95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5092


 
Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Holbrook
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














20 ILCS 3960/4
  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154







    Amends the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. Provides that the Governor shall name a full-time Executive Secretary of the Health Facilities Planning Board with the advice and consent of the General Assembly (now, General Assembly advice and consent is not required). Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 4 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 3960/4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 31, 2008)

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    Sec. 4. Health Facilities Planning Board; membership; 
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appointment; term;
compensation; quorum.   There is created the 
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Health
Facilities Planning Board, which
shall perform the 
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functions described in this
Act.

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    The State Board shall consist of 5 voting members. Each 
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member shall have a reasonable knowledge of health planning, 
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health finance, or health care at the time of his or her 
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appointment. No person shall be appointed or continue to serve 
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as a member of the State Board who is, or whose spouse, parent, 
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or child is, a member of the Board of Directors of, has a 
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financial interest in, or has a business relationship with a 
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health care facility.
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    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the 
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contrary, the term of
office of each member of the State Board 
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is abolished on the effective date of
this
amendatory Act of 
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the 93rd General Assembly and those members no longer hold 
 


 






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office.


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    The State Board shall be appointed by the Governor, with 
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the advice
and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 of the

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appointments shall be of the same political party at the time 
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of the appointment.
No person shall be appointed as a State 
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Board member if that person has
served, after the effective 
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date of Public Act 93-41, 2 3-year terms as a State Board 
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member, except for
ex officio non-voting members.

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    The Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Healthcare 
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and Family Services, and
the Director of Public Health, or 
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their designated representatives,
shall serve as ex-officio, 
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non-voting members of the State Board.

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    Of those members initially appointed by the Governor under 
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this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, 2 shall serve 
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for terms expiring
July 1, 2005, 2 shall serve for terms 
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expiring July 1, 2006, and 1 shall serve
for a term expiring 
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July 1, 2007.  Thereafter, each
appointed member shall
hold 
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office for a term of 3 years, provided that any member

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appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the expiration 
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of the
term for which his or her predecessor was appointed 
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shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term and the term 
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of office of each successor shall
commence on July 1 of the 
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year in which his predecessor's term expires. Each
member 
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appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
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the 93rd General Assembly shall hold office until his or her 
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successor is appointed and qualified.

 


 






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    State Board members, while serving on business of the State 
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Board,
shall receive actual and necessary travel and 
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subsistence expenses while
so serving away from their places
of 
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residence.
A member of the State Board who experiences a 
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significant financial hardship
due to the loss of income on 
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days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise
engaged in 
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the business of the State Board may be paid a hardship 
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allowance, as
determined by and subject to the approval of the 
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Governor's Travel Control
Board.

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    The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as 
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Chairman
and shall name, with the advice and consent of the 
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General Assembly, as full-time
Executive Secretary of the State

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Board, a person qualified in health care facility planning and 
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in
administration.  The Agency shall provide administrative and 
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staff
support for the State Board.  The State Board shall advise 
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the Director
of its budgetary and staff needs and consult with 
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the Director on annual
budget preparation.

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    The State Board shall meet at least once each quarter, or 
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as often as
the Chairman of the State Board deems necessary, or 
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upon the request of
a majority of the members.

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Three members of the State Board shall constitute a 
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quorum.
The affirmative vote of 3 of the members of the State 
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Board shall be
necessary for
any action requiring a vote to be 
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taken by the State
Board. A vacancy in the membership of the 
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State Board shall not impair the
right of a quorum to exercise 
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all the rights and perform all the duties of the
State Board as 
 


 






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provided by this Act.

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    A State Board member shall disqualify himself or herself 
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from the
consideration of any application for a permit or

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exemption in which the State Board member or the State Board 
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member's spouse,
parent, or child: (i) has
an economic interest 
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in the matter; or (ii) is employed by, serves as a
consultant 
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for, or is a member of the
governing board of the applicant or 
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a party opposing the application.

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(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

 

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