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    AN ACT concerning the legislature.

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



 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Joint 
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Committee on Obsolete Laws and Programs Act.
 
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    Section 5. Committee established.   The Joint Committee on 
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Obsolete Laws and Programs is established, consisting of 12 
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members of the General Assembly, appointed as follows:  6 
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Senators appointed 3 each by the President and Minority Leader 
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of the Senate and 6 Representatives appointed 3 each by the 
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Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.  A 
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member shall serve at the pleasure of the legislative leader 
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authorized to make the appointment to that position.  A vacancy 
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shall be filled by appointment by the legislative leader 
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authorized to make the appointment to the vacated position.
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    The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
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Representatives each shall designate one of his or her 
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appointees to serve as co-chair of the Committee.  The Committee 
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shall meet as frequently as necessary at the call of either 
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co-chair.  Members shall not receive compensation for their 
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service on the Committee but shall be reimbursed for their 
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reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of 
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their service on the Committee from funds appropriated for that 
 


 






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purpose.  The Committee shall receive staff and technical 
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assistance provided by the General Assembly.
 
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    Section 10. Research and report.   By March 20, 2010, the 
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Committee must prepare and file a report listing any statutes 
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or State programs, or portion of a statute or program, that are 
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obsolete, unnecessary due to changes in technology or lifestyle 
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changes, or duplicative of other State or federal statutes or 
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programs.  The report must also include (i) an explanation of 
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why all or part of a statute or program is obsolete, 
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unnecessary, or duplicative of other State or federal statutes 
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or programs and (ii) a timetable for repeal of all or part of 
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the statutes or programs.   The report shall be filed with the 
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Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of 
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Representatives, and the Legislative Reference Bureau and also 
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with the Office of the Governor for distribution to affected 
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State agencies.
 
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    Section 15. Repeal.   This Act is repealed April 1, 2010.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.