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1 | AN ACT concerning executive agencies.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 3960/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2008)
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8 | Sec. 4. Health Facilities Planning Board; membership; | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | appointment; term;
compensation; quorum. There is created the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Health
Facilities Planning Board, which
shall perform the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | functions described in this
Act.
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12 | Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | contrary, the term of
office of each member of the State Board | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | is abolished on the effective date of
this
amendatory Act of | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | the 93rd General Assembly, but all incumbent members shall
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16 | continue to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | the duties of
members of the State Board until all new members | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | of the 9-member State Board
authorized under this amendatory | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Act of the 93rd General Assembly are
appointed and take office. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
Act
of the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 93rd General Assembly, The State Board shall consist of 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | voting
members.
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23 | Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | contrary, the term of
office of each member of the State Board | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | is abolished on the effective date of
this
amendatory Act of | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | the 93rd General Assembly, but all incumbent members shall
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27 | continue to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | the duties of
members of the State Board until all new members | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | of the 9-member State Board
authorized under this amendatory | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Act of the 93rd General Assembly are
appointed and take office.
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31 | The State Board shall be appointed by the Governor, with | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | the advice
and consent of the Senate. Not more than 5 of the
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1 | appointments shall be of the same political party.
No person | ||||||
2 | shall be appointed as a State Board member if that person has
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3 | served, after the effective date of Public Act 93-41
this | ||||||
4 | amendatory Act of the 93rd General
Assembly , 2 3-year terms as | ||||||
5 | a State Board member, except for
ex officio non-voting members.
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6 | The Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Public | ||||||
7 | Aid, and
the Director of Public Health, or their designated | ||||||
8 | representatives,
shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members | ||||||
9 | of the State Board.
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10 | Of those members initially appointed by the Governor under | ||||||
11 | this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, 3 shall serve | ||||||
12 | for terms expiring
July 1, 2005, 3 shall serve for terms | ||||||
13 | expiring July 1, 2006, and 3 shall serve
for terms expiring | ||||||
14 | July 1, 2007.
Of those members initially appointed by the | ||||||
15 | Governor under this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
16 | Assembly, 3 shall serve for terms expiring
July 1, 2004, 3 | ||||||
17 | shall serve for terms expiring July 1, 2005, and 3 shall serve
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18 | for terms expiring July 1, 2006. Thereafter, each
appointed | ||||||
19 | member shall
hold office for a term of 3 years, provided that | ||||||
20 | any member
appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the | ||||||
21 | expiration of the
term for which his predecessor was appointed | ||||||
22 | shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term and the term | ||||||
23 | of office of each successor shall
commence on July 1 of the | ||||||
24 | year in which his predecessor's term expires. Each
member shall | ||||||
25 | hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified.
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26 | State Board members, while serving on business of the State | ||||||
27 | Board,
shall receive actual and necessary travel and | ||||||
28 | subsistence expenses while
so serving away from their places
of | ||||||
29 | residence.
A member of the State Board who experiences a | ||||||
30 | significant financial hardship
due to the loss of income on | ||||||
31 | days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise
engaged in | ||||||
32 | the business of the State Board may be paid a hardship | ||||||
33 | allowance, as
determined by and subject to the approval of the | ||||||
34 | Governor's Travel Control
Board.
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35 | The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as | ||||||
36 | Chairman
and shall name as full-time
Executive Secretary of the |
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1 | State
Board, a person qualified in health care facility | ||||||
2 | planning and in
administration. The Agency shall provide | ||||||
3 | administrative and staff
support for the State Board. The State | ||||||
4 | Board shall advise the Director
of its budgetary and staff | ||||||
5 | needs and consult with the Director on annual
budget | ||||||
6 | preparation.
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7 | The State Board shall meet at least once each quarter, or | ||||||
8 | as often as
the Chairman of the State Board deems necessary, or | ||||||
9 | upon the request of
a majority of the members.
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10 | Five members of the State Board shall constitute a quorum.
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11 | The affirmative vote of 5 of the members of the State Board | ||||||
12 | shall be
necessary for
any action requiring a vote to be taken | ||||||
13 | by the State
Board. A vacancy in the membership of the State | ||||||
14 | Board shall not impair the
right of a quorum to exercise all | ||||||
15 | the rights and perform all the duties of the
State Board as | ||||||
16 | provided by this Act.
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17 | A State Board member shall disqualify himself or herself | ||||||
18 | from the
consideration of any application for a permit or
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19 | exemption in which the State Board member or the State Board | ||||||
20 | member's spouse,
parent, or child: (i) has
an economic interest | ||||||
21 | in the matter; or (ii) is employed by, serves as a
consultant | ||||||
22 | for, or is a member of the
governing board of the applicant or | ||||||
23 | a party opposing the application.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 93-41, eff. 6-27-03.)
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25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
26 | becoming law.
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