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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB0032 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 60 ILCS 1/70-50 Amends the Township Code. Provides that, in the event of a vacancy in the office of township supervisor, the township trustee who has the longest term of continuous service as a township trustee shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and shall administer the general assistance program in the township as provided in Articles VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid Code during the pendency of the vacancy in the office of township supervisor. LRB104 05560 RTM 15590 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB0032 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 60 ILCS 1/70-50 60 ILCS 1/70-50 Amends the Township Code. Provides that, in the event of a vacancy in the office of township supervisor, the township trustee who has the longest term of continuous service as a township trustee shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and shall administer the general assistance program in the township as provided in Articles VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid Code during the pendency of the vacancy in the office of township supervisor. LRB104 05560 RTM 15590 b LRB104 05560 RTM 15590 b A BILL FOR
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	5	+	Amends the Township Code. Provides that, in the event of a vacancy in the office of township supervisor, the township trustee who has the longest term of continuous service as a township trustee shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and shall administer the general assistance program in the township as provided in Articles VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid Code during the pendency of the vacancy in the office of township supervisor.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning local government.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6		-	4 Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing
7		-	5 Section 2.02 as follows:
8		-	6 (5 ILCS 120/2.02) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.02)
9		-	7 Sec. 2.02. Public notice of all meetings, whether open or
10		-	8 closed to the public, shall be given as follows:
11		-	9 (a) Every public body shall give public notice of the
12		-	10 schedule of regular meetings at the beginning of each calendar
13		-	11 or fiscal year and shall state the regular dates, times, and
14		-	12 places of such meetings. An agenda for each regular meeting
15		-	13 shall be posted at the principal office of the public body and
16		-	14 at the location where the meeting is to be held at least 48
17		-	15 hours in advance of the holding of the meeting. A public body
18		-	16 that has a website that the full-time staff of the public body
19		-	17 maintains shall also post on its website the agenda of any
20		-	18 regular meetings of the governing body of that public body.
21		-	19 Any agenda of a regular meeting that is posted on a public
22		-	20 body's website shall remain posted on the website until the
23		-	21 regular meeting is concluded. The requirement of a regular
24		-	22 meeting agenda shall not preclude the consideration of items
25		-	23 not specifically set forth in the agenda. Public notice of any
	14	+	4 Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing
	15	+	5 Section 70-50 as follows:
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34		-	1 special meeting except a meeting held in the event of a bona
35		-	2 fide emergency, or of any rescheduled regular meeting, or of
36		-	3 any reconvened meeting, shall be given at least 48 hours
37		-	4 before such meeting, which notice shall also include the
38		-	5 agenda for the special, rescheduled, or reconvened meeting,
39		-	6 but the validity of any action taken by the public body which
40		-	7 is germane to a subject on the agenda shall not be affected by
41		-	8 other errors or omissions in the agenda. For the purposes of
42		-	9 this Section, "bona fide emergency" includes the appointment
43		-	10 of a temporary deputy township supervisor under the Township
44		-	11 Code. The requirement of public notice of reconvened meetings
45		-	12 does not apply to any case where the meeting was open to the
46		-	13 public and (1) it is to be reconvened within 24 hours, or (2)
47		-	14 an announcement of the time and place of the reconvened
48		-	15 meeting was made at the original meeting and there is no change
49		-	16 in the agenda. Notice of an emergency meeting shall be given as
50		-	17 soon as practicable, but in any event prior to the holding of
51		-	18 such meeting, to any news medium which has filed an annual
52		-	19 request for notice under subsection (b) of this Section.
53		-	20 (b) Public notice shall be given by posting a copy of the
54		-	21 notice at the principal office of the body holding the meeting
55		-	22 or, if no such office exists, at the building in which the
56		-	23 meeting is to be held. In addition, a public body that has a
57		-	24 website that the full-time staff of the public body maintains
58		-	25 shall post notice on its website of all meetings of the
59		-	26 governing body of the public body. Any notice of an annual
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	22	+	Amends the Township Code. Provides that, in the event of a vacancy in the office of township supervisor, the township trustee who has the longest term of continuous service as a township trustee shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and shall administer the general assistance program in the township as provided in Articles VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid Code during the pendency of the vacancy in the office of township supervisor.
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70		-	1 schedule of meetings shall remain on the website until a new
71		-	2 public notice of the schedule of regular meetings is approved.
72		-	3 Any notice of a regular meeting that is posted on a public
73		-	4 body's website shall remain posted on the website until the
74		-	5 regular meeting is concluded. The body shall supply copies of
75		-	6 the notice of its regular meetings, and of the notice of any
76		-	7 special, emergency, rescheduled or reconvened meeting, to any
77		-	8 news medium that has filed an annual request for such notice.
78		-	9 Any such news medium shall also be given the same notice of all
79		-	10 special, emergency, rescheduled or reconvened meetings in the
80		-	11 same manner as is given to members of the body provided such
81		-	12 news medium has given the public body an address or telephone
82		-	13 number within the territorial jurisdiction of the public body
83		-	14 at which such notice may be given. The failure of a public body
84		-	15 to post on its website notice of any meeting or the agenda of
85		-	16 any meeting shall not invalidate any meeting or any actions
86		-	17 taken at a meeting.
87		-	18 (c) Any agenda required under this Section shall set forth
88		-	19 the general subject matter of any resolution or ordinance that
89		-	20 will be the subject of final action at the meeting. The public
90		-	21 body conducting a public meeting shall ensure that at least
91		-	22 one copy of any requested notice and agenda for the meeting is
92		-	23 continuously available for public review during the entire
93		-	24 48-hour period preceding the meeting. Posting of the notice
94		-	25 and agenda on a website that is maintained by the public body
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106		-	1 subsection (c). If a notice or agenda is not continuously
107		-	2 available for the full 48-hour period due to actions outside
108		-	3 of the control of the public body, then that lack of
109		-	4 availability does not invalidate any meeting or action taken
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111		-	6 (Source: P.A. 97-827, eff. 1-1-13.)
112		-	7 Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing
113		-	8 Section 60-5 as follows:
114		-	9 (60 ILCS 1/60-5)
115		-	10 Sec. 60-5. Filling vacancies in township offices.
116		-	11 (a) Except for the office of township or multi-township
117		-	12 assessor, if a township fails to elect the number of township
118		-	13 officers that the township is entitled to by law, or a person
119		-	14 elected to any township office fails to qualify, or a vacancy
120		-	15 in any township office occurs for any other reason including
121		-	16 without limitation the resignation of an officer or the
122		-	17 conviction in any court of the State of Illinois or of the
123		-	18 United States of an officer for an infamous crime, then the
124		-	19 township board shall fill the vacancy by appointment, by
125		-	20 warrant under their signatures and seals, and the persons so
126		-	21 appointed shall hold their respective offices for the
127		-	22 remainder of the unexpired terms. All persons so appointed
128		-	23 shall have the same powers and duties and are subject to the
129		-	24 same penalties as if they had been elected or appointed for a
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140		-	1 full term of office. A vacancy in the office of township or
141		-	2 multi-township assessor shall be filled only as provided in
142		-	3 the Property Tax Code.
143		-	4 For purposes of this subsection (a), a conviction for an
144		-	5 offense that disqualifies an officer from holding that office
145		-	6 occurs on the date of (i) the entry of a plea of guilty in
146		-	7 court, (ii) the return of a guilty verdict, or (iii) in the
147		-	8 case of a trial by the court, the entry of a finding of guilt.
148		-	9 (b) If a vacancy on the township board is not filled within
149		-	10 60 days, then a special township meeting must be called under
150		-	11 Section 35-5 to select a replacement under Section 35-35.
151		-	12 (b-5) If the vacancy being filled under subsection (a) or
152		-	13 (b) is for the township supervisor, a trustee shall be
153		-	14 appointed as deputy supervisor to perform the ministerial
154		-	15 functions of that office until the vacancy is filled under
155		-	16 subsections (a) or (b). Once the vacancy is filled under
156		-	17 subsections (a) or (b), the deputy supervisor's appointment is
157		-	18 terminated.
158		-	19 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, whenever
159		-	20 any township or multi-township office becomes vacant or
160		-	21 temporarily vacant, the township or multi-township board may
161		-	22 temporarily appoint a deputy to perform the ministerial
162		-	23 functions of the vacant office until the vacancy has been
163		-	24 filled as provided in subsection (a) or (b). If the office is
164		-	25 temporarily vacant, the temporarily appointed deputy may
165		-	26 perform the ministerial functions of the vacant office until
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176		-	1 the township officer submits a written statement to the
177		-	2 appropriate board that he or she is able to resume his or her
178		-	3 duties. For the purposes of this Section, "ministerial
179		-	4 functions" includes, but is not limited to, serving as the ex
180		-	5 officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and
181		-	6 administering the general assistance program under Articles
182		-	7 VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The statement
183		-	8 shall be sworn to before an officer authorized to administer
184		-	9 oaths in this State. A temporary deputy shall not be permitted
185		-	10 to vote at any meeting of the township board on any matter
186		-	11 properly before the board unless the appointed deputy is a
187		-	12 trustee of the board at the time of the vote. If the appointed
188		-	13 deputy is a trustee appointed as a temporary deputy, his or her
189		-	14 trustee compensation shall be suspended until he or she
190		-	15 concludes his or her appointment as an appointed deputy upon
191		-	16 the permanent appointment to fill the vacancy. The
192		-	17 compensation of a temporary deputy shall be determined by the
193		-	18 appropriate board. The township board shall not appoint a
194		-	19 deputy clerk if the township clerk has appointed a deputy
195		-	20 clerk under Section 75-45.
196		-	21 (d) Except for the temporary appointment of a deputy under
197		-	22 subsection (c), any person appointed to fill a vacancy under
198		-	23 this Section shall be a member of the same political party as
199		-	24 the person vacating the office if the person vacating the
200		-	25 office was elected as a member of an established political
201		-	26 party, under Section 10-2 of the Election Code, that is still
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212		-	1 in existence at the time of appointment. The appointee shall
213		-	2 establish his or her political party affiliation by his or her
214		-	3 record of voting in party primary elections or by holding or
215		-	4 having held an office in a political party organization before
216		-	5 appointment. If the appointee has not voted in a party primary
217		-	6 election or is not holding or has not held an office in a
218		-	7 political party organization before the appointment, then the
219		-	8 appointee shall establish his or her political party
220		-	9 affiliation by his or her record of participating in a
221		-	10 political party's nomination or election caucus.
222		-	11 (Source: P.A. 101-104, eff. 7-19-19.)
223		-	12 Section 15. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is
224		-	13 amended by changing Sections 3a, 3c, 3d, and 12 as follows:
225		-	14 (70 ILCS 805/3a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6305)
226		-	15 Sec. 3a. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, and
227		-	16 except as provided in Section 3c, 3d, and 3.5, the affairs of
228		-	17 the district shall be managed by a board of commissioners
229		-	18 consisting of 5 commissioners, who shall be appointed by the
230		-	19 presiding officer of the county board of the county in which
231		-	20 such forest preserve district is situated, with the advice and
232		-	21 consent of such county board. The first appointment shall be
233		-	22 made within 90 days and not sooner than 60 days after such
234		-	23 forest preserve district has been organized as provided
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246		-	1 voter in such district. The first commissioners shall be
247		-	2 appointed to hold office for terms of one, 2, 3, 4, and 5
248		-	3 years, and until June 30 thereafter, respectively, as
249		-	4 determined and fixed by lot. Thereafter, successor
250		-	5 commissioners shall be appointed in the same manner no later
251		-	6 than the first day of the month in which the term of a
252		-	7 commissioner expires. Except as provided in Section 3c and 3d,
253		-	8 a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall
254		-	9 be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of a
255		-	10 commissioner by the county board chairman with the advice and
256		-	11 consent of the members of the county board. In the one district
257		-	12 in existence on July 1, 1977, that is managed by an appointed
258		-	13 board of commissioners, the incumbent 5 commissioners shall
259		-	14 complete their respective terms as originally prescribed in
260		-	15 this Act. However, upon the expiration of the terms of 2 of the
261		-	16 incumbent commissioners on January 1, 1978, they or their
262		-	17 successors shall be appointed to hold office for terms of 3 and
263		-	18 5 years, and until June 30 thereafter, respectively, as
264		-	19 determined and fixed by lot. Furthermore, upon the expiration
265		-	20 of the terms of the remaining incumbent commissioners on
266		-	21 January 1, 1980, they or their successors shall be appointed
267		-	22 to hold office for terms of 2, 4, and 5 years, and until June
268		-	23 30 thereafter, respectively, as determined and fixed by lot.
269		-	24 Thereafter, each successor commissioner shall be appointed for
270		-	25 a term of 5 years. Each member of the board before entering
271		-	26 upon the duties of the his office shall take the oath
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282		-	1 prescribed by the constitution. From the time of the
283		-	2 appointment of the first board of commissioners, such forest
284		-	3 preserve district shall be construed in all courts to be a body
285		-	4 corporate and politic by the name and style determined as
286		-	5 aforesaid and by such name may sue and be sued, contract and be
287		-	6 contracted with, acquire and hold real and personal estate
288		-	7 necessary for its corporate purposes and adopt a seal and
289		-	8 alter the same at its pleasure.
290		-	9 In case the boundaries of a district are co-extensive with
291		-	10 the boundaries of any county, city, village, incorporated town
292		-	11 or sanitary district, the corporate authorities of such county
293		-	12 (until the commissioners elected under Section 3c and 3d take
294		-	13 office), city, village, incorporated town or sanitary district
295		-	14 shall have and exercise the powers and privileges and perform
296		-	15 the duties and functions of the commissioners provided for in
297		-	16 this Act and in that case no commissioner shall be appointed
298		-	17 for that district. The corporate authorities, other than
299		-	18 members of a county board in counties under township
300		-	19 organization having a population of less than 3,000,000 and
301		-	20 members of a county board in a county not under township
302		-	21 organization who were elected prior to July 1, 1965, shall act
303		-	22 without any other pay than that already provided by law. The
304		-	23 members of a county board of a county under township
305		-	24 organization and members of a county board of a county not
306		-	25 under township organization who were elected prior to July 1,
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319		-	2 3,000,000 may receive for their services as commissioners of a
320		-	3 forest preserve district a per diem fee to be fixed by such
321		-	4 board, but not to exceed $36 per day, which shall be in full
322		-	5 for all services rendered on such day, or an annual salary to
323		-	6 be fixed by such board, but not to exceed $3,000, plus mileage
324		-	7 expenses at a rate not more than the amount allowed for members
325		-	8 of the county board of such county, as fixed by the board, for
326		-	9 each mile necessarily traveled in attending meetings of the
327		-	10 board of such district, plus any expense incurred while, or in
328		-	11 connection with, carrying out the business of such district
329		-	12 outside the boundaries of such district, payable from the
330		-	13 forest preserve district treasury. The president of the Board
331		-	14 of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District in counties
332		-	15 of less than 3 million may receive in lieu of a per diem fee an
333		-	16 annual salary to be fixed by such board. No Forest Preserve
334		-	17 Commissioner shall file for a per diem payment for services
335		-	18 rendered on the same day for which the commissioner he filed
336		-	19 for a per diem payment as a county supervisor. When the county
337		-	20 board also acts as such commissioners, a member of the county
338		-	21 board of a county under township organization and a member of
339		-	22 the county board of a county not under township organization,
340		-	23 who is elected prior to July 1, 1965 may, with the permission
341		-	24 of the county board, work alone as such a commissioner and be
342		-	25 paid in the usual manner.
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355		-	2 preserve district, or the corporate authorities of any county,
356		-	3 city, village, incorporated town, or sanitary district, when
357		-	4 acting as the governing body of a forest preserve district.
358		-	5 (Source: P.A. 96-239, eff. 8-11-09.)
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361		-	8 counties. If the boundaries of a district are co-extensive
362		-	9 with the boundaries of a county having a population of more
363		-	10 than 800,000 but less than 3,000,000, all commissioners of the
364		-	11 forest preserve district shall be elected from the number of
365		-	12 districts as determined by the forest preserve district board
366		-	13 of commissioners. Such a forest preserve district is a
367		-	14 separate and distinct legal entity, and its board members are
368		-	15 elected separate and apart from the elected county
369		-	16 commissioners. Upon its formation, or as a result of decennial
370		-	17 reapportionment, such a forest preserve district shall adopt a
371		-	18 district map determining the boundary lines of each district.
372		-	19 That map shall be adjusted and reapportioned subject to the
373		-	20 same decennial reapportionment process stated in Section 3c-1.
374		-	21 No more than one commissioner shall be elected from each
375		-	22 district. At their first meeting after election in 2022 and at
376		-	23 their first meeting after election next following each
377		-	24 subsequent decennial reapportionment of the county under
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390		-	2 possible. Commissioners from the first group shall serve for
391		-	3 terms of 2, 4, and 4 years, and commissioners from the second
392		-	4 group shall serve terms of 4, 4, and 2 years. The president of
393		-	5 the board of commissioners of the forest preserve district
394		-	6 shall be elected by the voters of the county, rather than by
395		-	7 the commissioners. The president shall be a resident of the
396		-	8 county and shall be elected throughout the county for a 4-year
397		-	9 term without having been first elected as commissioner of the
398		-	10 forest preserve district. Each commissioner shall be a
399		-	11 resident of the forest preserve board district from which the
400		-	12 commissioner he or she was elected not later than the date of
401		-	13 the commencement of the term of office. The term of office for
402		-	14 the president and commissioners elected under this Section
403		-	15 shall commence on the first Monday of the month following the
404		-	16 month of election. Neither a commissioner nor the president of
405		-	17 the board of commissioners of that forest preserve district
406		-	18 shall serve simultaneously as member or chairman of the county
407		-	19 board. No person shall seek election to both the forest
408		-	20 preserve commission and the county board at the same election,
409		-	21 nor shall they be eligible to hold both offices at the same
410		-	22 time. The president, with the advice and consent of the board
411		-	23 of commissioners shall appoint a secretary, treasurer, and
412		-	24 such other officers as deemed necessary by the board of
413		-	25 commissioners, which officers need not be members of the board
414		-	26 of commissioners. The president shall have the powers and
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425		-	1 duties as specified in Section 12 of this Act.
426		-	2 Candidates for president and commissioner shall be
427		-	3 candidates of established political parties.
428		-	4 If a vacancy in the office of president or commissioner
429		-	5 occurs, other than by expiration of the president's or
430		-	6 commissioner's term, the forest preserve district board of
431		-	7 commissioners shall declare that a vacancy exists and
432		-	8 notification of the vacancy shall be given to the county
433		-	9 central committee of each established political party within 3
434		-	10 business days after the occurrence of the vacancy. If the
435		-	11 vacancy occurs in the office of forest preserve district
436		-	12 commissioner, the president of the board of commissioners
437		-	13 shall, within 60 days after the date of the vacancy, with the
438		-	14 advice and consent of other commissioners then serving,
439		-	15 appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired
440		-	16 term. The appointee shall be affiliated with the same
441		-	17 political party as the commissioner in whose office the
442		-	18 vacancy occurred and be a resident of such district. If a
443		-	19 vacancy in the office of president occurs, other than by
444		-	20 expiration of the president's term, the remaining members of
445		-	21 the board of commissioners shall, within 60 days after the
446		-	22 vacancy, appoint one of the commissioners to serve as
447		-	23 president for the remainder of the unexpired term. In that
448		-	24 case, the office of the commissioner who is appointed to serve
449		-	25 as president shall be deemed vacant and shall be filled within
450		-	26 60 days by appointment of the president with the advice and
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461		-	1 consent of the other forest preserve district commissioners.
462		-	2 The commissioner who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the
463		-	3 office of president shall be affiliated with the same
464		-	4 political party as the person who occupied the office of
465		-	5 president prior to the vacancy. A person appointed to fill a
466		-	6 vacancy in the office of president or commissioner shall
467		-	7 establish the appointee's his or her party affiliation by the
468		-	8 appointee's his or her record of voting in primary elections
469		-	9 or by holding or having held an office in an established
470		-	10 political party organization before the appointment. If the
471		-	11 appointee has not voted in a party primary election or is not
472		-	12 holding or has not held an office in an established political
473		-	13 party organization before the appointment, the appointee shall
474		-	14 establish the appointee's his or her political party
475		-	15 affiliation by the appointee's his or her record of
476		-	16 participating in an established political party's nomination
477		-	17 or election caucus. If, however, more than 28 months remain in
478		-	18 the unexpired term of a commissioner or the president, the
479		-	19 appointment shall be until the next general election, at which
480		-	20 time the vacated office of commissioner or president shall be
481		-	21 filled by election for the remainder of the term.
482		-	22 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if a vacancy occurs
483		-	23 after the last day provided in Section 7-12 of the Election
484		-	24 Code for filing nomination papers for the office of president
485		-	25 of a forest preserve district where that office is elected as
486		-	26 provided for in this Section, or as set forth in Section 7-61
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497		-	1 of the Election Code, a vacancy in nomination shall be filled
498		-	2 by the passage of a resolution by the nominating committee of
499		-	3 the affected political party within the time periods specified
500		-	4 in the Election Code. The nominating committee shall consist
501		-	5 of the chairman of the county central committee and the
502		-	6 township chairmen of the affected political party. All other
503		-	7 vacancies in nomination shall be filled in accordance with the
504		-	8 provisions of the Election Code.
505		-	9 The president and commissioners elected under this Section
506		-	10 may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually
507		-	11 incurred in performing their official duties under this Act in
508		-	12 accordance with the provisions of Section 3a. The
509		-	13 reimbursement paid under this Section shall be paid by the
510		-	14 forest preserve district.
511		-	15 Compensation for the president and the forest preserve
512		-	16 commissioners elected under this Section shall be established
513		-	17 by the board of commissioners of the forest preserve district.
514		-	18 This Section does not apply to a forest preserve district
515		-	19 created under Section 18.5 of the Conservation District Act.
516		-	20 (Source: P.A. 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)
517		-	21 (70 ILCS 805/3d)
518		-	22 Sec. 3d. Elected board of commissioners in certain other
519		-	23 counties. If the boundaries of a district are co-extensive
520		-	24 with the boundaries of a county having a population of more
521		-	25 than 200,000 but less than 800,000, bordering the State of
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532		-	1 Wisconsin but not adjoining any county with a population of
533		-	2 over 2,000,000, all commissioners of the forest preserve
534		-	3 district shall be elected at large by the voters of the county,
535		-	4 beginning with the general election held in 2010 and each
536		-	5 succeeding general election. Nomination of candidates for the
537		-	6 office of commissioner at the initial and each succeeding
538		-	7 election shall be made by petition signed in the aggregate for
539		-	8 each candidate by not less than 100 qualified voters of the
540		-	9 forest preserve district. Seven commissioners shall be
541		-	10 elected, with candidates receiving the highest,
542		-	11 second-highest, and third-highest number of votes being
543		-	12 elected for 6-year terms. Candidates receiving the
544		-	13 fourth-highest and fifth-highest number of votes shall be
545		-	14 elected for 4-year terms. Candidates receiving the
546		-	15 sixth-highest and seventh-highest number of votes shall be
547		-	16 elected for 2-year terms. Thereafter, each commissioner shall
548		-	17 be elected for a 6-year term.
549		-	18 After each general election, the forest preserve district
550		-	19 commissioners shall elect a president from among their members
551		-	20 for a 2-year term.
552		-	21 Each commissioner shall be a resident of the county from
553		-	22 which the commissioner he or she was elected no later than the
554		-	23 date of the commencement of the term of office. The term of
555		-	24 office for the president and commissioners elected under this
556		-	25 Section shall commence on the first Monday of the month
557		-	26 following the month of election.
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568		-	1 Neither a commissioner nor the president of the board of
569		-	2 commissioners shall serve simultaneously in any other elective
570		-	3 or appointive office in the county. The president, with the
571		-	4 advice and consent of the board of commissioners, shall
572		-	5 appoint a secretary, treasurer, and any other officer deemed
573		-	6 necessary by the board of commissioners. The officers need not
574		-	7 be members of the board of commissioners. The president shall
575		-	8 have the powers and duties as set forth in Section 12 of this
576		-	9 Act.
577		-	10 Candidates for commissioner shall not be candidates of
578		-	11 established political parties, but shall be non-partisan.
579		-	12 If a vacancy in the office of president or commissioner
580		-	13 occurs, other than by expiration of the president's or a
581		-	14 commissioner's term, the forest preserve district board of
582		-	15 commissioners shall declare that a vacancy exists, and the
583		-	16 board of commissioners shall, within 60 days after the date of
584		-	17 the vacancy, upon the majority vote of the commissioners then
585		-	18 serving, elect a person to serve for the remainder of the
586		-	19 unexpired term. If, however, more than 28 months remain in the
587		-	20 unexpired term of a commissioner, at the time of appointment,
588		-	21 the appointment shall be until the next general election, at
589		-	22 which time the vacated office of commissioner shall be filled
590		-	23 by election for the remainder of the term. All other vacancies
591		-	24 in nomination shall be filled in accordance with the
592		-	25 provisions of the Election Code.
593		-	26 The president and commissioners elected under this Section
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604		-	1 shall serve without compensation. The president and
605		-	2 commissioners may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses
606		-	3 actually incurred in performing their official duties under
607		-	4 this Act in accordance with the provisions of Section 3a. The
608		-	5 cost of reimbursement under this Section shall be paid by the
609		-	6 forest preserve district.
610		-	7 This Section does not apply to a forest preserve district
611		-	8 created under Section 18.5 of the Conservation District Act.
612		-	9 (Source: P.A. 96-239, eff. 8-11-09.)
613		-	10 (70 ILCS 805/12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6322)
614		-	11 Sec. 12. The president of the board of any district
615		-	12 organized hereunder, shall preside at all meetings of the
616		-	13 board, be the executive officer of the district, and be a
617		-	14 member of the board. The president He shall sign all
618		-	15 ordinances, resolutions and other papers necessary to be
619		-	16 signed and shall execute all contracts entered into by the
620		-	17 district and perform other duties as may be prescribed by
621		-	18 ordinance. The president He may veto any ordinance and any
622		-	19 orders, resolutions and actions, or any items therein
623		-	20 contained, of the board which provide for the purchase of real
624		-	21 estate, or for the construction of improvements within the
625		-	22 preserves of the district. Such veto shall be filed with the
626		-	23 secretary of the board within 5 days after the passage of the
627		-	24 ordinance, order, resolution or action and when so vetoed the
628		-	25 ordinance, order, resolution or action or any item therein
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639		-	1 contained is not effective unless it is again passed by
640		-	2 two-thirds vote of all the members of the board. The president
641		-	3 may vote in the same manner as the other members of the board.
642		-	4 In the temporary absence or inability of the president, the
643		-	5 members of the board may elect from their own number a
644		-	6 president, pro tem.
645		-	7 The "Yeas" and "Nays" shall be taken, and entered on the
646		-	8 journal of the board's proceedings, upon the passage of all
647		-	9 ordinances and all proposals to create any liability, or for
648		-	10 the expenditure or appropriation of money. The concurrence of
649		-	11 a majority of all the members elected or appointed to the board
650		-	12 is necessary to the passage of any such ordinance or proposal.
651		-	13 In all other cases the "Yeas" and "Nays" shall be taken at the
652		-	14 request of any member of the board and shall be entered on the
653		-	15 journal of the board's proceedings.
654		-	16 (Source: P.A. 91-933, eff. 12-30-00.)
655		-	17 Section 20. The Child Labor Law of 2024 is amended by
656		-	18 changing Sections 20 and 35 as follows:
657		-	19 (820 ILCS 206/20)
658		-	20 Sec. 20. Exemptions.
659		-	21 (a) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor
660		-	22 engaged in agricultural pursuits, except that no minor under
661		-	23 12 years of age, except members of the farmer's own family who
662		-	24 live with the farmer at his principal place of residence, at
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673		-	1 any time shall be employed, allowed, or permitted to work in
674		-	2 any gainful occupation in connection with agriculture, except
675		-	3 that any minor of 10 years of age or older shall be permitted
676		-	4 to work in a gainful occupation in connection with agriculture
677		-	5 during school vacations or outside of school hours.
678		-	6 (b) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor
679		-	7 engaged in the sale and distribution of magazines and
680		-	8 newspapers outside of school hours.
681		-	9 (c) Nothing in this Act applies a minor's performance of
682		-	10 household chores or babysitting outside of school hours if
683		-	11 that work is performed in or about a private residence and not
684		-	12 in connection with an established business, trade, or
685		-	13 profession of the person employing, allowing, or permitting
686		-	14 the minor to perform the activities.
687		-	15 (d) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 13
688		-	16 years of age or older in caddying at a golf course.
689		-	17 (e) Nothing in this Act applies to a minor 14 or 15 years
690		-	18 of age who is, under the direction of the minor's school,
691		-	19 participating in work-based learning programs in accordance
692		-	20 with the School Code.
693		-	21 (f) Nothing in this Act prohibits an employer from
694		-	22 employing, allowing, or permitting a minor 12 or 13 years of
695		-	23 age to work as an officiant or an assistant instructor of youth
696		-	24 sports activities for a not-for-profit youth club, park
697		-	25 district, township parks and recreation department, or
698		-	26 municipal parks and recreation department if the employer
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709		-	1 obtains certification as provided for in Section 55 and:
710		-	2 (1) the parent or guardian of the minor who is working
711		-	3 as an officiant or an assistant instructor, or an adult
712		-	4 designated by the parent or guardian, shall be present at
713		-	5 the youth sports activity while the minor is working;
714		-	6 (2) the minor may work as an officiant or an assistant
715		-	7 instructor for a maximum of 3 hours per day on school days
716		-	8 and a maximum of 4 hours per day on non-school days;
717		-	9 (3) the minor shall not exceed 10 hours of officiating
718		-	10 and working as assistant instructor in any week;
719		-	11 (4) the minor shall not work later than 9:00 p.m. on
720		-	12 any day of the week; and
721		-	13 (5) the participants in the youth sports activity are
722		-	14 at least 3 years younger than the minor unless an
723		-	15 individual 16 years of age or older is officiating or
724		-	16 instructing the same youth sports activity with the minor.
725		-	17 The failure to satisfy the requirements of this subsection
726		-	18 may result in the revocation of the minor's employment
727		-	19 certificate.
728		-	20 (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)
729		-	21 (820 ILCS 206/35)
730		-	22 Sec. 35. Employer requirements.
731		-	23 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to employ, allow,
732		-	24 or permit any minor to work unless the minor obtains an
733		-	25 employment certificate authorizing the minor to work for that
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744		-	1 person. Any person seeking to employ, allow, or permit any
745		-	2 minor to work shall provide that minor with a notice of
746		-	3 intention to employ to be submitted by the minor to the minor's
747		-	4 school issuing officer with the minor's application for an
748		-	5 employment certificate.
749		-	6 (b) Every employer of one or more minors shall maintain,
750		-	7 on the premises where the work is being done, records that
751		-	8 include the name, date of birth, and place of residence of
752		-	9 every minor who works for that employer, notice of intention
753		-	10 to employ the minor, and the minor's employment certificate.
754		-	11 Authorized officers and employees of the Department, truant
755		-	12 officers, and other school officials charged with the
756		-	13 enforcement of school attendance requirements described in
757		-	14 Section 26-1 of the School Code may inspect the records
758		-	15 without notice at any time.
759		-	16 (c) Every employer of minors shall ensure that all minors
760		-	17 are supervised by an adult 21 years of age or older, on site,
761		-	18 at all times while the minor is working. This requirement does
762		-	19 not apply with respect to: (i) any minor working for a park
763		-	20 district, a township parks and recreation department, or a
764		-	21 municipal parks and recreation department who is supervised by
765		-	22 an adult 18 years of age or older who is an employee of the
766		-	23 park district, the township parks and recreation department,
767		-	24 or the municipal parks and recreation department and no
768		-	25 alcohol or tobacco is being sold on site; or (ii) any minor
769		-	26 working as an officiant of youth sports activities if an adult
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780		-	1 21 years of age or older who is an employee of the park
781		-	2 district, the township parks and recreation department, or the
782		-	3 municipal parks and recreation department is on call.
783		-	4 (d) No person shall employ, allow, or permit any minor to
784		-	5 work for more than 5 hours continuously without an interval of
785		-	6 at least 30 minutes for a meal period. No period of less than
786		-	7 30 minutes shall be deemed to interrupt a continuous period of
787		-	8 work.
788		-	9 (e) Every employer who employs one or more minors shall
789		-	10 post in a conspicuous place where minors are employed,
790		-	11 allowed, or permitted to work, a notice summarizing the
791		-	12 requirements of this Act, including a list of the occupations
792		-	13 prohibited to minors and the Department's toll free telephone
793		-	14 number described in Section 85. An employer with employees who
794		-	15 do not regularly report to a physical workplace, such as
795		-	16 employees who work remotely or travel for work, shall also
796		-	17 provide the summary and notice by email to its employees or
797		-	18 conspicuous posting on the employer's website or intranet
798		-	19 site, if the site is regularly used by the employer to
799		-	20 communicate work-related information to employees and is able
800		-	21 to be regularly accessed by all employees, freely and without
801		-	22 interference. The notice shall be furnished by the Department.
802		-	23 (f) Every employer, during the period of employment of a
803		-	24 minor and for 3 years thereafter, shall keep on file, at the
804		-	25 place of employment, a copy of the employment certificate
805		-	26 issued for the minor. An employment certificate shall be valid
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816		-	1 only for the employer for whom it was issued and a new
817		-	2 certificate shall not be issued for the employment of a minor
818		-	3 except on the presentation of a new statement of intention to
819		-	4 employ the minor. The failure of any employer to produce for
820		-	5 inspection the employment certificate for each minor in the
821		-	6 employer's establishment shall be a violation of this Act. The
822		-	7 Department may specify any other record keeping requirements
823		-	8 by rule.
824		-	9 (g) In the event of the work-related death of a minor
825		-	10 engaged in work subject to this Act, the employer shall,
826		-	11 within 24 hours, report the death to the Department and to the
827		-	12 school official who issued the minor's work certificate for
828		-	13 that employer. In the event of a work-related injury or
829		-	14 illness of a minor that requires the employer to file a report
830		-	15 with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under
831		-	16 Section 6 of the Workers' Compensation Act or Section 6 of the
832		-	17 Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, the employer shall submit
833		-	18 a copy of the report to the Department and to the school
834		-	19 official who issued the minor's work certificate for that
835		-	20 employer within 72 hours of the deadline by which the employer
836		-	21 must file the report to the Illinois Workers' Compensation
837		-	22 Commission. The report shall be subject to the confidentiality
838		-	23 provisions of Section 6 of the Workers' Compensation Act or
839		-	24 Section 6 of the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act.
840		-	25 (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1062, eff. 2-7-25.)
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856		-
857		-
858		-	HB0032 Engrossed - 25 - LRB104 05560 RTM 15590 b
	45	+	HB0032 LRB104 05560 RTM 15590 b