99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3738

 

Introduced , by Rep. David Reis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
25 ILCS 130/1-5  from Ch. 63, par. 1001-5
25 ILCS 150/4  from Ch. 63, par. 107

    Amends the Legislative Audit Commission Act. Requires the co-chairpersons of the Commission to be involved in any search of correspondence associated with materials summoned to be brought to the Commission. Makes a technical change concerning the co-chairpersons of the Commission to be consistent with the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1984. Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Makes a technical change concerning the Commission to be consistent with the Legislative Audit Commission Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
5of 1984 is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
 
6    (25 ILCS 130/1-5)  (from Ch. 63, par. 1001-5)
7    Sec. 1-5. Composition of agencies; directors.
8    (a) The Boards of the Joint Committee on Administrative
9Rules, the Commission on Government Forecasting and
10Accountability, the Legislative Audit Commission Committee,
11and the Legislative Research Unit shall each consist of 12
12members of the General Assembly, of whom 3 shall be appointed
13by the President of the Senate, 3 shall be appointed by the
14Minority Leader of the Senate, 3 shall be appointed by the
15Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 3 shall be
16appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
17Representatives. All appointments shall be in writing and filed
18with the Secretary of State as a public record.
19    Members shall serve a 2-year term, and must be appointed by
20the Joint Committee during the month of January in each
21odd-numbered year for terms beginning February 1. Any vacancy
22in an Agency shall be filled by appointment for the balance of
23the term in the same manner as the original appointment. A

 

 

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1vacancy shall exist when a member no longer holds the elected
2legislative office held at the time of the appointment or at
3the termination of the member's legislative service.
4    During the month of February of each odd-numbered year, the
5Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services shall select
6from the members of the Board of each Agency 2 co-chairpersons
7and such other officers as the Joint Committee deems necessary.
8The co-chairpersons of each Board shall serve for a 2-year
9term, beginning February 1 of the odd-numbered year, and the 2
10co-chairpersons shall not be members of or identified with the
11same house or the same political party.
12    Each Board shall meet twice annually or more often upon the
13call of the chair or any 9 members. A quorum of the Board shall
14consist of a majority of the appointed members.
15    (b) The Board of each of the following legislative support
16agencies shall consist of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary
17of the Senate and the Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the House of
18Representatives: the Legislative Information System, the
19Legislative Printing Unit, the Legislative Reference Bureau,
20and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. The
21co-chairpersons of the Board of the Office of the Architect of
22the Capitol shall be the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
23of the House of Representatives, each ex officio.
24    The Chairperson of each of the other Boards shall be the
25member who is affiliated with the same caucus as the then
26serving Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Legislative

 

 

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1Support Services. Each Board shall meet twice annually or more
2often upon the call of the chair or any 3 members. A quorum of
3the Board shall consist of a majority of the appointed members.
4    When the Board of the Office of the Architect of the
5Capitol has cast a tied vote concerning the design,
6implementation, or construction of a project within the
7legislative complex, as defined in Section 8A-15, the Architect
8of the Capitol may cast the tie-breaking vote.
9    (c) (Blank).
10    (d) Members of each Agency shall serve without
11compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in
12carrying out the duties of the Agency pursuant to rules and
13regulations adopted by the Joint Committee on Legislative
14Support Services.
15    (e) Beginning February 1, 1985, and every 2 years
16thereafter, the Joint Committee shall select an Executive
17Director who shall be the chief executive officer and staff
18director of each Agency. The Executive Director shall receive a
19salary as fixed by the Joint Committee and shall be authorized
20to employ and fix the compensation of necessary professional,
21technical and secretarial staff and prescribe their duties,
22sign contracts, and issue vouchers for the payment of
23obligations pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the
24Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. The Executive
25Director and other employees of the Agency shall not be subject
26to the Personnel Code.

 

 

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1    The executive director of the Office of the Architect of
2the Capitol shall be known as the Architect of the Capitol.
3(Source: P.A. 98-692, eff. 7-1-14.)
 
4    Section 10. The Legislative Audit Commission Act is amended
5by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (25 ILCS 150/4)  (from Ch. 63, par. 107)
7    Sec. 4. The co-chairpersons presiding officer of the
8Commission, as described in Section 1-5 of the Legislative
9Commission Reorganization Act of 1984, or any persons person
10designated by them him, upon majority vote of the Commission,
11may administer oaths or affirmations and summon and compel the
12attendance before the Commission and examine under oath any
13person connected either directly or indirectly with any
14transaction with State agencies or any other person having
15information regarding the conditions, affairs, management,
16administration or methods involved in such financial
17transactions or fiscal matters. The Commission may similarly
18require any person having in his possession any records, books,
19papers, contracts or other documents pertinent to such matters
20or transactions to surrender the same or to otherwise afford
21the Commission access thereto. The co-chairpersons shall be
22involved in any search of correspondence associated with
23materials summoned to be brought to the Commission.
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1surrender or afford access, without reasonable cause, to any of
2the above mentioned papers, records, books, contracts or other
3documents, the Commission may apply to the Circuit Court of the
4County in which any operation of the fiscal matter or financial
5transaction took place, and such Court, if it finds that the
6Commission has not exceeded its authority, may, by order duly
7entered, require the attendance of witnesses and the production
8of relevant books and papers required by the Commission in
9carrying out the purposes of the Act. Upon refusal or neglect
10to obey the order of the Court, the Court may compel obedience
11of such order by proceedings for contempt.
12(Source: Laws 1957, p. 810.)