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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0538 Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 50 ILCS 110/1 | from Ch. 102, par. 4.10 |
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Amends the Public Officer Simultaneous Tenure Act. Makes a technical change in
a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB0538 | | LRB097 03365 KMW 43402 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Officer Simultaneous Tenure Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (50 ILCS 110/1) (from Ch. 102, par. 4.10)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1. Legislative findings; purpose). The
The General |
| 8 | | Assembly finds and
declares that questions raised regarding the |
| 9 | | legality of simultaneously
holding the office of county board |
| 10 | | member and township supervisor are
unwarranted, and in counties |
| 11 | | of less than 100,000 population such questions
regarding the |
| 12 | | legality of simultaneously holding the office of county board
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| 13 | | member and township trustee are unwarranted;
that the General |
| 14 | | Assembly viewed the office of township supervisor, and
in |
| 15 | | counties of less than 100,000 population the office of township |
| 16 | | trustee,
and the office of county board member as compatible; |
| 17 | | and that to settle
the question
of legality and avoid confusion |
| 18 | | among such counties and townships as may
be affected by such |
| 19 | | questions it is lawful to hold the office of county
board |
| 20 | | member simultaneously with the office of township supervisor, |
| 21 | | and
in counties of less than 100,000 population with the office |
| 22 | | of township
trustee, in accordance with this Act. |
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 82-554.)
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