Bill Text: IL HB0835 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act and the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions concerning: the definition of "lawyers' assistance program"; support for lawyers' assistance programs; creation of the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund; program funding; and powers of the Supreme Court. Provides for the transfer of the balance of the money in the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Provides that the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act is repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2022. Effective January 1, 2022.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-3)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-08 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar [HB0835 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0835-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act and the State Finance Act. Repeals provisions concerning: the definition of "lawyers' assistance program"; support for lawyers' assistance programs; creation of the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund; program funding; and powers of the Supreme Court. Provides for the transfer of the balance of the money in the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Provides that the Lawyers' Assistance Program Act is repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2022. Effective January 1, 2022.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-3)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-08 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar [HB0835 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0835-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | (30 ILCS 105/5.586 rep.)
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| 5 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5.586.
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| 7 | Section 10. The Lawyers' Assistance Program Act is amended | ||||||
| 8 | by changing Section 15 and by adding Section 30 as follows:
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| 9 | (705 ILCS 235/15)
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| 10 | Sec. 15. Transfer of program funds. An amount equal to the | ||||||
| 11 | balance of the money in the Lawyers' Assistance Program
Fund | ||||||
| 12 | as it existed on December 31, 2021 shall be transferred to the | ||||||
| 13 | Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission by June 30, | ||||||
| 14 | 2022. As soon as is practical after completion of the | ||||||
| 15 | transfers, the Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund is dissolved. | ||||||
| 16 | Creation of the Lawyers' Assistance Program
Fund. There is | ||||||
| 17 | created in the State treasury the Lawyers' Assistance
Program | ||||||
| 18 | Fund, a special fund to be appropriated solely for the purpose | ||||||
| 19 | of
funding lawyers' assistance programs.
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| 20 | (Source: P.A. 92-747, eff. 7-31-02.)
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| 21 | (705 ILCS 235/30 new) | ||||||
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| 1 | Sec. 30. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2022.
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| 2 | (705 ILCS 235/5 rep.)
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| 3 | (705 ILCS 235/10 rep.)
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| 4 | (705 ILCS 235/20 rep.)
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| 5 | (705 ILCS 235/25 rep.)
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| 6 | Section 15. The Lawyers' Assistance Program Act is amended | ||||||
| 7 | by repealing Sections 5, 10, 20, and 25.
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| 8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
| 9 | 1, 2022, except that Section 5 takes effect July 1, 2022.
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