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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1392 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-6 30 ILCS 500/15-45 105 ILCS 5/24-2 from Ch. 122, par. 24-2 205 ILCS 630/17 from Ch. 17, par. 2201 Amends the Election Code. Provides that General Election Day (rather than Columbus Day) is a State holiday for the purpose of extending date requirements in the Election Code. Makes similar changes in the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 25503 BMS 51852 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1392 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-6 30 ILCS 500/15-45 105 ILCS 5/24-2 from Ch. 122, par. 24-2 205 ILCS 630/17 from Ch. 17, par. 2201 10 ILCS 5/1-6 30 ILCS 500/15-45 105 ILCS 5/24-2 from Ch. 122, par. 24-2 205 ILCS 630/17 from Ch. 17, par. 2201 Amends the Election Code. Provides that General Election Day (rather than Columbus Day) is a State holiday for the purpose of extending date requirements in the Election Code. Makes similar changes in the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 25503 BMS 51852 b LRB103 25503 BMS 51852 b A BILL FOR
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning elections.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
1818 5 Section 1-6 as follows:
1919 6 (10 ILCS 5/1-6)
2020 7 Sec. 1-6. Computing dates of various acts; Saturday,
2121 8 Sunday, and holidays.
2222 9 (a) If the first or last day fixed by law to do any act
2323 10 required or allowed by this Code falls on a State holiday or a
2424 11 Saturday or a Sunday, the period shall extend through the
2525 12 first business day next following the day otherwise fixed as
2626 13 the first or last day, irrespective of whether any election
2727 14 authority or local election official conducts business on the
2828 15 State holiday, Saturday, or Sunday.
2929 16 (b) For the purposes of this Section, "State holiday"
3030 17 means New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday,
3131 18 Lincoln's Birthday, President's Day, Casimir Pulaski's
3232 19 Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National
3333 20 Freedom Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, General Election Day
3434 21 Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day,
3535 22 and any other day from time to time declared by the President
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7777 1 during which the agencies of the State of Illinois that are
7878 2 ordinarily open to do business with the public shall be closed
7979 3 for business.
8080 4 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
8181 5 nominating papers, petitions of objection to nominating
8282 6 papers, certificates of withdrawal of candidacy, and reports
8383 7 of political committees actually received by election
8484 8 authorities and local election officials on a State holiday, a
8585 9 Saturday, or a Sunday shall not be deemed invalid or defective
8686 10 for that reason alone.
8787 11 (Source: P.A. 102-14, eff. 1-1-22; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21.)
8888 12 Section 10. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
8989 13 changing Section 15-45 as follows:
9090 14 (30 ILCS 500/15-45)
9191 15 Sec. 15-45. Computation of days. The time within which any
9292 16 act provided in this Code is to be done shall be computed by
9393 17 excluding the first day and including the last, unless the
9494 18 last day is Saturday or Sunday or is a holiday, and then it
9595 19 shall also be excluded. If the day succeeding a Saturday,
9696 20 Sunday, or holiday is also a holiday, a Saturday, or a Sunday,
9797 21 then that succeeding day shall also be excluded. For the
9898 22 purposes of this Code, "holiday" means: New Year's Day; Dr.
9999 23 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday; Lincoln's Birthday;
100100 24 President's Day; Memorial Day; Juneteenth National Freedom
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111111 1 Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; General Election Day
112112 2 Columbus Day; Veterans' Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day;
113113 3 and any other day from time to time declared by the President
114114 4 of the United States or the Governor of Illinois to be a day
115115 5 during which the agencies of the State of Illinois that are
116116 6 ordinarily open to do business with the public shall be closed
117117 7 for business.
118118 8 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the
119119 9 contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as
120120 10 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
121121 11 State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
122122 12 Assembly.
123123 13 (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22;
124124 14 102-334, eff. 8-9-21.)
125125 15 Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Section
126126 16 24-2 as follows:
127127 17 (105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
128128 18 Sec. 24-2. Holidays.
129129 19 (a) Teachers shall not be required to teach on Saturdays,
130130 20 nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
131131 21 shall teachers or other school employees, other than
132132 22 noncertificated school employees whose presence is necessary
133133 23 because of an emergency or for the continued operation and
134134 24 maintenance of school facilities or property, be required to
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145145 1 work on legal school holidays, which are January 1, New Year's
146146 2 Day; the third Monday in January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin
147147 3 Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the Birthday of President
148148 4 Abraham Lincoln; the first Monday in March (to be known as
149149 5 Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good Friday; the day designated
150150 6 as Memorial Day by federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National
151151 7 Freedom Day; July 4, Independence Day; the first Monday in
152152 8 September, Labor Day; the first Tuesday after the first Monday
153153 9 in November, General Election Day the second Monday in
154154 10 October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the
155155 11 Thursday in November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and
156156 12 December 25, Christmas Day. School boards may grant special
157157 13 holidays whenever in their judgment such action is advisable.
158158 14 No deduction shall be made from the time or compensation of a
159159 15 school employee on account of any legal or special holiday.
160160 16 (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for
161161 17 waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code
162162 18 is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes,
163163 19 parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third
164164 20 Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,
165165 21 Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln);
166166 22 the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's
167167 23 birthday); the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
168168 24 November (General Election Day) the second Monday in October
169169 25 (Columbus Day); and November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided
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181181 1 (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are
182182 2 recognized through instructional activities conducted on
183183 3 that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance,
184184 4 on the first school day preceding or following that day;
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186186 6 (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority
187187 7 first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The
188188 8 entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing
189189 9 to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth
190190 10 the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the
191191 11 proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony
192192 12 from educators and parents about the proposal.
193193 13 (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified
194194 14 patriotic, civic, cultural or historical persons, activities,
195195 15 or events, are regular school days. Commemorative holidays
196196 16 are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to
197197 17 be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and observed as a
198198 18 commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the birthday
199199 19 of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
200200 20 September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school
201201 21 day immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'
202202 22 Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and
203203 23 Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl
204204 24 Harbor Veterans' Day), and any day so appointed by the
205205 25 President or Governor. School boards may establish
206206 26 commemorative holidays whenever in their judgment such action
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217217 1 is advisable. School boards shall include instruction relative
218218 2 to commemorated persons, activities, or events on the
219219 3 commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
220220 4 year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction
221221 5 may be deemed appropriate. The State Board of Education shall
222222 6 prepare and make available to school boards instructional
223223 7 materials relative to commemorated persons, activities, or
224224 8 events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with
225225 9 any instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
226226 10 (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe
227227 11 March 4 of each year as a commemorative holiday. This holiday
228228 12 shall be known as Mayors' Day which shall be a day to
229229 13 commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
230230 14 Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late
231231 15 Mayor Richard J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.
232232 16 If March 4 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be
233233 17 observed on the following Monday.
234234 18 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
235235 19 the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known
236236 20 as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout
237237 21 the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General
238238 22 Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of
239239 23 election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be
240240 24 used as a location for election day services or as a polling
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253253 1 contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as
254254 2 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the
255255 3 State under Public Act 102-15.
256256 4 (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22;
257257 5 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff.
258258 6 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
259259 7 Section 20. The Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act is
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261261 9 (205 ILCS 630/17) (from Ch. 17, par. 2201)
262262 10 Sec. 17. Holidays.
263263 11 (a) The following days shall be legal holidays in the
264264 12 State of Illinois upon which day a bank may, but is not
265265 13 required to, remain closed:
266266 14 the first day of January (New Year's Day);
267267 15 the third Monday in January (observance of Martin Luther
268268 16 King, Jr.'s birthday);
269269 17 the twelfth day in February (Abraham Lincoln's birthday);
270270 18 the third Monday in February (Presidents Day);
271271 19 the first Monday in March (observance of Casimir Pulaski's
272272 20 birthday);
273273 21 the Friday preceding Easter Sunday (Good Friday);
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287287 1 the fourth day of July (Independence Day);
288288 2 the first Monday in September (Labor Day);
289289 3 the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
290290 4 (General Election Day);
291291 5 the second Monday in October (Columbus Day);
292292 6 the eleventh day of November (Veterans' Day);
293293 7 the fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day);
294294 8 the twenty-fifth day in December (Christmas Day);
295295 9 the days upon which the general elections for members of
296296 10 the House of Representatives are held, and any day proclaimed
297297 11 by the Governor of this State as a legal holiday. From 12
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299299 13 considered a half holiday. In addition to such holidays and
300300 14 half-holidays, a bank may select one day of the week to remain
301301 15 closed, as provided in subsection (b) of this Section.
302302 16 (b) Any bank doing business within this State may select
303303 17 any one day of the week to remain closed on a regular basis
304304 18 upon adoption of a resolution by the board of directors of such
305305 19 bank designating the day selected and upon filing and
306306 20 publishing a copy of such resolution as hereinafter required.
307307 21 Any such resolution shall be deemed effective for the purpose
308308 22 of this Section only when a copy thereof, certified by an
309309 23 officer having charge of the records of such bank, is filed
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311311 25 and published once each week for 3 successive weeks in a
312312 26 newspaper of general circulation in such county. Such
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323323 1 publication shall be accomplished by, and at the expense of,
324324 2 the bank, and the bank shall submit to the Commissioner of
325325 3 Banks and Real Estate such evidence of the publication as the
326326 4 Commissioner shall deem appropriate. Any such selection shall
327327 5 remain in full force and effect until a copy of the later
328328 6 resolution of the board of directors of such bank, certified
329329 7 in like manner, terminating or altering any such prior
330330 8 selection shall be filed and published in the same manner as
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332332 10 (c) If an occasion arises when a state bank wishes to
333333 11 remain closed on a particular day, other than a day on which
334334 12 the bank has selected to remain closed on a regular basis as
335335 13 provided in this Section, such state bank may remain closed on
336336 14 such an occasion after first sending to the Commissioner a
337337 15 copy of a resolution adopted by the board of directors
338338 16 authorizing the bank to remain closed on such occasion and
339339 17 notice of the intent to remain closed on such occasion shall be
340340 18 conspicuously posted in the lobby of the main banking office
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342342 20 of such occasion. Any day which any bank doing business within
343343 21 the State shall select to remain closed pursuant to this
344344 22 Section shall, with respect to such bank, be treated and
345345 23 considered as a Sunday.
346346 24 (d) All legal holidays, the half holidays and any day
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359359 1 presenting for payment or acceptance, the maturity and
360360 2 protesting and giving of notice of the dishonor of bills of
361361 3 exchange, bank checks and promissory notes and other
362362 4 negotiable or commercial paper or instrument, be treated and
363363 5 considered as a Sunday. When any such holidays, except
364364 6 Juneteenth National Freedom Day, fall on Sunday, the Monday
365365 7 next following shall be held and considered such holiday. All
366366 8 notes, bills, drafts, checks or other evidence of
367367 9 indebtedness, falling due or maturing on either of such days,
368368 10 shall be deemed as due or maturing upon the day following, and
369369 11 when 2 or more of these days come together, or immediately
370370 12 succeeding each other, then such instruments, paper or
371371 13 indebtedness shall be deemed as due or having matured on the
372372 14 day following the last of such days.
373373 15 (e) Any act authorized, required or permitted to be
374374 16 performed at or by or with respect to any bank doing business
375375 17 within the State on a day which it has selected to remain
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377377 19 succeeding business day and no liability or loss of rights of
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379379 21 (f) Nothing in this Act shall in any manner affect the
380380 22 validity of, or render void or voidable, the payment,
381381 23 certification, or acceptance of a check or other negotiable
382382 24 instrument, or any other transaction by a bank in this State,
383383 25 because done or performed on any Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or
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395395 1 other than regular banking hours; but no bank in this State,
396396 2 which by law or custom is entitled to remain open or to close
397397 3 for the whole or any part of any day selected by it to remain
398398 4 open or to close, is compelled to close, or to remain open for
399399 5 the transaction of business or to perform any of the acts or
400400 6 transactions aforesaid except at its own option.
401401 7 (Source: P.A. 102-14, eff. 1-1-22; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21.)
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