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1 | | the tools that it needs to continue to serve the People of the |
2 | | State of Illinois and to better respond to the statewide public |
3 | | health emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.
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4 | | ARTICLE 5. RESTORE ILLINOIS |
5 | | Section 5-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
6 | | Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission Act. As used in this |
7 | | Article, "this Act" means this Article. |
8 | | Section 5-5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the |
9 | | State is confronted with an unprecedented public health crisis. |
10 | | Section 5-10. Definitions. In this Act:
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11 | | "Commission" means the Restore Illinois Collaborative |
12 | | Commission.
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13 | | "Plan" means the Restore Illinois plan released by the |
14 | | Governor on May 5, 2020.
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15 | | Section 5-15. Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission. |
16 | | The Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission is created. The |
17 | | purpose of the Commission is to monitor actions taken by the |
18 | | Office of the Governor with regard to the Restore Illinois plan |
19 | | and to keep members of the General Assembly informed of those |
20 | | actions and any need for further legislative action. |
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1 | | Section 5-20. Reports. Beginning July 1, 2020, the Office |
2 | | of the Governor shall submit a monthly written report to the |
3 | | Commission and all members of the General Assembly reporting |
4 | | any actions taken with regard to the Plan. On a quarterly |
5 | | basis, the Commission and the Office of the Governor shall |
6 | | engage in a collaborative conversation with regard to the Plan |
7 | | and any need for legislative action. These collaborative |
8 | | conversations shall be conducted either in person or via |
9 | | telephonic or video conferencing means. At the discretion of |
10 | | the Commission, members of committees of the House of |
11 | | Representatives and the Senate, as determined by the |
12 | | Commission, may be invited to participate in the collaborative |
13 | | conversations. |
14 | | Section 5-25. Members.
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15 | | (a) The Commission shall consist of 22 members, appointed |
16 | | as follows:
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17 | | (1) Seven members of the House of Representatives |
18 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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19 | | (2) Seven members of the Senate appointed by the |
20 | | President of the Senate;
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21 | | (3) Four members of the House of Representatives |
22 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
23 | | Representatives; and
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24 | | (4) Four members of the Senate appointed by the |
25 | | Minority Leader of the Senate.
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1 | | (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the |
2 | | President of the Senate shall each appoint one member of the |
3 | | Commission to serve together as co-chairs. |
4 | | (c) Members of the Commission shall serve without |
5 | | compensation.
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6 | | Section 5-30. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2021. |
7 | | ARTICLE 10. BROADBAND ACCESS |
8 | | Section 10-5. The Broadband Advisory Council Act is amended |
9 | | by adding Section 25 as follows: |
10 | | (220 ILCS 80/25 new) |
11 | | Sec. 25. Universal no-cost broadband Internet access. |
12 | | (a) In furtherance of the purposes of this Act to expand |
13 | | broadband service to unserved rural and urban areas of this |
14 | | State and to achieve universal broadband service and Internet |
15 | | access for the residents of this State, the Broadband Advisory |
16 | | Council shall study the provision of free access by all |
17 | | residents of this State to broadband service. The Office of |
18 | | Broadband within the Department of Commerce and Economic |
19 | | Opportunity shall support and assist the Council in the |
20 | | development of the study. |
21 | | (b) The study must include establishing access to broadband |
22 | | service in zip codes identified as having high levels of |
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1 | | poverty and in the areas of the State without the |
2 | | infrastructure necessary to meet the requirements for |
3 | | high-speed access to the Internet. To the extent possible, the |
4 | | study shall consider the incorporation and expansion of the |
5 | | initiatives established in the Connect Illinois Broadband |
6 | | Strategic Plan. The Council's study shall identify existing and |
7 | | new streams of State revenue to underwrite the creation of |
8 | | necessary infrastructure and provide unlimited broadband |
9 | | Internet access, without charge, to all residents of the State. |
10 | | The Council's study shall include a recommended schedule for |
11 | | implementation of free universal broadband. |
12 | | (c) The Council shall issue a report on its findings and |
13 | | recommendations for any necessary legislation to the General |
14 | | Assembly no later than March 31, 2021. |
15 | | ARTICLE 15. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS |
16 | | Section 15-5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing |
17 | | Sections 2.01 and 7 as follows:
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18 | | (5 ILCS 120/2.01) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.01)
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19 | | Sec. 2.01. All meetings required by this Act to be public |
20 | | shall be held at
specified times and places which are |
21 | | convenient and open
to the public. No meeting
required by this |
22 | | Act to be public shall be held on a legal holiday unless
the |
23 | | regular meeting day falls on that holiday.
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1 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a A quorum of |
2 | | members of a public body must be physically present at the |
3 | | location of an open meeting. If, however, an open meeting of a |
4 | | public body (i) with statewide jurisdiction, (ii) that is an |
5 | | Illinois library system with jurisdiction over a specific |
6 | | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, (iii) that is |
7 | | a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over a specific |
8 | | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or (iv) that |
9 | | is a local workforce investment area with jurisdiction over a |
10 | | specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles is |
11 | | held simultaneously at one of its offices and one or more other |
12 | | locations in a public building, which may include other of its |
13 | | offices, through an interactive video conference and the public |
14 | | body provides public notice and public access as required under |
15 | | this Act for all locations, then members physically present in |
16 | | those locations all count towards determining a quorum. "Public |
17 | | building", as used in this Section, means any building or |
18 | | portion thereof owned or leased by any public body. The |
19 | | requirement that a quorum be physically present at the location |
20 | | of an open meeting shall not apply, however, to State advisory |
21 | | boards or bodies that do not have authority to make binding |
22 | | recommendations or determinations or to take any other |
23 | | substantive action.
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24 | | Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a A quorum of |
25 | | members of a public body that is not (i) a public body with |
26 | | statewide jurisdiction, (ii) an Illinois library system with |
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1 | | jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 |
2 | | square miles, (iii) a municipal transit district with |
3 | | jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 |
4 | | square miles, or (iv) a local workforce innovation area with |
5 | | jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 |
6 | | square miles must be physically present at the location of a |
7 | | closed meeting. Other members who are not physically present at |
8 | | a closed meeting of such a public body may participate in the |
9 | | meeting by means of a video or audio conference.
For the |
10 | | purposes of this Section, "local workforce innovation area" |
11 | | means any local workforce innovation area or areas designated |
12 | | by the Governor pursuant to the federal Workforce
Innovation |
13 | | and Opportunity Act or its reauthorizing legislation. |
14 | | (Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.)
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15 | | (5 ILCS 120/7)
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16 | | Sec. 7. Attendance by a means other than physical presence. |
17 | | (a) If a
quorum of the members of the public body is |
18 | | physically present as required by Section 2.01, a majority of |
19 | | the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the |
20 | | meeting by other means if the member is prevented from |
21 | | physically
attending because of: (i) personal illness or |
22 | | disability; (ii) employment purposes or
the
business of the |
23 | | public body; or (iii) a family or other emergency.
"Other |
24 | | means" is by video or audio conference.
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25 | | (b) If a member wishes to attend a meeting by other means, |
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1 | | the
member must notify the
recording secretary or clerk of the
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2 | | public body before the meeting unless
advance notice is |
3 | | impractical.
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4 | | (c) A majority of the public body may allow a member to |
5 | | attend a meeting by other means only in accordance with and to |
6 | | the extent allowed by rules adopted by the public body. The |
7 | | rules must conform to the requirements and restrictions of this |
8 | | Section, may further limit the extent to which attendance by |
9 | | other means is allowed, and may provide for the giving of |
10 | | additional notice to the public or further facilitate public |
11 | | access to meetings.
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12 | | (d) The limitations of this Section shall not apply to (i) |
13 | | closed meetings of (A) public bodies with statewide |
14 | | jurisdiction, (B) Illinois library systems with jurisdiction |
15 | | over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square |
16 | | miles, (C) municipal transit districts with jurisdiction over a |
17 | | specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or |
18 | | (D) local workforce innovation areas with jurisdiction over a |
19 | | specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles or |
20 | | (ii) open or closed meetings of State advisory boards or bodies |
21 | | that do not have authority to make binding recommendations or |
22 | | determinations or to take any other substantive action. State |
23 | | advisory boards or bodies, public bodies with statewide |
24 | | jurisdiction, Illinois library systems with jurisdiction over |
25 | | a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, |
26 | | municipal transit districts with jurisdiction over a specific |
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1 | | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, and local |
2 | | workforce investment areas with jurisdiction over a specific |
3 | | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, however, may |
4 | | permit members to attend meetings by other means only in |
5 | | accordance with and to the extent allowed by specific |
6 | | procedural rules adopted by the body.
For the purposes of this |
7 | | Section, "local workforce innovation area" means any local |
8 | | workforce innovation area or areas designated by the Governor |
9 | | pursuant to the federal Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity |
10 | | Act or its reauthorizing legislation. |
11 | | (e) Notwithstanding any provision of law, a meeting subject |
12 | | to this Act may be conducted by audio or video conference, |
13 | | without the physical presence of a quorum of the members, so |
14 | | long as the following conditions are met: |
15 | | (1) the Governor or the Director of the Illinois |
16 | | Department of Public Health has issued a disaster |
17 | | declaration related to public health concerns because of a |
18 | | health pandemic or other similar emergency and all or part |
19 | | of the jurisdiction of the public body is covered by the |
20 | | disaster area; |
21 | | (2) the presiding officer, chief legal counsel, or |
22 | | chief administrative officer for the affected governing |
23 | | body determines that an in-person meeting or a meeting |
24 | | conducted under this Act is not practical or prudent |
25 | | because of a health pandemic or another similar emergency; |
26 | | (3) all members of the body participating in the |
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1 | | meeting, wherever their physical location, shall be |
2 | | verified and can hear one another and can hear all |
3 | | discussion and testimony; |
4 | | (4) members of the public present at the regular |
5 | | meeting location of the body can hear all discussion and |
6 | | testimony and all votes of the members of the body, unless |
7 | | attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible |
8 | | due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration, in |
9 | | which case the public body must make arrangements to allow |
10 | | any interested member of the public to hear all discussion, |
11 | | testimony, and roll call votes; |
12 | | (5) at least one member of the body, chief legal |
13 | | counsel, or chief administrative officer is physically |
14 | | present at the regular meeting location, unless unfeasible |
15 | | due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration; |
16 | | (6) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each |
17 | | member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded; |
18 | | (7) except in the event of a bona fide emergency, 2 |
19 | | business days' notice shall be given of a meeting to be |
20 | | held pursuant to this Section. Notice shall be given to all |
21 | | members of the public body, shall be posted on the website |
22 | | of the public body, and shall also be provided to any news |
23 | | media who has requested notice of meetings pursuant to |
24 | | subsection (a) of Section 2.02. If the public body declares |
25 | | a bona fide emergency: |
26 | | (A) Notice shall be given pursuant to subsection |
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1 | | (a) of Section 2.02 and the presiding officer shall |
2 | | state the nature of the emergency at the beginning of |
3 | | the meeting. |
4 | | (B) The public body must comply with the verbatim |
5 | | recording requirements of Section 2.06; |
6 | | (8) each member of the body participating in a meeting |
7 | | by audio or video conference for a meeting held pursuant to |
8 | | this Section is considered present at the meeting for |
9 | | purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all |
10 | | proceedings; and |
11 | | (9) the public body shall bear all costs associated |
12 | | with compliance with this Section.
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13 | | (Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.) |
14 | | Section 15-10. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by |
15 | | adding Section 3.4 as follows: |
16 | | (5 ILCS 140/3.4 new) |
17 | | Sec. 3.4. 2020 exception. Notwithstanding any provision of |
18 | | law or rule to the contrary, no public body shall be considered |
19 | | in violation of this Act for failing to respond within the time |
20 | | prescribed by this Act to any request due on or after March 9, |
21 | | 2020 and prior to June 1, 2020, provided the public body |
22 | | provides a response by the later of 30 days after the effective |
23 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly or |
24 | | the time prescribed by this Act for the relevant request. |
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1 | | Section 15-15. The Electronic Commerce Security Act is |
2 | | amended by adding Section 95-20 as follows: |
3 | | (5 ILCS 175/95-20 new) |
4 | | Sec. 95-20. Remote Witnessing and Notarization. |
5 | | (a) The purpose of this Section is to give statutory |
6 | | approval to the notary and witness guidelines provided in State |
7 | | of Illinois Executive Order 2020-14. |
8 | | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or |
9 | | regulation, effective March 26, 2020 and ending 30 days after |
10 | | expiration of the Governor's emergency declaration regarding |
11 | | COVID-19, a notarial act or an act of witnessing, including |
12 | | when a person must "appear before", act "in the presence of", |
13 | | or any variation thereof, may be performed through means of |
14 | | two-way audio-video communication technology that allows for |
15 | | direct contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between |
16 | | the individual signing the document, the witness and the notary |
17 | | public. |
18 | | (c) A notarial act satisfies the "appearing before" |
19 | | requirement under Section 6-102 of the Illinois Notary Public |
20 | | Act if the notary public performs a remote notarization via |
21 | | two-way audio-video communication technology, provided that |
22 | | the Notary Public commissioned in Illinois is physically within |
23 | | the State while performing the notarial act and the transaction |
24 | | follows any guidance or rules provided by the Illinois |
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1 | | Secretary of State in existence on the date of notarization. |
2 | | (d) An act of witnessing and the technology used in the |
3 | | audio-video communication must substantially comply with the |
4 | | following process:
(1) the two-way audio-video communication |
5 | | technology must be recorded and preserved by the signatory or |
6 | | the signatory's designee for a period of at least 3 years;
(2) |
7 | | the signatory must attest to being physically located in |
8 | | Illinois during the two-way audio-video communication;
(3) the |
9 | | witness must attest to being physically located in Illinois |
10 | | during the two-way audio-video communication;
(4) the |
11 | | signatory must affirmatively state on the two-way audio-video |
12 | | communication what document the signatory is signing;
(5) each |
13 | | page of the document being witnessed must be shown to the |
14 | | witness on the two-way audio-video communication technology in |
15 | | a means clearly legible to the witness and initialed by the |
16 | | signatory in the presence of the witness;
(6) the act of |
17 | | signing must be captured sufficiently up close on the two-way |
18 | | audio-video communication for the witness to observe;
(7) the |
19 | | signatory must transmit by overnight mail, fax, electronic or |
20 | | other means a legible copy of the entire signed document |
21 | | directly to the witness no later than the day after the |
22 | | document is signed;
(8) the witness must sign the transmitted |
23 | | copy of the document as a witness and transmit the signed copy |
24 | | of the document back via overnight mail, fax, electronic or |
25 | | other means to the signatory within 24 hours of receipt; and |
26 | | (9) if necessary, the witness may sign the original signed |
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1 | | document as of the date of the original execution by the |
2 | | signatory provided that the witness receives the original |
3 | | signed document together with the electronically witnessed |
4 | | copy within thirty days from the date of the remote witnessing. |
5 | | (d) The prohibition on electronic signatures on certain |
6 | | documents in subsection (c) of Section 120 remains in full |
7 | | effect. |
8 | | (e) Notwithstanding any law or rule of the State of |
9 | | Illinois to the contrary, absent an express prohibition in a |
10 | | document against signing in counterparts, all legal documents, |
11 | | including, but not limited to, deeds, last wills and |
12 | | testaments, trusts, durable powers of attorney for property, |
13 | | and powers of attorney for health care, may be signed in |
14 | | counterparts by the witnesses and the signatory. A notary |
15 | | public must be presented with a fax or electronic copy of the |
16 | | document signature pages showing the witness signatures on the |
17 | | same date the document is signed by the signatory if the notary |
18 | | public is being asked to certify to the appearance of the |
19 | | witnesses to a document. |
20 | | (f) Any technology issues that may occur do not impact the |
21 | | validity or effect of any instrument or document signed under |
22 | | this Section. As used in this Section, "technology issues" |
23 | | include, but are not limited to, problems with the internet |
24 | | connection, user error related to the use of technology, the |
25 | | file containing a recorded act becoming corrupted, or other |
26 | | temporary malfunctions involving the technology used in an act |
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1 | | of witnessing or a notarial act. |
2 | | Section 15-20. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is |
3 | | amended by changing Section 4A-105 as follows: |
4 | | (5 ILCS 420/4A-105) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105)
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5 | | Sec. 4A-105. Time for filing. Except as provided in |
6 | | Section 4A-106.1, by
May 1 of each year a statement must be |
7 | | filed by each person
whose position at that time subjects him |
8 | | to the filing requirements of Section
4A-101 or 4A-101.5 unless |
9 | | he has already filed a statement in relation to the same unit |
10 | | of
government in that calendar year.
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11 | | Statements must also be filed as follows:
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12 | | (a) A candidate for elective office shall file his |
13 | | statement not later
than the end of the period during which |
14 | | he can take the action necessary
under the laws of this |
15 | | State to attempt to qualify for nomination, election, or
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16 | | retention to such office if he has not filed a statement in |
17 | | relation to the
same unit of government within a year |
18 | | preceding such action.
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19 | | (b) A person whose appointment to office is subject to |
20 | | confirmation by
the Senate shall file his statement at the |
21 | | time his name is submitted to
the Senate for confirmation.
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22 | | (b-5) A special government agent, as defined in
item |
23 | | (1) of Section 4A-101 of this Act, shall file a statement |
24 | | within 30 days
after
making the first ex parte |
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1 | | communication and each May 1 thereafter if he or she
has |
2 | | made an ex parte communication within the previous 12 |
3 | | months.
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4 | | (c) Any other person required by this Article to file |
5 | | the statement
shall file a statement at the time of his or |
6 | | her initial appointment or
employment in relation to that |
7 | | unit of government if appointed or employed by
May 1.
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8 | | If any person who is required to file a statement of |
9 | | economic interests
fails to file such statement by May 1 of any |
10 | | year, the officer with whom
such statement is to be filed under |
11 | | Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5 of this Act shall,
within 7 days |
12 | | after May 1, notify such person by certified mail of his or
her |
13 | | failure to file by the specified date. Except as may be |
14 | | prescribed by
rule of the Secretary of State, such person shall |
15 | | file his or
her statement of economic interests on or before |
16 | | May 15 with the
appropriate officer, together with a $15 late |
17 | | filing fee. Any such person
who fails to file by May 15 shall |
18 | | be subject to a penalty of $100 for each
day from May 16 to the |
19 | | date of filing, which shall be in addition to the $15
late |
20 | | filing fee specified above. Failure to file by May 31 shall |
21 | | result in a
forfeiture in accordance with Section 4A-107 of |
22 | | this Act.
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23 | | Any person who takes office or otherwise becomes required |
24 | | to file a
statement of economic interests within 30 days prior |
25 | | to May 1 of any year
may file his or her statement at any time |
26 | | on or before May 31 without
penalty. If such person fails to |
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1 | | file such statement by May 31, the
officer with whom such |
2 | | statement is to be filed under Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5 of
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3 | | this Act shall, within 7 days after May 31, notify such person |
4 | | by certified
mail of his or her failure to file by the |
5 | | specified date. Such person
shall file his or her statement of |
6 | | economic interests on or before June 15 with
the appropriate |
7 | | officer, together with a $15 late filing fee. Any such
person |
8 | | who fails to file by June 15 shall be subject to a penalty of |
9 | | $100
per day for each day from June 16 to the date of filing, |
10 | | which shall be in
addition to the $15 late filing fee specified |
11 | | above. Failure to file by June
30 shall result in a forfeiture |
12 | | in accordance with Section 4A-107 of this Act.
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13 | | All late filing fees and penalties collected pursuant to |
14 | | this Section
shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the |
15 | | State treasury, if the
Secretary of State receives such |
16 | | statement for filing, or into the general
fund in the county |
17 | | treasury, if the county clerk receives such statement
for |
18 | | filing. The Attorney General, with respect to the State, and |
19 | | the
several State's Attorneys, with respect to counties, shall |
20 | | take appropriate
action to collect the prescribed penalties.
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21 | | Failure to file a statement of economic interests within |
22 | | the time
prescribed shall not result in a fine or ineligibility |
23 | | for, or forfeiture of,
office or position of employment, as the |
24 | | case may be; provided that the failure
to file results from not |
25 | | being included for notification by the appropriate
agency, |
26 | | clerk, secretary, officer or unit of government, as the case |
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1 | | may be,
and that a statement is filed within 30 days of actual |
2 | | notice of the failure to
file.
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3 | | Beginning with statements required to be filed on or after |
4 | | May 1, 2009, the officer with whom a statement is to be filed |
5 | | may, in his or her discretion, waive the late filing fee, the |
6 | | monetary late filing penalty, and the ineligibility for or |
7 | | forfeiture of office or position for failure to file when the |
8 | | person's late filing of a statement or failure to file a |
9 | | statement is due to his or her (i) serious or catastrophic |
10 | | illness that renders the person temporarily incapable of |
11 | | completing the statement or (ii) military service. |
12 | | Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the |
13 | | contrary, the deadlines for filing statements of economic |
14 | | interests under this Section on or after March 17, 2020 shall |
15 | | be suspended until August 1, 2020. |
16 | | (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)
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17 | | Section 15-24. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
18 | | is amended by adding Section 5-45.1 as follows: |
19 | | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new) |
20 | | Sec. 5-45.1. Emergency rulemaking; Secretary of State |
21 | | emergency powers. To provide for the expeditious and timely |
22 | | implementation of the extension provisions of Section 30 of the |
23 | | Secretary of State Act, emergency rules implementing the |
24 | | extension provisions of Section 30 of the Secretary of State |
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1 | | Act may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the |
2 | | Secretary of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized |
3 | | by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for |
4 | | the public interest, safety, and welfare. |
5 | | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. |
6 | | Section 15-25. The Secretary of State Act is amended by |
7 | | adding Section 30 as follows: |
8 | | (15 ILCS 305/30 new) |
9 | | Sec. 30. Emergency powers. |
10 | | (a) Upon the Governor of the State of Illinois issuing a |
11 | | statewide disaster declaration based on a health pandemic or |
12 | | similar emergency, the Secretary may extend for the duration of |
13 | | the proclaimed disaster and for a period of up to 30 days |
14 | | beyond the expiration of the disaster declaration: |
15 | | (1) the expiration dates of driver's licenses, driving |
16 | | permits, identification cards, disabled parking placards |
17 | | and decals, and vehicle registrations; and |
18 | | (2) the expiration dates of professional licenses, |
19 | | registrations, certifications and commissions issued by |
20 | | the Secretary, including but not limited to, vehicle |
21 | | dealership licenses, commercial driver training school |
22 | | licenses, and securities, broker and investment adviser |
23 | | registrations. |
24 | | (b) To provide for the expeditious and timely |
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1 | | implementation of this amendatory Act of the 101st General |
2 | | Assembly, emergency rules to implement the extension |
3 | | provisions of this Section may be adopted by the Secretary of |
4 | | State, subject to the provisions of Section 5-45 of the |
5 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Any such rule shall: |
6 | | (1) identify the disaster proclamation authorizing the |
7 | | rulemaking; |
8 | | (2) set forth the expirations being extended (that is, |
9 | | the extension shall apply to all driver's licenses, driving |
10 | | permits, identification cards, disabled parking placards |
11 | | and decals, and vehicle registrations expiring on [date] |
12 | | through [date]); and |
13 | | (3) set forth the date on which the extension period |
14 | | becomes effective, and the date on which the extension will |
15 | | terminate if not extended by subsequent emergency |
16 | | rulemaking. |
17 | | (c) Where the renewal of any driver's license, driving |
18 | | permit, identification card, disabled parking placard or |
19 | | decal, vehicle registration, or professional license, |
20 | | registration, certification or commission has been extended |
21 | | pursuant to this Section, it shall be renewed during the period |
22 | | of the extension. Any such renewal shall be from the original |
23 | | expiration date and shall be subject to the full fee which |
24 | | would have been due had the renewal been issued based on the |
25 | | original expiration date, except that no late filing fees or |
26 | | penalties shall be imposed. |
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1 | | (d) All law enforcement agencies in the State of Illinois |
2 | | and all State and local governmental entities shall recognize |
3 | | the validity of, and give full legal force to, extensions |
4 | | granted pursuant to this Section. |
5 | | (e) Upon the request of any person or entity whose driver's |
6 | | license, driving permit, identification card, disabled parking |
7 | | placard or decal, vehicle registration, or professional |
8 | | license, registration, certification, or commission has been |
9 | | subject to an extension under this Section, the Secretary shall |
10 | | issue a statement verifying the extension was issued pursuant |
11 | | to Illinois law, and requesting any foreign jurisdiction to |
12 | | honor the extension. |
13 | | Section 15-29. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
14 | | is amended by adding Section 5-45.2 as follows: |
15 | | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.2 new) |
16 | | Sec. 5-45.2. Emergency rulemaking; Secretary of State |
17 | | Merit Commission. To provide for the expeditious and timely |
18 | | implementation of subsection (14) of Section 8c of the |
19 | | Secretary of State Merit Employment Code, emergency rules |
20 | | implementing subsection (14) of Section 8c of the Secretary of |
21 | | State Merit Employment Code may be adopted in accordance with |
22 | | Section 5-45 by the Secretary of State. The adoption of |
23 | | emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is |
24 | | deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and |
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1 | | welfare. |
2 | | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. |
3 | | Section 15-30. The Secretary of State Merit Employment Code |
4 | | is amended by changing Section 8c as follows:
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5 | | (15 ILCS 310/8c) (from Ch. 124, par. 108c)
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6 | | Sec. 8c. Duties and powers of the Commission. The Merit |
7 | | Commission, in
addition to any other duties prescribed in this |
8 | | Act, shall have the following
duties and powers:
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9 | | (1) Upon written recommendations by the Director of |
10 | | Personnel, to exempt
from jurisdiction B of this Act |
11 | | positions which, in the judgment of the
Commission, are by |
12 | | their nature highly confidential or involve principal
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13 | | administrative responsibility for the determination of |
14 | | policy or principal
administrative responsibility for the |
15 | | way in which policies are carried
out. No position which |
16 | | has the powers of a law enforcement officer, except
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17 | | executive security officers, may be exempted under this |
18 | | section.
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19 | | (2) To require such special reports from the Director |
20 | | as it may consider
desirable.
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21 | | (3) To disapprove original rules or any part thereof |
22 | | and any amendment
thereof within 30 calendar days after the |
23 | | submission of such rules to the
Merit Commission by the |
24 | | Director.
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1 | | (4) To disapprove within 30 calendar days from date of |
2 | | submission the
position classification plan and any |
3 | | revisions thereof submitted by the
Director as provided in |
4 | | the rules.
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5 | | (5) To hear appeals of employees who do not accept the |
6 | | allocation of their
positions under the classification |
7 | | plan.
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8 | | (6) To hear and approve or disapprove written charges |
9 | | filed seeking the
discharge or demotion of employees or |
10 | | suspension totaling more than 30 calendar
days in any 12 |
11 | | month period, as provided in Section 9, appeals as provided
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12 | | in Section 9a of this Act, and appeals from transfers from |
13 | | one geographical
area in the state to another, and in |
14 | | connection therewith to administer
oaths, subpoena |
15 | | witnesses and compel the production of books and papers.
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16 | | (7) (Blank).
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17 | | (8) To make an annual report regarding the work of the |
18 | | Commission to the
Secretary of State, such report to be a |
19 | | public record.
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20 | | (9) If any violation of this Act is found, the |
21 | | Commission shall direct
compliance in writing.
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22 | | (10) To appoint such employees, experts and special |
23 | | assistants as may
be necessary to carry out the powers and |
24 | | duties of the commission under
this Act. Employees, experts |
25 | | and special assistants so appointed by the
Commission shall |
26 | | be subject to jurisdictions A, B and C of this Act, except |
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1 | | the Chairman of the Commission when serving as the |
2 | | Administrator of the Commission shall not be subject to |
3 | | jurisdictions A, B, and C of this Act.
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4 | | (11) To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
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5 | | carry out and implement their powers and duties
under this |
6 | | Act, with authority to amend such rules from time to time
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7 | | pursuant to The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
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8 | | (12) Within one year of the effective date of this |
9 | | amendatory Act of 1985,
the Commission shall adopt rules |
10 | | and regulations which shall include all
Commission |
11 | | policies implementing its duties under Sections 8, 9, 10 |
12 | | and 15 of
this Act. These rules and regulations shall |
13 | | include, but not be limited to,
the standards and criteria |
14 | | used by the Commission and Hearing Officers in
making |
15 | | discretionary determinations during hearing procedures.
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16 | | (13) To hear or conduct investigations as it deems |
17 | | necessary of appeals
of layoff filed by employees appointed |
18 | | under Jurisdiction B after examination,
provided that such |
19 | | appeals are filed within 15 calendar days following the
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20 | | effective date of such layoff and are made on the basis |
21 | | that the provisions
of the Secretary of State Merit |
22 | | Employment Code or the rules promulgated
thereunder have |
23 | | been violated or have not been complied with. All hearings
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24 | | shall be public. A decision shall be rendered within 60 |
25 | | days after receipt
of the transcript of the proceedings. |
26 | | The Commission shall order the
reinstatement of the |
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1 | | employee if it is proven that the provisions of the
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2 | | Secretary of State Merit Employment Code or the rules |
3 | | promulgated thereunder
have been violated or have not been |
4 | | complied with. In connection therewith the
Commission may |
5 | | administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel the |
6 | | production
of books and papers. |
7 | | (14) Upon the Governor of the State of Illinois issuing |
8 | | a disaster declaration based on circumstances that may |
9 | | interfere with an employee's ability to exercise his or her |
10 | | rights under this Code, or that may prevent the Commission |
11 | | from performing its duties in a timely manner, the |
12 | | Commission may, by adoption of an emergency rule under |
13 | | Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, |
14 | | extend for a period of up to 30 days beyond the expiration |
15 | | of the disaster proclamation any time limits set forth in |
16 | | this Code or in the Commission's rules, including but not |
17 | | limited to, the time limits for filing complaints, filing |
18 | | and serving other documents, holding of hearings and |
19 | | rendering of decisions. Upon a determination that |
20 | | circumstances necessitate additional time, the Commission |
21 | | may adopt one additional 90-day extension of time limits.
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22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-833, eff. 7-20-12.)
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23 | | Section 15-32. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is |
24 | | amended by changing Section 801-25 as follows:
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1 | | (20 ILCS 3501/801-25)
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2 | | Sec. 801-25. All official acts of the Authority shall |
3 | | require the approval
of
at least 8 members. All meetings of the |
4 | | Authority and the Advisory Councils
shall be conducted in |
5 | | accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Eight members of the |
6 | | Authority shall constitute a quorum. Except as otherwise |
7 | | authorized in the Open Meetings Act, all All meetings shall
be |
8 | | conducted at a single location within this State with a quorum |
9 | | of members physically present at this location. Other members |
10 | | who are not physically present at this location may participate |
11 | | in the meeting and vote on all matters by means of a video or |
12 | | audio conference. The Auditor General shall conduct financial |
13 | | audits
and program audits of the Authority, in accordance with |
14 | | the Illinois State
Auditing Act.
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15 | | (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1101, eff. 3-31-05.)
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16 | | Section 15-35. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by |
17 | | changing Section 1-13 as follows: |
18 | | (30 ILCS 500/1-13) |
19 | | Sec. 1-13. Applicability to public institutions of higher |
20 | | education. |
21 | | (a) This Code shall apply to public institutions of higher |
22 | | education, regardless of the source of the funds with which |
23 | | contracts are paid, except as provided in this Section. |
24 | | (b) Except as provided in this Section, this Code shall not |
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1 | | apply to procurements made by or on behalf of public |
2 | | institutions of higher education for any of the following: |
3 | | (1) Memberships in professional, academic, research, |
4 | | or athletic organizations on behalf of a public institution |
5 | | of higher education, an employee of a public institution of |
6 | | higher education, or a student at a public institution of |
7 | | higher education. |
8 | | (2) Procurement expenditures for events or activities |
9 | | paid for exclusively by revenues generated by the event or |
10 | | activity, gifts or donations for the event or activity, |
11 | | private grants, or any combination thereof. |
12 | | (3) Procurement expenditures for events or activities |
13 | | for which the use of specific potential contractors is |
14 | | mandated or identified by the sponsor of the event or |
15 | | activity, provided that the sponsor is providing a majority |
16 | | of the funding for the event or activity. |
17 | | (4) Procurement expenditures necessary to provide |
18 | | athletic, artistic or musical services, performances, |
19 | | events, or productions by or for a public institution of |
20 | | higher education. |
21 | | (5) Procurement expenditures for periodicals, books, |
22 | | subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications |
23 | | procured for use by a university library or academic |
24 | | department, except for expenditures related to procuring |
25 | | textbooks for student use or materials for resale or |
26 | | rental. |
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1 | | (6) Procurement expenditures for placement of students |
2 | | in externships, practicums, field experiences, and for |
3 | | medical residencies and rotations. |
4 | | (7) Contracts for programming and broadcast license |
5 | | rights for university-operated radio and television |
6 | | stations. |
7 | | (8) Procurement expenditures necessary to perform |
8 | | sponsored research and other sponsored activities under |
9 | | grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources |
10 | | other than State appropriations. |
11 | | (9) Contracts with a foreign entity for research or |
12 | | educational activities, provided that the foreign entity |
13 | | either does not maintain an office in the United States or |
14 | | is the sole source of the service or product. |
15 | | Notice of each contract entered into by a public institution of |
16 | | higher education that is related to the procurement of goods |
17 | | and services identified in items (1) through (9) of this |
18 | | subsection shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin |
19 | | within 14 calendar days after contract execution. The Chief |
20 | | Procurement Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the |
21 | | notice. Each public institution of higher education shall |
22 | | provide the Chief Procurement Officer, on a monthly basis, in |
23 | | the form and content prescribed by the Chief Procurement |
24 | | Officer, a report of contracts that are related to the |
25 | | procurement of goods and services identified in this |
26 | | subsection. At a minimum, this report shall include the name of |
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1 | | the contractor, a description of the supply or service |
2 | | provided, the total amount of the contract, the term of the |
3 | | contract, and the exception to the Code utilized. A copy of any |
4 | | or all of these contracts shall be made available to the Chief |
5 | | Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief |
6 | | Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor and |
7 | | General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year that |
8 | | shall include, at a minimum, an annual summary of the monthly |
9 | | information reported to the Chief Procurement Officer. |
10 | | (b-5) Except as provided in this subsection, the provisions |
11 | | of this Code shall not apply to contracts for medical supplies, |
12 | | and to contracts for medical services necessary for the |
13 | | delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or |
14 | | veterinary teaching facilities utilized by Southern Illinois |
15 | | University or the University of Illinois and at any |
16 | | university-operated health care center or dispensary that |
17 | | provides care, treatment, and medications for students, |
18 | | faculty and staff. Other supplies and services needed for these |
19 | | teaching facilities shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the |
20 | | Chief Procurement Officer for Public Institutions of Higher |
21 | | Education who may establish expedited procurement procedures |
22 | | and may waive or modify certification, contract, hearing, |
23 | | process and registration requirements required by the Code. All |
24 | | procurements made under this subsection shall be documented and |
25 | | may require publication in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
26 | | (b-10) Procurements made by or on behalf of the University |
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1 | | of Illinois for investment services scheduled to expire June |
2 | | 2020 may be extended through June 2021 without being subject to |
3 | | the requirements of this Code. Any contract extended, renewed, |
4 | | or entered pursuant to this exception shall be published on the |
5 | | Executive Ethics Commission's website within 5 days of contract |
6 | | execution. This subsection is inoperative on and after July 1, |
7 | | 2021. |
8 | | (c) Procurements made by or on behalf of public |
9 | | institutions of higher education for the fulfillment of a grant |
10 | | shall be made in accordance with the requirements of this Code |
11 | | to the extent practical. |
12 | | Upon the written request of a public institution of higher |
13 | | education, the Chief Procurement Officer may waive contract, |
14 | | registration, certification, and hearing requirements of this |
15 | | Code if, based on the item to be procured or the terms of a |
16 | | grant, compliance is impractical. The public institution of |
17 | | higher education shall provide the Chief Procurement Officer |
18 | | with specific reasons for the waiver, including the necessity |
19 | | of contracting with a particular potential contractor, and |
20 | | shall certify that an effort was made in good faith to comply |
21 | | with the provisions of this Code. The Chief Procurement Officer |
22 | | shall provide written justification for any waivers. By |
23 | | November 1 of each year, the Chief Procurement Officer shall |
24 | | file a report with the General Assembly identifying each |
25 | | contract approved with waivers and providing the justification |
26 | | given for any waivers for each of those contracts. Notice of |
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1 | | each waiver made under this subsection shall be published in |
2 | | the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract |
3 | | execution. The Chief Procurement Officer shall prescribe the |
4 | | form and content of the notice. |
5 | | (d) Notwithstanding this Section, a waiver of the |
6 | | registration requirements of Section 20-160 does not permit a |
7 | | business entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated |
8 | | persons to make campaign contributions if otherwise prohibited |
9 | | by Section 50-37. The total amount of contracts awarded in |
10 | | accordance with this Section shall be included in determining |
11 | | the aggregate amount of contracts or pending bids of a business |
12 | | entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons. |
13 | | (e) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of Section 50-10.5 of |
14 | | this Code, the Chief Procurement Officer, with the approval of |
15 | | the Executive Ethics Commission, may permit a public |
16 | | institution of higher education to accept a bid or enter into a |
17 | | contract with a business that assisted the public institution |
18 | | of higher education in determining whether there is a need for |
19 | | a contract or assisted in reviewing, drafting, or preparing |
20 | | documents related to a bid or contract, provided that the bid |
21 | | or contract is essential to research administered by the public |
22 | | institution of higher education and it is in the best interest |
23 | | of the public institution of higher education to accept the bid |
24 | | or contract. For purposes of this subsection, "business" |
25 | | includes all individuals with whom a business is affiliated, |
26 | | including, but not limited to, any officer, agent, employee, |
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1 | | consultant, independent contractor, director, partner, |
2 | | manager, or shareholder of a business. The Executive Ethics |
3 | | Commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the |
4 | | implementation and administration of the provisions of this |
5 | | subsection (e). |
6 | | (f) As used in this Section: |
7 | | "Grant" means non-appropriated funding provided by a |
8 | | federal or private entity to support a project or program |
9 | | administered by a public institution of higher education and |
10 | | any non-appropriated funding provided to a sub-recipient of the |
11 | | grant. |
12 | | "Public institution of higher education" means Chicago |
13 | | State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State |
14 | | University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois |
15 | | University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois |
16 | | University, University of Illinois, Western Illinois |
17 | | University, and, for purposes of this Code only, the Illinois |
18 | | Mathematics and Science Academy. |
19 | | (g) (Blank).
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20 | | (h) The General Assembly finds and declares that: |
21 | | (1) Public Act 98-1076, which took effect on January 1, |
22 | | 2015, changed the repeal date set for this Section from |
23 | | December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2016. |
24 | | (2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules on |
25 | | the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple |
26 | | amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that |
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1 | | these rules will not be observed when the result would be |
2 | | "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General |
3 | | Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute". |
4 | | (3) This amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly |
5 | | manifests the intention of the General Assembly to remove |
6 | | the repeal of this Section. |
7 | | (4) This Section was originally enacted to protect, |
8 | | promote, and preserve the general welfare. Any |
9 | | construction of this Section that results in the repeal of |
10 | | this Section on December 31, 2014 would be inconsistent |
11 | | with the manifest intent of the General Assembly and |
12 | | repugnant to the context of this Code. |
13 | | It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the |
14 | | General Assembly that this Section not be subject to repeal on |
15 | | December 31, 2014. |
16 | | This Section shall be deemed to have been in continuous |
17 | | effect since December 20, 2011 (the effective date of Public |
18 | | Act 97-643), and it shall continue to be in effect henceforward |
19 | | until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously enacted |
20 | | amendments to this Section taking effect on or after December |
21 | | 31, 2014, are hereby validated. |
22 | | All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to this |
23 | | Section by any public institution of higher education, person, |
24 | | or entity are hereby validated. |
25 | | In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this |
26 | | Section, it is set forth in full and re-enacted by this |
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1 | | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. This re-enactment |
2 | | is intended as a continuation of this Section. It is not |
3 | | intended to supersede any amendment to this Section that is |
4 | | enacted by the 100th General Assembly. |
5 | | In this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the |
6 | | base text of the reenacted Section is set forth as amended by |
7 | | Public Act 98-1076. Striking and underscoring is used only to |
8 | | show changes being made to the base text. |
9 | | This Section applies to all procurements made on or before |
10 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General |
11 | | Assembly. |
12 | | (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.) |
13 | | Section 15-40. The Park District Aquarium and Museum Act is |
14 | | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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15 | | (70 ILCS 1290/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 326)
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16 | | Sec. 1. Erect, operate, and maintain aquariums and museums. |
17 | | The corporate authorities of cities and park districts having
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18 | | control or supervision over any public park or parks, including |
19 | | parks located on formerly submerged land, are hereby authorized
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20 | | to purchase, erect, and maintain within any such public park or |
21 | | parks edifices to be used
as aquariums or as museums of art, |
22 | | industry, science, or natural or other
history, including |
23 | | presidential libraries, centers, and museums, such aquariums |
24 | | and museums consisting of all facilities for their collections, |
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1 | | exhibitions, programming, and associated initiatives, or to |
2 | | permit the directors or trustees of any corporation or
society |
3 | | organized for the construction or maintenance and operation of |
4 | | an
aquarium or museum as hereinabove described to erect, |
5 | | enlarge, ornament,
build, rebuild, rehabilitate, improve, |
6 | | maintain, and operate its aquarium or
museum within any public |
7 | | park now or hereafter under the control
or supervision of any |
8 | | city or park district, and to contract with any such
directors |
9 | | or trustees of any such aquarium or museum relative to
the |
10 | | erection, enlargement, ornamentation, building, rebuilding,
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11 | | rehabilitation, improvement, maintenance, ownership, and |
12 | | operation of such aquarium or museum. Notwithstanding the |
13 | | previous sentence, a city or park district may enter into a |
14 | | lease for an initial term not to exceed 99 years, subject to |
15 | | renewal, allowing a corporation or society as hereinabove |
16 | | described to erect,
enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild, |
17 | | rehabilitate, improve, maintain, and operate its aquarium or |
18 | | museum, together with grounds immediately adjacent to such |
19 | | aquarium or museum, and to use, possess, and occupy grounds |
20 | | surrounding such aquarium or museum as hereinabove described |
21 | | for the purpose of beautifying and maintaining such grounds in |
22 | | a manner consistent with the aquarium or museum's purpose, and |
23 | | on the conditions that (1) the public is allowed access to such |
24 | | grounds in a manner consistent with its access to other public |
25 | | parks, and (2) the city or park district retains a reversionary |
26 | | interest in any improvements made by the corporation or society |
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1 | | on the grounds, including the aquarium or museum itself, that |
2 | | matures upon the expiration or lawful termination of the lease. |
3 | | It is hereby reaffirmed and found that the aquariums and |
4 | | museums as described in this Section, and their collections, |
5 | | exhibitions, programming, and associated initiatives, serve |
6 | | valuable public purposes, including, but not limited to, |
7 | | furthering human knowledge and understanding, educating and |
8 | | inspiring the public, and expanding recreational and cultural |
9 | | resources and opportunities. Any city or
park district may |
10 | | charge, or permit such an aquarium or museum to charge,
an |
11 | | admission fee. Any such aquarium or museum,
however, shall be |
12 | | open without charge, when
accompanied by a teacher, to the |
13 | | children in actual attendance upon grades
kindergarten through |
14 | | twelve in any of the schools in this State at all
times. In |
15 | | addition, except as otherwise provided in this Section, any |
16 | | such aquarium or museum must be open to persons who reside in |
17 | | this State without
charge
for a period equivalent to 52 days, |
18 | | at least 6 of which must be during the
period from June through |
19 | | August, each year.
Beginning on the effective date of this |
20 | | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30, |
21 | | 2022, any such aquarium or museum must be open to persons who |
22 | | reside in this State without charge for a period equivalent to |
23 | | 52 days, at least 6 of which must be during the period from |
24 | | June through August, 2021. Notwithstanding said provisions, |
25 | | charges may be made at any
time for
special services and for |
26 | | admission to special facilities within any
aquarium or museum |
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1 | | for the education, entertainment, or convenience of
visitors. |
2 | | The proceeds of such admission fees and charges for special
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3 | | services and special facilities shall be devoted exclusively to |
4 | | the
purposes for which the tax authorized by Section 2 hereof |
5 | | may be used. If
any owner or owners of any lands or lots |
6 | | abutting or fronting on any such
public park, or adjacent |
7 | | thereto, have any private right, easement,
interest or property |
8 | | in such public park appurtenant to their lands or lots
or |
9 | | otherwise, which would be interfered with by the erection and
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10 | | maintenance of any aquarium or museum as hereinbefore provided, |
11 | | or any
right to have such public park remain open or vacant and |
12 | | free from
buildings, the corporate authorities of the city or |
13 | | park district having
control of such park, may condemn the same |
14 | | in the manner prescribed for the
exercise
of the right of |
15 | | eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act. The changes made |
16 | | to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 99th General |
17 | | Assembly are declaratory of existing law and shall not be |
18 | | construed as a new enactment.
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19 | | (Source: P.A. 99-3, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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20 | | Section 15-45. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
21 | | adding Section 2-129 as follows: |
22 | | (625 ILCS 5/2-129 new) |
23 | | Sec. 2-129. Expiration dates. All expiration periods set |
24 | | forth in this Code shall be subject to the provisions of |
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1 | | Section 30 of the Secretary of State Act. |
2 | | ARTICLE 25. BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE |
3 | | Section 25-5. The Department of Insurance Law of the
Civil |
4 | | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section |
5 | | 1405-32 as follows: |
6 | | (20 ILCS 1405/1405-32 new) |
7 | | Sec. 1405-32. Task force on business interruption |
8 | | insurance policies. The Department of Insurance shall appoint a |
9 | | task force on business interruption insurance policies |
10 | | consisting of no more than 10 members representing the |
11 | | Department of Insurance and the insurance industry. The Task |
12 | | Force shall include a representative from a national trade |
13 | | association, based in the State of Illinois, that represents |
14 | | insurers who provide a significant segment of market share of |
15 | | the commercial insurance provided in the State of Illinois. The |
16 | | Task Force shall study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on |
17 | | businesses and the need for changes to business interruption |
18 | | insurance policies based on those impacts, including |
19 | | recommendations for legislation. |
20 | | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may |
21 | | be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their |
22 | | duties. |
23 | | The Department of Insurance shall provide administrative |