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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Court of Claims Act is amended by changing
5Sections 8, 18, 22, and 24 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 505/8)   (from Ch. 37, par. 439.8)
7    Sec. 8. Court of Claims jurisdiction; deliberation
8periods. The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear
9and determine the following matters:
10    (a) All claims against the State founded upon any law of
11the State of Illinois or upon any regulation adopted thereunder
12by an executive or administrative officer or agency; provided,
13however, the court shall not have jurisdiction (i) to hear or
14determine claims arising under the Workers' Compensation Act or
15the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, or claims for expenses
16in civil litigation, or (ii) to review administrative decisions
17for which a statute provides that review shall be in the
18circuit or appellate court.
19    (b) All claims against the State founded upon any contract
20entered into with the State of Illinois.
21    (c) All claims against the State for time unjustly served
22in prisons of this State when the person imprisoned received a
23pardon from the governor stating that such pardon is issued on

 

 

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1the ground of innocence of the crime for which he or she was
2imprisoned or he or she received a certificate of innocence
3from the Circuit Court as provided in Section 2-702 of the Code
4of Civil Procedure; provided, the amount of the award is at the
5discretion of the court; and provided, the court shall make no
6award in excess of the following amounts: for imprisonment of 5
7years or less, not more than $85,350; for imprisonment of 14
8years or less but over 5 years, not more than $170,000; for
9imprisonment of over 14 years, not more than $199,150; and
10provided further, the court shall fix attorney's fees not to
11exceed 25% of the award granted. On or after the effective date
12of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the court
13shall annually adjust the maximum awards authorized by this
14subsection (c) to reflect the increase, if any, in the Consumer
15Price Index For All Urban Consumers for the previous calendar
16year, as determined by the United States Department of Labor,
17except that no annual increment may exceed 5%. For the annual
18adjustments, if the Consumer Price Index decreases during a
19calendar year, there shall be no adjustment for that calendar
20year. The transmission by the Prisoner Review Board or the
21clerk of the circuit court of the information described in
22Section 11(b) to the clerk of the Court of Claims is conclusive
23evidence of the validity of the claim. The changes made by this
24amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to all claims
25pending on or filed on or after the effective date.
26    (d) All claims against the State for damages in cases

 

 

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1sounding in tort, if a like cause of action would lie against a
2private person or corporation in a civil suit, and all like
3claims sounding in tort against the Medical Center Commission,
4the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board
5of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of
6Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of
7Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors
8State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
9University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
10University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
11University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
12University, or the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
13Mathematics and Science Academy; provided, that an award for
14damages in a case sounding in tort, other than certain cases
15involving the operation of a State vehicle described in this
16paragraph, shall not exceed the sum of $2,000,000 $100,000 to
17or for the benefit of any claimant. The $2,000,000 $100,000
18limit prescribed by this Section does not apply to an award of
19damages in any case sounding in tort arising out of the
20operation by a State employee of a vehicle owned, leased or
21controlled by the State. The defense that the State or the
22Medical Center Commission or the Board of Trustees of the
23University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern
24Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State
25University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois
26University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State

 

 

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1University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University,
2the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the
3Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of
4Trustees of Western Illinois University, or the Board of
5Trustees of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is not
6liable for the negligence of its officers, agents, and
7employees in the course of their employment is not applicable
8to the hearing and determination of such claims. The changes to
9this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General
10Assembly apply only to claims filed on or after July 1, 2015.
11    The court shall annually adjust the maximum awards
12authorized by this subsection to reflect the increase, if any,
13in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers for the
14previous calendar year, as determined by the United States
15Department of Labor. The Comptroller shall make the new amount
16resulting from each annual adjustment available to the public
17via the Comptroller's official website by January 31 of every
18year.
19    (e) All claims for recoupment made by the State of Illinois
20against any claimant.
21    (f) All claims pursuant to the Line of Duty Compensation
22Act. A claim under that Act must be heard and determined within
23one year after the application for that claim is filed with the
24Court as provided in that Act.
25    (g) All claims filed pursuant to the Crime Victims
26Compensation Act.

 

 

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1    (h) All claims pursuant to the Illinois National
2Guardsman's Compensation Act. A claim under that Act must be
3heard and determined within one year after the application for
4that claim is filed with the Court as provided in that Act.
5    (i) All claims authorized by subsection (a) of Section
610-55 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the
7expenses incurred by a party in a contested case on the
8administrative level.
9(Source: P.A. 95-970, eff. 9-22-08; 96-80, eff. 7-27-09.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 505/18)  (from Ch. 37, par. 439.18)
11    Sec. 18. The court shall provide, by rule, for the
12maintenance of separate records of claims which arise solely
13due to lapsed appropriations and for claims for which amount of
14recovery sought is less than $50,000 $5,000. In all other
15cases, the court or Commissioner as the case may be, shall file
16with its clerk a written opinion in each case upon final
17disposition thereof. All opinions shall be compiled and
18published annually by the clerk of the court.
19(Source: P.A. 90-492, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 505/22)  (from Ch. 37, par. 439.22)
21    Sec. 22. Every claim cognizable by the Court and not
22otherwise sooner barred by law shall be forever barred from
23prosecution therein unless it is filed with the Clerk of the
24Court within the time set forth as follows:

 

 

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1    (a) All claims arising out of a contract must be filed
2within 5 years after it first accrues, saving to minors, and
3persons under legal disability at the time the claim accrues,
4in which cases the claim must be filed within 5 years from the
5time the disability ceases.
6    (b) All claims cognizable against the State by vendors of
7goods or services under "The Illinois Public Aid Code",
8approved April 11, 1967, as amended, must file within one year
9after the accrual of the cause of action, as provided in
10Section 11-13 of that Code.
11    (c) All claims arising under paragraph (c) of Section 8 of
12this Act must be automatically heard by the court within 120
13days after the person asserting such claim is either issued a
14certificate of innocence from the Circuit Court as provided in
15Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or is granted a
16pardon by the Governor, whichever occurs later, without the
17person asserting the claim being required to file a petition
18under Section 11 of this Act, except as otherwise provided by
19the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Any claims filed by the
20claimant under paragraph (c) of Section 8 of this Act must be
21filed within 2 years after the person asserting such claim is
22either issued a certificate of innocence as provided in Section
232-702 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or is granted a pardon by
24the Governor, whichever occurs later.
25    (d) All claims arising under paragraph (f) of Section 8 of
26this Act must be filed within the time set forth in Section 3

 

 

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1of the Line of Duty Compensation Act.
2    (e) All claims arising under paragraph (h) of Section 8 of
3this Act must be filed within one year of the date of the death
4of the guardsman or militiaman as provided in Section 3 of the
5"Illinois National Guardsman's and Naval Militiaman's
6Compensation Act", approved August 12, 1971, as amended.
7    (f) All claims arising under paragraph (g) of Section 8 of
8this Act must be filed within one year of the crime on which a
9claim is based as provided in Section 6.1 of the "Crime Victims
10Compensation Act", approved August 23, 1973, as amended.
11    (g) All claims arising from the Comptroller's refusal to
12issue a replacement warrant pursuant to Section 10.10 of the
13State Comptroller Act must be filed within 5 years after the
14date of the Comptroller's refusal issue date of such warrant.
15    (h) All other claims must be filed within 2 years after it
16first accrues, saving to minors, and persons under legal
17disability at the time the claim accrues, in which case the
18claim must be filed within 2 years from the time the disability
19ceases.
20    (i) The changes made by Public Act 86-458 this amendatory
21Act of 1989 shall apply to all warrants issued within the 5
22year period preceding August 31, 1989 (the effective date of
23Public Act 86-458) this amendatory Act of 1989. The changes
24made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 100th
25General Assembly apply to claims pending on the effective date
26of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and to

 

 

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1claims filed thereafter.
2    (j) All time limitations established under this Act and the
3rules promulgated under this Act shall be binding and
4jurisdictional, except upon extension authorized by law or rule
5and granted pursuant to a motion timely filed.
6(Source: P.A. 95-928, eff. 8-26-08; 95-970, eff. 9-22-08;
796-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
8    (705 ILCS 505/24)  (from Ch. 37, par. 439.24)
9    Sec. 24. Payment of awards.
10    (1) From funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the
11purposes of this Section the Court may direct immediate payment
12of:
13        (a) All claims arising solely as a result of the
14    lapsing of an appropriation out of which the obligation
15    could have been paid.
16        (b) All claims pursuant to the Line of Duty
17    Compensation Act.
18        (c) All claims pursuant to the "Illinois National
19    Guardsman's and Naval Militiaman's Compensation Act",
20    approved August 12, 1971, as amended.
21        (d) All claims pursuant to the "Crime Victims
22    Compensation Act", approved August 23, 1973, as amended.
23        (d-5) All claims against the State for unjust
24    imprisonment as provided in subsection (c) of Section 8 of
25    this Act.

 

 

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1        (e) All other claims wherein the amount of the award of
2    the Court is less than $50,000 $5,000.
3    (2) The court may, from funds specifically appropriated
4from the General Revenue Fund for this purpose, direct the
5payment of awards less than $50,000 solely as a result of the
6lapsing of an appropriation originally made from any fund held
7by the State Treasurer. For any such award paid from the
8General Revenue Fund, the court shall thereafter seek an
9appropriation from the fund from which the liability originally
10accrued in reimbursement of the General Revenue Fund.
11    (3) In directing payment of a claim pursuant to the Line of
12Duty Compensation Act, the Court must direct the Comptroller to
13add an interest penalty if payment of a claim is not made
14within 6 months after a claim is filed in accordance with
15Section 3 of the Line of Duty Compensation Act and all
16information has been submitted as required under Section 4 of
17the Line of Duty Compensation Act. If payment is not issued
18within the 6-month period, an interest penalty of 1% of the
19amount of the award shall be added for each month or fraction
20thereof after the end of the 6-month period, until final
21payment is made. This interest penalty shall be added
22regardless of whether the payment is not issued within the
236-month period because of the appropriation process, the
24consideration of the matter by the Court, or any other reason.
25    (3.5) The interest penalty payment provided for in
26subsection (3) shall be added to all claims for which benefits

 

 

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1were not paid as of the effective date of P.A. 95-928. The
2interest penalty shall be calculated starting from the
3effective date of P.A. 95-928, provided that the effective date
4of P.A. 95-928 is at least 6 months after the date on which the
5claim was filed in accordance with Section 3 of the Line of
6Duty Compensation Act. In the event that the date 6 months
7after the date on which the claim was filed is later than the
8effective date of P.A. 95-928, the Court shall calculate the
9interest payment penalty starting from the date 6 months after
10the date on which the claim was filed in accordance with
11Section 3 of the Line of Duty Compensation Act. This subsection
12(3.5) of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly is
13declarative of existing law.
14    (3.6) In addition to the interest payments provided for in
15subsections (3) and (3.5), the Court shall direct the
16Comptroller to add a "catch-up" payment to the claims of
17eligible claimants. For the purposes of this subsection (3.6),
18an "eligible claimant" is a claimant whose claim is not paid in
19the year in which it was filed. For purposes of this subsection
20(3.6), "'catch-up' payment" is defined as the difference
21between the amount paid to claimants whose claims were filed in
22the year in which the eligible claimant's claim is paid and the
23amount paid to claimants whose claims were filed in the year in
24which the eligible claimant filed his or her claim. The
25"catch-up" payment is payable simultaneously with the claim
26award.

 

 

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1    (4) From funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the
2purposes of paying claims under paragraph (c) of Section 8, the
3court must direct payment of each claim and the payment must be
4received by the claimant within 60 days after the date that the
5funds are appropriated for that purpose.
6(Source: P.A. 95-928, eff. 8-26-08; 95-970, eff. 9-22-08;
796-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-539, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
8    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
9severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.