Sen. Mattie Hunter

Filed: 5/24/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4261

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4261, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
6amended by changing Section 5.27 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 505/5.27)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
9    Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care
10Task Force.
11    (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task
12Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make
13recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services
14provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic
15mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon
16which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine

 

 

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1how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care.
2Additionally, the Task Force shall:
3        (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental
4    health professionals to provide preventive mental health
5    care to youth in care;
6        (2) review the current payment rates for mental health
7    providers serving the youth in care population;
8        (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices
9    and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate
10    delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend
11    improvements to make billing practices more efficient;
12        (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental
13    health providers who are persons of color to serve the
14    youth in care population; and
15        (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed
16    necessary by the Task Force.
17    (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as
18follows:
19        (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or
20    the Director's designee.
21        (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or
22    the Director's designee.
23        (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office
24    of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues.
25        (4) Two members from the House of Representatives,
26    appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of

 

 

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1    Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of
2    Representatives.
3        (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by
4    the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the
5    Senate.
6        (6) One member who is a former youth in care,
7    appointed by the Governor.
8        (7) One representative from the managed care entity
9    managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director
10    of Healthcare and Family Services.
11    Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
12may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
13performance of their duties.
14    (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month
15beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as
16determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold
17electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be
18deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and
19voting.
20    (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in
21conjunction with the Department of Children and Family
22Services, shall provide administrative and other support to
23the Task Force.
24    (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the
25Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a
26report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations

 

 

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1resulting from its study. The Task Force shall submit its
2final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later
3than December 31, 2025 2024. Upon submission of its final
4report, the Task Force is dissolved.
5    (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
6(Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
7    Section 10. The Community Land Trust Task Force Act is
8amended by changing Sections 20, 30, and 35 as follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 4126/20)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024)
11    Sec. 20. Meetings. The Task Force shall hold its initial
12meetings within 60 days after the effective date of this Act.
13The Task Force shall meet at least 6 times before July 1, 2025
14December 31, 2024. Additional meetings may be called at the
15direction of the co-chairs.
16(Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
17    (20 ILCS 4126/30)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024)
19    Sec. 30. Report. The Task Force shall submit its final
20report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than
21December 31, 2025 2024. The final report shall be made
22available on the Illinois Housing Development Authority's
23website for viewing by the general public.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
2    (20 ILCS 4126/35)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024)
4    Sec. 35. Dissolution; repeal. The Task Force is dissolved
5and this Act is repealed on December 31, 2025 2024.
6(Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
7    Section 15. The Illinois Flag Commission Act is amended by
8changing Section 5 as follows:
 
9    (20 ILCS 4127/5)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
11    Sec. 5. Illinois Flag Commission.
12    (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established.
13    (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new
14State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General
15Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be
16replaced with a redesigned State flag.
17    (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members:
18        (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's
19    designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission;
20        (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor;
21        (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the
22    Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member
23    of the General Assembly;

 

 

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1        (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
2    Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a
3    current member of the General Assembly;
4        (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
5    Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member
6    of the General Assembly;
7        (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
8    House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be
9    a current member of the General Assembly;
10        (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the
11    Superintendent's designee; and
12        (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State
13    Museum or the Chairperson's designee.
14    (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the
15Commission shall:
16        (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles
17    for the redesign of the State flag;
18        (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed
19    designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for
20    the assessment of those proposed designs;
21        (3) create a publicly accessibly website that
22    provides:
23            (A) historical information about the State flag;
24            (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to
25        be used to redesign the State flag;
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1        residents can offer design ideas for the State flag;
2        and
3            (D) a survey function through which residents can
4        vote on potential State flag designs;
5        (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the
6    design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois
7    schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning
8    the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag;
9        (5) select, on or before January 1, 2025 September 1,
10    2024, a group of no more than 10 proposed flag designs
11    that:
12            (A) represent the State; and
13            (B) adhere to the guiding principles established
14        by the Commission under subparagraph (1);
15        (6) develop a review and selection process for
16    proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of
17    children and young people in the State;
18        (7) on or before April 1, 2025 December 3, 2024,
19    submit to the General Assembly a written report that
20    describes:
21            (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the
22        Commission;
23            (B) the process used by the Commission to review
24        the proposed flag designs submitted to it;
25            (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag
26        designs selected by the Commission;

 

 

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1            (D) the Commission's recommendation for a revised
2        or new State flag; and
3            (E) the Commission's recommendations to the
4        General Assembly concerning whether the current State
5        flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or
6        new State flag.
7    (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to
8the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date
9of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the
10first meeting of the Commission by no later than June 30, 2024
11September 1, 2023. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall
12convene at the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority
13of all the appointed members of the Commission shall
14constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all
15recommendations of the Commission shall require approval of a
16majority of the members of the Commission. Meetings of the
17Commission are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
18    (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without
19compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to
20the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a
21per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover
22reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by
23Commission members as a result of their duties under this
24Section.
25    (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide
26administrative support to the Commission.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 103-513, eff. 8-7-23.)
 
2    Section 20. The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force
3Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
4    (20 ILCS 4128/20)
5    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
6    Sec. 20. Report; dissolution of Task Force; repeal of Act.
7    (a) The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings
8and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June
930, 2025 2024.
10    (b) The Task Force shall be dissolved on December 31, 2025
112024.
12    (c) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025.
13(Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)
 
14    Section 25. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
15of 1984 is amended by changing Section 4-7 as follows:
 
16    (25 ILCS 130/4-7)  (from Ch. 63, par. 1004-7)
17    Sec. 4-7. The Commission on Government Forecasting and
18Accountability shall report to the Governor and to the
19Legislature within 15 days after the convening of each General
20Assembly, and at such other time as it deems appropriate. The
21members of all committees which it establishes shall serve
22without compensation for such service, but they shall be paid

 

 

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1their necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations
2under this Act. The Commission may by contributions to the
3Council of State Governments, participate with other states in
4maintaining the said Council's district and central
5secretariats, and its other governmental services.
6    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
7shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the
8Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
9Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
10Secretary of the Senate, and filing such additional copies
11with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the
12General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section
137 of the State Library Act.
14(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
 
15    Section 30. The School Code is amended by changing Section
1621B-30 as follows:
 
17    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
18    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
19    (a) (Blank).
20    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
21State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
22and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
23required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
24examinations and indicators must be based on national and

 

 

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1State professional teaching standards, as determined by the
2State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
3Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
4Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
5implement and administer this Section.
6    (c) (Blank).
7    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
8paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
9applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
10paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
11endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
12requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
1321B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
14    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
15required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
16of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
17shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
18be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
19until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
20    (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
21vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
22of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
23General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
24content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
25education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
26area test that contains testing elements that cover

 

 

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1bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,
2foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
3higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
4language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
5Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
6the language and literacy portion of the test on the
7recommended cut-score determined in the formal
8standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
9particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
10State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
11candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
12the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
13    (e) (Blank).
14    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
15Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
16Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
17teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
18to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
19performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
20Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
21(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
22of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
231, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
24programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
2521B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
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1consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
2Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
3materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
4individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
5employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
6designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
7application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
8refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
9performance assessment under this subsection.
10    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
11created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
12teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
13across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
14the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
15supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
16Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
17ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
18shall consist of all of the following members:
19        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
20    President of the Senate.
21        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
22    Minority Leader of the Senate.
23        (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
24    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
25        (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
26    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of

 

 

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1    Representatives.
2        (5) One member who represents a statewide professional
3    teachers' organization, appointed by the State
4    Superintendent of Education.
5        (6) One member who represents a different statewide
6    professional teachers' organization, appointed by the
7    State Superintendent of Education.
8        (7) One member from a statewide organization
9    representing school principals, appointed by the State
10    Superintendent of Education.
11        (8) One member from a statewide organization
12    representing regional superintendents of schools,
13    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
14        (9) One member from a statewide organization
15    representing school administrators, appointed by the State
16    Superintendent of Education.
17        (10) One member representing a school district
18    organized under Article 34 of this Code, appointed by the
19    State Superintendent of Education.
20        (11) One member of an association representing rural
21    and small schools, appointed by the State Superintendent
22    of Education.
23        (12) One member representing a suburban school
24    district, appointed by the State Superintendent of
25    Education.
26        (13) One member from a statewide organization

 

 

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1    representing school districts in the southern suburbs of
2    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
3    of Education.
4        (14) One member from a statewide organization
5    representing large unit school districts, appointed by the
6    State Superintendent of Education.
7        (15) One member from a statewide organization
8    representing school districts in the collar counties of
9    the City of Chicago, appointed by the State Superintendent
10    of Education.
11        (16) Three members, each representing a different
12    public university in this State and each a current member
13    of the faculty of an approved educator preparation
14    program, appointed by the State Superintendent of
15    Education.
16        (17) Three members, each representing a different
17    4-year nonpublic university or college in this State and
18    each a current member of the faculty of an approved
19    educator preparation program, appointed by the State
20    Superintendent of Education.
21        (18) One member of the Board of Higher Education,
22    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
23        (19) One member representing a statewide policy
24    organization advocating on behalf of multilingual students
25    and families, appointed by the State Superintendent of
26    Education.

 

 

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1        (20) One member representing a statewide organization
2    focused on research-based education policy to support a
3    school system that prepares all students for college, a
4    career, and democratic citizenship, appointed by the State
5    Superintendent of Education.
6        (21) Two members representing an early childhood
7    advocacy organization, appointed by the State
8    Superintendent of Education.
9        (22) One member representing a statewide organization
10    that partners with educator preparation programs and
11    school districts to support the growth and development of
12    preservice teachers, appointed by the State Superintendent
13    of Education.
14        (23) One member representing a statewide organization
15    that advocates for educational equity and racial justice
16    in schools, appointed by the State Superintendent of
17    Education.
18        (24) One member representing a statewide organization
19    that represents school boards, appointed by the State
20    Superintendent of Education.
21        (25) One member who has, within the last 5 years,
22    served as a cooperating teacher, appointed by the State
23    Superintendent of Education.
24    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
25compensation. The Task Force shall first meet at the call of
26the State Superintendent of Education, and each subsequent

 

 

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1meeting shall be called by the chairperson of the Task Force,
2who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
3Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
4administrative and other support to the Task Force.
5    On or before October 31, 2024 August 1, 2024, the Task
6Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
7teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
8State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
9Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
10    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
11performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
12time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
13consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
14Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
15organization or tests designed by the State Board of
16Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
17and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
18assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
19tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
20person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
21of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
22the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
23score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
24Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
25Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
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1place as may be designated by the State Board of Education, in
2consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
3Board.
4    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
5the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
6applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
7subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
8Code in the English language and in the language of the
9transitional bilingual education program requested by the
10applicant.
11    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
12provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
13district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
14    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
15testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
16limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
17validation, and determination of a passing score,
18administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
19applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
20years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
21accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
22such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
23year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
24(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
25103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 35. The Rental Housing Support Program Act is
2amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
3    (310 ILCS 105/30)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 30, 2024)
5    Sec. 30. Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding
6Allocation Task Force.
7    (a) The Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding
8Allocation Task Force is hereby created. The Task Force shall
9consist of the following members:
10        (1) One member appointed by the President of the
11    Senate.
12        (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
13    Senate.
14        (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House
15    of Representatives.
16        (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
17    House of Representatives.
18        (5) One member appointed by the Illinois Housing
19    Development Authority.
20        (6) One member representing the Chicago Low-Income
21    Housing Trust Fund, appointed by the Board of Directors of
22    the Trust Fund.
23        (7) One member representing a local administering
24    agency from Cook County (excluding Chicago), DuPage
25    County, Lake County, Kane County, Will County, or McHenry

 

 

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1    County, appointed by the Governor.
2        (8) One member, appointed by the Governor,
3    representing a local administering agency from a small
4    metropolitan area from one of the following areas:
5    Springfield, Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana,
6    Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Madison County,
7    Moline, Pekin, Rantoul, or St. Clair County.
8        (9) One member representing a local administering
9    agency from a rural area, appointed by the Governor; as
10    used in this paragraph, "rural area" means an area of the
11    State that is not specifically named in paragraph (7) or
12    (8).
13        (10) Three members from an organization representing
14    Illinois county clerks and recorders, appointed by the
15    Governor, as follows:
16            (A) one member from Cook County (excluding
17        Chicago), DuPage County, Lake County, Kane County,
18        Will County, or McHenry County;
19            (B) one member from a small metropolitan area from
20        one of the following areas: the cities of Springfield,
21        Rockford, Peoria, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana,
22        Bloomington, Normal, Rock Island, DeKalb, Moline,
23        Pekin, or Rantoul or Madison County or St. Clair
24        County; and
25            (C) one member from a rural area, appointed by the
26        Governor; as used in this subparagraph, "rural area"

 

 

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1        means an area of the State that is not specifically
2        named in subparagraph (A) or (B).
3        (11) Up to two members representing a Section
4    501(c)(3) affordable housing advocacy organization,
5    appointed by the Governor.
6        (12) One additional member appointed by the Governor.
7    Members of the Task Force must be appointed no later than
830 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9102nd General Assembly. If any members are not appointed
10within the 30-day period, the entity or person responsible for
11making the appointment shall be deemed to have forfeited the
12right to make such appointment.
13    (b) Once appointed, the members shall elect a chairperson
14and vice chairperson by a simple majority vote.
15    If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled
16according to the initial appointment.
17    At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may
18participate as nonvoting members in the meetings of the Task
19Force.
20    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
21compensation. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall
22provide staff and administrative services to the Task Force.
23    (c) Once all members have been appointed, the Task Force
24shall meet not less than 3 times to carry out the duties
25prescribed in this Section. Members of the Task Force may
26attend such meetings virtually.

 

 

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1    (d) A report delineating the Task Force's findings,
2conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the
3General Assembly no later than September 30, 2024 2023.
4    (e) The members of the Task Force are exempt from
5requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act,
6the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other applicable
7law or regulation that would require Task Force members to
8complete trainings, disclosures, or other filings since the
9Task Force is of limited duration and is charged only with
10delivering a non-binding report.
11    (f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations
12regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support
13funds across the State. The Task Force shall also work with the
14Illinois Housing Development Authority as funding allocations
15will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the
16United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census.
17    (g) This Section is repealed on September 30, 2025 2024.
18(Source: P.A. 102-1135, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
19    Section 40. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's
20Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
21    (725 ILCS 210/3)  (from Ch. 14, par. 203)
22    Sec. 3. There is created the Office of the State's
23Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor as a judicial agency of State
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1    (a) The Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
2Prosecutor shall be governed by a board of governors which
3shall consist of 10 members as follows:
4        (1) Eight State's Attorneys, 2 to be elected from each
5    District containing less than 3,000,000 inhabitants;
6        (2) The State's Attorney of Cook County or his or her
7    designee; and
8        (3) One State's Attorney to be bi-annually appointed
9    by the other 9 members.
10    (b) Voting for elected members shall be by District with
11each of the State's Attorneys voting from their respective
12district. Each board member must be duly elected or appointed
13and serving as State's Attorney in the district from which he
14was elected or appointed.
15    (c) Elected members shall serve for a term of 2 years
16commencing upon their election and until their successors are
17duly elected or appointed and qualified.
18    (d) A bi-annual election of members of the board shall be
19held within 30 days prior or subsequent to the beginning of
20each odd numbered calendar year, and the board shall certify
21the results to the Secretary of State.
22    (e) The board shall promulgate rules of procedure for the
23election of its members and the conduct of its meetings and
24shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and such other
25officers as it deems appropriate. The board shall meet at
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1directed by the Chairman, or upon the special call of any 5
2members of the board, in writing, sent to the Chairman,
3designating the time and place of the meeting.
4    (f) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum
5for the purpose of transacting business.
6    (g) Members of the board shall serve without compensation,
7but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
8performance of their duties.
9    (h) A position shall be vacated by either a member's
10resignation, removal or inability to serve as State's
11Attorney.
12    (i) Vacancies on the board of elected members shall be
13filled within 90 days of the occurrence of the vacancy by a
14special election held by the State's Attorneys in the district
15where the vacancy occurred. Vacancies on the board of the
16appointed member shall be filled within 90 days of the
17occurrence of the vacancy by a special election by the
18members. In the case of a special election, the tabulation and
19certification of the results may be conducted at any regularly
20scheduled quarterly or special meeting called for that
21purpose. A member elected or appointed to fill such position
22shall serve for the unexpired term of the member whom he is
23succeeding. Any member may be re-elected or re-appointed for
24additional terms.
25(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".