Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 3/12/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 133

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 133 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5 5-1131 as follows:
 
6     (55 ILCS 5/5-1131 new)
7     Sec. 5-1131. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator;
8 publication.
9     (a) Each county must, within 90 days after the effective
10 date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and
11 at least once each year thereafter, publish in a newspaper of
12 general circulation within the county the following:
13         (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of
14     any Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator employed
15     by a public entity within the boundaries of the county but
16     outside of any municipality; and

 

 

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1         (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity
2     within the boundaries of the county, but outside of any
3     municipality, to resolve complaints alleging a violation
4     of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
5     (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
6 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each county with a
7 website must post the information required in items (1) and (2)
8 of subsection (a) on the county's website.
9     (c) No home rule county may adopt publication requirements
10 that are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a
11 limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
12 the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
13 rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
14     Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
15 85-60 as follows:
 
16     (60 ILCS 1/85-60 new)
17     Sec. 85-60. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator;
18 publication.
19     (a) Each township must, within 90 days after the effective
20 date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and
21 at least once each year thereafter, publish in a newspaper of
22 general circulation within the township the following:
23         (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of
24     any Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator employed

 

 

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1     by a public entity within the boundaries of the township
2     but outside of any municipality; and
3         (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity
4     within the boundaries of the township, but outside of any
5     municipality, to resolve complaints alleging a violation
6     of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
7     (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
8 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each township with
9 a website must post the information required in items (1) and
10 (2) of subsection (a) on the township's website.
 
11     Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
12 adding Section 1-1-11 as follows:
 
13     (65 ILCS 5/1-1-11 new)
14     Sec. 1-1-11. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator;
15 publication.
16     (a) Each municipality must, within 90 days after the
17 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
18 Assembly, and at least once each year thereafter, publish in a
19 newspaper of general circulation within the municipality the
20 following:
21         (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of
22     any Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator employed
23     by a public entity within the boundaries of the
24     municipality; and

 

 

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1         (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity
2     within the boundaries of the municipality to resolve
3     complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the
4     Americans with Disabilities Act.
5     (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
6 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each municipality
7 with a website must post the information required in items (1)
8 and (2) of subsection (a) on the municipality's website.
9     (c) No home rule municipality may adopt publication
10 requirements that are less restrictive than this Section. This
11 Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
12 Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
13 exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
14 by the State.
 
15     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
16 Section 8.33 as follows:
 
17     (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
18     Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
19 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
20 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
21 the 96th General Assembly.".