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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2576 Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 705 ILCS 105/27.3 | from Ch. 25, par. 27.3 |
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Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Removes language providing for the compensation of Clerks of the Circuit Court. Provides instead that the salary of a clerk of the circuit court elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be set as a percentage of the salary of Judges of the Circuit Court and shall be in the following amounts: in counties where the population is less than 14,000, 55%; in counties where the population is 14,001 to 30,000, 60%; in counties where the population is 30,001 to 60,000, 65%; in counties where the population is 60,001 to 100,000, 70%; in counties where the population is is 100,001 to 200,000, 75%; in counties where the population is 200,001 to 300,000, 80%; in counties where the population is 300,001 to 3,000,000, 85%; and in counties where the population is over 3,000,000, 90%. Requires the State to furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a clerk of the circuit court, and the county to furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. Provides that if, on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the salary of a clerk is greater than the percentage of the circuit judges salary in the provisions, that circuit clerk's salary shall not be reduced.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
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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 | | Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 27.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (705 ILCS 105/27.3) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.3)
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| 7 | | Sec. 27.3. Compensation.
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| 8 | | (a) The salary of a clerk of the circuit court elected or |
| 9 | | appointed after the effective date of this amendatory act of |
| 10 | | the 103rd General Assembly shall be set as a percentage of the |
| 11 | | salary of Judges of the Circuit Court as defined in Section 3.2 |
| 12 | | of the Salaries Act. The The county board shall provide the
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| 13 | | compensation of Clerks of
the Circuit Court, and the amount |
| 14 | | necessary for clerk hire, stationery,
fuel and other expenses. |
| 15 | | Beginning December 1, 1989, the compensation
per annum for |
| 16 | | Clerks of the Circuit Court shall be as follows:
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| 17 | | In counties where the population is:
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| 18 | | Less than 14,000.......... |
55% at least $13,500 |
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| 19 | | 14,001-30,000............. |
60% at least $14,500 |
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| 20 | | 30,001-60,000............. |
65% at least $15,000 |
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| 21 | | 60,001-100,000............ |
70% at least $15,000 |
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| 22 | | 100,001-200,000........... |
75% at least $16,500 |
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| 23 | | 200,001-300,000........... |
80% at least $18,000 |
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| 1 | | 300,001- 3,000,000........ |
85% at least $20,000 |
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| 2 | | Over 3,000,000............ |
90% at least $55,000 |
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| 3 | | As used in this Section, "salary" is exclusive of any |
| 4 | | other compensation or benefit. |
| 5 | | (a-1) The State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual |
| 6 | | salary to be paid to a clerk of the circuit court. The county |
| 7 | | shall furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. If, on the |
| 8 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General |
| 9 | | Assembly, the salary of a clerk is greater than the salary set |
| 10 | | forth in this Section, that circuit clerk's salary shall not |
| 11 | | be reduced. |
| 12 | | (b) (Blank). In counties in which the population is |
| 13 | | 3,000,000 or less,
"base salary" is the compensation paid for |
| 14 | | each Clerk of the Circuit Court,
respectively, before July 1, |
| 15 | | 1989.
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| 16 | | (c) (Blank). The Clerks of the Circuit Court, in counties |
| 17 | | in which the population
is 3,000,000 or less, shall be |
| 18 | | compensated as follows:
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| 19 | | (1) Beginning December 1, 1989,
base salary plus at |
| 20 | | least 3% of base salary.
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| 21 | | (2) Beginning December 1, 1990,
base salary plus at |
| 22 | | least 6% of base salary.
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| 23 | | (3) Beginning December 1, 1991,
base salary plus at |
| 24 | | least 9% of base salary.
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| 25 | | (4) Beginning December 1, 1992,
base salary plus at |
| 26 | | least 12% of base salary.
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| 1 | | (d) In addition to the compensation provided by the county |
| 2 | | board, each
Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive an award |
| 3 | | from
the State for the additional duties imposed by Sections |
| 4 | | 5-9-1 and 5-9-1.2
of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section |
| 5 | | 10 of the Violent Crime Victims
Assistance Act, and
other
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| 6 | | laws, in the
following amount:
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| 7 | | (1) $3,500 per year before January 1, 1997.
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| 8 | | (2) $4,500 per year beginning January 1, 1997.
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| 9 | | (3) $5,500 per year beginning January 1, 1998.
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| 10 | | (4) $6,500 per year beginning January 1, 1999.
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| 11 | | The total
amount required for such awards shall be |
| 12 | | appropriated each year by the
General Assembly to the Supreme |
| 13 | | Court, which shall distribute such awards
in annual lump sum |
| 14 | | payments to the Clerks of the Circuit Court in all
counties. |
| 15 | | This annual award, and any other award or stipend paid out of
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| 16 | | State funds to the Clerks of the Circuit Court, shall not |
| 17 | | affect any other
compensation provided by law to be paid to |
| 18 | | Clerks of the Circuit Court.
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| 19 | | (e) (Blank).
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| 20 | | (f) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the |
| 21 | | compensation
payable from county funds to a Clerk of the |
| 22 | | Circuit Court if the reduction or
impairment is the result of |
| 23 | | the Clerk of the Circuit Court receiving an
award or stipend |
| 24 | | payable from State funds.
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| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
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