Bill Text: IL HB0553 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Sheriff's Merit System Law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0553 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0553-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB0553 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/3-8017 from Ch. 34, par. 3-8017
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the Sheriff's Merit System Law.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
3-8017 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/3-8017) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8017)
Sec. 3-8017. Enforcement of orders. If any provision of
this Division or any order of the the Merit Commission is
violated by any person, regardless of whether that person's
employment is under the jurisdiction of the Division, the
Commission may apply to the circuit court for relief by
injunction, mandamus or any other proper relief. The State's
Attorney of the county where the violation occurred shall
prosecute such action. Whenever the State's Attorney for the
county where a violation is alleged to have occurred refuses to
prosecute the action, or fails to begin to prosecute such
action within 30 days after the date the Commission brings the
matter to his attention, the Commission may retain special
counsel of its own choice to prosecute such action.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)