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Public Act 098-0719 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Planning | ||||
Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 2325/15)
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Sec. 15. Members. | ||||
(a) The following 10 persons or their designees shall be | ||||
members of the Council: the Director of the Department; a | ||||
representative of the Governor's Office; the Secretary of Human | ||||
Services; the Directors of the Departments of Commerce and | ||||
Economic Opportunity, Employment Security, Financial and | ||||
Professional Regulation, and Healthcare and Family Services; | ||||
and the Executive Director executive director of the Illinois | ||||
Board of Higher Education, the Executive Director President of | ||||
the Illinois Community College Board, and the State | ||||
Superintendent of Education. | ||||
(b) The Governor shall appoint 8 additional members, who | ||||
shall be healthcare workforce experts, including | ||||
representatives of practicing physicians, nurses, pharmacists, | ||||
and dentists, State and local health professions | ||||
organizations, schools of medicine and osteopathy, nursing, | ||||
dental, allied health, and public health; public and private |
teaching hospitals; health insurers, business; and labor. The | ||
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the President | ||
of the Illinois Senate, the Minority Leader of the Illinois | ||
House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the | ||
Illinois Senate may each appoint 2 representatives to the | ||
Council. Members appointed under this subsection (b) shall | ||
serve 4-year terms and may be reappointed. | ||
(c) The Director of the Department shall serve as Chair of | ||
the Council. The Governor shall appoint a healthcare workforce | ||
expert from the non-governmental sector to serve as Vice-Chair.
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(Source: P.A. 97-424, eff. 7-1-12 .) | ||
Section 10. The Illinois Century Network Act is amended by | ||
changing Section 15 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 3921/15)
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Sec. 15. Management of the Illinois Century Network.
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(a) Staffing and
contractual services necessary to support | ||
the network's activities shall be
governed by the Illinois | ||
Century Network Policy Committee. The committee
shall
include:
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(1) 6 standing members as follows:
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(i) the Illinois State Library Director or | ||
designee;
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(ii) the Illinois State Museum Director or | ||
designee;
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(iii) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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Education or designee;
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(iv) the Executive Director of the Illinois | ||
Community
College Board President or designee;
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(v) the State Board of Education State | ||
Superintendent or
designee; and
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(vi) the Director of Central Management Services | ||
or
designee;
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(2) up to 7 members who are appointed by the Governor
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and who:
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(i) have experience and background in private K-12
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education, private higher education, or who are from
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other participant constituents that are not already
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represented;
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(ii) shall serve staggered terms up to 3 years as | ||
designated by the
Governor; and
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(iii) shall serve until a successor is appointed | ||
and
qualified; and
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(3) a Chairperson who is appointed by the Governor and | ||
who shall
serve a term of 2 years and until a successor is | ||
appointed and qualified.
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(b) Illinois Century Network Policy Committee members | ||
shall serve without
compensation but shall be entitled to | ||
reimbursement for reasonable expenses of
travel for members who | ||
are required to travel for a distance greater than 20
miles to | ||
participate in business of the Illinois Century Network Policy
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Committee.
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(Source: P.A. 91-21, eff. 7-1-99; 92-691, eff. 7-18-02.)
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Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||
3-15.12 and 22-45 as follows: | ||
(105 ILCS 5/3-15.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.12)
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Sec. 3-15.12. High school equivalency testing program.
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regional
superintendent of schools shall make available for | ||
qualified individuals
residing within the region a High School | ||
Equivalency Testing Program.
For that purpose the regional | ||
superintendent alone or with other
regional superintendents | ||
may establish and supervise a testing center or
centers to | ||
administer the secure forms of the high school level Test of
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General Educational Development to qualified persons. Such | ||
centers
shall be under the supervision of the regional | ||
superintendent in whose
region such centers are located, | ||
subject to the approval
of the Executive Director
President of | ||
the Illinois Community College Board.
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An individual is eligible to apply to the regional | ||
superintendent of schools
for the region in which he or she
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resides if he or she is: (a) a person who is 17 years
of age or | ||
older, has maintained residence in the State of Illinois,
and | ||
is
not a high school graduate; (b)
a person who is successfully | ||
completing an
alternative education program under Section | ||
2-3.81, Article 13A,
or Article 13B; or (c) a
person who is
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enrolled in a youth education program sponsored by the Illinois |
National
Guard.
For purposes of this Section, residence is that | ||
abode which the applicant
considers his or her home. Applicants | ||
may provide as sufficient proof of such
residence and as an | ||
acceptable form of identification a driver's license, valid | ||
passport, military ID, or other form of government-issued | ||
national or foreign identification that shows the applicant's | ||
name, address, date of birth, signature, and photograph or | ||
other acceptable identification as may be allowed by law or as | ||
regulated by the Illinois Community College Board. Such | ||
regional superintendent shall determine if the
applicant meets | ||
statutory and regulatory state standards. If qualified the
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applicant shall at the time of such application pay a fee | ||
established by the
Illinois Community College Board, which fee | ||
shall be paid into a special
fund
under the control and | ||
supervision of the regional superintendent. Such moneys
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received by the regional superintendent shall be used, first, | ||
for the
expenses incurred
in administering and scoring the | ||
examination, and next for other educational
programs that are | ||
developed and designed by the regional superintendent of
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schools to assist those who successfully complete the high | ||
school level test of
General Education Development in | ||
furthering their academic development or
their ability to | ||
secure and retain gainful employment, including programs for
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the competitive award based on test scores of college or adult | ||
education
scholarship grants or similar educational | ||
incentives. Any excess moneys shall
be paid into the institute |
fund.
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Any applicant who has achieved the minimum passing | ||
standards as
established by the
Illinois Community College | ||
Board shall be
notified in writing by the regional | ||
superintendent and shall be
issued a high school equivalency | ||
certificate on the forms provided by the
Illinois Community | ||
College Board. The regional superintendent shall
then certify | ||
to the Illinois Community College Board
the score of the | ||
applicant and such other and additional information
that may be | ||
required by the Illinois Community College Board. The
moneys | ||
received therefrom shall be used in the same manner as provided
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for in this Section.
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Any applicant who has attained the age of 17 years and | ||
maintained
residence in the State of Illinois and is not a high | ||
school graduate, any person who has enrolled in a youth | ||
education program sponsored by the Illinois National Guard, or | ||
any person who has successfully completed
an
alternative | ||
education program under Section 2-3.81,
Article 13A, or Article | ||
13B is eligible to apply for a high school equivalency
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certificate (if he or she meets the requirements prescribed by | ||
the Illinois Community College Board) upon showing evidence | ||
that he or she has completed, successfully, the high
school | ||
level General Educational Development Tests, administered by | ||
the United
States Armed Forces Institute, official GED Centers | ||
established in other
states, or at Veterans' Administration | ||
Hospitals or the office of the State
Superintendent of |
Education administered for the Illinois State Penitentiary
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System and the Department of Corrections. Such applicant shall | ||
apply to the
regional superintendent of the region wherein he | ||
has maintained residence, and
upon payment of a fee established | ||
by the Illinois Community College Board
the regional | ||
superintendent shall issue a high school
equivalency | ||
certificate, and immediately thereafter certify to the | ||
Illinois Community College Board the score of the applicant and | ||
such other and
additional information as may be required by the | ||
Illinois Community College Board.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any | ||
applicant who has
been out of school for at least one year may | ||
request the regional
superintendent of schools to administer | ||
the restricted GED test upon
written request of: The director | ||
of a program who certifies to the Chief
Examiner of an official | ||
GED center that the applicant has completed a
program of | ||
instruction provided by such agencies as the Job Corps, the
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Postal Service Academy or apprenticeship training program; an | ||
employer
or program director for purposes of entry into | ||
apprenticeship programs;
another State Department of Education | ||
in order to meet regulations
established by that Department of | ||
Education, a post high school
educational institution for | ||
purposes of admission, the Department of
Professional | ||
Regulation for licensing purposes, or the Armed Forces
for | ||
induction purposes. The regional superintendent shall | ||
administer
such test and the applicant shall be notified in |
writing that he is
eligible to receive the Illinois High School | ||
Equivalency Certificate
upon reaching age 17, provided he meets | ||
the standards established by the Illinois Community College | ||
Board.
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Any test administered under this Section to an applicant | ||
who does not
speak and understand English may at the discretion | ||
of the administering
agency be given and answered in any | ||
language in which the test is
printed. The regional | ||
superintendent of schools may waive any fees required
by this | ||
Section in case of hardship.
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In counties of over 3,000,000 population , a GED certificate
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shall contain the signatures of the Executive Director | ||
President of the Illinois Community College Board ; , the | ||
superintendent, president , or other chief
executive officer of | ||
the institution where GED instruction occurred ; and any
other | ||
signatures authorized by the Illinois Community College Board.
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The regional superintendent of schools shall furnish the | ||
Illinois
Community College Board with any information that the | ||
Illinois
Community College Board requests with regard to | ||
testing and certificates under this
Section.
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(Source: P.A. 94-108, eff. 7-1-05; 95-609, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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(105 ILCS 5/22-45)
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Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council. | ||
(a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans | ||
for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of |
quality education from preschool through graduate school. This | ||
State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate | ||
education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to | ||
study and make recommendations concerning education at all | ||
levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved | ||
teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and | ||
demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing | ||
an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that | ||
will move the State towards the common goals of improving | ||
academic achievement, increasing college access and success, | ||
improving use of existing data and measurements, developing | ||
improved accountability, fostering innovative approaches to | ||
education, promoting lifelong learning, easing the transition | ||
to college, and reducing remediation. A pre-kindergarten | ||
through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this State's economic | ||
competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled workforce. In | ||
addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance this State's | ||
ability to leverage funding. | ||
(b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The | ||
Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following | ||
members: | ||
(1) The Governor or his or her designee, to serve as | ||
chairperson. | ||
(2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed | ||
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one | ||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
Representatives, one appointed by the President of the | ||
Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||
Senate. | ||
(3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as | ||
follows, with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
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members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
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County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
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County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
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from the remainder of the State: | ||
(A) one representative of civic leaders; | ||
(B) one representative of local government; | ||
(C) one representative of trade unions; | ||
(D) one representative of nonprofit organizations | ||
or foundations; | ||
(E) one representative of parents' organizations; | ||
and | ||
(F) one education research expert. | ||
(4) Five members appointed by statewide business | ||
organizations and business trade associations. | ||
(5) Six members appointed by statewide professional | ||
organizations and associations representing | ||
pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community | ||
college faculty, and public university faculty. | ||
(6) Two members appointed by associations representing | ||
local school administrators and school board members. One | ||
of these members must be a special education administrator. |
(7) One member representing community colleges, | ||
appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College | ||
Presidents. | ||
(8) One member representing 4-year independent | ||
colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide | ||
organization representing private institutions of higher | ||
learning. | ||
(9) One member representing public 4-year | ||
universities, appointed jointly by the university | ||
presidents and chancellors. | ||
(10) Ex-officio members as follows: | ||
(A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or | ||
her designee. | ||
(B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
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Education or his or her designee. | ||
(C) The Executive Director President and Chief | ||
Executive Officer of the Illinois Community College | ||
Board or his or her designee. | ||
(D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student | ||
Assistance Commission or his or her designee. | ||
(E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce | ||
Investment Board or their designee. | ||
(F) The Director of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity or his or her designee. | ||
(G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning | ||
Council or his or her designee. |
(H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and | ||
Science Academy or his or her designee. | ||
(I) The president of an association representing | ||
educators of adult learners or his or her
designee. | ||
Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20 | ||
Council. | ||
Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring | ||
on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year | ||
following their appointments or until their successors are | ||
appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be | ||
determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois | ||
P-20 Council. | ||
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original | ||
appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during | ||
the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. | ||
(c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State | ||
appropriations to support staff activities, research, | ||
data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council | ||
shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination | ||
with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The | ||
Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and | ||
coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois | ||
P-20 Council. | ||
(d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the | ||
following duties: | ||
(1) To make recommendations to do all of the following: |
(A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20 | ||
(graduate school) education in this State through | ||
working at the intersections of educational systems to | ||
promote collaborative infrastructure. | ||
(B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions, | ||
legislation, policies, and resources of all | ||
stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting | ||
improvement in this State's public schools, community | ||
colleges, and universities. | ||
(C) Better align the high school curriculum with | ||
postsecondary expectations. | ||
(D) Better align assessments across all levels of | ||
education. | ||
(E) Reduce the need for students entering | ||
institutions of higher education to take remedial | ||
courses. | ||
(F) Smooth the transition from high school to | ||
college. | ||
(G) Improve high school and college graduation | ||
rates. | ||
(H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic | ||
standards for college and workforce readiness. | ||
(I) Better align college and university teaching | ||
programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
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(2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the | ||
State's education and higher education agencies, and the
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State's workforce and economic development boards and
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agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for | ||
Illinois students and families. | ||
(3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational | ||
improvement and innovation that will enable every student | ||
to meet or exceed Illinois learning standards and be | ||
well-prepared to succeed in the workforce and community. | ||
(4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for | ||
implementation of all Council recommendations.
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(e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may | ||
authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of | ||
interest to Illinois educational and workforce development, | ||
including without limitation the following areas: | ||
(1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of | ||
highly qualified teachers. | ||
(2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified | ||
teachers. | ||
(3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers. | ||
(4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including | ||
developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek | ||
federal and private grants to support initiatives | ||
targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student | ||
achievement. | ||
(5) Highly effective administrators. | ||
(6) Illinois birth through age 3 education, | ||
pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education. |
(7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network | ||
of college and workforce readiness efforts.
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(8) Alternative routes to college access. | ||
(9) Research data and accountability. | ||
(10) Community schools, community participation, and | ||
other innovative approaches to education that foster | ||
community partnerships. | ||
The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate | ||
Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working | ||
groups may invite organizations and individuals representing | ||
pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in | ||
discussions, data collection, and dissemination.
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(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.) | ||
Section 20. The Public Community College Act is amended by | ||
changing Section 3-33.7 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 805/3-33.7) | ||
Sec. 3-33.7. Establishment of lines of credit. The board | ||
may establish a line of credit with a bank or other financial | ||
institution in an amount not to exceed the following: | ||
(1) if anticipating State revenues due in the current | ||
fiscal year, 85% of the amount or amounts of the revenues | ||
due in the current fiscal year, as certified by the | ||
Executive Director President/CEO of the State Board or | ||
other official in a position to provide assurances as to |
the amounts; and | ||
(2) if anticipating State revenues expected to be due | ||
in the next subsequent fiscal year, 50% of the amount or | ||
amounts of the revenues due in the current fiscal year, as | ||
certified by the Executive Director President/CEO of the | ||
State Board or other official in a position to provide | ||
assurances as to the amounts. | ||
All moneys so borrowed shall be repaid exclusively from the | ||
anticipated revenues within 60 days after the revenues have | ||
been received. Borrowing authorized under subdivisions (1) and | ||
(2) of this Section shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed | ||
the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, from | ||
the date of issuance until paid. | ||
Prior to establishing a line of credit under this Section, | ||
the board shall authorize, by resolution, the line of credit. | ||
The resolution shall set forth facts demonstrating the need for | ||
the line of credit, state the amount to be borrowed, establish | ||
a maximum interest rate limit not to exceed that set forth in | ||
this Section, and provide a date by which the borrowed funds | ||
must be repaid. The resolution shall direct the relevant | ||
officials to make arrangements to set apart and hold the | ||
revenue, as received, that will be used to repay the borrowing. | ||
In addition, the resolution may authorize the relevant | ||
officials to make partial repayments of the borrowing as the | ||
revenues become available and may contain any other terms, | ||
restrictions, or limitations not inconsistent with the |
provisions of this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 96-912, eff. 6-9-10.)
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