Full Text of HB4621 103rd General Assembly
HB4621sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Don Harmon Filed: 5/23/2024 | | 10300HB4621sam001 | | LRB103 36415 BDA 74017 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4621
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4621 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 5.27 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.27) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | 8 | | Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care | 9 | | Task Force. | 10 | | (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task | 11 | | Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make | 12 | | recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services | 13 | | provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic | 14 | | mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon | 15 | | which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine | 16 | | how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care. |
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| 1 | | Additionally, the Task Force shall: | 2 | | (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental | 3 | | health professionals to provide preventive mental health | 4 | | care to youth in care; | 5 | | (2) review the current payment rates for mental health | 6 | | providers serving the youth in care population; | 7 | | (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices | 8 | | and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate | 9 | | delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend | 10 | | improvements to make billing practices more efficient; | 11 | | (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental | 12 | | health providers who are persons of color to serve the | 13 | | youth in care population; and | 14 | | (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed | 15 | | necessary by the Task Force. | 16 | | (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as | 17 | | follows: | 18 | | (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or | 19 | | the Director's designee. | 20 | | (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or | 21 | | the Director's designee. | 22 | | (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office | 23 | | of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues. | 24 | | (4) Two members from the House of Representatives, | 25 | | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of | 26 | | Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of |
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| 1 | | Representatives. | 2 | | (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by | 3 | | the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the | 4 | | Senate. | 5 | | (6) One member who is a former youth in care, | 6 | | appointed by the Governor. | 7 | | (7) One representative from the managed care entity | 8 | | managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director | 9 | | of Healthcare and Family Services. | 10 | | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but | 11 | | may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | 12 | | performance of their duties. | 13 | | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month | 14 | | beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as | 15 | | determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold | 16 | | electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be | 17 | | deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and | 18 | | voting. | 19 | | (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in | 20 | | conjunction with the Department of Children and Family | 21 | | Services, shall provide administrative and other support to | 22 | | the Task Force. | 23 | | (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the | 24 | | Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a | 25 | | report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations | 26 | | resulting from its study . The Task Force shall submit its |
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| 1 | | final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later | 2 | | than December 31, 2025 2024 . Upon submission of its final | 3 | | report, the Task Force is dissolved. | 4 | | (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | 6 | | Section 10. The Community Land Trust Task Force Act is | 7 | | amended by changing Sections 20, 30, and 35 as follows: | 8 | | (20 ILCS 4126/20) | 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | 10 | | Sec. 20. Meetings. The Task Force shall hold its initial | 11 | | meetings within 60 days after the effective date of this Act. | 12 | | The Task Force shall meet at least 6 times before July 1, 2025 | 13 | | December 31, 2024 . Additional meetings may be called at the | 14 | | direction of the co-chairs. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | 16 | | (20 ILCS 4126/30) | 17 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | 18 | | Sec. 30. Report. The Task Force shall submit its final | 19 | | report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than | 20 | | December 31, 2025 2024 . The final report shall be made | 21 | | available on the Illinois Housing Development Authority's | 22 | | website for viewing by the general public. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) |
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| 1 | | (20 ILCS 4126/35) | 2 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024) | 3 | | Sec. 35. Dissolution; repeal. The Task Force is dissolved | 4 | | and this Act is repealed on December 31, 2025 2024 . | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.) | 6 | | Section 15. The Illinois Flag Commission Act is amended by | 7 | | changing Section 5 as follows: | 8 | | (20 ILCS 4127/5) | 9 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026) | 10 | | Sec. 5. Illinois Flag Commission. | 11 | | (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established. | 12 | | (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new | 13 | | State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General | 14 | | Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be | 15 | | replaced with a redesigned State flag. | 16 | | (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members: | 17 | | (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's | 18 | | designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission; | 19 | | (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor; | 20 | | (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the | 21 | | Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | 22 | | of the General Assembly; | 23 | | (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
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| 1 | | Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a | 2 | | current member of the General Assembly; | 3 | | (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 4 | | Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member | 5 | | of the General Assembly; | 6 | | (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 7 | | House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be | 8 | | a current member of the General Assembly; | 9 | | (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the | 10 | | Superintendent's designee; and | 11 | | (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State | 12 | | Museum or the Chairperson's designee. | 13 | | (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the | 14 | | Commission shall: | 15 | | (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles | 16 | | for the redesign of the State flag; | 17 | | (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed | 18 | | designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for | 19 | | the assessment of those proposed designs; | 20 | | (3) create a publicly accessibly website that | 21 | | provides: | 22 | | (A) historical information about the State flag; | 23 | | (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to | 24 | | be used to redesign the State flag; | 25 | | (C) an online suggestion box through which | 26 | | residents can offer design ideas for the State flag; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | (D) a survey function through which residents can | 3 | | vote on potential State flag designs; | 4 | | (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the | 5 | | design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois | 6 | | schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning | 7 | | the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag; | 8 | | (5) select, on or before January 1, 2025 September 1, | 9 | | 2024 , a group of no more than 10 proposed flag designs | 10 | | that: | 11 | | (A) represent the State; and | 12 | | (B) adhere to the guiding principles established | 13 | | by the Commission under subparagraph (1); | 14 | | (6) develop a review and selection process for | 15 | | proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of | 16 | | children and young people in the State; | 17 | | (7) on or before April 1, 2025 December 3, 2024 , | 18 | | submit to the General Assembly a written report that | 19 | | describes: | 20 | | (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the | 21 | | Commission; | 22 | | (B) the process used by the Commission to review | 23 | | the proposed flag designs submitted to it; | 24 | | (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag | 25 | | designs selected by the Commission; | 26 | | (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised |
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| 1 | | or new State flag; and | 2 | | (E) the Commission's recommendations to the | 3 | | General Assembly concerning whether the current State | 4 | | flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or | 5 | | new State flag. | 6 | | (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to | 7 | | the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date | 8 | | of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the | 9 | | first meeting of the Commission by no later than June 30, 2024 | 10 | | September 1, 2023 . Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall | 11 | | convene at the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority | 12 | | of all the appointed members of the Commission shall | 13 | | constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all | 14 | | recommendations of the Commission shall require approval of a | 15 | | majority of the members of the Commission. Meetings of the | 16 | | Commission are subject to the Open Meetings Act. | 17 | | (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without | 18 | | compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to | 19 | | the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a | 20 | | per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover | 21 | | reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by | 22 | | Commission members as a result of their duties under this | 23 | | Section. | 24 | | (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide | 25 | | administrative support to the Commission. | 26 | | (Source: P.A. 103-513, eff. 8-7-23.) |
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| 1 | | Section 20. The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force | 2 | | Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows: | 3 | | (20 ILCS 4128/20) | 4 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025) | 5 | | Sec. 20. Report; dissolution of Task Force; repeal of Act. | 6 | | (a) The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings | 7 | | and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June | 8 | | 30, 2025 2024 . | 9 | | (b) The Task Force shall be dissolved on December 31, 2025 | 10 | | 2024 . | 11 | | (c) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025 . | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.) | 13 | | Section 25. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act | 14 | | of 1984 is amended by changing Section 4-7 as follows: | 15 | | (25 ILCS 130/4-7) (from Ch. 63, par. 1004-7) | 16 | | Sec. 4-7. The Commission on Government Forecasting and | 17 | | Accountability shall report to the Governor and to the | 18 | | Legislature within 15 days after the convening of each General | 19 | | Assembly, and at such other time as it deems appropriate. The | 20 | | members of all committees which it establishes shall serve | 21 | | without compensation for such service, but they shall be paid | 22 | | their necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations |
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| 1 | | under this Act. The Commission may by contributions to the | 2 | | Council of State Governments, participate with other states in | 3 | | maintaining the said Council's district and central | 4 | | secretariats, and its other governmental services. | 5 | | The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly | 6 | | shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the | 7 | | Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of | 8 | | Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the | 9 | | Secretary of the Senate, and filing such additional copies | 10 | | with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the | 11 | | General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section | 12 | | 7 of the State Library Act. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.) | 14 | | Section 30. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 15 | | 21B-30 as follows: | 16 | | (105 ILCS 5/21B-30) | 17 | | Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing. | 18 | | (a) (Blank). | 19 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 20 | | State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design | 21 | | and implement a system of examinations, which shall be | 22 | | required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These | 23 | | examinations and indicators must be based on national and | 24 | | State professional teaching standards, as determined by the |
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| 1 | | State Board of Education, in consultation with the State | 2 | | Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of | 3 | | Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to | 4 | | implement and administer this Section. | 5 | | (c) (Blank). | 6 | | (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a | 7 | | paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an | 8 | | applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a | 9 | | paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the | 10 | | endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other | 11 | | requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section | 12 | | 21B-20 other than the higher education requirements. | 13 | | (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be | 14 | | required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area | 15 | | of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There | 16 | | shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall | 17 | | be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record | 18 | | until he or she has passed the applicable content area test. | 19 | | (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable | 20 | | vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 ( the effective date | 21 | | of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd | 22 | | General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of | 23 | | content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary | 24 | | education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content | 25 | | area test that contains testing elements that cover | 26 | | bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development, |
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| 1 | | foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate | 2 | | higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable | 3 | | language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State | 4 | | Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on | 5 | | the language and literacy portion of the test on the | 6 | | recommended cut-score determined in the formal | 7 | | standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a | 8 | | particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The | 9 | | State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of | 10 | | candidates in each preparation program who take the test and | 11 | | the number who pass the language and literacy portion. | 12 | | (e) (Blank). | 13 | | (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 ( the effective date of | 14 | | Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | 15 | | Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a | 16 | | teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject | 17 | | to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher | 18 | | performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this | 19 | | Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023 | 20 | | ( the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act | 21 | | of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September | 22 | | 1, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation | 23 | | programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section | 24 | | 21B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance | 25 | | assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in | 26 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure |
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| 1 | | Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test | 2 | | materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an | 3 | | individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is | 4 | | employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district | 5 | | designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after | 6 | | application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a | 7 | | refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher | 8 | | performance assessment under this subsection. | 9 | | (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is | 10 | | created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective | 11 | | teacher performance assessment systems for implementation | 12 | | across all educator preparation programs in this State, with | 13 | | the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and | 14 | | supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system. | 15 | | Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial, | 16 | | ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force | 17 | | shall consist of all of the following members: | 18 | | (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 19 | | President of the Senate. | 20 | | (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the | 21 | | Minority Leader of the Senate. | 22 | | (3) One member of the House of Representatives, | 23 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. | 24 | | (4) One member of the House of Representatives, | 25 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 26 | | Representatives. |
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| 1 | | (5) One member who represents a statewide professional | 2 | | teachers' organization, appointed by the State | 3 | | Superintendent of Education. | 4 | | (6) One member who represents a different statewide | 5 | | professional teachers' organization, appointed by the | 6 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 7 | | (7) One member from a statewide organization | 8 | | representing school principals, appointed by the State | 9 | | Superintendent of Education. | 10 | | (8) One member from a statewide organization | 11 | | representing regional superintendents of schools, | 12 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | 13 | | (9) One member from a statewide organization | 14 | | representing school administrators, appointed by the State | 15 | | Superintendent of Education. | 16 | | (10) One member representing a school district | 17 | | organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the | 18 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 19 | | (11) One member of an association representing rural | 20 | | and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent | 21 | | of Education. | 22 | | (12) One member representing a suburban school | 23 | | district, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 24 | | Education. | 25 | | (13) One member from a statewide organization | 26 | | representing school districts in the southern suburbs of |
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| 1 | | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | 2 | | of Education. | 3 | | (14) One member from a statewide organization | 4 | | representing large unit school districts, appointed by the | 5 | | State Superintendent of Education. | 6 | | (15) One member from a statewide organization | 7 | | representing school districts in the collar counties of | 8 | | the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent | 9 | | of Education. | 10 | | (16) Three members, each representing a different | 11 | | public university in this State and each a current member | 12 | | of the faculty of an approved educator preparation | 13 | | program, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 14 | | Education. | 15 | | (17) Three members, each representing a different | 16 | | 4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and | 17 | | each a current member of the faculty of an approved | 18 | | educator preparation program, appointed by the State | 19 | | Superintendent of Education. | 20 | | (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education, | 21 | | appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. | 22 | | (19) One member representing a statewide policy | 23 | | organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students | 24 | | and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 25 | | Education. | 26 | | (20) One member representing a statewide organization |
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| 1 | | focused on research-based education policy to support a | 2 | | school system that prepares all students for college, a | 3 | | career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State | 4 | | Superintendent of Education. | 5 | | (21) Two members representing an early childhood | 6 | | advocacy organization, appointed by the State | 7 | | Superintendent of Education. | 8 | | (22) One member representing a statewide organization | 9 | | that partners with educator preparation programs and | 10 | | school districts to support the growth and development of | 11 | | preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent | 12 | | of Education. | 13 | | (23) One member representing a statewide organization | 14 | | that advocates for educational equity and racial justice | 15 | | in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of | 16 | | Education. | 17 | | (24) One member representing a statewide organization | 18 | | that represents school boards, appointed by the State | 19 | | Superintendent of Education. | 20 | | (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years, | 21 | | served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State | 22 | | Superintendent of Education. | 23 | | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 24 | | compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of | 25 | | the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent | 26 | | meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force, |
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| 1 | | who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of | 2 | | Education. The State Board of Education shall provide | 3 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. | 4 | | On or before October 31, 2024 August 1, 2024 , the Task | 5 | | Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a | 6 | | teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the | 7 | | State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task | 8 | | Force is dissolved upon submission of this report. | 9 | | (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher | 10 | | performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to | 11 | | time are designated by the State Board of Education, in | 12 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 13 | | Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing | 14 | | organization or tests designed by the State Board of | 15 | | Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation | 16 | | and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall | 17 | | assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The | 18 | | tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no | 19 | | person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis | 20 | | of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to | 21 | | the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The | 22 | | score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State | 23 | | Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator | 24 | | Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be | 25 | | administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and | 26 | | place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in |
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| 1 | | consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure | 2 | | Board. | 3 | | The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess | 4 | | the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of | 5 | | applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under | 6 | | subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this | 7 | | Code in the English language and in the language of the | 8 | | transitional bilingual education program requested by the | 9 | | applicant. | 10 | | (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the | 11 | | provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school | 12 | | district subject to Article 34 of this Code. | 13 | | (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the | 14 | | testing requirements under this Section shall include, without | 15 | | limitation, provisions governing test selection, test | 16 | | validation, and determination of a passing score, | 17 | | administration of the tests, frequency of administration, | 18 | | applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the | 19 | | years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special | 20 | | accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop | 21 | | such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to | 22 | | year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment. | 23 | | (Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23; | 24 | | 103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.) | 25 | | Section 35. The Rental Housing Support Program Act is |
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| 1 | | amended by changing Section 30 as follows: | 2 | | (310 ILCS 105/30) | 3 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 30, 2024) | 4 | | Sec. 30. Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding | 5 | | Allocation Task Force. | 6 | | (a) The Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding | 7 | | Allocation Task Force is hereby created. The Task Force shall | 8 | | consist of the following members: | 9 | | (1) One member appointed by the President of the | 10 | | Senate. | 11 | | (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 12 | | Senate. | 13 | | (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House | 14 | | of Representatives. | 15 | | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 16 | | House of Representatives. | 17 | | (5) One member appointed by the Illinois Housing | 18 | | Development Authority. | 19 | | (6) One member representing the Chicago Low-Income | 20 | | Housing Trust Fund, appointed by the Board of Directors of | 21 | | the Trust Fund. | 22 | | (7) One member representing a local administering | 23 | | agency from Cook County (excluding Chicago), DuPage | 24 | | County, Lake County, Kane County, Will County, or McHenry | 25 | | County, appointed by the Governor. |
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| 1 | | (8) One member, appointed by the Governor, | 2 | | representing a local administering agency from a small | 3 | | metropolitan area from one of the following areas: | 4 | | Springfield, Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | 5 | | Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Madison County, | 6 | | Moline, Pekin, Rantoul, or St. Clair County. | 7 | | (9) One member representing a local administering | 8 | | agency from a rural area, appointed by the Governor; as | 9 | | used in this paragraph, "rural area" means an area of the | 10 | | State that is not specifically named in paragraph (7) or | 11 | | (8). | 12 | | (10) Three members from an organization representing | 13 | | Illinois county clerks and recorders, appointed by the | 14 | | Governor, as follows: | 15 | | (A) one member from Cook County (excluding | 16 | | Chicago), DuPage County, Lake County, Kane County, | 17 | | Will County, or McHenry County; | 18 | | (B) one member from a small metropolitan area from | 19 | | one of the following areas: the cities of Springfield, | 20 | | Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, | 21 | | Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Moline, | 22 | | Pekin, or Rantoul or Madison County or St. Clair | 23 | | County; and | 24 | | (C) one member from a rural area, appointed by the | 25 | | Governor; as used in this subparagraph, "rural area" | 26 | | means an area of the State that is not specifically |
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| 1 | | named in subparagraph (A) or (B). | 2 | | (11) Up to two members representing a Section | 3 | | 501(c)(3) affordable housing advocacy organization, | 4 | | appointed by the Governor. | 5 | | (12) One additional member appointed by the Governor. | 6 | | Members of the Task Force must be appointed no later than | 7 | | 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 8 | | 102nd General Assembly. If any members are not appointed | 9 | | within the 30-day period, the entity or person responsible for | 10 | | making the appointment shall be deemed to have forfeited the | 11 | | right to make such appointment. | 12 | | (b) Once appointed, the members shall elect a chairperson | 13 | | and vice chairperson by a simple majority vote. | 14 | | If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled | 15 | | according to the initial appointment. | 16 | | At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may | 17 | | participate as nonvoting members in the meetings of the Task | 18 | | Force. | 19 | | Members of the Task Force shall serve without | 20 | | compensation. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall | 21 | | provide staff and administrative services to the Task Force. | 22 | | (c) Once all members have been appointed, the Task Force | 23 | | shall meet not less than 3 times to carry out the duties | 24 | | prescribed in this Section. Members of the Task Force may | 25 | | attend such meetings virtually. | 26 | | (d) A report delineating the Task Force's findings, |
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| 1 | | conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the | 2 | | General Assembly no later than September 30, 2024 2023 . | 3 | | (e) The members of the Task Force are exempt from | 4 | | requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | 5 | | the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other applicable | 6 | | law or regulation that would require Task Force members to | 7 | | complete trainings, disclosures, or other filings since the | 8 | | Task Force is of limited duration and is charged only with | 9 | | delivering a non-binding report. | 10 | | (f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations | 11 | | regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support | 12 | | funds across the State. The Task Force shall also work with the | 13 | | Illinois Housing Development Authority as funding allocations | 14 | | will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the | 15 | | United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census. | 16 | | (g) This Section is repealed on September 30, 2025 2024 . | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1135, eff. 7-1-23 .) | 18 | | Section 40. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's | 19 | | Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows: | 20 | | (725 ILCS 210/3) (from Ch. 14, par. 203) | 21 | | Sec. 3. There is created the Office of the State's | 22 | | Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor as a judicial agency of State | 23 | | government. | 24 | | (a) The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate |
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| 1 | | Prosecutor shall be governed by a board of governors which | 2 | | shall consist of 10 members as follows: | 3 | | (1) Eight State's Attorneys, 2 to be elected from each | 4 | | District containing less than 3,000,000 inhabitants; | 5 | | (2) The State's Attorney of Cook County or his or her | 6 | | designee; and | 7 | | (3) One State's Attorney to be bi-annually appointed | 8 | | by the other 9 members. | 9 | | (b) Voting for elected members shall be by District with | 10 | | each of the State's Attorneys voting from their respective | 11 | | district. Each board member must be duly elected or appointed | 12 | | and serving as State's Attorney in the district from which he | 13 | | was elected or appointed. | 14 | | (c) Elected members shall serve for a term of 2 years | 15 | | commencing upon their election and until their successors are | 16 | | duly elected or appointed and qualified. | 17 | | (d) A bi-annual election of members of the board shall be | 18 | | held within 30 days prior or subsequent to the beginning of | 19 | | each odd numbered calendar year, and the board shall certify | 20 | | the results to the Secretary of State. | 21 | | (e) The board shall promulgate rules of procedure for the | 22 | | election of its members and the conduct of its meetings and | 23 | | shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and such other | 24 | | officers as it deems appropriate. The board shall meet at | 25 | | least once every 6 3 months, and in addition thereto as | 26 | | directed by the Chairman, or upon the special call of any 5 |
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| 1 | | members of the board, in writing, sent to the Chairman, | 2 | | designating the time and place of the meeting. | 3 | | (f) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum | 4 | | for the purpose of transacting business. | 5 | | (g) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, | 6 | | but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the | 7 | | performance of their duties. | 8 | | (h) A position shall be vacated by either a member's | 9 | | resignation, removal or inability to serve as State's | 10 | | Attorney. | 11 | | (i) Vacancies on the board of elected members shall be | 12 | | filled within 90 days of the occurrence of the vacancy by a | 13 | | special election held by the State's Attorneys in the district | 14 | | where the vacancy occurred. Vacancies on the board of the | 15 | | appointed member shall be filled within 90 days of the | 16 | | occurrence of the vacancy by a special election by the | 17 | | members. In the case of a special election, the tabulation and | 18 | | certification of the results may be conducted at any regularly | 19 | | scheduled quarterly or special meeting called for that | 20 | | purpose. A member elected or appointed to fill such position | 21 | | shall serve for the unexpired term of the member whom he is | 22 | | succeeding. Any member may be re-elected or re-appointed for | 23 | | additional terms. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.) | 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 1 | | becoming law.". | | | |
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