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| Public Act 100-0242 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local 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 State Mandates Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 7 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 805/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 2207)
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Sec. 7. Review of existing mandates. | ||||
(a) Beginning with the 2019 catalog and every other year | ||||
thereafter, concurrently with, or within
3 months subsequent to | ||||
the publication of a catalog of State mandates as
prescribed in | ||||
subsection (b) of Section 4, the Department shall submit to
the | ||||
Governor and the General Assembly a review and report on | ||||
mandates enacted in the previous 2 years
and remaining in | ||||
effect at the time of submittal
of the report. The Department | ||||
may fulfill its responsibilities for compiling the report by | ||||
entering into a contract for service.
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Beginning with the 2017 catalog and every 10 years | ||||
thereafter, concurrently with, or within 3 months subsequent to | ||||
the publication of a catalog of State mandates as prescribed in | ||||
subsection (b) of Section 4, the Department shall submit to the | ||||
Governor and the General Assembly a review and report on all | ||||
effective mandates at the time of submittal of the reports. | ||||
(b) The report shall include for each mandate the factual
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information specified in subsection (b) of Section 4 for the | ||
catalog. The report may also include the following: (1)
extent | ||
to which the enactment of the mandate was requested, supported, | ||
encouraged
or opposed by local governments or their respective | ||
organization;
(2) whether the mandate continues to meet a | ||
Statewide policy objective or
has achieved the initial policy | ||
intent in whole or in part; (3) amendments
if any are required | ||
to make the mandate more effective; (4) whether the mandate
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should be retained or rescinded; (5) whether State financial | ||
participation
in helping meet the identifiable increased local | ||
costs arising from the
mandate should be initiated, and if so, | ||
recommended ratios and phasing-in
schedules; and (6) any other | ||
information or recommendations which the
Department considers | ||
pertinent; and (7) any comments about the mandate submitted by | ||
affected units of government; and (8) a statewide cost of | ||
compliance estimate.
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(c) The appropriate committee of each house of the General | ||
Assembly shall
review the report and shall initiate such | ||
legislation or other action as
it deems necessary.
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The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall | ||
be satisfied
by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, | ||
the Minority Leader and
the Clerk of the House of | ||
Representatives and the President, the Minority
Leader, the | ||
Secretary of the Senate, the members of the committees required
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to review the report under subsection (c) and the Legislative | ||
Research
Unit, as
required by Section 3.1 of the General | ||
Assembly Organization Act "An Act to revise the law in relation | ||
to the
General Assembly", approved February 25, 1874, as | ||
amended, and filing such
additional copies with the State | ||
Government Report Distribution Center for
the General Assembly | ||
as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of
the State | ||
Library Act.
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(Source: P.A. 99-789, eff. 8-12-16; revised 10-25-16.)
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