Rep. Jack D. Franks

Filed: 5/24/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2701

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2701 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
5changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
7    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
8by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt
9from inspection and copying:
10        (a) All information determined to be confidential
11    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
12    Development Act.
13        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
14    library users with specific materials under the Library
15    Records Confidentiality Act.
16        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical

 

 

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1    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
2    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other records
3    prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
4    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
5    has received.
6        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
7    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
8    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
9    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
10    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
11    Disease Control Act.
12        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
13    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
14        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
15    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
16    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
17        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
18    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
19    Tuition Act.
20        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
21    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
22    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
23    general's office that would be exempt if created or
24    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
25    that Act.
26        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy

 

 

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1    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a local
2    emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted under
3    Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
4        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
5    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by wireless
6    carriers under the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety
7    Act.
8        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
9    or driver identification information compiled by a law
10    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
11    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
13    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
14    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
15    Prevention Review Team Act.
16        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
17    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
18    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
19    authorized under that Article.
20        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
21    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
22    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the Capital
23    Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall apply
24    until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even if the
25    prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty prior
26    to trial or sentencing.

 

 

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1        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
2    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
3    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
4        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
5    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
6    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
7    Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of
8    the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the St. Clair
9    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
10    Act.
11        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
12    Personnel Records Review Act.
13        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
14    Illinois School Student Records Act.
15        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
16    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
17        (t) All identified or deidentified health information
18    in the form of health data or medical records contained in,
19    stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released from
20    the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and identified
21    or deidentified health information in the form of health
22    data and medical records of the Illinois Health Information
23    Exchange in the possession of the Illinois Health
24    Information Exchange Authority due to its administration
25    of the Illinois Health Information Exchange. The terms
26    "identified" and "deidentified" shall be given the same

 

 

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1    meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and
2    Accountability and Portability Act of 1996, Public Law
3    104-191, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and any
4    regulations promulgated thereunder.
5        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
6    team of experts under Brian's Law.
7        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
8    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
9    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
10    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
11    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
12    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
13    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed Carry
14    Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed Carry
15    Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
16    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
17        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
18    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
19    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
20        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
21    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
22    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
23        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
24    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
25    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
26    information about the identity and administrative finding

 

 

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1    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
2    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an
3    eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
4    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
5        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
6    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
7    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
8    Act.
9        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
10    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
11        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
12    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
13        (cc) (bb) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
14    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
15    authorized under that Act.
16        (dd) Time sheets submitted pursuant to subsection (b)
17    of Section 7-137.2 of the Illinois Pension Code.
18(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756,
19eff. 7-16-14; 98-1039, eff. 8-25-14; 98-1045, eff. 8-25-14;
2099-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-298, eff. 8-6-15; 99-352, eff. 1-1-16;
21revised 10-14-15.)
 
22    Section 10. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
23changing Section 7-137 and by adding Section 7-137.2 as
24follows:
 

 

 

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1    (40 ILCS 5/7-137)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137)
2    Sec. 7-137. Participating and covered employees.
3    (a) The persons described in this paragraph (a) shall be
4included within and be subject to this Article and eligible to
5benefits from this fund, beginning upon the dates hereinafter
6specified:
7        1. Except as to the employees specifically excluded
8    under the provisions of this Article, all persons who are
9    employees of any municipality (or instrumentality thereof)
10    or participating instrumentality on the effective date of
11    participation of the municipality or participating
12    instrumentality beginning upon such effective date.
13        2. Except as to the employees specifically excluded
14    under the provisions of this Article, all persons, who
15    became employees of any participating municipality (or
16    instrumentality thereof) or participating instrumentality
17    after the effective date of participation of such
18    municipality or participating instrumentality, beginning
19    upon the date such person becomes an employee.
20        3. All persons who file notice with the board as
21    provided in paragraph (b) 2 and 3 of this Section,
22    beginning upon the date of filing such notice.
23    (b) The following described persons shall not be considered
24participating employees eligible for benefits from this fund,
25but shall be included within and be subject to this Article
26(each of the descriptions is not exclusive but is cumulative):

 

 

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1        1. Any person who occupies an office or is employed in
2    a position normally requiring performance of duty during
3    less than 600 hours a year for a municipality (including
4    all instrumentalities thereof) or a participating
5    instrumentality. If a school treasurer performs services
6    for more than one school district, the total number of
7    hours of service normally required for the several school
8    districts shall be considered to determine whether he
9    qualifies under this paragraph;
10        2. Except as provided in items 2.5 and 2.6, any Any
11    person who holds elective office unless he has elected
12    while in that office in a written notice on file with the
13    board to become a participating employee;
14        2.5. Except as provided in item 2.6, any person who
15    holds elective office as a member of a county board,
16    unless:
17            (i) the person was first elected as a member of a
18        county board before the effective date of this
19        amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly;
20            (ii) the person has elected while in that office,
21        in a written notice on file with the board, to become a
22        participating employee;
23            (iii) the county board has filed the resolution
24        required by subsection (a) of Section 7-137.2 of this
25        Article; and
26            (iv) the person has submitted the required time

 

 

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1        sheets evidencing that the person has met the hourly
2        standard as required by subsection (b) of Section
3        7-137.2 of this Article;
4        2.6. Any person who is an elected member of a county
5    board and is first so elected on or after the effective
6    date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly;
7        3. Any person working for a city hospital unless any
8    such person, while in active employment, has elected in a
9    written notice on file with the board to become a
10    participating employee and notification thereof is
11    received by the board;
12        4. Any person who becomes an employee after June 30,
13    1979 as a public service employment program participant
14    under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training
15    Act and whose wages or fringe benefits are paid in whole or
16    in part by funds provided under such Act;
17        5. Any person who is actively employed by a
18    municipality on its effective date of participation in the
19    Fund if that municipality (i) has at least 35 employees on
20    its effective date of participation; (ii) is located in a
21    county with at least 2,000,000 inhabitants; and (iii)
22    maintains an independent defined benefit pension plan for
23    the benefit of its eligible employees, unless the person
24    files with the board within 90 days after the
25    municipality's effective date of participation an
26    irrevocable election to participate.

 

 

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1    (c) Any person electing to be a participating employee,
2pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section may not change such
3election, except as provided in Section 7-137.1.
4    (d) Any employee who occupied the position of school nurse
5in any participating municipality on August 8, 1961 and
6continuously thereafter until the effective date of the
7exercise of the option authorized by this subparagraph, who on
8August 7, 1961 was a member of the Teachers' Retirement System
9of Illinois, by virtue of certification by the Department of
10Registration and Education as a public health nurse, may elect
11to terminate participation in this Fund in order to
12re-establish membership in such System. The election may be
13exercised by filing written notice thereof with the Board or
14with the Board of Trustees of said Teachers' Retirement System,
15not later than September 30, 1963, and shall be effective on
16the first day of the calendar month next following the month in
17which the notice was filed. If the written notice is filed with
18such Teachers' Retirement System, that System shall
19immediately notify this Fund, but neither failure nor delay in
20notification shall affect the validity of the employee's
21election. If the option is exercised, the Fund shall notify
22such Teachers' Retirement System of such fact and transfer to
23that system the amounts contributed by the employee to this
24Fund, including interest at 3% per annum, but excluding
25contributions applicable to social security coverage during
26the period beginning August 8, 1961 to the effective date of

 

 

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1the employee's election. Participation in this Fund as to any
2credits on or after August 8, 1961 and up to the effective date
3of the employee's election shall terminate on such effective
4date.
5    (e) Any participating municipality or participating
6instrumentality, other than a school district or special
7education joint agreement created under Section 10-22.31 of the
8School Code, may, by a resolution or ordinance duly adopted by
9its governing body, elect to exclude from participation and
10eligibility for benefits all persons who are employed after the
11effective date of such resolution or ordinance and who occupy
12an office or are employed in a position normally requiring
13performance of duty for less than 1000 hours per year for the
14participating municipality (including all instrumentalities
15thereof) or participating instrumentality except for persons
16employed in a position normally requiring performance of duty
17for 600 hours or more per year (i) by such participating
18municipality or participating instrumentality prior to the
19effective date of the resolution or ordinance and (ii) by a
20participating municipality or participating instrumentality,
21which had not adopted such a resolution when the person was
22employed, and the function served by the employee's position is
23assumed by another participating municipality or participating
24instrumentality. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
25participating municipality or participating instrumentality
26which is formed solely to succeed to the functions of a

 

 

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1participating municipality or participating instrumentality
2shall be considered to have adopted any such resolution or
3ordinance which may have been applicable to the employees
4performing such functions. The election made by the resolution
5or ordinance shall take effect at the time specified in the
6resolution or ordinance, and once effective shall be
7irrevocable.
8(Source: P.A. 96-1140, eff. 7-21-10; 97-328, eff. 8-12-11;
997-609, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
10    (40 ILCS 5/7-137.2 new)
11    Sec. 7-137.2. Participation by elected members of county
12boards.
13    (a) An elected member of a county board is not eligible to
14participate in the Fund with respect to that position unless
15the county board has adopted a resolution, after public debate
16and in a form acceptable to the Fund, certifying that persons
17in the position of elected member of the county board are
18expected to work at least 600 hours annually (or 1000 hours
19annually in a county that has adopted a resolution pursuant to
20subsection (e) of Section 7-137 of this Code). The resolution
21must be adopted and filed with the Fund no more than 90 days
22after each general election in which a member of the county
23board is elected.
24    (b) An elected member of a county board that participates
25in the Fund with respect to that position shall monthly submit,

 

 

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1to the county fiscal officer, time sheets documenting the time
2spent on official government business as an elected member of
3the county board. The time sheets shall be (1) submitted on
4paper or electronically, or both, and (2) maintained by the
5county board for 5 years. An elected member of a county board
6who fails to submit time sheets or fails to conduct official
7government business with respect to that position for either
8600 hours or 1000 hours (whichever is applicable) annually
9shall not be permitted to continue participation in the Fund as
10an elected member of a county board. The Fund may request that
11the governing body certify that an elected member of a county
12board is permitted to continue participation with respect to
13that position. Time sheets submitted pursuant to this
14subsection are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
15Information Act.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".