99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3128

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Naming Public Buildings for Elected Officials Act. Provides that no public building or other public asset owned or exclusively leased by the State or by any political subdivision of the State shall be named in honor of any elected official, unless that official has either retired from public office for a minimum of 10 consecutive years or is deceased for a minimum of 5 years. Defines "elected official" and "public office".


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A BILL FOR

 

SB3128LRB099 19980 RJF 44379 b

1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Naming
5Public Buildings for Elected Officials Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Elected official" means a person elected to public office
8in this State or any other state.
9    "Public office" means a position created by or under the
10Constitution or laws of this State or any other state, the
11occupant of which is charged with the exercise of some portion
12of the sovereign power of government. The term "public office"
13includes elected positions in both state government and any
14political subdivision of state government.
 
15    Section 10. Naming public buildings or assets in honor of
16elected officials. No public building or other public asset
17owned or exclusively leased by the State or by any political
18subdivision of the State shall be named in honor of any elected
19official, unless that official has either retired from public
20office for a minimum of 10 consecutive years or is deceased for
21a minimum of 5 years.