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Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 5/28/2015
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 245
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 245, AS AMENDED, by |
3 | | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the |
4 | | following:
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5 | | "Section 5. If and only if House Bill 229 of the 99th |
6 | | General Assembly becomes law, then the Counties Code is amended |
7 | | by changing Section 5-44020 and adding Section 5-44060 as |
8 | | follows: |
9 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-44020) |
10 | | Sec. 5-44020. Definitions. In this Division 5-44: |
11 | | "Fire protection jurisdiction" means a fire protection |
12 | | district, municipal fire department, or service organized |
13 | | under Section 5-1056.1 of the Counties Code, Sections 195 and |
14 | | 200 of the Township Code, Section 10-2.1 of the Illinois |
15 | | Municipal Code, or the Illinois Fire Protection District Act. |
16 | | "Governing board" means the individual or individuals who |
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1 | | constitute the
corporate authorities of a unit of local |
2 | | government. |
3 | | "Unit of local government" or "unit" means any unit of |
4 | | local government located entirely within one county, to which |
5 | | the county board chairman or county executive directly appoints |
6 | | a majority of its governing board with the advice and consent |
7 | | of the county board, but shall not include a fire protection |
8 | | district that directly employs any regular full-time |
9 | | employees , a conservation district organized under the |
10 | | Conservation District Act, or a special district organized |
11 | | under the Water Commission Act of 1985.
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12 | | (Source: P.A. 98-126, eff. 8-2-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.) |
13 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-44060 new) |
14 | | Sec. 5-44060. Rights of former employees. On the effective |
15 | | date of dissolution, the employees of the former unit of local |
16 | | government shall be transferred to the governmental unit |
17 | | assuming the functions of the former unit of local government. |
18 | | The status and rights of employees represented by an exclusive |
19 | | bargaining representative shall not be affected by the |
20 | | consolidation or this amendatory Act of the 99th General |
21 | | Assembly. Obligations assumed by the government unit assuming |
22 | | the functions of the former governmental unit shall include the |
23 | | obligation to honor existing representation rights under the |
24 | | Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and any existing collective |
25 | | bargaining agreements. The rights of employees under any |