Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 5/23/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4621

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4621 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
5amended by changing Section 5.27 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5.27)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
8    Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care
9Task Force.
10    (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task
11Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make
12recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services
13provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic
14mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon
15which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine
16how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 4126/35)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2024)
3    Sec. 35. Dissolution; repeal. The Task Force is dissolved
4and this Act is repealed on December 31, 2025 2024.
5(Source: P.A. 103-250, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
6    Section 15. The Illinois Flag Commission Act is amended by
7changing Section 5 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 4127/5)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
10    Sec. 5. Illinois Flag Commission.
11    (a) The Illinois Flag Commission is hereby established.
12    (b) The purposes of the Commission are to develop new
13State flag designs and to make recommendations to the General
14Assembly concerning whether the current State flag ought to be
15replaced with a redesigned State flag.
16    (c) The Commission shall consist of the following members:
17        (1) the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's
18    designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Commission;
19        (2) 3 members appointed by the Governor;
20        (3) 4 members appointed by the President of the
21    Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member
22    of the General Assembly;
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1    Representatives, not more than one of whom may be a
2    current member of the General Assembly;
3        (5) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
4    Senate, not more than one of whom may be a current member
5    of the General Assembly;
6        (6) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
7    House of Representatives, not more than one of whom may be
8    a current member of the General Assembly;
9        (7) the State Superintendent of Education or the
10    Superintendent's designee; and
11        (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Illinois State
12    Museum or the Chairperson's designee.
13    (d) In furtherance of its purposes under this Act, the
14Commission shall:
15        (1) establish and adopt goals and guiding principles
16    for the redesign of the State flag;
17        (2) establish a process for the submission of proposed
18    designs for a new or revised State flag and guidelines for
19    the assessment of those proposed designs;
20        (3) create a publicly accessibly website that
21    provides:
22            (A) historical information about the State flag;
23            (B) a timeline and explanation of the process to
24        be used to redesign the State flag;
25            (C) an online suggestion box through which
26        residents can offer design ideas for the State flag;

 

 

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1        and
2            (D) a survey function through which residents can
3        vote on potential State flag designs;
4        (4) engage in a public awareness campaign with the
5    design community and advocacy groups, as well as Illinois
6    schools, universities, and public libraries, concerning
7    the Commission's efforts to redesign the State flag;
8        (5) select, on or before January 1, 2025 September 1,
9    2024, a group of no more than 10 proposed flag designs
10    that:
11            (A) represent the State; and
12            (B) adhere to the guiding principles established
13        by the Commission under subparagraph (1);
14        (6) develop a review and selection process for
15    proposed flag designs that incorporates the input of
16    children and young people in the State;
17        (7) on or before April 1, 2025 December 3, 2024,
18    submit to the General Assembly a written report that
19    describes:
20            (A) the proposed flag designs submitted to the
21        Commission;
22            (B) the process used by the Commission to review
23        the proposed flag designs submitted to it;
24            (C) the group of no more than 10 proposed flag
25        designs selected by the Commission;
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1        or new State flag; and
2            (E) the Commission's recommendations to the
3        General Assembly concerning whether the current State
4        flag ought to be retained or replaced with a revised or
5        new State flag.
6    (e) The appointing authorities shall make appointments to
7the Commission as soon as practicable after the effective date
8of this Act, and the Chair of the Commission shall convene the
9first meeting of the Commission by no later than June 30, 2024
10September 1, 2023. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall
11convene at the call of the Chair of the Commission. A majority
12of all the appointed members of the Commission shall
13constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all
14recommendations of the Commission shall require approval of a
15majority of the members of the Commission. Meetings of the
16Commission are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
17    (f) Members of the Commission shall serve without
18compensation but may be provided, from moneys appropriated to
19the Secretary of State for implementation of this Section, a
20per diem established by the Secretary of State to cover
21reasonable meal, travel, and lodging expenses incurred by
22Commission members as a result of their duties under this
23Section.
24    (g) The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide
25administrative support to the Commission.
26(Source: P.A. 103-513, eff. 8-7-23.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force
2Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
3    (20 ILCS 4128/20)
4    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
5    Sec. 20. Report; dissolution of Task Force; repeal of Act.
6    (a) The Task Force shall submit a report of its findings
7and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than June
830, 2025 2024.
9    (b) The Task Force shall be dissolved on December 31, 2025
102024.
11    (c) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2026 2025.
12(Source: P.A. 103-543, eff. 8-11-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)
 
13    Section 25. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
14of 1984 is amended by changing Section 4-7 as follows:
 
15    (25 ILCS 130/4-7)  (from Ch. 63, par. 1004-7)
16    Sec. 4-7. The Commission on Government Forecasting and
17Accountability shall report to the Governor and to the
18Legislature within 15 days after the convening of each General
19Assembly, and at such other time as it deems appropriate. The
20members of all committees which it establishes shall serve
21without compensation for such service, but they shall be paid
22their necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations

 

 

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1under this Act. The Commission may by contributions to the
2Council of State Governments, participate with other states in
3maintaining the said Council's district and central
4secretariats, and its other governmental services.
5    The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
6shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the
7Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of
8Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and the
9Secretary of the Senate, and filing such additional copies
10with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the
11General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section
127 of the State Library Act.
13(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
 
14    Section 30. The School Code is amended by changing Section
1521B-30 as follows:
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/21B-30)
17    Sec. 21B-30. Educator testing.
18    (a) (Blank).
19    (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the
20State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, shall design
21and implement a system of examinations, which shall be
22required prior to the issuance of educator licenses. These
23examinations and indicators must be based on national and
24State professional teaching standards, as determined by the

 

 

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1State Board of Education, in consultation with the State
2Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. The State Board of
3Education may adopt such rules as may be necessary to
4implement and administer this Section.
5    (c) (Blank).
6    (c-5) The State Board must adopt rules to implement a
7paraprofessional competency test. This test would allow an
8applicant seeking an Educator License with Stipulations with a
9paraprofessional educator endorsement to obtain the
10endorsement if he or she passes the test and meets the other
11requirements of subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of Section
1221B-20 other than the higher education requirements.
13    (d) All applicants seeking a State license shall be
14required to pass a test of content area knowledge for each area
15of endorsement for which there is an applicable test. There
16shall be no exception to this requirement. No candidate shall
17be allowed to student teach or serve as the teacher of record
18until he or she has passed the applicable content area test.
19    (d-5) The State Board shall consult with any applicable
20vendors within 90 days after July 28, 2023 (the effective date
21of Public Act 103-402) this amendatory Act of the 103rd
22General Assembly to develop a plan to transition the test of
23content area knowledge in the endorsement area of elementary
24education, grades one through 6, by July 1, 2026 to a content
25area test that contains testing elements that cover
26bilingualism, biliteracy, oral language development,

 

 

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1foundational literacy skills, and developmentally appropriate
2higher-order comprehension and on which a valid and reliable
3language and literacy subscore can be determined. The State
4Board shall base its rules concerning the passing subscore on
5the language and literacy portion of the test on the
6recommended cut-score determined in the formal
7standard-setting process. Candidates need not achieve a
8particular subscore in the area of language and literacy. The
9State Board shall aggregate and publish the number of
10candidates in each preparation program who take the test and
11the number who pass the language and literacy portion.
12    (e) (Blank).
13    (f) Beginning on August 4, 2023 (the effective date of
14Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
15Assembly through August 31, 2025, no candidate completing a
16teacher preparation program in this State or candidate subject
17to Section 21B-35 of this Code is required to pass a teacher
18performance assessment. Except as otherwise provided in this
19Article, beginning on September 1, 2015 until August 4, 2023
20(the effective date of Public Act 103-488) this amendatory Act
21of the 103rd General Assembly and beginning again on September
221, 2025, all candidates completing teacher preparation
23programs in this State and all candidates subject to Section
2421B-35 of this Code are required to pass a teacher performance
25assessment approved by the State Board of Education, in
26consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure

 

 

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1Board. A candidate may not be required to submit test
2materials by video submission. Subject to appropriation, an
3individual who holds a Professional Educator License and is
4employed for a minimum of one school year by a school district
5designated as Tier 1 under Section 18-8.15 may, after
6application to the State Board, receive from the State Board a
7refund for any costs associated with completing the teacher
8performance assessment under this subsection.
9    (f-5) The Teacher Performance Assessment Task Force is
10created to evaluate potential performance-based and objective
11teacher performance assessment systems for implementation
12across all educator preparation programs in this State, with
13the intention of ensuring consistency across programs and
14supporting a thoughtful and well-rounded licensure system.
15Members appointed to the Task Force must reflect the racial,
16ethnic, and geographic diversity of this State. The Task Force
17shall consist of all of the following members:
18        (1) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
19    President of the Senate.
20        (2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
21    Minority Leader of the Senate.
22        (3) One member of the House of Representatives,
23    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
24        (4) One member of the House of Representatives,
25    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
26    Representatives.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1who shall be designated by the State Superintendent of
2Education. The State Board of Education shall provide
3administrative and other support to the Task Force.
4    On or before October 31, 2024 August 1, 2024, the Task
5Force shall report on its work, including recommendations on a
6teacher performance assessment system in this State, to the
7State Board of Education and the General Assembly. The Task
8Force is dissolved upon submission of this report.
9    (g) The content area knowledge test and the teacher
10performance assessment shall be the tests that from time to
11time are designated by the State Board of Education, in
12consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
13Board, and may be tests prepared by an educational testing
14organization or tests designed by the State Board of
15Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation
16and Licensure Board. The test of content area knowledge shall
17assess content knowledge in a specific subject field. The
18tests must be designed to be racially neutral to ensure that no
19person taking the tests is discriminated against on the basis
20of race, color, national origin, or other factors unrelated to
21the person's ability to perform as a licensed employee. The
22score required to pass the tests shall be fixed by the State
23Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator
24Preparation and Licensure Board. The tests shall be
25administered not fewer than 3 times a year at such time and
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1consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure
2Board.
3    The State Board shall implement a test or tests to assess
4the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills of
5applicants for an endorsement or a license issued under
6subdivision (G) of paragraph (2) of Section 21B-20 of this
7Code in the English language and in the language of the
8transitional bilingual education program requested by the
9applicant.
10    (h) Except as provided in Section 34-6 of this Code, the
11provisions of this Section shall apply equally in any school
12district subject to Article 34 of this Code.
13    (i) The rules developed to implement and enforce the
14testing requirements under this Section shall include, without
15limitation, provisions governing test selection, test
16validation, and determination of a passing score,
17administration of the tests, frequency of administration,
18applicant fees, frequency of applicants taking the tests, the
19years for which a score is valid, and appropriate special
20accommodations. The State Board of Education shall develop
21such rules as may be needed to ensure uniformity from year to
22year in the level of difficulty for each form of an assessment.
23(Source: P.A. 102-301, eff. 8-26-21; 103-402, eff. 7-28-23;
24103-488, eff. 8-4-23; revised 9-1-23.)
 
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1amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
2    (310 ILCS 105/30)
3    (Section scheduled to be repealed on September 30, 2024)
4    Sec. 30. Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding
5Allocation Task Force.
6    (a) The Illinois Rental Housing Support Program Funding
7Allocation Task Force is hereby created. The Task Force shall
8consist of the following members:
9        (1) One member appointed by the President of the
10    Senate.
11        (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
12    Senate.
13        (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House
14    of Representatives.
15        (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
16    House of Representatives.
17        (5) One member appointed by the Illinois Housing
18    Development Authority.
19        (6) One member representing the Chicago Low-Income
20    Housing Trust Fund, appointed by the Board of Directors of
21    the Trust Fund.
22        (7) One member representing a local administering
23    agency from Cook County (excluding Chicago), DuPage
24    County, Lake County, Kane County, Will County, or McHenry
25    County, appointed by the Governor.

 

 

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

 

 

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1        named in subparagraph (A) or (B).
2        (11) Up to two members representing a Section
3    501(c)(3) affordable housing advocacy organization,
4    appointed by the Governor.
5        (12) One additional member appointed by the Governor.
6    Members of the Task Force must be appointed no later than
730 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
8102nd General Assembly. If any members are not appointed
9within the 30-day period, the entity or person responsible for
10making the appointment shall be deemed to have forfeited the
11right to make such appointment.
12    (b) Once appointed, the members shall elect a chairperson
13and vice chairperson by a simple majority vote.
14    If a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled
15according to the initial appointment.
16    At the discretion of the chair, additional individuals may
17participate as nonvoting members in the meetings of the Task
18Force.
19    Members of the Task Force shall serve without
20compensation. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall
21provide staff and administrative services to the Task Force.
22    (c) Once all members have been appointed, the Task Force
23shall meet not less than 3 times to carry out the duties
24prescribed in this Section. Members of the Task Force may
25attend such meetings virtually.
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1conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the
2General Assembly no later than September 30, 2024 2023.
3    (e) The members of the Task Force are exempt from
4requirements of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act,
5the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, or any other applicable
6law or regulation that would require Task Force members to
7complete trainings, disclosures, or other filings since the
8Task Force is of limited duration and is charged only with
9delivering a non-binding report.
10    (f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations
11regarding the equitable distribution of rental housing support
12funds across the State. The Task Force shall also work with the
13Illinois Housing Development Authority as funding allocations
14will be required to be adjusted due to data released by the
15United States Census Bureau on the 2020 decennial census.
16    (g) This Section is repealed on September 30, 2025 2024.
17(Source: P.A. 102-1135, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
18    Section 40. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's
19Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
20    (725 ILCS 210/3)  (from Ch. 14, par. 203)
21    Sec. 3. There is created the Office of the State's
22Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor as a judicial agency of State
23government.
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1Prosecutor shall be governed by a board of governors which
2shall consist of 10 members as follows:
3        (1) Eight State's Attorneys, 2 to be elected from each
4    District containing less than 3,000,000 inhabitants;
5        (2) The State's Attorney of Cook County or his or her
6    designee; and
7        (3) One State's Attorney to be bi-annually appointed
8    by the other 9 members.
9    (b) Voting for elected members shall be by District with
10each of the State's Attorneys voting from their respective
11district. Each board member must be duly elected or appointed
12and serving as State's Attorney in the district from which he
13was elected or appointed.
14    (c) Elected members shall serve for a term of 2 years
15commencing upon their election and until their successors are
16duly elected or appointed and qualified.
17    (d) A bi-annual election of members of the board shall be
18held within 30 days prior or subsequent to the beginning of
19each odd numbered calendar year, and the board shall certify
20the results to the Secretary of State.
21    (e) The board shall promulgate rules of procedure for the
22election of its members and the conduct of its meetings and
23shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and such other
24officers as it deems appropriate. The board shall meet at
25least once every 6 3 months, and in addition thereto as
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1members of the board, in writing, sent to the Chairman,
2designating the time and place of the meeting.
3    (f) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum
4for the purpose of transacting business.
5    (g) Members of the board shall serve without compensation,
6but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
7performance of their duties.
8    (h) A position shall be vacated by either a member's
9resignation, removal or inability to serve as State's
10Attorney.
11    (i) Vacancies on the board of elected members shall be
12filled within 90 days of the occurrence of the vacancy by a
13special election held by the State's Attorneys in the district
14where the vacancy occurred. Vacancies on the board of the
15appointed member shall be filled within 90 days of the
16occurrence of the vacancy by a special election by the
17members. In the case of a special election, the tabulation and
18certification of the results may be conducted at any regularly
19scheduled quarterly or special meeting called for that
20purpose. A member elected or appointed to fill such position
21shall serve for the unexpired term of the member whom he is
22succeeding. Any member may be re-elected or re-appointed for
23additional terms.
24(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)
 
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1becoming law.".