Bill Text: IL SB2347 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Election Code, the Children and Family Services Act, the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the Township Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the School Code, the Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Illinois Gambling Act, the Liquor Control Act of 1934, and the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes changes in these Acts to provisions concerning whether a conviction for certain criminal offenses disqualifies an individual from serving in one of the specified public offices or on one of the specified boards and commissions. Makes conforming changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-23 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva [SB2347 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2347-Introduced.html


103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2347

Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Adriane Johnson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 430/20-5
10 ILCS 5/29-15 from Ch. 46, par. 29-15
20 ILCS 505/5d
20 ILCS 3960/4 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154
60 ILCS 1/55-6
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5 from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5
65 ILCS 5/6-3-9 from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-9
65 ILCS 5/10-1-1 from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-1
75 ILCS 16/30-20
105 ILCS 5/10-3 from Ch. 122, par. 10-3
105 ILCS 5/34-2.1 from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1
225 ILCS 51/25
230 ILCS 5/6 from Ch. 8, par. 37-6
230 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 120, par. 2405
235 ILCS 5/3-6 from Ch. 43, par. 102
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3
720 ILCS 5/33-7

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, the Election Code, the Children and Family Services Act, the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, the Township Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the Public Library District Act of 1991, the School Code, the Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License Act, the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, the Illinois Gambling Act, the Liquor Control Act of 1934, and the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes changes in these Acts to provisions concerning whether a conviction for certain criminal offenses disqualifies an individual from serving in one of the specified public offices or on one of the specified boards and commissions. Makes conforming changes.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5amended by changing Section 20-5 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 430/20-5)
7 Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission.
8 (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created.
9 (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9
10commissioners. The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and
11the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
12Treasurer shall each appoint one commissioner. Appointments
13shall be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
14by three-fifths of the elected members concurring by record
15vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60
16session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have
17received the advice and consent of the Senate. If, during a
18recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office of
19commissioner, the appointing authority shall make a temporary
20appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when the
21appointing authority shall make a nomination to fill that
22office. No person rejected for an office of commissioner
23shall, except by the Senate's request, be nominated again for

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1that office at the same session of the Senate or be appointed
2to that office during a recess of that Senate. No more than 5
3commissioners may be of the same political party.
4 The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
5qualification. Four initial appointees of the Governor, as
6designated by the Governor, shall serve terms running through
7June 30, 2007. One initial appointee of the Governor, as
8designated by the Governor, and the initial appointees of the
9Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
10Treasurer shall serve terms running through June 30, 2008. The
11initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after the
12effective date of this Act.
13 After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
144-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
15and running through June 30 of the fourth following year.
16Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
17terms.
18 Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall
19be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
20the term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
21 Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
22filled.
23 (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
24who have experience holding governmental office or employment
25and shall appoint commissioners from the general public. A
26person is not eligible to serve as a commissioner if that

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1person (i) has been convicted of a felony or a crime of
2dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) is, or was within the
3preceding 12 months, engaged in activities that require
4registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act, (ii) (iii)
5is related to the appointing authority, or (iii) (iv) is a
6State officer or employee. Appointing authorities shall
7require potential nominees to disclose any convictions under
8Article 33 of the Criminal Code of 2012 in the preceding 5
9years, and any such disclosure shall be shared with members of
10the Senate upon nomination.
11 (d) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
12jurisdiction over all officers and employees of State agencies
13other than the General Assembly, the Senate, the House of
14Representatives, the President and Minority Leader of the
15Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
16Representatives, the Senate Operations Commission, the
17legislative support services agencies, and the Office of the
18Auditor General. The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
19jurisdiction over all board members and employees of Regional
20Transit Boards. The jurisdiction of the Commission is limited
21to matters arising under this Act, except as provided in
22subsection (d-5).
23 A member or legislative branch State employee serving on
24an executive branch board or commission remains subject to the
25jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission and is not
26subject to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics

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1Commission.
2 (d-5) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
3jurisdiction over all chief procurement officers and
4procurement compliance monitors and their respective staffs.
5The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over
6any matters arising under the Illinois Procurement Code if the
7Commission is given explicit authority in that Code.
8 (d-6) (1) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
9jurisdiction over the Illinois Power Agency and its staff. The
10Director of the Agency shall be appointed by a majority of the
11commissioners of the Executive Ethics Commission, subject to
12Senate confirmation, for a term of 2 years. The Director is
13removable for cause by a majority of the Commission upon a
14finding of neglect, malfeasance, absence, or incompetence.
15 (2) In case of a vacancy in the office of Director of the
16Illinois Power Agency during a recess of the Senate, the
17Executive Ethics Commission may make a temporary appointment
18until the next meeting of the Senate, at which time the
19Executive Ethics Commission shall nominate some person to fill
20the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the
21Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and
22until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Nothing
23in this subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics
24Commission from removing a temporary appointee or from
25appointing a temporary appointee as the Director of the
26Illinois Power Agency.

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1 (3) Prior to June 1, 2012, the Executive Ethics Commission
2may, until the Director of the Illinois Power Agency is
3appointed and qualified or a temporary appointment is made
4pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, designate some
5person as an acting Director to execute the powers and
6discharge the duties vested by law in that Director. An acting
7Director shall serve no later than 60 calendar days, or upon
8the making of an appointment pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2)
9of this subsection, whichever is earlier. Nothing in this
10subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics Commission from
11removing an acting Director or from appointing an acting
12Director as the Director of the Illinois Power Agency.
13 (4) No person rejected by the Senate for the office of
14Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall, except at the
15Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the
16same session or be appointed to that office during a recess of
17that Senate.
18 (d-7) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
19jurisdiction over complainants and respondents in violation of
20subsection (d) of Section 20-90.
21 (e) The Executive Ethics Commission must meet, either in
22person or by other technological means, at least monthly and
23as often as necessary. At the first meeting of the Executive
24Ethics Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their
25number a chairperson and other officers that they deem
26appropriate. The terms of officers shall be for 2 years

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1commencing July 1 and running through June 30 of the second
2following year. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
3chairperson or any 3 commissioners. Official action by the
4Commission shall require the affirmative vote of 5
5commissioners, and a quorum shall consist of 5 commissioners.
6Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount equal to
7the compensation of members of the State Board of Elections
8and may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually
9incurred in the performance of their duties.
10 (f) No commissioner or employee of the Executive Ethics
11Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
12employment:
13 (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
14 (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
15 except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
16 study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
17 law;
18 (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
19 political party or political organization; or
20 (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
21 an appointed or elected office or position or actively
22 participate in any campaign for any elective office.
23 (g) An appointing authority may remove a commissioner only
24for cause.
25 (h) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint an
26Executive Director. The compensation of the Executive Director

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1shall be as determined by the Commission. The Executive
2Director of the Executive Ethics Commission may employ and
3determine the compensation of staff, as appropriations permit.
4 (i) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint, by a
5majority of the members appointed to the Commission, chief
6procurement officers and may appoint procurement compliance
7monitors in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois
8Procurement Code. The compensation of a chief procurement
9officer and procurement compliance monitor shall be determined
10by the Commission.
11(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 101-221, eff. 8-9-19;
12101-617, eff. 12-20-19.)
13 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
14Section 29-15 as follows:
15 (10 ILCS 5/29-15) (from Ch. 46, par. 29-15)
16 Sec. 29-15. Official Misconduct and Election Code
17Convictions Conviction deemed infamous. Any person convicted
18of an offense under this Code or Article 33 of the Criminal
19Code of 2012 an infamous crime as such term is defined in
20Section 124-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, as
21amended, shall thereafter be prohibited from holding any
22office of honor, trust, or profit, for a period of 5 years
23after the date of such conviction unless such person is again
24restored to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the

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1offense, has received a restoration of rights by the Governor,
2or otherwise according to law. Any time after a judgment of
3conviction is rendered, a person convicted of an infamous
4crime may petition the Governor for a restoration of rights.
5 The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
6the 102nd General Assembly are declarative of existing law.
7(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
8 Section 15. The Children and Family Services Act is
9amended by changing Section 5d as follows:
10 (20 ILCS 505/5d)
11 Sec. 5d. The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License
12Board.
13 (a) For purposes of this Section:
14 (1) "Board" means the Direct Child Welfare Service
15 Employee License Board.
16 (2) "Director" means the Director of Children and
17 Family Services.
18 (b) The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License
19Board is created within the Department of Children and Family
20Services and shall consist of 9 members appointed by the
21Director. The Director shall annually designate a chairperson
22and vice-chairperson of the Board. The membership of the Board
23must be composed as follows: (i) 5 licensed professionals from
24the field of human services with a human services, juris

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1doctor, medical, public administration, or other relevant
2human services degree and who are in good standing within
3their profession, at least 2 of which must be employed in the
4private not-for-profit sector and at least one of which in the
5public sector; (ii) 2 faculty members of an accredited
6university who have child welfare experience and are in good
7standing within their profession and (iii) 2 members of the
8general public who are not licensed under this Act or a similar
9rule and will represent consumer interests.
10 In making the first appointments, the Director shall
11appoint 3 members to serve for a term of one year, 3 members to
12serve for a term of 2 years, and 3 members to serve for a term
13of 3 years, or until their successors are appointed and
14qualified. Their successors shall be appointed to serve 3-year
15terms, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
16Appointments to fill unexpired vacancies shall be made in the
17same manner as original appointments. No member may be
18reappointed if a reappointment would cause that member to
19serve on the Board for longer than 6 consecutive years. Board
20membership must have reasonable representation from different
21geographic areas of Illinois, and all members must be
22residents of this State.
23 The Director may terminate the appointment of any member
24for good cause, including but not limited to (i) unjustified
25absences from Board meetings or other failure to meet Board
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1when required by subsection (c) of this Section or Department
2rule, or (iii) failure to maintain the professional position
3required by Department rule. No member of the Board may have a
4pending or indicated report of child abuse or neglect. The
5Director shall require any potential member to disclose or a
6pending complaint or criminal conviction of any of the
7offenses set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 4.2 of the Child
8Care Act of 1969 within the preceding 5 years.
9 The members of the Board shall receive no compensation for
10the performance of their duties as members, but each member
11shall be reimbursed for his or her reasonable and necessary
12expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the Board.
13 (c) The Board shall make recommendations to the Director
14regarding licensure rules. Board members must recuse
15themselves from sitting on any matter involving an employee of
16a child welfare agency at which the Board member is an employee
17or contractual employee. The Board shall make a final
18determination concerning revocation, suspension, or
19reinstatement of an employee's direct child welfare service
20license after a hearing conducted under the Department's
21rules. Upon notification of the manner of the vote to all the
22members, votes on a final determination may be cast in person,
23by telephonic or electronic means, or by mail at the
24discretion of the chairperson. A simple majority of the
25members appointed and serving is required when Board members
26vote by mail or by telephonic or electronic means. A majority

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1of the currently appointed and serving Board members
2constitutes a quorum. A majority of a quorum is required when a
3recommendation is voted on during a Board meeting. A vacancy
4in the membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a
5quorum to perform all the duties of the Board. Board members
6are not personally liable in any action based upon a
7disciplinary proceeding or otherwise for any action taken in
8good faith as a member of the Board.
9 (d) The Director may assign Department employees to
10provide staffing services to the Board. The Department must
11promulgate any rules necessary to implement and administer the
12requirements of this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 102-45, eff. 1-1-22.)
14 Section 20. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act is
15amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
16 (20 ILCS 3960/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1154)
17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2029)
18 Sec. 4. Health Facilities and Services Review Board;
19membership; appointment; term; compensation; quorum.
20 (a) There is created the Health Facilities and Services
21Review Board, which shall perform the functions described in
22this Act. The Department shall provide operational support to
23the Board as necessary, including the provision of office
24space, supplies, and clerical, financial, and accounting

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1services. The Board may contract for functions or operational
2support as needed. The Board may also contract with experts
3related to specific health services or facilities and create
4technical advisory panels to assist in the development of
5criteria, standards, and procedures used in the evaluation of
6applications for permit and exemption.
7 (b) The State Board shall consist of 11 voting members.
8All members shall be residents of Illinois and at least 4 shall
9reside outside the Chicago Metropolitan Statistical Area.
10Consideration shall be given to potential appointees who
11reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the State.
12Neither Board members nor Board staff shall be convicted
13felons or have pled guilty to a felony.
14 Each member shall have a reasonable knowledge of the
15practice, procedures and principles of the health care
16delivery system in Illinois, including at least 5 members who
17shall be knowledgeable about health care delivery systems,
18health systems planning, finance, or the management of health
19care facilities currently regulated under the Act. One member
20shall be a representative of a non-profit health care consumer
21advocacy organization. One member shall be a representative
22from the community with experience on the effects of
23discontinuing health care services or the closure of health
24care facilities on the surrounding community; provided,
25however, that all other members of the Board shall be
26appointed before this member shall be appointed. A spouse,

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1parent, sibling, or child of a Board member cannot be an
2employee, agent, or under contract with services or facilities
3subject to the Act. Prior to appointment and in the course of
4service on the Board, members of the Board shall disclose the
5employment or other financial interest of any other relative
6of the member, if known, in service or facilities subject to
7the Act. Members of the Board shall declare any conflict of
8interest that may exist with respect to the status of those
9relatives and recuse themselves from voting on any issue for
10which a conflict of interest is declared. No person shall be
11appointed or continue to serve as a member of the State Board
12who is, or whose spouse, parent, sibling, or child is, a member
13of the Board of Directors of, has a financial interest in, or
14has a business relationship with a health care facility.
15 Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
16contrary, the term of office of each member of the State Board
17serving on the day before the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly is abolished on
19the date upon which members of the Board, as established by
20this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, have been
21appointed and can begin to take action as a Board.
22 (c) The State Board shall be appointed by the Governor,
23with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 6 of
24the appointments shall be of the same political party at the
25time of the appointment.
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1Healthcare and Family Services, and the Director of Public
2Health, or their designated representatives, shall serve as
3ex-officio, non-voting members of the State Board.
4 (d) Of those members initially appointed by the Governor
5following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
696th General Assembly, 3 shall serve for terms expiring July
71, 2011, 3 shall serve for terms expiring July 1, 2012, and 3
8shall serve for terms expiring July 1, 2013. Thereafter, each
9appointed member shall hold office for a term of 3 years,
10provided that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring
11prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her
12predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder
13of such term and the term of office of each successor shall
14commence on July 1 of the year in which his predecessor's term
15expires. Each member shall hold office until his or her
16successor is appointed and qualified. The Governor may
17reappoint a member for additional terms, but no member shall
18serve more than 3 terms, subject to review and re-approval
19every 3 years.
20 (e) State Board members, while serving on business of the
21State Board, shall receive actual and necessary travel and
22subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places
23of residence. Until March 1, 2010, a member of the State Board
24who experiences a significant financial hardship due to the
25loss of income on days of attendance at meetings or while
26otherwise engaged in the business of the State Board may be

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1paid a hardship allowance, as determined by and subject to the
2approval of the Governor's Travel Control Board.
3 (f) The Governor shall designate one of the members to
4serve as the Chairman of the Board, who shall be a person with
5expertise in health care delivery system planning, finance or
6management of health care facilities that are regulated under
7the Act. The Chairman shall annually review Board member
8performance and shall report the attendance record of each
9Board member to the General Assembly.
10 (g) The State Board, through the Chairman, shall prepare a
11separate and distinct budget approved by the General Assembly
12and shall hire and supervise its own professional staff
13responsible for carrying out the responsibilities of the
14Board.
15 (h) The State Board shall meet at least every 45 days, or
16as often as the Chairman of the State Board deems necessary, or
17upon the request of a majority of the members.
18 (i) Six members of the State Board shall constitute a
19quorum. The affirmative vote of 6 of the members of the State
20Board shall be necessary for any action requiring a vote to be
21taken by the State Board. A vacancy in the membership of the
22State Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise
23all the rights and perform all the duties of the State Board as
24provided by this Act.
25 (j) A State Board member shall disqualify himself or
26herself from the consideration of any application for a permit

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1or exemption in which the State Board member or the State Board
2member's spouse, parent, sibling, or child: (i) has an
3economic interest in the matter; or (ii) is employed by,
4serves as a consultant for, or is a member of the governing
5board of the applicant or a party opposing the application.
6 (k) The Chairman, Board members, and Board staff must
7comply with the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.
8(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)
9 Section 25. The Township Code is amended by changing
10Section 55-6 as follows:
11 (60 ILCS 1/55-6)
12 Sec. 55-6. Criminal conviction. A person is not eligible
13to hold any office if that person, at the time required for
14taking the oath of office, has been convicted of an offense
15under Article 33 of the Criminal Code of 2012 within the
16preceding 5 years in any court located in the United States of
17any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony.
18(Source: P.A. 99-546, eff. 7-15-16.)
19 Section 30. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
20changing Sections 3.1-10-5, 6-3-9, and 10-1-1 as follows:
21 (65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5)
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1 (a) A person is not eligible for an elective municipal
2office unless that person is a qualified elector of the
3municipality and has resided in the municipality at least one
4year next preceding the election or appointment, except as
5provided in Section 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section
63.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2, or Section 5-2-11.
7 (b) A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for
8a municipal office if that person is, at the time required for
9taking the oath of office, in arrears in the payment of a tax
10or other indebtedness due to the municipality or has been
11convicted of an offense under Article 33 of the Criminal Code
12of 2012 in the preceding 5 years in any court located in the
13United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or
14other felony, unless such person is again restored to his or
15her rights of citizenship that may have been forfeited under
16Illinois law as a result of a conviction, which includes
17eligibility to hold elected municipal office, by the terms of
18a pardon for the offense, has received a restoration of rights
19by the Governor, or otherwise according to law. Any time after
20a judgment of conviction is rendered, a person convicted of an
21infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony may petition
22the Governor for a restoration of rights.
23 The changes made to this subsection by this amendatory Act
24of the 102nd General Assembly are declarative of existing law
25and apply to all persons elected at the April 4, 2017
26consolidated election and to persons elected or appointed

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1thereafter.
2 (b-5) (Blank).
3 (c) A person is not eligible for the office of alderperson
4of a ward unless that person has resided in the ward that the
5person seeks to represent, and a person is not eligible for the
6office of trustee of a district unless that person has resided
7in the municipality, at least one year next preceding the
8election or appointment, except as provided in Section
93.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 3.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2,
10or Section 5-2-11.
11 (d) If a person (i) is a resident of a municipality
12immediately prior to the active duty military service of that
13person or that person's spouse, (ii) resides anywhere outside
14of the municipality during that active duty military service,
15and (iii) immediately upon completion of that active duty
16military service is again a resident of the municipality, then
17the time during which the person resides outside the
18municipality during the active duty military service is deemed
19to be time during which the person is a resident of the
20municipality for purposes of determining the residency
21requirement under subsection (a).
22(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
23 (65 ILCS 5/6-3-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 6-3-9)
24 Sec. 6-3-9. Qualifications of mayor, city clerk, city
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1person shall be eligible to the office of mayor, city clerk,
2city treasurer or alderperson:
3 (1) Unless he is a qualified elector of the
4 municipality and has resided therein at least one year
5 next preceding his election or appointment; or
6 (2) Unless, in the case of alderpersons, he resides
7 within the ward for which he is elected; or
8 (3) If he is in arrears in the payment of any tax or
9 other indebtedness due to the city; or
10 (4) If he has been convicted of an offense under
11 Article 33 of the Criminal Code of 2012 in the preceding 5
12 years in Illinois state courts or in courts of the United
13 States of malfeasance in office, bribery, or other
14 infamous crime.
15 No alderperson shall be eligible to any office, except
16that of acting mayor or mayor pro tem, the salary of which is
17payable out of the city treasury, if at the time of his
18appointment he is a member of the city council.
19(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
20 (65 ILCS 5/10-1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-1)
21 Sec. 10-1-1. The mayor of each municipality which adopts
22this Division 1 as hereinafter provided shall, not less than
2340 nor more than 90 days after the taking effect of this
24Division 1 in such municipality, appoint 3 persons, who shall
25constitute and be known as the civil service commissioners of

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1such municipality, one for 3 years, one for 2 years and one for
2one year from the time of appointment and until their
3respective successors are appointed and qualified. In every
4year thereafter the mayor shall, in like manner, appoint one
5person as the successor of the commissioner whose term shall
6expire in that year to serve as such commissioner for 3 years
7and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Two
8commissioners shall constitute a quorum. All appointments to
9the commission, both original and to fill vacancies, shall be
10so made that not more than 2 members shall, at the time of
11appointment, be members of the same political party. The
12commissioners shall hold no other lucrative office or
13employment under the United States, the State of Illinois, or
14any municipal corporation or political division thereof. No
15person shall be appointed a commissioner who has been
16convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or
17comparable laws of any other state or the United States. Each
18commissioner, before entering upon the duties of his office,
19shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution of this
20state.
21 However, in any municipality having the commission form of
22municipal government, the appointment of civil service
23commissioners shall be made by the corporate authorities, and
24the corporate authorities may, by ordinance, provide that 5
25commissioners shall be so appointed, one for one year, 2 for 2
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1appoint, in a like manner, the successors of the commissioners
2whose terms expire in that year to serve as commissioners for 3
3years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
4Three members shall constitute a quorum, and no more than 3 of
5the commissioners shall be of the same political party. If
6such municipality has adopted this Division 1 prior to the
7effective date of this amendatory Act of 1965, and
8subsequently provides, by ordinance, for 5 commissioners, 2
9additional commissioners shall be so appointed, one for 2
10years and one for 3 years, and successors shall be appointed in
11a like manner as commissions established after such effective
12date.
13(Source: P.A. 87-423.)
14 Section 35. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is
15amended by changing Section 30-20 as follows:
16 (75 ILCS 16/30-20)
17 Sec. 30-20. Nomination of candidates; ballot.
18 (a) Nomination of candidates for election as trustees
19shall be by petition, signed by a number of qualified voters
20equivalent to at least 2% of the votes cast at the last
21election for library trustees, or 50, whichever is less,
22residing within the district, and filed with the secretary of
23the district within the time provided by the Election Code. No
24party name or affiliation may appear on the petition.

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1 (b) The names of all candidates for the office of trustee
2shall be certified by the secretary to the proper election
3authority, who shall conduct the election in accordance with
4the Election Code.
5 (c) The ballot for election of trustees shall not
6designate any political party, platform, or political
7principle.
8 (d) A person is not eligible to serve as a library trustee
9unless he or she is a qualified elector of the library district
10and has resided in the library district at least one year at
11the time he or she files nomination papers or a declaration of
12intent to become a write-in candidate or is presented for
13appointment.
14 (e) A person is not eligible to serve as a library trustee
15who, at the time of his or her appointment or filing of
16nomination papers or a declaration of intent to become a
17write-in candidate, is in arrears in the payment of a tax or
18other indebtedness due to the library district or has been
19convicted of an offense under Article 33 of the Criminal Code
20of 2012 in the preceding 5 years in any court in the United
21States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other
22felony.
23 (f) The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 100th
24General Assembly apply only to candidates by petition or
25write-in candidates in the consolidated election of 2019 and
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1date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
2(Source: P.A. 100-746, eff. 8-10-18.)
3 Section 40. The School Code is amended by changing
4Sections 10-3 and 34-2.1 as follows:
5 (105 ILCS 5/10-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-3)
6 Sec. 10-3. Eligibility of directors. Any person who, on
7the date of his or her election, is a citizen of the United
8States, of the age of 18 years or over, is a resident of the
9State and of the territory of the district for at least one
10year immediately preceding his or her election, is a
11registered voter as provided in the general election law, is
12not a school trustee or a school treasurer, and has not been
13convicted of a "sex offense" as set forth in paragraph (2) of
14subsection (d) of is not a child sex offender as defined in
15Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012 within the
16preceding 10 years shall be eligible to the office of school
17director.
18(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
19 (105 ILCS 5/34-2.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.1)
20 Sec. 34-2.1. Local school councils; composition; voter
21eligibility; elections; terms.
22 (a) Beginning with the first local school council election
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1Public Act 102-677), a local school council shall be
2established for each attendance center within the school
3district, including public small schools within the district.
4Each local school council shall consist of the following 12
5voting members: the principal of the attendance center, 2
6teachers employed and assigned to perform the majority of
7their employment duties at the attendance center, 6 parents of
8students currently enrolled at the attendance center, one
9employee of the school district employed and assigned to
10perform the majority of his or her employment duties at the
11attendance center who is not a teacher, and 2 community
12residents. Neither the parents nor the community residents who
13serve as members of the local school council shall be
14employees of the Board of Education. In each secondary
15attendance center, the local school council shall consist of
1613 voting members through the 2020-2021 school year, the 12
17voting members described above and one full-time student
18member, and 15 voting members beginning with the 2021-2022
19school year, the 12 voting members described above and 3
20full-time student members, appointed as provided in subsection
21(m) below. In each attendance center enrolling students in 7th
22and 8th grade, one full-time student member shall be appointed
23as provided in subsection (m) of this Section. In the event
24that the chief executive officer of the Chicago School Reform
25Board of Trustees determines that a local school council is
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1executive officer is authorized to appoint a representative of
2the business community with experience in finance and
3management to serve as an advisor to the local school council
4for the purpose of providing advice and assistance to the
5local school council on fiscal matters. The advisor shall have
6access to relevant financial records of the local school
7council. The advisor may attend executive sessions. The chief
8executive officer shall issue a written policy defining the
9circumstances under which a local school council is not
10carrying out its financial duties effectively.
11 (b) Within 7 days of January 11, 1991, the Mayor shall
12appoint the members and officers (a Chairperson who shall be a
13parent member and a Secretary) of each local school council
14who shall hold their offices until their successors shall be
15elected and qualified. Members so appointed shall have all the
16powers and duties of local school councils as set forth in
17Public Act 86-1477. The Mayor's appointments shall not require
18approval by the City Council.
19 The membership of each local school council shall be
20encouraged to be reflective of the racial and ethnic
21composition of the student population of the attendance center
22served by the local school council.
23 (c) Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year and in every
24even-numbered year thereafter, the Board shall set second
25semester Parent Report Card Pick-up Day for Local School
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1schools for the same dates as the remainder of the school
2system. Elections shall be conducted as provided herein by the
3Board of Education in consultation with the local school
4council at each attendance center.
5 (c-5) Notwithstanding subsection (c), for the local school
6council election set for the 2019-2020 school year, the Board
7may hold the election on the first semester Parent Report Card
8Pick-up Day of the 2020-2021 school year, making any necessary
9modifications to the election process or date to comply with
10guidance from the Department of Public Health and the federal
11Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The terms of
12office of all local school council members eligible to serve
13and seated on or after March 23, 2020 through January 10, 2021
14are extended through January 10, 2021, provided that the
15members continue to meet eligibility requirements for local
16school council membership.
17 (d) Beginning with the 1995-96 school year, the following
18procedures shall apply to the election of local school council
19members at each attendance center:
20 (i) The elected members of each local school council
21 shall consist of the 6 parent members and the 2 community
22 resident members.
23 (ii) Each elected member shall be elected by the
24 eligible voters of that attendance center to serve for a
25 two-year term commencing on July 1 immediately following
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1 terms of members elected to a local school council under
2 subsection (c-5) shall commence on January 11, 2021 and
3 end on July 1, 2022. Eligible voters for each attendance
4 center shall consist of the parents and community
5 residents for that attendance center.
6 (iii) Each eligible voter shall be entitled to cast
7 one vote for up to a total of 5 candidates, irrespective of
8 whether such candidates are parent or community resident
9 candidates.
10 (iv) Each parent voter shall be entitled to vote in
11 the local school council election at each attendance
12 center in which he or she has a child currently enrolled.
13 Each community resident voter shall be entitled to vote in
14 the local school council election at each attendance
15 center for which he or she resides in the applicable
16 attendance area or voting district, as the case may be.
17 (v) Each eligible voter shall be entitled to vote
18 once, but not more than once, in the local school council
19 election at each attendance center at which the voter is
20 eligible to vote.
21 (vi) The 2 teacher members and the non-teacher
22 employee member of each local school council shall be
23 appointed as provided in subsection (l) below each to
24 serve for a two-year term coinciding with that of the
25 elected parent and community resident members. From March
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1 officer or his or her designee may make accommodations to
2 fill the vacancy of a teacher or non-teacher employee
3 member of a local school council.
4 (vii) At secondary attendance centers and attendance
5 centers enrolling students in 7th and 8th grade, the
6 voting student members shall be appointed as provided in
7 subsection (m) below to serve for a one-year term
8 coinciding with the beginning of the terms of the elected
9 parent and community members of the local school council.
10 For the 2020-2021 school year, the chief executive officer
11 or his or her designee may make accommodations to fill the
12 vacancy of a student member of a local school council.
13 (e) The Council shall publicize the date and place of the
14election by posting notices at the attendance center, in
15public places within the attendance boundaries of the
16attendance center and by distributing notices to the pupils at
17the attendance center, and shall utilize such other means as
18it deems necessary to maximize the involvement of all eligible
19voters.
20 (f) Nomination. The Council shall publicize the opening of
21nominations by posting notices at the attendance center, in
22public places within the attendance boundaries of the
23attendance center and by distributing notices to the pupils at
24the attendance center, and shall utilize such other means as
25it deems necessary to maximize the involvement of all eligible
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1persons eligible to run for the Council shall submit their
2name, date of birth, social security number, if available, and
3some evidence of eligibility to the Council. The Council shall
4encourage nomination of candidates reflecting the
5racial/ethnic population of the students at the attendance
6center. Each person nominated who runs as a candidate shall
7disclose, in a manner determined by the Board, any economic
8interest held by such person, by such person's spouse or
9children, or by each business entity in which such person has
10an ownership interest, in any contract with the Board, any
11local school council or any public school in the school
12district. Each person nominated who runs as a candidate shall
13also disclose, in a manner determined by the Board, if he or
14she ever has been convicted of any of the offenses specified in
15subsection (c) of Section 34-18.5 within the preceding 5
16years; provided that neither this provision nor any other
17provision of this Section shall be deemed to require the
18disclosure of any information that is contained in any law
19enforcement record or juvenile court record that is
20confidential or whose accessibility or disclosure is
21restricted or prohibited under Section 5-901 or 5-905 of the
22Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Failure to make such disclosure
23shall render a person ineligible for election or to serve on
24the local school council. The same disclosure shall be
25required of persons under consideration for appointment to the
26Council pursuant to subsections (l) and (m) of this Section.

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1 (f-5) Notwithstanding disclosure, a person who has been
2convicted of those offenses defined as a "sex offense" under
3paragraph 2 of subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3 of the
4Criminal Code of 2012 any of the following offenses at any time
5shall be ineligible for election or appointment to a local
6school council and ineligible for appointment to a local
7school council pursuant to subsections (l) and (m) of this
8Section: (i) those defined in Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
911-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 11-6, 11-9.1, 11-14.4, 11-16,
1011-17.1, 11-19, 11-19.1, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3,
1112-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16, or subdivision (a)(2)
12of Section 11-14.3, of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
13Criminal Code of 2012, or (ii) any offense committed or
14attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United
15States, which, if committed or attempted in this State, would
16have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses.
17Notwithstanding disclosure, a person who has been convicted of
18any of the following offenses within the 10 years previous to
19the date of nomination or appointment shall be ineligible for
20election or appointment to a local school council: (i) those
21defined in Section 401.1, 405.1, or 405.2 of the Illinois
22Controlled Substances Act or (ii) any offense committed or
23attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United
24States, which, if committed or attempted in this State, would
25have been punishable as one or more of the foregoing offenses.
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1school council members shall be required to undergo a criminal
2background investigation, to be completed prior to the member
3taking office, in order to identify any criminal convictions
4under the offenses enumerated in Section 34-18.5. The
5investigation shall be conducted by the Illinois State Police
6in the same manner as provided for in Section 34-18.5.
7However, notwithstanding Section 34-18.5, the social security
8number shall be provided only if available. If it is
9determined at any time that a local school council member or
10member-elect has been convicted of any of the offenses
11enumerated in this Section in the preceding 10 years or failed
12to disclose a conviction in the preceding 5 years of any of the
13offenses enumerated in Section 34-18.5, the general
14superintendent shall notify the local school council member or
15member-elect of such determination and the local school
16council member or member-elect shall be removed from the local
17school council by the Board, subject to a hearing, convened
18pursuant to Board rule, prior to removal.
19 (g) At least one week before the election date, the
20Council shall publicize, in the manner provided in subsection
21(e), the names of persons nominated for election.
22 (h) Voting shall be in person by secret ballot at the
23attendance center between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
24 (i) Candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall
25be declared elected by the Council. In cases of a tie, the
26Council shall determine the winner by lottery.

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1 (j) The Council shall certify the results of the election
2and shall publish the results in the minutes of the Council.
3 (k) The general superintendent shall resolve any disputes
4concerning election procedure or results and shall ensure
5that, except as provided in subsections (e) and (g), no
6resources of any attendance center shall be used to endorse or
7promote any candidate.
8 (l) Beginning with the first local school council election
9that occurs after December 3, 2021 (the effective date of
10Public Act 102-677), in every even numbered year, the Board
11shall appoint 2 teacher members to each local school council.
12These appointments shall be made in the following manner:
13 (i) The Board shall appoint 2 teachers who are
14 employed and assigned to perform the majority of their
15 employment duties at the attendance center to serve on the
16 local school council of the attendance center for a
17 two-year term coinciding with the terms of the elected
18 parent and community members of that local school council.
19 These appointments shall be made from among those teachers
20 who are nominated in accordance with subsection (f).
21 (ii) A non-binding, advisory poll to ascertain the
22 preferences of the school staff regarding appointments of
23 teachers to the local school council for that attendance
24 center shall be conducted in accordance with the
25 procedures used to elect parent and community Council
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1 staff shall be entitled to indicate his or her preference
2 for up to 2 candidates from among those who submitted
3 statements of candidacy as described above. These
4 preferences shall be advisory only and the Board shall
5 maintain absolute discretion to appoint teacher members to
6 local school councils, irrespective of the preferences
7 expressed in any such poll. Prior to the appointment of
8 staff members to local school councils, the Board shall
9 make public the vetting process of staff member
10 candidates. Any staff member seeking candidacy shall be
11 allowed to make an inquiry to the Board to determine if the
12 Board may deny the appointment of the staff member. An
13 inquiry made to the Board shall be made in writing in
14 accordance with Board procedure.
15 (iii) In the event that a teacher representative is
16 unable to perform his or her employment duties at the
17 school due to illness, disability, leave of absence,
18 disciplinary action, or any other reason, the Board shall
19 declare a temporary vacancy and appoint a replacement
20 teacher representative to serve on the local school
21 council until such time as the teacher member originally
22 appointed pursuant to this subsection (l) resumes service
23 at the attendance center or for the remainder of the term.
24 The replacement teacher representative shall be appointed
25 in the same manner and by the same procedures as teacher
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1 of this subsection (l).
2 (m) Beginning with the 1995-1996 school year through the
32020-2021 school year, the Board shall appoint one student
4member to each secondary attendance center. Beginning with the
52021-2022 school year and for every school year thereafter,
6the Board shall appoint 3 student members to the local school
7council of each secondary attendance center and one student
8member to the local school council of each attendance center
9enrolling students in 7th and 8th grade. Students enrolled in
10grade 6 or above are eligible to be candidates for a local
11school council. No attendance center enrolling students in 7th
12and 8th grade may have more than one student member, unless the
13attendance center enrolls students in grades 7 through 12, in
14which case the attendance center may have a total of 3 student
15members on the local school council. The Board may establish
16criteria for students to be considered eligible to serve as a
17student member. These appointments shall be made in the
18following manner:
19 (i) Appointments shall be made from among those
20 students who submit statements of candidacy to the
21 principal of the attendance center, such statements to be
22 submitted commencing on the first day of the twentieth
23 week of school and continuing for 2 weeks thereafter. The
24 form and manner of such candidacy statements shall be
25 determined by the Board.
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1 year, the principal of each attendance center shall
2 conduct a binding election to ascertain the preferences of
3 the school students regarding the appointment of students
4 to the local school council for that attendance center. At
5 such election, each student shall be entitled to indicate
6 his or her preference for up to one candidate from among
7 those who submitted statements of candidacy as described
8 above. The Board shall promulgate rules to ensure that
9 these elections are conducted in a fair and equitable
10 manner and maximize the involvement of all school
11 students. In the case of a tie vote, the local school
12 council shall determine the winner by lottery. The
13 preferences expressed in these elections shall be
14 transmitted by the principal to the Board. These
15 preferences shall be binding on the Board.
16 (iii) (Blank).
17 (n) The Board may promulgate such other rules and
18regulations for election procedures as may be deemed necessary
19to ensure fair elections.
20 (o) In the event that a vacancy occurs during a member's
21term, the Council shall appoint a person eligible to serve on
22the Council to fill the unexpired term created by the vacancy,
23except that any teacher or non-teacher staff vacancy shall be
24filled by the Board after considering the preferences of the
25school staff as ascertained through a non-binding advisory
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1vacancy shall be filled by the preferences of an election poll
2of students.
3 (p) If less than the specified number of persons is
4elected within each candidate category, the newly elected
5local school council shall appoint eligible persons to serve
6as members of the Council for 2-year terms, as provided in
7subsection (c-5) of Section 34-2.2 of this Code.
8 (q) The Board shall promulgate rules regarding conflicts
9of interest and disclosure of economic interests which shall
10apply to local school council members and which shall require
11reports or statements to be filed by Council members at
12regular intervals with the Secretary of the Board. Failure to
13comply with such rules or intentionally falsifying such
14reports shall be grounds for disqualification from local
15school council membership. A vacancy on the Council for
16disqualification may be so declared by the Secretary of the
17Board. Rules regarding conflicts of interest and disclosure of
18economic interests promulgated by the Board shall apply to
19local school council members. No less than 45 days prior to the
20deadline, the general superintendent shall provide notice, by
21mail, to each local school council member of all requirements
22and forms for compliance with economic interest statements.
23 (r) (1) If a parent member of a local school council ceases
24to have any child enrolled in the attendance center governed
25by the Local School Council due to the graduation or voluntary
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1the parent's membership on the Local School Council and all
2voting rights are terminated immediately as of the date of the
3child's graduation or voluntary transfer. If the child of a
4parent member of a local school council dies during the
5member's term in office, the member may continue to serve on
6the local school council for the balance of his or her term.
7Further, a local school council member may be removed from the
8Council by a majority vote of the Council as provided in
9subsection (c) of Section 34-2.2 if the Council member has
10missed 3 consecutive regular meetings, not including committee
11meetings, or 5 regular meetings in a 12-month period, not
12including committee meetings. If a parent member of a local
13school council ceases to be eligible to serve on the Council
14for any other reason, he or she shall be removed by the Board
15subject to a hearing, convened pursuant to Board rule, prior
16to removal. A vote to remove a Council member by the local
17school council shall only be valid if the Council member has
18been notified personally or by certified mail, mailed to the
19person's last known address, of the Council's intent to vote
20on the Council member's removal at least 7 days prior to the
21vote. The Council member in question shall have the right to
22explain his or her actions and shall be eligible to vote on the
23question of his or her removal from the Council. The
24provisions of this subsection shall be contained within the
25petitions used to nominate Council candidates.
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1member of a local school council as long as he or she resides
2in the attendance area served by the school and is not employed
3by the Board nor is a parent of a student enrolled at the
4school. If a community resident member ceases to be eligible
5to serve on the Council, he or she shall be removed by the
6Board subject to a hearing, convened pursuant to Board rule,
7prior to removal.
8 (3) A person may continue to serve as a staff member of a
9local school council as long as he or she is employed and
10assigned to perform a majority of his or her duties at the
11school, provided that if the staff representative resigns from
12employment with the Board or voluntarily transfers to another
13school, the staff member's membership on the local school
14council and all voting rights are terminated immediately as of
15the date of the staff member's resignation or upon the date of
16the staff member's voluntary transfer to another school. If a
17staff member of a local school council ceases to be eligible to
18serve on a local school council for any other reason, that
19member shall be removed by the Board subject to a hearing,
20convened pursuant to Board rule, prior to removal.
21 (s) As used in this Section only, "community resident"
22means a person, 17 years of age or older, residing within an
23attendance area served by a school, excluding any person who
24is a parent of a student enrolled in that school; provided that
25with respect to any multi-area school, community resident
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1voting district established for that school pursuant to
2Section 34-2.1c, excluding any person who is a parent of a
3student enrolled in that school. This definition does not
4apply to any provisions concerning school boards.
5(Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20; 102-194, eff. 7-30-21;
6102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-677, eff. 12-3-21; 102-813, eff.
75-13-22.)
8 Section 45. The Home Medical Equipment and Services
9Provider License Act is amended by changing Section 25 as
10follows:
11 (225 ILCS 51/25)
12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
13 Sec. 25. Home Medical Equipment and Services Board. The
14Secretary shall appoint a Home Medical Equipment and Services
15Board, in consultation with a state association representing
16the home medical equipment and services industry, to serve in
17an advisory capacity to the Secretary. The Board shall consist
18of 7 members. Four members shall be home medical equipment and
19services provider representatives, at least one of whom shall
20be a pharmacy-based provider. The 3 remaining members shall
21include one home care clinical specialist, one respiratory
22care practitioner, and one public member. The public member
23shall not be engaged in any way, directly or indirectly, as a
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1 Members shall serve 4-year terms and until their
2successors are appointed and qualified. No member shall be
3reappointed to the Board for a term that would cause
4continuous service on the Board to exceed 8 years.
5Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same
6manner as original appointments, for the unexpired portion of
7the vacated term.
8 The home medical equipment and services provider
9representatives appointed to the Board shall have engaged in
10the provision of home medical equipment and services or
11related home care services for at least 3 years prior to their
12appointment, shall be currently engaged in providing home
13medical equipment and services in the State of Illinois.
14Prospective appointees shall disclose to the Secretary any ,
15and must have no record of convictions directly related to
16home medical equipment and services or related home care
17services within the preceding 5 years fraud or abuse under
18either State or federal law.
19 The membership of the Board should reasonably reflect
20representation from the geographic areas in this State.
21 The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
22chairperson and vice chairperson.
23 Each Board member shall be paid his or her necessary
24expenses while engaged in the performance of his or her
25duties.
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1for cause which in the opinion of the Secretary reasonably
2justifies the termination. The Secretary shall be the sole
3arbiter of whether the cause reasonably justifies termination.
4 Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in an action
5based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other activities
6performed in good faith as members of the Board.
7 A majority of Board members currently appointed shall
8constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the membership of the Board
9shall not impair the rights of a quorum to exercise the rights
10and perform all of the duties of the Board.
11(Source: P.A. 100-525, eff. 9-22-17.)
12 Section 50. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
13amended by changing Section 6 as follows:
14 (230 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-6)
15 Sec. 6. Restrictions on Board members.
16 (a) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or
17continue to be a member of the Board if the person or any
18member of their immediate family is a member of the Board of
19Directors, employee, or financially interested in any of the
20following: (i) any licensee or other person who has applied
21for racing dates to the Board, or the operations thereof
22including, but not limited to, concessions, data processing,
23track maintenance, track security, and pari-mutuel operations,
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1Illinois, (ii) any race horse competing at a meeting under the
2Board's jurisdiction, or (iii) any licensee under the Illinois
3Gambling Act.
4 (b) No person shall be a member of the Board who is not of
5good moral character or who has been convicted of, or is under
6indictment for, a felony under the laws of Illinois or any
7other state, or the United States.
8 (c) No member of the Board or employee shall engage in any
9political activity.
10 For the purposes of this subsection (c):
11 "Political" means any activity in support of or in
12connection with any campaign for State or local elective
13office or any political organization, but does not include
14activities (i) relating to the support or opposition of any
15executive, legislative, or administrative action (as those
16terms are defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration
17Act), (ii) relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that
18are otherwise in furtherance of the person's official State
19duties or governmental and public service functions.
20 "Political organization" means a party, committee,
21association, fund, or other organization (whether or not
22incorporated) that is required to file a statement of
23organization with the State Board of Elections or county clerk
24under Section 9-3 of the Election Code, but only with regard to
25those activities that require filing with the State Board of
26Elections or county clerk.

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1 (d) Board members and employees may not engage in
2communications or any activity that may cause or have the
3appearance of causing a conflict of interest. A conflict of
4interest exists if a situation influences or creates the
5appearance that it may influence judgment or performance of
6regulatory duties and responsibilities. This prohibition shall
7extend to any act identified by Board action that, in the
8judgment of the Board, could represent the potential for or
9the appearance of a conflict of interest.
10 (e) Board members and employees may not accept any gift,
11gratuity, service, compensation, travel, lodging, or thing of
12value, with the exception of unsolicited items of an
13incidental nature, from any person, corporation, limited
14liability company, or entity doing business with the Board.
15 (f) A Board member or employee shall not use or attempt to
16use his or her official position to secure, or attempt to
17secure, any privilege, advantage, favor, or influence for
18himself or herself or others. No Board member or employee,
19within a period of one year immediately preceding nomination
20by the Governor or employment, shall have been employed or
21received compensation or fees for services from a person or
22entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in
23business with the Board, a licensee or a licensee under the
24Illinois Gambling Act. In addition, all Board members and
25employees are subject to the restrictions set forth in Section
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1(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
2 Section 55. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by
3changing Section 5 as follows:
4 (230 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)
5 Sec. 5. Gaming Board.
6 (a) (1) There is hereby established the Illinois Gaming
7Board, which shall have the powers and duties specified in
8this Act, and all other powers necessary and proper to fully
9and effectively execute this Act for the purpose of
10administering, regulating, and enforcing the system of
11riverboat and casino gambling established by this Act and
12gaming pursuant to an organization gaming license issued under
13this Act. Its jurisdiction shall extend under this Act to
14every person, association, corporation, partnership and trust
15involved in riverboat and casino gambling operations and
16gaming pursuant to an organization gaming license issued under
17this Act in the State of Illinois.
18 (2) The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by
19the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of
20whom shall be designated by the Governor to be chairperson.
21Each member shall have a reasonable knowledge of the practice,
22procedure and principles of gambling operations. Each member
23shall either be a resident of Illinois or shall certify that he
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1office.
2 On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
3the 101st General Assembly, new appointees to the Board must
4include the following:
5 (A) One member who has received, at a minimum, a
6 bachelor's degree from an accredited school and at least
7 10 years of verifiable experience in the fields of
8 investigation and law enforcement.
9 (B) One member who is a certified public accountant
10 with experience in auditing and with knowledge of complex
11 corporate structures and transactions.
12 (C) One member who has 5 years' experience as a
13 principal, senior officer, or director of a company or
14 business with either material responsibility for the daily
15 operations and management of the overall company or
16 business or material responsibility for the policy making
17 of the company or business.
18 (D) One member who is an attorney licensed to practice
19 law in Illinois for at least 5 years.
20 Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (a), the
21requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this
22paragraph (2) shall not apply to any person reappointed
23pursuant to paragraph (3).
24 No more than 3 members of the Board may be from the same
25political party. No Board member shall, within a period of one
26year immediately preceding nomination, have been employed or

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1received compensation or fees for services from a person or
2entity, or its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in
3business with the Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the
4Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Board members must publicly
5disclose all prior affiliations with gaming interests,
6including any compensation, fees, bonuses, salaries, and other
7reimbursement received from a person or entity, or its parent
8or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the Board, a
9licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of
101975. This disclosure must be made within 30 days after
11nomination but prior to confirmation by the Senate and must be
12made available to the members of the Senate.
13 (3) The terms of office of the Board members shall be 3
14years, except that the terms of office of the initial Board
15members appointed pursuant to this Act will commence from the
16effective date of this Act and run as follows: one for a term
17ending July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1, 1992, and 2
18for a term ending July 1, 1993. Upon the expiration of the
19foregoing terms, the successors of such members shall serve a
20term for 3 years and until their successors are appointed and
21qualified for like terms. Vacancies in the Board shall be
22filled for the unexpired term in like manner as original
23appointments. Each member of the Board shall be eligible for
24reappointment at the discretion of the Governor with the
25advice and consent of the Senate.
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1day the Board meets and for each day the member conducts any
2hearing pursuant to this Act. Each member of the Board shall
3also be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
4disbursements incurred in the execution of official duties.
5 (5) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or
6continue to be a member of the Board who is, or whose spouse,
7child or parent is, a member of the board of directors of, or a
8person financially interested in, any gambling operation
9subject to the jurisdiction of this Board, or any race track,
10race meeting, racing association or the operations thereof
11subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Racing Board. No
12Board member shall hold any other public office. No person
13shall be a member of the Board who is not of good moral
14character or who has been convicted of, or is under indictment
15for, a felony under the laws of Illinois or any other state, or
16the United States.
17 (5.5) No member of the Board shall engage in any political
18activity. For the purposes of this Section, "political" means
19any activity in support of or in connection with any campaign
20for federal, State, or local elective office or any political
21organization, but does not include activities (i) relating to
22the support or opposition of any executive, legislative, or
23administrative action (as those terms are defined in Section 2
24of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii) relating to collective
25bargaining, or (iii) that are otherwise in furtherance of the
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1service functions.
2 (6) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor
3for neglect of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance
4in office or for engaging in any political activity.
5 (7) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of
6his office, each member of the Board shall take an oath that he
7will faithfully execute the duties of his office according to
8the laws of the State and the rules and regulations adopted
9therewith and shall give bond to the State of Illinois,
10approved by the Governor, in the sum of $25,000. Every such
11bond, when duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in
12the office of the Secretary of State. Whenever the Governor
13determines that the bond of any member of the Board has become
14or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, he shall
15require such member forthwith to renew his bond, which is to be
16approved by the Governor. Any member of the Board who fails to
17take oath and give bond within 30 days from the date of his
18appointment, or who fails to renew his bond within 30 days
19after it is demanded by the Governor, shall be guilty of
20neglect of duty and may be removed by the Governor. The cost of
21any bond given by any member of the Board under this Section
22shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the
23Board.
24 (7.5) For the examination of all mechanical,
25electromechanical, or electronic table games, slot machines,
26slot accounting systems, sports wagering systems, and other

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1electronic gaming equipment, and the field inspection of such
2systems, games, and machines, for compliance with this Act,
3the Board shall utilize the services of independent outside
4testing laboratories that have been accredited in accordance
5with ISO/IEC 17025 by an accreditation body that is a
6signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation
7Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement signifying they are
8qualified to perform such examinations. Notwithstanding any
9law to the contrary, the Board shall consider the licensing of
10independent outside testing laboratory applicants in
11accordance with procedures established by the Board by rule.
12The Board shall not withhold its approval of an independent
13outside testing laboratory license applicant that has been
14accredited as required under this paragraph (7.5) and is
15licensed in gaming jurisdictions comparable to Illinois. Upon
16the finalization of required rules, the Board shall license
17independent testing laboratories and accept the test reports
18of any licensed testing laboratory of the system's, game's, or
19machine manufacturer's choice, notwithstanding the existence
20of contracts between the Board and any independent testing
21laboratory.
22 (8) The Board shall employ such personnel as may be
23necessary to carry out its functions and shall determine the
24salaries of all personnel, except those personnel whose
25salaries are determined under the terms of a collective
26bargaining agreement. No person shall be employed to serve the

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1Board who is, or whose spouse, parent or child is, an official
2of, or has a financial interest in or financial relation with,
3any operator engaged in gambling operations within this State
4or any organization engaged in conducting horse racing within
5this State. For the one year immediately preceding employment,
6an employee shall not have been employed or received
7compensation or fees for services from a person or entity, or
8its parent or affiliate, that has engaged in business with the
9Board, a licensee, or a licensee under the Illinois Horse
10Racing Act of 1975. Any employee violating these prohibitions
11shall be subject to termination of employment.
12 (9) An Administrator shall perform any and all duties that
13the Board shall assign him. The salary of the Administrator
14shall be determined by the Board and, in addition, he shall be
15reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by
16him in discharge of his official duties. The Administrator
17shall keep records of all proceedings of the Board and shall
18preserve all records, books, documents and other papers
19belonging to the Board or entrusted to its care. The
20Administrator shall devote his full time to the duties of the
21office and shall not hold any other office or employment.
22 (b) The Board shall have general responsibility for the
23implementation of this Act. Its duties include, without
24limitation, the following:
25 (1) To decide promptly and in reasonable order all
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1 the Board denying, suspending, revoking, restricting or
2 refusing to renew a license may request a hearing before
3 the Board. A request for a hearing must be made to the
4 Board in writing within 5 days after service of notice of
5 the action of the Board. Notice of the action of the Board
6 shall be served either by personal delivery or by
7 certified mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party.
8 Notice served by certified mail shall be deemed complete
9 on the business day following the date of such mailing.
10 The Board shall conduct any such hearings promptly and in
11 reasonable order;
12 (2) To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil
13 violations of this Act or rules and regulations
14 promulgated hereunder;
15 (3) To promulgate such rules and regulations as in its
16 judgment may be necessary to protect or enhance the
17 credibility and integrity of gambling operations
18 authorized by this Act and the regulatory process
19 hereunder;
20 (4) To provide for the establishment and collection of
21 all license and registration fees and taxes imposed by
22 this Act and the rules and regulations issued pursuant
23 hereto. All such fees and taxes shall be deposited into
24 the State Gaming Fund;
25 (5) To provide for the levy and collection of
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1 this Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
2 hereunder. All such fines and penalties shall be deposited
3 into the Education Assistance Fund, created by Public Act
4 86-0018, of the State of Illinois;
5 (6) To be present through its inspectors and agents
6 any time gambling operations are conducted on any
7 riverboat, in any casino, or at any organization gaming
8 facility for the purpose of certifying the revenue
9 thereof, receiving complaints from the public, and
10 conducting such other investigations into the conduct of
11 the gambling games and the maintenance of the equipment as
12 from time to time the Board may deem necessary and proper;
13 (7) To review and rule upon any complaint by a
14 licensee regarding any investigative procedures of the
15 State which are unnecessarily disruptive of gambling
16 operations. The need to inspect and investigate shall be
17 presumed at all times. The disruption of a licensee's
18 operations shall be proved by clear and convincing
19 evidence, and establish that: (A) the procedures had no
20 reasonable law enforcement purposes, and (B) the
21 procedures were so disruptive as to unreasonably inhibit
22 gambling operations;
23 (8) To hold at least one meeting each quarter of the
24 fiscal year. In addition, special meetings may be called
25 by the Chairman or any 2 Board members upon 72 hours
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1 subject to the Open Meetings Act. Three members of the
2 Board shall constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be
3 required for any final determination by the Board. The
4 Board shall keep a complete and accurate record of all its
5 meetings. A majority of the members of the Board shall
6 constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business,
7 for the performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any
8 power which this Act requires the Board members to
9 transact, perform or exercise en banc, except that, upon
10 order of the Board, one of the Board members or an
11 administrative law judge designated by the Board may
12 conduct any hearing provided for under this Act or by
13 Board rule and may recommend findings and decisions to the
14 Board. The Board member or administrative law judge
15 conducting such hearing shall have all powers and rights
16 granted to the Board in this Act. The record made at the
17 time of the hearing shall be reviewed by the Board, or a
18 majority thereof, and the findings and decision of the
19 majority of the Board shall constitute the order of the
20 Board in such case;
21 (9) To maintain records which are separate and
22 distinct from the records of any other State board or
23 commission. Such records shall be available for public
24 inspection and shall accurately reflect all Board
25 proceedings;
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1 on or before July 1 each year and such additional reports
2 as the Governor may request. The annual report shall
3 include a statement of receipts and disbursements by the
4 Board, actions taken by the Board, and any additional
5 information and recommendations which the Board may deem
6 valuable or which the Governor may request;
7 (11) (Blank);
8 (12) (Blank);
9 (13) To assume responsibility for administration and
10 enforcement of the Video Gaming Act;
11 (13.1) To assume responsibility for the administration
12 and enforcement of operations at organization gaming
13 facilities pursuant to this Act and the Illinois Horse
14 Racing Act of 1975;
15 (13.2) To assume responsibility for the administration
16 and enforcement of the Sports Wagering Act; and
17 (14) To adopt, by rule, a code of conduct governing
18 Board members and employees that ensure, to the maximum
19 extent possible, that persons subject to this Code avoid
20 situations, relationships, or associations that may
21 represent or lead to a conflict of interest.
22 Internal controls and changes submitted by licensees must
23be reviewed and either approved or denied with cause within 90
24days after receipt of submission is deemed final by the
25Illinois Gaming Board. In the event an internal control
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1Board, staff of the Board must provide technical assistance to
2the licensee to rectify such deficiencies within 90 days after
3the initial submission and the revised submission must be
4reviewed and approved or denied with cause within 90 days
5after the date the revised submission is deemed final by the
6Board. For the purposes of this paragraph, "with cause" means
7that the approval of the submission would jeopardize the
8integrity of gaming. In the event the Board staff has not acted
9within the timeframe, the submission shall be deemed approved.
10 (c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall
11supervise all gambling operations governed by this Act. The
12Board shall have all powers necessary and proper to fully and
13effectively execute the provisions of this Act, including, but
14not limited to, the following:
15 (1) To investigate applicants and determine the
16 eligibility of applicants for licenses and to select among
17 competing applicants the applicants which best serve the
18 interests of the citizens of Illinois.
19 (2) To have jurisdiction and supervision over all
20 riverboat gambling operations authorized under this Act
21 and all persons in places where gambling operations are
22 conducted.
23 (3) To promulgate rules and regulations for the
24 purpose of administering the provisions of this Act and to
25 prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which
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1 conducted. Such rules and regulations are to provide for
2 the prevention of practices detrimental to the public
3 interest and for the best interests of riverboat gambling,
4 including rules and regulations regarding the inspection
5 of organization gaming facilities, casinos, and
6 riverboats, and the review of any permits or licenses
7 necessary to operate a riverboat, casino, or organization
8 gaming facility under any laws or regulations applicable
9 to riverboats, casinos, or organization gaming facilities
10 and to impose penalties for violations thereof.
11 (4) To enter the office, riverboats, casinos,
12 organization gaming facilities, and other facilities, or
13 other places of business of a licensee, where evidence of
14 the compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of
15 this Act is likely to be found.
16 (5) To investigate alleged violations of this Act or
17 the rules of the Board and to take appropriate
18 disciplinary action against a licensee or a holder of an
19 occupational license for a violation, or institute
20 appropriate legal action for enforcement, or both.
21 (6) To adopt standards for the licensing of all
22 persons and entities under this Act, as well as for
23 electronic or mechanical gambling games, and to establish
24 fees for such licenses.
25 (7) To adopt appropriate standards for all
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1 other facilities authorized under this Act.
2 (8) To require that the records, including financial
3 or other statements of any licensee under this Act, shall
4 be kept in such manner as prescribed by the Board and that
5 any such licensee involved in the ownership or management
6 of gambling operations submit to the Board an annual
7 balance sheet and profit and loss statement, list of the
8 stockholders or other persons having a 1% or greater
9 beneficial interest in the gambling activities of each
10 licensee, and any other information the Board deems
11 necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and
12 all rules, regulations, orders and final decisions
13 promulgated under this Act.
14 (9) To conduct hearings, issue subpoenas for the
15 attendance of witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the
16 production of books, records and other pertinent documents
17 in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure
18 Act, and to administer oaths and affirmations to the
19 witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board, it is
20 necessary to administer or enforce this Act or the Board
21 rules.
22 (10) To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee
23 involved in the ownership or management of gambling
24 operations as an application for employment for their
25 employees.
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1 see fit and in compliance with applicable laws of the
2 State regarding administrative procedures, and to review
3 applications for the renewal of licenses. The Board may
4 suspend an owners license or an organization gaming
5 license without notice or hearing upon a determination
6 that the safety or health of patrons or employees is
7 jeopardized by continuing a gambling operation conducted
8 under that license. The suspension may remain in effect
9 until the Board determines that the cause for suspension
10 has been abated. The Board may revoke an owners license or
11 organization gaming license upon a determination that the
12 licensee has not made satisfactory progress toward abating
13 the hazard.
14 (12) To eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or
15 exclusion of, any person from gambling facilities where
16 that person is in violation of this Act, rules and
17 regulations thereunder, or final orders of the Board, or
18 where such person's conduct or reputation is such that his
19 or her presence within the gambling facilities may, in the
20 opinion of the Board, call into question the honesty and
21 integrity of the gambling operations or interfere with the
22 orderly conduct thereof; provided that the propriety of
23 such ejection or exclusion is subject to subsequent
24 hearing by the Board.
25 (13) To require all licensees of gambling operations
26 to utilize a cashless wagering system whereby all players'

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1 money is converted to tokens, electronic cards, or chips
2 which shall be used only for wagering in the gambling
3 establishment.
4 (14) (Blank).
5 (15) To suspend, revoke or restrict licenses, to
6 require the removal of a licensee or an employee of a
7 licensee for a violation of this Act or a Board rule or for
8 engaging in a fraudulent practice, and to impose civil
9 penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and up to
10 $10,000 or an amount equal to the daily gross receipts,
11 whichever is larger, against licensees for each violation
12 of any provision of the Act, any rules adopted by the
13 Board, any order of the Board or any other action which, in
14 the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
15 gambling operations.
16 (16) To hire employees to gather information, conduct
17 investigations and carry out any other tasks contemplated
18 under this Act.
19 (17) To establish minimum levels of insurance to be
20 maintained by licensees.
21 (18) To authorize a licensee to sell or serve
22 alcoholic liquors, wine or beer as defined in the Liquor
23 Control Act of 1934 on board a riverboat or in a casino and
24 to have exclusive authority to establish the hours for
25 sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor on board a
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1 the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or any local ordinance, and
2 regardless of whether the riverboat makes excursions. The
3 establishment of the hours for sale and consumption of
4 alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat or in a casino is an
5 exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule
6 unit may not establish the hours for sale and consumption
7 of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat or in a casino.
8 This subdivision (18) is a denial and limitation of home
9 rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section
10 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
11 (19) After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of
12 Engineers, to establish binding emergency orders upon the
13 concurrence of a majority of the members of the Board
14 regarding the navigability of water, relative to
15 excursions, in the event of extreme weather conditions,
16 acts of God or other extreme circumstances.
17 (20) To delegate the execution of any of its powers
18 under this Act for the purpose of administering and
19 enforcing this Act and the rules adopted by the Board.
20 (20.5) To approve any contract entered into on its
21 behalf.
22 (20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct
23 investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other
24 duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the
25 Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of
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1 these powers shall be limited to offenses or violations
2 occurring or committed in a casino, in an organization
3 gaming facility, or on a riverboat or dock, as defined in
4 subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise
5 provided by this Act or any other law.
6 (20.7) To contract with the Illinois State Police for
7 the use of trained and qualified State police officers and
8 with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained and
9 qualified Department of Revenue investigators to conduct
10 investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other
11 duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of the
12 rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the
13 powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this
14 subdivision (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or
15 violations occurring or committed in a casino, in an
16 organization gaming facility, or on a riverboat or dock,
17 as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as
18 otherwise provided by this Act or any other law. In the
19 event the Illinois State Police or the Department of
20 Revenue is unable to fill contracted police or
21 investigative positions, the Board may appoint
22 investigators to fill those positions pursuant to
23 subdivision (20.6).
24 (21) To adopt rules concerning the conduct of gaming
25 pursuant to an organization gaming license issued under
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1 (22) To have the same jurisdiction and supervision
2 over casinos and organization gaming facilities as the
3 Board has over riverboats, including, but not limited to,
4 the power to (i) investigate, review, and approve
5 contracts as that power is applied to riverboats, (ii)
6 adopt rules for administering the provisions of this Act,
7 (iii) adopt standards for the licensing of all persons
8 involved with a casino or organization gaming facility,
9 (iv) investigate alleged violations of this Act by any
10 person involved with a casino or organization gaming
11 facility, and (v) require that records, including
12 financial or other statements of any casino or
13 organization gaming facility, shall be kept in such manner
14 as prescribed by the Board.
15 (23) To take any other action as may be reasonable or
16 appropriate to enforce this Act and the rules adopted by
17 the Board.
18 (d) The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation
19of the Illinois State Police in conducting background
20investigations of applicants and in fulfilling its
21responsibilities under this Section. Costs incurred by the
22Illinois State Police as a result of such cooperation shall be
23paid by the Board in conformance with the requirements of
24Section 2605-400 of the Illinois State Police Law.
25 (e) The Board must authorize to each investigator and to
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1peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly
2states that the badge is authorized by the Board and (ii)
3contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be
4authorized by the Board.
5(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
6 Section 60. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
7changing Section 3-6 as follows:
8 (235 ILCS 5/3-6) (from Ch. 43, par. 102)
9 Sec. 3-6. No person shall be appointed a commissioner,
10secretary, Executive Director, or inspector for the commission
11who is not a citizen of the United States. Unless they have
12disclosed to the appointing authority such conviction or
13violation, no No commissioner, secretary, Executive Director,
14inspector, or other employee shall be appointed who has been
15convicted within the preceding 5 years of any violation of any
16Federal or State law concerning the manufacture or sale of
17alcoholic liquor prior or subsequent to the passage of this
18Act or who has paid a fine or penalty in settlement of any
19prosecution against him or her for any violation of such laws
20within the preceding 5 years or shall have forfeited his or her
21bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such
22violation within the preceding 5 years , nor shall any person
23be appointed who has been convicted of a felony. No
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1employee, may, directly or indirectly, individually or as a
2member of a partnership, or as a shareholder of a corporation,
3have any interest whatsoever in the manufacture, sale or
4distribution of alcoholic liquor, nor receive any compensation
5or profit therefrom, nor have any interest whatsoever in the
6purchases or sales made by the persons authorized by this Act,
7or to purchase or to sell alcoholic liquor. No provision of
8this section shall prevent any such commissioner, secretary,
9Executive Director, inspector, or other employee from
10purchasing and keeping in his or her possession for the use of
11himself or herself or members of his or her family or guests
12any alcoholic liquor which may be purchased or kept by any
13person by virtue of this Act.
14(Source: P.A. 100-1050, eff. 7-1-19.)
15 Section 65. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
16changing Sections 11-9.3 and 33-7 as follows:
17 (720 ILCS 5/11-9.3)
18 Sec. 11-9.3. Presence within school zone by child sex
19offenders prohibited; approaching, contacting, residing with,
20or communicating with a child within certain places by child
21sex offenders prohibited.
22 (a) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly be
23present in any school building, on real property comprising
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1by a school to transport students to or from school or a school
2related activity when persons under the age of 18 are present
3in the building, on the grounds or in the conveyance, unless
4(1) the offender is a parent or guardian of a student attending
5the school and the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a
6conference at the school with school personnel to discuss the
7progress of his or her child academically or socially, (ii)
8participating in child review conferences in which evaluation
9and placement decisions may be made with respect to his or her
10child regarding special education services, or (iii) attending
11conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or
12her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the
13principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or
14unless the offender has permission to be present from the
15superintendent or the school board or in the case of a private
16school from the principal or (2) the offender is attending a
17meeting of the local school council or school board of which
18they are a member. In the case of a public school, if
19permission is granted, the superintendent or school board
20president must inform the principal of the school where the
21sex offender will be present. Notification includes the nature
22of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex
23offender will be present in the school. The sex offender is
24responsible for notifying the principal's office when he or
25she arrives on school property and when he or she departs from
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1vicinity of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain
2under the direct supervision of a school official.
3 (a-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
4be present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or
5discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted
6by a school to transport students to or from school or a school
7related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18
8are present at the site.
9 (a-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
10knowingly be present in any public park building, a playground
11or recreation area within any publicly accessible privately
12owned building, or on real property comprising any public park
13when persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or
14on the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
15child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
16guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
17building or on the grounds.
18 (b) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
19loiter within 500 feet of a school building or real property
20comprising any school while persons under the age of 18 are
21present in the building or on the grounds, unless the offender
22is a parent or guardian of a student attending the school and
23the parent or guardian is: (i) attending a conference at the
24school with school personnel to discuss the progress of his or
25her child academically or socially, (ii) participating in
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1decisions may be made with respect to his or her child
2regarding special education services, or (iii) attending
3conferences to discuss other student issues concerning his or
4her child such as retention and promotion and notifies the
5principal of the school of his or her presence at the school or
6has permission to be present from the superintendent or the
7school board or in the case of a private school from the
8principal. In the case of a public school, if permission is
9granted, the superintendent or school board president must
10inform the principal of the school where the sex offender will
11be present. Notification includes the nature of the sex
12offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will
13be present in the school. The sex offender is responsible for
14notifying the principal's office when he or she arrives on
15school property and when he or she departs from school
16property. If the sex offender is to be present in the vicinity
17of children, the sex offender has the duty to remain under the
18direct supervision of a school official.
19 (b-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
20loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park
21building or real property comprising any public park while
22persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on
23the grounds and to approach, contact, or communicate with a
24child under 18 years of age, unless the offender is a parent or
25guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the
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1 (b-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
2reside within 500 feet of a school building or the real
3property comprising any school that persons under the age of
418 attend. Nothing in this subsection (b-5) prohibits a child
5sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a school
6building or the real property comprising any school that
7persons under 18 attend if the property is owned by the child
8sex offender and was purchased before July 7, 2000 (the
9effective date of Public Act 91-911).
10 (b-10) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
11knowingly reside within 500 feet of a playground, child care
12institution, day care center, part day child care facility,
13day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing
14programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under
1518 years of age. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) prohibits a
16child sex offender from residing within 500 feet of a
17playground or a facility providing programs or services
18exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age if
19the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
20purchased before July 7, 2000. Nothing in this subsection
21(b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 500
22feet of a child care institution, day care center, or part day
23child care facility if the property is owned by the child sex
24offender and was purchased before June 26, 2006. Nothing in
25this subsection (b-10) prohibits a child sex offender from
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1home if the property is owned by the child sex offender and was
2purchased before August 14, 2008 (the effective date of Public
3Act 95-821).
4 (b-15) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
5knowingly reside within 500 feet of the victim of the sex
6offense. Nothing in this subsection (b-15) prohibits a child
7sex offender from residing within 500 feet of the victim if the
8property in which the child sex offender resides is owned by
9the child sex offender and was purchased before August 22,
102002.
11 This subsection (b-15) does not apply if the victim of the
12sex offense is 21 years of age or older.
13 (b-20) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
14knowingly communicate, other than for a lawful purpose under
15Illinois law, using the Internet or any other digital media,
16with a person under 18 years of age or with a person whom he or
17she believes to be a person under 18 years of age, unless the
18offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years
19of age.
20 (c) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
21operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated
22with, or knowingly be present at any: (i) facility providing
23programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under
24the age of 18; (ii) day care center; (iii) part day child care
25facility; (iv) child care institution; (v) school providing
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1of age; (vi) day care home; or (vii) group day care home. This
2does not prohibit a child sex offender from owning the real
3property upon which the programs or services are offered or
4upon which the day care center, part day child care facility,
5child care institution, or school providing before and after
6school programs for children under 18 years of age is located,
7provided the child sex offender refrains from being present on
8the premises for the hours during which: (1) the programs or
9services are being offered or (2) the day care center, part day
10child care facility, child care institution, or school
11providing before and after school programs for children under
1218 years of age, day care home, or group day care home is
13operated.
14 (c-2) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to
15participate in a holiday event involving children under 18
16years of age, including but not limited to distributing candy
17or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus
18costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a
19department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny
20costume on or preceding Easter. For the purposes of this
21subsection, child sex offender has the meaning as defined in
22this Section, but does not include as a sex offense under
23paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section, the offense
24under subsection (c) of Section 11-1.50 of this Code. This
25subsection does not apply to a child sex offender who is a
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1present in the home and other non-familial minors are not
2present.
3 (c-5) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
4operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any
5carnival, amusement enterprise, or county or State fair when
6persons under the age of 18 are present.
7 (c-6) It is unlawful for a child sex offender who owns and
8resides at residential real estate to knowingly rent any
9residential unit within the same building in which he or she
10resides to a person who is the parent or guardian of a child or
11children under 18 years of age. This subsection shall apply
12only to leases or other rental arrangements entered into after
13January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-820).
14 (c-7) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
15offer or provide any programs or services to persons under 18
16years of age in his or her residence or the residence of
17another or in any facility for the purpose of offering or
18providing such programs or services, whether such programs or
19services are offered or provided by contract, agreement,
20arrangement, or on a volunteer basis.
21 (c-8) It is unlawful for a child sex offender to knowingly
22operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any of the
23following vehicles: (1) a vehicle which is specifically
24designed, constructed or modified and equipped to be used for
25the retail sale of food or beverages, including but not
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1vehicle; or (3) a rescue vehicle.
2 (d) Definitions. In this Section:
3 (1) "Child sex offender" means any person who:
4 (i) has been charged under Illinois law, or any
5 substantially similar federal law or law of another
6 state, with a sex offense set forth in paragraph (2) of
7 this subsection (d) or the attempt to commit an
8 included sex offense, and the victim is a person under
9 18 years of age at the time of the offense; and:
10 (A) is convicted of such offense or an attempt
11 to commit such offense; or
12 (B) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
13 of such offense or an attempt to commit such
14 offense; or
15 (C) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
16 pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 104-25 of
17 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 of such
18 offense or an attempt to commit such offense; or
19 (D) is the subject of a finding not resulting
20 in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
21 subsection (a) of Section 104-25 of the Code of
22 Criminal Procedure of 1963 for the alleged
23 commission or attempted commission of such
24 offense; or
25 (E) is found not guilty by reason of insanity
26 following a hearing conducted pursuant to a

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1 federal law or the law of another state
2 substantially similar to subsection (c) of Section
3 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
4 of such offense or of the attempted commission of
5 such offense; or
6 (F) is the subject of a finding not resulting
7 in an acquittal at a hearing conducted pursuant to
8 a federal law or the law of another state
9 substantially similar to subsection (a) of Section
10 104-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
11 for the alleged violation or attempted commission
12 of such offense; or
13 (ii) is certified as a sexually dangerous person
14 pursuant to the Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons
15 Act, or any substantially similar federal law or the
16 law of another state, when any conduct giving rise to
17 such certification is committed or attempted against a
18 person less than 18 years of age; or
19 (iii) is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of
20 the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous
21 Persons Act.
22 Convictions that result from or are connected with the
23 same act, or result from offenses committed at the same
24 time, shall be counted for the purpose of this Section as
25 one conviction. Any conviction set aside pursuant to law
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1 (2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.5),
2 "sex offense" means:
3 (i) A violation of any of the following Sections
4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
5 2012: 10-4 (forcible detention), 10-7 (aiding or
6 abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),
7 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-1.40 (predatory
8 criminal sexual assault of a child), 11-6 (indecent
9 solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent
10 solicitation of an adult), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation
11 of a child), 11-9.2 (custodial sexual misconduct),
12 11-9.5 (sexual misconduct with a person with a
13 disability), 11-11 (sexual relations within families),
14 11-14.3(a)(1) (promoting prostitution by advancing
15 prostitution), 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting
16 prostitution by profiting from prostitution by
17 compelling a person to be a prostitute),
18 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution by profiting
19 from prostitution by means other than as described in
20 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of
21 subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4 (promoting
22 juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1 (patronizing a
23 juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child pornography),
24 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography), 11-21
25 (harmful material), 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling
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1 (ritualized abuse of a child), 11-20 (obscenity) (when
2 that offense was committed in any school, on real
3 property comprising any school, in any conveyance
4 owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
5 students to or from school or a school related
6 activity, or in a public park), 11-30 (public
7 indecency) (when committed in a school, on real
8 property comprising a school, in any conveyance owned,
9 leased, or contracted by a school to transport
10 students to or from school or a school related
11 activity, or in a public park). An attempt to commit
12 any of these offenses.
13 (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
14 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
15 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of
16 age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30
17 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.50
18 (criminal sexual abuse), 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal
19 sexual abuse). An attempt to commit any of these
20 offenses.
21 (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
22 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
23 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
24 and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
25 10-1 (kidnapping),
26 10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),

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1 10-3 (unlawful restraint),
2 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
3 11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).
4 An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
5 (iv) A violation of any former law of this State
6 substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
7 clause (2)(i) or (2)(ii) of subsection (d) of this
8 Section.
9 (2.5) For the purposes of subsections (b-5) and (b-10)
10 only, a sex offense means:
11 (i) A violation of any of the following Sections
12 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
13 2012:
14 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 10-7 (aiding or
15 abetting child abduction under Section 10-5(b)(10)),
16 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a
17 child), 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a child),
18 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of an adult), 11-9.2
19 (custodial sexual misconduct), 11-9.5 (sexual
20 misconduct with a person with a disability), 11-11
21 (sexual relations within families), 11-14.3(a)(1)
22 (promoting prostitution by advancing prostitution),
23 11-14.3(a)(2)(A) (promoting prostitution by profiting
24 from prostitution by compelling a person to be a
25 prostitute), 11-14.3(a)(2)(C) (promoting prostitution
26 by profiting from prostitution by means other than as

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1 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
2 (2) of subsection (a) of Section 11-14.3), 11-14.4
3 (promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1
4 (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-20.1 (child
5 pornography), 11-20.1B (aggravated child pornography),
6 11-25 (grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a minor or
7 traveling to meet a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse
8 of a child). An attempt to commit any of these
9 offenses.
10 (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections
11 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
12 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of
13 age: 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30
14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60
15 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection (a)
16 of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse). An attempt
17 to commit any of these offenses.
18 (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections
19 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
20 2012, when the victim is a person under 18 years of age
21 and the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
22 10-1 (kidnapping),
23 10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
24 10-3 (unlawful restraint),
25 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint),
26 11-9.1(A) (permitting sexual abuse of a child).

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1 An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
2 (iv) A violation of any former law of this State
3 substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this
4 paragraph (2.5) of this subsection.
5 (3) A conviction for an offense of federal law or the
6 law of another state that is substantially equivalent to
7 any offense listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of
8 this Section shall constitute a conviction for the purpose
9 of this Section. A finding or adjudication as a sexually
10 dangerous person under any federal law or law of another
11 state that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually
12 Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for
13 the purposes of this Section.
14 (4) "Authorized emergency vehicle", "rescue vehicle",
15 and "vehicle" have the meanings ascribed to them in
16 Sections 1-105, 1-171.8 and 1-217, respectively, of the
17 Illinois Vehicle Code.
18 (5) "Child care institution" has the meaning ascribed
19 to it in Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
20 (6) "Day care center" has the meaning ascribed to it
21 in Section 2.09 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
22 (7) "Day care home" has the meaning ascribed to it in
23 Section 2.18 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
24 (8) "Facility providing programs or services directed
25 towards persons under the age of 18" means any facility
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1 towards persons under the age of 18.
2 (9) "Group day care home" has the meaning ascribed to
3 it in Section 2.20 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
4 (10) "Internet" has the meaning set forth in Section
5 16-0.1 of this Code.
6 (11) "Loiter" means:
7 (i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
8 person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
9 school or public park property.
10 (ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
11 person is in a vehicle, or remaining in or around
12 school or public park property, for the purpose of
13 committing or attempting to commit a sex offense.
14 (iii) Entering or remaining in a building in or
15 around school property, other than the offender's
16 residence.
17 (12) "Part day child care facility" has the meaning
18 ascribed to it in Section 2.10 of the Child Care Act of
19 1969.
20 (13) "Playground" means a piece of land owned or
21 controlled by a unit of local government that is
22 designated by the unit of local government for use solely
23 or primarily for children's recreation.
24 (14) "Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,
25 bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the
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1 (15) "School" means a public or private preschool or
2 elementary or secondary school.
3 (16) "School official" means the principal, a teacher,
4 or any other certified employee of the school, the
5 superintendent of schools or a member of the school board.
6 (e) For the purposes of this Section, the 500 feet
7distance shall be measured from: (1) the edge of the property
8of the school building or the real property comprising the
9school that is closest to the edge of the property of the child
10sex offender's residence or where he or she is loitering, and
11(2) the edge of the property comprising the public park
12building or the real property comprising the public park,
13playground, child care institution, day care center, part day
14child care facility, or facility providing programs or
15services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of
16age, or a victim of the sex offense who is under 21 years of
17age, to the edge of the child sex offender's place of residence
18or place where he or she is loitering.
19 (f) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
20of a Class 4 felony.
21(Source: P.A. 102-997, eff. 1-1-23.)
22 (720 ILCS 5/33-7)
23 Sec. 33-7. Public contractor misconduct.
24 (a) A public contractor; a person seeking a public
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1employee of a public contractor; or a person seeking a public
2contract on behalf of himself, herself, or another commits
3public contractor misconduct when, in the performance of, or
4in connection with, a contract with the State, a unit of local
5government, or a school district or in obtaining or seeking to
6obtain such a contract he or she commits any of the following
7acts:
8 (1) intentionally or knowingly makes, uses, or causes
9 to be made or used a false record or statement to conceal,
10 avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money
11 or property;
12 (2) knowingly performs an act that he or she knows he
13 or she is forbidden by law to perform;
14 (3) with intent to obtain a personal advantage for
15 himself, herself, or another, he or she performs an act in
16 excess of his or her contractual responsibility;
17 (4) solicits or knowingly accepts for the performance
18 of any act a fee or reward that he or she knows is not
19 authorized by law; or
20 (5) knowingly or intentionally seeks or receives
21 compensation or reimbursement for goods and services he or
22 she purported to deliver or render, but failed to do so
23 pursuant to the terms of the contract, to the unit of State
24 or local government or school district.
25 (b) Sentence. Any person who violates this Section commits
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1similar offense in any state of the United States which
2contains the same elements of this offense shall be barred for
310 years from the date of conviction from contracting with or ,
4employment by, or holding public office with the State or any
5unit of local government or school district. Any person
6convicted of this offense or a similar offense in any state of
7the United States which contains the same elements of this
8offense shall be barred for 5 years from the date of conviction
9from holding public office with the State or any unit of local
10government or school district. No corporation shall be barred
11as a result of a conviction under this Section of any employee
12or agent of such corporation if the employee so convicted is no
13longer employed by the corporation and (1) it has been finally
14adjudicated not guilty or (2) it demonstrates to the
15government entity with which it seeks to contract, and that
16entity finds, that the commission of the offense was neither
17authorized, requested, commanded, nor performed by a director,
18officer or high managerial agent on behalf of the corporation
19as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 5-4
20of this Code.
21 (c) The Attorney General or the State's Attorney in the
22county where the principal office of the unit of local
23government or school district is located may bring a civil
24action on behalf of any unit of State or local government to
25recover a civil penalty from any person who knowingly engages
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1treble the amount of the monetary cost to the unit of State or
2local government or school district involved in the violation.
3The Attorney General or State's Attorney shall be entitled to
4recover reasonable attorney's fees as part of the costs
5assessed to the defendant. This subsection (c) shall in no way
6limit the ability of any unit of State or local government or
7school district to recover moneys or damages regarding public
8contracts under any other law or ordinance. A civil action
9shall be barred unless the action is commenced within 6 years
10after the later of (1) the date on which the conduct
11establishing the cause of action occurred or (2) the date on
12which the unit of State or local government or school district
13knew or should have known that the conduct establishing the
14cause of action occurred.
15 (d) This amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall
16not be construed to create a private right of action.
17(Source: P.A. 96-575, eff. 8-18-09.)
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