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SPECIAL DISTRICTS
(70 ILCS 3615/) Regional Transportation Authority Act.

70 ILCS 3615/3.02

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.02) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.02)
    Sec. 3.02. Chairman and Other Officers. The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board, and shall be entitled to vote on all matters. The Board shall select a Secretary and a Treasurer and may select persons to fill such other offices of the Authority and to perform such duties as it shall from time to time determine. The Secretary, Treasurer and other officers of the Authority may, but need not be, members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 83-886.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.03

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.03) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.03)
    Sec. 3.03. Terms, vacancies. Each Director shall hold office for a term of 5 years, and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. A vacancy shall occur upon resignation, death, conviction of a felony, or removal from office of a Director. Any Director may be removed from office (i) upon concurrence of not less than 11 Directors, on a formal finding of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or (ii) by the Governor in response to a summary report received from the Executive Inspector General in accordance with Section 20-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, provided he or she has an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel prior to removal. Within 30 days after the office of any member becomes vacant for any reason, the appointing authorities of such member shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
    Whenever a vacancy for a Director, except as to the Chairman or those Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago, exists for longer than 4 months, the new Director shall be chosen by election by all legislative members in the General Assembly representing the affected area. In order to qualify as a voting legislative member in this matter, the affected area must be more than 50% of the geographic area of the legislative district.
(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08; 96-1528, eff. 7-1-11.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.04

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.04) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.04)
    Sec. 3.04. Compensation. Each Director including the Chairman, except for the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority who shall not be compensated by the Authority, shall be compensated at the rate of $25,000 per year.
    Officers of the Authority shall not be required to comply with the requirements of "An Act requiring certain custodians of public moneys to file and publish statements of the receipts and disbursements thereof", approved June 24, 1919, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.05

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.05)
    Sec. 3.05. Meetings. The Board shall prescribe the times and places for meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be called. The Board shall comply in all respects with the "Open Meetings Act", approved July 11, 1957, as now or hereafter amended. All records, documents and papers of the Authority, other than those relating to matters concerning which closed sessions of the Board may be held, shall be available for public examination, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Board may adopt.
    A majority of the Directors holding office shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the affirmative votes of at least 9 Directors shall be necessary for approving any contract or agreement, adopting any rule or regulation, and any other action required by this Act to be taken by resolution or ordinance.
    The Board shall meet with the Regional Citizens Advisory Board at least once every 4 months.
    Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the public and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each meeting broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the Board. Compliance with the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly does not relieve the Board of its obligations under the Open Meetings Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-1139, eff. 6-1-15.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.06

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.06) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.06)
    Sec. 3.06. Territory and Annexation. The initial territory of the Authority shall be Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois. Any other county or portion thereof in Illinois contiguous to the metropolitan region may be annexed to the Authority on such conditions as the Authority shall by ordinance prescribe, by ordinance adopted by the county board of such county, and by approval by the Authority. Upon such annexation, a certificate of such action shall be filed by the Secretary of the Authority with the County Clerk of the county so annexing to the Authority and with the Secretary of State of Illinois and the State Department of Revenue.
    No area may be annexed to the Authority except upon the approval of a majority of the electors of such area voting on the proposition so to annex, which proposition may be presented at any regular election as provided by the county board or boards of the county or counties in which the area in question is located. Such county board or boards shall cause certification of such proposition to be given in accordance with the general election law to the proper election officers who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.08

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.08) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.08)
    Sec. 3.08. There is established a Regional Citizens Advisory Board. This board shall be comprised of the Chairmen of the Citizens Advisory Boards of the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Board and the Suburban Bus Board. This Board shall meet at least quarterly and shall advise the Board of the impact of its policies and programs on the communities within the metropolitan region. Members shall serve without compensation.
(Source: P.A. 83-886.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.09

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.09)
    Sec. 3.09. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83-886. Repealed by P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.10

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.10)
    Sec. 3.10. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83-886. Repealed by P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.11

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.11)
    Sec. 3.11. Free and reduced fare services. The Authority shall provide the Department of Public Health with a monthly list of all riders that receive free or reduced fares. The list shall include an individual's name, address, and date of birth. The Department of Public Health shall, within 2 weeks after receipt of the list, report back to the Authority any discrepancies that indicate that a rider receiving free or reduced fare services is deceased. The Authority upon receipt of the report from the Department of Public Health shall take appropriate steps to remove any deceased individual's name from the list of individuals eligible under the free or reduced fare programs.
(Source: P.A. 97-781, eff. 1-1-13.)

70 ILCS 3615/3.12

    (70 ILCS 3615/3.12)
    Sec. 3.12. Reduced or free transit fare study.
    (a) By July 1, 2024, the Authority shall conduct a study and submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly regarding free and reduced fares and the development of a more equitable fare structure for the regional transit system. The study shall include:
        (1) The impact and feasibility of providing
    
year-round reduced or free transit fares, including, but not limited to, veterans, returning residents, students and youths, people experiencing low-incomes, and other riders who are not currently receiving free or reduced fares.
        (2) A review of all reduced fare programs
    
administered by the Authority and the service boards, which includes information on accounting of the total cost of the program, costs to increase the program, current sources of funding for the program, and recommendations to increase enrollment in current reduced fare and free-ride programs and any other recommendations for improvements to the programs.
        (3) Analysis of how reduced and free ride programs
    
and changes in eligibility and funding for these programs would affect the regional transit operating budget.
    (b) In this Section, "returning resident" means any United States resident who is 17 years of age or older and has been in and left the physical custody of the Department of Corrections within the last 36 months.
(Source: P.A. 103-281, eff. 1-1-24.)

70 ILCS 3615/Art. III-A

 
    (70 ILCS 3615/Art. III-A heading)
ARTICLE III-A
SUBURBAN BUS DIVISION

70 ILCS 3615/3A.01

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.01)
    Sec. 3A.01. Suburban Bus Division. There is established within the Authority the Suburban Bus Division as the operating division responsible for providing public transportation by bus and as may be provided in this Act. Purchase of service agreements between a transportation agency and the Authority in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of such agreement. Such agreements shall first be the responsibility of the Transition Board and, on the date of its creation, shall be the responsibility of the Suburban Bus Division and its Board.
(Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)

70 ILCS 3615/3A.02

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.02) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02)
    Sec. 3A.02. Suburban Bus Board. The governing body of the Suburban Bus Division shall be a board consisting of 13 directors appointed as follows:
        (a) Six Directors appointed by the members of the
    
Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board of Commissioners becomes elected from single member districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the residents of which reside outside of Chicago from the chief executive officers of the municipalities, of that portion of Cook County outside of Chicago. Provided however, that:
            (i) One of the Directors shall be the chief
        
executive officer of a municipality within the area of the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
            (ii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
        
executive officer of a municipality within the area of the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
            (iii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
        
executive officer of a municipality within the area of the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13;
            (iv) One of the Directors shall be the chief
        
executive officer of a municipality within the area of the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
            (v) One of the Directors shall be the chief
        
executive officer of a municipality within the area of the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
            (vi) One of the Directors shall be the chief
        
executive officer of a municipality within the area of the South Region defined in Section 3A.13;
        (b) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County
    
Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within Kane County;
        (c) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County
    
Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within Lake County;
        (d) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County
    
Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within DuPage County;
        (e) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry
    
County Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within McHenry County;
        (f) One Director by the Chairman of the Will County
    
Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within Will County;
        (g) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People
    
with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall serve as an ex-officio member; and
        (h) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial
    
term, and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and the members of the Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board of Commissioners is elected from single member districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the electors of which reside outside of Chicago; and who after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of Chicago.
    Each appointment made under paragraphs (a) through (g) and under Section 3A.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to the Suburban Bus Board which shall maintain the certifications as part of the official records of the Suburban Bus Board; provided that the initial appointments shall be certified to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit the certifications to the Suburban Bus Board following its organization.
    For the purposes of this Section, "chief executive officer of a municipality" includes a former chief executive officer of a municipality within the specified Region or County, provided that the former officer continues to reside within such Region or County.
(Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)

70 ILCS 3615/3A.03

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.03) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.03)
    Sec. 3A.03. Terms, Vacancies. The initial term of the directors appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3A.02 shall expire on June 30, 1985; the initial term of the directors appointed pursuant to subdivisions (b) through (g) of Section 3A.02 shall expire on June 30, 1986. Thereafter, each director shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall occur upon the resignation, death, conviction of a felony, or removal from office of a director. Any director may be removed from office (i) upon the concurrence of not less than 8 directors, on a formal finding of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or (ii) by the Governor in response to a summary report received from the Executive Inspector General in accordance with Section 20-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, provided he or she has an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel prior to removal. Within 30 days after the office of any director becomes vacant for any reason, the appointing authorities of such director shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. The initial directors other than the chairman shall be appointed within 180 days of November 9, 1983.
    On June 1, 1984 the seat of any Director of the Suburban Bus Board not yet filled shall be deemed vacant and shall be chosen by the election of all the legislative members of the General Assembly representing the affected area. In order to qualify as a voting legislative member in this matter, the affected area must be more than 50% of the geographic area of the legislative district.
(Source: P.A. 96-1528, eff. 7-1-11.)

70 ILCS 3615/3A.04

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.04) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.04)
    Sec. 3A.04. Chairman and Other Officers. The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Suburban Bus Board and shall be entitled to vote on all matters. The Suburban Bus Board shall select a Secretary and a Treasurer and may select persons to fill such other offices of the Division and to perform such duties as it shall from time to time determine. The Secretary, Treasurer and other officers of the Division may, but need not be, members of the Suburban Bus Board.
(Source: P.A. 83-886.)

70 ILCS 3615/3A.05

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.05)
    Sec. 3A.05. Appointment of officers and employees. The Suburban Bus Board shall appoint an Executive Director who shall be the chief executive officer of the Division, appointed, retained or dismissed with the concurrence of 9 of the directors of the Suburban Bus Board. The Executive Director shall appoint, retain and employ officers, attorneys, agents, engineers, employees and shall organize the staff, shall allocate their functions and duties, fix compensation and conditions of employment, and consistent with the policies of and direction from the Suburban Bus Board take all actions necessary to achieve its purposes, fulfill its responsibilities and carry out its powers, and shall have such other powers and responsibilities as the Suburban Bus Board shall determine. The Executive Director shall be an individual of proven transportation and management skills and may not be a member of the Suburban Bus Board. The Division may employ its own professional management personnel to provide professional and technical expertise concerning its purposes and powers and to assist it in assessing the performance of transportation agencies in the metropolitan region.
    No employee, officer, or agent of the Suburban Bus Board may receive a bonus that exceeds 10% of his or her annual salary unless that bonus has been reviewed by the Regional Transportation Authority Board for a period of 14 days. After 14 days, the contract shall be considered reviewed. This Section does not apply to usual and customary salary adjustments.
    No unlawful discrimination, as defined and prohibited in the Illinois Human Rights Act, shall be made in any term or aspect of employment nor shall there be discrimination based upon political reasons or factors. The Suburban Bus Board shall establish regulations to insure that its discharges shall not be arbitrary and that hiring and promotion are based on merit.
    The Division shall be subject to the "Illinois Human Rights Act", as now or hereafter amended, and the remedies and procedure established thereunder. The Suburban Bus Board shall file an affirmative action program for employment by it with the Department of Human Rights to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to unlawful discrimination. Such affirmative action program shall include provisions relating to hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, recruitment advertising, selection for training and rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
(Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)

70 ILCS 3615/3A.06

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.06) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.06)
    Sec. 3A.06. Compensation. The Chairman of the Suburban Bus Board shall receive an annual salary of $15,000, and the other members of the Suburban Bus Board shall receive an annual salary of $10,000. Each member shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his duties, not to exceed $5000 per year.
    Officers of the Division shall not be required to comply with the requirements of "An Act requiring certain custodians of public monies to file and publish statements of the receipts and disbursements thereof", approved June 24, 1919, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 84-939.)

70 ILCS 3615/3A.07

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.07) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.07)
    Sec. 3A.07. Meetings. The Suburban Bus Board shall prescribe the time and places for meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be called. The Suburban Bus Board shall comply in all respects with the "Open Meetings Act", as now or hereafter amended. All records, documents and papers of the Suburban Bus Division, other than those relating to matters concerning which closed sessions of the Suburban Bus Board may be held, shall be available for public examination, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Suburban Bus Board may adopt.
    A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. The affirmative votes of at least 7 members shall be necessary for any action required by this Act to be taken by ordinance.
    Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the public and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each meeting broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the Board. Compliance with the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly does not relieve the Board of its obligations under the Open Meetings Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-1139, eff. 6-1-15.)