SB2272ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Local Government Committee

Filed: 3/30/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2272

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2272 on page 3, after line 16, by adding the following:

The clerk of the circuit court shall deposit the 5% retained under this subsection into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund to be used to defray the costs of collection and disbursement of the drug court fee."; and

on page 3, after line 24, by inserting the following:

"Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by adding Section 27.3d as follows:

(705 ILCS 105/27.3d new)

Sec. 27.3d. Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund. Each circuit court clerk shall create a Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the additional duties required to collect and disburse funds to entities of State and local government as provided by law. The circuit court clerk shall be the custodian, ex officio, of this Fund and shall use the Fund to perform the duties required by the office. The Fund shall be audited by an auditor retained by the clerk for the purpose of conducting an annual audit. Expenditures shall be made from the Fund by the circuit court clerk for expenses related to the cost of collection for and disbursement to entities of State and local government.".