HB0476 EnrolledLRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b HB0476 Enrolled LRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b HB0476 Enrolled LRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974 is 5 amended by changing Section 3-4 as follows: 6 (70 ILCS 2905/3-4) (from Ch. 42, par. 503-4) 7 Sec. 3-4. (a) Commissioners shall be paid the same 8 salaries as the county board members from either St. Clair or 9 Madison County whichever is lower. 10 (b) The board of commissioners may, by ordinance, arrange 11 to provide employees and commissioners of the sanitary 12 district group, life, health, accident, hospital, and medical 13 insurance, or any one or any combination of such types of 14 insurance. The insurance may include provision for employees 15 and commissioners who rely on treatment by prayer or spiritual 16 means alone for healing in accordance with the tenets and 17 practice of a well-recognized religious denomination. The 18 board of commissioners may provide for payment by the sanitary 19 district of the premium or charge for the insurance. 20 If the sanitary district does not pay for the premium or 21 charge for group life, health, accident, hospital, or medical 22 insurance, the board of commissioners may allow withholding 23 and deducting from the compensation of the employees and HB0476 Enrolled LRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b HB0476 Enrolled- 2 -LRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b HB0476 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b HB0476 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b 1 commissioners of the premium or charge for the group life, 2 health, accident, hospital, or medical insurance. 3 Insurance obtained under this subsection must be obtained 4 from an insurance company authorized to do business in the 5 State of Illinois or any other organization or service 6 offering similar coverage authorized to do business in the 7 State of Illinois. 8 (Source: P.A. 83-1422.) HB0476 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 04046 AWJ 49052 b