Rep. Jack D. Franks
Filed: 3/16/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1516




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1516 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
4    "Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 
5is amended by adding Section 2.5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 375/2.5 new)
7    Sec. 2.5. Application to Commuter Rail Board members.  This 
8Act does not apply to any member of the Commuter Rail Board 
9appointed or reappointed on or after the effective date of this 
10amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
 
11    Section 10. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding 
12Section 22-105 as follows:
 
13    (40 ILCS 5/22-105 new)
14    Sec. 22-105. Application to Commuter Rail Board members.  
 
 
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1This Code does not apply to any member of the Commuter Rail 
2Board appointed or reappointed on or after the effective date 
3of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
 
4    Section 25. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is 
5amended by changing Sections 3B.02 and 3B.06 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02)


7    Sec. 3B.02. Commuter Rail Board. 
8    (a) (Blank). Until April 1, 2008, the
 governing body of the 
9Commuter
Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 7 
10directors appointed pursuant
to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as 
11follows:

12        (1)
 One director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
13    the Board of DuPage
County with the advice and consent of 
14    the County Board of DuPage County
and shall reside in 
15    DuPage County.

16        (2)
 Two directors appointed by the Chairmen of the 
17    County Boards of Kane,
Lake, McHenry and Will Counties with 
18    the concurrence of not less than a
majority of the chairmen 
19    from such counties, from nominees by the Chairmen.
Each 
20    such chairman may nominate not more than two persons for 
21    each position.
Each such director shall reside in a county 
22    in the metropolitan region other
than Cook or DuPage 
23    County.

24        (3)
 Three directors appointed by the members of the 
 
 
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1    Cook County Board elected
from that part of Cook County 
2    outside of Chicago, or, in the event such Board
of 
3    Commissioners becomes elected from single member 
4    districts, by those
Commissioners elected from districts, 
5    a majority of the residents of which
reside outside 
6    Chicago.  In either case, such appointment shall be with
the 
7    concurrence of four such Commissioners.  Each such director 
8    shall reside
in that part of Cook County outside Chicago.

9        (4)
 One director appointed by the Mayor of the City of 
10    Chicago, with the
advice and consent of the City Council of 
11    the City of Chicago.  Such director
shall reside in the City 
12    of Chicago.

13        (5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors, 
14    from the members of
the board, with the concurrence of 5 of 
15    such directors.

16    (b) Until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
1797th General Assembly, After April 1, 2008  the governing body 
18of the Commuter Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 11 
19directors appointed, pursuant to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as 
20follows:

21        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
22    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the 
23    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.  To 
24    implement the changes in appointing authority under this 
25    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in 
26    office of the Director appointed under item (1) of 
 
 
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1    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage 
2    County, a Director shall be appointed under this 
3    subparagraph.

4        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
5    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the 
6    McHenry County Board and  shall reside in McHenry County.  To 
7    implement the change in appointing authority under this 
8    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in 
9    office of the Director appointed under item (2) of 
10    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry 
11    County, a Director shall be appointed under this 
12    subparagraph.

13        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County 
14    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County 
15    Board and  shall reside in Will County.  To implement the 
16    change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the 
17    expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the 
18    Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this 
19    Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall be 
20    appointed under this subparagraph.

21        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
22    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the 
23    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.

24        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
25    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the 
26    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.

 
 
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1        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the 
2    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City 
3    Council of the City of Chicago and  shall reside in the City 
4    of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing 
5    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the 
6    term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed 
7    under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who 
8    resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be 
9    appointed under this subparagraph.

10        (7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of 
11    the City of Chicago, as follows:
12            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside 
13        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of 
14        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  
15        the members of the Cook County Board.
16            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of 
17        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, 
18        or Elk Grove.  To implement the changes in appointing 
19        authority under this Section, upon the expiration of 
20        the term of or vacancy in office of the Director 
21        appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this 
22        Section who resides in the geographic area described in 
23        this subparagraph, a Director shall be appointed under 
24        this subparagraph.
25            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of 
26        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, 
 
 
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1        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
2            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of 
3        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, 
4        Lemont, Palos, or Orland.  To implement the changes in 
5        appointing authority under this Section, upon the 
6        expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the 
7        Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection 
8        (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area 
9        described in this subparagraph and whose term of office 
10        had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall 
11        be appointed under this subparagraph.
12            (v) One Director who resides in the township of 
13        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.  To 
14        implement the changes in appointing authority under 
15        this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or 
16        vacancy in office of the Director appointed under 
17        paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who 
18        resides in the geographic area described in this 
19        subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as of 
20        August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under 
21        this subparagraph.
22            (vi) The Directors identified under the provisions 
23        of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) 
24        shall be appointed by the members of the Cook County 
25        Board.  Each individual Director shall be appointed by 
26        those members of the Cook County Board whose Board 
 
 
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1        districts overlap in whole or in part with the 
2        geographic territory described in the relevant 
3        subparagraph.  The vote of County Board members 
4        eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of 
5        subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) 
6        shall be weighted by the number of electors residing in 
7        those portions of their Board districts within the 
8        geographic territory described in the relevant 
9        subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).

10        (8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors, 
11    from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of 
12    such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing 
13    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the 
14    term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed 
15    under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a 
16    Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.

17    (b-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the 
18contrary, the term of office of each Director serving on the 
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
20Assembly expires on that effective date. On and after the 
21effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
22Assembly the governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall 
23be a board consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to 
24this subsection (b-5) and Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows: 
25        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
26    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the 
 
 
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1    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.
2        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
3    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the 
4    McHenry County Board and  shall reside in McHenry County.
5        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County 
6    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County 
7    Board and  shall reside in Will County.
8        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
9    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the 
10    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
11        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
12    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the 
13    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
14        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the 
15    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City 
16    Council of the City of Chicago and  shall reside in the City 
17    of Chicago.
18        (7) Five Directors shall reside in Cook County outside 
19    of the City of Chicago, as follows:
20            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside 
21        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of 
22        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  
23        the members of the Cook County Board. 
24            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of 
25        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, 
26        or Elk Grove.
 
 
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1            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of 
2        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, 
3        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
4            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of 
5        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, 
6        Lemont, Palos, or Orland.
7            (v) One Director who resides in the township of 
8        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.
9        The Directors identified under the provisions of 
10    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall 
11    be appointed by the members of the Cook County Board.  Each 
12    individual Director shall be appointed by those members of 
13    the Cook County Board whose Board districts overlap in 
14    whole or in part with the geographic territory described in 
15    the relevant subparagraph.  The vote of County Board members 
16    eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of 
17    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall 
18    be weighted by the number of electors residing in those 
19    portions of their Board districts within the geographic 
20    territory described in the relevant subparagraph (ii) 
21    through (v) of this paragraph (7). 
22    The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors, from the 
23members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of the 
24Directors. 
25    (c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an 
26officer, a member of the
board of directors or trustee or an 
 
 
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1employee of any transportation agency,
or be an employee of the 
2State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof,
or of 
3any unit of local government or receive any compensation from 
4any
elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws 
5of Illinois.

6    (d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of 
7this Section
 and under Section
3B.03 shall be certified by the 
8appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board
which shall 
9maintain the certifications as part of the official records
of 
10the Commuter Rail Board.


11(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

 



12    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.06)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.06)



13    Sec. 3B.06. Compensation; pension; benefits. 
14    (a) This subsection (a) applies to members of the Commuter 
15Rail Board, including the chairman, appointed before the 
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
17Assembly. The Chairman of the Commuter Rail Board
shall receive 
18an annual salary of $25,000.   Other members of the Commuter
Rail 
19Board shall receive an annual salary of $15,000. Each member 
20shall be
reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the 
21performance of his or her duties.

22    (b) This subsection (b) applies to members of the Commuter 
23Rail Board, including the chairman, appointed or reappointed on 
24or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th 
25General Assembly. Members of the Commuter Rail Board shall 
 
 
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1receive no annual salary or other compensation for their 
2service in office, except that each member shall be reimbursed 
3for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her 
4duties. No service or contribution shall be credited in any 
5retirement system or pension fund, under the Illinois Pension 
6Code or otherwise, to any member of the Board for service in 
7that office, and no public funds shall be appropriated, 
8expended,  or otherwise obligated for such a retirement system 
9or pension fund credit. No member of the Board shall receive a   
10financial benefit or perquisite for his or her service in such 
11office, including without limitation participation in a 
12program of life or health insurance. 
13    (c) Officers of the Division shall not be required to 
14comply with the
requirements of the Public Funds Statement 
15Publication Act "An Act requiring certain custodians of public 
16monies to
file and publish statements of the receipts and 
17disbursements thereof",
approved June 24, 1919, as now or 
18hereafter amended.

19(Source: P.A. 83-1156.)



 

20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.".