Full Text of HB5092 95th General Assembly
HB5092 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB5092
Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Holbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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20 ILCS 3960/4 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154 |
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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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A BILL FOR
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LRB095 18731 RAS 44836 b |
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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 | 5 |
| 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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on August 31, 2008)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; | 9 |
| appointment; term;
compensation; quorum. There is created the | 10 |
| Health
Facilities Planning Board, which
shall perform the | 11 |
| functions described in this
Act.
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| The State Board shall consist of 5 voting members. Each | 13 |
| member shall have a reasonable knowledge of health planning, | 14 |
| health finance, or health care at the time of his or her | 15 |
| appointment. No person shall be appointed or continue to serve | 16 |
| as a member of the State Board who is, or whose spouse, parent, | 17 |
| or child is, a member of the Board of Directors of, has a | 18 |
| financial interest in, or has a business relationship with a | 19 |
| health care facility. | 20 |
| Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | 21 |
| contrary, the term of
office of each member of the State Board | 22 |
| is abolished on the effective date of
this
amendatory Act of | 23 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | 5 |
| of the appointment.
No person shall be appointed as a State | 6 |
| Board member if that person has
served, after the effective | 7 |
| date of Public Act 93-41, 2 3-year terms as a State Board | 8 |
| member, except for
ex officio non-voting members.
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| The Secretary of Human Services, the Director of Healthcare | 10 |
| and Family Services, and
the Director of Public Health, or | 11 |
| their designated representatives,
shall serve as ex-officio, | 12 |
| non-voting members of the State Board.
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| Of those members initially appointed by the Governor under | 14 |
| this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, 2 shall serve | 15 |
| for terms expiring
July 1, 2005, 2 shall serve for terms | 16 |
| expiring July 1, 2006, and 1 shall serve
for a term expiring | 17 |
| July 1, 2007. Thereafter, each
appointed member shall
hold | 18 |
| 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 | 20 |
| of the
term for which his or her predecessor was appointed | 21 |
| shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term and the term | 22 |
| of office of each successor shall
commence on July 1 of the | 23 |
| year in which his predecessor's term expires. Each
member | 24 |
| appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of | 25 |
| the 93rd General Assembly shall hold office until his or her | 26 |
| successor is appointed and qualified.
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| State Board members, while serving on business of the State | 2 |
| Board,
shall receive actual and necessary travel and | 3 |
| subsistence expenses while
so serving away from their places
of | 4 |
| residence.
A member of the State Board who experiences a | 5 |
| significant financial hardship
due to the loss of income on | 6 |
| days of attendance at meetings or while otherwise
engaged in | 7 |
| the business of the State Board may be paid a hardship | 8 |
| allowance, as
determined by and subject to the approval of the | 9 |
| Governor's Travel Control
Board.
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| The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as | 11 |
| Chairman
and shall name , with the advice and consent of the | 12 |
| General Assembly, as full-time
Executive Secretary of the State
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| Board, a person qualified in health care facility planning and | 14 |
| in
administration. The Agency shall provide administrative and | 15 |
| staff
support for the State Board. The State Board shall advise | 16 |
| the Director
of its budgetary and staff needs and consult with | 17 |
| the Director on annual
budget preparation.
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| The State Board shall meet at least once each quarter, or | 19 |
| as often as
the Chairman of the State Board deems necessary, or | 20 |
| upon the request of
a majority of the members.
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Three members of the State Board shall constitute a | 22 |
| quorum.
The affirmative vote of 3 of the members of the State | 23 |
| Board shall be
necessary for
any action requiring a vote to be | 24 |
| taken by the State
Board. A vacancy in the membership of the | 25 |
| State Board shall not impair the
right of a quorum to exercise | 26 |
| 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 | 3 |
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consideration of any application for a permit or
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| exemption in which the State Board member or the State Board | 5 |
| member's spouse,
parent, or child: (i) has
an economic interest | 6 |
| in the matter; or (ii) is employed by, serves as a
consultant | 7 |
| for, or is a member of the
governing board of the applicant or | 8 |
| 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 | 11 |
| becoming law.
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