Full Text of SB2221 98th General Assembly
SB2221eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 27.3 as follows:
| 6 | | (705 ILCS 105/27.3) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.3)
| 7 | | Sec. 27.3. Compensation.
| 8 | | (a) The county board shall provide the
compensation of | 9 | | Clerks of
the Circuit Court, and the amount necessary for clerk | 10 | | hire, stationery,
fuel and other expenses. Beginning December | 11 | | 1, 1989, the compensation
per annum for Clerks of the Circuit | 12 | | Court shall be as follows:
| 13 | | In counties where the population is:
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14 | | Less than 14,000 ....................... |
at least $13,500 |
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15 | | 14,001-30,000 .......................... |
at least $14,500 |
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16 | | 30,001-60,000 .......................... |
at least $15,000 |
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17 | | 60,001-100,000 ......................... |
at least $15,000 |
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18 | | 100,001-200,000 ........................ |
at least $16,500 |
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19 | | 200,001-300,000 ........................ |
at least $18,000 |
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20 | | 300,001- 3,000,000 ..................... |
at least $20,000 |
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21 | | Over 3,000,000 ......................... |
at least $55,000 |
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22 | | (b) In counties in which the population is 3,000,000 or | 23 | | less,
"base salary" is the compensation paid for each Clerk of |
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| 1 | | the Circuit Court,
respectively, before July 1, 1989.
| 2 | | (c) The Clerks of the Circuit Court, in counties in which | 3 | | the population
is 3,000,000 or less, shall be compensated as | 4 | | follows:
| 5 | | (1) Beginning December 1, 1989,
base salary plus at | 6 | | least 3% of base salary.
| 7 | | (2) Beginning December 1, 1990,
base salary plus at | 8 | | least 6% of base salary.
| 9 | | (3) Beginning December 1, 1991,
base salary plus at | 10 | | least 9% of base salary.
| 11 | | (4) Beginning December 1, 1992,
base salary plus at | 12 | | least 12% of base salary.
| 13 | | (d) In addition to the compensation provided by the county | 14 | | board, each
Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive an award | 15 | | from
the State for the additional duties imposed by Sections | 16 | | 5-9-1 and 5-9-1.2
of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section | 17 | | 10 of the Violent Crime Victims
Assistance Act, Section 16-104a | 18 | | of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and
other
laws, in the
following | 19 | | amount:
| 20 | | (1) $3,500 per year before January 1, 1997.
| 21 | | (2) $4,500 per year beginning January 1, 1997.
| 22 | | (3) $5,500 per year beginning January 1, 1998.
| 23 | | (4) $6,500 per year beginning January 1, 1999.
| 24 | | The total
amount required for such awards shall be appropriated | 25 | | each year by the
General Assembly to the Supreme Court, which | 26 | | shall distribute such awards
in annual lump sum payments to the |
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| 1 | | Clerks of the Circuit Court in all
counties. This annual award, | 2 | | and any other award or stipend paid out of
State funds to the | 3 | | Clerks of the Circuit Court, shall not affect any other
| 4 | | compensation provided by law to be paid to Clerks of the | 5 | | Circuit Court.
| 6 | | (e) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the | 7 | | county board,
Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which | 8 | | one or more State
correctional institutions are located shall | 9 | | receive a minimum reimbursement
in the
amount of $2,500 per | 10 | | year for administrative assistance to perform services in
| 11 | | connection with the State correctional institution . The total
| 12 | | amount required for the awards shall be distributed by the
| 13 | | Department of Corrections
in annual lump sum payments to the | 14 | | Clerks of the Circuit Court in , payable
monthly from the State | 15 | | Treasury to the treasurer of the counties county in which the | 16 | | State correctional institutions are located
additional staff | 17 | | is employed . Counties whose State correctional institution
| 18 | | inmate population exceeds 250
shall receive reimbursement in | 19 | | the amount of $2,500 per 250 inmates , but the total | 20 | | reimbursement for any county may not exceed $5,000 per year. | 21 | | Reimbursement under this subsection (e) shall be paid for all | 22 | | types of administrative assistance provided by the Clerk of the | 23 | | Circuit Court in connection with the State correctional | 24 | | institution and nothing in this subsection (e) may be construed | 25 | | as limiting the reimbursement provided in this subsection to | 26 | | only certain types of cases in which administrative assistance |
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| 1 | | is rendered in
connection with the State correctional | 2 | | institution . This
subsection (e) shall not apply to staff
added | 3 | | before November 29, 1990.
| 4 | | For purposes of this subsection (e), "State correctional | 5 | | institution"
means any facility of the Department of | 6 | | Corrections, including without
limitation adult facilities, | 7 | | juvenile facilities, pre-release centers,
community correction | 8 | | centers, and work camps.
| 9 | | (e-3) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the | 10 | | county board,
Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which | 11 | | one or more facilities administered by the Department of | 12 | | Juvenile Justice are located shall receive a minimum | 13 | | reimbursement
in the
amount of $2,500 per year for | 14 | | administrative assistance to perform services in
connection | 15 | | with the facility. The total
amount required for the awards | 16 | | shall be distributed by the
Department of Juvenile Justice
in | 17 | | annual lump sum payments to the Clerks of the Circuit Court in | 18 | | the counties in which the
facilities are located. Counties | 19 | | whose Department of Juvenile Justice facility resident | 20 | | population exceeds 250
shall receive reimbursement in the | 21 | | amount of $2,500 per 250 residents, but the total reimbursement | 22 | | for any county may not exceed $5,000 per year. Reimbursement | 23 | | under this subsection (e-3) shall be paid for all types of | 24 | | administrative assistance provided by the Clerk of the Circuit | 25 | | Court in connection with the Department of Juvenile Justice | 26 | | facility and nothing in this subsection (e-3) may be construed |
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| 1 | | as limiting the reimbursement provided in this subsection to | 2 | | only certain types of cases in which administrative assistance | 3 | | is rendered in
connection with the Department of Juvenile | 4 | | Justice facility. | 5 | | (e-5) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the | 6 | | county board,
Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which | 7 | | one or more treatment and detention facilities established | 8 | | under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act are located | 9 | | shall receive a minimum reimbursement
in the
amount of $2,500 | 10 | | per year for administrative assistance to perform services in
| 11 | | connection with the treatment and detention facility. The total
| 12 | | amount required for the awards shall be distributed by the
| 13 | | Department of Human Services
in annual lump sum payments to the | 14 | | Clerks of the Circuit Court in the counties in which the
| 15 | | treatment and detention facilities are located. Counties whose | 16 | | treatment and detention facility resident population exceeds | 17 | | 250
shall receive reimbursement in the amount of $2,500 per 250 | 18 | | residents, but the total reimbursement for any county may not | 19 | | exceed $5,000 per year. Reimbursement under this subsection | 20 | | (e-5) shall be paid for all types of administrative assistance | 21 | | provided by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in connection with | 22 | | the treatment and detention facility and nothing in this | 23 | | subsection (e-5) may be construed as limiting the reimbursement | 24 | | provided in this subsection to only certain types of cases in | 25 | | which administrative assistance is rendered in
connection with | 26 | | the treatment and detention facility. |
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| 1 | | (f) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the | 2 | | compensation
payable from county funds to a Clerk of the | 3 | | Circuit Court if the reduction or
impairment is the result of | 4 | | the Clerk of the Circuit Court receiving an
award or stipend | 5 | | payable from State funds.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 92-114, eff. 1-1-02.)
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