Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 1/12/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3469

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3469, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
41, as follows:
 
5by replacing line 14 on page 42 through line 26 on page 46 with
6the following:
 
7    "Section 90-25. The General Assembly Organization Act is
8amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
9    (25 ILCS 5/1)  (from Ch. 63, par. 1)
10    Sec. 1. (a) The That the sessions of the General Assembly
11shall be held at the seat of government: Provided, that the
12Governor may convene the General Assembly at some other place
13when it is necessary, in case of pestilence or public danger.
14    (b) In case of pestilence or public danger, such that
15in-person participation poses a significant risk to the health

 

 

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1or safety of General Assembly members, General Assembly staff,
2or the public-at-large, members may participate remotely and
3cast votes in sessions, by joint proclamation of the Speaker of
4the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate.
5Committees of either the House of Representatives or Senate may
6meet and members may participate remotely pursuant to the rules
7of the chamber. The House of Representatives and the Senate
8shall adopt rules for remote participation. The rules of the
9chamber may or may not require that a quorum of the members be
10physically present at the location of the session or the
11committee meeting, and may allow a quorum to be established
12remotely. This subsection and subsection (c) shall be
13inoperative on and after January 11, 2023.
14    (c) As used in this Section, "participate remotely" means
15simultaneous, interactive participation in session or
16committee meetings by members not physically present, through
17means of communication technologies designed to accommodate
18and facilitate such simultaneous, interactive participation
19and allow the public to view such meetings or sessions.
20(Source: R.S. 1874, p. 555.)
 
21    Section 90-30. The Legislative Commission Reorganization
22Act of 1984 is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
 
23    (25 ILCS 130/1-5)  (from Ch. 63, par. 1001-5)
24    Sec. 1-5. Composition of agencies; directors.

 

 

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1    (a) The Boards of the Joint Committee on Administrative
2Rules, the Commission on Government Forecasting and
3Accountability, and the Legislative Audit Commission Committee
4shall each consist of 12 members of the General Assembly, of
5whom 3 shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, 3
6shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 3
7shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
8Representatives, and 3 shall be appointed by the Minority
9Leader of the House of Representatives. All appointments shall
10be in writing and filed with the Secretary of State as a public
11record.
12    Members shall serve a 2-year term, and must be appointed by
13the Joint Committee during the month of January in each
14odd-numbered year for terms beginning February 1. Any vacancy
15in an Agency shall be filled by appointment for the balance of
16the term in the same manner as the original appointment. A
17vacancy shall exist when a member no longer holds the elected
18legislative office held at the time of the appointment or at
19the termination of the member's legislative service.
20    During the month of February of each odd-numbered year, the
21Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services shall select
22from the members of the Board of each Agency 2 co-chairpersons
23and such other officers as the Joint Committee deems necessary.
24The co-chairpersons of each Board shall serve for a 2-year
25term, beginning February 1 of the odd-numbered year, and the 2
26co-chairpersons shall not be members of or identified with the

 

 

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1same house or the same political party.
2    Each Board shall meet twice annually or more often upon the
3call of the chair or any 9 members. A quorum of the Board shall
4consist of a majority of the appointed members.
5    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in times of
6pestilence or public danger, such that in-person participation
7poses a significant risk to the health or safety of Board
8members, Board staff, or the public-at-large, by agreement of
9the co-chairs of the respective Board, members of a Board under
10this subsection may participate remotely and cast votes in a
11hearing. Each Board shall adopt rules for remote participation.
12As used in this Section, "participate remotely" means
13simultaneous, interactive participation in Board meetings by
14members not physically present, through means of communication
15technologies designed to accommodate and facilitate such
16simultaneous, interactive participation and where members of
17the public may view such meetings.
18    (b) The Board of each of the following legislative support
19agencies shall consist of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary
20of the Senate and the Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the House of
21Representatives: the Legislative Information System, the
22Legislative Printing Unit, the Legislative Reference Bureau,
23and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. The
24co-chairpersons of the Board of the Office of the Architect of
25the Capitol shall be the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
26of the House of Representatives, each ex officio.

 

 

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1    The Chairperson of each of the other Boards shall be the
2member who is affiliated with the same caucus as the then
3serving Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Legislative
4Support Services. Each Board shall meet twice annually or more
5often upon the call of the chair or any 3 members. A quorum of
6the Board shall consist of a majority of the appointed members.
7    When the Board of the Office of the Architect of the
8Capitol has cast a tied vote concerning the design,
9implementation, or construction of a project within the
10legislative complex, as defined in Section 8A-15, the Architect
11of the Capitol may cast the tie-breaking vote.
12    (c) (Blank).
13    (d) Members of each Agency shall serve without
14compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in
15carrying out the duties of the Agency pursuant to rules and
16regulations adopted by the Joint Committee on Legislative
17Support Services.
18    (e) Beginning February 1, 1985, and every 2 years
19thereafter, the Joint Committee shall select an Executive
20Director who shall be the chief executive officer and staff
21director of each Agency. The Executive Director shall receive a
22salary as fixed by the Joint Committee and shall be authorized
23to employ and fix the compensation of necessary professional,
24technical and secretarial staff and prescribe their duties,
25sign contracts, and issue vouchers for the payment of
26obligations pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the

 

 

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1Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. The Executive
2Director and other employees of the Agency shall not be subject
3to the Personnel Code.
4    The executive director of the Office of the Architect of
5the Capitol shall be known as the Architect of the Capitol.
6(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)"; and
 
7by deleting from line 9, page 83 through line 13, page 85.