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Public Act 093-1091
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AN ACT concerning the departments of State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing |
Sections 1A-9 and 1A-12 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/1A-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-9)
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Sec. 1A-9. The State Board of Elections shall appoint an |
executive
director and an assistant executive director. The
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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.
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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
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created which shall be filled as provided for the initial |
appointments.
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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 |
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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
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 84-1026.)
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(10 ILCS 5/1A-12) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-12)
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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
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capacity within 6 months after termination of his employment or
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contractual relationship with the Board.
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(Source: P.A. 80-1437.)
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Section 10. The Personnel Code is amended by changing |
Section 4c as follows:
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(20 ILCS 415/4c) (from Ch. 127, par. 63b104c)
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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 |
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Act:
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(1) All officers elected by the people.
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(2) All positions under the Lieutenant Governor, |
Secretary of State,
State Treasurer, State Comptroller, |
State Board of Education, Clerk of
the Supreme Court, and
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Attorney General, and State Board of Elections.
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(3) Judges, and officers and employees of the courts, |
and notaries
public.
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(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.
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(5) All positions in the Illinois National Guard and |
Illinois State
Guard, paid from federal funds or positions
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in the State Military Service filled by enlistment and paid |
from State
funds.
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(6) All employees of the Governor at the executive |
mansion and on
his immediate personal staff.
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(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.
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(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
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Community College Board, Southern Illinois
University, |
Illinois Board of Higher Education, University of
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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
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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
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System, University Retirement System of Illinois, so long |
as these are
subject to the provisions of the State |
Universities Civil Service Act.
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(10) The State Police so long as they are subject to |
the merit
provisions of the State Police Act.
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(11) The scientific staff of the State Scientific |
Surveys and the
Waste Management and Research
Center.
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(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
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staff providing architectural and engineering services in |
the Department of
Central Management Services.
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(13) All employees of the Illinois State Toll Highway |
Authority.
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(14) The Secretary of the Illinois Workers' |
Compensation Commission.
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(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
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Illinois Insurance Code.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(21) All hearing officers of the Human Rights |
Commission.
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(22) All employees of the Illinois Mathematics and |
Science Academy.
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(23) All employees of the Kankakee River Valley Area
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Airport Authority.
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(24) The commissioners and employees of the Executive |
Ethics
Commission.
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(25) The Executive Inspectors General, including |
special Executive
Inspectors General, and employees of |
each Office of an
Executive Inspector General.
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(26) The commissioners and employees of the |
Legislative Ethics
Commission.
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(27) The Legislative Inspector General, including |
special Legislative
Inspectors General, and employees of |
the Office of
the Legislative Inspector General.
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(28) The Auditor General's Inspector General and |
employees of the Office
of the Auditor General's Inspector |
General.
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(Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03; 93-721, eff. 1-1-05; |
revised 10-14-04.)
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