Human Services Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Jul 01, 2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 7307
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 7307 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2008)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 | The State Board shall consist of 5 voting members. | ||||||
13 | Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, | ||||||
14 | the term of
office of each member of the State Board is | ||||||
15 | abolished on the effective date of
this
amendatory Act of the | ||||||
16 | 93rd General Assembly, but all incumbent members shall
continue | ||||||
17 | to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of the | ||||||
18 | duties of
members of the State Board until all their respective | ||||||
19 | successors are appointed and take office.
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20 | Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | ||||||
21 | contrary, the term of
office of each member of the State Board | ||||||
22 | is abolished on the effective date of
this
amendatory Act of | ||||||
23 | the 93rd General Assembly, but all incumbent members shall
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24 | continue to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of |
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1 | the duties of
members of the State Board until all new members | ||||||
2 | of the 9-member State Board
authorized under this amendatory | ||||||
3 | Act of the 93rd General Assembly are
appointed and take office. | ||||||
4 | Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
Act
of the | ||||||
5 | 93rd General Assembly, the State Board shall consist of 9 | ||||||
6 | voting
members.
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7 | The State Board shall be appointed by the Governor, with | ||||||
8 | the advice
and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3
5 of the
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9 | appointments shall be of the same political party at the time | ||||||
10 | of the appointment .
No person shall be appointed as a State | ||||||
11 | Board member if that person has
served, after the effective | ||||||
12 | date of Public Act 93-41
this amendatory Act of the 93rd | ||||||
13 | General
Assembly , 2 3-year terms as a State Board member, | ||||||
14 | except for
ex officio non-voting members.
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15 | The Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Public | ||||||
16 | Aid, and
the Director of Public Health, or their designated | ||||||
17 | representatives,
shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members | ||||||
18 | of the State Board.
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19 | Of those members initially appointed by the Governor under | ||||||
20 | this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, 2 shall serve | ||||||
21 | for terms expiring
July 1, 2005, 2 shall serve for terms | ||||||
22 | expiring July 1, 2006, and one shall serve
for a term expiring | ||||||
23 | July 1, 2007.
Of those members initially appointed by the | ||||||
24 | Governor under this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
25 | Assembly, 3 shall serve for terms expiring
July 1, 2004, 3 | ||||||
26 | shall serve for terms expiring July 1, 2005, and 3 shall serve
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27 | for terms expiring July 1, 2006. Thereafter, each
appointed | ||||||
28 | member shall
hold office for a term of 3 years, provided that | ||||||
29 | any member
appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the | ||||||
30 | expiration of the
term for which his predecessor was appointed | ||||||
31 | shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term and the term | ||||||
32 | of office of each successor shall
commence on July 1 of the | ||||||
33 | year in which his predecessor's term expires. Each
member shall | ||||||
34 | hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified.
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1 | State Board members, while serving on business of the State | ||||||
2 | Board,
shall receive actual and necessary travel and | ||||||
3 | subsistence expenses while
so serving away from their places
of | ||||||
4 | residence.
A member of the State Board who experiences a | ||||||
5 | significant financial hardship
due to the loss of income on | ||||||
6 | days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise
engaged in | ||||||
7 | the business of the State Board may be paid a hardship | ||||||
8 | allowance, as
determined by and subject to the approval of the | ||||||
9 | Governor's Travel Control
Board.
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10 | The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as | ||||||
11 | Chairman
and shall name as full-time
Executive Secretary of the | ||||||
12 | State
Board, a person qualified in health care facility | ||||||
13 | planning and in
administration. The Agency shall provide | ||||||
14 | administrative and staff
support for the State Board. The State | ||||||
15 | Board shall advise the Director
of its budgetary and staff | ||||||
16 | needs and consult with the Director on annual
budget | ||||||
17 | preparation.
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18 | The State Board shall meet at least once each quarter, or | ||||||
19 | as often as
the Chairman of the State Board deems necessary, or | ||||||
20 | upon the request of
a majority of the members.
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21 | If there is no vacancy on the Board, 4 members of the Board | ||||||
22 | shall constitute a quorum to transact business; otherwise, a | ||||||
23 | majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum to transact | ||||||
24 | business.
Five members of the State Board shall constitute a | ||||||
25 | quorum.
The affirmative vote of 3
5 of the members of the State | ||||||
26 | Board shall be
necessary for
any action requiring a vote to be | ||||||
27 | taken by the State
Board. A vacancy in the membership of the | ||||||
28 | State Board shall not impair the
right of a quorum to exercise | ||||||
29 | all the rights and perform all the duties of the
State Board as | ||||||
30 | provided by this Act.
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31 | A State Board member shall disqualify himself or herself | ||||||
32 | from the
consideration of any application for a permit or
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33 | exemption in which the State Board member or the State Board | ||||||
34 | member's spouse,
parent, or child: (i) has
an economic interest |
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1 | in the matter; or (ii) is employed by, serves as a
consultant | ||||||
2 | for, or is a member of the
governing board of the applicant or | ||||||
3 | a party opposing the application.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 93-41, eff. 6-27-03.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.".
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