Bill Text: IL HB5630 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Representative Special District Act. Provides that all members of a governing board of a special district with the authority to levy any tax or assessment must be elected and not appointed except due to death, disability, resignation, or other inability of a member to perform his or her duties. Provides for election procedures to elect members to replace appointed members. Further provides that an appointed member's term will terminate after his or her successor is elected and qualified. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5630 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB5630-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB5630 Introduced , by Rep. Keith Wheeler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Representative Special District Act. Provides that all members of a governing board of a special district with the authority to levy any tax or assessment must be elected and not appointed except due to death, disability, resignation, or other inability of a member to perform his or her duties. Provides for election procedures to elect members to replace appointed members. Further provides that an appointed member's term will terminate after his or her successor is elected and qualified. Effective immediately.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Representative Special District Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Governing board" means the board of trustees, board of
commissioners, board of directors, or similar body governing a
special district.
"Member" means a trustee, commissioner, director, or
similar person elected or appointed to a governing board.
"Special district" means any political subdivision with
the authority to levy any tax or assessment, other than a
county, municipality, township, school district, or community
college district.
Section 10. Appointments prohibited. Notwithstanding any
law to the contrary, and except as provided for in this Act, on
or after the effective date of this Act no person may be
appointed to a governing board of a special district and all
members shall be elected by the electors of the special
district. This Section shall not apply to appointments to
replace a member of a governing board due to death, disability,

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resignation, or other inability of a member to perform his or
her duties.
Section 15. Electing members of governing boards.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, at the next regular
election after the effective date of this Act, members will be
elected to replace appointed members on the governing boards of
all special districts. The elected members shall be elected as
follows: 2 shall be elected for terms of 2 years, 2 for terms
of 4 years, and one for a term of 6 years. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 2A-54 of the Election Code, the term of
each elected member shall commence on the third Monday of the
month following the month of his or her election and until his
or her successor is elected and qualified. The length of the
terms of the members first elected shall be determined by lot
at their first meeting. Thereafter, except as otherwise
provided in Section 2A-54 of the Election Code, each member
shall be elected to serve for a term of 4 years commencing on
the third Monday of the month following the month of his or her
election and until his or her successor is elected and
qualified.
Section 20. Terms of appointed members. Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, appointed members shall continue to
serve until the third Monday of the month following the month
of the first election of members. If the term of office of any

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appointed member expires before his or her successor is elected
and qualified, the authority which appointed that member shall
appoint a successor to serve until a member is elected and
qualified.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.