Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 1/9/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3336

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3336, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
6amended by changing Section 3.01 and by adding Sections 3B.17
7and 3B.19 as follows:
 
8    (70 ILCS 3615/3.01)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01)
9    Sec. 3.01. Board of Directors. The corporate authorities
10and governing body of the Authority shall be a Board consisting
11of 13 Directors until April 1, 2008, and 16 Directors
12thereafter, appointed as follows:
13    (a) Four Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
14Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
15City of Chicago, and, only until April 1, 2008, a fifth
16director who shall be the Chairman of the Chicago Transit

 

 

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1Authority. After April 1, 2008, the Mayor of the City of
2Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
3City of Chicago, shall appoint a fifth Director. The Directors
4appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall not be the
5Chairman or a Director of the Chicago Transit Authority. Each
6such Director shall reside in the City of Chicago.
7    (b) Four Directors appointed by the votes of a majority of
8the members of the Cook County Board elected from districts, a
9majority of the electors of which reside outside Chicago. After
10April 1, 2008, a fifth Director appointed by the President of
11the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of the
12members of the Cook County Board. Each Director appointed under
13this subparagraph shall reside in that part of Cook County
14outside Chicago.
15    (c) Until April 1, 2008, 3 Directors appointed by the
16Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
17and Will Counties, as follows:
18        (i) Two Directors appointed by the Chairmen of the
19    county boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties,
20    with the concurrence of not less than a majority of the
21    Chairmen from such counties, from nominees by the Chairmen.
22    Each such Chairman may nominate not more than 2 persons for
23    each position. Each such Director shall reside in a county
24    in the metropolitan region other than Cook or DuPage
25    Counties.
26        (ii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the

 

 

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1    DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
2    DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
3    County.
4    (d) After April 1, 2008, 5 Directors appointed by the
5Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry
6Counties and the County Executive of Will County, as follows:
7        (i) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
8    County Board with the advice and consent of the Kane County
9    Board. Such Director shall reside in Kane County.
10        (ii) One Director appointed by the County Executive of
11    Will County with the advice and consent of the Will County
12    Board. Such Director shall reside in Will County.
13        (iii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
14    DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
15    DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
16    County.
17        (iv) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake
18    County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake County
19    Board. Such Director shall reside in Lake County.
20        (v) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
21    McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
22    McHenry County Board. Such Director shall reside in McHenry
23    County.
24        (vi) To implement the changes in appointing authority
25    under this subparagraph (d) the three Directors appointed
26    under subparagraph (c) and residing in Lake County, DuPage

 

 

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1    County, and Kane County respectively shall each continue to
2    serve as Director until the expiration of their respective
3    term of office and until his or her successor is appointed
4    and qualified or a vacancy occurs in the office. Thereupon,
5    the appointment shall be made by the officials given
6    appointing authority with respect to the Director whose
7    term has expired or office has become vacant.
8    (e) The term of office of the chairman serving on the
9effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
10Assembly shall end on that date, but the chairman shall
11continue to exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of
12the duties of chairman until a successor is appointed and has
13qualified under item (e-5). The Chairman serving on the
14effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
15Assembly shall continue to serve as Chairman until the
16expiration of his or her term of office and until his or her
17successor is appointed and qualified or a vacancy occurs in the
18office. Upon the expiration or vacancy of the term of the
19Chairman then serving upon the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Chairman shall
21be appointed by the other Directors, by the affirmative vote of
22at least 11 of the then Directors with at least 2 affirmative
23votes from Directors who reside in the City of Chicago, at
24least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who reside in Cook
25County outside the City of Chicago, and at least 2 affirmative
26votes from Directors who reside in the Counties of DuPage,

 

 

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1Lake, Will, Kane, or McHenry. The chairman shall not be
2appointed from among the other Directors. The chairman shall be
3a resident of the metropolitan region.
4    (e-5) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
5Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Governor, with the advice
6and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the chairman. The
7chairman shall be a resident of the metropolitan region.
8    (f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act no Director
9shall, while serving as such, be an officer, a member of the
10Board of Directors or Trustees or an employee of any Service
11Board or transportation agency, or be an employee of the State
12of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or of any unit
13of local government or receive any compensation from any
14elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws of
15Illinois; except that a Director may be a member of a school
16board.
17    (g) Each appointment made under this Section and under
18Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to
19the Board, which shall maintain the certifications as part of
20the official records of the Authority.
21    (h) (Blank).
22(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
 
23    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.17 new)
24    Sec. 3B.17. Automated external defibrillator. No later
25than 120 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act

 

 

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1of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail Board must
2ensure that all trains under its supervision that are used for
3public transport have at least one automated external
4defibrillator on board. For the purposes of this Section,
5"automated external defibrillator" has the meaning ascribed to
6that term in Section 10 of the Automated External Defibrillator
7Act.
 
8    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.19 new)
9    Sec. 3B.19. Wireless internet service. No later than 120
10days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1196th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail Board must ensure that
12all trains used for public transport have the capacity to
13provide wireless internet service to passengers.
 
14    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
15Section 8.35 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 805/8.35 new)
17    Sec. 8.35. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
18of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
19implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
20the 96th General Assembly.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".