Public Act 096-0136
 
HB0088 Enrolled LRB096 03987 JAM 14023 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Lieutenant Governor Vacancy Act.
 
    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    (a) The term "position of Lieutenant Governor" refers to
the position in State government created by that name in the
Illinois Constitution.
    (b) The term "Office of the Lieutenant Governor" refers to
the administrative entity of that name which is under the
direction of the Lieutenant Governor and assists in carrying
out the duties and affairs of the Lieutenant Governor.
 
    Section 10. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to
provide for the exercise of the powers and duties of the
Lieutenant Governor and the administration of the Office of the
Lieutenant Governor during periods when the position of
Lieutenant Governor is vacant.
 
    Section 15. Powers of the Lieutenant Governor.
    (a) Whenever the position of Lieutenant Governor is vacant,
the Governor shall assume and exercise the powers and duties of
the Lieutenant Governor that are prescribed by law or have been
delegated by the Governor to the Lieutenant Governor. The
Governor may delegate the exercise of any such power or duty to
an appropriate State officer or agency under the jurisdiction
and control of the Governor for so long as the position of
Lieutenant Governor remains vacant. For purposes of Section 9b
of the State Finance Act, an officer or agency that is
delegated activities is considered a successor.
    (b) While the position of Lieutenant Governor is vacant,
appropriations to the Lieutenant Governor, if any, may be
obligated and expended by the Governor for the purposes
specified in those appropriations that are for powers or duties
that are not delegated. Those obligations and expenditures
shall continue to be accounted for as obligations and
expenditures of the Lieutenant Governor.
 
    Section 20. Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
    (a) While the position of Lieutenant Governor is vacant,
the Governor may suspend any or all the activities of the
administrative entity known as the Office of the Lieutenant
Governor and delegate those activities to one or more
appropriate State officers or agencies under the jurisdiction
and control of the Governor for so long as the position of
Lieutenant Governor remains vacant. For purposes of Section 9b
of the State Finance Act, an officer or agency that is
delegated activities is considered a successor.
    (b) If the Governor does not suspend all of the activities
of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor while the position of
Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Office shall continue in
existence, under the direction of the Governor, as appropriate
to carry out the activities of the Office, and appropriations
to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, if any, may be
obligated and expended, with the approval of the Governor, for
the purposes specified in those appropriations that are for
activities that are not delegated. Those obligations and
expenditures shall continue to be accounted for as obligations
and expenditures of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
 
    Section 25. Contracts; employment.
    (a) The assumption or delegation of powers and duties under
this Act shall not be deemed to change the terms or conditions
of any contract, except that references in any contract to the
Lieutenant Governor or the Office of the Lieutenant Governor
may be deemed to refer to the Governor or other person or
entity exercising the powers and duties of the Lieutenant
Governor or the Office of the Lieutenant Governor with respect
to that contract pursuant to this Act.
    (b) The assumption or delegation of powers and duties under
this Act shall not by itself be deemed to change any condition
or status of employment; but in exercising such powers and
duties the Governor shall have all the powers of the Lieutenant
Governor to supervise, direct, and reorganize the Office of the
Lieutenant Governor and its employees.
    (c) In the course of exercising any power or duty of the
Lieutenant Governor that has been assumed by or delegated to a
person under Section 15 or 20 of this Act, the person is not
"serving as Lieutenant Governor" for the purposes of the
Illinois Pension Code.
 
    Section 30. Resumption of powers. When the position of
Lieutenant Governor ceases to be vacant, the powers and duties
assumed by the Governor under this Act, including any such
powers that have been delegated by the Governor to a State
employee, officer, or agency, shall once again be assumed and
exercised by the Lieutenant Governor.
 
    Section 35. Repeal. The Lieutenant Governor Vacancy Act
(Sections 1 through 35) is repealed on January 10, 2011.
 
    Section 90. The Executive Reorganization Implementation
Act is amended by changing Section 5.5 as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 15/5.5)
    Sec. 5.5. Executive order provisions superseded.
    (a) Executive Order No. 2003-9, in subdivision II(E),
provides in part: "All such personnel shall initially
constitute probationary employees under the Personnel Code.
The Department of Central Management Services shall establish a
procedure for qualification and retention of personnel in
accordance with the Personnel Code.". This language, which
violates Section 4 of this Act and contravenes applicable
provisions of the Personnel Code, is hereby superseded and of
no force or effect. The status and rights of employees under
the Personnel Code who are transferred by Executive Order No.
2003-9 shall not be affected by the reorganization under that
Order.
    (b) Executive Order No. 2003-10, subdivision I(C),
provides: "The statutory powers, duties, rights,
responsibilities and liabilities regarding internal auditing
by agencies, offices, divisions, departments, bureaus, boards
and commissions directly responsible to the Governor derive
from, among others, the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing
Act, 30 ILCS 10/1001 et seq., and the Illinois State Auditing
Act, 30 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.". Executive Order No. 2003-10
addresses only internal auditing functions and does not address
external auditing functions or the powers of the Auditor
General. The reference to the Illinois State Auditing Act is
therefore incorrect, and that reference is hereby superseded
and of no force or effect.
    (c) Executive Order No. 2003-10, subdivision I(D),
provides: "Staff legal functions across agencies shall be
transferred from individual agencies to the Department of
Central Management Services. Legal functions specific to each
particular agency may remain at that agency.". This transfer of
legal functions was intended to be and is hereby limited to
legal technical advisor functions related to procurement and
personnel issues across agencies. All other legal functions at
an agency, including those related to issues particular to the
agency, and legal functions performed by assistant attorneys
general under the direction and control of the Attorney
General, shall remain at that agency. To the extent that the
language of subdivision I(D) of Executive Order No. 2003-10 may
be construed to conflict with this subsection (c), that
language in Executive Order No. 2003-10 is hereby superseded.
    If any legal personnel (or their associated records or
property) have been transferred from an agency to the
Department of Central Management Services under the apparent
direction of Executive Order No. 2003-10 but contrary to the
provisions of this subsection (c), those legal personnel (and
their associated records and property) shall be immediately
transferred back to the original agency from the Department of
Central Management Services.
    (d) Executive Order No. 2003-11, in subdivisions II(B) and
II(D), provides in part: "All such personnel shall initially
constitute probationary employees under the Personnel Code.
The Department of Central Management Services shall establish a
procedure for qualification and retention of personnel in
accordance with the Personnel Code.". This language, which
violates Section 4 of this Act and contravenes applicable
provisions of the Personnel Code, is hereby superseded and of
no force or effect. The status and rights of employees under
the Personnel Code who are transferred by Executive Order No.
2003-11 shall not be affected by the reorganization under that
Order.
    (e) Executive Order No. 2003-12, in subdivision II(B),
provides in part: "All such personnel shall initially
constitute probationary employees under the Personnel Code.
The Department of Central Management Services shall establish a
procedure for qualification and retention of personnel in
accordance with the Personnel Code.". This language, which
violates Section 4 of this Act and contravenes applicable
provisions of the Personnel Code, is hereby superseded and of
no force or effect. The status and rights of employees under
the Personnel Code who are transferred by Executive Order No.
2003-12 shall not be affected by the reorganization under that
Order.
    (f) Executive Order No. 09-06, filed April 1, 2009, is
hereby superseded and of no force or effect.
(Source: P.A. 93-586, eff. 8-22-03.)
 
    (20 ILCS 405/405-500 rep.)
    Section 92. The Department of Central Management Services
Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
repealing Section 405-500.
 
    Section 93. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 605-111 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 605/605-111)  (was 20 ILCS 605/46.34a)
    Sec. 605-111. Transfer relating to the Illinois Main Street
Program. To transfer assume from the Department to the Office
of the Lieutenant Governor on July 1, 2009 1999, all personnel,
books, records, papers, documents, property both real and
personal, and pending business in any way pertaining to the
Illinois Main Street Program. All personnel transferred
pursuant to this Section shall receive certified status under
the Personnel Code. Executive Order 09-08, filed April 1, 2009,
is hereby superseded and has no force or effect.
(Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
    Section 95. The Gifts and Grants to Government Act is
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 110/1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 168-81)
    Sec. 1. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General, Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer may
accept monetary gifts or grants from any nongovernmental
source, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed, and
may expend, subject to appropriation, such gifts or grants for
any purpose necessary or desirable in the exercise of the
powers or the performance of the duties of their offices.
    Until January 11, 1999, while the office of Lieutenant
Governor is vacant, the powers and duties of the Lieutenant
Governor under this Act shall be carried out as provided in
Section 67.35 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
(renumbered; now Section 405-500 of the Department of Central
Management Services Law, 20 ILCS 405/405-500).
(Source: P.A. 90-609, eff. 6-30-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/7/2009