field of juvenile matters.  No more than  8
20    Board members may be members of the same political party.
21        Each  member of the Board shall serve on a full-time full
22    time basis and shall  not  hold  any  other  salaried  public
23    office,  whether elective or appointive, nor any other office
24    or position of profit, nor  engage  in  any  other  business,
25    employment,  or  vocation.   The  Chairman of the Board shall
26    receive $35,000 a year, or an amount set by the  Compensation
27    Review  Board,  whichever  is  greater, and each other member
28    $30,000, or an amount set by the Compensation  Review  Board,
29    whichever is greater.
30        (c)  The  terms  of  the  present members of the Prisoner
31    Review Board shall expire  on  the  effective  date  of  this
32    amendatory  Act  of  1985,  but  the  incumbent members shall
33    continue to exercise all of the powers and be subject to  all
34    the  duties  of  members  of the Board until their respective
 
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 1    successors are appointed and qualified.  The  Governor  shall
 2    appoint  3  members  to the Prisoner Review Board whose terms
 3    shall expire on the third Monday in January 1987,  4  members
 4    whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in January 1989,
 5    and 3 members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in
 6    January 1991.  The term of one of the members created by this
 7    amendatory  Act  of  1986 shall expire on the third Monday in
 8    January 1989 and the term of the other shall  expire  on  the
 9    third  Monday  in  January  1991.  The initial terms of the 3
10    additional members appointed pursuant to this amendatory  Act
11    of the 91st General Assembly shall expire on the third Monday
12    in  January  2006.   Their  respective  successors  shall  be
13    appointed  for  terms  of  6  years  from the third Monday in
14    January of the year of appointment.  Each member shall  serve
15    until his successor is appointed and qualified.
16        Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Section, the
17    term of each member of the Board who  was  appointed  by  the
18    Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
19    the  close  of  business  on  that  date  or  when all of the
20    successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory
21    Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the
22    Governor,  whichever  occurs later.  As soon as possible, the
23    Governor shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies  created
24    by this amendatory Act.
25        Any   member   may   be   removed  by  the  Governor  for
26    incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance  or  inability  to
27    serve.
28        (d)  The  Chairman  of  the  Board  shall  be  its  chief
29    executive and administrative officer.
30    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00; 91-946, eff. 2-9-01.)

31        Section  775-5.  The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended
32    by changing Section 8-101 as follows:
 
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 1        (775 ILCS 5/8-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-101)
 2        Sec. 8-101.  Illinois Human Rights Commission.)
 3        (A)  Creation; Appointments.  The Human Rights Commission
 4    is created.
 5        Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members  to  be
 6    initially  appointed  under  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd
 7    General  Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the   Governor,
 8    whichever  occurs later, the Human Rights Commission shall to
 9    consist of 13 members appointed  by  the  Governor  with  the
10    advice  and  consent  of  the Senate.  No more than 7 members
11    shall be of the same political party.
12        The term of each appointed member of the  Commission  who
13    is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of
14    business  on  that  date or when all of the new members to be
15    initially appointed under this amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd
16    General   Assembly  have  been  appointed  by  the  Governor,
17    whichever occurs later.
18        Beginning on July 1, 2003 or when all of the new  members
19    to  be  initially  appointed under this amendatory Act of the
20    93rd General Assembly have been appointed  by  the  Governor,
21    whichever  occurs  later,  the  Human Rights Commission shall
22    consist of 9 members  appointed  by  the  Governor  with  the
23    advice  and  consent  of  the Senate.  No more than 5 members
24    shall be of the same political party.
25        The Governor shall designate one member  as  chairperson.
26    All  appointments  shall  be  in  writing  and filed with the
27    Secretary of State as a public record.
28        (B)  Terms.  Of the members first appointed  pursuant  to
29    this  amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, 4 shall be
30    appointed for a  term  to  expire  on  the  third  Monday  of
31    January,  2005  1981, and 5 (including the Chairperson) shall
32    be appointed for a term to expire  on  the  third  Monday  of
33    January, 2007 1983.
34        Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  this  Section to the
 
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 1    contrary, the term of office of each member of  the  Illinois
 2    Human  Rights  Commission  is abolished on July 29, 1985, but
 3    the incumbent members shall continue to exercise all  of  the
 4    powers  and be subject to all of the duties of members of the
 5    Commission until their respective  successors  are  appointed
 6    and  qualified.  Subject to the provisions of subsection (A),
 7    of the 9 members appointed under Public Act 84-115, effective
 8    July 29, 1985, 5 members shall  be  appointed  for  terms  to
 9    expire  on  the  third Monday of January, 1987, and 4 members
10    shall be appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday of
11    January, 1989; and of  the  4  additional  members  appointed
12    under  Public  Act  84-1084,  effective December 2, 1985, two
13    shall be appointed for a term to expire on the  third  Monday
14    of  January,  1987,  and two members shall be appointed for a
15    term to expire on the third Monday of January, 1989.
16        Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of 4 years
17    and until his or her successor is  appointed  and  qualified;
18    except  that  any  member  chosen to fill a vacancy occurring
19    otherwise than by expiration of a  term  shall  be  appointed
20    only  for  the  unexpired  term  of the member whom he or she
21    shall succeed and until his or her successor is appointed and
22    qualified.
23        (C)  Vacancies.
24        (1)  In the case of vacancies on the Commission during  a
25    recess  of  the  Senate,  the Governor shall make a temporary
26    appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when  he  or
27    she  shall  appoint a person to fill the vacancy.  Any person
28    so nominated and confirmed by the Senate  shall  hold  office
29    for  the remainder of the term and until his or her successor
30    is appointed and qualified.
31        (2)  If the Senate is not in session at the time this Act
32    takes effect, the Governor shall make temporary  appointments
33    to the Commission as in the case of vacancies.
34        (3)  Vacancies  in  the  Commission  shall not impair the
 
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 1    right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers  of
 2    the  Commission.   Except  when  authorized  by  this  Act to
 3    proceed through a 3 member panel, a majority of  the  members
 4    of the Commission then in office shall constitute a quorum.
 5        (D)  Compensation.   The  Chairperson  of  the Commission
 6    shall be compensated at the rate of $22,500 per year,  or  as
 7    set  by  the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater,
 8    during his or her service  as  Chairperson,  and  each  other
 9    member  shall be compensated at the rate of $20,000 per year,
10    or as set by the  Compensation  Review  Board,  whichever  is
11    greater.    In addition, all  Members of the Commission shall
12    not be compensated for their service, but shall be reimbursed
13    for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the
14    performance of their duties.  A member of the Commission  who
15    experiences  a significant financial hardship due to the loss
16    of  income  on  days  of  attendance  at  meetings  or  while
17    otherwise engaged in the business of the  Commission  may  be
18    paid  a  hardship  allowance, as determined by and subject to
19    the approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
20    (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)

21        Section  820-305.   The  Workers'  Compensation  Act   is
22    amended by changing Section 13 as follows:

23        (820 ILCS 305/13) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.13)
24        Sec.  13.   There  is  created  an  Industrial Commission
25    consisting of 7 members to be appointed by the  Governor,  by
26    and  with  the  consent  of  the  Senate,  2 of whom shall be
27    representative citizens  of  the  employing  class  operating
28    under this Act and 2 of whom shall be representative citizens
29    of  the  class  of employees covered under this Act, and 3 of
30    whom shall be representative  citizens  not  identified  with
31    either  the  employing  or employee classes.  Not more than 4
32    members of the Commission shall  be  of  the  same  political
 
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 1    party.
 2        One  of  the  3  members  not  identified with either the
 3    employing or employee classes  shall  be  designated  by  the
 4    Governor  as  Chairman.   The  Chairman  shall  be  the chief
 5    administrative and executive officer of the  Commission;  and
 6    he  or  she shall have general supervisory authority over all
 7    personnel  of  the  Commission,  including  arbitrators   and
 8    Commissioners,  and the final authority in all administrative
 9    matters relating to  the  Commissioners,  including  but  not
10    limited  to  the  assignment  and  distribution  of cases and
11    assignment of Commissioners to  the  panels,  except  in  the
12    promulgation  of procedural rules and orders under Section 16
13    and in the determination of cases under this Act.
14        Notwithstanding the general supervisory authority of  the
15    Chairman,  each  Commissioner,  except  those assigned to the
16    temporary  panel,  shall  have  the  authority  to  hire  and
17    supervise 2 staff attorneys each.  Such staff attorneys shall
18    report directly to the individual Commissioner.
19        A   formal   training   program    for    newly-appointed
20    Commissioners  shall  be  implemented.   The training program
21    shall include the following:
22             (a)  substantive  and  procedural  aspects  of   the
23        office of Commissioner;
24             (b)  current issues in workers' compensation law and
25        practice;
26             (c)  medical  lectures  by specialists in areas such
27        as orthopedics, ophthalmology, psychiatry, rehabilitation
28        counseling;
29             (d)  orientation to each  operational  unit  of  the
30        Industrial Commission;
31             (e)  observation   of  experienced  arbitrators  and
32        Commissioners conducting hearings of cases, combined with
33        the opportunity to discuss evidence presented and rulings
34        made;
 
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 1             (f)  the use of  hypothetical  cases  requiring  the
 2        newly-appointed  Commissioner  to  issue  judgments  as a
 3        means to evaluating knowledge and writing ability;
 4             (g)  writing skills.
 5        A formal and  ongoing  professional  development  program
 6    including, but not limited to, the above-noted areas shall be
 7    implemented   to   keep   Commissioners  informed  of  recent
 8    developments and issues and to assist them in maintaining and
 9    enhancing their professional competence.
10        The Commissioner candidates,  other  than  the  Chairman,
11    must  meet one of the following qualifications:  (a) licensed
12    to practice law in the State of Illinois; or (b) served as an
13    arbitrator at the Illinois Industrial Commission for at least
14    3 years; or (c) has at least 4 years  of  professional  labor
15    relations  experience.   The  Chairman  candidate  must  have
16    public or private sector management and budget experience, as
17    determined by the Governor.
18        Each  Commissioner  shall  devote full time to his duties
19    and any Commissioner who  is  an  attorney-at-law  shall  not
20    engage  in  the  practice  of law, nor shall any Commissioner
21    hold any other office or position of profit under the  United
22    States   or  this  State  or  any  municipal  corporation  or
23    political subdivision of this State, nor engage in any  other
24    business, employment, or vocation.
25        The  term  of  office  of  each  member of the Commission
26    holding office on the effective date of this  amendatory  Act
27    of  1989  is  abolished, but the incumbents shall continue to
28    exercise all of the powers and  be  subject  to  all  of  the
29    duties of Commissioners until their respective successors are
30    appointed and qualified.
31        The Industrial Commission shall administer this Act.
32        The  members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the
33    advice and consent of the Senate, as follows:
34             (a)  After the effective date of this amendatory Act
 
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 1        of 1989, 3 members, at least one of each political party,
 2        and one of whom shall be a representative citizen of  the
 3        employing  class  operating  under  this Act, one of whom
 4        shall  be  a  representative  citizen  of  the  class  of
 5        employees covered under this Act, and one of  whom  shall
 6        be  a  representative  citizen not identified with either
 7        the employing or employee classes, shall be appointed  to
 8        hold  office  until  the third Monday in January of 1993,
 9        and until their successors are appointed  and  qualified,
10        and  4  members,  one  of  whom shall be a representative
11        citizen of the employing class operating under this  Act,
12        one  of  whom  shall  be  a representative citizen of the
13        class of employees covered in this Act, and two  of  whom
14        shall  be  representative  citizens  not  identified with
15        either the employing or employee  classes,  one  of  whom
16        shall be designated by the Governor as Chairman (at least
17        one  of each of the two major political parties) shall be
18        appointed to  hold  office  until  the  third  Monday  of
19        January in 1991, and until their successors are appointed
20        and qualified.
21             (a-5)  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of this
22        Section, the term of each member of  the  Commission  who
23        was  appointed  by  the Governor and is in office on June
24        30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of business on that
25        date or when all of the successor members to be appointed
26        pursuant to this  amendatory  Act  of  the  93rd  General
27        Assembly  have  been appointed by the Governor, whichever
28        occurs later.  As soon as possible,  the  Governor  shall
29        appoint  persons  to  fill  the vacancies created by this
30        amendatory Act.
31             (b)  Members shall thereafter be appointed  to  hold
32        office  for  terms  of  4  years from the third Monday in
33        January of the year of their appointment, and until their
34        successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.    All   such
 
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 1        appointments shall be made so that the composition of the
 2        Commission  is  in  accordance with the provisions of the
 3        first paragraph of this Section.
 4        The Chairman shall receive an annual salary  of  $42,500,
 5    or  a  salary set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever
 6    is greater, and each other member  shall  receive  an  annual
 7    salary of $38,000, or a salary set by the Compensation Review
 8    Board, whichever is greater.
 9        In  case  of  a  vacancy  in the office of a Commissioner
10    during the recess of the Senate, the Governor  shall  make  a
11    temporary  appointment  until the next meeting of the Senate,
12    when he shall nominate some person to fill such office.   Any
13    person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold
14    office  during  the  remainder  of  the  term  and  until his
15    successor is appointed and qualified.
16        The Industrial Commission created by this amendatory  Act
17    of  1989  shall  succeed  to  all the rights, powers, duties,
18    obligations, records and other property and employees of  the
19    Industrial  Commission  which it replaces as modified by this
20    amendatory Act of 1989 and all applications  and  reports  to
21    actions  and  proceedings of such prior Industrial Commission
22    shall be considered as applications and  reports  to  actions
23    and  proceedings of the Industrial Commission created by this
24    amendatory Act of 1989.
25        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,  in  the
26    event  the  Chairman shall make a finding that a member is or
27    will be unavailable to fulfill the responsibilities of his or
28    her office, the Chairman shall advise the  Governor  and  the
29    member  in writing and shall designate a certified arbitrator
30    to serve as acting Commissioner.   The  certified  arbitrator
31    shall  act  as  a  Commissioner  until the member resumes the
32    duties of his  or  her  office  or  until  a  new  member  is
33    appointed  by  the  Governor,  by and with the consent of the
34    Senate,  if  a  vacancy  occurs  in   the   office   of   the
 
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 1    Commissioner,  but  in  no event shall a certified arbitrator
 2    serve in the capacity of Commissioner for more than 6  months
 3    from  the  date of appointment by the Chairman.  A finding by
 4    the Chairman that a member  is  or  will  be  unavailable  to
 5    fulfill  the  responsibilities  of his or her office shall be
 6    based upon notice to the Chairman by a member that he or  she
 7    will  be unavailable or facts and circumstances made known to
 8    the Chairman which lead him to reasonably find that a  member
 9    is  unavailable to fulfill the responsibilities of his or her
10    office.  The designation of a certified arbitrator to act  as
11    a Commissioner shall be considered representative of citizens
12    not  identified with either the employing or employee classes
13    and the arbitrator shall  serve  regardless  of  his  or  her
14    political  affiliation.  A certified arbitrator who serves as
15    an acting Commissioner shall have all the rights  and  powers
16    of a Commissioner, including salary.
17        Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this Act, the
18    Governor shall  appoint  a  special  panel  of  Commissioners
19    comprised  of  3 members who shall be chosen by the Governor,
20    by and with the consent of the Senate, from among the current
21    ranks of certified arbitrators.   Three  members  shall  hold
22    office until the Commission in consultation with the Governor
23    determines  that  the  caseload  on  review  has been reduced
24    sufficiently to allow cases to proceed in a timely manner  or
25    for  a  term  of  18  months from the effective date of their
26    appointment by the Governor, whichever shall be earlier.  The
27    3 members shall be considered representative of citizens  not
28    identified  with either the employing or employee classes and
29    shall serve regardless of political affiliation.  Each of the
30    3 members shall  have  only  such  rights  and  powers  of  a
31    Commissioner  necessary to dispose of those cases assigned to
32    the special panel.  Each of the 3 members  appointed  to  the
33    special   panel  shall  receive  the  same  salary  as  other
34    Commissioners for the duration of the panel.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 86-998; 86-1405.)

 2        Section 999-95.  No acceleration or  delay.   Where  this
 3    Act  makes  changes  in a statute that is represented in this
 4    Act by text that is not yet  or  no  longer  in  effect  (for
 5    example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use
 6    of  that  text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect
 7    of (i) the changes  made  by  this  Act  or  (ii)  provisions
 8    derived from any other Public Act.

 9        Section  999-99.  Effective  date.  This Act takes effect
10    upon becoming law.
 
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 1                                INDEX
 2               Statutes amended in order of appearance
 3    5 ILCS 315/5              from Ch. 48, par. 1605
 4    10 ILCS 5/1A-3            from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3
 5    10 ILCS 5/1A-3.1          from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3.1
 6    10 ILCS 5/1A-6            from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6
 7    10 ILCS 5/1A-6.1          from Ch. 46, par. 1A-6.1
 8    20 ILCS 5/5-155           was 20 ILCS 5/5.04
 9    20 ILCS 5/5-340           was 20 ILCS 5/9.30
10    20 ILCS 5/5-380           was 20 ILCS 5/9.04
11    20 ILCS 5/5-565           was 20 ILCS 5/6.06
12    20 ILCS 415/7a            from Ch. 127, par. 63b107a
13    20 ILCS 415/7b            from Ch. 127, par. 63b107b
14    20 ILCS 415/7c            from Ch. 127, par. 63b107c
15    20 ILCS 415/7d            from Ch. 127, par. 63b107d
16    20 ILCS 415/7e            from Ch. 127, par. 63b107e
17    20 ILCS 415/10            from Ch. 127, par. 63b110
18    20 ILCS 1605/6            from Ch. 120, par. 1156
19    20 ILCS 2610/3            from Ch. 121, par. 307.3
20    20 ILCS 2610/5            from Ch. 121, par. 307.5
21    20 ILCS 2610/6            from Ch. 121, par. 307.6
22    20 ILCS 2610/7            from Ch. 121, par. 307.7
23    20 ILCS 3105/5            from Ch. 127, par. 775
24    20 ILCS 3105/6            from Ch. 127, par. 776
25    20 ILCS 3105/7            from Ch. 127, par. 777
26    20 ILCS 3105/8            from Ch. 127, par. 778
27    20 ILCS 3405/3            from Ch. 127, par. 2703
28    20 ILCS 3405/4            from Ch. 127, par. 2704
29    20 ILCS 3505/4            from Ch. 48, par. 850.04
30    20 ILCS 3605/4            from Ch. 5, par. 1204
31    20 ILCS 3605/5            from Ch. 5, par. 1205
32    20 ILCS 3605/6            from Ch. 5, par. 1206
33    20 ILCS 3605/7            from Ch. 5, par. 1207
34    20 ILCS 3705/3.01         from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.01
 
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 1    20 ILCS 3705/3.02         from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.02
 2    20 ILCS 3705/3.04         from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.04
 3    20 ILCS 3705/3.06         from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1103.06
 4    20 ILCS 3805/4            from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 304
 5    20 ILCS 3805/6            from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 306
 6    20 ILCS 3915/1            from Ch. 127, par. 214.11
 7    20 ILCS 3915/2            from Ch. 127, par. 214.12
 8    20 ILCS 3918/10
 9    20 ILCS 3918/15
10    20 ILCS 3930/4            from Ch. 38, par. 210-4
11    20 ILCS 3930/5            from Ch. 38, par. 210-5
12    20 ILCS 3930/6            from Ch. 38, par. 210-6
13    20 ILCS 3955/4            from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 704
14    20 ILCS 3955/5            from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 705
15    20 ILCS 3960/19.6
16    20 ILCS 4010/2003         from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1953
17    20 ILCS 4010/2004         from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1954
18    20 ILCS 4010/2004.5
19    20 ILCS 4010/2005         from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1955
20    30 ILCS 105/6z-50
21    30 ILCS 105/12-1          from Ch. 127, par. 148-1
22    30 ILCS 360/2-2           from Ch. 17, par. 7202-2
23    30 ILCS 360/2-3           from Ch. 17, par. 7202-3
24    30 ILCS 500/5-5
25    35 ILCS 200/7-5
26    35 ILCS 200/7-10
27    35 ILCS 200/7-15
28    40 ILCS 5/14-134          from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-134
29    40 ILCS 5/14-136          from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-136
30    40 ILCS 5/15-159          from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-159
31    40 ILCS 5/15-169          from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-169
32    40 ILCS 5/16-163          from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-163
33    40 ILCS 5/16-164          from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-164
34    40 ILCS 5/16-169          from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-169
 
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 1    40 ILCS 5/22A-109         from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22A-109
 2    40 ILCS 5/22A-110         from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22A-110
 3    70 ILCS 915/2             from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5002
 4    70 ILCS 3205/4            from Ch. 85, par. 6004
 5    70 ILCS 3205/5            from Ch. 85, par. 6005
 6    70 ILCS 3205/6            from Ch. 85, par. 6006
 7    70 ILCS 3205/7            from Ch. 85, par. 6007
 8    105 ILCS 5/14-11.02       from Ch. 122, par. 14-11.02
 9    115 ILCS 5/2              from Ch. 48, par. 1702
10    115 ILCS 5/5              from Ch. 48, par. 1705
11    205 ILCS 105/7-20         from Ch. 17, par. 3307-20
12    215 ILCS 105/3            from Ch. 73, par. 1303
13    220 ILCS 5/2-101          from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-101
14    220 ILCS 5/2-105          from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-105
15    220 ILCS 40/Act rep.
16    225 ILCS 2/35
17    225 ILCS 5/6              from Ch. 111, par. 7606
18    225 ILCS 15/7             from Ch. 111, par. 5357
19    225 ILCS 20/6             from Ch. 111, par. 6356
20    225 ILCS 25/6             from Ch. 111, par. 2306
21    225 ILCS 25/8.2 new
22    225 ILCS 30/30            from Ch. 111, par. 8401-30
23    225 ILCS 37/18
24    225 ILCS 41/15-5          from Ch. 111, par. 2825
25    225 ILCS 51/25
26    225 ILCS 55/25            from Ch. 111, par. 8351-25
27    225 ILCS 57/35
28    225 ILCS 60/7             from Ch. 111, par. 4400-7
29    225 ILCS 60/8             from Ch. 111, par. 4400-8
30    225 ILCS 63/50
31    225 ILCS 65/10-25
32    225 ILCS 65/15-35
33    225 ILCS 70/5             from Ch. 111, par. 3655
34    225 ILCS 75/5             from Ch. 111, par. 3705
 
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 1    225 ILCS 80/11            from Ch. 111, par. 3911
 2    225 ILCS 84/25
 3    225 ILCS 85/10            from Ch. 111, par. 4130
 4    225 ILCS 90/6             from Ch. 111, par. 4256
 5    225 ILCS 100/7            from Ch. 111, par. 4807
 6    225 ILCS 106/35
 7    225 ILCS 107/30           from Ch. 111, par. 8451-30
 8    225 ILCS 110/5            from Ch. 111, par. 7905
 9    225 ILCS 115/7            from Ch. 111, par. 7007
10    225 ILCS 120/45           from Ch. 111, par. 8301-45
11    225 ILCS 125/25
12    225 ILCS 305/9            from Ch. 111, par. 1309
13    225 ILCS 310/6            from Ch. 111, par. 8206
14    225 ILCS 315/9            from Ch. 111, par. 8109
15    225 ILCS 320/7            from Ch. 111, par. 1106
16    225 ILCS 325/6            from Ch. 111, par. 5206
17    225 ILCS 330/7            from Ch. 111, par. 3257
18    225 ILCS 335/11.5
19    225 ILCS 340/7            from Ch. 111, par. 6607
20    225 ILCS 410/4-2          from Ch. 111, par. 1704-2
21    225 ILCS 415/8            from Ch. 111, par. 6208
22    225 ILCS 425/13.1         from Ch. 111, par. 2038.1
23    225 ILCS 441/25-10
24    225 ILCS 446/45
25    225 ILCS 450/2            from Ch. 111, par. 5502
26    225 ILCS 454/25-10
27    225 ILCS 454/30-10
28    225 ILCS 705/2.01         from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 301
29    225 ILCS 705/2.09         from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 309
30    225 ILCS 705/8.02         from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 802
31    225 ILCS 705/8.03 rep.
32    225 ILCS 705/8.04 rep.
33    225 ILCS 705/8.05 rep.
34    225 ILCS 720/1.04         from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.04
 
                            -292-    LRB093 08650 EFG 12127 b
 1    225 ILCS 745/35
 2    230 ILCS 5/4              from Ch. 8, par. 37-4
 3    230 ILCS 5/5              from Ch. 8, par. 37-5
 4    230 ILCS 5/9              from Ch. 8, par. 37-9
 5    230 ILCS 5/13             from Ch. 8, par. 37-13
 6    230 ILCS 10/5             from Ch. 120, par. 2405
 7    235 ILCS 5/3-1            from Ch. 43, par. 97
 8    235 ILCS 5/3-2            from Ch. 43, par. 98
 9    235 ILCS 5/3-3            from Ch. 43, par. 99
10    235 ILCS 5/3-9            from Ch. 43, par. 105
11    235 ILCS 5/3-10           from Ch. 43, par. 106
12    410 ILCS 515/0.01         from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7850
13    410 ILCS 515/1            from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7851
14    410 ILCS 515/2            from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7852
15    410 ILCS 515/3            from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7853
16    410 ILCS 515/6            from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7856
17    415 ILCS 5/5              from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1005
18    420 ILCS 20/10.2          from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 241-10.2
19    430 ILCS 85/2-5           from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4055
20    605 ILCS 10/3             from Ch. 121, par. 100-3
21    605 ILCS 10/4             from Ch. 121, par. 100-4
22    605 ILCS 10/5             from Ch. 121, par. 100-5
23    605 ILCS 10/6             from Ch. 121, par. 100-6
24    705 ILCS 505/1            from Ch. 37, par. 439.1
25    705 ILCS 505/2            from Ch. 37, par. 439.2
26    705 ILCS 505/4            from Ch. 37, par. 439.4
27    705 ILCS 505/16           from Ch. 37, par. 439.16
28    730 ILCS 5/3-3-1          from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1
29    775 ILCS 5/8-101          from Ch. 68, par. 8-101
30    820 ILCS 305/13           from Ch. 48, par. 138.13