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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 3960/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 31, 2008)
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8 | Sec. 4. Health Facilities Planning Board; membership; | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | appointment; term;
compensation; quorum. There is created the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Health
Facilities Planning Board, which
shall perform the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | functions described in this
Act.
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12 | The State Board shall consist of 5 voting members. Each | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | member shall have a reasonable knowledge of health planning, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | health finance, or health care at the time of his or her | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | appointment. No person shall be appointed or continue to serve | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | as a member of the State Board who is, or whose spouse, parent, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | or child is, a member of the Board of Directors of, has a | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | financial interest in, or has a business relationship with a | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | health care facility. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | contrary, the term of
office of each member of the State Board | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | is abolished on the effective date of
this
amendatory Act of | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | the 93rd General Assembly and those members no longer hold |
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1 | office.
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2 | The State Board shall be appointed by the Governor, with | ||||||
3 | the advice
and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 of the
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4 | appointments shall be of the same political party at the time | ||||||
5 | of the appointment.
No person shall be appointed as a State | ||||||
6 | Board member if that person has
served, after the effective | ||||||
7 | date of Public Act 93-41, 2 3-year terms as a State Board | ||||||
8 | member, except for
ex officio non-voting members.
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9 | The Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Healthcare | ||||||
10 | and Family Services, and
the Director of Public Health, or | ||||||
11 | their designated representatives,
shall serve as ex-officio, | ||||||
12 | non-voting members of the State Board.
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13 | Of those members initially appointed by the Governor under | ||||||
14 | this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, 2 shall serve | ||||||
15 | for terms expiring
July 1, 2005, 2 shall serve for terms | ||||||
16 | expiring July 1, 2006, and 1 shall serve
for a term expiring | ||||||
17 | July 1, 2007. Thereafter, each
appointed member shall
hold | ||||||
18 | office for a term of 3 years, provided that any member
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19 | appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the expiration | ||||||
20 | of the
term for which his or her predecessor was appointed | ||||||
21 | shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term and the term | ||||||
22 | of office of each successor shall
commence on July 1 of the | ||||||
23 | year in which his predecessor's term expires. Each
member | ||||||
24 | appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
25 | the 93rd General Assembly shall hold office until his or her | ||||||
26 | successor is appointed and qualified.
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1 | State Board members, while serving on business of the State | ||||||
2 | Board,
shall receive actual and necessary travel and | ||||||
3 | subsistence expenses while
so serving away from their places
of | ||||||
4 | residence.
A member of the State Board who experiences a | ||||||
5 | significant financial hardship
due to the loss of income on | ||||||
6 | days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise
engaged in | ||||||
7 | the business of the State Board may be paid a hardship | ||||||
8 | allowance, as
determined by and subject to the approval of the | ||||||
9 | Governor's Travel Control
Board.
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10 | The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as | ||||||
11 | Chairman
and shall name , with the advice and consent of the | ||||||
12 | General Assembly, as full-time
Executive Secretary of the State
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13 | Board, a person qualified in health care facility planning and | ||||||
14 | in
administration. The Agency shall provide administrative and | ||||||
15 | staff
support for the State Board. The State Board shall advise | ||||||
16 | the Director
of its budgetary and staff needs and consult with | ||||||
17 | the Director on annual
budget preparation.
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18 | The State Board shall meet at least once each quarter, or | ||||||
19 | as often as
the Chairman of the State Board deems necessary, or | ||||||
20 | upon the request of
a majority of the members.
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Three members of the State Board shall constitute a | ||||||
22 | quorum.
The affirmative vote of 3 of the members of the State | ||||||
23 | Board shall be
necessary for
any action requiring a vote to be | ||||||
24 | taken by the State
Board. A vacancy in the membership of the | ||||||
25 | State Board shall not impair the
right of a quorum to exercise | ||||||
26 | all the rights and perform all the duties of the
State Board as |
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1 | provided by this Act.
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2 | A State Board member shall disqualify himself or herself | ||||||
3 | from the
consideration of any application for a permit or
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4 | exemption in which the State Board member or the State Board | ||||||
5 | member's spouse,
parent, or child: (i) has
an economic interest | ||||||
6 | in the matter; or (ii) is employed by, serves as a
consultant | ||||||
7 | for, or is a member of the
governing board of the applicant or | ||||||
8 | a party opposing the application.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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