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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 25

BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Rules of the Senate of the 97th General Assembly are amended by changing Rule 10-2 as follows:

(Senate Rule 10-2)

10-2. Appointment Messages.

(a) Every nomination subject to the advice and consent of the Senate shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment Message from the appointing officer or appointing authority in accordance with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form provided in this Rule, containing all of the required information, and accompanied by a cover letter signed by the appointing officer or on behalf of the appointing authority.

(b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided in this Rule.

(c) Appointment Messages submitted shall be assigned a sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating the order in which they were received and read into the Senate record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the Senate President. An Appointment Message is received by the Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned a sequential number.

(d) An Appointment Message that does not conform to the requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the Senate President, (i) be ruled non-compliant and of no legal effect and (ii) returned by the Secretary of the Senate to the appointing officer or authority that filed it.

(e) The appointing officer or authority may file in accordance with this Rule an Appointment Message that supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A superseding Appointment Message shall identify by sequential number the Appointment Message that it supersedes. The filing of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table the Appointment Message that it supersedes, and that superseded Appointment Message shall have no further legal effect.

(f) Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an appointing officer or authority from withdrawing in writing an Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or received by the Senate. An Appointment Message that has been withdrawn shall have no further legal effect.

(g) An Appointment Message (i) shall be a committee-sponsored legislative measure that is unamendable and (ii) shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the Executive Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be deemed the principal sponsor. In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Appointments Committee shall be deemed the principal sponsor. Messages may not have individual cosponsors.

(h) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate adjourns sine die (i) shall carry over into the next General Assembly and (ii) shall be considered to have been received by the Senate when originally read into the Senate record as provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule. An Appointment Message carrying over into the next General Assembly shall retain the sequential number assigned when originally read into the Senate record as provided for in subsection (c) of this Rule.

(i) Notwithstanding the requirements contained in this Rule, any Appointment Message submitted to the 96th General Assembly and not acted upon by the 96th General Assembly is deemed to be carried over to the 97th General Assembly. The Senate may take action on any Appointment Message carried over from the Senate of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prohibit an appointing officer or authority from withdrawing in writing an Appointment Message that was previously submitted to or received by the Senate of the 96th General Assembly and carried over into the Senate of the 97th General Assembly. An Appointment Message carried over from the Senate of the 96th General Assembly that has been withdrawn in the Senate of the 97th General Assembly shall have no further legal effect.

(j) Form.

APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General Assembly: (I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), am)/(The (Name of the Appointing Authority) is) nominating and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointing the following named individual to the office enumerated below. The advice and consent of this Honorable Body is respectfully requested. Title of Office: (Insert Title)

Agency or Other Body: (Name of Agency, Board, Commission, or other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made)

Start Date: (Insert Start Date)

End Date: (Insert End Date or Specify "Not Applicable")

Name: (Name of Nominee)

Residence: (Residential Address of Nominee) Annual Compensation: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Unsalaried")

Per diem: (Insert Dollar Amount or Specify "Not Applicable")

Nominee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose District the Nominee Resides)

Most Recent Holder of Office: (Insert Name or Specify "New Position")

Superseded Appointment Message: (Insert Sequence Number of Superseded Message or Specify "Not Applicable")

(a) Every nomination subject to confirmation by the Senate shall be submitted to the Senate by an Appointment Message from the appointing officer or appointing authority in accordance with this Rule, using the Appointment Message form provided herein, containing all of the information required therein, and accompanied by a cover letter signed by the appointing officer or on behalf of the appointing authority.

(b) All Appointment Messages shall be drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau, according to the form provided herein.

(c) Appointment Messages submitted shall be assigned a sequential number by the Secretary of the Senate, indicating the order in which they were received and read into the Senate record by the Secretary of the Senate at the direction of the Senate President. An Appointment Message is received by the Senate when it is read into the Senate record and assigned a sequential number.

(d) An Appointment Message which does not conform to the requirements of this Rule shall, at the direction of the Senate President, be ruled non-compliant and returned to the appointing officer or authority that filed the same by the Secretary of the Senate.

(e) The appointing officer or authority may file in accordance with this rule an Appointment Message which supersedes a previously filed Appointment Message. A superseding Appointment Message shall identify by number the Appointment Message which it supersedes. The filing of a superseding Appointment Message shall automatically table the Appointment Message which it supersedes, and that message shall have no further legal effect.

(f) An Appointment Message shall be a committee-sponsored legislative measure which is unamendable, and shall be controlled by the Chairperson of the Executive Appointments Committee, who for purposes of these Senate Rules shall be deemed the principal sponsor or, in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson of the Executive Appointments Committee shall be deemed the principal sponsor. Messages may not have individual cosponsors.

(g) Any Appointment Message pending when the Senate adjourns sine die shall automatically be tabled, and that message shall have no further legal effect. An appointing officer or authority shall file a new Appointment message in accordance with the Senate Rules of the new General Assembly if they wish for the nomination to be considered by the Senate for confirmation.

(h) Form.

APPOINTMENT MESSAGE

To the Honorable Members of the Senate, Ninety-Seventh General Assembly: (I, (Name and Title of Appointing Officer), have)/(The (Name of the Appointing Authority) has) nominated and appointed the following named individual to the office enumerated below and respectfully ask concurrence in and confirmation of this appointment by your Honorable Body.

(for appointments with end dates) To be (Title of Office) of the (Name of Agency, Board, or other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made) for a term commencing (Start Date) and ending (End Date):

(for appointments without end dates) To be (Title of Office) of the (Name of Agency, Board, or other Body to Which Nomination is Being Made) for a term commencing (Start Date): (Name of Nominee) (Residential Address of Nominee) (Dollar Amount and whether Annual Salary, Per Diem, or "Unsalaried", as applicable) Appointee's Senator: Senator (Name of Senator in whose district the Nominee Resides)

(This Appointment Message supersedes Appointment Message (Number of Appointment Message))

(Source: S.R. 2, 97th G.A.)