Bill Title: Amends the Toll Highway Act. Removes language authorizing the chairman to exercise general supervision over all powers, duties, obligations and functions of the Toll Highway Authority. Provides that the directors shall appoint agents or employees as they consider necessary or desirable. Provides that such agents or employees, other than technical or engineering employees, shall be subject to the Personnel Code. Provides that the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint from the State at large an Executive Director to the Toll Highway Authority to serve as the chief executive officer of the Board of Directors. Provides that the Board shall employ and fix the compensation of the Executive Director. Removes language permitting the Toll Highway Authority to appoint assistant attorneys who shall be under the control, direction, and supervision of the Attorney General. Removes language permitting the Authority to retain special counsel and fix their compensation, provided they are subject to the control, direction, and supervision of the Attorney General.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-25 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB3796 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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