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90_SB1674enr
New Act
Creates the Year 2000 Technology Task Force Act and
creates the Year 2000 Technology Task Force. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning governmental functions.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Year 2000 Technology Task Force Act.
6 Section 5. Legislative declaration. Because January 1,
7 2000 marks the beginning of a new millennium, it presents new
8 challenges for information data technology. The technique of
9 storing date information by using 2 digits to represent the
10 year was designed as an economic savings tool when computers
11 were initially put into use. Systems developed with this
12 approach have remained in use, resulting in the fact that the
13 majority of computer programs will not be able to recognize
14 the year 2000. In an effort to ease the transition to the new
15 millennium it is necessary to provide the State and local
16 governments with the tools necessary to explore the impact of
17 that transition. It is imperative to provide an efficient
18 and accurate response now to prepare for the challenges
19 presented by the year 2000 with regard to information
20 technology systems and date storage.
21 Section 10. Definition. In this Act "Year 2000
22 compliant" means, with respect to information technology,
23 that the information technology accurately processes
24 date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating,
25 comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the
26 twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and
27 2000 and leap year calculations, to the extent that other
28 information technology, used in combination with the
29 information technology being acquired, properly exchanges
30 date/time data with it.
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1 Section 15. Task Force created; members.
2 (a) The Year 2000 Technology Task Force is created.
3 (b) The Task Force shall be composed of the following
4 members:
5 (1) The Governor or his or her designee.
6 (2) The Attorney General or his or her designee.
7 (3) The Secretary of State or his or her designee.
8 (4) The Comptroller or his or her designee.
9 (5) The Treasurer or his or her designee.
10 (6) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or his
11 or her designee.
12 (7) The Director of Central Management Services.
13 (8) The Director of Revenue.
14 (9) The Secretary of Human Services.
15 (10) The Director of Public Aid.
16 (11) The Director of Children and Family Services.
17 (12) The Director of Employment Security.
18 (13) The Auditor General.
19 (14) The State Superintendent of Schools.
20 (15) Two members appointed by the Governor with the
21 advice and consent of the Senate. One member shall
22 represent the interests of municipalities in the State,
23 and the other member shall represent the interests of
24 counties and townships in the State. If the Senate is
25 not in session or is in recess when an appointment
26 subject to its confirmation under this paragraph is made,
27 the Governor shall make a temporary appointment. That
28 temporary appointment is subject to subsequent Senate
29 confirmation as provided in this paragraph.
30 (16) Four members of the General Assembly,
31 appointed one each by the President of the Senate, the
32 Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
33 of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House
34 of Representatives.
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1 (c) Task Force members shall serve without compensation.
2 Section 20. Task Force organization; meetings; staff.
3 (a) The Director of Central Management Services shall
4 serve as chairperson of the Task Force.
5 (b) The chairperson shall give notice of an initial
6 meeting of the Task Force within 30 days after the effective
7 date of this Act.
8 (c) The offices of the State officers designated in
9 paragraphs (1) through (14) of subsection (b) of Section 15
10 shall perform the staff work necessary to enable the Task
11 Force to perform its functions.
12 Section 25. Task Force functions. The Task Force shall
13 do the following:
14 (1) Assess the current status of Year 2000
15 compliance on the part of (i) each department of State
16 government created under the Civil Administrative Code of
17 Illinois, (ii) the General Assembly, (iii) the State
18 judiciary, and (iv) units of local government in the
19 State.
20 (2) Analyze and prioritize the corrective measures
21 that must be taken by the entities designated in
22 paragraph (1) in order to become Year 2000 compliant.
23 (3) Prepare an estimated timetable for completing
24 those corrective measures in a manner that will ensure
25 Year 2000 compliance by those entities.
26 (4) Estimate the fiscal impact of those corrective
27 measures.
28 (5) Conduct additional inquiries or studies as it
29 deems appropriate.
30 Section 30. Reports and recommendations.
31 (a) On or before November 30, 1998 the Task Force shall
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1 submit a preliminary report to the Governor and the General
2 Assembly. The preliminary report shall include the Task
3 Force's findings and, if the Task Force determines that
4 legislation is necessary in order to ensure Year 2000
5 compliance by the entities designated in Section 25, its
6 recommendations for legislation.
7 (b) The Task Force may submit additional findings and
8 recommendations at any time.
9 Section 90. The Legislative Information System Act is
10 amended by adding Section 5.09 and changing Sections 5 and 6
11 as follows:
12 (25 ILCS 145/5) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.15)
13 Sec. 5. The System has the duties enumerated in the
14 following Sections preceding Section 6 5.01 through 5.07.
15 (Source: P.A. 80-683.)
16 (25 ILCS 145/5.09 new)
17 Sec. 5.09. Public computer access; legislative
18 information. To make available to the public all of the
19 following information in electronic form:
20 (1) On or before July 1, 1999, the weekly schedule
21 of legislative floor sessions for each of the 2 houses of
22 the General Assembly together with a list of matters
23 pending before them and the weekly schedule of
24 legislative committee hearings together with matters
25 scheduled for their consideration.
26 (2) On or before July 1, 1999, a list of the
27 committees of the General Assembly and their members.
28 (3) On or before July 1, 1999, the text of each
29 bill and resolution introduced and of each engrossed,
30 enrolled, and re-enrolled bill and resolution and the
31 text of each adopted amendment and conference committee
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1 report.
2 (4) On or before July 1, 1999, a synopsis of items
3 specified in paragraph (3) of this Section, together with
4 a summary of legislative and gubernatorial actions
5 regarding each bill and resolution introduced.
6 (5) On or before July 1, 1999, the Rules of the
7 House and the Senate of the General Assembly.
8 (6) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second
9 General Assembly, the text of Public Acts.
10 (7) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second
11 General Assembly, the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
12 (8) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second
13 General Assembly, the Constitution of the United States
14 and the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
15 (9) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second
16 General Assembly, the text of the Illinois Administrative
17 Code.
18 (10) Before the conclusion of the Ninety-second
19 General Assembly, the most current issue of the Illinois
20 Register published on or after the effective date of this
21 amendatory Act of 1998.
22 (11) Any other information that the Joint Committee
23 on Legislative Support Services elects to make available.
24 The information shall be made available to the public
25 through the World Wide Web. The information may also be
26 made available by any other means of access that would
27 facilitate public access to the information.
28 Any documentation that describes the electronic digital
29 formats of the information shall be made available through
30 the World Wide Web.
31 Personal information concerning a person who accesses
32 this public information may be maintained only for the
33 purpose of providing service to the person.
34 No fee or other charge may be imposed by the Legislative
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1 Information System as a condition of accessing the
2 information, except that a reasonable fee may be charged for
3 any customized services and shall be deposited into the
4 General Assembly Computer Equipment Revolving Fund.
5 The electronic public access provided through the World
6 Wide Web shall be in addition to any other electronic or
7 print distribution of the information.
8 No action taken under this Section shall be deemed to
9 alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary
10 interest or entitlement of the State of Illinois relating to
11 any of the information made available under this Section.
12 The information shall be made available as provided in
13 this Section in the shortest practicable time after it is
14 publicly available in any other form; provided that the
15 System may make information available under this Section only
16 if the availability in no way reduces the quality and
17 timeliness of service available to and required under this
18 Act for legislative users and does not unduly burden the
19 General Assembly or its support services agencies. Failure
20 to provide information under this Section does not affect the
21 validity of any action of the General Assembly. The General
22 Assembly and the State of Illinois are not liable for the
23 accuracy, availability, or use of the information provided
24 under this Section.
25 (25 ILCS 145/6) (from Ch. 63, par. 42.16)
26 Sec. 6. Computer systems; private use; charges. In
27 addition to the information made available by the Legislative
28 Information System under Section 5.09, the System may make
29 the computer systems under its jurisdiction available for use
30 by private persons or governmental entities or agencies,
31 other than those legislative users specified in Section 5.06,
32 if:
33 (a) such availability in no way reduces the quality of
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1 service available to and required under this Act for
2 legislative users;
3 (b) the System, by resolution adopts rules and
4 conditions regarding the offering of such services and
5 specifies the charges to be made therefor. These charges may
6 be based on usage of the services; and
7 (c) the System collects the appropriate charges for the
8 services rendered. Those amounts shall be deposited in the
9 General Assembly Computer Equipment Revolving Fund, a special
10 fund which is hereby created in the State treasury. Monies
11 in the Fund shall be appropriated to the Joint Committee on
12 Legislative Support Services for the purchase of computer
13 equipment for the General Assembly and for related expenses
14 and for other operational purposes of the General Assembly.
15 (Source: P.A. 88-85.)
16 Section 91. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is
17 amended by changing Section 7.50 as follows:
18 (805 ILCS 5/7.50) (from Ch. 32, par. 7.50)
19 Sec. 7.50. Proxies.
20 (a) A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or
21 otherwise act for him or her by delivering a valid
22 appointment form to the person so appointed or to a proxy
23 solicitation firm, proxy support service organization, or
24 like agent duly authorized by the person or persons to
25 receive the transmission. Without limiting the manner in
26 which a shareholder may appoint such a proxy pursuant to this
27 Section 7.50, the following shall constitute valid means by
28 which a shareholder may make such an appointment:
29 (1) A shareholder may sign a proxy appointment
30 form. The shareholder's signature may be affixed by any
31 reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by
32 facsimile signature.
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1 (2) A shareholder may transmit or authorize the
2 transmission of a telegram, cablegram, or other means of
3 electronic transmission; provided that any such
4 transmission must either set forth or be submitted with
5 information from which it can be determined that the
6 telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission was
7 authorized by the shareholder. If it is determined that
8 the telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission
9 is valid, the inspectors or, if there are no inspectors,
10 such other persons making that determination shall
11 specify the information upon which they relied.
12 Any copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reliable
13 reproduction of the writing or transmission may be
14 substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or
15 transmission for any and all purposes for which the original
16 writing or transmission could be used, provided that the
17 copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reproduction
18 shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original
19 writing or transmission. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to
20 vote or otherwise act for him or her by signing an
21 appointment form and delivering it to the person so
22 appointed.
23 (b) No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11
24 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the
25 proxy. Every proxy continues in full force and effect until
26 revoked by the person executing it prior to the vote pursuant
27 thereto, except as otherwise provided in this Section. Such
28 revocation may be effected by a writing delivered to the
29 corporation stating that the proxy is revoked or by a
30 subsequent proxy executed by, or by attendance at the meeting
31 and voting in person by, the person executing the proxy. The
32 dates contained on the forms of proxy presumptively determine
33 the order of execution, regardless of the postmark dates on
34 the envelopes in which they are mailed.
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1 (c) An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the
2 shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states
3 that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an
4 interest in the shares or in the corporation generally. By
5 way of example and without limiting the generality of the
6 foregoing, a proxy is coupled with an interest when the proxy
7 appointed is one of the following:
8 (1) a pledgee;
9 (2) a person who has purchased or has agreed to purchase
10 the shares;
11 (3) a creditor of the corporation who has extended it
12 credit under terms requiring the appointment, if the
13 appointment states the purpose for which it was given, the
14 name of the creditor, and the amount of credit extended;
15 (4) an employee of the corporation whose employment
16 contract requires the appointment, if the appointment states
17 the purpose for which it was given, the name of the employee,
18 and the period of employment; or
19 (5) a party to a voting agreement created under Section
20 7.70.
21 (d) The death or incapacity of the shareholder
22 appointing a proxy does not revoke the proxy's authority
23 unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the
24 officer or agent who maintains the corporation's share
25 transfer book before the proxy exercises his or her authority
26 under the appointment.
27 (e) An appointment made irrevocable under subsection (c)
28 becomes revocable when the interest in the proxy terminates
29 such as when the pledge is redeemed, the shares are
30 registered in the purchaser's name, the creditor's debt is
31 paid, the employment contract ends, or the voting agreement
32 expires.
33 (f) A transferee for value of shares subject to an
34 irrevocable appointment may revoke the appointment if the
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1 transferee was ignorant of its existence when the shares were
2 acquired and both the existence of the appointment and its
3 irrevocability were not noted conspicuously on the
4 certificate (or information statement for shares without
5 certificates) representing the shares.
6 (g) Unless the appointment of a proxy contains an
7 express limitation on the proxy's authority, a corporation
8 may accept the proxy's vote or other action as that of the
9 shareholder making the appointment. If the proxy appointed
10 fails to vote or otherwise act in accordance with the
11 appointment, the shareholder is entitled to such legal or
12 equitable relief as is appropriate in the circumstances.
13 (Source: P.A. 83-1025.)
14 Section 92. The Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood
15 Bank Act is amended by changing Section 7-101 as follows:
16 (210 ILCS 25/7-101) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-101)
17 Sec. 7-101. Examination of specimens. A clinical
18 laboratory shall examine specimens only at the request of (i)
19 a licensed physician, (ii) a licensed dentist, (iii) a
20 licensed podiatrist, (iv) a therapeutic optometrist for
21 diagnostic or therapeutic purposes related to the use of
22 diagnostic topical or therapeutic ocular pharmaceutical
23 agents, as defined in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 15.1
24 of the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, (v) a
25 licensed physician assistant in accordance with the written
26 guidelines required under subdivision (3) of Section 4 and
27 under Section 7.5 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
28 1987, or (vi) an authorized law enforcement agency or, in the
29 case of blood alcohol, at the request of the individual for
30 whom the test is to be performed in compliance with Sections
31 11-501 and 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. If the
32 request to a laboratory is oral, the physician or other
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1 authorized person shall submit a written request to the
2 laboratory within 48 hours. If the laboratory does not
3 receive the written request within that period, it shall note
4 that fact in its records. For purposes of this Section, a
5 request made by electronic mail or fax constitutes a written
6 request.
7 (Source: P.A. 90-116, eff. 7-14-97; 90-322, eff. 1-1-98;
8 revised 10-23-97.)
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.