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90_HB0645 55 ILCS 5/4-2001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-2001 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in counties where riverboat gambling is authorized from a home dock on a navigable stream and in Illinois counties located on the stream's bank directly opposite from that home dock, the amount of $6,000 shall be reimbursed per year to the county from the State Treasury for the services of an assistant State's Attorney concerning riverboat gambling matters. LRB9003305PTcw LRB9003305PTcw 1 AN ACT to amend the Counties Code by changing Section 2 4-2001. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 6 Section 4-2001 as follows: 7 (55 ILCS 5/4-2001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-2001) 8 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507) 9 Sec. 4-2001. State's attorney salaries. 10 (a) There shall be allowed to the several state's 11 attorneys in this State, except the state's attorney of Cook 12 County, the following annual salary: 13 (1) To each state's attorney in counties containing 14 less than 10,000 inhabitants, $40,500 until December 31, 15 1988, $45,500 until June 30, 1994, and $55,500 16 thereafter. 17 (2) To each state's attorney in counties containing 18 10,000 or more inhabitants but less than 20,000 19 inhabitants, $46,500 until December 31, 1988, $61,500 20 until June 30, 1994, and $71,500 thereafter. 21 (3) To each state's attorney in counties containing 22 20,000 or more but less than 30,000 inhabitants, $51,000 23 until December 31, 1988, $65,000 until June 30, 1994, and 24 $75,000 thereafter. 25 (4) To each states's attorney in counties of 30,000 26 or more inhabitants, $65,500 until December 31, 1988, 27 $80,000 until June 30, 1994, and $96,837 thereafter. 28 The State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual 29 compensation to be paid to each state's attorney in Illinois 30 based on the salary in effect on December 31, 1988, and 100% 31 of the increases in salary provided by Public Act 85-1451 and -2- LRB9003305PTcw 1 this amendatory Act of 1994. 2 Said amounts furnished by the State shall be payable 3 monthly from the state treasury to the county in which each 4 state's attorney is elected. 5 Each county shall be required to furnish 33 1/3% of the 6 total annual compensation to be paid to each state's attorney 7 in Illinois based on the salary in effect on December 31, 8 1988. 9 (b) Except in counties containing fewer than 10,000 10 inhabitants and except as provided in this paragraph, no 11 state's attorney may engage in the private practice of law. 12 However, in any county between 10,000 and 30,000 inhabitants 13 or in any county containing 30,000 or more inhabitants which 14 reached such population between 1970 and December 31, 1981, 15 the state's attorney may declare his intention to engage in 16 the private practice of law by filing a written declaration 17 of intent to engage in the private practice of law with the 18 county clerk. The declaration of intention shall be 19 irrevocable during the remainder of the term of office. The 20 declaration shall be filed with the county clerk within 30 21 days of certification of election or appointment, or within 22 60 days of March 15, 1989, whichever is later. In that event 23 the annual salary of such state's attorney shall be as 24 follows: 25 (1) In counties containing 10,000 or more 26 inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants, $46,500 27 until December 31, 1988, $51,500 until June 30, 1994, and 28 $61,500 thereafter. The State shall furnish 100% of the 29 increases taking effect after December 31, 1988. 30 (2) In counties containing 20,000 or more 31 inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants, and in 32 counties containing 30,000 or more inhabitants which 33 reached said population between 1970 and December 31, 34 1981, $51,500 until December 31, 1988, $56,000 until June -3- LRB9003305PTcw 1 30, 1994, and $65,000 thereafter. The State shall 2 furnish 100% of the increases taking effect after 3 December 31, 1988. 4 (c) In counties where a state mental health institution, 5 as hereinafter defined, is located, one assistant state's 6 attorney shall receive for his services, payable monthly from 7 the state treasury to the county in which he is appointed, 8 the following: 9 (1) To each assistant state's attorney in counties 10 containing less than 10,000 inhabitants, the sum of 11 $2,500 per annum; 12 (2) To each assistant state's attorney in counties 13 containing not less than 10,000 inhabitants and not more 14 than 20,000 inhabitants, the sum of $3,500 per annum; 15 (3) To each assistant state's attorney in counties 16 containing not less than 20,000 inhabitants and not more 17 than 30,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,000 per annum; 18 (4) To each assistant state's attorney in counties 19 containing not less than 30,000 inhabitants and not more 20 than 40,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,500 per annum; 21 (5) To each assistant state's attorney in counties 22 containing not less than 40,000 inhabitants and not more 23 than 70,000 inhabitants, the sum of $5,000 per annum; 24 (6) To each assistant state's attorney in counties 25 containing not less than 70,000 inhabitants and not more 26 than 1,000,000 inhabitants, the sum of $6,000 per annum. 27 (d) The population of all counties for the purpose of 28 fixing salaries as herein provided shall be based upon the 29 last Federal census immediately previous to the appointment 30 of an assistant state's attorney in each county. 31 (e) At the request of the county governing authority, in 32 counties where one or more state correctional institutions, 33 as hereinafter defined, are located, one or more assistant 34 state's attorneys shall receive for their services, provided -4- LRB9003305PTcw 1 that such services are performed in connection with the state 2 correctional institution, payable monthly from the state 3 treasury to the county in which they are appointed, the 4 following: 5 (1) $22,000 for each assistant state's attorney in 6 counties with one or more State correctional institutions 7 with a total average daily inmate population in excess of 8 2,000, on the basis of 2 assistant state's attorneys when 9 the total average daily inmate population exceeds 2,000 10 but is less than 4,000; and 3 assistant state's attorneys 11 when such population exceeds 4,000; with reimbursement to 12 be based on actual services rendered. 13 (2) $15,000 per year for one assistant state's 14 attorney in counties having one or more correctional 15 institutions with a total average daily inmate population 16 of between 750 and 2,000 inmates, with reimbursement to 17 be based on actual services rendered. 18 (3) A maximum of $12,000 per year for one assistant 19 state's attorney in counties having less than 750 20 inmates, with reimbursement to be based on actual 21 services rendered. 22 Upon application of the county governing authority 23 and certification of the state's attorney, the Director 24 of Corrections may, in his discretion and subject to 25 appropriation, increase the amount of salary 26 reimbursement to a county in the event special 27 circumstances require the county to incur extraordinary 28 salary expenditures as a result of services performed in 29 connection with State correctional institutions in that 30 county. 31 In determining whether or not to increase the amount of 32 salary reimbursement, the Director shall consider, among 33 other matters: 34 (1) the nature of the services rendered; -5- LRB9003305PTcw 1 (2) the results or dispositions obtained; 2 (3) whether or not the county was required to 3 employ additional attorney personnel as a direct result 4 of the services actually rendered in connection with a 5 particular service to a State correctional institution. 6 (f) In counties where a State senior institution of 7 higher education is located, the assistant state's attorneys 8 specified by this Section shall receive for their services, 9 payable monthly from the State treasury to the county in 10 which appointed, the following: 11 (1) $14,000 per year each for employment on a full 12 time basis for 2 assistant state's attorneys in counties 13 having a State university or State universities with 14 combined full time enrollment of more than 15,000 15 students. 16 (2) $7,200 per year for one assistant state's 17 attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties 18 having a State university or State universities with 19 combined full time enrollment of 10,000 to 15,000 20 students. 21 (3) $4,000 per year for one assistant state's 22 attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties 23 having a State university or State universities with 24 combined full time enrollment of less than 10,000 25 students. 26 Such salaries shall be paid to the state's attorney and 27 the assistant state's attorney in equal monthly installments 28 by such county out of the county treasury provided that the 29 State of Illinois shall reimburse each county monthly from 30 the state treasury the amount of such salary. This Section 31 shall not prevent the payment of such additional compensation 32 to the state's attorney or assistant state's attorney of any 33 county, out of the treasury of that county as may be provided 34 by law. -6- LRB9003305PTcw 1 (g) For purposes of this Section, "State mental health 2 institution" means any institution under the jurisdiction of 3 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental 4 Disabilities listed in Section 4 of "An Act codifying the 5 powers and duties of the Department of Mental Health and 6 Developmental Disabilities", approved August 2, 1961, as now 7 or hereafter amended. 8 For purposes of this Section, "State correctional 9 institution" means any facility of the Department of 10 Corrections including adult facilities, juvenile facilities, 11 pre-release centers, community correction centers, and work 12 camps. 13 For purposes of this Section, "State university" means 14 the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, the 15 several colleges and universities under the governance of the 16 Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, the 17 several Regency Universities under the jurisdiction of the 18 Board of Regents, and any public community college which has 19 established a program of interinstitutional cooperation with 20 one of the foregoing institutions whereby a student, after 21 earning an associate degree from the community college, 22 pursues a course of study at the community college campus 23 leading to a baccalaureate degree from the foregoing 24 institution (also known as a "2 Plus 2" degree program). 25 (Source: P.A. 88-594, eff. 8-26-94.) 26 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507) 27 Sec. 4-2001. State's Attorney salaries. 28 (a) There shall be allowed to the several State's 29 Attorneys in this State, except the State's Attorney of Cook 30 County, the following annual salary: 31 (1) To each State's Attorney in counties containing 32 less than 10,000 inhabitants, $40,500 until December 31, 33 1988, $45,500 until June 30, 1994, and $55,500 34 thereafter. -7- LRB9003305PTcw 1 (2) To each State's Attorney in counties containing 2 10,000 or more inhabitants but less than 20,000 3 inhabitants, $46,500 until December 31, 1988, $61,500 4 until June 30, 1994, and $71,500 thereafter. 5 (3) To each State's Attorney in counties containing 6 20,000 or more but less than 30,000 inhabitants, $51,000 7 until December 31, 1988, $65,000 until June 30, 1994, and 8 $75,000 thereafter. 9 (4) To each State'sStates'sAttorney in counties 10 of 30,000 or more inhabitants, $65,500 until December 31, 11 1988, $80,000 until June 30, 1994, and $96,837 12 thereafter. 13 The State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual 14 compensation to be paid to each State's Attorney in Illinois 15 based on the salary in effect on December 31, 1988, and 100% 16 of the increases in salary provided by Public Act 85-1451 and 17 this amendatory Act of 1994. 18 Said amounts furnished by the State shall be payable 19 monthly from the State treasury to the county in which each 20 State's Attorney is elected. 21 Each county shall be required to furnish 33 1/3% of the 22 total annual compensation to be paid to each State's Attorney 23 in Illinois based on the salary in effect on December 31, 24 1988. 25 (b) Except in counties containing fewer than 10,000 26 inhabitants and except as provided in this paragraph, no 27 State's Attorney may engage in the private practice of law. 28 However, in any county between 10,000 and 30,000 inhabitants 29 or in any county containing 30,000 or more inhabitants which 30 reached such population between 1970 and December 31, 1981, 31 the State's Attorney may declare his intention to engage in 32 the private practice of law by filing a written declaration 33 of intent to engage in the private practice of law with the 34 county clerk. The declaration of intention shall be -8- LRB9003305PTcw 1 irrevocable during the remainder of the term of office. The 2 declaration shall be filed with the county clerk within 30 3 days of certification of election or appointment, or within 4 60 days of March 15, 1989, whichever is later. In that event 5 the annual salary of such State's Attorney shall be as 6 follows: 7 (1) In counties containing 10,000 or more 8 inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants, $46,500 9 until December 31, 1988, $51,500 until June 30, 1994, and 10 $61,500 thereafter. The State shall furnish 100% of the 11 increases taking effect after December 31, 1988. 12 (2) In counties containing 20,000 or more 13 inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants, and in 14 counties containing 30,000 or more inhabitants which 15 reached said population between 1970 and December 31, 16 1981, $51,500 until December 31, 1988, $56,000 until June 17 30, 1994, and $65,000 thereafter. The State shall 18 furnish 100% of the increases taking effect after 19 December 31, 1988. 20 (c) In counties where a State mental health institution, 21 as hereinafter defined, is located, one assistant State's 22 Attorney shall receive for his services, payable monthly from 23 the State treasury to the county in which he is appointed, 24 the following: 25 (1) To each assistant State's Attorney in counties 26 containing less than 10,000 inhabitants, the sum of 27 $2,500 per annum; 28 (2) To each assistant State's Attorney in counties 29 containing not less than 10,000 inhabitants and not more 30 than 20,000 inhabitants, the sum of $3,500 per annum; 31 (3) To each assistant State's Attorney in counties 32 containing not less than 20,000 inhabitants and not more 33 than 30,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,000 per annum; 34 (4) To each assistant State's Attorney in counties -9- LRB9003305PTcw 1 containing not less than 30,000 inhabitants and not more 2 than 40,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,500 per annum; 3 (5) To each assistant State's Attorney in counties 4 containing not less than 40,000 inhabitants and not more 5 than 70,000 inhabitants, the sum of $5,000 per annum; 6 (6) To each assistant State's Attorney in counties 7 containing not less than 70,000 inhabitants and not more 8 than 1,000,000 inhabitants, the sum of $6,000 per annum. 9 (d) The population of all counties for the purpose of 10 fixing salaries as herein provided shall be based upon the 11 last Federal census immediately previous to the appointment 12 of an assistant State's Attorney in each county. 13 (e) At the request of the county governing authority, in 14 counties where one or more State correctional institutions, 15 as hereinafter defined, are located, one or more assistant 16 State's Attorneys shall receive for their services, provided 17 that such services are performed in connection with the State 18 correctional institution, payable monthly from the State 19 treasury to the county in which they are appointed, the 20 following: 21 (1) $22,000 for each assistant State's Attorney in 22 counties with one or more State correctional institutions 23 with a total average daily inmate population in excess of 24 2,000, on the basis of 2 assistant State's Attorneys when 25 the total average daily inmate population exceeds 2,000 26 but is less than 4,000; and 3 assistant State's Attorneys 27 when such population exceeds 4,000; with reimbursement to 28 be based on actual services rendered. 29 (2) $15,000 per year for one assistant State's 30 Attorney in counties having one or more correctional 31 institutions with a total average daily inmate population 32 of between 750 and 2,000 inmates, with reimbursement to 33 be based on actual services rendered. 34 (3) A maximum of $12,000 per year for one assistant -10- LRB9003305PTcw 1 State's Attorney in counties having less than 750 2 inmates, with reimbursement to be based on actual 3 services rendered. 4 Upon application of the county governing authority 5 and certification of the State's Attorney, the Director 6 of Corrections may, in his discretion and subject to 7 appropriation, increase the amount of salary 8 reimbursement to a county in the event special 9 circumstances require the county to incur extraordinary 10 salary expenditures as a result of services performed in 11 connection with State correctional institutions in that 12 county. 13 In determining whether or not to increase the amount of 14 salary reimbursement, the Director shall consider, among 15 other matters: 16 (1) the nature of the services rendered; 17 (2) the results or dispositions obtained; 18 (3) whether or not the county was required to 19 employ additional attorney personnel as a direct result 20 of the services actually rendered in connection with a 21 particular service to a State correctional institution. 22 (f) In counties where a State senior institution of 23 higher education is located, the assistant State's Attorneys 24 specified by this Section shall receive for their services, 25 payable monthly from the State treasury to the county in 26 which appointed, the following: 27 (1) $14,000 per year each for employment on a full 28 time basis for 2 assistant State's Attorneys in counties 29 having a State university or State universities with 30 combined full time enrollment of more than 15,000 31 students. 32 (2) $7,200 per year for one assistant State's 33 Attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties 34 having a State university or State universities with -11- LRB9003305PTcw 1 combined full time enrollment of 10,000 to 15,000 2 students. 3 (3) $4,000 per year for one assistant State's 4 Attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties 5 having a State university or State universities with 6 combined full time enrollment of less than 10,000 7 students. 8 Such salaries shall be paid to the State's Attorney and 9 the assistant State's Attorney in equal monthly installments 10 by such county out of the county treasury provided that the 11 State of Illinois shall reimburse each county monthly from 12 the State Treasury the amount of such salary. This Section 13 shall not prevent the payment of such additional compensation 14 to the State's Attorney or assistant State's Attorney of any 15 county, out of the treasury of that county as may be provided 16 by law. 17 (f-5) In counties where riverboat gambling is authorized 18 on a navigable stream from a home dock within the county and 19 in counties located in Illinois that have territory directly 20 opposite that home dock on the other bank of the navigable 21 stream, the partial salary of one assistant State's Attorney 22 shall be reimbursed to the county in the amount of $6,000 per 23 year payable in equal monthly installments from the State 24 treasury for services expended toward matters relating to 25 riverboat gambling without regard or limitation upon that 26 assistant performing other duties on behalf of the State's 27 Attorney for that county. 28 (g) For purposes of this Section, "State mental health 29 institution" means any institution under the jurisdiction of 30 the Department of Human Services that is listed in Section 4 31 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities 32 Administrative Act. 33 For purposes of this Section, "State correctional 34 institution" means any facility of the Department of -12- LRB9003305PTcw 1 Corrections including adult facilities, juvenile facilities, 2 pre-release centers, community correction centers, and work 3 camps. 4 For purposes of this Section, "State university" means 5 the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, the 6 several colleges and universities under the governance of the 7 Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, the 8 several Regency Universities under the jurisdiction of the 9 Board of Regents, and any public community college which has 10 established a program of interinstitutional cooperation with 11 one of the foregoing institutions whereby a student, after 12 earning an associate degree from the community college, 13 pursues a course of study at the community college campus 14 leading to a baccalaureate degree from the foregoing 15 institution (also known as a "2 Plus 2" degree program). 16 For purposes of this Section, "riverboat gambling" has 17 the same meaning as in the Riverboat Gambling Act. 18 (Source: P.A. 88-594, eff. 8-26-94; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.) 19 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act 20 makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by 21 text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a 22 Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that 23 text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) 24 the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from 25 any other Public Act.