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Public Act 90-0422

SB954 Enrolled                                 LRB9003304NTsb

    AN ACT concerning the Secretary of State, amending  named
Acts.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 3.  The Secretary of State Merit Employment  Code
is  amended by changing Sections 3, 4, 6a, 7, 7a, 7b, 7c, and
8c as follows:

    (15 ILCS 310/3) (from Ch. 124, par. 103)
    Sec. 3. Definitions.  For the purpose of this Act, unless
the context indicates otherwise, the  following  words  shall
have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
    "Board". The Merit Advisory Board created by this Act.
    "Commission". The Merit Commission created by this Act.
    "Department". Department of Personnel-Secretary of State.
    "Director".     Director    of    the    Department    of
Personnel-Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)

    (15 ILCS 310/4) (from Ch. 124, par. 104)
    Sec. 4. Organization.  There is created in the Office  of
the Secretary of State:
    (a)  a  Department  of  Personnel,  headed by a Director,
which shall be a division of the Office of the  Secretary  of
State with primary responsibility for personnel transactions;
and
    (b)  a Merit Advisory Board; and
    (b) (c)  a Merit Commission.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)

    (15 ILCS 310/6a) (from Ch. 124, par. 106a)
    Sec.  6a.   Director  -  powers and duties.  The Director
shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
    (1)  To apply and  carry  out  this  law  and  the  rules
adopted hereunder.
    (2)  To  attend  meetings  of  the  Commission  and  when
requested, of the Merit Advisory Board.
    (3)  To  establish and maintain a roster of all employees
subject to this Act, in which there shall be set forth, as to
each employee,  the  class,  title,  pay  status,  and  other
pertinent data.
    (4)  Subject  to  such exemptions or modifications as may
be  necessary   to   assure   the   continuity   of   federal
contributions  for positions paid from federal funds, to make
appointments to vacancies; to  approve  all  written  charges
seeking  discharge,  demotion, or other disciplinary measures
provided in this Act and to approve  transfers  of  employees
from one geographical area to another in the State.
    (5)  To  formulate  and  administer service wide policies
and programs for the improvement of  employee  effectiveness,
including  training,  safety,  health, incentive recognition,
counseling, welfare and employee relations.
    (6)  To conduct  negotiations  affecting  pay,  hours  of
work,  or  other  working  conditions of employees subject to
this Act.
    (7)  To investigate from time to time the  operation  and
effect  of  this  law  and  the  rules made thereunder and to
report  his  or  her  findings  and  recommendations  to  the
Advisory Board, the Commission and the Secretary of State.
    (8)  To make such reports as he may  consider  desirable,
to  the  Advisory  Board, the Commission and the Secretary of
State, or  as  the  Secretary  of  State  or,  Commission  or
Advisory Board may request.
    (9)  To   enter  into  agreements  with  professional  or
educational organizations or the Illinois State Department of
Central Management Services  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining
professional or technical assistance in the administration of
this Act.
    (10)  To  perform  any  other  lawful  acts  necessary or
desirable to carry out the purposes and  provisions  of  this
law.
(Source: P.A. 82-789.)

    (15 ILCS 310/7) (from Ch. 124, par. 107)
    Sec.  7.  Merit  Advisory  Board.  There shall be a Merit
Advisory Board to the Department of Personnel of  5  members,
to be appointed by the Secretary of State, who are proficient
in  the  field  of  personnel  administration  as a result of
training or experience.  Not  more  than  3  members  may  be
affiliated with the same political party.
    This Section is repealed on July 1, 1997.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)

    (15 ILCS 310/7a) (from Ch. 124, par. 107a)
    Sec.  7a.  Terms  -  compensation.   Members of the Merit
Advisory Board shall initially be appointed as follows:
    (1)  Two  members  to  serve  until  the  3rd  Monday  of
January, 1979, and  until  their  respective  successors  are
appointed; and
    (2)  Three  members  to  serve  until  the  3rd Monday of
January, 1981, and  until  their  respective  successors  are
appointed.
    As terms of members so appointed expire, their successors
shall  be  appointed  for  terms  to expire the 3rd Monday in
January  4  years  thereafter,  or  until  their   respective
successors are appointed.
    One  member of the Board shall be appointed a chairman by
the Secretary of State for a two-year term.  The Secretary of
State may appoint the chairman for consecutive terms.
    The Secretary of State may fill vacancies on the Board.
    Members of the Board shall receive  no  compensation  for
their   services,  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for  necessary
traveling and other official expenses.
    This Section is repealed on July 1, 1997.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)

    (15 ILCS 310/7b) (from Ch. 124, par. 107b)
    Sec. 7b. Meetings.  Meetings of the Merit Advisory  Board
shall  be  held  at  least  4  times  a  year  on call of the
chairman, or upon call signed by any 3 members, or upon  call
by  the  Director  of  Personnel.  Three members of the Board
constitute a quorum.
    This Section is repealed on July 1, 1997.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)

    (15 ILCS 310/7c) (from Ch. 124, par. 107c)
    Sec. 7c. Powers.   In  addition  to  the  duties  imposed
elsewhere  in  this  Act, the Merit Commission Advisory Board
may:
    (1)  advise the Secretary of State and  the  Director  of
Personnel on problems concerning personnel administration.
    (2)  Obtain  from  the  Director  of  the  Department  of
Personnel  and  from  the Merit Commission such reports as it
may consider desirable.
    (3)  Foster the interest of institutions of learning  and
of industrial, civic, professional and employee organizations
in  the  improvement  of personnel standards in the Office of
the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 80-13.)

    (15 ILCS 310/8c) (from Ch. 124, par. 108c)
    Sec. 8c.  Duties and powers of the Commission.  The Merit
Commission, in addition to any  other  duties  prescribed  in
this Act, shall have the following duties and powers:
    (1)  Upon  written  recommendations  by  the  Director of
Personnel,  to  exempt  from  jurisdiction  B  of  this   Act
positions  which,  in  the judgment of the Commission, are by
their  nature  highly  confidential  or   involve   principal
administrative responsibility for the determination of policy
or  principal  administrative  responsibility  for the way in
which policies are carried out.  No position  which  has  the
powers   of  a  law  enforcement  officer,  except  executive
security officers, may be exempted under this section.
    (2)  To require such special reports from the Director as
it may consider desirable.
    (3)  To disapprove original rules or any part thereof and
any amendment thereof  within  30  calendar  days  after  the
submission  of  such  rules  to  the  Merit Commission by the
Director.
    (4)  To disapprove within 30 calendar days from  date  of
submission the position classification plan and any revisions
thereof submitted by the Director as provided in the rules.
    (5)  To  hear  appeals of employees who do not accept the
allocation of their positions under the classification plan.
    (6)  To hear and approve or  disapprove  written  charges
filed  seeking  the  discharge  or  demotion  of employees or
suspension totaling more than 30  calendar  days  in  any  12
month  period,  as provided in Section 9, appeals as provided
in Section 9a of this Act, and appeals  from  transfers  from
one  geographical  area  in  the  state  to  another,  and in
connection therewith to administer oaths, subpoena  witnesses
and compel the production of books and papers.
    (7)  (Blank).  To  furnish reports requested by the Merit
Advisory Board.
    (8)  To make an annual report regarding the work  of  the
Commission  to  the  Secretary  of State, such report to be a
public record.
    (9)  If  any  violation  of  this  Act  is   found,   the
Commission shall direct compliance in writing.
    (10)  To  appoint  such  employees,  experts  and special
assistants as may be necessary to carry out  the  powers  and
duties  of the commission under this Act.  Employees, experts
and special assistants so appointed by the  Commission  shall
be subject to jurisdictions A, B and C of this Act.
    (11)  To  promulgate  rules  and regulations necessary to
carry out and implement their powers and  duties  under  this
Act,  with  authority  to  amend such rules from time to time
pursuant to The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
    (12)  Within one year  of  the  effective  date  of  this
amendatory  Act of 1985, the Commission shall adopt rules and
regulations  which  shall  include  all  Commission  policies
implementing its duties under Sections 8, 9,  10  and  15  of
this Act.  These rules and regulations shall include, but not
be  limited  to,  the  standards  and  criteria  used  by the
Commission  and  Hearing  Officers  in  making  discretionary
determinations during hearing procedures.
    (13)  To hear  or  conduct  investigations  as  it  deems
necessary  of  appeals of layoff filed by employees appointed
under Jurisdiction B after examination,  provided  that  such
appeals  are  filed  within  15  calendar  days following the
effective date of such layoff and are made on the basis  that
the  provisions  of  the  Secretary of State Merit Employment
Code or the rules promulgated thereunder have  been  violated
or have not been complied with. All hearings shall be public.
A  decision shall be rendered within 60 days after receipt of
the transcript of  the  proceedings.   The  Commission  shall
order  the reinstatement of the employee if it is proven that
the provisions of the Secretary  of  State  Merit  Employment
Code  or  the rules promulgated thereunder have been violated
or have not been complied with.  In connection therewith  the
Commission  may  administer  oaths,  subpoena  witnesses, and
compel the production of books and papers.
(Source: P.A. 84-793.)

    Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
changing Sections 3-104 and 6-514 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/3-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104)
    Sec. 3-104. Application for certificate of title.
    (a)  The  application  for  a  certificate of title for a
vehicle in this State must  be  made  by  the  owner  to  the
Secretary of State on the form prescribed and must contain:
         1.  The  name,  residence  and  mail  address of the
    owner;
         2.  A description of the vehicle including,  so  far
    as  the  following  data  exists:  Its  make, year-model,
    identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
    to house trailers as defined in  Section  1-128  of  this
    Code,  the square footage of the house trailer based upon
    the outside dimensions of the house trailer excluding the
    length of the tongue and hitch, and, as  to  vehicles  of
    the  second  division, whether for-hire, not-for-hire, or
    both for-hire and not-for-hire;
         3.  The  date  of  purchase  by  applicant  and,  if
    applicable, the name and address of the person from  whom
    the  vehicle  was acquired and the names and addresses of
    any lienholders  in  the  order  of  their  priority  and
    signatures of owners;
         4.  The  current  odometer  reading  at  the time of
    transfer and that the stated odometer reading is  one  of
    the  following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
    mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
         5.  Any further information the Secretary  of  State
    reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
    him  to  determine  whether  the  owner  is entitled to a
    certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
    security interests in the vehicle.
    (b)  If the application refers  to  a  vehicle  purchased
from  a  dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well
as the owner, and the dealer must promptly  mail  or  deliver
the  application  and  required documents to the Secretary of
State.
    (c)  If  the  application  refers  to  a   vehicle   last
previously  registered  in  another  State  or  country,  the
application must contain or be accompanied by:
         1.  Any   certified   document   of   ownership   so
    recognized  and  issued by the other State or country and
    acceptable to the Secretary of State, and
         2.  Any  other   information   and   documents   the
    Secretary  of  State reasonably requires to establish the
    ownership  of  the   vehicle   and   the   existence   or
    nonexistence of security interests in it.
    (d)  If  the  application refers to a new vehicle it must
be accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin,  or
other  documents  as required and acceptable by the Secretary
of State, with such assignments as may be necessary  to  show
title in the applicant.
    (e)  If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
vehicle  previously  salvaged,  that application shall comply
with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
of this Code.
    (f)  An application for a certificate of  title  for  any
vehicle,  whether  purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois,
and even if previously registered in another State,  must  be
accompanied  by  either  an  exemption determination from the
Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use  tax  imposed  by  Section
3-1001  of  the  Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department  of
Revenue  showing  that  any tax so imposed has been paid.  An
application for  a  certificate  of  title  for  any  vehicle
purchased  outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
another state, must be accompanied  by  either  an  exemption
determination  from the Department of Revenue showing that no
tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal  Use  Tax  Act  or  the
County  Use  Tax  Act  is owed by anyone with respect to that
vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of Revenue  showing
that  any  tax  so  imposed has been paid.  In the absence of
such a receipt for payment or determination of exemption from
the Department, no certificate of title shall  be  issued  to
the applicant.
    If  the  proof  of  payment of the tax or of nonliability
therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate  of  title
and  display  certificate  of title, found to be invalid, the
Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate  and  require
that  the  certificate  of  title  and,  when applicable, the
display certificate of title be returned to him.
    (g)  If  the  application  refers  to   a   vehicle   not
manufactured  in  accordance with federal safety and emission
standards,  the  application  must  be  accompanied  by   all
documents  required  by federal governmental agencies to meet
their standards before a vehicle  is  allowed  to  be  issued
title and registration.
    (h)  If  the  application  refers  to  a  vehicle sold at
public sale by a sheriff,  it  must  be  accompanied  by  the
required  fee  and  a  bill  of  sale  issued and signed by a
sheriff.  The bill of sale must identify the new owner's name
and address, the year model, make and vehicle  identification
number   of   the   vehicle,   court  order  document  number
authorizing such  sale,  if  applicable,  and  the  name  and
address   of   any  lienholders  in  order  of  priority,  if
applicable.
    (i)  If the application refers to a vehicle for  which  a
court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
with  a  certified  copy of such court order and the required
fee.  The court order must indicate the new owner's name  and
address,  the  complete description of the vehicle, if known,
the name and address of the lienholder, if any, and  must  be
signed and dated by the judge issuing such order.
    (j)  If  the  application  refers  to  a  vehicle sold at
public auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien  (Small
Amount)  Act,  it  must  be  accompanied  by  an affidavit or
affirmation furnished by the Secretary of  State  along  with
the  documents  described in the affidavit or affirmation and
the required fee.
(Source: P.A. 87-206; 88-45.)

    (625 ILCS 5/6-514) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-514)
    Sec.  6-514.   Commercial  Driver's   License   (CDL)   -
Disqualifications.
    (a)  A  person  shall  be  disqualified  from  driving  a
commercial  motor  vehicle  for  a period of not less than 12
months for the first violation of:
         (1)  Refusing to submit to or failure to complete  a
    test   or   tests   to   determine   the  driver's  blood
    concentration of alcohol,  other  drug,  or  both,  while
    driving a commercial motor vehicle; or
         (2)  Operating  a commercial motor vehicle while the
    alcohol concentration of the person's  blood,  breath  or
    urine  is  at  least  0.04,  or  any  amount  of  a drug,
    substance, or compound in the  person's  blood  or  urine
    resulting   from  the  unlawful  use  or  consumption  of
    cannabis  listed  in  the  Cannabis  Control  Act  or   a
    controlled  substance  listed  in the Illinois Controlled
    Substances Act as indicated by a police  officer's  sworn
    report or other verified evidence; or
         (3)  Conviction for a first violation of:
              (i)  Driving  a  commercial motor vehicle while
         under the influence of alcohol, or any  other  drug,
         or  combination  of  drugs to a degree which renders
         such person incapable of safely driving; or
              (ii)  Knowingly and wilfully leaving the  scene
         of  an  accident  while operating a commercial motor
         vehicle; or
              (iii)  Driving a commercial motor vehicle while
         committing any felony.
         If any of the above violations or refusals  occurred
    while  transporting  hazardous material(s) required to be
    placarded, the person shall be disqualified for a  period
    of not less than 3 years.
    (b)  A  person  is  disqualified  for  life  for a second
conviction of any of the offenses specified in paragraph (a),
or any combination of those offenses, arising from 2 or  more
separate incidents.
    (c)  A  person  is disqualified from driving a commercial
motor vehicle for life who uses a commercial motor vehicle in
the commission  of  any  felony  involving  the  manufacture,
distribution,  or  dispensing  of  a controlled substance, or
possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense
a controlled substance.
    (d)  The Secretary of State may, when the  United  States
Secretary  of Transportation so authorizes, issue regulations
in which a disqualification for life under paragraph (b)  may
be  reduced  to  a  period  of  not  less than 10 years. If a
reinstated  driver  is  subsequently  convicted  of   another
disqualifying offense, as specified in subsection (a) of this
Section, he or she shall be permanently disqualified for life
and shall be ineligible to again apply for a reduction of the
lifetime disqualification.
    (e)  A  person  is disqualified from driving a commercial
motor vehicle for a period of  not  less  than  2  months  if
convicted  of  2  serious  traffic violations, committed in a
commercial motor vehicle, arising  from  separate  incidents,
occurring  within a 3 year period.  However, a person will be
disqualified from driving a commercial motor  vehicle  for  a
period  of  not  less than 4 months if convicted of 3 serious
traffic violations, committed in a commercial motor  vehicle,
arising  from  separate  incidents, occurring within a 3 year
period.
    (f)  Notwithstanding any other provision  of  this  Code,
any  driver  disqualified  from  operating a commercial motor
vehicle, pursuant to this UCDLA, shall not  be  eligible  for
restoration  of commercial driving privileges during any such
period of disqualification.
    (g)  After  suspending,   revoking,   or   cancelling   a
commercial  driver's  license,  the  Secretary  of State must
update the driver's records to reflect such action within  10
days.   After suspending or revoking the driving privilege of
any person who has been issued a  CDL  or  commercial  driver
instruction  permit  from another jurisdiction, the Secretary
shall originate notification  to  such  issuing  jurisdiction
within 10 days.
    (h)  The  "disqualifications" referred to in this Section
shall not  be  imposed  upon  any  commercial  motor  vehicle
driver,  by  the  Secretary  of  State, unless the prohibited
action(s) occurred after March 31, 1992.
    (i)  A person is disqualified from driving  a  commercial
motor vehicle in accordance with the following:
         (1)  For   6  months  upon  a  first  conviction  of
    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of  this
    Code.
         (2)  For  one  year  upon  a  second  conviction  of
    paragraph  (2) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of this
    Code within a 10-year period.
         (3)  For  3  years  upon  a  third   or   subsequent
    conviction  of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section
    6-507 of this Code within a 10-year period.
         (4)  For  one  year  upon  a  first  conviction   of
    paragraph  (3) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of this
    Code.
         (5)  For  3  years  upon  a  second  conviction   of
    paragraph  (3) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of this
    Code within a 10-year period.
         (6)  For  5  years  upon  a  third   or   subsequent
    conviction  of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
    6-507 of this Code within a 10-year period.
(Source: P.A. 88-212; 89-245, eff. 1-1-96.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
July  1,  1997,  except  that the provisions changing Section
6-514 of the Illinois Vehicle Code  take  effect  January  1,
1998,  and  this  Section and the provisions changing Section
3-104 of the Illinois Vehicle Code take effect upon  becoming
law.

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