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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | ARTICLE 1. GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION | ||||||
5 | Section 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
6 | Government Emergency Administration Act. | ||||||
7 | Section 1-5. Findings and purpose. | ||||||
8 | (a) The General Assembly finds that the statewide public | ||||||
9 | health emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 presents an | ||||||
10 | unprecedented danger to the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
11 | requiring the use of extraordinary precautions to reduce the | ||||||
12 | risk of infection, causing delays in critical functions, and | ||||||
13 | fundamentally altering the ways in which government must | ||||||
14 | operate in order to serve the People of the State of Illinois.
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15 | (b) The purpose of this Act is to provide government with | ||||||
16 | the tools that it needs to continue to serve the People of the | ||||||
17 | State of Illinois and to better respond to the statewide public | ||||||
18 | health emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.
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19 | ARTICLE 5. RESTORE ILLINOIS | ||||||
20 | Section 5-5. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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1 | Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
2 | amended by adding Section 605-1045 as follows: | ||||||
3 | (20 ILCS 605/605-1045 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 605-1045. Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission. | ||||||
5 | (a) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that the | ||||||
6 | State is confronted with a public health crisis that has | ||||||
7 | created unprecedented challenges for the State's diverse | ||||||
8 | economic base. In light of this crisis, and the heightened need | ||||||
9 | for collaboration between the legislative and executive | ||||||
10 | branches, the General Assembly hereby establishes the Restore | ||||||
11 | Illinois Collaborative Commission. The members of the | ||||||
12 | Commission will participate in and provide input on plans to | ||||||
13 | revive the various sectors of the State's economy in the wake | ||||||
14 | of the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
15 | (b) The Department may request meetings be convened to | ||||||
16 | address revitalization efforts for the various sectors of the | ||||||
17 | State's economy. Such meetings may include public | ||||||
18 | participation as determined by the Commission. | ||||||
19 | (c) The Department shall provide a written report to the | ||||||
20 | commission and the General Assembly not less than every 30 days | ||||||
21 | regarding the status of current and proposed revitalization | ||||||
22 | efforts. The written report shall include applicable metrics | ||||||
23 | that demonstrate progress on recovery efforts, as well as any | ||||||
24 | additional information as requested by the Commission. The | ||||||
25 | first report shall be delivered by July 1, 2020. The report to |
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1 | the General Assembly shall be delivered to all members, in | ||||||
2 | addition to complying with the requirements of Section 3.1 of | ||||||
3 | the General Assembly Organization Act. | ||||||
4 | (d) The Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission shall | ||||||
5 | consist of 14 members, appointed as follows: | ||||||
6 | (1) four members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
7 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
8 | (2) four members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||||||
9 | President; | ||||||
10 | (3) three members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
11 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
12 | Representatives; and | ||||||
13 | (4) three members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | ||||||
14 | Minority Leader. | ||||||
15 | (e) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the | ||||||
16 | Senate President shall each appoint one member of the | ||||||
17 | Commission to serve as a Co-Chair. The Co-Chairs may convene | ||||||
18 | meetings of the Commission. The members of the Commission shall | ||||||
19 | serve without compensation. | ||||||
20 | (f) This section is repealed December 31, 2020. | ||||||
21 | ARTICLE 10. BROADBAND ACCESS | ||||||
22 | Section 10-5. The Broadband Advisory Council Act is amended | ||||||
23 | by adding Section 25 as follows: |
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1 | (220 ILCS 80/25 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 25. Universal no-cost broadband Internet access. | ||||||
3 | (a) In furtherance of the purposes of this Act to expand | ||||||
4 | broadband service to unserved rural and urban areas of this | ||||||
5 | State and to achieve universal broadband service and Internet | ||||||
6 | access for the residents of this State, the Broadband Advisory | ||||||
7 | Council shall study the goal of providing free access to all | ||||||
8 | residents of this State to broadband service through the | ||||||
9 | expansion of the state broadband competitive matching grant | ||||||
10 | program. The Broadband Advisory Council shall also study the | ||||||
11 | alternative goal of providing affordable access to all | ||||||
12 | residents of this State to broadband service. The Office of | ||||||
13 | Broadband within the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
14 | Opportunity shall support and assist the Council in the | ||||||
15 | development of the study. | ||||||
16 | (b) The study must include establishing access to broadband | ||||||
17 | service in zip codes identified as having high levels of | ||||||
18 | poverty and in the areas of the State without the | ||||||
19 | infrastructure necessary to meet the requirements for | ||||||
20 | high-speed access to the Internet. To the extent possible, the | ||||||
21 | study shall consider the incorporation and expansion of the | ||||||
22 | initiatives established in the Connect Illinois Broadband | ||||||
23 | Strategic Plan. The Council's study shall identify existing and | ||||||
24 | new streams of State, federal and private-public partnership | ||||||
25 | revenue to underwrite the creation of necessary infrastructure | ||||||
26 | and purchase unlimited broadband Internet access to be |
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1 | provided, without charge, to some or all residents of the | ||||||
2 | State. The Council's study shall include a recommended schedule | ||||||
3 | for implementation of free universal broadband to the extent | ||||||
4 | determined to be feasible. | ||||||
5 | (c) The Council shall issue a report on its findings and | ||||||
6 | recommendations for any necessary legislation to the | ||||||
7 | General Assembly no later than January 1, 2021. | ||||||
8 | ARTICLE 15. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS | ||||||
9 | Section 15-5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing | ||||||
10 | Sections 2.01 and 7 as follows:
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11 | (5 ILCS 120/2.01) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.01)
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12 | Sec. 2.01. All meetings required by this Act to be public | ||||||
13 | shall be held at
specified times and places which are | ||||||
14 | convenient and open
to the public. No meeting
required by this | ||||||
15 | Act to be public shall be held on a legal holiday unless
the | ||||||
16 | regular meeting day falls on that holiday.
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17 | Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a A quorum of | ||||||
18 | members of a public body must be physically present at the | ||||||
19 | location of an open meeting. If, however, an open meeting of a | ||||||
20 | public body (i) with statewide jurisdiction, (ii) that is an | ||||||
21 | Illinois library system with jurisdiction over a specific | ||||||
22 | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, (iii) that is | ||||||
23 | a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over a specific |
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1 | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or (iv) that | ||||||
2 | is a local workforce investment area with jurisdiction over a | ||||||
3 | specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles is | ||||||
4 | held simultaneously at one of its offices and one or more other | ||||||
5 | locations in a public building, which may include other of its | ||||||
6 | offices, through an interactive video conference and the public | ||||||
7 | body provides public notice and public access as required under | ||||||
8 | this Act for all locations, then members physically present in | ||||||
9 | those locations all count towards determining a quorum. "Public | ||||||
10 | building", as used in this Section, means any building or | ||||||
11 | portion thereof owned or leased by any public body. The | ||||||
12 | requirement that a quorum be physically present at the location | ||||||
13 | of an open meeting shall not apply, however, to State advisory | ||||||
14 | boards or bodies that do not have authority to make binding | ||||||
15 | recommendations or determinations or to take any other | ||||||
16 | substantive action.
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17 | Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a A quorum of | ||||||
18 | members of a public body that is not (i) a public body with | ||||||
19 | statewide jurisdiction, (ii) an Illinois library system with | ||||||
20 | jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 | ||||||
21 | square miles, (iii) a municipal transit district with | ||||||
22 | jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 | ||||||
23 | square miles, or (iv) a local workforce innovation area with | ||||||
24 | jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 | ||||||
25 | square miles must be physically present at the location of a | ||||||
26 | closed meeting. Other members who are not physically present at |
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1 | a closed meeting of such a public body may participate in the | ||||||
2 | meeting by means of a video or audio conference.
For the | ||||||
3 | purposes of this Section, "local workforce innovation area" | ||||||
4 | means any local workforce innovation area or areas designated | ||||||
5 | by the Governor pursuant to the federal Workforce
Innovation | ||||||
6 | and Opportunity Act or its reauthorizing legislation. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.)
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8 | (5 ILCS 120/7)
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9 | Sec. 7. Attendance by a means other than physical presence. | ||||||
10 | (a) If a
quorum of the members of the public body is | ||||||
11 | physically present as required by Section 2.01, a majority of | ||||||
12 | the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the | ||||||
13 | meeting by other means if the member is prevented from | ||||||
14 | physically
attending because of: (i) personal illness or | ||||||
15 | disability; (ii) employment purposes or
the
business of the | ||||||
16 | public body; or (iii) a family or other emergency.
"Other | ||||||
17 | means" is by video or audio conference.
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18 | (b) If a member wishes to attend a meeting by other means, | ||||||
19 | the
member must notify the
recording secretary or clerk of the
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20 | public body before the meeting unless
advance notice is | ||||||
21 | impractical.
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22 | (c) A majority of the public body may allow a member to | ||||||
23 | attend a meeting by other means only in accordance with and to | ||||||
24 | the extent allowed by rules adopted by the public body. The | ||||||
25 | rules must conform to the requirements and restrictions of this |
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1 | Section, may further limit the extent to which attendance by | ||||||
2 | other means is allowed, and may provide for the giving of | ||||||
3 | additional notice to the public or further facilitate public | ||||||
4 | access to meetings.
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5 | (d) The limitations of this Section shall not apply to (i) | ||||||
6 | closed meetings of (A) public bodies with statewide | ||||||
7 | jurisdiction, (B) Illinois library systems with jurisdiction | ||||||
8 | over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square | ||||||
9 | miles, (C) municipal transit districts with jurisdiction over a | ||||||
10 | specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or | ||||||
11 | (D) local workforce innovation areas with jurisdiction over a | ||||||
12 | specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles or | ||||||
13 | (ii) open or closed meetings of State advisory boards or bodies | ||||||
14 | that do not have authority to make binding recommendations or | ||||||
15 | determinations or to take any other substantive action. State | ||||||
16 | advisory boards or bodies, public bodies with statewide | ||||||
17 | jurisdiction, Illinois library systems with jurisdiction over | ||||||
18 | a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, | ||||||
19 | municipal transit districts with jurisdiction over a specific | ||||||
20 | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, and local | ||||||
21 | workforce investment areas with jurisdiction over a specific | ||||||
22 | geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, however, may | ||||||
23 | permit members to attend meetings by other means only in | ||||||
24 | accordance with and to the extent allowed by specific | ||||||
25 | procedural rules adopted by the body.
For the purposes of this | ||||||
26 | Section, "local workforce innovation area" means any local |
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1 | workforce innovation area or areas designated by the Governor | ||||||
2 | pursuant to the federal Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity | ||||||
3 | Act or its reauthorizing legislation. | ||||||
4 | (e) Subject to the requirements of Section 2.06 but | ||||||
5 | notwithstanding any other provision of law, an open or closed | ||||||
6 | meeting subject to this Act may be conducted by audio or video | ||||||
7 | conference, without the physical presence of a quorum of the | ||||||
8 | members, so long as the following conditions are met: | ||||||
9 | (1) the Governor or the Director of the Illinois | ||||||
10 | Department of Public Health has issued a disaster | ||||||
11 | declaration related to public health concerns because of a | ||||||
12 | disaster as defined in Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency | ||||||
13 | Management Agency Act, and all or part of the jurisdiction | ||||||
14 | of the public body is covered by the disaster area; | ||||||
15 | (2) the head of the public body as defined in | ||||||
16 | subsection (e) of Section 2 of the Freedom of Information | ||||||
17 | Act determines that an in-person meeting or a meeting | ||||||
18 | conducted under this Act is not practical or prudent | ||||||
19 | because of a disaster; | ||||||
20 | (3) all members of the body participating in the | ||||||
21 | meeting, wherever their physical location, shall be | ||||||
22 | verified and can hear one another and can hear all | ||||||
23 | discussion and testimony; | ||||||
24 | (4) for open meetings, members of the public present at | ||||||
25 | the regular meeting location of the body can hear all | ||||||
26 | discussion and testimony and all votes of the members of |
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1 | the body, unless attendance at the regular meeting location | ||||||
2 | is not feasible due to the disaster, including the issued | ||||||
3 | disaster declaration, in which case the public body must | ||||||
4 | make alternative arrangements and provide notice pursuant | ||||||
5 | to this Section of such alternative arrangements in a | ||||||
6 | manner to allow any interested member of the public access | ||||||
7 | to contemporaneously hear all discussion, testimony, and | ||||||
8 | roll call votes, such as by offering a telephone number or | ||||||
9 | a web-based link; | ||||||
10 | (5) at least one member of the body, chief legal | ||||||
11 | counsel, or chief administrative officer is physically | ||||||
12 | present at the regular meeting location, unless unfeasible | ||||||
13 | due to the disaster, including the issued disaster | ||||||
14 | declaration; and | ||||||
15 | (6) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each | ||||||
16 | member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded. | ||||||
17 | (7) Except in the event of a bona fide emergency, 48 | ||||||
18 | hours' notice shall be given of a meeting to be held | ||||||
19 | pursuant to this Section. Notice shall be given to all | ||||||
20 | members of the public body, shall be posted on the website | ||||||
21 | of the public body, and shall also be provided to any news | ||||||
22 | media who has requested notice of meetings pursuant to | ||||||
23 | subsection (a) of Section 2.02 of this Act. If the public | ||||||
24 | body declares a bona fide emergency: | ||||||
25 | (A) Notice shall be given pursuant to subsection | ||||||
26 | (a) of Section 2.02 of this Act, and the presiding |
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1 | officer shall state the nature of the emergency at the | ||||||
2 | beginning of the meeting. | ||||||
3 | (B) The public body must comply with the verbatim | ||||||
4 | recording requirements set forth in Section 2.06 of | ||||||
5 | this Act. | ||||||
6 | (8) Each member of the body participating in a meeting | ||||||
7 | by audio or video conference for a meeting held pursuant to | ||||||
8 | this Section is considered present at the meeting for | ||||||
9 | purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all | ||||||
10 | proceedings. | ||||||
11 | (9) In addition to the requirements for open meetings | ||||||
12 | under Section 2.06, public bodies holding open meetings | ||||||
13 | under this subsection (e) must also keep a verbatim record | ||||||
14 | of all their meetings in the form of an audio or video | ||||||
15 | recording. Verbatim records made under this paragraph (9) | ||||||
16 | shall be made available to the public under, and are | ||||||
17 | otherwise subject to, the provisions of Section 2.06. | ||||||
18 | (10) The public body shall bear all costs associated | ||||||
19 | with compliance with this subsection (e).
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20 | (Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.) | ||||||
21 | Section 15-15. The Electronic Commerce Security Act is | ||||||
22 | amended by adding Section 95-20 as follows: | ||||||
23 | (5 ILCS 175/95-20 new) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 95-20. Remote Witnessing and Notarization. |
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1 | (a) The purpose of this Section is to give statutory | ||||||
2 | approval to the notary and witness guidelines provided in State | ||||||
3 | of Illinois Executive Order 2020-14. | ||||||
4 | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or | ||||||
5 | regulation, effective March 26, 2020 and ending 30 days after | ||||||
6 | expiration of the Governor's emergency declaration regarding | ||||||
7 | COVID-19, a notarial act or an act of witnessing, including | ||||||
8 | when a person must "appear before", act "in the presence of", | ||||||
9 | or any variation thereof, may be performed through means of | ||||||
10 | two-way audio-video communication technology that allows for | ||||||
11 | direct contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between | ||||||
12 | the individual signing the document, the witness and the notary | ||||||
13 | public. | ||||||
14 | (c) A notarial act satisfies the "appearing before" | ||||||
15 | requirement under Section 6-102 of the Illinois Notary Public | ||||||
16 | Act if the notary public performs a remote notarization via | ||||||
17 | two-way audio-video communication technology, provided that | ||||||
18 | the Notary Public commissioned in Illinois is physically within | ||||||
19 | the State while performing the notarial act and the transaction | ||||||
20 | follows any guidance or rules provided by the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Secretary of State in existence on the date of notarization. | ||||||
22 | (d) An act of witnessing and the technology used in the | ||||||
23 | audio-video communication must substantially comply with the | ||||||
24 | following process:
(1) the two-way audio-video communication | ||||||
25 | must be recorded and preserved by the signatory or the | ||||||
26 | signatory's designee for a period of at least 3 years;
(2) the |
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1 | signatory must attest to being physically located in Illinois | ||||||
2 | during the two-way audio-video communication;
(3) the witness | ||||||
3 | must attest to being physically located in Illinois during the | ||||||
4 | two-way audio-video communication;
(4) the signatory must | ||||||
5 | affirmatively state on the two-way audio-video communication | ||||||
6 | what document the signatory is signing;
(5) each page of the | ||||||
7 | document being witnessed must be shown to the witness on the | ||||||
8 | two-way audio-video communication technology in a means | ||||||
9 | clearly legible to the witness and initialed by the signatory | ||||||
10 | in the presence of the witness;
(6) the act of signing must be | ||||||
11 | captured sufficiently up close on the two-way audio-video | ||||||
12 | communication for the witness to observe;
(7) the signatory | ||||||
13 | must transmit by overnight mail, fax, electronic or other means | ||||||
14 | a legible copy of the entire signed document directly to the | ||||||
15 | witness no later than the day after the document is signed;
(8) | ||||||
16 | the witness must sign the transmitted copy of the document as a | ||||||
17 | witness and transmit the signed copy of the document back via | ||||||
18 | overnight mail, fax, electronic or other means to the signatory | ||||||
19 | within 24 hours of receipt; and (9) if necessary, the witness | ||||||
20 | may sign the original signed document as of the date of the | ||||||
21 | original execution by the signatory provided that the witness | ||||||
22 | receives the original signed document together with the | ||||||
23 | electronically witnessed copy within thirty days from the date | ||||||
24 | of the remote witnessing. | ||||||
25 | (d) The prohibition on electronic signatures on certain | ||||||
26 | documents in subsection (c) of Section 120 remains in full |
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1 | effect. | ||||||
2 | (e) Notwithstanding any law or rule of the State of | ||||||
3 | Illinois to the contrary, absent an express prohibition in a | ||||||
4 | document against signing in counterparts, all legal documents, | ||||||
5 | including, but not limited to, deeds, last wills and | ||||||
6 | testaments, trusts, durable powers of attorney for property, | ||||||
7 | and powers of attorney for health care, may be signed in | ||||||
8 | counterparts by the witnesses and the signatory. A notary | ||||||
9 | public must be presented with a fax or electronic copy of the | ||||||
10 | document signature pages showing the witness signatures on the | ||||||
11 | same date the document is signed by the signatory if the notary | ||||||
12 | public is being asked to certify to the appearance of the | ||||||
13 | witnesses to a document. | ||||||
14 | (f) Any technology issues that may occur do not impact the | ||||||
15 | validity or effect of any instrument or document signed under | ||||||
16 | this Section. As used in this Section, "technology issues" | ||||||
17 | include, but are not limited to, problems with the internet | ||||||
18 | connection, user error related to the use of technology, the | ||||||
19 | file containing a recorded act becoming corrupted, or other | ||||||
20 | temporary malfunctions involving the technology used in an act | ||||||
21 | of witnessing or a notarial act. | ||||||
22 | Section 15-20. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is | ||||||
23 | amended by changing Section 4A-105 as follows: | ||||||
24 | (5 ILCS 420/4A-105) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105)
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1 | Sec. 4A-105. Time for filing. Except as provided in | ||||||
2 | Section 4A-106.1, by
May 1 of each year a statement must be | ||||||
3 | filed by each person
whose position at that time subjects him | ||||||
4 | to the filing requirements of Section
4A-101 or 4A-101.5 unless | ||||||
5 | he has already filed a statement in relation to the same unit | ||||||
6 | of
government in that calendar year.
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7 | Statements must also be filed as follows:
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8 | (a) A candidate for elective office shall file his | ||||||
9 | statement not later
than the end of the period during which | ||||||
10 | he can take the action necessary
under the laws of this | ||||||
11 | State to attempt to qualify for nomination, election, or
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12 | retention to such office if he has not filed a statement in | ||||||
13 | relation to the
same unit of government within a year | ||||||
14 | preceding such action.
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15 | (b) A person whose appointment to office is subject to | ||||||
16 | confirmation by
the Senate shall file his statement at the | ||||||
17 | time his name is submitted to
the Senate for confirmation.
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18 | (b-5) A special government agent, as defined in
item | ||||||
19 | (1) of Section 4A-101 of this Act, shall file a statement | ||||||
20 | within 30 days
after
making the first ex parte | ||||||
21 | communication and each May 1 thereafter if he or she
has | ||||||
22 | made an ex parte communication within the previous 12 | ||||||
23 | months.
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24 | (c) Any other person required by this Article to file | ||||||
25 | the statement
shall file a statement at the time of his or | ||||||
26 | her initial appointment or
employment in relation to that |
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1 | unit of government if appointed or employed by
May 1.
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2 | If any person who is required to file a statement of | ||||||
3 | economic interests
fails to file such statement by May 1 of any | ||||||
4 | year, the officer with whom
such statement is to be filed under | ||||||
5 | Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5 of this Act shall,
within 7 days | ||||||
6 | after May 1, notify such person by certified mail of his or
her | ||||||
7 | failure to file by the specified date. Except as may be | ||||||
8 | prescribed by
rule of the Secretary of State, such person shall | ||||||
9 | file his or
her statement of economic interests on or before | ||||||
10 | May 15 with the
appropriate officer, together with a $15 late | ||||||
11 | filing fee. Any such person
who fails to file by May 15 shall | ||||||
12 | be subject to a penalty of $100 for each
day from May 16 to the | ||||||
13 | date of filing, which shall be in addition to the $15
late | ||||||
14 | filing fee specified above. Failure to file by May 31 shall | ||||||
15 | result in a
forfeiture in accordance with Section 4A-107 of | ||||||
16 | this Act.
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17 | Any person who takes office or otherwise becomes required | ||||||
18 | to file a
statement of economic interests within 30 days prior | ||||||
19 | to May 1 of any year
may file his or her statement at any time | ||||||
20 | on or before May 31 without
penalty. If such person fails to | ||||||
21 | file such statement by May 31, the
officer with whom such | ||||||
22 | statement is to be filed under Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5 of
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23 | this Act shall, within 7 days after May 31, notify such person | ||||||
24 | by certified
mail of his or her failure to file by the | ||||||
25 | specified date. Such person
shall file his or her statement of | ||||||
26 | economic interests on or before June 15 with
the appropriate |
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1 | officer, together with a $15 late filing fee. Any such
person | ||||||
2 | who fails to file by June 15 shall be subject to a penalty of | ||||||
3 | $100
per day for each day from June 16 to the date of filing, | ||||||
4 | which shall be in
addition to the $15 late filing fee specified | ||||||
5 | above. Failure to file by June
30 shall result in a forfeiture | ||||||
6 | in accordance with Section 4A-107 of this Act.
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7 | All late filing fees and penalties collected pursuant to | ||||||
8 | this Section
shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the | ||||||
9 | State treasury, if the
Secretary of State receives such | ||||||
10 | statement for filing, or into the general
fund in the county | ||||||
11 | treasury, if the county clerk receives such statement
for | ||||||
12 | filing. The Attorney General, with respect to the State, and | ||||||
13 | the
several State's Attorneys, with respect to counties, shall | ||||||
14 | take appropriate
action to collect the prescribed penalties.
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15 | Failure to file a statement of economic interests within | ||||||
16 | the time
prescribed shall not result in a fine or ineligibility | ||||||
17 | for, or forfeiture of,
office or position of employment, as the | ||||||
18 | case may be; provided that the failure
to file results from not | ||||||
19 | being included for notification by the appropriate
agency, | ||||||
20 | clerk, secretary, officer or unit of government, as the case | ||||||
21 | may be,
and that a statement is filed within 30 days of actual | ||||||
22 | notice of the failure to
file.
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23 | Beginning with statements required to be filed on or after | ||||||
24 | May 1, 2009, the officer with whom a statement is to be filed | ||||||
25 | may, in his or her discretion, waive the late filing fee, the | ||||||
26 | monetary late filing penalty, and the ineligibility for or |
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1 | forfeiture of office or position for failure to file when the | ||||||
2 | person's late filing of a statement or failure to file a | ||||||
3 | statement is due to his or her (i) serious or catastrophic | ||||||
4 | illness that renders the person temporarily incapable of | ||||||
5 | completing the statement or (ii) military service. | ||||||
6 | Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the | ||||||
7 | contrary, the deadlines for filing statements of economic | ||||||
8 | interests under this Section on or after March 17, 2020 shall | ||||||
9 | be suspended until August 1, 2020. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)
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11 | Section 15-24. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||||||
12 | is amended by adding Section 5-45.1 as follows: | ||||||
13 | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 5-45.1. Emergency rulemaking; Secretary of State | ||||||
15 | emergency powers. To provide for the expeditious and timely | ||||||
16 | implementation of the extension provisions of Section 30 of the | ||||||
17 | Secretary of State Act, emergency rules implementing the | ||||||
18 | extension provisions of Section 30 of the Secretary of State | ||||||
19 | Act may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the | ||||||
20 | Secretary of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized | ||||||
21 | by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for | ||||||
22 | the public interest, safety, and welfare. | ||||||
23 | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021. |
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1 | Section 15-25. The Secretary of State Act is amended by | ||||||
2 | adding Section 30 as follows: | ||||||
3 | (15 ILCS 305/30 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 30. Emergency powers. | ||||||
5 | (a) Upon the Governor of the State of Illinois issuing a | ||||||
6 | statewide disaster proclamation based on a health pandemic or | ||||||
7 | similar emergency, the Secretary may extend for the duration of | ||||||
8 | the proclaimed disaster and for up to a period of 120 days | ||||||
9 | beyond the expiration of the disaster proclamation: | ||||||
10 | (1) the expiration dates of driver's licenses, driving | ||||||
11 | permits, identification cards, disabled parking placards | ||||||
12 | and decals, and vehicle registrations; and | ||||||
13 | (2) the expiration dates of professional licenses, | ||||||
14 | registrations, certifications and commissions issued by | ||||||
15 | the Secretary, including but not limited to, vehicle | ||||||
16 | dealership licenses, commercial driver training school | ||||||
17 | licenses, and securities, broker and investment adviser | ||||||
18 | registrations. | ||||||
19 | After the initial 120-day extension, the Secretary may | ||||||
20 | adopt subsequent 30-day extensions only upon a determination | ||||||
21 | that circumstances necessitate additional extensions. The | ||||||
22 | Secretary must adopt any subsequent 30-day extension prior to | ||||||
23 | the previous lapsing. | ||||||
24 | (b) To provide for the expeditious and timely | ||||||
25 | implementation of this amendatory Act of the 101st General |
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1 | Assembly, any emergency rules to implement the extension | ||||||
2 | provisions of this Section must be adopted by the Secretary of | ||||||
3 | State, subject to the provisions of Section 5-45 of the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Any such rule shall: | ||||||
5 | (1) identify the disaster proclamation authorizing the | ||||||
6 | rulemaking; | ||||||
7 | (2) set forth the expirations being extended (for | ||||||
8 | example, "this extension shall apply to all driver's | ||||||
9 | licenses, driving permits, identification cards, disabled | ||||||
10 | parking placards and decals, and vehicle registrations | ||||||
11 | expiring on [date] through [date]"); and | ||||||
12 | (3) set forth the date on which the extension period | ||||||
13 | becomes effective, and the date on which the extension will | ||||||
14 | terminate if not extended by subsequent emergency | ||||||
15 | rulemaking. | ||||||
16 | (c) Where the renewal of any driver's license, driving | ||||||
17 | permit, identification card, disabled parking placard or | ||||||
18 | decal, vehicle registration, or professional license, | ||||||
19 | registration, certification or commission has been extended | ||||||
20 | pursuant to this Section, it shall be renewed during the period | ||||||
21 | of an extension. Any such renewal shall be from the original | ||||||
22 | expiration date and shall be subject to the full fee which | ||||||
23 | would have been due had the renewal been issued based on the | ||||||
24 | original expiration date, except that no late filing fees or | ||||||
25 | penalties shall be imposed. | ||||||
26 | (d) All law enforcement agencies in the State of Illinois |
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1 | and all State and local governmental entities shall recognize | ||||||
2 | the validity of, and give full legal force to, extensions | ||||||
3 | granted pursuant to this Section. | ||||||
4 | (e) Upon the request of any person or entity whose driver's | ||||||
5 | license, driving permit, identification card, disabled parking | ||||||
6 | placard or decal, vehicle registration, or professional | ||||||
7 | license, registration, certification or commission has been | ||||||
8 | subject to an extension under this Section, the Secretary shall | ||||||
9 | issue a statement verifying the extension was issued pursuant | ||||||
10 | to Illinois law, and requesting any foreign jurisdiction to | ||||||
11 | honor the extension. | ||||||
12 | (f) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2021. | ||||||
13 | Section 15-29. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||||||
14 | is amended by adding Section 5-45.2 as follows: | ||||||
15 | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.2 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 5-45.2. Emergency rulemaking; Secretary of State | ||||||
17 | Merit Commission. To provide for the expeditious and timely | ||||||
18 | implementation of subsection (14) of Section 8c of the | ||||||
19 | Secretary of State Merit Employment Code, emergency rules | ||||||
20 | implementing subsection (14) of Section 8c of the Secretary of | ||||||
21 | State Merit Employment Code may be adopted in accordance with | ||||||
22 | Section 5-45 by the Secretary of State. The adoption of | ||||||
23 | emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is | ||||||
24 | deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and |
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1 | welfare. | ||||||
2 | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021. | ||||||
3 | Section 15-30. The Secretary of State Merit Employment Code | ||||||
4 | is amended by changing Section 8c as follows:
| ||||||
5 | (15 ILCS 310/8c) (from Ch. 124, par. 108c)
| ||||||
6 | Sec. 8c. Duties and powers of the Commission. The Merit | ||||||
7 | Commission, in
addition to any other duties prescribed in this | ||||||
8 | Act, shall have the following
duties and powers:
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9 | (1) Upon written recommendations by the Director of | ||||||
10 | Personnel, to exempt
from jurisdiction B of this Act | ||||||
11 | positions which, in the judgment of the
Commission, are by | ||||||
12 | their nature highly confidential or involve principal
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13 | administrative responsibility for the determination of | ||||||
14 | policy or principal
administrative responsibility for the | ||||||
15 | way in which policies are carried
out. No position which | ||||||
16 | has the powers of a law enforcement officer, except
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17 | executive security officers, may be exempted under this | ||||||
18 | section.
| ||||||
19 | (2) To require such special reports from the Director | ||||||
20 | as it may consider
desirable.
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21 | (3) To disapprove original rules or any part thereof | ||||||
22 | and any amendment
thereof within 30 calendar days after the | ||||||
23 | submission of such rules to the
Merit Commission by the | ||||||
24 | Director.
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1 | (4) To disapprove within 30 calendar days from date of | ||||||
2 | submission the
position classification plan and any | ||||||
3 | revisions thereof submitted by the
Director as provided in | ||||||
4 | the rules.
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5 | (5) To hear appeals of employees who do not accept the | ||||||
6 | allocation of their
positions under the classification | ||||||
7 | plan.
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8 | (6) To hear and approve or disapprove written charges | ||||||
9 | filed seeking the
discharge or demotion of employees or | ||||||
10 | suspension totaling more than 30 calendar
days in any 12 | ||||||
11 | month period, as provided in Section 9, appeals as provided
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12 | in Section 9a of this Act, and appeals from transfers from | ||||||
13 | one geographical
area in the state to another, and in | ||||||
14 | connection therewith to administer
oaths, subpoena | ||||||
15 | witnesses and compel the production of books and papers.
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16 | (7) (Blank).
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17 | (8) To make an annual report regarding the work of the | ||||||
18 | Commission to the
Secretary of State, such report to be a | ||||||
19 | public record.
| ||||||
20 | (9) If any violation of this Act is found, the | ||||||
21 | Commission shall direct
compliance in writing.
| ||||||
22 | (10) To appoint such employees, experts and special | ||||||
23 | assistants as may
be necessary to carry out the powers and | ||||||
24 | duties of the commission under
this Act. Employees, experts | ||||||
25 | and special assistants so appointed by the
Commission shall | ||||||
26 | be subject to jurisdictions A, B and C of this Act, except |
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1 | the Chairman of the Commission when serving as the | ||||||
2 | Administrator of the Commission shall not be subject to | ||||||
3 | jurisdictions A, B, and C of this Act.
| ||||||
4 | (11) To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
| ||||||
5 | carry out and implement their powers and duties
under this | ||||||
6 | Act, with authority to amend such rules from time to time
| ||||||
7 | pursuant to The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
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8 | (12) Within one year of the effective date of this | ||||||
9 | amendatory Act of 1985,
the Commission shall adopt rules | ||||||
10 | and regulations which shall include all
Commission | ||||||
11 | policies implementing its duties under Sections 8, 9, 10 | ||||||
12 | and 15 of
this Act. These rules and regulations shall | ||||||
13 | include, but not be limited to,
the standards and criteria | ||||||
14 | used by the Commission and Hearing Officers in
making | ||||||
15 | discretionary determinations during hearing procedures.
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16 | (13) To hear or conduct investigations as it deems | ||||||
17 | necessary of appeals
of layoff filed by employees appointed | ||||||
18 | under Jurisdiction B after examination,
provided that such | ||||||
19 | appeals are filed within 15 calendar days following the
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20 | effective date of such layoff and are made on the basis | ||||||
21 | that the provisions
of the Secretary of State Merit | ||||||
22 | Employment Code or the rules promulgated
thereunder have | ||||||
23 | been violated or have not been complied with. All hearings
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24 | shall be public. A decision shall be rendered within 60 | ||||||
25 | days after receipt
of the transcript of the proceedings. | ||||||
26 | The Commission shall order the
reinstatement of the |
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1 | employee if it is proven that the provisions of the
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2 | Secretary of State Merit Employment Code or the rules | ||||||
3 | promulgated thereunder
have been violated or have not been | ||||||
4 | complied with. In connection therewith the
Commission may | ||||||
5 | administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel the | ||||||
6 | production
of books and papers. | ||||||
7 | (14) Upon the Governor of the State of Illinois issuing | ||||||
8 | a disaster declaration based on circumstances that may | ||||||
9 | interfere with an employee's ability to exercise his or her | ||||||
10 | rights under this Code, or that may prevent the Commission | ||||||
11 | from performing its duties in a timely manner, the | ||||||
12 | Commission may, by adoption of an emergency rule under | ||||||
13 | Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, | ||||||
14 | extend for a period of up to 90 days beyond the expiration | ||||||
15 | of the disaster proclamation any time limits set forth in | ||||||
16 | this Code or in the Commission's rules, including but not | ||||||
17 | limited to, the time limits for filing complaints, filing | ||||||
18 | and serving other documents, holding of hearings and | ||||||
19 | rendering of decisions. Upon a determination that | ||||||
20 | circumstances necessitate additional time, the Commission | ||||||
21 | may adopt one additional 90-day extension of time limits. | ||||||
22 | No time limit shall be extended under this subsection | ||||||
23 | beyond June 30, 2021.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 97-833, eff. 7-20-12.)
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25 | Section 15-32. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is |
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1 | amended by changing Section 801-25 as follows:
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2 | (20 ILCS 3501/801-25)
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3 | Sec. 801-25. All official acts of the Authority shall | ||||||
4 | require the approval
of
at least 8 members. All meetings of the | ||||||
5 | Authority and the Advisory Councils
shall be conducted in | ||||||
6 | accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Eight members of the | ||||||
7 | Authority shall constitute a quorum. Except as otherwise | ||||||
8 | authorized in the Open Meetings Act, all All meetings shall
be | ||||||
9 | conducted at a single location within this State with a quorum | ||||||
10 | of members physically present at this location. Other members | ||||||
11 | who are not physically present at this location may participate | ||||||
12 | in the meeting and vote on all matters by means of a video or | ||||||
13 | audio conference. The Auditor General shall conduct financial | ||||||
14 | audits
and program audits of the Authority, in accordance with | ||||||
15 | the Illinois State
Auditing Act.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1101, eff. 3-31-05.)
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17 | Section 15-35. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||||
18 | changing Section 1-13 as follows: | ||||||
19 | (30 ILCS 500/1-13) | ||||||
20 | Sec. 1-13. Applicability to public institutions of higher | ||||||
21 | education. | ||||||
22 | (a) This Code shall apply to public institutions of higher | ||||||
23 | education, regardless of the source of the funds with which |
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1 | contracts are paid, except as provided in this Section. | ||||||
2 | (b) Except as provided in this Section, this Code shall not | ||||||
3 | apply to procurements made by or on behalf of public | ||||||
4 | institutions of higher education for any of the following: | ||||||
5 | (1) Memberships in professional, academic, research, | ||||||
6 | or athletic organizations on behalf of a public institution | ||||||
7 | of higher education, an employee of a public institution of | ||||||
8 | higher education, or a student at a public institution of | ||||||
9 | higher education. | ||||||
10 | (2) Procurement expenditures for events or activities | ||||||
11 | paid for exclusively by revenues generated by the event or | ||||||
12 | activity, gifts or donations for the event or activity, | ||||||
13 | private grants, or any combination thereof. | ||||||
14 | (3) Procurement expenditures for events or activities | ||||||
15 | for which the use of specific potential contractors is | ||||||
16 | mandated or identified by the sponsor of the event or | ||||||
17 | activity, provided that the sponsor is providing a majority | ||||||
18 | of the funding for the event or activity. | ||||||
19 | (4) Procurement expenditures necessary to provide | ||||||
20 | athletic, artistic or musical services, performances, | ||||||
21 | events, or productions by or for a public institution of | ||||||
22 | higher education. | ||||||
23 | (5) Procurement expenditures for periodicals, books, | ||||||
24 | subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications | ||||||
25 | procured for use by a university library or academic | ||||||
26 | department, except for expenditures related to procuring |
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1 | textbooks for student use or materials for resale or | ||||||
2 | rental. | ||||||
3 | (6) Procurement expenditures for placement of students | ||||||
4 | in externships, practicums, field experiences, and for | ||||||
5 | medical residencies and rotations. | ||||||
6 | (7) Contracts for programming and broadcast license | ||||||
7 | rights for university-operated radio and television | ||||||
8 | stations. | ||||||
9 | (8) Procurement expenditures necessary to perform | ||||||
10 | sponsored research and other sponsored activities under | ||||||
11 | grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources | ||||||
12 | other than State appropriations. | ||||||
13 | (9) Contracts with a foreign entity for research or | ||||||
14 | educational activities, provided that the foreign entity | ||||||
15 | either does not maintain an office in the United States or | ||||||
16 | is the sole source of the service or product. | ||||||
17 | Notice of each contract entered into by a public institution of | ||||||
18 | higher education that is related to the procurement of goods | ||||||
19 | and services identified in items (1) through (9) of this | ||||||
20 | subsection shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin | ||||||
21 | within 14 calendar days after contract execution. The Chief | ||||||
22 | Procurement Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the | ||||||
23 | notice. Each public institution of higher education shall | ||||||
24 | provide the Chief Procurement Officer, on a monthly basis, in | ||||||
25 | the form and content prescribed by the Chief Procurement | ||||||
26 | Officer, a report of contracts that are related to the |
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1 | procurement of goods and services identified in this | ||||||
2 | subsection. At a minimum, this report shall include the name of | ||||||
3 | the contractor, a description of the supply or service | ||||||
4 | provided, the total amount of the contract, the term of the | ||||||
5 | contract, and the exception to the Code utilized. A copy of any | ||||||
6 | or all of these contracts shall be made available to the Chief | ||||||
7 | Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief | ||||||
8 | Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor and | ||||||
9 | General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year that | ||||||
10 | shall include, at a minimum, an annual summary of the monthly | ||||||
11 | information reported to the Chief Procurement Officer. | ||||||
12 | (b-5) Except as provided in this subsection, the provisions | ||||||
13 | of this Code shall not apply to contracts for medical supplies, | ||||||
14 | and to contracts for medical services necessary for the | ||||||
15 | delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or | ||||||
16 | veterinary teaching facilities utilized by Southern Illinois | ||||||
17 | University or the University of Illinois and at any | ||||||
18 | university-operated health care center or dispensary that | ||||||
19 | provides care, treatment, and medications for students, | ||||||
20 | faculty and staff. Other supplies and services needed for these | ||||||
21 | teaching facilities shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the | ||||||
22 | Chief Procurement Officer for Public Institutions of Higher | ||||||
23 | Education who may establish expedited procurement procedures | ||||||
24 | and may waive or modify certification, contract, hearing, | ||||||
25 | process and registration requirements required by the Code. All | ||||||
26 | procurements made under this subsection shall be documented and |
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1 | may require publication in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. | ||||||
2 | (b-10) Procurements made by or on behalf of the University | ||||||
3 | of Illinois for investment services scheduled to expire June | ||||||
4 | 2020 may be extended through June 2021 without being subject to | ||||||
5 | the requirements of this Code. Any contract extended, renewed, | ||||||
6 | or entered pursuant to this exception shall be published on the | ||||||
7 | Executive Ethics Commission's website within 5 days of contract | ||||||
8 | execution. This subsection is inoperative on and after July 1, | ||||||
9 | 2021. | ||||||
10 | (c) Procurements made by or on behalf of public | ||||||
11 | institutions of higher education for the fulfillment of a grant | ||||||
12 | shall be made in accordance with the requirements of this Code | ||||||
13 | to the extent practical. | ||||||
14 | Upon the written request of a public institution of higher | ||||||
15 | education, the Chief Procurement Officer may waive contract, | ||||||
16 | registration, certification, and hearing requirements of this | ||||||
17 | Code if, based on the item to be procured or the terms of a | ||||||
18 | grant, compliance is impractical. The public institution of | ||||||
19 | higher education shall provide the Chief Procurement Officer | ||||||
20 | with specific reasons for the waiver, including the necessity | ||||||
21 | of contracting with a particular potential contractor, and | ||||||
22 | shall certify that an effort was made in good faith to comply | ||||||
23 | with the provisions of this Code. The Chief Procurement Officer | ||||||
24 | shall provide written justification for any waivers. By | ||||||
25 | November 1 of each year, the Chief Procurement Officer shall | ||||||
26 | file a report with the General Assembly identifying each |
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1 | contract approved with waivers and providing the justification | ||||||
2 | given for any waivers for each of those contracts. Notice of | ||||||
3 | each waiver made under this subsection shall be published in | ||||||
4 | the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract | ||||||
5 | execution. The Chief Procurement Officer shall prescribe the | ||||||
6 | form and content of the notice. | ||||||
7 | (d) Notwithstanding this Section, a waiver of the | ||||||
8 | registration requirements of Section 20-160 does not permit a | ||||||
9 | business entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated | ||||||
10 | persons to make campaign contributions if otherwise prohibited | ||||||
11 | by Section 50-37. The total amount of contracts awarded in | ||||||
12 | accordance with this Section shall be included in determining | ||||||
13 | the aggregate amount of contracts or pending bids of a business | ||||||
14 | entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons. | ||||||
15 | (e) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of Section 50-10.5 of | ||||||
16 | this Code, the Chief Procurement Officer, with the approval of | ||||||
17 | the Executive Ethics Commission, may permit a public | ||||||
18 | institution of higher education to accept a bid or enter into a | ||||||
19 | contract with a business that assisted the public institution | ||||||
20 | of higher education in determining whether there is a need for | ||||||
21 | a contract or assisted in reviewing, drafting, or preparing | ||||||
22 | documents related to a bid or contract, provided that the bid | ||||||
23 | or contract is essential to research administered by the public | ||||||
24 | institution of higher education and it is in the best interest | ||||||
25 | of the public institution of higher education to accept the bid | ||||||
26 | or contract. For purposes of this subsection, "business" |
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1 | includes all individuals with whom a business is affiliated, | ||||||
2 | including, but not limited to, any officer, agent, employee, | ||||||
3 | consultant, independent contractor, director, partner, | ||||||
4 | manager, or shareholder of a business. The Executive Ethics | ||||||
5 | Commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the | ||||||
6 | implementation and administration of the provisions of this | ||||||
7 | subsection (e). | ||||||
8 | (f) As used in this Section: | ||||||
9 | "Grant" means non-appropriated funding provided by a | ||||||
10 | federal or private entity to support a project or program | ||||||
11 | administered by a public institution of higher education and | ||||||
12 | any non-appropriated funding provided to a sub-recipient of the | ||||||
13 | grant. | ||||||
14 | "Public institution of higher education" means Chicago | ||||||
15 | State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State | ||||||
16 | University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois | ||||||
17 | University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois | ||||||
18 | University, University of Illinois, Western Illinois | ||||||
19 | University, and, for purposes of this Code only, the Illinois | ||||||
20 | Mathematics and Science Academy. | ||||||
21 | (g) (Blank).
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22 | (h) The General Assembly finds and declares that: | ||||||
23 | (1) Public Act 98-1076, which took effect on January 1, | ||||||
24 | 2015, changed the repeal date set for this Section from | ||||||
25 | December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2016. | ||||||
26 | (2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules on |
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1 | the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple | ||||||
2 | amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that | ||||||
3 | these rules will not be observed when the result would be | ||||||
4 | "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General | ||||||
5 | Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute". | ||||||
6 | (3) This amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly | ||||||
7 | manifests the intention of the General Assembly to remove | ||||||
8 | the repeal of this Section. | ||||||
9 | (4) This Section was originally enacted to protect, | ||||||
10 | promote, and preserve the general welfare. Any | ||||||
11 | construction of this Section that results in the repeal of | ||||||
12 | this Section on December 31, 2014 would be inconsistent | ||||||
13 | with the manifest intent of the General Assembly and | ||||||
14 | repugnant to the context of this Code. | ||||||
15 | It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the | ||||||
16 | General Assembly that this Section not be subject to repeal on | ||||||
17 | December 31, 2014. | ||||||
18 | This Section shall be deemed to have been in continuous | ||||||
19 | effect since December 20, 2011 (the effective date of Public | ||||||
20 | Act 97-643), and it shall continue to be in effect henceforward | ||||||
21 | until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously enacted | ||||||
22 | amendments to this Section taking effect on or after December | ||||||
23 | 31, 2014, are hereby validated. | ||||||
24 | All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to this | ||||||
25 | Section by any public institution of higher education, person, | ||||||
26 | or entity are hereby validated. |
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1 | In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this | ||||||
2 | Section, it is set forth in full and re-enacted by this | ||||||
3 | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. This re-enactment | ||||||
4 | is intended as a continuation of this Section. It is not | ||||||
5 | intended to supersede any amendment to this Section that is | ||||||
6 | enacted by the 100th General Assembly. | ||||||
7 | In this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the | ||||||
8 | base text of the reenacted Section is set forth as amended by | ||||||
9 | Public Act 98-1076. Striking and underscoring is used only to | ||||||
10 | show changes being made to the base text. | ||||||
11 | This Section applies to all procurements made on or before | ||||||
12 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
13 | Assembly. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.) | ||||||
15 | Section 15-37. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act | ||||||
16 | is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
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17 | (70 ILCS 810/40) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6443)
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18 | Sec. 40.
The corporate authorities of forest preserve | ||||||
19 | districts,
having the control or supervision of any forest | ||||||
20 | preserves, may erect and
maintain within such forest preserves, | ||||||
21 | under the control or supervision of
such corporate authorities, | ||||||
22 | edifices to be used for the collection and
display of animals | ||||||
23 | as customary in zoological parks, and may collect and
display | ||||||
24 | such animals, or permit the directors or trustees of any |
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1 | zoological
society devoted to the purposes aforesaid to erect | ||||||
2 | and maintain a
zoological park and to collect and display | ||||||
3 | zoological collections within
any forest preserve now or | ||||||
4 | hereafter under the control or supervision of
such forest | ||||||
5 | preserve district, out of funds belonging to such zoological
| ||||||
6 | society, or to contract with the directors or trustees of any | ||||||
7 | zoological
society on such terms and conditions as may to such | ||||||
8 | corporate authorities
seem best, relative to the erection, | ||||||
9 | operation and maintenance of a
zoological park and the | ||||||
10 | collection and display of such animals within such
forest | ||||||
11 | preserve, out of the tax provided in Section 41.
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12 | Such forest preserve district may charge, or permit such
| ||||||
13 | zoological society to charge an admission fee. The proceeds of | ||||||
14 | such
admission fee shall be devoted exclusively to the | ||||||
15 | operation and
maintenance of such zoological park and the | ||||||
16 | collections therein. All
such zoological parks shall be open to | ||||||
17 | the public without charge for a
period equivalent to 52 days | ||||||
18 | each year. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
19 | Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30, 2022, any | ||||||
20 | such zoological parks shall be open to the public without | ||||||
21 | charge for a period equivalent to 52 days. All such zoological | ||||||
22 | parks shall be
open without charge to organized groups of | ||||||
23 | children in attendance at
schools in the State. The managing | ||||||
24 | authority of the zoological park may
limit the number of any | ||||||
25 | such groups in any given day and may establish
other rules and | ||||||
26 | regulations that reasonably ensure public safety,
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1 | accessibility, and convenience, including but not limited to | ||||||
2 | standards of
conduct and supervision. Charges may be made at | ||||||
3 | any time for special
services and for admission to special | ||||||
4 | facilities within any zoological park
for the education, | ||||||
5 | entertainment or convenience of visitors.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 86-1248.)
| ||||||
7 | Section 15-40. The Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act is | ||||||
8 | amended by changing Section 1 as follows: | ||||||
9 | (70 ILCS 835/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6801)
| ||||||
10 | Sec. 1. The corporate authorities of forest preserve | ||||||
11 | districts,
containing a population of 140,000 or more located | ||||||
12 | in counties
of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, having the | ||||||
13 | control or
supervision of any forest preserves, may erect and | ||||||
14 | maintain within such
forest preserves, under the control or | ||||||
15 | supervision of such corporate
authorities, edifices to be used | ||||||
16 | for the collection and display of
animals as customary in | ||||||
17 | zoological parks, and may collect and display
such animals, or | ||||||
18 | permit the directors or trustees of any zoological
society | ||||||
19 | devoted to the purposes aforesaid to erect and maintain a
| ||||||
20 | zoological park and to collect and display zoological | ||||||
21 | collections within
any forest preserve now or hereafter under | ||||||
22 | the control or supervision of
such forest preserve district, | ||||||
23 | out of funds belonging to such zoological
society, or to | ||||||
24 | contract with the directors or trustees of any zoological
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1 | society on such terms and conditions as may to such corporate
| ||||||
2 | authorities seem best, relative to the erection, operation and
| ||||||
3 | maintenance of a zoological park and the collection and display | ||||||
4 | of such
animals within such forest preserve, out of the tax | ||||||
5 | hereinafter in this
Act provided.
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6 | This Act applies to any forest preserve district that | ||||||
7 | maintains a
zoological park that was established under this Act | ||||||
8 | prior to 1964, regardless
of whether the population | ||||||
9 | requirements continue to be met.
| ||||||
10 | A forest preserve district, containing a population of | ||||||
11 | 140,000 or more, or the directors or trustees
of such | ||||||
12 | zoological society when so authorized by the forest
preserve | ||||||
13 | district, may (a) police the property of the zoological
park, | ||||||
14 | (b) employ, establish, maintain and equip a security force
for | ||||||
15 | fire and police protection of the zoological park and (c)
| ||||||
16 | provide that the personnel of the security force shall perform
| ||||||
17 | other tasks relating to the maintenance and operation of the
| ||||||
18 | zoological park. Members of the security force shall be
| ||||||
19 | conservators of the peace with all the powers of policemen
in | ||||||
20 | cities and of sheriffs, other than to serve or execute
civil | ||||||
21 | processes, but such powers may be exercised only within
the | ||||||
22 | area comprising the zoological park when required to protect
| ||||||
23 | the zoological park's property and interests, its personnel and
| ||||||
24 | persons using the facilities or at the specific request of
| ||||||
25 | appropriate federal, State or local law enforcement officials.
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26 | All otherwise lawful actions taken on or after August 13, 1978 |
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1 | (the effective date of Public Act 80-1364) and before the | ||||||
2 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General | ||||||
3 | Assembly by a forest preserve district or a zoological society | ||||||
4 | located in a county of 3,000,000 or more in exercising the | ||||||
5 | powers provided in this paragraph are hereby validated, | ||||||
6 | notwithstanding Public Act 80-1364, which was a | ||||||
7 | non-substantive combining revisory Act.
| ||||||
8 | A forest preserve district, containing a population of | ||||||
9 | 140,000 or more located in counties
of less than 3,000,000 | ||||||
10 | inhabitants, may charge, or permit such
zoological society to | ||||||
11 | charge, an admission fee. The proceeds of such
admission fee | ||||||
12 | shall be devoted exclusively to the operation and
maintenance | ||||||
13 | of such zoological park and the collections therein. Except as | ||||||
14 | otherwise provided in this Section, all All
such zoological | ||||||
15 | parks shall be open to the public without charge
(i) a total | ||||||
16 | number of days, to be scheduled at any time during the calendar
| ||||||
17 | year,
equivalent to at least one day for each 7 days the | ||||||
18 | zoological park is open
during the
calendar year and (ii) to | ||||||
19 | the children in actual attendance
upon
any of the schools in | ||||||
20 | the State at all times. Beginning on the effective date of this | ||||||
21 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30, | ||||||
22 | 2022, any such zoological park must be open to the public | ||||||
23 | without charge: (i) a total number of days, to be scheduled at | ||||||
24 | any time during the calendar year, equivalent to at least one | ||||||
25 | day for each 14 days the zoological park is open during the | ||||||
26 | calendar year; and (ii) to the children in actual attendance |
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1 | upon any of the schools in the State at all times. The managing | ||||||
2 | authority of the
zoological park may limit the number of
school | ||||||
3 | groups
that may attend the zoo on any given day and may | ||||||
4 | establish other rules and
regulations
that reasonably ensure | ||||||
5 | public safety, accessibility, and convenience, including
| ||||||
6 | without
limitation standards of conduct and supervision. | ||||||
7 | Charges may be
made at any time for special services and for | ||||||
8 | admission to special
facilities within any zoological park for | ||||||
9 | the education, entertainment
or convenience of visitors.
| ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 98-500, eff. 8-16-13.)
| ||||||
11 | Section 15-45. The Park District Aquarium and Museum Act is | ||||||
12 | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
| ||||||
13 | (70 ILCS 1290/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 326)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 1. Erect, operate, and maintain aquariums and museums. | ||||||
15 | The corporate authorities of cities and park districts having
| ||||||
16 | control or supervision over any public park or parks, including | ||||||
17 | parks located on formerly submerged land, are hereby authorized
| ||||||
18 | to purchase, erect, and maintain within any such public park or | ||||||
19 | parks edifices to be used
as aquariums or as museums of art, | ||||||
20 | industry, science, or natural or other
history, including | ||||||
21 | presidential libraries, centers, and museums, such aquariums | ||||||
22 | and museums consisting of all facilities for their collections, | ||||||
23 | exhibitions, programming, and associated initiatives, or to | ||||||
24 | permit the directors or trustees of any corporation or
society |
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1 | organized for the construction or maintenance and operation of | ||||||
2 | an
aquarium or museum as hereinabove described to erect, | ||||||
3 | enlarge, ornament,
build, rebuild, rehabilitate, improve, | ||||||
4 | maintain, and operate its aquarium or
museum within any public | ||||||
5 | park now or hereafter under the control
or supervision of any | ||||||
6 | city or park district, and to contract with any such
directors | ||||||
7 | or trustees of any such aquarium or museum relative to
the | ||||||
8 | erection, enlargement, ornamentation, building, rebuilding,
| ||||||
9 | rehabilitation, improvement, maintenance, ownership, and | ||||||
10 | operation of such aquarium or museum. Notwithstanding the | ||||||
11 | previous sentence, a city or park district may enter into a | ||||||
12 | lease for an initial term not to exceed 99 years, subject to | ||||||
13 | renewal, allowing a corporation or society as hereinabove | ||||||
14 | described to erect,
enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild, | ||||||
15 | rehabilitate, improve, maintain, and operate its aquarium or | ||||||
16 | museum, together with grounds immediately adjacent to such | ||||||
17 | aquarium or museum, and to use, possess, and occupy grounds | ||||||
18 | surrounding such aquarium or museum as hereinabove described | ||||||
19 | for the purpose of beautifying and maintaining such grounds in | ||||||
20 | a manner consistent with the aquarium or museum's purpose, and | ||||||
21 | on the conditions that (1) the public is allowed access to such | ||||||
22 | grounds in a manner consistent with its access to other public | ||||||
23 | parks, and (2) the city or park district retains a reversionary | ||||||
24 | interest in any improvements made by the corporation or society | ||||||
25 | on the grounds, including the aquarium or museum itself, that | ||||||
26 | matures upon the expiration or lawful termination of the lease. |
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1 | It is hereby reaffirmed and found that the aquariums and | ||||||
2 | museums as described in this Section, and their collections, | ||||||
3 | exhibitions, programming, and associated initiatives, serve | ||||||
4 | valuable public purposes, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
5 | furthering human knowledge and understanding, educating and | ||||||
6 | inspiring the public, and expanding recreational and cultural | ||||||
7 | resources and opportunities. Any city or
park district may | ||||||
8 | charge, or permit such an aquarium or museum to charge,
an | ||||||
9 | admission fee. Any such aquarium or museum,
however, shall be | ||||||
10 | open without charge, when
accompanied by a teacher, to the | ||||||
11 | children in actual attendance upon grades
kindergarten through | ||||||
12 | twelve in any of the schools in this State at all
times. In | ||||||
13 | addition, except as otherwise provided in this Section, any | ||||||
14 | such aquarium or museum must be open to persons who reside in | ||||||
15 | this State without
charge
for a period equivalent to 52 days, | ||||||
16 | at least 6 of which must be during the
period from June through | ||||||
17 | August, each year.
Beginning on the effective date of this | ||||||
18 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30, | ||||||
19 | 2022, any such aquarium or museum must be open to persons who | ||||||
20 | reside in this State without charge for a period equivalent to | ||||||
21 | 52 days, at least 6 of which must be during the period from | ||||||
22 | June through August, 2021. Notwithstanding said provisions, | ||||||
23 | charges may be made at any
time for
special services and for | ||||||
24 | admission to special facilities within any
aquarium or museum | ||||||
25 | for the education, entertainment, or convenience of
visitors. | ||||||
26 | The proceeds of such admission fees and charges for special
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1 | services and special facilities shall be devoted exclusively to | ||||||
2 | the
purposes for which the tax authorized by Section 2 hereof | ||||||
3 | may be used. If
any owner or owners of any lands or lots | ||||||
4 | abutting or fronting on any such
public park, or adjacent | ||||||
5 | thereto, have any private right, easement,
interest or property | ||||||
6 | in such public park appurtenant to their lands or lots
or | ||||||
7 | otherwise, which would be interfered with by the erection and
| ||||||
8 | maintenance of any aquarium or museum as hereinbefore provided, | ||||||
9 | or any
right to have such public park remain open or vacant and | ||||||
10 | free from
buildings, the corporate authorities of the city or | ||||||
11 | park district having
control of such park, may condemn the same | ||||||
12 | in the manner prescribed for the
exercise
of the right of | ||||||
13 | eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act. The changes made | ||||||
14 | to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 99th General | ||||||
15 | Assembly are declaratory of existing law and shall not be | ||||||
16 | construed as a new enactment.
| ||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 99-3, eff. 1-1-16 .)
| ||||||
18 | Section 15-50. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
19 | adding Section 2-129 as follows: | ||||||
20 | (625 ILCS 5/2-129 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 2-129. Expiration dates. All expiration periods set | ||||||
22 | forth in this Code shall be subject to the provisions of | ||||||
23 | Section 30 of the Secretary of State Act. |
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1 | ARTICLE 20. MUNICIPAL BUDGET | ||||||
2 | Section 20-5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
3 | changing Sections 8-2-9 and 8-2-9.4 as follows:
| ||||||
4 | (65 ILCS 5/8-2-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-2-9)
| ||||||
5 | Sec. 8-2-9.
In municipalities with less than 500,000 | ||||||
6 | inhabitants, except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
| ||||||
7 | corporate authorities shall pass an ordinance within the first | ||||||
8 | quarter
of each fiscal year, to be termed the annual | ||||||
9 | appropriation ordinance. On and after January 1, 2020, if a | ||||||
10 | disaster, state of emergency, or national emergency is declared | ||||||
11 | within the 60 days preceding the end of the first quarter of a | ||||||
12 | municipality's fiscal year and the disaster, emergency, or | ||||||
13 | declaration impacts the municipality, the time limit to pass | ||||||
14 | the annual appropriation ordinance shall be extended for the | ||||||
15 | duration of the disaster or emergency and for 60 days | ||||||
16 | thereafter. During the extended period, the municipality may | ||||||
17 | expend sums of money up to amounts budgeted or appropriated for | ||||||
18 | those objects and purposes in the previous fiscal year to | ||||||
19 | defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the | ||||||
20 | municipality. In
this ordinance, the corporate authorities (i) | ||||||
21 | may appropriate sums
of money deemed necessary to defray all | ||||||
22 | necessary expenses and
liabilities of the municipalities, | ||||||
23 | including the amounts to be deposited
in the reserves provided | ||||||
24 | for in the Illinois Pension Code and (ii) shall
specify the |
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| |||||||
1 | objects and purposes for which these appropriations are made
| ||||||
2 | and the amount appropriated for each object or purpose. Among | ||||||
3 | the objects
and purposes specified shall be the reserves | ||||||
4 | provided for in the Illinois
Pension Code. Except as otherwise | ||||||
5 | provided, no further
appropriations shall be made at any other | ||||||
6 | time within the same fiscal
year, unless a proposition to make | ||||||
7 | each additional appropriation has
been first sanctioned by a | ||||||
8 | petition signed by electors of the
municipality numbering more | ||||||
9 | than 50% of the number of votes cast for the
candidates for | ||||||
10 | mayor or president at the last preceding general
municipal | ||||||
11 | election at which a mayor or president was elected, by a
| ||||||
12 | petition signed by them, or by a majority of those voting on | ||||||
13 | the
question at a regular election or at an emergency | ||||||
14 | referendum authorized in
accordance with the general election | ||||||
15 | law. The corporate authorities may by
ordinance initiate the | ||||||
16 | submission of the proposition. During any fiscal
year, the | ||||||
17 | corporate authorities in municipalities subject to this | ||||||
18 | Section
may adopt a supplemental appropriation ordinance in an | ||||||
19 | amount not in excess
of the aggregate of any additional revenue | ||||||
20 | available to the
municipality, or estimated to be received by | ||||||
21 | the municipality after
the adoption of the annual appropriation | ||||||
22 | ordinance for that fiscal
year, or from fund balances available | ||||||
23 | when the annual appropriation
ordinance was adopted but that | ||||||
24 | were not appropriated at that time.
The provisions of this | ||||||
25 | Section prohibiting further appropriations without
sanction by | ||||||
26 | petition or election shall not be applicable to the
|
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| |||||||
1 | supplemental appropriation for that fiscal year. The corporate | ||||||
2 | authorities
at any time, however, by a two-thirds vote of all | ||||||
3 | the members of the body,
may make transfers within any | ||||||
4 | department or other separate agency of the
municipal government | ||||||
5 | of sums of money appropriated for one corporate object
or | ||||||
6 | purpose to another corporate object or purpose, but no | ||||||
7 | appropriation for
any object or purpose shall thereby be | ||||||
8 | reduced below an amount sufficient
to cover all obligations | ||||||
9 | incurred or to be incurred against the
appropriation. Nothing | ||||||
10 | in this Section shall deprive the corporate
authorities of the | ||||||
11 | power to provide for and cause to be paid from the funds
of the | ||||||
12 | municipality any charge imposed by law without the action of | ||||||
13 | the
corporate authorities, the payment of which is ordered by a | ||||||
14 | court of
competent jurisdiction.
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15 | At least 10 days before the adoption of the annual | ||||||
16 | appropriation
ordinance, the corporate authorities of | ||||||
17 | municipalities over 2,000 in
population shall make the proposed | ||||||
18 | appropriation ordinance or a formally
prepared appropriation | ||||||
19 | or budget document upon which the annual
appropriation | ||||||
20 | ordinance will be based conveniently available to public
| ||||||
21 | inspection. In addition, the corporate authorities shall hold | ||||||
22 | at least one
public hearing on that proposed appropriation | ||||||
23 | ordinance. Notice of this
hearing shall be given publication in | ||||||
24 | one or more newspapers published in
the municipality or, if | ||||||
25 | there is none published in the municipality, in a
newspaper | ||||||
26 | published in the county and having general circulation in the
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1 | municipality at least 10 days before the time of the public | ||||||
2 | hearing. The
notice shall state the time and place of the | ||||||
3 | hearing and the place where
copies of the proposed | ||||||
4 | appropriation ordinance or formally prepared
appropriation or | ||||||
5 | budget document will be accessible for examination. The
annual | ||||||
6 | appropriation ordinance may be adopted at the same meeting at | ||||||
7 | which
the public hearing is held or at any time after that | ||||||
8 | public hearing.
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9 | After the public hearing and before final action is taken | ||||||
10 | on the
appropriation ordinance, the corporate authorities may | ||||||
11 | revise, alter,
increase, or decrease the items contained in the | ||||||
12 | ordinance.
| ||||||
13 | Notwithstanding any above provision of this Section, any
| ||||||
14 | municipality in which Article 5 becomes effective after the | ||||||
15 | annual
appropriation ordinance has been passed for the current | ||||||
16 | fiscal year may
amend the appropriation ordinance in any manner | ||||||
17 | necessary to make
Article 5 fully operative in that | ||||||
18 | municipality for that fiscal year. No
amendment shall be | ||||||
19 | construed, however, to affect any tax levy
made on the basis of | ||||||
20 | the original appropriation ordinance.
| ||||||
21 | This Section does not apply to municipalities operating | ||||||
22 | under
special charters.
| ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 86-1470; 87-365.)
| ||||||
24 | (65 ILCS 5/8-2-9.4) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-2-9.4)
| ||||||
25 | Sec. 8-2-9.4.
Passage of the annual budget by the corporate |
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| |||||||
1 | authorities
shall be in lieu of passage of the appropriation | ||||||
2 | ordinance as required by
Section 8-2-9 of this Act. The annual | ||||||
3 | budget need not be published except
in a manner provided for in | ||||||
4 | Section 8-2-9.9. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, | ||||||
5 | the The annual budget shall be
adopted by the corporate | ||||||
6 | authorities before the beginning of the fiscal
year to which it | ||||||
7 | applies. On and after January 1, 2020, if a disaster, state of | ||||||
8 | emergency, or national emergency is declared within 60 days of | ||||||
9 | the end of a municipality's fiscal year and the disaster, | ||||||
10 | emergency, or declaration impacts the municipality, the time | ||||||
11 | limit to pass the annual budget shall be extended for the | ||||||
12 | duration of the disaster or emergency and for 60 days | ||||||
13 | thereafter. During the extended period, the municipality may | ||||||
14 | expend sums of money up to amounts budgeted or appropriated for | ||||||
15 | those objects and purposes in the previous fiscal year to | ||||||
16 | defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the | ||||||
17 | municipality.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 76-1117.)
| ||||||
19 | ARTICLE 25. BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE | ||||||
20 | Section 25-5. The Department of Insurance Law of the
Civil | ||||||
21 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | ||||||
22 | 1405-32 as follows: | ||||||
23 | (20 ILCS 1405/1405-32 new) |
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1 | Sec. 1405-32. Task force on business interruption | ||||||
2 | insurance policies. The Department of Insurance shall appoint a | ||||||
3 | task force on business interruption insurance policies | ||||||
4 | consisting of no more than 10 members representing the | ||||||
5 | Department of Insurance and the insurance industry. The Task | ||||||
6 | Force shall include a representative from a national trade | ||||||
7 | association, based in the State of Illinois, that represents | ||||||
8 | insurers who provide a significant segment of market share of | ||||||
9 | the commercial insurance provided in the State of Illinois. The | ||||||
10 | Task Force shall study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on | ||||||
11 | businesses and the need for changes to business interruption | ||||||
12 | insurance policies based on those impacts, including | ||||||
13 | recommendations for legislation. | ||||||
14 | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may | ||||||
15 | be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their | ||||||
16 | duties. | ||||||
17 | The Department of Insurance shall provide administrative | ||||||
18 | and other support to the Task Force. | ||||||
19 | The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and | ||||||
20 | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by | ||||||
21 | December 31, 2020. The Task Force is dissolved, and this | ||||||
22 | Section is repealed, on December 31, 2021. | ||||||
23 | ARTICLE 99. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
| ||||||
24 | Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
25 | becoming law.
|