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Public Act 90-0375

HB1123 Enrolled                                LRB9003811MWgc

    AN ACT in relation to compensation for State's attorneys.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The  Compensation  Review  Act is amended by
changing Section 4 as follows:

    (25 ILCS 120/4) (from Ch. 63, par. 904)
    Sec. 4.  Meetings of the Board; determining compensation;
public hearings; reports. The Board shall meet  as  often  as
may  be  necessary and shall determine, upon a vote requiring
at least 7 affirmative votes, the compensation for members of
the  General  Assembly,  judges,  other   than   the   county
supplement,   State's   attorneys,   other  than  the  county
supplement, the  elected  constitutional  officers  of  State
government,   and   certain   appointed   officers  of  State
government.
    In determining the  compensation  for  each  office,  the
Compensation   Review  Board  shall  consider  the  following
factors:
    (a)  the skill required,
    (b)  the time required,
    (c)  the opportunity for other earned income,
    (d)  the  value  of  public  services  as  performed   in
comparable states,
    (e)  the  value  of  such  services  as  performed in the
private sector in Illinois and comparable states based on the
responsibility and discretion required in the office,
    (f)  the average consumer prices commonly  known  as  the
cost of living,
    (g)  the  overall  compensation presently received by the
public officials and all other benefits received,
    (h)  the interests and welfare  of  the  public  and  the
financial ability of the State to meet those costs, and
    (i)  such  other  factors, not confined to the foregoing,
which are normally or traditionally taken into  consideration
in the determination of such compensation.
    The  Board  shall conduct public hearings prior to filing
its report.
    At the public hearings, the Board shall allow  interested
persons  to  present their views and comments.  The Board may
prescribe  reasonable  rules  for  the  conduct   of   public
hearings,  to  prevent undue repetition.  The meetings of the
Board are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
    The Board shall file an initial report with the House  of
Representatives,   the   Senate,   the  Comptroller  and  the
Secretary  of  State.   Subsequent  reports  shall  be  filed
therewith before May 1 in each even-numbered year  thereafter
stating   the  annual  salary  for  members  of  the  General
Assembly,  the  elected  State  constitutional  officers  and
certain appointed State officers  and  compensated  employees
and  members  of  certain State departments, agencies, boards
and commissions whose terms begin in the next calendar  year;
the  annual  salary  for  State's  attorneys;  and the annual
salary  for  the  Auditor  General  and  for  Supreme  Court,
Appellate Court, Circuit Court and Associate judges.  If  the
report   increases  the  annual  salary  of  judges,  State's
attorneys, and the Auditor General, such increase shall  take
effect  as  soon  as  the  time  period  for  disapproval  or
reduction,  as  provided  in subsection (b) of Section 5, has
expired.
    The salaries in the report or as reduced by  the  General
Assembly,  other  than for judges, State's attorneys, and the
Auditor General, shall take effect as provided by law.
(Source: P.A. 83-1177.)

    Section 10. The Counties  Code  is  amended  by  changing
Sections 4-2001 and 4-3001 as follows:

    (55 ILCS 5/4-2001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-2001)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
    Sec. 4-2001.  State's attorney salaries.
    (a)  There  shall  be  allowed  to  the  several  state's
attorneys  in this State, except the state's attorney of Cook
County, the following annual salary:
         (1)  To each state's attorney in counties containing
    less than 10,000 inhabitants, $40,500 until December  31,
    1988, $45,500 until June 30, 1994, and $55,500 thereafter
    or  as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is
    greater.
         (2)  To each state's attorney in counties containing
    10,000  or  more  inhabitants  but   less   than   20,000
    inhabitants,  $46,500  until  December  31, 1988, $61,500
    until June 30, 1994, and $71,500 thereafter or as set  by
    the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
         (3)  To each state's attorney in counties containing
    20,000  or more but less than 30,000 inhabitants, $51,000
    until December 31, 1988, $65,000 until June 30, 1994, and
    $75,000 thereafter or as set by the  Compensation  Review
    Board, whichever is greater.
         (4)  To  each  state's states's attorney in counties
    of 30,000 or more inhabitants, $65,500 until December 31,
    1988, $80,000 until June 30, 1994, and $96,837 thereafter
    or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever  is
    greater.
    The  State  shall  furnish  66 2/3%  of  the total annual
compensation to be paid to each state's attorney in  Illinois
based  on the salary in effect on December 31, 1988, and 100%
of the increases in salary taking effect after  December  31,
1988  provided  by Public Act 85-1451 and this amendatory Act
of 1994.



    Said amounts furnished by  the  State  shall  be  payable
monthly  from  the state treasury to the county in which each
state's attorney is elected.
    Each county shall be required to furnish 33 1/3%  of  the
total annual compensation to be paid to each state's attorney
in  Illinois  based  on  the salary in effect on December 31,
1988.
    (b)  Except in  counties  containing  fewer  than  10,000
inhabitants  and  except  as  provided  in this paragraph, no
state's attorney may engage in the private practice  of  law.
However,  in any county between 10,000 and 30,000 inhabitants
or in any county containing 30,000 or more inhabitants  which
reached  such  population between 1970 and December 31, 1981,
the state's attorney may declare his intention to  engage  in
the  private  practice of law by filing a written declaration
of intent to engage in the private practice of law  with  the
county   clerk.    The  declaration  of  intention  shall  be
irrevocable during the remainder of the term of  office.  The
declaration  shall  be  filed with the county clerk within 30
days of certification of election or appointment,  or  within
60 days of March 15, 1989, whichever is later.  In that event
the  annual  salary  of  such  state's  attorney  shall be as
follows:
         (1)  In   counties   containing   10,000   or   more
    inhabitants but less  than  20,000  inhabitants,  $46,500
    until December 31, 1988, $51,500 until June 30, 1994, and
    $61,500  thereafter  or as set by the Compensation Review
    Board, whichever is greater.   The  State  shall  furnish
    100%  of  the  increases taking effect after December 31,
    1988.
         (2)  In   counties   containing   20,000   or   more
    inhabitants but less  than  30,000  inhabitants,  and  in
    counties  containing  30,000  or  more  inhabitants which
    reached said population between  1970  and  December  31,
    1981, $51,500 until December 31, 1988, $56,000 until June
    30,  1994,  and  $65,000  thereafter  or  as  set  by the
    Compensation Review Board,  whichever  is  greater.   The
    State  shall  furnish 100% of the increases taking effect
    after December 31, 1988.
    (c)  In counties where a state mental health institution,
as hereinafter defined, is  located,  one  assistant  state's
attorney shall receive for his services, payable monthly from
the  state  treasury  to the county in which he is appointed,
the following:
         (1)  To each assistant state's attorney in  counties
    containing  less  than  10,000  inhabitants,  the  sum of
    $2,500 per annum;
         (2)  To each assistant state's attorney in  counties
    containing  not less than 10,000 inhabitants and not more
    than 20,000 inhabitants, the sum of $3,500 per annum;
         (3)  To each assistant state's attorney in  counties
    containing  not less than 20,000 inhabitants and not more
    than 30,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,000 per annum;
         (4)  To each assistant state's attorney in  counties
    containing  not less than 30,000 inhabitants and not more
    than 40,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,500 per annum;
         (5)  To each assistant state's attorney in  counties
    containing  not less than 40,000 inhabitants and not more
    than 70,000 inhabitants, the sum of $5,000 per annum;
         (6)  To each assistant state's attorney in  counties
    containing  not less than 70,000 inhabitants and not more
    than 1,000,000 inhabitants, the sum of $6,000 per annum.
    (d)  The population of all counties for  the  purpose  of
fixing  salaries  as  herein provided shall be based upon the
last Federal census immediately previous to  the  appointment
of an assistant state's attorney in each county.
    (e)  At the request of the county governing authority, in
counties  where  one or more state correctional institutions,
as hereinafter defined, are located, one  or  more  assistant
state's  attorneys shall receive for their services, provided
that such services are performed in connection with the state
correctional institution,  payable  monthly  from  the  state
treasury  to  the  county  in  which  they are appointed, the
following:
         (1)  $22,000 for each assistant state's attorney  in
    counties with one or more State correctional institutions
    with a total average daily inmate population in excess of
    2,000, on the basis of 2 assistant state's attorneys when
    the  total  average daily inmate population exceeds 2,000
    but is less than 4,000; and 3 assistant state's attorneys
    when such population exceeds 4,000; with reimbursement to
    be based on actual services rendered.
         (2)  $15,000 per  year  for  one  assistant  state's
    attorney  in  counties  having  one  or more correctional
    institutions with a total average daily inmate population
    of between 750 and 2,000 inmates, with  reimbursement  to
    be based on actual services rendered.
         (3)  A maximum of $12,000 per year for one assistant
    state's   attorney  in  counties  having  less  than  750
    inmates,  with  reimbursement  to  be  based  on   actual
    services rendered.
         Upon  application  of the county governing authority
    and certification of the State's Attorney,  the  Director
    of  Corrections  may,  in  his  discretion and subject to
    appropriation,   increase   the    amount    of    salary
    reimbursement   to   a   county   in  the  event  special
    circumstances require the county to  incur  extraordinary
    salary  expenditures as a result of services performed in
    connection with State correctional institutions  in  that
    county.
    In  determining  whether or not to increase the amount of
salary reimbursement,  the  Director  shall  consider,  among
other matters:
         (1)  the nature of the services rendered;
         (2)  the results or dispositions obtained;
         (3)  whether  or  not  the  county  was  required to
    employ additional attorney personnel as a  direct  result
    of  the  services  actually rendered in connection with a
    particular service to a State correctional institution.
    (f)  In counties where  a  State  senior  institution  of
higher  education is located, the assistant state's attorneys
specified by this Section shall receive for  their  services,
payable  monthly  from  the  State  treasury to the county in
which appointed, the following:
         (1)  $14,000 per year each for employment on a  full
    time  basis for 2 assistant state's attorneys in counties
    having a State  university  or  State  universities  with
    combined   full  time  enrollment  of  more  than  15,000
    students.
         (2)  $7,200  per  year  for  one  assistant  state's
    attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties
    having a State  university  or  State  universities  with
    combined   full  time  enrollment  of  10,000  to  15,000
    students.
         (3)  $4,000  per  year  for  one  assistant  state's
    attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties
    having a State  university  or  State  universities  with
    combined   full  time  enrollment  of  less  than  10,000
    students.
    Such salaries shall be paid to the state's  attorney  and
the  assistant state's attorney in equal monthly installments
by such county out of the county treasury provided  that  the
State  of  Illinois  shall reimburse each county monthly from
the state treasury the amount of such salary.   This  Section
shall not prevent the payment of such additional compensation
to  the state's attorney or assistant state's attorney of any
county, out of the treasury of that county as may be provided
by law.
    (g)  For purposes of this Section, "State  mental  health
institution"  means any institution under the jurisdiction of
the   Department   of   Mental   Health   and   Developmental
Disabilities listed in Section 4 of  "An  Act  codifying  the
powers  and  duties  of  the  Department of Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities", approved August 2, 1961, as  now
or hereafter amended.
    For   purposes   of  this  Section,  "State  correctional
institution"  means  any  facility  of  the   Department   of
Corrections  including adult facilities, juvenile facilities,
pre-release centers, community correction centers,  and  work
camps.
    For  purposes  of  this Section, "State university" means
the University of  Illinois,  Southern  Illinois  University,
Chicago   State   University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,
Governors  State  University,  Illinois   State   University,
Northeastern    Illinois    University,   Northern   Illinois
University, Western Illinois University, the several colleges
and  universities  under  the  governance  of  the  Board  of
Governors of State Colleges  and  Universities,  the  several
Regency  Universities  under the jurisdiction of the Board of
Regents,  and  any  public  community   college   which   has
established  a program of interinstitutional cooperation with
one of the foregoing institutions whereby  a  student,  after
earning  an  associate  degree  from  the  community college,
pursues a course of study at  the  community  college  campus
leading   to   a  baccalaureate  degree  from  the  foregoing
institution (also known as a "2 Plus 2" degree program).
(Source: P.A. 88-594, eff. 8-26-94.)

    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
    Sec. 4-2001.  State's attorney salaries.
    (a)  There  shall  be  allowed  to  the  several  state's
attorneys in this State, except the state's attorney of  Cook
County, the following annual salary:
         (1)  To each state's attorney in counties containing
    less  than 10,000 inhabitants, $40,500 until December 31,
    1988, $45,500 until June 30, 1994, and $55,500 thereafter
    or as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever  is
    greater.
         (2)  To each state's attorney in counties containing
    10,000   or   more   inhabitants  but  less  than  20,000
    inhabitants, $46,500 until  December  31,  1988,  $61,500
    until  June 30, 1994, and $71,500 thereafter or as set by
    the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
         (3)  To each state's attorney in counties containing
    20,000 or more but less than 30,000 inhabitants,  $51,000
    until December 31, 1988, $65,000 until June 30, 1994, and
    $75,000  thereafter  or as set by the Compensation Review
    Board, whichever is greater.
         (4)  To each state's states's attorney  in  counties
    of 30,000 or more inhabitants, $65,500 until December 31,
    1988, $80,000 until June 30, 1994, and $96,837 thereafter
    or  as set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is
    greater.
    The State shall  furnish  66 2/3%  of  the  total  annual
compensation  to be paid to each state's attorney in Illinois
based on the salary in effect on December 31, 1988, and  100%
of  the  increases in salary taking effect after December 31,
1988 provided by Public Act 85-1451 and this  amendatory  Act
of 1994.
    Said  amounts  furnished  by  the  State shall be payable
monthly from the state treasury to the county in  which  each
state's attorney is elected.
    Each  county  shall be required to furnish 33 1/3% of the
total annual compensation to be paid to each state's attorney
in Illinois based on the salary in  effect  on  December  31,
1988.
    (b)  Except  in  counties  containing  fewer  than 10,000
inhabitants and except as  provided  in  this  paragraph,  no
state's  attorney  may engage in the private practice of law.
However, in any county between 10,000 and 30,000  inhabitants
or  in any county containing 30,000 or more inhabitants which
reached such population between 1970 and December  31,  1981,
the  state's  attorney may declare his intention to engage in
the private practice of law by filing a  written  declaration
of  intent  to engage in the private practice of law with the
county  clerk.   The  declaration  of  intention   shall   be
irrevocable  during  the remainder of the term of office. The
declaration shall be filed with the county  clerk  within  30
days  of  certification of election or appointment, or within
60 days of March 15, 1989, whichever is later.  In that event
the annual salary  of  such  state's  attorney  shall  be  as
follows:
         (1)  In   counties   containing   10,000   or   more
    inhabitants  but  less  than  20,000 inhabitants, $46,500
    until December 31, 1988, $51,500 until June 30, 1994, and
    $61,500 thereafter or as set by the  Compensation  Review
    Board,  whichever  is  greater.   The State shall furnish
    100% of the increases taking effect  after  December  31,
    1988.
         (2)  In   counties   containing   20,000   or   more
    inhabitants  but  less  than  30,000  inhabitants, and in
    counties containing  30,000  or  more  inhabitants  which
    reached  said  population  between  1970 and December 31,
    1981, $51,500 until December 31, 1988, $56,000 until June
    30, 1994,  and  $65,000  thereafter  or  as  set  by  the
    Compensation  Review  Board,  whichever  is greater.  The
    State shall furnish 100% of the increases  taking  effect
    after December 31, 1988.
    (c)  In counties where a state mental health institution,
as  hereinafter  defined,  is  located, one assistant state's
attorney shall receive for his services, payable monthly from
the state treasury to the county in which  he  is  appointed,
the following:
         (1)  To  each assistant state's attorney in counties
    containing less  than  10,000  inhabitants,  the  sum  of
    $2,500 per annum;
         (2)  To  each assistant state's attorney in counties
    containing not less than 10,000 inhabitants and not  more
    than 20,000 inhabitants, the sum of $3,500 per annum;
         (3)  To  each assistant state's attorney in counties
    containing not less than 20,000 inhabitants and not  more
    than 30,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,000 per annum;
         (4)  To  each assistant state's attorney in counties
    containing not less than 30,000 inhabitants and not  more
    than 40,000 inhabitants, the sum of $4,500 per annum;
         (5)  To  each assistant state's attorney in counties
    containing not less than 40,000 inhabitants and not  more
    than 70,000 inhabitants, the sum of $5,000 per annum;
         (6)  To  each assistant state's attorney in counties
    containing not less than 70,000 inhabitants and not  more
    than 1,000,000 inhabitants, the sum of $6,000 per annum.
    (d)  The  population  of  all counties for the purpose of
fixing salaries as herein provided shall be  based  upon  the
last  Federal  census immediately previous to the appointment
of an assistant state's attorney in each county.
    (e)  At the request of the county governing authority, in
counties where one or more state  correctional  institutions,
as  hereinafter  defined,  are located, one or more assistant
state's attorneys shall receive for their services,  provided
that such services are performed in connection with the state
correctional  institution,  payable  monthly  from  the state
treasury to the county  in  which  they  are  appointed,  the
following:
         (1)  $22,000  for each assistant state's attorney in
    counties with one or more State correctional institutions
    with a total average daily inmate population in excess of
    2,000, on the basis of 2 assistant state's attorneys when
    the total average daily inmate population  exceeds  2,000
    but is less than 4,000; and 3 assistant state's attorneys
    when such population exceeds 4,000; with reimbursement to
    be based on actual services rendered.
         (2)  $15,000  per  year  for  one  assistant state's
    attorney in counties  having  one  or  more  correctional
    institutions with a total average daily inmate population
    of  between  750 and 2,000 inmates, with reimbursement to
    be based on actual services rendered.
         (3)  A maximum of $12,000 per year for one assistant
    state's  attorney  in  counties  having  less  than   750
    inmates,   with  reimbursement  to  be  based  on  actual
    services rendered.
         Upon application of the county  governing  authority
    and  certification  of the State's Attorney, the Director
    of Corrections may, in  his  discretion  and  subject  to
    appropriation,    increase    the    amount   of   salary
    reimbursement  to  a  county   in   the   event   special
    circumstances  require  the county to incur extraordinary
    salary expenditures as a result of services performed  in
    connection  with  State correctional institutions in that
    county.
    In determining whether or not to increase the  amount  of
salary  reimbursement,  the  Director  shall  consider, among
other matters:
         (1)  the nature of the services rendered;
         (2)  the results or dispositions obtained;
         (3)  whether or  not  the  county  was  required  to
    employ  additional  attorney personnel as a direct result
    of the services actually rendered in  connection  with  a
    particular service to a State correctional institution.
    (f)  In  counties  where  a  State  senior institution of
higher education is located, the assistant state's  attorneys
specified  by  this Section shall receive for their services,
payable monthly from the State  treasury  to  the  county  in
which appointed, the following:
         (1)  $14,000  per year each for employment on a full
    time basis for 2 assistant state's attorneys in  counties
    having  a  State  university  or  State universities with
    combined  full  time  enrollment  of  more  than   15,000
    students.
         (2)  $7,200  per  year  for  one  assistant  state's
    attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties
    having  a  State  university  or  State universities with
    combined  full  time  enrollment  of  10,000  to   15,000
    students.
         (3)  $4,000  per  year  for  one  assistant  state's
    attorney with no limitation on other practice in counties
    having  a  State  university  or  State universities with
    combined  full  time  enrollment  of  less  than   10,000
    students.
    Such  salaries  shall be paid to the state's attorney and
the assistant state's attorney in equal monthly  installments
by  such  county out of the county treasury provided that the
State of Illinois shall reimburse each  county  monthly  from
the  state  treasury the amount of such salary.  This Section
shall not prevent the payment of such additional compensation
to the state's attorney or assistant state's attorney of  any
county, out of the treasury of that county as may be provided
by law.
    (g)  For  purposes  of this Section, "State mental health
institution" means any institution under the jurisdiction  of
the  Department of Human Services that is listed in Section 4
of  the  Mental   Health   and   Developmental   Disabilities
Administrative Act.
    For   purposes   of  this  Section,  "State  correctional
institution"  means  any  facility  of  the   Department   of
Corrections  including adult facilities, juvenile facilities,
pre-release centers, community correction centers,  and  work
camps.
    For  purposes  of  this Section, "State university" means
the University of  Illinois,  Southern  Illinois  University,
Chicago   State   University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,
Governors  State  University,  Illinois   State   University,
Northeastern    Illinois    University,   Northern   Illinois
University, Western Illinois University, the several colleges
and  universities  under  the  governance  of  the  Board  of
Governors of State Colleges  and  Universities,  the  several
Regency  Universities  under the jurisdiction of the Board of
Regents,  and  any  public  community   college   which   has
established  a program of interinstitutional cooperation with
one of the foregoing institutions whereby  a  student,  after
earning  an  associate  degree  from  the  community college,
pursues a course of study at  the  community  college  campus
leading   to   a  baccalaureate  degree  from  the  foregoing
institution (also known as a "2 Plus 2" degree program).
(Source: P.A. 88-594,  eff.  8-26-94;  89-507,  eff.  7-1-97;
revised 2-7-97.)

    (55 ILCS 5/4-3001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-3001)
    Sec.  4-3001.  State's  attorney. The State's Attorney of
Cook County shall be paid an annual salary of $75,000   until
December  31, 1988, $90,000 until November 30, 1990, $100,000
until June 30, 1994, and $112,124 thereafter or as set by the
Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    Such sums shall be in  full  payment  for   all  services
rendered  by  him.    The  State shall furnish from the State
treasury 66 2/3% of such salary in  effect  on  December  31,
1988,  100%  of  the  increases in salary taking effect after
December 31,  1988,  provided  by  Public  Acts  85-1451  and
86-1486,  and 100% of the increase in salary provided by this
amendatory Act of 1994 and Cook County shall furnish  33 1/3%
of  such  salary in effect on December 31, 1988.  The State's
Attorney of  Cook  County  may  not  engage  in  the  private
practice of law.
(Source: P.A. 88-594, eff. 8-26-94.)

    Section  95.   No  acceleration or delay.  Where this Act
makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for  example,  a
Section  represented  by  multiple versions), the use of that
text does not accelerate or delay the taking  effect  of  (i)
the  changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from
any other Public Act.

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act  takes  effect  upon
becoming law.

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