Bill Text: IL HB4691 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Decennial Committees on Local Government Consolidation and Efficiency Act. Provides that within one year after the effective date of the Act and at least once every 10 years thereafter, each unit of local government (except municipalities and counties) must form a committee to: study local efficiencies, including an analysis of whether to consolidate with another governmental unit, municipality, or county; and create a report with recommendations regarding efficiencies, increased accountability, and consolidation. Provides that the duties of the committee include, but are not limited to, the study of the unit of local government's governing statutes, ordinances, rules, procedures, powers, jurisdiction, shared services, intergovernmental agreements, and interrelationships with other units of local government and the State. Provides that the committee shall collect data, research, analysis, and public input. Dissolves the committee after completion of its report and oral presentation of the report. Contains provisions about committee membership, meetings, and report requirements. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4691 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4691-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4691 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
30 ILCS 805/8.44 new
Creates the Decennial Committees on Local Government Consolidation and Efficiency Act. Provides that within one year after the effective date of the Act and at least once every 10 years thereafter, each unit of local government (except municipalities and counties) must form a committee to: study local efficiencies, including an analysis of whether to consolidate with another governmental unit, municipality, or county; and create a report with recommendations regarding efficiencies, increased accountability, and consolidation. Provides that the duties of the committee include, but are not limited to, the study of the unit of local government's governing statutes, ordinances, rules, procedures, powers, jurisdiction, shared services, intergovernmental agreements, and interrelationships with other units of local government and the State. Provides that the committee shall collect data, research, analysis, and public input. Dissolves the committee after completion of its report and oral presentation of the report. Contains provisions about committee membership, meetings, and report requirements. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Decennial Committees on Local Government Consolidation and
Efficiency Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Governmental unit" includes all units of local government
except municipalities and counties.
"Community college" means a public community college in
this State.
"State university" means a public university in this State.
Section 10. Formation of committee; members; vacancy;
administrative support.
(a) Within one year after the effective date of this Act
and at least once every 10 years thereafter, each governmental
unit must form a committee to: study local efficiencies,
including an analysis of whether to consolidate with another
governmental unit, municipality, or county; and provide a
report with recommendations regarding efficiencies, increased
accountability, and consolidation.
(b) Each committee's membership shall include the elected

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or appointed members of the governing board of the governmental
unit, at least 2 residents of the governmental unit appointed
by the county board chairperson or the president of the board
of county commissioners in the county in which the governmental
unit lies, any chief executive officer or officer of the
governmental unit, and at least one government studies
representative from a community college or State university
appointed by the county board chairperson or the president of
the board of county commissioners in the county in which the
governmental unit lies. The committee shall be chaired by the
president or chief elected or appointed official of the
governing board of the governmental unit, or his or her
designee. The chairperson may appoint additional members to the
committee as he or she deems appropriate.
Committee members shall serve without compensation but may
be reimbursed by the governmental unit for their expenses
incurred in performing their duties.
(c) A committee may employ or use the services of
specialists in public administration and governmental
management and any other trained consultants, analysts,
investigators, and assistants it considers appropriate.
(d) If a vacancy occurs in the committee membership, the
vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the appointments
under subsection (b).
(e) The governmental unit shall provide administrative and
other support to the committee.

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Section 15. Duties of a committee. The duties of a
committee include, but are not limited to, the study of the
governmental unit's governing statutes, ordinances, rules,
procedures, powers, jurisdiction, shared services,
intergovernmental agreements, and interrelationships with
other governmental units and the State. The committee shall
collect data, research, and analysis for its purposes and shall
allow public input through at least one public survey sent to
at least 10% of residents within the governmental unit.
Section 20. Meetings. Each committee shall meet at least 3
times. Each meetings of the committee shall be public and the
committee shall provide an opportunity for any person to be
heard at the public hearings for at least 3 minutes. The
committee may require speakers to register. The committee shall
meet in accordance with the Open Meetings Act and the committee
shall be a public body to which the Freedom of Information Act
applies.
Section 25. Report and oral presentation. Each committee
shall summarize its work and findings within a report,
including recommendations in respect to consolidation,
increased accountability and efficiency, and shall provide
both an oral presentation and the written report to the county
board in which the governmental unit lies no later than 6

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months after the formation of the committee. The report shall
be made available to the public.
Section 30. Dissolution of the committee. After a committee
has made the report available to the public and presented all
oral presentations required under Section 25, the committee is
dissolved until it is reestablished with newly appointed
members under Section 10.
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.44 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.44 new)
Sec. 8.44. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
the 101st General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.