103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3786 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new30 ILCS 105/5.990 new Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act. Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District covering specified areas from the City of Cairo to north of the City of Pulaski in Alexander County and Pulaski County. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related to the operation of the District, rights and powers of the District and Commission, acquisition, management, and disposition of property, and other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act replacing a reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission and the other existing medical district commissions. Effective immediately. LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3786 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new30 ILCS 105/5.990 new New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act. Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District covering specified areas from the City of Cairo to north of the City of Pulaski in Alexander County and Pulaski County. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related to the operation of the District, rights and powers of the District and Commission, acquisition, management, and disposition of property, and other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act replacing a reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission and the other existing medical district commissions. Effective immediately. LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3786 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new30 ILCS 105/5.990 new New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act. Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District covering specified areas from the City of Cairo to north of the City of Pulaski in Alexander County and Pulaski County. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related to the operation of the District, rights and powers of the District and Commission, acquisition, management, and disposition of property, and other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act replacing a reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission and the other existing medical district commissions. Effective immediately. LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b A BILL FOR HB3786LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act. 6 Section 5. Creation of District; purpose. The 7 Alexander/Pulaski Medical District is created within Alexander 8 County and Pulaski County as follows: 9 (1) South boundary: the Mississippi River. 10 (2) East boundary: the Ohio River. 11 (3) North boundary: Modglin Road in Pulaski County in 12 a line directly west to Illinois Route 127 and Modglin 13 Road in a line directly east to the county line. 14 (4) West boundary: Interstate 57 from the Mississippi 15 River to Illinois Route 3, and then Illinois Route 3 to 16 Olive Branch Road, and then Illinois Route 127 to the 17 north boundary line. 18 The District is created to attract and retain academic 19 centers of excellence, viable health care facilities, medical 20 research facilities, emerging high-technology enterprises, and 21 other facilities and uses as permitted by this Act. 22 Section 10. The Alexander/Pulaski Medical District 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3786 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new30 ILCS 105/5.990 new New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act. Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District covering specified areas from the City of Cairo to north of the City of Pulaski in Alexander County and Pulaski County. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related to the operation of the District, rights and powers of the District and Commission, acquisition, management, and disposition of property, and other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act replacing a reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission and the other existing medical district commissions. Effective immediately. LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b A BILL FOR New Act 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/22-1 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1 705 ILCS 505/22-2 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2 735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 2 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 2 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 2 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 Commission. 2 (a) The Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission is 3 created. The Commission's general purpose, in addition to 4 those other purposes and powers set forth in this Act, is to: 5 (1) maintain the proper surroundings for a medical 6 center and a related technology center in order to 7 attract, stabilize, and retain within the District 8 hospitals, clinics, research facilities, educational 9 facilities, or other facilities permitted under this Act; 10 and 11 (2) provide for the orderly creation, maintenance, 12 development, and expansion of (i) health care facilities 13 and other ancillary or related facilities that the 14 Commission determines are established and operated (A) for 15 any aspect of the carrying out of the Commission's 16 purposes as set forth in this Act, (B) for the study, 17 diagnosis, and treatment of human ailments and injuries, 18 whether physical or mental, or (C) to promote medical, 19 surgical, and scientific research and knowledge as 20 permitted under this Act, and (ii) medical research and 21 high-technology parks, together with the necessary lands, 22 buildings, facilities, equipment, and personal property 23 for those parks. 24 (b) The Commission has perpetual succession and the power 25 to contract and be contracted with, to sue and, except in tort 26 actions, to be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to have and use HB3786 - 2 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 3 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 3 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 3 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 a common seal, and to alter the common seal. All tort actions 2 against the Commission shall be prosecuted in the Court of 3 Claims. The principal office of the Commission shall be 4 located at a hospital operated within the District. The 5 Commission may hire or contract with any personnel as the 6 Commission deems advisable to carry out the purposes of this 7 Act and the work of the Commission. 8 (c) The Commission shall consist of 12 appointed 9 commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Of the 10 commissioners appointed, 3 shall be appointed by the Governor, 11 3 shall be appointed by the Mayor of Cairo, 3 shall be 12 appointed by the Alexander County Board Chairperson, and 3 13 shall be appointed by the Pulaski County Board Chairperson. 14 All appointed commissioners shall hold office for a 3-year 15 term ending on December 31 until their successors are 16 appointed and have qualified; except that, of the initial 17 appointed commissioners, the Governor, Mayor, and county 18 chairpersons shall each appoint one appointee for a term 19 ending December 31, 2025, shall each appoint one appointee for 20 a term ending December 31, 2026, and shall each appoint one 21 appointee for a term ending December 31, 2027. The Director of 22 Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, the 23 Director of Public Health or his or her designee, and the 24 Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee shall serve 25 as ex officio commissioners. 26 (d) Any vacancy in the office of an appointed commissioner HB3786 - 3 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 4 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 4 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 4 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 occurring by reason of the death, resignation, 2 disqualification, removal, or inability or refusal to act by 3 the commissioner shall be filled by the authority that 4 appointed the commissioner for the unexpired term of office of 5 that commissioner. 6 (e) The Commission shall hold regular meetings annually 7 for the election of a president, vice president, secretary, 8 and treasurer, for the adoption of a budget, and for any other 9 business that may properly come before it. The Commission 10 shall establish the duties and responsibilities of its 11 officers by rule. The president or any 3 commissioners of the 12 Commission may call special meetings of the Commission. Each 13 commissioner shall take an oath of office for the faithful 14 performance of his or her duties. The Commission may not 15 transact business at a meeting of the Commission unless there 16 is present at the meeting a quorum consisting of at least 9 17 commissioners. Meetings may be held by telephone conference or 18 other communications equipment by means of which all persons 19 participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. 20 (f) The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly, 21 not later than March 1 of each even numbered year, a detailed 22 report covering its operations for the 2 preceding calendar 23 years and a statement of its program for the next 2 years. 24 (g) Neither the Commission nor the District has any power 25 to tax. 26 (h) The Commission is a public body and is subject to the HB3786 - 4 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 5 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 5 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 5 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. 2 Section 15. Grants; loans; appropriations; contracts. The 3 Commission may apply for and accept grants, loans, or 4 appropriations from the State of Illinois, the federal 5 government, a state or federal agency or instrumentality, a 6 unit of local government, or any other person or entity to be 7 used for any of the purposes of the District. The Commission 8 may enter into any agreement with the State of Illinois, the 9 federal government, a state or federal instrumentality, a unit 10 of local government, or any other person or entity in relation 11 to the grants, matching grants, loans, or appropriations. 12 The Commission may, by contract, accept and collect from 13 entities that enter into the contract assessments or fees for 14 District enhancements and improvements, common area shared 15 services, shared facilities, or other activities or 16 expenditures in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. 17 The Commission may make grants to neighborhood 18 organizations within the District for the purpose of 19 benefiting the District. 20 Section 20. Property; acquisition. The Commission may 21 acquire the fee simple title to real property lying within the 22 District and personal property required for its purposes, by 23 gift, purchase, or otherwise. Title shall be taken in the 24 corporate name of the Commission. The Commission may lease any HB3786 - 5 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 6 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 6 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 6 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 real property located within the District and personal 2 property found by the Commission to be necessary for its 3 purposes and to which the Commission finds that it need not 4 acquire the fee simple title for carrying out those purposes. 5 The Commission may acquire in its corporate name, under 6 the provisions for the exercise of the right of eminent domain 7 under the Eminent Domain Act, all real and personal property 8 within the District, except for (i) property owned and used 9 for purposes authorized under this Act by medical institutions 10 or allied educational institutions, hospitals, dispensaries, 11 clinics, dormitories or homes for the nurses, doctors, 12 students, instructors, or other officers or employees of those 13 institutions located in the District, (ii) real property that 14 is used for offices or for recreational purposes in connection 15 with the institutions listed in (i), or (iii) any improved 16 residential property within a historical district properly 17 designated under a federal statute or a State or local statute 18 that has been certified by the Secretary of the Interior of the 19 United States to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United 20 States as containing criteria that will substantially achieve 21 the purpose of preserving and rehabilitating buildings of 22 historical significance to the District. 23 The Commission has no quick-take powers, no zoning powers, 24 and no power to establish or enforce building codes. The 25 Commission may not acquire any property pursuant to this 26 Section before a comprehensive master plan has been approved HB3786 - 6 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 7 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 7 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 7 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 under Section 60. Property owned by and exclusively used by 2 the Commission is exempt from taxation. 3 Section 25. Construction and improvements. 4 (a) The Commission may, within the District and in its 5 corporate capacity, construct or make improvements to, or 6 cause to be constructed or improved, a hospital, sanitarium, 7 clinic, laboratory, or any other institution, building, 8 structure, or ancillary or related facility that the 9 Commission determines should be established and operated for 10 any one or more of the following purposes: 11 (1) carrying out of any aspect of the Commission's 12 purposes as set forth in this Act; 13 (2) studying, diagnosing, and treating human ailments 14 and injuries, whether physical or mental, or promoting 15 medical, surgical, and scientific research and knowledge; 16 (3) supporting and nurturing facilities and uses 17 permitted by this Act; 18 (4) providing a nursing facility, extended care 19 facility, or other facilities that the Commission finds 20 useful in the study of, research in, or treatment of 21 illnesses or infirmities specific to the elderly; 22 (5) providing institutions that engage in the 23 training, education, or rehabilitation of persons with a 24 disability, as that term is defined in Section 10 of the 25 Disabilities Services Act of 2003; HB3786 - 7 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 8 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 8 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 8 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 (6) providing office buildings for physicians or 2 dealers in medical accessories; 3 (7) providing dormitories, homes, or residences for 4 the medical profession, including interns, nurses, 5 students, or other officers or employees of the 6 institutions within the District, or for the use of 7 relatives of patients in the hospitals or other 8 institutions within the District; 9 (8) rehabilitating or establishing of residential 10 structures within a historic district properly designated 11 under a federal statute or a State or local statute that 12 has been certified by the Secretary of the Interior of the 13 United States to the Secretary of the Treasury of the 14 United States as containing criteria that will 15 substantially achieve the purpose of preserving and 16 rehabilitating buildings of historic significance to the 17 District, or any other areas of the District as the 18 Commission may designate; 19 (9) facilitating research, development, and 20 production, in any of the fields of medicine, chemistry, 21 pharmaceuticals, or physics, of genetically engineered 22 products; 23 (10) providing biotechnology, information technology, 24 medical technology, or environmental technology; and 25 (11) researching and developing engineering or 26 computer technology related to the medical field. HB3786 - 8 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 9 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 9 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 9 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 The Commission may construct or improve, or cause to be 2 constructed or improved, these institutions, buildings, 3 structures, or ancillary or related facilities after a public 4 hearing is held by any commissioner or other person authorized 5 by the Commission to conduct the hearing. 6 (b) The Illinois Procurement Code applies to any 7 construction or improvements undertaken pursuant to this 8 Section, and the Commission shall conduct all procurements in 9 a manner that is consistent with that Code. Construction or 10 improvement may not be undertaken pursuant to this Section 11 before a comprehensive master plan has been approved by the 12 Commission under Section 60. 13 Section 30. Relocation assistance. The Commission may 14 provide relocation assistance to persons and entities 15 displaced by the Commission's acquisition of property and 16 improvement of the District. Relocation assistance shall not 17 be less than would be provided by the federal government to a 18 displaced person under the federal Uniform Relocation 19 Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 20 and the regulations promulgated under that Act. As used in 21 this Section, "displaced person" has the meaning ascribed to 22 that term in 42 U.S.C. 4601. Relocation assistance may include 23 assistance with the moving of a residential unit to a new 24 location. The Commission shall identify an individual to serve 25 as a single point of contact for information about relocation HB3786 - 9 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 10 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 10 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 10 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 assistance provided under this Section. 2 Section 35. Disposition of Property. 3 (a) The Commission may sell, convey, or lease, all at fair 4 market value, any title or interest in real property owned by 5 it to any person or persons to be used, subject to the 6 restrictions of this Act, for the purposes stated in this Act, 7 for the purpose of serving persons using the facilities 8 offered within the District, or for carrying out of any aspect 9 of the Commission's purposes under Section 10, subject to the 10 restrictions on the use of the real property as the Commission 11 determines will carry out the purpose of this Act. To ensure 12 that real property sold, conveyed, or leased under this 13 subsection is used in accordance with this Act, the Commission 14 shall inquire into and satisfy itself concerning the financial 15 ability of the purchaser, conveyee, or lessee to complete the 16 project for which the real property is sold, conveyed, or 17 leased in accordance with a written plan to be submitted by the 18 purchaser, conveyee, or lessee to the Commission. Under the 19 plan, the purchaser, conveyee, or lessee shall promise (i) to 20 use the land for the purposes designated in the presented 21 plan, (ii) to commence and complete the construction of the 22 buildings or other structures to be included in the project 23 within the periods of time that the Commission determines, and 24 (iii) to comply with any other conditions that the Commission 25 determines are necessary to carry out the project. HB3786 - 10 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 11 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 11 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 11 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 All sales, conveyances, and leases authorized in this 2 subsection shall be made on the condition that, if used other 3 than for the purposes prescribed in this Act, or unused for a 4 period of at least one year, title to the property reverts to 5 the Commission. All sales, conveyances, and leases made by the 6 Commission to any person for use by residents or any other 7 person shall be on the condition that if the resident or other 8 person violates any of the restrictions as to the use of the 9 property as the Commission has determined will carry out the 10 purposes of this Act, then title to the property reverts to the 11 Commission. If, however, the Commission finds that financing 12 necessary for the acquisition or lease of any real estate or 13 for the construction of any building or improvement to be used 14 for purposes prescribed in this Act cannot be obtained if 15 title to the land, building, or improvement is subject to such 16 a reverter provision, the finding shall be made by the 17 Commission after a public hearing is held. Upon the finding 18 being made, the Commission may cause the real property to be 19 conveyed free of a reverter provision if at least 9 20 commissioners vote in favor of the sale, conveyance, or lease 21 without the reverter provision. The Commission may also 22 include, in the sales agreement, conveyance, lease agreement, 23 or other documentation, provisions for notice of the 24 violations or default and how to cure violations or default 25 for the benefit of any lender or mortgagee as the Commission 26 may determine is appropriate. HB3786 - 11 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 12 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 12 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 12 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 If, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission 2 resolves that a parcel of real estate conveyed or leased by it, 3 or in which it has sold the fee simple title or any lesser 4 estate, is not being used for the purposes prescribed in this 5 Act or has been unused for a period of at least one year, the 6 Commission may file a lawsuit in the circuit court of either 7 Alexander or Pulaski counties to enforce the terms of the 8 sale, conveyance, or lease. If a reverter of title to any 9 property is ordered by the court under the terms of this Act, 10 the interest of the Commission shall be subject to any then 11 existing, valid mortgage or trust deed in the nature of a 12 mortgage, but if the title is acquired through foreclosure of 13 that mortgage or trust deed or by deed in lieu of foreclosure 14 of that mortgage or trust deed, then the title to the property 15 shall not revert, but shall be subject to the restrictions as 16 to use, but not any penalty for nonuse, contained in this Act 17 with respect to any mortgagee in possession or its successor 18 or assigns. 19 (b) If, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission 20 resolves that a parcel of real estate that is owned by the 21 Commission is no longer needed for District purposes, the 22 Commission may authorize the sale or public auction of the 23 parcel. The resolution shall direct the sale to be conducted 24 by (i) the staff of the Commission, (ii) listing with local 25 licensed real estate agencies, in which case the terms of the 26 agent's compensation shall be included in the resolution, HB3786 - 12 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 13 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 13 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 13 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 (iii) or public auction. The resolution shall be published at 2 the first opportunity following its passage in a newspaper 3 published in the District or, if none, then in a newspaper 4 published in the county where the District is located. The 5 resolution shall also contain pertinent information concerning 6 the size, use, and zoning of the parcel and the terms of sale. 7 (c) The Commission may not sell, convey, or lease any 8 property pursuant to this Section before a comprehensive 9 master plan has been approved under Section 60. 10 Section 40. Notice. Before holding a public hearing 11 required under Section 35 or a meeting regarding the passage 12 of a resolution to file a lawsuit, the Commission shall give 13 notice to the grantee or lessee, or his or her legal 14 representatives, successors, or assigns, of the time and place 15 of the proceeding. The notice shall be accompanied by a 16 statement signed by the secretary of the Commission, or by any 17 person authorized by the Commission to sign the statement, 18 setting forth any act or things done or omitted to be done in 19 violation, or claimed to be in violation, of any restriction 20 on the use of the property, whether the restriction is 21 prescribed in any of the terms of this Act or by any 22 restriction on the use of the property determined by the 23 Commission under the terms of this Act. The notice of the time 24 and place fixed for the proceeding shall also be given to any 25 person as the Commission deems necessary. The notice may be HB3786 - 13 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 14 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 14 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 14 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 given by registered mail, addressed to the grantee, lessee, or 2 legal representatives, successors, or assigns, at the last 3 known address of the grantee, lessee, or legal 4 representatives, successors, or assigns. 5 Section 45. Rules. The Commission may adopt rules, 6 pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, 7 regarding the exercise of its powers, governing its 8 proceedings, and regulating all hearings held by it or at its 9 direction, and it may also amend those rules. 10 Section 50. Official documents. Copies of all official 11 documents, findings, and orders of the Commission, certified 12 by a commissioner or by the secretary of the Commission to be 13 true copies of the originals, under the official seal of the 14 Commission, shall be evidence as if those copies were the 15 originals. 16 Section 55. Judicial review. A party may obtain a judicial 17 review of a final order or decision of the Commission in the 18 circuit court of either Alexander or Pulaski counties only in 19 accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Review 20 Law and the rules adopted under that Law. The circuit court 21 shall take judicial notice of all the rules of practice and 22 procedure of the Commission. HB3786 - 14 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 15 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 15 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 15 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 Section 60. Master plan; improvement and management of the 2 District. The Commission shall prepare and approve a 3 comprehensive master plan under Section 60 for the orderly 4 development and management of all property within the 5 District. The master plan, and any amendment to the master 6 plan, shall not take effect, however, until it has been 7 approved by the Commission. The Commission shall take the 8 actions permitted to be taken by it under this Act as it may 9 determine are appropriate to provide conditions most favorable 10 for the special care and treatment of the sick and injured, for 11 the study of disease, and for any other purpose set forth in 12 this Act. In the master plan, the Commission may provide for 13 shared services and facilities within the District for the 14 accredited schools of medicine and the licensed nonprofit 15 acute care hospitals within the District. 16 Section 65. Public hearings. The Commission shall conduct 17 a public hearing before taking any of the actions described in 18 Section 25, making specified reverter-related findings under 19 Section 35, or approving a comprehensive master plan under 20 Section 60. The Commission shall also conduct a public hearing 21 whenever it is otherwise required by law to do so and may 22 conduct a public hearing whenever it may elect to do so. If 23 there is no law governing a specific type of public hearing, 24 the Commission shall conduct that public hearing pursuant to 25 the Open Meetings Act and this Section. HB3786 - 15 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 16 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 16 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 16 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 The Commission may authorize a commissioner or other 2 person of legal age to conduct a hearing not otherwise 3 required by law. The commissioner or other authorized person 4 may (i) administer oaths and affirmations, (ii) take the 5 testimony of witnesses, (iii) take and receive the production 6 of papers, books, records, accounts, and documents, (iv) 7 receive pertinent evidence, and (v) certify the record of the 8 hearing. The record of the hearing shall become part of the 9 Commission's record. Notice of the time, place, and purpose of 10 the hearing shall be given by a single publication notice in a 11 secular newspaper or newspapers of general circulation within 12 Alexander and Pulaski counties at least 10 days before the 13 date of the hearing. 14 Section 70. Disposition of money; income fund; rental 15 moneys; audits. 16 (a) Money received by the Commission from the sale, 17 conveyance, or lease of any property, in excess of the amount 18 expended by the Commission for authorized purposes under this 19 Act, shall be deposited into the Alexander/Pulaski Medical 20 District Income Fund, a special fund that is created in the 21 State treasury, and may be expended as provided in this 22 Section and this Act. 23 (b) The Commission may use all money deposited into the 24 Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Income Fund from rentals 25 for the purposes of planning, acquisition, and development of HB3786 - 16 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 17 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 17 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 17 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 property within the District, for the operation, maintenance, 2 and improvement of property of the Commission, and for all 3 purposes and powers set forth in this Act. 4 (c) The Auditor General shall conduct audits of the 5 Commission in the same manner as the Auditor General conducts 6 audits of State agencies under the Illinois State Auditing 7 Act. The Auditor General shall, at least biennially, audit or 8 cause to be audited all records and accounts of the Commission 9 pertaining to the operation of the District. 10 Section 75. Attorney General. The Attorney General is the 11 legal advisor to the Commission and shall prosecute or defend, 12 as the case may be, all actions brought by or against the 13 Commission. 14 Section 900. The Court of Claims Act is amended by 15 changing Sections 8, 22-1, and 22-2 as follows: 16 (705 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.8) 17 Sec. 8. Court of Claims jurisdiction; deliberation 18 periods. The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear 19 and determine the following matters: 20 (a) All claims against the State founded upon any law 21 of the State of Illinois or upon any regulation adopted 22 thereunder by an executive or administrative officer or 23 agency; provided, however, the court shall not have HB3786 - 17 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 18 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 18 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 18 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 jurisdiction (i) to hear or determine claims arising under 2 the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational 3 Diseases Act, or claims for expenses in civil litigation, 4 or (ii) to review administrative decisions for which a 5 statute provides that review shall be in the circuit or 6 appellate court. 7 (b) All claims against the State founded upon any 8 contract entered into with the State of Illinois. 9 (c) All claims against the State for time unjustly 10 served in prisons of this State when the person imprisoned 11 received a pardon from the Governor stating that such 12 pardon is issued on the ground of innocence of the crime 13 for which he or she was imprisoned or he or she received a 14 certificate of innocence from the Circuit Court as 15 provided in Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil Procedure; 16 provided, the amount of the award is at the discretion of 17 the court; and provided, the court shall make no award in 18 excess of the following amounts: for imprisonment of 5 19 years or less, not more than $85,350; for imprisonment of 20 14 years or less but over 5 years, not more than $170,000; 21 for imprisonment of over 14 years, not more than $199,150; 22 and provided further, the court shall fix attorney's fees 23 not to exceed 25% of the award granted. On or after the 24 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General 25 Assembly, the court shall annually adjust the maximum 26 awards authorized by this subsection (c) to reflect the HB3786 - 18 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 19 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 19 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 19 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index For All 2 Urban Consumers for the previous calendar year, as 3 determined by the United States Department of Labor, 4 except that no annual increment may exceed 5%. For the 5 annual adjustments, if the Consumer Price Index decreases 6 during a calendar year, there shall be no adjustment for 7 that calendar year. The transmission by the Prisoner 8 Review Board or the clerk of the circuit court of the 9 information described in Section 11(b) to the clerk of the 10 Court of Claims is conclusive evidence of the validity of 11 the claim. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 12 95th General Assembly apply to all claims pending on or 13 filed on or after the effective date. 14 (d) All claims against the State for damages in cases 15 sounding in tort, if a like cause of action would lie 16 against a private person or corporation in a civil suit, 17 and all like claims sounding in tort against the Illinois 18 Medical District Center Commission, the Mid-Illinois 19 Medical District Commission, the Mid-America Medical 20 District Commission, the Roseland Community Medical 21 District Commission, the Alexander/Pulaski Medical 22 District Commission, the Board of Trustees of the 23 University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern 24 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago 25 State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern 26 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors HB3786 - 19 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 20 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 20 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 20 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State 2 University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois 3 University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois 4 University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois 5 University, or the Board of Trustees of the Illinois 6 Mathematics and Science Academy; provided, that an award 7 for damages in a case sounding in tort, other than certain 8 cases involving the operation of a State vehicle described 9 in this paragraph, shall not exceed the sum of $2,000,000 10 to or for the benefit of any claimant. The $2,000,000 11 limit prescribed by this Section does not apply to an 12 award of damages in any case sounding in tort arising out 13 of the operation by a State employee of a vehicle owned, 14 leased or controlled by the State. The defense that the 15 State, or the Illinois Medical District Center Commission, 16 the Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission, the 17 Mid-America Medical District Commission, the Roseland 18 Community Medical District Commission, the 19 Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission, or the 20 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board 21 of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of 22 Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of 23 Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of 24 Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of 25 Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of 26 Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of HB3786 - 20 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 21 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 21 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 21 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of 2 Trustees of Western Illinois University, or the Board of 3 Trustees of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy 4 is not liable for the negligence of its officers, agents, 5 and employees in the course of their employment is not 6 applicable to the hearing and determination of such 7 claims. The changes to this Section made by this 8 amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly apply only to 9 claims filed on or after July 1, 2015. 10 The court shall annually adjust the maximum awards 11 authorized by this subsection to reflect the increase, if 12 any, in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers 13 for the previous calendar year, as determined by the 14 United States Department of Labor. The Comptroller shall 15 make the new amount resulting from each annual adjustment 16 available to the public via the Comptroller's official 17 website by January 31 of every year. 18 (e) All claims for recoupment made by the State of 19 Illinois against any claimant. 20 (f) All claims pursuant to the Line of Duty 21 Compensation Act. A claim under that Act must be heard and 22 determined within one year after the application for that 23 claim is filed with the Court as provided in that Act. 24 (g) All claims filed pursuant to the Crime Victims 25 Compensation Act. 26 (h) All claims pursuant to the Illinois National HB3786 - 21 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 22 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 22 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 22 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 Guardsman's Compensation Act. A claim under that Act must 2 be heard and determined within one year after the 3 application for that claim is filed with the Court as 4 provided in that Act. 5 (i) All claims authorized by subsection (a) of Section 6 10-55 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the 7 expenses incurred by a party in a contested case on the 8 administrative level. 9 (Source: P.A. 100-1124, eff. 11-27-18.) 10 (705 ILCS 505/22-1) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1) 11 Sec. 22-1. Within 1 year from the date that such an injury 12 was received or such a cause of action accrued, any person who 13 is about to commence any action in the Court of Claims against 14 the State of Illinois, the Illinois Medical District Center 15 Commission, the Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission, the 16 Mid-America Medical District Commission, the Roseland 17 Community Medical District Commission, the Alexander/Pulaski 18 Medical District Commission, the Board of Trustees of the 19 University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern 20 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State 21 University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois 22 University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State 23 University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State 24 University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois 25 University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois HB3786 - 22 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 23 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 23 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 23 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois 2 University, or the Board of Trustees of the Illinois 3 Mathematics and Science Academy, for damages on account of any 4 injury to his person shall file in the office of the Attorney 5 General and also in the office of the Clerk of the Court of 6 Claims, either by himself, his agent, or attorney, giving the 7 name of the person to whom the cause of action has accrued, the 8 name and residence of the person injured, the date and about 9 the hour of the accident, the place or location where the 10 accident occurred, a brief description of how the accident 11 occurred, and the name and address of the attending physician, 12 if any, except as otherwise provided by the Crime Victims 13 Compensation Act. 14 In actions for death by wrongful act, neglect or default, 15 the executor of the estate, or in the event there is no will, 16 the administrator or other personal representative of the 17 decedent, shall file within 1 year of the date of death or the 18 date that the executor or administrator is qualified, 19 whichever occurs later, in the office of the Attorney General 20 and also in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Claims, 21 giving the name of the person to whom the cause of action has 22 accrued, the name and last residence of the decedent, the date 23 of the accident causing death, the date of the decedent's 24 demise, the place or location where the accident causing the 25 death occurred, the date and about the hour of the accident, a 26 brief description of how the accident occurred, and the names HB3786 - 23 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 24 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 24 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 24 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 and addresses of the attending physician and treating hospital 2 if any, except as otherwise provided by the Crime Victims 3 Compensation Act. 4 A claimant is not required to file the notice required by 5 this Section if he or she files his or her claim within one 6 year of its accrual. 7 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-492, eff. 8-17-97.) 8 (705 ILCS 505/22-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2) 9 Sec. 22-2. If the notice provided for by Section 22-1 is 10 not filed as provided in that Section, any such action 11 commenced against the State of Illinois, the Illinois Medical 12 District Center Commission, the Mid-Illinois Medical District 13 Commission, the Mid-America Medical District Commission, the 14 Roseland Community Medical District Commission, the 15 Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission, the Board of 16 Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees 17 of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of 18 Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern 19 Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State 20 University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State 21 University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois 22 University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois 23 University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois 24 University, or the Board of Trustees of the Illinois 25 Mathematics and Science Academy, shall be dismissed and the HB3786 - 24 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786- 25 -LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 25 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b HB3786 - 25 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b 1 person to whom any such cause of action accrued for any 2 personal injury shall be forever barred from further action in 3 the Court of Claims for such personal injury, except as 4 otherwise provided by the Crime Victims Compensation Act. 5 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.) 6 Section 905. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by changing 7 Section 15-5-49 as follows: 8 (735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new) 9 Sec. 15-5-49. Eminent domain powers in new Acts. The 10 following provisions of law may include express grants of the 11 power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain: 12 Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act; medical district; for 13 general purposes. 14 Section 910. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 15 Section 5.990 as follows: 16 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new) 17 Sec. 5.990. The Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Income 18 Fund. 19 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 20 becoming law. HB3786 - 25 - LRB103 30036 AWJ 56457 b