Rep. Robert F. Flider
Filed: 5/15/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1920 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1920, AS AMENDED, 
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by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act 
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is amended  by adding Section 8.6 as follows:
 
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    (765 ILCS 745/8.6  new)
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    Sec. 8.6. Mobile and Manufactured Home Relocation 
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Commission.
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    (a) There is created a Mobile and Manufactured Home 
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Relocation Commission.  The purpose of the Commission is to 
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study the process and procedure by which a mobile or 
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manufactured home located in a mobile or manufactured home park 
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that is closing is relocated. The Department of Public Health 
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shall provide administrative support to the Commission.
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    (b) The Commission shall consist of the following 10 
 


 






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members:
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        (1) the Director of the Department of Public Health or 
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    his or her designee;
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        (2) the Attorney General of the State of Illinois or 
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    his or her designee;
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        (3) four members of the General Assembly, with the 
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    Speaker of the House, the Senate President, the House 
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    Minority Leader, and the Senate Minority Leader each making 
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    one appointment;
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        (4) the President of an organization primarily 
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    representing  the interests of park owners having 
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    properties in downstate Illinois and mobile and 
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    manufactured home retailers or his or her designee, 
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    appointed by the Governor;
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        (5) the Executive Director of an organization 
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    primarily representing the interests of park owners having 
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    properties in northern Illinois or his or her designee, 
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    appointed by the Governor; and
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        (6) two representatives of a statewide organization 
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    representing the interests of mobile and manufactured home 
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    owners, appointed by the Governor.
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    (c) The members appointed by the Speaker of the House and 
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the Senate Minority Leader shall serve as Co-Chairs of the 
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Commission.
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    (d) The Commission shall:
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            (1) examine the implementation and operation of 
 


 






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        relocation assistance programs in other states;
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            (2) consider possible ways to fund State or local 
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        relocation assistance programs, including but not 
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        limited to home owner fees, park owner fees, and moving 
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        company fees;
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            (3) examine the feasibility of allowing or 
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        mandating park owners to create relocation trust 
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        funds;
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            (4) examine the feasibility of allowing or 
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        mandating a State agency to create a relocation trust 
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        fund;
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            (5) explore the potential for greater oversight of 
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        park practices;
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            (6) formulate a set of best practices to minimize 
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        the impact of park closures on both park owners and 
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        home owners;
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            (7) analyze data and other information with 
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        respect to relocation;
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            (8) research the availability of insurance 
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        policies that cover the costs of relocation; and
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            (9) study the costs and associated legal matters 
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        arising from the abandonment of a home in a park.
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    (e) The Commission shall report to the General Assembly on 
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its results and progress on or before January 1, 2010.
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    (f) This Section is repealed on March 1, 2010.
 

 


 






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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".