Public Act 093-1091
Public Act 1091 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 093-1091 |
SB738 Enrolled |
LRB093 03017 RCE 03034 b |
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| AN ACT concerning the departments of State government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | Sections 1A-9 and 1A-12 as follows:
| (10 ILCS 5/1A-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-9)
| Sec. 1A-9. The State Board of Elections shall appoint an | executive
director and an assistant executive director. The
| Subject to the provisions of
the "Personnel Code", the annual | compensation of the executive director and
assistant executive | director shall be determined by the Board.
| The executive director and assistant executive director | may be removed
from office at any time by a vote of
at least 5 | members of the Board. Upon any such removal a vacancy is
| created which shall be filled as provided for the initial | appointments.
| The Board, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of its | members, may
from time to time contract with technical | consultants to assist it in the
performance of its duties. Such | technical consultants shall be compensated
only under | contracts which specify the duties to be performed and the | compensation
therefor. Except as otherwise provided in this | Section, contracts with
technical consultants, other than | hearing officers
and attorneys representing the Board in | litigation, shall terminate no more
than 60 days after the | commencement of the specified duties and may be extended
once | for a period of no more than 30 days upon the affirmative vote | of a
majority of the Board. The time limitations imposed by | this Section on
contracts with technical consultants shall not | apply to a contract with a
technical consultant for the | provision of electronic data processing
services in connection | with the Board's performance of the duties assigned
to it |
| pursuant to paragraph (11) of Section 1A-8 or in connection | with the
Board's performance of the duties assigned to it | pursuant to Sections 4-8,
5-7 and 6-35 concerning the | furnishing of electronic data or compilations
containing voter | registration information to state political committees
| registered pursuant to the Illinois Campaign Finance Act or the | Federal
Election Campaign Act. No technical consultant, other | than a hearing officer
or an attorney engaged to represent the | Board in litigation, may be compensated
under more than one | contract in any fiscal year.
| (Source: P.A. 84-1026.)
| (10 ILCS 5/1A-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-12)
| Sec. 1A-12. The
Subject to the provisions of the "Personnel | Code",
approved July 18, 1955, as heretofore or hereafter | amended, the State
Board of Elections may employ, promote or | discharge such additional
persons as are necessary for the | proper performance of its duties under
this Code, including | investigators, examiners and hearing officers.
However, | persons employed by the State Board of Elections prior to | January 1,
1978 and previously certified under a merit plan | adopted by the Board
shall not be subject to any probationary | period nor required to qualify
by examination under "The | Personnel Code"
to continue in their positions. No
employee or | consultant may appear before the Board in any representative
| capacity within 6 months after termination of his employment or
| contractual relationship with the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 80-1437.)
| Section 10. The Personnel Code is amended by changing | Section 4c as follows: | (20 ILCS 415/4c) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b104c)
| Sec. 4c. General exemptions. The following positions in | State
service shall be exempt from jurisdictions A, B, and C, | unless the
jurisdictions shall be extended as provided in this |
| Act:
| (1) All officers elected by the people.
| (2) All positions under the Lieutenant Governor, | Secretary of State,
State Treasurer, State Comptroller, | State Board of Education, Clerk of
the Supreme Court, and
| Attorney General , and State Board of Elections .
| (3) Judges, and officers and employees of the courts, | and notaries
public.
| (4) All officers and employees of the Illinois General | Assembly, all
employees of legislative commissions, all | officers and employees of the
Illinois Legislative | Reference Bureau, the Legislative
Research Unit, and the | Legislative Printing Unit.
| (5) All positions in the Illinois National Guard and | Illinois State
Guard, paid from federal funds or positions
| in the State Military Service filled by enlistment and paid | from State
funds.
| (6) All employees of the Governor at the executive | mansion and on
his immediate personal staff.
| (7) Directors of Departments, the Adjutant General, | the Assistant
Adjutant General, the Director of the | Illinois Emergency
Management Agency, members of boards | and commissions, and all other
positions appointed by the | Governor by and with the consent of the
Senate.
| (8) The presidents, other principal administrative | officers, and
teaching, research and extension faculties | of
Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, | Governors State
University, Illinois State University, | Northeastern Illinois University,
Northern Illinois | University, Western Illinois University, the Illinois
| Community College Board, Southern Illinois
University, | Illinois Board of Higher Education, University of
| Illinois, State Universities Civil Service System, | University Retirement
System of Illinois, and the | administrative officers and scientific and
technical staff | of the Illinois State Museum.
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| (9) All other employees except the presidents, other | principal
administrative officers, and teaching, research | and extension faculties
of the universities under the | jurisdiction of the Board of Regents and
the colleges and | universities under the jurisdiction of the Board of
| Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Illinois | Community College
Board, Southern Illinois University, | Illinois Board of Higher Education,
Board of Governors of | State Colleges and Universities, the Board of
Regents, | University of Illinois, State Universities Civil Service
| System, University Retirement System of Illinois, so long | as these are
subject to the provisions of the State | Universities Civil Service Act.
| (10) The State Police so long as they are subject to | the merit
provisions of the State Police Act.
| (11) The scientific staff of the State Scientific | Surveys and the
Waste Management and Research
Center.
| (12) The technical and engineering staffs of the | Department of
Transportation, the Department of Nuclear | Safety, the Pollution Control
Board, and the Illinois | Commerce Commission, and the technical and engineering
| staff providing architectural and engineering services in | the Department of
Central Management Services.
| (13) All employees of the Illinois State Toll Highway | Authority.
| (14) The Secretary of the Illinois Workers' | Compensation Commission.
| (15) All persons who are appointed or employed by the | Director of
Insurance under authority of Section 202 of the | Illinois Insurance Code
to assist the Director of Insurance | in discharging his responsibilities
relating to the | rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation, and
dissolution | of companies that are subject to the jurisdiction of the
| Illinois Insurance Code.
| (16) All employees of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area | Airport
Authority.
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| (17) All investment officers employed by the Illinois | State Board of
Investment.
| (18) Employees of the Illinois Young Adult | Conservation Corps program,
administered by the Illinois | Department of Natural Resources, authorized
grantee under | Title VIII of the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act | of 1973, 29 USC 993.
| (19) Seasonal employees of the Department of | Agriculture for the
operation of the Illinois State Fair | and the DuQuoin State Fair, no one
person receiving more | than 29 days of such employment in any calendar year.
| (20) All "temporary" employees hired under the | Department of Natural
Resources' Illinois Conservation | Service, a youth
employment program that hires young people | to work in State parks for a period
of one year or less.
| (21) All hearing officers of the Human Rights | Commission.
| (22) All employees of the Illinois Mathematics and | Science Academy.
| (23) All employees of the Kankakee River Valley Area
| Airport Authority.
| (24) The commissioners and employees of the Executive | Ethics
Commission.
| (25) The Executive Inspectors General, including | special Executive
Inspectors General, and employees of | each Office of an
Executive Inspector General.
| (26) The commissioners and employees of the | Legislative Ethics
Commission.
| (27) The Legislative Inspector General, including | special Legislative
Inspectors General, and employees of | the Office of
the Legislative Inspector General.
| (28) The Auditor General's Inspector General and | employees of the Office
of the Auditor General's Inspector | General.
| (Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03; 93-721, eff. 1-1-05; | revised 10-14-04.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
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Effective Date: 3/29/2005
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