Bill Text: IL SB2114 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends various Acts. Removes the requirement that the Senate provides advise and consent to specified nominations.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-02-07 - Referred to Assignments [SB2114 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB2114-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2114 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Chris Balkema SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 655/5.2.1
20 ILCS 730/5-65
20 ILCS 735/10-15
20 ILCS 801/20-10
20 ILCS 1305/1-17
20 ILCS 2605/2605-615
20 ILCS 3105/5 from Ch. 127, par. 775
20 ILCS 3475/20
20 ILCS 3805/4 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 304
20 ILCS 3955/4 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 704
20 ILCS 3975/3 from Ch. 48, par. 2103
20 ILCS 4070/10
20 ILCS 4116/10
40 ILCS 5/14-134 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-134
40 ILCS 5/15-159 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-159
40 ILCS 5/16-164 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-164
40 ILCS 5/22A-109 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22A-109
40 ILCS 5/22B-115
70 ILCS 925/10
110 ILCS 947/15
225 ILCS 60/7.1
310 ILCS 65/6 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1256
775 ILCS 40/20
805 ILCS 155/20-20
820 ILCS 80/20
820 ILCS 305/8.3
820 ILCS 305/13.1 from Ch. 48, par. 138.13-1
Amends various Acts. Removes the requirement that the Senate provides advise and consent to specified nominations.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
changing Section 5.2.1 as follows:
(20 ILCS 655/5.2.1)
Sec. 5.2.1. Enterprise Zone Board.
(a) An Enterprise Zone Board is hereby created within the
Department.
(b) The Board shall consist of the following 5 members:
(1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
(2) the Director of Revenue, or his or her designee;
and
(3) three members appointed by the Governor, with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
Board members shall serve without compensation but may be
reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties.
(c) Each member appointed under item (3) of subsection (b)
shall have at least 5 years of experience in business,
economic development, or site location. Of the members
appointed under item (3) of subsection (b): one member shall

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reside in Cook County; one member shall reside in DuPage,
Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will County; and one member shall
reside in a county other than Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake,
McHenry, or Will.
(d) Of the initial members appointed under item (3) of
subsection (b): one member shall serve for a term of 2 years;
one member shall serve for a term of 3 years; and one member
shall serve for a term of 4 years. Thereafter, all members
appointed under item (3) of subsection (b) shall serve for
terms of 4 years. Members appointed under item (3) of
subsection (b) may be reappointed. The Governor may remove a
member appointed under item (3) of subsection (b) for
incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(e) By September 30, 2015, and September 30 of each year
thereafter, all applications filed by December 31 of the
preceding calendar year and deemed qualified by the Department
shall be approved or denied by the Board. If such application
is not approved by September 30, the application shall be
considered denied. If an application is denied, the Board
shall inform the applicant of the specific reasons for the
denial.
(f) A majority of the Board will determine whether an
application is approved or denied. The Board is not, at any
time, required to designate an enterprise zone.
(g) In determining which designated areas shall be
approved and certified as enterprise zones, the Board shall

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give preference to the extent to which the area meets the
criteria set forth in Section 4.
(Source: P.A. 97-905, eff. 8-7-12; 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
Section 10. The Energy Transition Act is amended by
changing Section 5-65 as follows:
(20 ILCS 730/5-65)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045)
Sec. 5-65. Energy Workforce Advisory Council.
(a) The Energy Workforce Advisory Council is hereby
created within the Department.
(b) The Council shall consist of the following voting
members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
of the Senate, chosen to ensure diverse geographic
representation:
(1) two members representing trade associations
representing companies active in the clean energy
industries;
(2) two members representing a labor union;
(3) one member who has participated in the workforce
development programs created under this Act;
(4) two members representing higher education;
(5) two members representing economic development
organizations;
(6) two members representing local workforce

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innovation boards;
(7) two residents of environmental justice
communities;
(8) three members from community-based organizations
in environmental justice communities and community-based
organizations serving low-income persons and families;
(9) two members who are policy or implementation
experts on small business development, contractor
incubation, or small business lending and financing needs;
(10) two members who are policy or implementation
experts on workforce development for populations and
individuals such as low-income persons and families,
environmental justice communities, BIPOC communities,
formerly convicted persons, persons who are or were in the
child welfare system, energy workers, gender nonconforming
and transgender individuals, and youth; and
(11) two representatives of clean energy businesses,
nonprofit organizations, or other groups that provide
clean energy.
The President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each
appoint 2 nonvoting members of the Council.
(c) The Council shall:
(1) coordinate and inform on worker and contractor
support priorities beyond current federal, State, local,

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and private programs and resources;
(2) advise and produce recommendations for further
federal, State, and local programs and activities;
(3) fulfill other duties determined by the Council to
further the success of the Workforce Hubs, Incubators, and
Returning Residents Programs;
(4) review program performance metrics;
(5) provide recommendations to the Department on the
administration of the following programs:
(i) the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program;
(ii) the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship
Program;
(iii) the Clean Energy Contractor Incubator
Program;
(iv) the Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training
Program; and
(v) the Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator
Program;
(6) recommend outreach opportunities to ensure that
program contracting, training, and other opportunities are
widely publicized;
(7) participate in independent program evaluations;
and
(8) assist the Department by providing insight into
how relevant State, local, and federal programs are viewed
by residents, businesses, and institutions within their

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respective communities.
(d) The Council shall conduct its first meeting within 30
days after all members have been appointed. The Council shall
meet quarterly after its first meeting. Additional hearings
and public meetings are permitted at the discretion of the
members. The Council may meet in person or through video or
audio conference. Meeting times may be varied to accommodate
Council member schedules.
(e) Members shall serve without compensation and shall be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties from funds appropriated for that purpose.
(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
Section 15. The Energy Community Reinvestment Act is
amended by changing Section 10-15 as follows:
(20 ILCS 735/10-15)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045)
Sec. 10-15. Energy Transition Workforce Commission.
(a) The Energy Transition Workforce Commission is hereby
created within the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
(b) The Commission shall consist of the following members:
(1) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
(2) the Director of Labor, or his or her designee, who
shall serve as chairperson;

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(3) 5 members appointed by the Governor, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, of which at least one
shall be a representative of a local labor organization,
at least one shall be a resident of an environmental
justice community, at least one shall be a representative
of a national labor organization, and at least one shall
be a representative of the administrator of workforce
training programs created by this Act. Designees shall be
appointed within 60 days after a vacancy; and
(4) the 3 Regional Administrators selected under
Section 5-15 of the Energy Transition Act.
(c) Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties from funds
appropriated for that purpose. The Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support to
the Commission.
(d) Within 240 days after the effective date of this Act,
and in consultation with the Department of Revenue and the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Commission shall produce
an Energy Transition Workforce Report regarding the
anticipated impact of the energy transition and a
comprehensive set of recommendations to address changes to the
Illinois workforce during the period of 2020 through 2050, or
a later year. The report shall contain the following elements,
designed to be used for the programs created in this Act:

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(1) Information related to the impact on current
workers, including:
(A) a comprehensive accounting of all employees
who currently work in fossil fuel energy generation,
nuclear energy generation, and coal mining in the
State; upon receipt of the employee's written
authorization for the employer's release of such
information to the Commission, this shall include
information on their location, employer, salary
ranges, full-time or part-time status, nature of their
work, educational attainment, union status, and other
factors the Commission finds relevant;
(B) the anticipated schedule of closures of fossil
fuel power plants, nuclear power plants, and coal
mines across the State; when information is
unavailable to provide exact data, the report shall
include approximations based upon the best available
information; and
(C) an estimate of worker impacts due to scheduled
closures, including layoffs, early retirements, salary
changes, and other factors the Commission finds
relevant.
(2) Information regarding impact on communities and
local governments, including:
(A) changes in the revenue for units of local
government in areas that currently or recently have

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had a closure or reduction in operation of a fossil
fuel power plant, nuclear power plant, coal mine, or
related industry;
(B) environmental impacts in areas that currently
or recently have had fossil fuel power plants, coal
mines, nuclear power plants, or related industry; and
(C) economic impacts of the energy transition,
including, but not limited to, the supply chain
impacts of the energy transition shift toward new
energy sources across the State.
(3) Information on emerging industries and State
economic development opportunities in regions that have
historically been the site of fossil fuel power plants,
nuclear power plants, or coal mining.
(e) The Department shall periodically review its findings
in the developed reports and make modifications to the report
and programs based on new findings. The Department shall
conduct a comprehensive reevaluation of the report, and
publish a modified version, on each of the following years
following initial publication: 2023; 2027; 2030; 2035; 2040;
and any year thereafter which the Department determines is
necessary or prudent.
(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
Section 20. The Department of Natural Resources Act is
amended by changing Section 20-10 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 801/20-10)
Sec. 20-10. Advisory Board of the Illinois State Museum.
(a) Within the Department there shall be an Advisory Board
of the Illinois State Museum. The Advisory Board shall be
composed of 11 persons who shall be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate. Any members
appointed before July 1, 2026 shall serve the full term for
which they were appointed, unless removed by the Governor.
Beginning on July 1, 2026, 9 members shall have at least 5
years of experience practicing or teaching in natural
sciences, anthropology, art, history, or business and shall be
from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations across the
State; and 2 members shall be representatives of
community-based organizations, irrespective of background and
experience. Beginning on July 1, 2026, the Board shall include
6 individuals from a historically marginalized identity. All
members appointed after January 1, 2025 shall serve for 2-year
terms. The Governor shall be entitled to remove any member due
to incompetency, dereliction of duty, or malfeasance.
The transfer of the Board to the Department under this Act
does not terminate or otherwise affect the term of membership
of any member of the Board, except that the former Director of
Energy and Natural Resources is replaced by the Director of
Natural Resources.
(b) The Advisory Board shall:

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(1) advise the Director of the Department, or the
Director's designee, in all matters pertaining to the
maintenance, the extension, and the mission of the State
Museum, including, but not limited to, the needs for
capital development projects, assistance with long-term
planning for the State Museum, and other large-scale
operational changes, except that these matters shall be
determined and shall be defined solely by the State
Museum;
(2) make recommendations concerning the appointment of
a new State Museum director whenever a vacancy occurs in
that position, except that the Department shall have the
sole authority to determine the process used to identify
and employ a new State Museum director, including, but not
limited to, the authority to determine how and when to
involve or employ an individual or business to aid in
conducting a search for interested and qualified
candidates; to identify qualified candidates; to interview
candidates; to make an offer of employment to the selected
candidate; and to determine the compensation of the new
State Museum Director;
(3) (blank); and
(4) review the budget of the Illinois State Museum and
make recommendations to the Director of the Department.
(c) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 102-303, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1005, eff. 5-27-22;

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103-835, eff. 8-9-24.)
Section 25. The Department of Human Services Act is
amended by changing Section 1-17 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1305/1-17)
Sec. 1-17. Inspector General.
(a) Nature and purpose. It is the express intent of the
General Assembly to ensure the health, safety, and financial
condition of individuals receiving services in this State due
to mental illness, developmental disability, or both by
protecting those persons from acts of abuse, neglect, or both
by service providers. To that end, the Office of the Inspector
General for the Department of Human Services is created to
investigate and report upon allegations of the abuse, neglect,
or financial exploitation of individuals receiving services
within mental health facilities, developmental disabilities
facilities, and community agencies operated, licensed, funded,
or certified by the Department of Human Services, but not
licensed or certified by any other State agency.
(b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this
Section:
"Agency" or "community agency" means (i) a community
agency licensed, funded, or certified by the Department, but
not licensed or certified by any other human services agency
of the State, to provide mental health service or

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developmental disabilities service, or (ii) a program
licensed, funded, or certified by the Department, but not
licensed or certified by any other human services agency of
the State, to provide mental health service or developmental
disabilities service.
"Aggravating circumstance" means a factor that is
attendant to a finding and that tends to compound or increase
the culpability of the accused.
"Allegation" means an assertion, complaint, suspicion, or
incident involving any of the following conduct by an
employee, facility, or agency against an individual or
individuals: mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse,
neglect, financial exploitation, or material obstruction of an
investigation.
"Day" means working day, unless otherwise specified.
"Deflection" means a situation in which an individual is
presented for admission to a facility or agency, and the
facility staff or agency staff do not admit the individual.
"Deflection" includes triage, redirection, and denial of
admission.
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.
"Developmental disability" means "developmental
disability" as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code.
"Egregious neglect" means a finding of neglect as
determined by the Inspector General that (i) represents a

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gross failure to adequately provide for, or a callused
indifference to, the health, safety, or medical needs of an
individual and (ii) results in an individual's death or other
serious deterioration of an individual's physical condition or
mental condition.
"Employee" means any person who provides services at the
facility or agency on-site or off-site. The service
relationship can be with the individual or with the facility
or agency. Also, "employee" includes any employee or
contractual agent of the Department of Human Services or the
community agency involved in providing or monitoring or
administering mental health or developmental disability
services. This includes but is not limited to: owners,
operators, payroll personnel, contractors, subcontractors, and
volunteers.
"Facility" or "State-operated facility" means a mental
health facility or developmental disabilities facility
operated by the Department.
"Financial exploitation" means taking unjust advantage of
an individual's assets, property, or financial resources
through deception, intimidation, or conversion for the
employee's, facility's, or agency's own advantage or benefit.
"Finding" means the Office of Inspector General's
determination regarding whether an allegation is
substantiated, unsubstantiated, or unfounded.
"Health Care Worker Registry" or "Registry" means the

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Health Care Worker Registry under the Health Care Worker
Background Check Act.
"Individual" means any person receiving mental health
service, developmental disabilities service, or both from a
facility or agency, while either on-site or off-site.
"Material obstruction of an investigation" means the
purposeful interference with an investigation of physical
abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse, neglect, or financial
exploitation and includes, but is not limited to, the
withholding or altering of documentation or recorded evidence;
influencing, threatening, or impeding witness testimony;
presenting untruthful information during an interview; failing
to cooperate with an investigation conducted by the Office of
the Inspector General. If an employee, following a criminal
investigation of physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse,
neglect, or financial exploitation, is convicted of an offense
that is factually predicated on the employee presenting
untruthful information during the course of the investigation,
that offense constitutes obstruction of an investigation.
Obstruction of an investigation does not include: an
employee's lawful exercising of his or her constitutional
right against self-incrimination, an employee invoking his or
her lawful rights to union representation as provided by a
collective bargaining agreement or the Illinois Public Labor
Relations Act, or a union representative's lawful activities
providing representation under a collective bargaining

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agreement or the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
Obstruction of an investigation is considered material when it
could significantly impair an investigator's ability to gather
all relevant facts. An employee shall not be placed on the
Health Care Worker Registry for presenting untruthful
information during an interview conducted by the Office of the
Inspector General, unless, prior to the interview, the
employee was provided with any previous signed statements he
or she made during the course of the investigation.
"Mental abuse" means the use of demeaning, intimidating,
or threatening words, signs, gestures, or other actions by an
employee about an individual and in the presence of an
individual or individuals that results in emotional distress
or maladaptive behavior, or could have resulted in emotional
distress or maladaptive behavior, for any individual present.
"Mental illness" means "mental illness" as defined in the
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
"Mentally ill" means having a mental illness.
"Mitigating circumstance" means a condition that (i) is
attendant to a finding, (ii) does not excuse or justify the
conduct in question, but (iii) may be considered in evaluating
the severity of the conduct, the culpability of the accused,
or both the severity of the conduct and the culpability of the
accused.
"Neglect" means an employee's, agency's, or facility's
failure to provide adequate medical care, personal care, or

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maintenance and that, as a consequence, (i) causes an
individual pain, injury, or emotional distress, (ii) results
in either an individual's maladaptive behavior or the
deterioration of an individual's physical condition or mental
condition, or (iii) places the individual's health or safety
at substantial risk.
"Person with a developmental disability" means a person
having a developmental disability.
"Physical abuse" means an employee's non-accidental and
inappropriate contact with an individual that causes bodily
harm. "Physical abuse" includes actions that cause bodily harm
as a result of an employee directing an individual or person to
physically abuse another individual.
"Presenting untruthful information" means making a false
statement, material to an investigation of physical abuse,
sexual abuse, mental abuse, neglect, or financial
exploitation, knowing the statement is false.
"Recommendation" means an admonition, separate from a
finding, that requires action by the facility, agency, or
Department to correct a systemic issue, problem, or deficiency
identified during an investigation. "Recommendation" can also
mean an admonition to correct a systemic issue, problem or
deficiency during a review.
"Required reporter" means any employee who suspects,
witnesses, or is informed of an allegation of any one or more
of the following: mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse,

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neglect, or financial exploitation.
"Secretary" means the Chief Administrative Officer of the
Department.
"Sexual abuse" means any sexual contact or intimate
physical contact between an employee and an individual,
including an employee's coercion or encouragement of an
individual to engage in sexual behavior that results in sexual
contact, intimate physical contact, sexual behavior, or
intimate physical behavior. Sexual abuse also includes (i) an
employee's actions that result in the sending or showing of
sexually explicit images to an individual via computer,
cellular phone, electronic mail, portable electronic device,
or other media with or without contact with the individual or
(ii) an employee's posting of sexually explicit images of an
individual online or elsewhere whether or not there is contact
with the individual.
"Sexually explicit images" includes, but is not limited
to, any material which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or
sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains explicit and
detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual
excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse.
"Substantiated" means there is a preponderance of the
evidence to support the allegation.
"Unfounded" means there is no credible evidence to support
the allegation.
"Unsubstantiated" means there is credible evidence, but

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less than a preponderance of evidence to support the
allegation.
(c) Appointment. The Governor shall appoint, and the
Senate shall confirm, an Inspector General. The Inspector
General shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and shall
function within the Department of Human Services and report to
the Secretary and the Governor.
(d) Operation and appropriation. The Inspector General
shall function independently within the Department with
respect to the operations of the Office, including the
performance of investigations and issuance of findings and
recommendations and the performance of site visits and reviews
of facilities and community agencies. The appropriation for
the Office of Inspector General shall be separate from the
overall appropriation for the Department.
(e) Powers and duties. The Inspector General shall
investigate reports of suspected mental abuse, physical abuse,
sexual abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
individuals in any mental health or developmental disabilities
facility or agency and shall have authority to take immediate
action to prevent any one or more of the following from
happening to individuals under its jurisdiction: mental abuse,
physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or financial
exploitation. The Inspector General shall also investigate
allegations of material obstruction of an investigation by an
employee. Upon written request of an agency of this State, the

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Inspector General may assist another agency of the State in
investigating reports of the abuse, neglect, or abuse and
neglect of persons with mental illness, persons with
developmental disabilities, or persons with both. The
Inspector General shall conduct annual site visits of each
facility and may conduct reviews of facilities and community
agencies. To comply with the requirements of subsection (k) of
this Section, the Inspector General shall also review all
reportable deaths for which there is no allegation of abuse or
neglect. Nothing in this Section shall preempt any duties of
the Medical Review Board set forth in the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code. The Inspector General shall
have no authority to investigate alleged violations of the
State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Allegations of
misconduct under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act
shall be referred to the Office of the Governor's Executive
Inspector General for investigation.
(f) Limitations. The Inspector General shall not conduct
an investigation within an agency or facility if that
investigation would be redundant to or interfere with an
investigation conducted by another State agency. The Inspector
General shall have no supervision over, or involvement in, the
routine programmatic, licensing, funding, or certification
operations of the Department. Nothing in this subsection
limits investigations by the Department that may otherwise be
required by law or that may be necessary in the Department's

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capacity as central administrative authority responsible for
the operation of the State's mental health and developmental
disabilities facilities.
(g) Rulemaking authority. The Inspector General shall
promulgate rules establishing minimum requirements for
reporting allegations as well as for initiating, conducting,
and completing investigations based upon the nature of the
allegation or allegations. The rules shall clearly establish
that if 2 or more State agencies could investigate an
allegation, the Inspector General shall not conduct an
investigation that would be redundant to, or interfere with,
an investigation conducted by another State agency. The rules
shall further clarify the method and circumstances under which
the Office of Inspector General may interact with the
licensing, funding, or certification units of the Department
in preventing further occurrences of mental abuse, physical
abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, egregious neglect, financial
exploitation, and material obstruction of an investigation.
(g-5) Site visits and review authority.
(1) Site visits. The Inspector General shall conduct
unannounced site visits to each facility at least annually
for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations on
systemic issues relative to preventing, reporting,
investigating, and responding to all of the following:
mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect,
egregious neglect, financial exploitation, or material

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obstruction of an investigation.
(2) Review authority. In response to complaints or
information gathered from investigations, the Inspector
General shall have and may exercise the authority to
initiate reviews of facilities and agencies related to
preventing, reporting, investigating, and responding to
all of the following: mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual
abuse, neglect, egregious neglect, financial exploitation,
or material obstruction of an investigation. Upon
concluding a review, the Inspector General shall issue a
written report setting forth its conclusions and
recommendations. The report shall be distributed to the
Secretary and to the director of the facility or agency
that was the subject of review. Within 45 calendar days,
the facility or agency shall submit a written response
addressing the Inspector General's conclusions and
recommendations and, in a concise and reasoned manner, the
actions taken, if applicable, to: (i) protect the
individual or individuals; (ii) prevent recurrences; and
(iii) eliminate the problems identified. The response
shall include the implementation and completion dates of
such actions.
(h) Training programs. The Inspector General shall (i)
establish a comprehensive program to ensure that every person
authorized to conduct investigations receives ongoing training
relative to investigation techniques, communication skills,

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and the appropriate means of interacting with persons
receiving treatment for mental illness, developmental
disability, or both mental illness and developmental
disability, and (ii) establish and conduct periodic training
programs for facility and agency employees concerning the
prevention and reporting of any one or more of the following:
mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, egregious
neglect, financial exploitation, or material obstruction of an
investigation. The Inspector General shall further ensure (i)
every person authorized to conduct investigations at community
agencies receives ongoing training in Title 59, Parts 115,
116, and 119 of the Illinois Administrative Code, and (ii)
every person authorized to conduct investigations shall
receive ongoing training in Title 59, Part 50 of the Illinois
Administrative Code. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed
to prevent the Office of Inspector General from conducting any
other training as determined by the Inspector General to be
necessary or helpful.
(i) Duty to cooperate.
(1) The Inspector General shall at all times be
granted access to any facility or agency for the purpose
of investigating any allegation, conducting unannounced
site visits, monitoring compliance with a written
response, conducting reviews of facilities and agencies,
or completing any other statutorily assigned duty.
(2) Any employee who fails to cooperate with an Office

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of the Inspector General investigation is in violation of
this Act. Failure to cooperate with an investigation
includes, but is not limited to, any one or more of the
following: (i) creating and transmitting a false report to
the Office of the Inspector General hotline, (ii)
providing false information to an Office of the Inspector
General Investigator during an investigation, (iii)
colluding with other employees to cover up evidence, (iv)
colluding with other employees to provide false
information to an Office of the Inspector General
investigator, (v) destroying evidence, (vi) withholding
evidence, or (vii) otherwise obstructing an Office of the
Inspector General investigation. Additionally, any
employee who, during an unannounced site visit, written
response compliance check, or review fails to cooperate
with requests from the Office of the Inspector General is
in violation of this Act.
(j) Subpoena powers. The Inspector General shall have the
power to subpoena witnesses and compel the production of all
documents and physical evidence relating to his or her
investigations and reviews and any hearings authorized by this
Act. This subpoena power shall not extend to persons or
documents of a labor organization or its representatives
insofar as the persons are acting in a representative capacity
to an employee whose conduct is the subject of an
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Any person who otherwise fails to respond to a subpoena or who
knowingly provides false information to the Office of the
Inspector General by subpoena during an investigation is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(k) Reporting allegations and deaths.
(1) Allegations. If an employee witnesses, is told of,
or has reason to believe an incident of mental abuse,
physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, financial
exploitation, or material obstruction of an investigation
has occurred, the employee, agency, or facility shall
report the allegation by phone to the Office of the
Inspector General hotline according to the agency's or
facility's procedures, but in no event later than 4 hours
after the initial discovery of the incident, allegation,
or suspicion of any one or more of the following: mental
abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, financial
exploitation, or material obstruction of an investigation.
A required reporter as defined in subsection (b) of this
Section who knowingly or intentionally fails to comply
with these reporting requirements is guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.
(2) Deaths. Absent an allegation, a required reporter
shall, within 24 hours after initial discovery, report by
phone to the Office of the Inspector General hotline each
of the following:
(i) Any death of an individual occurring within 14

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calendar days after discharge or transfer of the
individual from a residential program or facility.
(ii) Any death of an individual occurring within
24 hours after deflection from a residential program
or facility.
(iii) Any other death of an individual occurring
at an agency or facility or at any Department-funded
site.
(3) Retaliation. It is a violation of this Act for any
employee or administrator of an agency or facility to take
retaliatory action against an employee who acts in good
faith in conformance with his or her duties as a required
reporter.
(l) Reporting to law enforcement. Reporting criminal acts.
Within 24 hours after determining that there is credible
evidence indicating that a criminal act may have been
committed or that special expertise may be required in an
investigation, the Inspector General shall notify the Illinois
State Police or other appropriate law enforcement authority,
or ensure that such notification is made. The Illinois State
Police shall investigate any report from a State-operated
facility indicating a possible murder, sexual assault, or
other felony by an employee. All investigations conducted by
the Inspector General shall be conducted in a manner designed
to ensure the preservation of evidence for possible use in a
criminal prosecution.

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(m) Investigative reports. Upon completion of an
investigation, the Office of Inspector General shall issue an
investigative report identifying whether the allegations are
substantiated, unsubstantiated, or unfounded. Within 10
business days after the transmittal of a completed
investigative report substantiating an allegation, finding an
allegation is unsubstantiated, or if a recommendation is made,
the Inspector General shall provide the investigative report
on the case to the Secretary and to the director of the
facility or agency where any one or more of the following
occurred: mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect,
egregious neglect, financial exploitation, or material
obstruction of an investigation. The director of the facility
or agency shall be responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of the investigative report consistent with
State and federal law. In a substantiated case, the
investigative report shall include any mitigating or
aggravating circumstances that were identified during the
investigation. If the case involves substantiated neglect, the
investigative report shall also state whether egregious
neglect was found. An investigative report may also set forth
recommendations. All investigative reports prepared by the
Office of the Inspector General shall be considered
confidential and shall not be released except as provided by
the law of this State or as required under applicable federal
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disclosed except as allowed under Section 6 of the Abused and
Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Raw
data used to compile the investigative report shall not be
subject to release unless required by law or a court order.
"Raw data used to compile the investigative report" includes,
but is not limited to, any one or more of the following: the
initial complaint, witness statements, photographs,
investigator's notes, police reports, or incident reports. If
the allegations are substantiated, the victim, the victim's
guardian, and the accused shall be provided with a redacted
copy of the investigative report. Death reports where there
was no allegation of abuse or neglect shall only be released
pursuant to applicable State or federal law or a valid court
order. Unredacted investigative reports, as well as raw data,
may be shared with a local law enforcement entity, a State's
Attorney's office, or a county coroner's office upon written
request.
(n) Written responses, clarification requests, and
reconsideration requests.
(1) Written responses. Within 30 calendar days from
receipt of a substantiated investigative report or an
investigative report which contains recommendations,
absent a reconsideration request, the facility or agency
shall file a written response that addresses, in a concise
and reasoned manner, the actions taken to: (i) protect the
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the problems identified. The response shall include the
implementation and completion dates of such actions. If
the written response is not filed within the allotted 30
calendar day period, the Secretary, or the Secretary's
designee, shall determine the appropriate corrective
action to be taken.
(2) Requests for clarification. The facility, agency,
victim or guardian, or the subject employee may request
that the Office of Inspector General clarify the finding
or findings for which clarification is sought.
(3) Requests for reconsideration. The facility,
agency, victim or guardian, or the subject employee may
request that the Office of the Inspector General
reconsider the finding or findings or the recommendations.
A request for reconsideration shall be subject to a
multi-layer review and shall include at least one reviewer
who did not participate in the investigation or approval
of the original investigative report. After the
multi-layer review process has been completed, the
Inspector General shall make the final determination on
the reconsideration request. The investigation shall be
reopened if the reconsideration determination finds that
additional information is needed to complete the
investigative record.
(o) Disclosure of the finding by the Inspector General.
The Inspector General shall disclose the finding of an

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investigation to the following persons: (i) the Governor, (ii)
the Secretary, (iii) the director of the facility or agency,
(iv) the alleged victims and their guardians, (v) the
complainant, and (vi) the accused. This information shall
include whether the allegations were deemed substantiated,
unsubstantiated, or unfounded.
(p) Secretary review. Upon review of the Inspector
General's investigative report and any agency's or facility's
written response, the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee,
shall accept or reject the written response and notify the
Inspector General of that determination. The Secretary, or the
Secretary's designee, may further direct that other
administrative action be taken, including, but not limited to,
any one or more of the following: (i) additional site visits,
(ii) training, (iii) provision of technical assistance
relative to administrative needs, licensure, or certification,
or (iv) the imposition of appropriate sanctions.
(q) Action by facility or agency. Within 30 days of the
date the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, approves the
written response or directs that further administrative action
be taken, the facility or agency shall provide an
implementation report to the Inspector General that provides
the status of the action taken. The facility or agency shall be
allowed an additional 30 days to send notice of completion of
the action or to send an updated implementation report. If the
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period, the facility or agency shall send updated
implementation reports every 60 days until completion. The
Inspector General shall conduct a review of any implementation
plan that takes more than 120 days after approval to complete,
and shall monitor compliance through a random review of
approved written responses, which may include, but are not
limited to: (i) site visits, (ii) telephone contact, and (iii)
requests for additional documentation evidencing compliance.
(r) Sanctions. Sanctions, if imposed by the Secretary
under Subdivision (p)(iv) of this Section, shall be designed
to prevent further acts of mental abuse, physical abuse,
sexual abuse, neglect, egregious neglect, or financial
exploitation or some combination of one or more of those acts
at a facility or agency, and may include any one or more of the
following:
(1) Appointment of on-site monitors.
(2) Transfer or relocation of an individual or
individuals.
(3) Closure of units.
(4) Termination of any one or more of the following:
(i) Department licensing, (ii) funding, or (iii)
certification.
The Inspector General may seek the assistance of the
Illinois Attorney General or the office of any State's
Attorney in implementing sanctions.
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(1) Reporting to the Registry. The Inspector General
shall report to the Department of Public Health's Health
Care Worker Registry, a public registry, the identity and
finding of each employee of a facility or agency against
whom there is a final investigative report prepared by the
Office of the Inspector General containing a substantiated
allegation of physical or sexual abuse, financial
exploitation, egregious neglect of an individual, or
material obstruction of an investigation, unless the
Inspector General requests a stipulated disposition of the
investigative report that does not include the reporting
of the employee's name to the Health Care Worker Registry
and the Secretary of Human Services agrees with the
requested stipulated disposition.
(2) Notice to employee. Prior to reporting the name of
an employee, the employee shall be notified of the
Department's obligation to report and shall be granted an
opportunity to request an administrative hearing, the sole
purpose of which is to determine if the substantiated
finding warrants reporting to the Registry. Notice to the
employee shall contain a clear and concise statement of
the grounds on which the report to the Registry is based,
offer the employee an opportunity for a hearing, and
identify the process for requesting such a hearing. Notice
is sufficient if provided by certified mail to the
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request a hearing within 30 days from the date of the
notice, the Inspector General shall report the name of the
employee to the Registry. Nothing in this subdivision
(s)(2) shall diminish or impair the rights of a person who
is a member of a collective bargaining unit under the
Illinois Public Labor Relations Act or under any other
federal labor statute.
(3) Registry hearings. If the employee requests an
administrative hearing, the employee shall be granted an
opportunity to appear before an administrative law judge
to present reasons why the employee's name should not be
reported to the Registry. The Department shall bear the
burden of presenting evidence that establishes, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the substantiated
finding warrants reporting to the Registry. After
considering all the evidence presented, the administrative
law judge shall make a recommendation to the Secretary as
to whether the substantiated finding warrants reporting
the name of the employee to the Registry. The Secretary
shall render the final decision. The Department and the
employee shall have the right to request that the
administrative law judge consider a stipulated disposition
of these proceedings.
(4) Testimony at Registry hearings. A person who makes
a report or who investigates a report under this Act shall
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such a report, as to any evidence of physical abuse,
sexual abuse, egregious neglect, financial exploitation,
or material obstruction of an investigation, or the cause
thereof. No evidence shall be excluded by reason of any
common law or statutory privilege relating to
communications between the alleged perpetrator of abuse or
neglect, or the individual alleged as the victim in the
report, and the person making or investigating the report.
Testimony at hearings is exempt from the confidentiality
requirements of subsection (f) of Section 10 of the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
(5) Employee's rights to collateral action. No
reporting to the Registry shall occur and no hearing shall
be set or proceed if an employee notifies the Inspector
General in writing, including any supporting
documentation, that he or she is formally contesting an
adverse employment action resulting from a substantiated
finding by complaint filed with the Illinois Civil Service
Commission, or which otherwise seeks to enforce the
employee's rights pursuant to any applicable collective
bargaining agreement. If an action taken by an employer
against an employee as a result of a finding of physical
abuse, sexual abuse, egregious neglect, financial
exploitation, or material obstruction of an investigation
is overturned through an action filed with the Illinois
Civil Service Commission or under any applicable

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collective bargaining agreement and if that employee's
name has already been sent to the Registry, the employee's
name shall be removed from the Registry.
(6) Removal from Registry. At any time after the
report to the Registry, but no more than once in any
12-month period, an employee may petition the Department
in writing to remove his or her name from the Registry.
Upon receiving notice of such request, the Inspector
General shall conduct an investigation into the petition.
Upon receipt of such request, an administrative hearing
will be set by the Department. At the hearing, the
employee shall bear the burden of presenting evidence that
establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence, that
removal of the name from the Registry is in the public
interest. The parties may jointly request that the
administrative law judge consider a stipulated disposition
of these proceedings.
(t) Review of Administrative Decisions. The Department
shall preserve a record of all proceedings at any formal
hearing conducted by the Department involving Health Care
Worker Registry hearings. Final administrative decisions of
the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to
provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
(u) Quality Care Board. There is created, within the
Office of the Inspector General, a Quality Care Board to be
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advice and consent of the Senate. One of the members shall be
designated as chairman by the Governor. Of the initial
appointments made by the Governor, 4 Board members shall each
be appointed for a term of 4 years and 3 members shall each be
appointed for a term of 2 years. Upon the expiration of each
member's term, a successor shall be appointed for a term of 4
years. In the case of a vacancy in the office of any member,
the Governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of
the unexpired term.
Members appointed by the Governor shall be qualified by
professional knowledge or experience in the area of law,
investigatory techniques, or in the area of care of the
mentally ill or care of persons with developmental
disabilities. Two members appointed by the Governor shall be
persons with a disability or parents of persons with a
disability. Members shall serve without compensation, but
shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with
the performance of their duties as members.
The Board shall meet quarterly, and may hold other
meetings on the call of the chairman. Four members shall
constitute a quorum allowing the Board to conduct its
business. The Board may adopt rules and regulations it deems
necessary to govern its own procedures.
The Board shall monitor and oversee the operations,
policies, and procedures of the Inspector General to ensure
the prompt and thorough investigation of allegations of

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neglect and abuse. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the
Board may do the following:
(1) Provide independent, expert consultation to the
Inspector General on policies and protocols for
investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, or both abuse
and neglect.
(2) Review existing regulations relating to the
operation of facilities.
(3) Advise the Inspector General as to the content of
training activities authorized under this Section.
(4) Recommend policies concerning methods for
improving the intergovernmental relationships between the
Office of the Inspector General and other State or federal
offices.
(v) Annual report. The Inspector General shall provide to
the General Assembly and the Governor, no later than January 1
of each year, a summary of reports and investigations made
under this Act for the prior fiscal year with respect to
individuals receiving mental health or developmental
disabilities services. The report shall detail the imposition
of sanctions, if any, and the final disposition of any
corrective or administrative action directed by the Secretary.
The summaries shall not contain any confidential or
identifying information of any individual, but shall include
objective data identifying any trends in the number of
reported allegations, the timeliness of the Office of the

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Inspector General's investigations, and their disposition, for
each facility and Department-wide, for the most recent 3-year
time period. The report shall also identify, by facility, the
staff-to-patient ratios taking account of direct care staff
only. The report shall also include detailed recommended
administrative actions and matters for consideration by the
General Assembly.
(w) Program audit. The Auditor General shall conduct a
program audit of the Office of the Inspector General on an
as-needed basis, as determined by the Auditor General. The
audit shall specifically include the Inspector General's
compliance with the Act and effectiveness in investigating
reports of allegations occurring in any facility or agency.
The Auditor General shall conduct the program audit according
to the provisions of the Illinois State Auditing Act and shall
report its findings to the General Assembly no later than
January 1 following the audit period.
(x) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to mean
that an individual is a victim of abuse or neglect because of
health care services appropriately provided or not provided by
health care professionals.
(y) Nothing in this Section shall require a facility,
including its employees, agents, medical staff members, and
health care professionals, to provide a service to an
individual in contravention of that individual's stated or
implied objection to the provision of that service on the

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ground that that service conflicts with the individual's
religious beliefs or practices, nor shall the failure to
provide a service to an individual be considered abuse under
this Section if the individual has objected to the provision
of that service based on his or her religious beliefs or
practices.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-883, eff. 5-13-22;
102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; 103-76, eff. 6-9-23; 103-154, eff.
6-30-23; 103-752, eff. 1-1-25.)
Section 30. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
2605-615 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-615)
Sec. 2605-615. Illinois Forensic Science Commission.
(a) Creation. There is created within the Illinois State
Police the Illinois Forensic Science Commission.
(b) Duties and purpose. The Commission shall:
(1) Provide guidance to ensure the efficient delivery
of forensic services and the sound practice of forensic
science.
(2) Provide a forum for discussions between forensic
science stakeholders to improve communication and
coordination and to monitor the important issues impacting
all stakeholders.

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(3) Take a systems-based approach in reviewing all
aspects of the delivery of forensic services and the sound
practice of forensic science with the goal of reducing or
eliminating the factors and inefficiencies that contribute
to backlogs and errors, with a focus on education and
training, funding, hiring, procurement, and other aspects
identified by the Commission.
(4) Review significant non-conformities with the sound
practice of forensic science documented by each publicly
funded ISO 17025 accredited forensic laboratory and offer
recommendations for the correction thereof.
(5) Subject to appropriation, provide educational,
research, and professional training opportunities for
practicing forensic scientists, police officers, judges,
State's Attorneys and Assistant State's Attorneys, Public
Defenders, and defense attorneys comporting with the sound
practice of forensic science.
(6) Collect and analyze information related to the
impact of current laws, rules, policies, and practices on
forensic crime laboratories and the practice of forensic
science; evaluate the impact of those laws, rules,
policies, and practices on forensic crime laboratories and
the practice of forensic science; identify new policies
and approaches, together with changes in science, and
technology; and make recommendations for changes to those
laws, rules, policies, and practices that will yield

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better results in the criminal justice system consistent
with the sound practice of forensic science.
(7) Perform such other studies or tasks pertaining to
forensic crime laboratories as may be requested by the
General Assembly by resolution or the Governor, and
perform such other functions as may be required by law or
as are necessary to carry out the purposes and goals of the
Commission prescribed in this Section.
(8) Ensure that adequate resources and facilities are
available for carrying out the changes proposed in
legislation, rules, or policies and that rational
priorities are established for the use of those resources.
To do so, the Commission may prepare statements to the
Governor and General Assembly identifying the fiscal and
practical effects of proposed legislation, rules, or
policy changes. Such statements may include, but are not
limited to: the impact on present levels of staffing and
resources; a professional opinion on the practical value
of the change or changes; the increase or decrease the
number of crime laboratories; the increase or decrease the
cost of operating crime laboratories; the impact on
efficiencies and caseloads; other information, including
but not limited to, facts, data, research, and science
relevant to the legislation, rule, or policy; the direct
or indirect alteration in any process involving or used by
crime laboratories of such proposed legislation, rules, or

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policy changes; an analysis of the impact, either directly
or indirectly, on the technology, improvements, or
practices of forensic analyses for use in criminal
proceedings; together with the direct or indirect impact
on headcount, space, equipment, instruments,
accreditation, the volume of cases for analysis,
scientific controls, and quality assurance.
(c) Members. The Commission shall be composed of the
Director of the Illinois State Police, or his or her designee,
together with the following members appointed for a term of 4
years by the Governor with the advice and consent of the
Senate:
(1) One crime laboratory director or administrator
from each publicly funded ISO 17025 accredited forensic
laboratory system.
(2) One member with experience in the admission of
forensic evidence in trials from a statewide association
representing prosecutors.
(3) One member with experience in the admission of
forensic evidence in trials from a statewide association
representing criminal defense attorneys.
(4) Three forensic scientists with bench work
background from various forensic disciplines (e.g., DNA,
chemistry, pattern evidence, etc.).
(5) One retired circuit court judge or associate
circuit court judge with criminal trial experience,

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including experience in the admission of forensic evidence
in trials.
(6) One academic specializing in the field of forensic
sciences.
(7) One or more community representatives (e.g.,
victim advocates, innocence project organizations, sexual
assault examiners, etc.).
(8) One member who is a medical examiner or coroner.
The Governor shall designate one of the members of the
Commission to serve as the chair of the Commission. The
members of the Commission shall elect from their number such
other officers as they may determine. Members of the
Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties from funds appropriated for that purpose.
(d) Subcommittees. The Commission may form subcommittees
to study specific issues identified under paragraph (3) of
subsection (b), including, but not limited to, subcommittees
on education and training, procurement, funding and hiring. Ad
hoc subcommittees may also be convened to address other
issues. Such subcommittees shall meet as needed to complete
their work, and shall report their findings back to the
Commission. Subcommittees shall include members of the
Commission, and may also include non-members such as forensic
science stakeholders and subject matter experts.
(e) Meetings. The Commission shall meet quarterly, at the

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call of the chairperson. Facilities for meeting, whether
remotely or in person, shall be provided for the Commission by
the Illinois State Police.
(f) Reporting by publicly funded ISO 17025 accredited
forensic laboratories. All State and local publicly funded ISO
17025 accredited forensic laboratory systems, including, but
not limited to, the DuPage County Forensic Science Center, the
Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory, and the
Illinois State Police, shall annually provide to the
Commission a report summarizing its significant
non-conformities with the efficient delivery of forensic
services and the sound practice of forensic science. The
report will identify: each significant non-conformity or
deficient method; how the non-conformity or deficient method
was detected; the nature and extent of the non-conformity or
deficient method; all corrective actions implemented to
address the non-conformity or deficient method; and an
analysis of the effectiveness of the corrective actions taken.
(g) Definition. As used in this Section, "Commission"
means the Illinois Forensic Science Commission.
(Source: P.A. 102-523, eff. 8-20-21; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24;
103-609, eff. 7-1-24.)
Section 35. The Capital Development Board Act is amended
by changing Section 5 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 3105/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 775)
Sec. 5. The Board shall consist of 7 members, no more than
4 of whom may be of the same political party, all of whom shall
be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the
Senate, and one of whom shall be designated as chairman by the
Governor. No person may be appointed as a member of the Board
who is serving as an elected officer for the State or for any
unit of local government within the State.
If the Senate is not in session when the first
appointments are made, the Governor shall make temporary
appointments as in the case of a vacancy. In making the first
appointments, the Governor shall designate 2 members to serve
until January, 1974, 2 members to serve until January, 1975, 2
members to serve until January, 1976 and 1 member to serve
until January, 1977, or until their successors are appointed
and qualified. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the term of office of each member of the Board is
abolished on January 31, 2019. Incumbent members holding a
position on the Board on January 30, 2019 may be reappointed.
In making appointments to fill the vacancies created on
January 31, 2019, the Governor shall designate 2 members to
serve until January 31, 2021, 2 members to serve until January
31, 2022, 2 members to serve until January 31, 2023, and one
member to serve until January 31, 2024, or until their
successors are appointed and qualified. Their successors shall
be appointed to serve for 4 year terms expiring on the third

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Monday in January or until their successors are appointed and
qualified. Any vacancy occurring on the Board, whether by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor in the same manner as original
appointments. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve
for the remainder of the unexpired term or until his successor
is qualified.
(Source: P.A. 100-1189, eff. 4-5-19.)
Section 40. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3475/20)
Sec. 20. Composition of the Board. The Board of Trustees
shall consist of 11 members to be appointed by the Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Board shall
consist of members with the following qualifications:
(1) One member shall have recognized knowledge and
ability in matters related to business administration.
(2) One member shall have recognized knowledge and
ability in matters related to the history of Abraham
Lincoln.
(3) One member shall have recognized knowledge and
ability in matters related to the history of Illinois.
(4) One member shall have recognized knowledge and
ability in matters related to library and museum studies.

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(5) One member shall have recognized knowledge and
ability in matters related to historic preservation.
(6) One member shall have recognized knowledge and
ability in matters related to cultural tourism.
(7) One member shall have recognized knowledge and
ability in matters related to conservation, digitization,
and technological innovation.
The initial terms of office shall be designated by the
Governor as follows: one member to serve for a term of one
year, 2 members to serve for a term of 2 years, 2 members to
serve for a term of 3 years, 2 members to serve for a term of 4
years, 2 members to serve for a term of 5 years, and 2 members
to serve for a term of 6 years. Thereafter, all appointments
shall be for a term of 6 years. The Governor shall appoint one
of the members to serve as chairperson at the pleasure of the
Governor.
The members of the Board shall serve without compensation
but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties
as members of the Board from funds appropriated for that
purpose.
(Source: P.A. 102-985, eff. 1-1-23.)
Section 45. The Illinois Housing Development Act is
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 3805/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 304)
Sec. 4. There is hereby created a body politic and
corporate to be known as the Illinois Housing Development
Authority. The Authority shall consist of 9 members, including
a senior citizen age 60 or older, of whom not more than three
shall be from any one county in the State and of whom not more
than 5 shall be of any one political party. The Governor shall
appoint the members of the Authority by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. Three members first appointed shall
hold office until the second Monday in January, 1971 and until
their successors are appointed and qualified and four members
shall hold office until the second Monday in January, 1973 and
until their successors are appointed and qualified. The
members first appointed under this amendatory Act of 1984
shall serve for a term of 4 years, commencing with the second
Monday in January, 1985. After the expiration of the terms of
office of those first appointed, their respective successors
shall hold office from the second Monday in January of the year
of their respective appointments for a term of four years and
until their successors are appointed and qualified. In case of
vacancies in such offices during the recess of the Senate, the
Governor shall appoint a replacement member who make a
temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate
when he shall nominate some person to fill such office, and any
person so nominated, who is confirmed by the Senate, shall
hold his office during the remainder of the term and until his

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successor shall be appointed and qualified. If the Senate is
not in session at the time this provision takes effect, the
Governor shall make a temporary appointment as in the case of a
vacancy.
(Source: P.A. 83-1538.)
Section 50. The Guardianship and Advocacy Act is amended
by changing Section 4 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3955/4) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 704)
Sec. 4. (a) The Commission shall consist of 11 members,
one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over, who shall
be appointed by the Governor, taking into account the
requirements of State and federal statutes, with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
All appointments shall be filed with the Secretary of
State by the appointing authority.
(b) The terms of the original members shall be 3 one year
terms, 3 two year terms, and 3 three year terms, all terms to
continue until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
length of the terms of the original members shall be drawn by
lot of the first meeting held by the Commission. The members
first appointed under this amendatory Act of 1984 shall serve
for a term of 3 years. Thereafter all terms shall be for 3
years, with each member serving no more than 2 consecutive
terms. Vacancies in the membership are to be filled in the same

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manner as original appointments. Appointments to fill
vacancies occurring before the expiration of a term are for
the remainder of the unexpired term. A member of the
Commission shall serve for a term ending on June 30 and until
his successor is appointed and qualified.
(c) The Commission shall annually elect a Chairman and any
other officers it deems necessary. The Commission shall meet
at least once every 3 months with the times and places of
meetings determined by the Chairman. Additional meetings may
be called by the Chairman upon written notice 7 days before the
meeting or by written petition of 5 members to the Chairman.
Six members of the Commission constitute a quorum.
(d) Members of the Commission are not entitled to
compensation but shall receive reimbursement for actual
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Source: P.A. 83-1538.)
Section 55. The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board Act is
amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3975/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 2103)
Sec. 3. Illinois Workforce Innovation Board.
(a) The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board shall include:
(1) the Governor;
(2) 2 members of the House of Representatives
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Senate appointed by the President of the Senate;
(3) for appointments made prior to the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly,
persons appointed by the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the Senate (except in the case of a person
holding an office or employment described in subparagraph
(F) when appointment to the office or employment requires
the advice and consent of the Senate), from among the
following:
(A) representatives of business in this State who
(i) are owners of businesses, chief executives or
operating officers of businesses, or other business
executives or employers with optimum policymaking or
hiring authority, including members of local boards
described in Section 117(b)(2)(A)(i) of the federal
Workforce Investment Act of 1998; (ii) represent
businesses with employment opportunities that reflect
the employment opportunities in the State; and (iii)
are appointed from among individuals nominated by
State business organizations and business trade
associations;
(B) chief elected officials from cities and
counties;
(C) representatives of labor organizations who
have been nominated by State labor federations;
(D) representatives of individuals or

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organizations that have experience with youth
activities;
(E) representatives of individuals or
organizations that have experience and expertise in
the delivery of workforce investment activities,
including chief executive officers of community
colleges and community-based organizations within the
State;
(F) the lead State agency officials with
responsibility for the programs and activities that
are described in Section 121(b) of the federal
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and carried out by
one-stop partners and, in any case in which no lead
State agency official has responsibility for such a
program, service, or activity, a representative in the
State with expertise in such program, service, or
activity; and
(G) any other representatives and State agency
officials that the Governor may appoint, including,
but not limited to, one or more representatives of
local public education, post-secondary institutions,
secondary or post-secondary vocational education
institutions, and community-based organizations; and
(4) for appointments made on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly,
persons appointed by the Governor in accordance with

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Section 101 of the federal Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act, subject to the advice and consent of the
Senate (except in the case of a person holding an office or
employment with the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity, the Illinois Community College Board, the
Department of Employment Security, or the Department of
Human Services when appointment to the office or
employment requires the consent of the Senate).
Appointments made under this paragraph (4) shall
include 2 representatives of community-based organizations
that provide or support competitive, integrated employment
for individuals with disabilities. These 2 representatives
shall be individuals who self-identify as persons with
intellectual or developmental disabilities, and who are
engaged in advocacy for the rights of individuals with
disabilities. If these persons require support in the form
of reasonable accommodations in order to participate, such
support shall be provided.
(b) (Blank).
(c) (Blank).
(d) The Governor shall select a chairperson as provided in
the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(d-5) (Blank).
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this
amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly does not affect
the tenure of any member appointed to and serving on the

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Illinois Human Resource Investment Council on the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
Members of the Board nominated for appointment in 2000, 2001,
or 2002 shall serve for fixed and staggered terms, as
designated by the Governor, expiring no later than July 1 of
the second calendar year succeeding their respective
appointments or until their successors are appointed and
qualified. Members of the Board nominated for appointment
after 2002 shall serve for terms expiring on July 1 of the
second calendar year succeeding their respective appointments,
or until their successors are appointed and qualified. A State
official or employee serving on the Board under subparagraph
(F) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) by virtue of his or her
State office or employment shall serve during the term of that
office or employment. A vacancy is created in situations
including, but not limited to, those in which an individual
serving on the Board ceases to satisfy all of the requirements
for appointment under the provision under which he or she was
appointed. The Governor may at any time make appointments to
fill vacancies for the balance of an unexpired term. Vacancies
shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment. Members shall serve without compensation, but
shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties.
(f) The Board shall meet at least 4 times per calendar year
at times and in places that it deems necessary. The Board shall

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be subject to the Open Meetings Act and, to the extent required
by that law, its meetings shall be publicly announced and open
and accessible to the general public. The Board shall adopt
any rules and operating procedures that it deems necessary to
carry out its responsibilities under this Act and under the
federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17; 100-891, eff. 1-1-19.)
Section 60. The Commission on Discrimination and Hate
Crimes Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
(20 ILCS 4070/10)
Sec. 10. Establishment of Commission.
(a) The Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes is
established. The Commission shall consist of a chairperson and
20 additional members appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The membership may include,
but is not limited to, persons who are active in and
knowledgeable about the areas of law enforcement, the criminal
and civil justice systems, education, human rights, business
and industry, arts and culture, social services, and religion.
Terms of the members shall be staggered so that 10 of the
initial members shall serve until March 1, 2009, 10 of the
initial members and the initial chairperson shall serve until
March 1, 2011, and thereafter each member shall serve for a
term of 4 years. Members shall serve until their successors

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are appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of
the Council shall be filled by the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Senate for the unexpired term. Members shall
serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for
expenses.
(b) The Commission shall be provided assistance and
necessary staff support services by the agencies of State
government involved in the issues to be addressed by it.
(Source: P.A. 95-425, eff. 8-24-07.)
Section 65. The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act is amended by changing
Section 10 as follows:
(20 ILCS 4116/10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on August 1, 2025)
Sec. 10. Commission created.
(a) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy is created within the
Department of Transportation consisting of members appointed
as follows:
(1) Four members of the House of Representatives, with
2 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and 2 to be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
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by the President of the Senate and 2 to be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(3) Eight members appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(4) The chair of the Commission to be appointed by the
Governor from among his 8 appointments.
(b) Members shall have expertise, knowledge, or experience
in transportation infrastructure development, construction,
workforce, or policy. Members shall also represent a diverse
set of sectors, including the labor, engineering,
construction, transit, active transportation, rail, air, or
other sectors, and shall include participants of the
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. No more than 2
appointees shall be members of the same sector.
(c) Members shall represent geographically diverse regions
of the State.
(d) Members shall be appointed by June 30, 2023.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23;
reenacted by P.A. 103-461, eff. 8-4-23.)
Section 70. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
changing Sections 14-134, 15-159, 16-164, 22A-109, and 22B-115
as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/14-134) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-134)
Sec. 14-134. Board created. The retirement system created

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by this Article shall be a trust, separate and distinct from
all other entities. The responsibility for the operation of
the system and for making effective this Article is vested in a
board of trustees.
The board shall consist of 7 trustees, as follows:
(a) the Director of the Governor's Office of Management
and Budget; (b) the Comptroller; (c) one trustee, not a State
employee, who shall be Chairman, to be appointed by the
Governor for a 5 year term; (d) two members of the system, one
of whom shall be an annuitant age 60 or over, having at least 8
years of creditable service, to be appointed by the Governor
for terms of 5 years; (e) one member of the system having at
least 8 years of creditable service, to be elected from the
contributing membership of the system by the contributing
members as provided in Section 14-134.1; (f) one annuitant of
the system who has been an annuitant for at least one full
year, to be elected from and by the annuitants of the system,
as provided in Section 14-134.1. The Director of the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the Comptroller
shall be ex-officio members and shall serve as trustees during
their respective terms of office, except that each of them may
designate another officer or employee from the same agency to
serve in his or her place. However, no ex-officio member may
designate a different proxy within one year after designating
a proxy unless the person last so designated has become
ineligible to serve in that capacity. Except for the elected

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trustees, any vacancy in the office of trustee shall be filled
in the same manner as the office was filled previously.
A trustee shall serve until a successor qualifies, except
that a trustee who is a member of the system shall be
disqualified as a trustee immediately upon terminating service
with the State.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
contrary, the term of office of each trustee of the board
appointed by the Governor who is sitting on the board on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
Assembly is terminated on that effective date.
Beginning on the 90th day after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the board shall
consist of 13 trustees as follows:
(1) the Comptroller, who shall be the Chairperson;
(2) six persons appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate who may not be members of
the system or hold an elective State office and who shall
serve for a term of 5 years, except that the terms of the
initial appointees under this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly shall be as follows: 3 for a term of 3
years and 3 for a term of 5 years;
(3) four active participants of the system having at
least 8 years of creditable service, to be elected from
the contributing members of the system by the contribution
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(4) two annuitants of the system who have been
annuitants for at least one full year, to be elected from
and by the annuitants of the system, as provided in
Section 14-134.1.
For the purposes of this Section, the Governor may make a
nomination and the Senate may confirm the nominee in advance
of the commencement of the nominee's term of office. The
Governor shall make nominations for appointment to the board
under this Section within 60 days after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. A trustee
sitting on the board on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly may not hold over in office
for more than 90 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this
Section shall prevent the Governor from making a temporary
appointment or nominating a trustee holding office on the day
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly.
Each trustee is entitled to one vote on the board, and 4
trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. The affirmative votes of a majority of the trustees
present, but at least 3 trustees, shall be necessary for
action by the board at any meeting. On the 90th day after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
Assembly, 7 trustees shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and the affirmative vote of a majority

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of the trustees present, but at least 7 trustees, shall be
necessary for action by the board at any meeting. The board's
action of July 22, 1986, by which it amended the bylaws of the
system to increase the number of affirmative votes required
for board action from 3 to 4 (in response to Public Act
84-1028, which increased the number of trustees from 5 to 7),
and the board's rejection, between that date and the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1993, of proposed actions not
receiving at least 4 affirmative votes, are hereby validated.
The trustees shall serve without compensation, but shall
be reimbursed from the funds of the system for all necessary
expenses incurred through service on the board.
Each trustee shall take an oath of office that he or she
will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the
system, and will not knowingly violate or willfully permit the
violation of any of the provisions of law applicable to the
system. The oath shall be subscribed to by the trustee making
it, certified by the officer before whom it is taken, and filed
with the Secretary of State. A trustee shall qualify for
membership on the board when the oath has been approved by the
board.
(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09.)
(40 ILCS 5/15-159) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-159)
Sec. 15-159. Board created.
(a) A board of trustees constituted as provided in this

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Section shall administer this System. The board shall be known
as the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement
System.
(b) (Blank).
(c) (Blank).
(d) Beginning on the 90th day after April 3, 2009 (the
effective date of Public Act 96-6), the Board of Trustees
shall be constituted as follows:
(1) The Chairperson of the Board of Higher Education.
(2) Four trustees appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate who may not be members of
the system or hold an elective State office and who shall
serve for a term of 6 years, except that the terms of the
initial appointees under this subsection (d) shall be as
follows: 2 for a term of 3 years and 2 for a term of 6
years. The term of an appointed trustee shall terminate
immediately upon becoming a member of the system or being
sworn into an elective State office, and the position
shall be considered to be vacant and shall be filled
pursuant to subsection (f) of this Section.
(3) Four participating employees of the system to be
elected from the contributing membership of the system by
the contributing members, no more than 2 of which may be
from any of the University of Illinois campuses, who shall
serve for a term of 6 years, except that the terms of the
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years and 2 for a term of 6 years.
(4) Two annuitants of the system who have been
annuitants for at least one full year, to be elected from
and by the annuitants of the system, no more than one of
which may be from any of the University of Illinois
campuses, who shall serve for a term of 6 years, except
that the terms of the initial electees shall be as
follows: one for a term of 3 years and one for a term of 6
years.
The chairperson of the Board shall be appointed by the
Governor from among the trustees.
For the purposes of this Section, the Governor may make a
nomination and the Senate may confirm the nominee in advance
of the commencement of the nominee's term of office.
(e) The 6 elected trustees shall be elected within 90 days
after April 3, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-6) for
a term beginning on the 90th day after that effective date.
Trustees shall be elected thereafter as terms expire for a
6-year term beginning July 15 next following their election,
and such election shall be held on May 1, or on May 2 when May
1 falls on a Sunday. The board may establish rules for the
election of trustees to implement the provisions of Public Act
96-6 and for future elections. Candidates for the
participating trustee shall be nominated by petitions in
writing, signed by not less than 400 participants with their
addresses shown opposite their names. Candidates for the

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annuitant trustee shall be nominated by petitions in writing,
signed by not less than 100 annuitants with their addresses
shown opposite their names. If there is more than one
qualified nominee for each elected trustee, then the board
shall conduct a secret ballot election by mail for that
trustee, in accordance with rules as established by the board.
If there is only one qualified person nominated by petition
for each elected trustee, then the election as required by
this Section shall not be conducted for that trustee and the
board shall declare such nominee duly elected. A vacancy
occurring in the elective membership of the board shall be
filled for the unexpired term by the elected trustees serving
on the board for the remainder of the term. Nothing in this
subsection shall preclude the adoption of rules providing for
internet or phone balloting in addition, or as an alternative,
to election by mail.
(f) A vacancy in the appointed membership on the board of
trustees caused by resignation, death, expiration of term of
office, or other reason shall be filled by a qualified person
appointed by the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
(g) Trustees shall continue in office until their
respective successors are appointed and have qualified, except
that a trustee elected to one of the participating employee
positions after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
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upon the termination of his or her status as a participating
employee and a trustee elected to one of the annuitant
positions after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 102nd General Assembly shall be disqualified immediately
upon the termination of his or her status as an annuitant
receiving a retirement annuity.
An elected trustee who is incumbent on the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly whose
status as a participating employee or annuitant has terminated
after having been elected shall continue to serve in the
participating employee or annuitant position to which he or
she was elected for the remainder of the term.
(h) Each trustee must take an oath of office before a
notary public of this State and shall qualify as a trustee upon
the presentation to the board of a certified copy of the oath.
The oath must state that the person will diligently and
honestly administer the affairs of the retirement system, and
will not knowingly violate or willfully permit to be violated
any provisions of this Article.
Each trustee shall serve without compensation but shall be
reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in attending
board meetings and carrying out his or her duties as a trustee
or officer of the system.
(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20; 102-210, eff. 7-30-21.)
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Sec. 16-164. Board; appointed members; vacancies. Terms of
office for the appointed members shall begin on July 15 of an
even-numbered year, except that the terms of office for
members appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly shall begin upon being confirmed by the
Senate. The Governor shall appoint 3 members as trustees with
the advice and consent of the Senate in each even-numbered
year who shall hold office for a term of 4 years, except that,
of the members appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of
the 96th General Assembly, 3 members shall be appointed for a
term ending July 14, 2012 and 3 members shall be appointed for
a term ending July 14, 2014. The Governor shall appoint the
additional member authorized under this amendatory Act of the
101st General Assembly with the advice and consent of the
Senate for a term beginning on July 15, 2020 and ending July
14, 2022, and successors shall hold office for a term of 4
years. Each such appointee shall reside in and be a taxpayer in
the territory covered by this system, shall be interested in
public school welfare, and experienced and competent in
financial and business management. A vacancy in the term of an
appointed trustee shall be filled for the unexpired term by
appointment of the Governor.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
contrary, the term of office of each member of the Board
appointed by the Governor who is sitting on the Board on the
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Assembly is terminated on that effective date. A trustee
sitting on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly may not hold over in office
for more than 60 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this
Section shall prevent the Governor from making a temporary
appointment or nominating a trustee holding office on the day
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)
(40 ILCS 5/22A-109) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22A-109)
Sec. 22A-109. Membership of board. The board shall consist
of the following members:
(1) Five trustees appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate who may not hold an
elective State office.
(2) The Treasurer.
(3) The Comptroller, who shall represent the State
Employees' Retirement System of Illinois.
(4) The Chairperson of the General Assembly Retirement
System.
(5) The Chairperson of the Judges Retirement System of
Illinois.
The appointive members shall serve for terms of 4 years except
that the terms of office of the original appointive members

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pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly
shall be as follows: One member for a term of 1 year; 1 member
for a term of 2 years; 1 member for a term of 3 years; and 2
members for a term of 4 years. Vacancies among the appointive
members shall be filled for unexpired terms by appointment in
like manner as for original appointments, and appointive
members shall continue in office until their successors have
been appointed and have qualified.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
contrary, the term of office of each trustee of the Board
appointed by the Governor who is sitting on the Board on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
Assembly is terminated on that effective date. A trustee
sitting on the board on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly may not hold over in office
for more than 60 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this
Section shall prevent the Governor from making a temporary
appointment or nominating a trustee holding office on the day
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
General Assembly.
Each person appointed to membership shall qualify by
taking an oath of office before the Secretary of State stating
that he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of
the board and will not violate or knowingly permit the
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Members of the board shall receive no salary for service
on the board but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses
incurred while on business for the board according to the
standards in effect for members of the Commission on
Government Forecasting and Accountability.
A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a
quorum. The board shall elect from its membership, biennially,
a Chairman, Vice Chairman and a Recording Secretary. These
officers, together with one other member elected by the board,
shall constitute the executive committee. During the interim
between regular meetings of the board, the executive committee
shall have authority to conduct all business of the board and
shall report such business conducted at the next following
meeting of the board for ratification.
No member of the board shall have any interest in any
brokerage fee, commission or other profit or gain arising out
of any investment made by the board. This paragraph does not
preclude ownership by any member of any minority interest in
any common stock or any corporate obligation in which
investment is made by the board.
The board shall contract for a blanket fidelity bond in
the penal sum of not less than $1,000,000.00 to cover members
of the board, the director and all other employees of the board
conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of
their respective offices, the premium on which shall be paid
by the board.

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(Source: P.A. 99-708, eff. 7-29-16; 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
(40 ILCS 5/22B-115)
Sec. 22B-115. Board of Trustees of the Fund.
(a) No later than one month after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly or as soon
thereafter as may be practicable, the Governor shall appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a transition
board of trustees consisting of 9 members as follows:
(1) three members representing municipalities who are
mayors, presidents, chief executive officers, chief
financial officers, or other officers, executives, or
department heads of municipalities and appointed from
among candidates recommended by the Illinois Municipal
League;
(2) three members representing participants and who
are participants, 2 of whom shall be appointed from among
candidates recommended by a statewide fraternal
organization representing more than 20,000 active and
retired police officers in the State of Illinois, and one
of whom shall be appointed from among candidates
recommended by a benevolent association representing sworn
police officers in the State of Illinois;
(3) two members representing beneficiaries and who are
beneficiaries, one of whom shall be appointed from among
candidates recommended by a statewide fraternal

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organization representing more than 20,000 active and
retired police officers in the State of Illinois, and one
of whom shall be appointed from among candidates
recommended by a benevolent association representing sworn
police officers in the State of Illinois; and
(4) one member who is a representative of the Illinois
Municipal League.
The transition board members shall serve until the initial
permanent board members are elected and qualified.
The transition board of trustees shall select the
chairperson of the transition board of trustees from among the
trustees for the duration of the transition board's tenure.
(b) The permanent board of trustees shall consist of 9
members as follows:
(1) Three members who are mayors, presidents, chief
executive officers, chief financial officers, or other
officers, executives, or department heads of
municipalities that have participating pension funds and
are elected by the mayors and presidents of municipalities
that have participating pension funds.
(2) Three members who are participants of
participating pension funds and are elected by the
participants of participating pension funds.
(3) Two members who are beneficiaries of participating
pension funds and are elected by the beneficiaries of
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(4) One member recommended by the Illinois Municipal
League who shall be appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
The permanent board of trustees shall select the
chairperson of the permanent board of trustees from among the
trustees for a term of 2 years. The holder of the office of
chairperson shall alternate between a person elected or
appointed under item (1) or (4) of this subsection (b) and a
person elected under item (2) or (3) of this subsection (b).
(c) Each trustee shall qualify by taking an oath of office
before the Secretary of State or the legal counsel of the fund
stating that he or she will diligently and honestly administer
the affairs of the board and will not violate or knowingly
permit the violation of any provision of this Article.
(d) Trustees shall receive no salary for service on the
board but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred
while on business for the board according to Article 1 of this
Code and rules adopted by the board.
A municipality employing a police officer who is an
elected or appointed trustee of the board must allow
reasonable time off with compensation for the police officer
to conduct official business related to his or her position on
the board, including time for travel. The board shall notify
the municipality in advance of the dates, times, and locations
of this official business. The Fund shall timely reimburse the
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the police officer's absence.
(e) No trustee shall have any interest in any brokerage
fee, commission, or other profit or gain arising out of any
investment directed by the board. This subsection does not
preclude ownership by any member of any minority interest in
any common stock or any corporate obligation in which an
investment is directed by the board.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision or interpretation of law
to the contrary, any member of the transition board may also be
elected or appointed as a member of the permanent board.
Notwithstanding any provision or interpretation of law to
the contrary, any trustee of a fund established under Article
3 of this Code may also be appointed as a member of the
transition board or elected or appointed as a member of the
permanent board.
The restriction in Section 3.1 of the Lobbyist
Registration Act shall not apply to a member of the transition
board appointed pursuant to item (4) of subsection (a) or to a
member of the permanent board appointed pursuant to item (4)
of subsection (b).
(Source: P.A. 103-506, eff. 8-4-23.)
Section 75. The Mid-Illinois Medical District Act is
amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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Sec. 10. Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission.
(a) There is created a body politic and corporate under
the corporate name of the Mid-Illinois Medical District
Commission whose general purpose, in addition to and not in
limitation of those purposes and powers set forth in this Act,
is to:
(1) maintain the proper surroundings for a medical
center and a related technology center in order to
attract, stabilize, and retain within the District
hospitals, clinics, research facilities, educational
facilities, or other facilities permitted under this Act;
(2) provide for the orderly creation, maintenance,
development, and expansion of (i) health care facilities
and other ancillary or related facilities that the
Commission may from time to time determine are established
and operated (A) for any aspect of the carrying out of the
Commission's purposes as set forth in this Act, (B) for
the study, diagnosis, and treatment of human ailments and
injuries, whether physical or mental, or (C) to promote
medical, surgical, and scientific research and knowledge
as permitted under this Act; and (ii) medical research and
high technology parks, together with the necessary lands,
buildings, facilities, equipment, and personal property
for those parks; and
(3) convene dialogue among leaders in the public and
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training in the delivery of health care services in the
District's program area.
(b) The Commission has perpetual succession and the power
to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued except
in actions sounding in tort, to plead and be impleaded, to have
and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure. All
actions sounding in tort against the Commission shall be
prosecuted in the Court of Claims. The principal office of the
Commission shall be in the City of Springfield.
(c) The Commission shall consist of the following members:
4 members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the Senate; 4 members appointed by the Mayor of
Springfield, with the advice and consent of the Springfield
city council; and one member appointed by the Chairperson of
the County Board of Sangamon County. The initial members of
the Commission appointed by the Governor shall be appointed
for terms ending, respectively on the second, third, fourth,
and fifth anniversaries of their appointments. The initial
members appointed by the Mayor of Springfield shall be
appointed 2 each for terms ending, respectively, on the second
and third anniversaries of their appointments. The initial
member appointed by the Chairperson of the County Board of
Sangamon County shall be appointed for a term ending on the
fourth anniversary of the appointment. Thereafter, all the
members shall be appointed to hold office for a term of 5 years
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Act.
Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 2
additional members to the Commission. One member shall serve
for a term of 4 years and one member shall serve for a term of
5 years. Their successors shall be appointed for 5-year terms.
Those additional members and their successors shall be limited
to residents of the following counties in Illinois: Cass,
Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan,
or Scott.
(d) Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission
occurring by reason of the death, resignation,
disqualification, removal, or inability or refusal to act of
any of the members of the Commission shall be filled by the
authority that had appointed the particular member, and for
the unexpired term of office of that particular member. A
vacancy caused by the expiration of the period for which the
member was appointed shall be filled by a new appointment for a
term of 5 years from the date of the expiration of the prior
5-year term notwithstanding when the appointment is actually
made. The Commission shall obtain, under the provisions of the
Personnel Code, such personnel as to the Commission shall deem
advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act and the work of
the Commission.
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and Treasurer, for the adoption of a budget, and for such other
business as may properly come before it. The Commission shall
elect as the President a member of the Commission appointed by
the Mayor of Springfield and as the Vice-President a member of
the Commission appointed by the Governor. The Commission shall
establish the duties and responsibilities of its officers by
rule. The President or any 4 members of the Commission may call
special meetings of the Commission. Each Commissioner shall
take an oath of office for the faithful performance of his or
her duties. The Commission may not transact business at a
meeting of the Commission unless there is present at the
meeting a quorum consisting of at least 6 Commissioners.
Meetings may be held by telephone conference or other
communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can communicate with each other.
(f) The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly,
not later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, a detailed
report covering its operations for the 2 preceding calendar
years and a statement of its program for the next 2 years.
The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and
by filing such additional copies with the State Government
Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is
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(g) The Auditor General shall conduct audits of the
Commission in the same manner as the Auditor General conducts
audits of State agencies under the Illinois State Auditing
Act.
(h) Neither the Commission nor the District have any power
to tax.
(i) The Commission is a public body and subject to the Open
Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
Section 80. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(110 ILCS 947/15)
Sec. 15. Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
(a) There is established the Illinois Student Assistance
Commission, consisting of 10 persons to be appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
membership of the Commission shall consist of one
representative of the institutions of higher learning operated
by the State; one representative of the private institutions
of higher learning located in the State; one representative of
the public community colleges located in the State; one
representative of the public high schools located in the
State; 5 citizens of the State chosen for their knowledge of
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professionally affiliated with, or members of the governing
boards of any institution of higher learning located in the
State, and one student member selected from nominations
submitted to the Governor by multi-campus student
organizations, including but not limited to, the recognized
advisory committee of students of the Illinois Community
College Board, the recognized advisory committee of students
of the Board of Higher Education, and the recognized advisory
committee of students of the Federation of Independent
Illinois Colleges and Universities. The Governor shall
designate one member, other than the student member, as
chairman. Each member of the Commission, including the student
member, shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in performing the
member's duties under this Act. Subject to a requirement that
Commission members in office on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1995 may serve the full term to which they
were appointed, the appointment of Commission members to terms
that commence on or after that effective date shall be made in
a manner that gives effect at the earliest possible time to the
change that is required by this amendatory Act in the
representative composition of the Commission's membership.
(b) The term of office of each member, other than the
student member, is 6 years from July 1 of the year of
appointment, and until the member's successor is appointed and
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the student member, is terminated for any reason before the
member's term has expired, the Governor shall fill the vacancy
by the appointment of a person who has the same representative
status as the person whose term has been so terminated, and the
new appointee shall hold office only for the remainder of that
term and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
term of the student member shall be for 2 years from July 1 of
each odd-numbered year and until a successor is appointed and
qualified. If the tenure of the student member is terminated
for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner
as heretofore provided for a regular term of office
appointment of the student member. The new student appointee
shall hold office for the remainder of that term and until a
successor is appointed and qualified. A student appointee's
status on the Commission may not be considered in determining
the student appointee's eligibility for programs administered
by the Commission.
(c) In accordance with the provisions of the State
Universities Civil Service Act, the Commission shall employ a
professionally qualified person as the Executive Director of
the Commission, and such other employees as may be necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
(d) The Commission shall meet at least once in each fiscal
year, and may meet at other times which the Chairman may
designate by giving at least 10 days' written notice to each
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(Source: P.A. 102-23, eff. 6-25-21.)
Section 85. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by
changing Section 7.1 as follows:
(225 ILCS 60/7.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 7.1. Medical Board.
(A) There is hereby created the Illinois State Medical
Board. The Medical Board shall consist of 17 members, to be
appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. All members shall be residents of the State, not
more than 8 of whom shall be members of the same political
party. All members shall be voting members. Eight members
shall be physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of
its branches in Illinois possessing the degree of doctor of
medicine. Two members shall be physicians licensed to practice
medicine in all its branches in Illinois possessing the degree
of doctor of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine. Two of the
physician members shall be physicians who collaborate with
physician assistants. Two members shall be chiropractic
physicians licensed to practice in Illinois and possessing the
degree of doctor of chiropractic. Two members shall be
physician assistants licensed to practice in Illinois. Three
members shall be members of the public, who shall not be
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health care.
(B) Members of the Medical Board shall be appointed for
terms of 4 years. Upon the expiration of the term of any
member, their successor shall be appointed for a term of 4
years by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder
of the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the
Senate. Upon recommendation of the Medical Board, any member
of the Medical Board may be removed by the Governor for
misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty, after
notice, and a public hearing, unless such notice and hearing
shall be expressly waived in writing. Each member shall serve
on the Medical Board until their successor is appointed and
qualified. No member of the Medical Board shall serve more
than 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
In making appointments the Governor shall attempt to
ensure that the various social and geographic regions of the
State of Illinois are properly represented.
In making the designation of persons to act for the
several professions represented on the Medical Board, the
Governor shall give due consideration to recommendations by
members of the respective professions and by organizations
therein.
(C) The Medical Board shall annually elect one of its
voting members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. No
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same office. Each officer shall serve until their successor
has been elected and qualified.
(D) A majority of the Medical Board members currently
appointed shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in the
membership of the Medical Board shall not impair the right of a
quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of
the Medical Board. Any action taken by the Medical Board under
this Act may be authorized by resolution at any regular or
special meeting and each such resolution shall take effect
immediately. The Medical Board shall meet at least quarterly.
(E) Each member shall be paid their necessary expenses
while engaged in the performance of their duties.
(F) The Secretary shall select a Chief Medical Coordinator
and not less than 2 Deputy Medical Coordinators who shall not
be members of the Medical Board. Each medical coordinator
shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
its branches, and the Secretary shall set their rates of
compensation. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical
coordinator to a region composed of Cook County and such other
counties as the Secretary may deem appropriate, and such
medical coordinator or coordinators shall locate their office
in Chicago. The Secretary shall assign at least one medical
coordinator to a region composed of the balance of counties in
the State, and such medical coordinator or coordinators shall
locate their office in Springfield. The Chief Medical
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Act. None of the functions, powers, or duties of the
Department with respect to policies regarding enforcement or
discipline under this Act, including the adoption of such
rules as may be necessary for the administration of this Act,
shall be exercised by the Department except upon review of the
Medical Board.
(G) The Secretary shall employ, in conformity with the
Personnel Code, investigators who are college graduates with
at least 2 years of investigative experience or one year of
advanced medical education. Upon the written request of the
Medical Board, the Secretary shall employ, in conformity with
the Personnel Code, such other professional, technical,
investigative, and clerical help, either on a full or
part-time basis as the Medical Board deems necessary for the
proper performance of its duties.
(H) Upon the specific request of the Medical Board, signed
by either the chairperson, vice chairperson, or a medical
coordinator of the Medical Board, the Department of Human
Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services,
the Department of State Police, or any other law enforcement
agency located in this State shall make available any and all
information that they have in their possession regarding a
particular case then under investigation by the Medical Board.
(I) Members of the Medical Board shall be immune from suit
in any action based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other
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(J) The Medical Board may compile and establish a
statewide roster of physicians and other medical
professionals, including the several medical specialties, of
such physicians and medical professionals, who have agreed to
serve from time to time as advisors to the medical
coordinators. Such advisors shall assist the medical
coordinators or the Medical Board in their investigations and
participation in complaints against physicians. Such advisors
shall serve under contract and shall be reimbursed at a
reasonable rate for the services provided, plus reasonable
expenses incurred. While serving in this capacity, the
advisor, for any act undertaken in good faith and in the
conduct of his or her duties under this Section, shall be
immune from civil suit.
(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
Section 90. The Illinois Affordable Housing Act is amended
by changing Section 6 as follows:
(310 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1256)
Sec. 6. Advisory Commission.
(a) There is hereby created the Illinois Affordable
Housing Advisory Commission. The Commission shall consist of
15 members. Three of the Commissioners shall be the Directors
of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Illinois
Finance Authority and the Department of Commerce and Economic

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Opportunity or their representatives. One of the Commissioners
shall be the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Housing
or its representative. The remaining 11 members shall be
appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and not more than 4 of these Commission members shall
reside in any one county in the State. At least one Commission
member shall be an administrator of a public housing authority
from other than a municipality having a population in excess
of 2,000,000; at least 2 Commission members shall be
representatives of special needs populations as described in
subsection (e) of Section 8; at least 4 Commission members
shall be representatives of community-based organizations
engaged in the development or operation of housing for
low-income and very low-income households; and at least 4
Commission members shall be representatives of advocacy
organizations, one of which shall represent a tenants'
advocacy organization. The Governor shall consider nominations
made by advocacy organizations and community-based
organizations.
(b) Members appointed to the Commission shall serve a term
of 3 years; however, 3 members first appointed under this Act
shall serve an initial term of one year, and 4 members first
appointed under this Act shall serve a term of 2 years.
Individual terms of office shall be chosen by lot at the
initial meeting of the Commission. The Governor shall appoint
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shall elect a Vice Chairman.
(c) Members of the Commission shall not be entitled to
compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for actual and
reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
(d) Eight members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
(e) The Commission shall meet at least quarterly and its
duties and responsibilities are:
(1) the study and review of the availability of
affordable housing for low-income and very low-income
households in the State of Illinois and the development of
a plan which addresses the need for additional affordable
housing;
(2) encouraging collaboration between federal and
State agencies, local government and the private sector in
the planning, development and operation of affordable
housing for low-income and very low-income households;
(3) studying, evaluating and soliciting new and
expanded sources of funding for affordable housing;
(4) developing, proposing, reviewing, and commenting
on priorities, policies and procedures for uses and
expenditures of Trust Fund monies, including policies
which assure equitable distribution of funds statewide;
(5) making recommendations to the Program
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Trust Fund;
(6) making recommendations to the Program
Administrator concerning the developments proposed to be
financed with the proceeds of Affordable Housing Program
Trust Fund Bonds or Notes;
(7) reviewing and commenting on the development of
priorities, policies and procedures for the administration
of the Program;
(8) monitoring and evaluating all allocations of funds
under this Program; and
(9) making recommendations to the General Assembly for
further legislation that may be necessary in the area of
affordable housing.
(Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04; 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
Section 95. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief
Commission Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(775 ILCS 40/20)
Sec. 20. Membership; chair; meetings; quorum.
(a) The Commission shall consist of 8 voting members as
follows:
(1) One shall be a retired Circuit Court Judge.
(2) One shall be a former prosecuting attorney.
(3) One shall be a law school professor.
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defense law.
(5) Three shall be members of the public who are not
attorneys and who are not officers or employees of the
Judicial branch.
(6) One shall be a former public defender.
The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Members
may be re-appointed for additional terms, as provided for
under Section 25.
(a-1) The Governor shall also appoint alternate Commission
members for the Commission members he or she has appointed to
serve in the event of scheduling conflicts, conflicts of
interest, disability, or other disqualification arising in a
particular case. Where an alternate member is called upon to
serve in a particular place, the alternate member shall vote
in the place of, and otherwise exercise the same powers as, the
member which he or she is replacing. The alternate member
shall have the same qualifications for appointment as the
original member. In making the appointments, the Governor
shall make a good faith effort to appoint members with
different perspectives of the justice system. The Governor
shall also consider geographical location, gender, and racial
diversity in making the appointments.
(b) The retired judge who is appointed as a member under
subsection (a) shall serve as Chair of the Commission. The
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month after the appointment of a quorum of members of the
Commission, at the call of the Chair. The Commission shall
meet a minimum of once every 6 months and may also meet more
often at the call of the Chair. The Commission shall meet at
such time and place as designated by the Chair, in accordance
with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Notice of the
meetings shall be given at such time and manner as provided by
the rules of the Commission, in accordance with the provisions
of the Open Meetings Act. A majority of the voting members
shall constitute a quorum. All Commission votes shall be by
majority vote of the voting members appointed.
(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)
Section 100. The Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice
Fund Act is amended by changing Section 20-20 as follows:
(805 ILCS 155/20-20)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 15, 2045)
Sec. 20-20. Board of Directors.
(a) The Fund shall be managed by, and its powers,
functions, and duties shall be exercised through, a Board to
be composed of 11 members. The initial members of the Board
shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
of the Senate within 60 days after the effective date of this
Act. Members of the Board shall be broadly representative of
the communities that the Fund is designed to serve. Of such

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members:
(1) at least one member shall be selected from each of
the following geographic regions in the State: northeast,
northwest, central, and southern;
(2) at least 2 members shall have experience in
providing energy-related services to low-income,
environmental justice, or BIPOC communities;
(3) at least one member shall own or be employed by an
MBE or BIPOC-owned business focused on the deployment of
clean energy;
(4) at least one member shall be a policy or
implementation expert in serving low-income, environmental
justice or BIPOC communities or individuals, including
environmental justice communities, BIPOC communities,
formerly convicted persons, persons who are or were in the
child welfare system, displaced energy workers, gender
nonconforming and transgender individuals, or youth; and
(5) at least one member shall be from a
community-based organization with a specific mission to
support racially and socioeconomically diverse
environmental justice communities.
(a-5) The terms of the initial members of the Board shall
be as follows:
(1) 5 members appointed and confirmed shall have
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initial 4-year terms; and
(3) 3 members appointed and confirmed shall have
initial 3-year terms.
(b) Subsequent composition and terms.
(1) Except for the selection of the initial members of
the Board for their initial terms under paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) of this Section, the members of the Board
shall be elected by the members of the Board.
(2) A member of the Board shall be disqualified from
voting for any position on the Board for which such member
is a candidate.
(3) All members elected pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subsection (a) of this Section shall have a term of 5
years.
(c) The members of the Board shall be broadly
representative of the communities that the Fund is designed to
serve and shall collectively have expertise in environmental
justice, energy efficiency, distributed renewable energy,
workforce development, finance and investments, clean
transportation, and climate resilience. Of such members:
(1) not fewer than 2 shall be selected from each of the
following geographic regions in the State: northeast,
northwest, central, and southern;
(2) not fewer than 2 shall be from an MBE or
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(3) not fewer than 2 shall be from a community-based
organization with a specific mission to support racially
and socioeconomically diverse environmental justice
communities; and
(4) not fewer than 2 shall be from an organization
specializing in providing energy-related services to
low-income, environmental justice, or BIPOC communities.
(5) Members of the Board can fulfill multiple
criteria, such as representing the southern region and an
MBE or BIPOC-owned business focused on the deployment of
clean energy.
(d) No officer or employee of the State or any other level
of government may be appointed or elected as a member of the
Board.
(e) Seven members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
(f) The Board shall adopt, and may amend, such bylaws as
are necessary for the proper management and functioning of the
Fund. Such bylaws shall include designation of officers of the
Fund and the duties of such officers.
(g) No person who is an employee in any managerial or
supervisory capacity, director, officer or agent or who is a
member of the immediate family of any such employee, director,
officer, or agent of any public utility is eligible to be a
director. No director may hold any elective position, be a
candidate for any elective position, be a State public
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be employed in a governmental position exempt from the
Illinois Personnel Code.
(h) No director, nor member of his or her immediate family
shall, either directly or indirectly, be employed for
compensation as a staff member or consultant of the Fund.
(i) The Board shall hold regular meetings at least once
every 3 months on such dates and at such places as it may
determine. Meetings may be held by teleconference or
videoconference. Special meetings may be called by the
president or by a majority of the directors upon at least 7
days' advance written notice. The act of the majority of the
directors, present at a meeting at which a quorum is present,
shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless the act of a
greater number is required by this Act or bylaws. A summary of
the minutes of every Board meeting shall be made available to
each public library in the State upon request and to
individuals upon request. Board of Directors meeting minutes
shall be posted on the Fund's website within 14 days after
Board approval of the minutes.
(j) A director may not receive any compensation for his or
her services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses,
including travel expenses incurred in the discharge of duties.
The Board shall establish standard allowances for mileage,
room and meals and the purposes for which such allowances may
be made and shall determine the reasonableness and necessity
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(k) In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the Board of
Directors shall appoint a temporary member, consistent with
the requirements of the Board composition, to serve the
remainder of the term for the vacant seat.
(l) The Board shall adopt rules for its own management and
government, including bylaws and a conflict of interest
policy.
(m) The Board of Directors of the Fund shall adopt written
procedures for:
(1) adopting an annual budget and plan of operations,
including a requirement of Board approval before the
budget or plan may take effect;
(2) hiring, dismissing, promoting, and compensating
employees of the Fund, including an affirmative action
policy and a requirement of Board approval before a
position may be created or a vacancy filled;
(3) acquiring real and personal property and personal
services, including a requirement of Board approval for
any non-budgeted expenditure in excess of $5,000;
(4) contracting for financial, legal, bond
underwriting and other professional services, including
requirements that the Fund (i) solicit proposals at least
once every 3 years for each such service that it uses, and
(ii) ensure equitable contracting with diverse suppliers;
(5) issuing and retiring bonds, bond anticipation
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(6) awarding loans, grants and other financial
assistance, including (i) eligibility criteria, the
application process and the role played by the Fund's
staff and Board of Directors, and (ii) ensuring racial
equity in the awarding of loans, grants, and other
financial assistance.
(n) The Board shall develop a robust set of metrics to
measure the degree to which the program is meeting the
purposes set forth in Section 20-5 of this Act, and especially
measuring adherence to the racial equity purposes set forth
there, and a reporting format and schedule to be adhered to by
the Fund officers and staff. These metrics and reports shall
be posted quarterly on the Fund's website.
(o) The Board of Directors has the responsibility to make
program adjustments necessary to ensure that the Clean Energy
Jobs and Justice Fund is meeting the purposes set forth in this
Act. Fund officers and staff and the Board of Directors are
responsible for ensuring capital providers and Fund officers
and staff, partners, and financial institutions are held to
state and federal standards for ethics and predatory lending
practices and shall immediately remove any offending products
and sponsoring organizations from Fund participation.
(p) The Board shall issue annually a report reviewing the
activities of the Fund in detail and shall provide a copy of
such report to the joint standing committees of the General
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commerce. The report shall be published on the Fund's website
within 3 days after its submission to the General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
Section 105. The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program
Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(820 ILCS 80/20)
Sec. 20. Composition of the Board. There is created the
Illinois Secure Choice Savings Board.
(a) The Board shall consist of the following 7 members:
(1) the State Treasurer, or his or her designee, who
shall serve as chair;
(2) the State Comptroller, or his or her designee;
(3) the Director of the Governor's Office of
Management and Budget, or his or her designee;
(4) two public representatives with expertise in
retirement savings plan administration or investment, or
both, appointed by the Governor;
(5) a representative of participating employers,
appointed by the Governor; and
(6) a representative of enrollees, appointed by the
Governor.
(b) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation
but may be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred
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for the purpose.
(c) The initial appointments for the Governor's appointees
shall be as follows: one public representative for 4 years;
one public representative for 2 years; the representative of
participating employers for 3 years; and the representative of
enrollees for 1 year. Thereafter, all of the Governor's
appointees shall be for terms of 4 years.
(d) A vacancy in the term of an appointed Board member
shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the
same manner as the original appointment.
(e) Each appointment by the Governor shall be subject to
approval by the State Treasurer, who, upon approval, shall
certify his or her approval to the Secretary of State. Each
appointment by the Governor shall also be subject to the
advice and consent of the Senate. In case of a vacancy during a
recess of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint a replacement
member make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of
the Senate, at which time the Governor shall appoint some
person to fill the office. If the State Treasurer does not
approve or disapprove the appointment by the Governor within
60 session days after receipt thereof, the person shall be
deemed to have been approved by the State Treasurer. Any
appointment that has not been acted upon by the Senate within
60 session days after the receipt thereof shall be deemed to
have received the advice and consent of the Senate.
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take an oath that he or she will diligently and honestly
administer the affairs of the Board and that he or she will not
knowingly violate or willingly permit to be violated any of
the provisions of law applicable to the Program. The oath
shall be certified by the officer before whom it is taken and
immediately filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 98-1150, eff. 6-1-15.)
Section 110. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
changing Sections 8.3 and 13.1 as follows:
(820 ILCS 305/8.3)
Sec. 8.3. Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Advisory
Board. There is created a Workers' Compensation Medical Fee
Advisory Board consisting of 9 members appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Three
members of the Advisory Board shall be representatives of a
labor organization recognized under the National Labor
Relations Act or an attorney who has represented labor
organizations or has represented employees in workers'
compensation cases, 3 members shall be representative citizens
chosen from the employing class, and 3 members shall be
representative citizens chosen from the medical provider
class. Each member shall serve a 4-year term and shall
continue to serve until a successor is appointed. A vacancy on
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unexpired term.
Members of the Advisory Board shall receive no
compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by the
Commission from appropriations made to the Commission for that
purpose.
The Advisory Board shall advise the Commission on
establishment of fees for medical services and accessibility
of medical treatment.
(Source: P.A. 101-384, eff. 1-1-20.)
(820 ILCS 305/13.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.13-1)
Sec. 13.1. (a) There is created a Workers' Compensation
Advisory Board hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Board.
After the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
General Assembly, the Advisory Board shall consist of 12
members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent
of the Senate. Six members of the Advisory Board shall be
representative citizens chosen from a labor organization
recognized under the National Labor Relations Act or an
attorney who has represented labor organizations or has
represented employees in workers' compensation cases, and 6
members shall be representative citizens chosen from the
employing class. The Chairman of the Commission shall serve as
the ex officio Chairman of the Advisory Board. After the
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Assembly, each member of the Advisory Board shall serve a term
ending on the third Monday in January 2007 and shall continue
to serve until his or her successor is appointed and
qualified. Members of the Advisory Board shall thereafter be
appointed for 4 year terms from the third Monday in January of
the year of their appointment, and until their successors are
appointed and qualified. Seven members of the Advisory Board
shall constitute a quorum to do business, but in no case shall
there be less than one representative from each class. A
vacancy on the Advisory Board shall be filled by the Governor
for the unexpired term.
(b) Members of the Advisory Board shall receive no
compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by the
Commission from appropriations made to the Commission for such
purpose.
(c) The Advisory Board shall aid the Commission in
formulating policies, discussing problems, setting priorities
of expenditures, reviewing advisory rates filed by an advisory
organization as defined in Section 463 of the Illinois
Insurance Code, and establishing short and long range
administrative goals. Prior to making the (1) initial set of
arbitrator appointments pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
97th General Assembly and (2) appointment of Commissioners,
the Governor shall request that the Advisory Board make
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and the Advisory Board may then make such recommendations.
(d) The terms of all Advisory Board members serving on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly are terminated. The Governor shall appoint new
members to the Advisory Board within 30 days after the
effective date of the amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(Source: P.A. 101-384, eff. 1-1-20.)