Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 3/12/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 133




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 133 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by adding Section 
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5-1131 as follows:
 
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    (55 ILCS 5/5-1131  new)
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    Sec. 5-1131. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; 
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publication.
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    (a) Each county must, within 90 days after the effective 
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date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and 
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at least once each year thereafter, publish in a newspaper of 
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general circulation within the county the following:
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        (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of 
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    any Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator employed 
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    by a public entity within the boundaries of the county but 
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    outside of any municipality; and
 


 






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        (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity 
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    within the boundaries of the county, but outside of any 
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    municipality, to resolve complaints alleging a violation 
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    of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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    (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each county with a 
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website must post the information required in items (1) and (2) 
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of subsection (a) on the county's website.
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    (c) No home rule county may adopt publication requirements 
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that are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a 
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limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of 
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the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home 
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rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State. 
 
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    Section 10. The Township Code is amended  by adding Section 
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85-60 as follows:
 
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    (60 ILCS 1/85-60 new)

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    Sec. 85-60. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; 
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publication.
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    (a) Each township must, within 90 days after the effective 
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date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and 
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at least once each year thereafter, publish in a newspaper of 
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general circulation within the township the following:
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        (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of 
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    any Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator employed 
 


 






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    by a public entity within the boundaries of the township 
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    but outside of any municipality; and
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        (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity 
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    within the boundaries of the township, but outside of any 
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    municipality, to resolve complaints alleging a violation 
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    of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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    (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each township with 
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a website must post the information required in items (1) and 
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(2) of subsection (a) on the township's website.
 
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    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 1-1-11 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/1-1-11  new)
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    Sec. 1-1-11. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; 
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publication.
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    (a) Each municipality must, within 90 days after the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
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Assembly, and at least once each year thereafter, publish in a 
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newspaper of general circulation within the municipality the 
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following:
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        (1) the name, office address, and telephone number of 
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    any Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator employed 
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    by a public entity within the boundaries of the 
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    municipality; and
 


 






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        (2) the grievance procedures adopted by a public entity 
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    within the boundaries of the municipality to resolve 
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    complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the 
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    Americans with Disabilities Act.
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    (b) Within 90 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each municipality 
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with a website must post the information required in items (1) 
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and (2) of subsection (a) on the municipality's website.
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    (c) No home rule municipality may adopt publication 
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requirements that are less restrictive than this Section. This 
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Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of 
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Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent 
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exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised 
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by the State. 

 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.33 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
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    Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 96th General Assembly.".