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Rep. Angelo Saviano
Filed: 3/15/2011
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 202
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 202 by replacing |
3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | | "Section 5. The Guardianship and Advocacy Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 4 as follows:
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6 | | (20 ILCS 3955/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 704)
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7 | | Sec. 4. Commission; membership; term of office. |
8 | | (a) The Commission shall consist of 11 members, one
of whom |
9 | | shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over, who shall be |
10 | | appointed
by the Governor, taking into account the requirements |
11 | | of State and federal
statutes, with the advice and consent of |
12 | | the Senate.
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13 | | All appointments shall be filed with the Secretary of State |
14 | | by the appointing
authority.
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15 | | (b) The terms of the original members shall be 3 one year |
16 | | terms, 3 two
year terms, and 3 three year terms, all terms to |
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1 | | continue until a successor
is appointed and qualified. The |
2 | | length of the terms of the original
members shall be drawn by |
3 | | lot of the first meeting held by the Commission.
The members |
4 | | first appointed under this amendatory Act of 1984 shall serve
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5 | | for a term of 3 years. Thereafter all terms shall be for 3 |
6 | | years, with
each member serving no more than 2 consecutive |
7 | | terms. Vacancies in the
membership are to be filled in the same |
8 | | manner as original appointments.
Appointments to fill |
9 | | vacancies occurring before the expiration of a term
are for the |
10 | | remainder of the unexpired term. A member of the Commission
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11 | | shall serve for a term ending on June 30 and until his or her |
12 | | successor is
appointed and has qualified or until the member |
13 | | resigns and the resignation is filed with the Secretary of |
14 | | State .
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15 | | (c) The Commission shall annually elect a Chairman and any |
16 | | other officers
it deems necessary. The Commission shall meet at |
17 | | least once every 3 months
with the times and places of meetings |
18 | | determined by the Chairman. Additional
meetings may be called |
19 | | by the Chairman upon written notice 7 days before
the meeting |
20 | | or by written petition of 5 members to the Chairman. Six |
21 | | members
of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
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22 | | (d) Members of the Commission are not entitled to |
23 | | compensation but shall
receive reimbursement for actual |
24 | | expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
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25 | | (Source: P.A. 83-1538.)
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