95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0976


 
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. David R. Leitch
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














55 ILCS 105/3
  from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 203







    Amends the County Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act.   Provides that any county board for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental
disability shall consist of 5 members (instead of 3).  Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The County Care for Persons with Developmental 
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Disabilities Act is amended  by changing Section 3 as follows:
 



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    (55 ILCS 105/3)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 203)



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    Sec. 3. County board for care and treatment of persons with 
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a developmental disability.

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    (a) When any county has authority to levy a tax for the 
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purpose of this
Act, the presiding officer of the county board 
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with the advice and consent of
the county board, shall appoint 
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a board of 5
3 directors who shall administer
this Act.  The 
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board shall be designated the "(name of county) County Board 
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for
Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental

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Disability".  The original appointees shall be appointed for 
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terms expiring,
respectively, on June 30 in the first year (for 
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one appointee), second year (for 2 appointees), and third year 
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(for 2 appointees)
years following their
appointment as 
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designated by the appointing authority.  All succeeding terms

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shall be for 3 years and appointments shall be made in like 
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manner.  Vacancies
shall be filled in like manner for the 
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balance of the unexpired term.  Each
director shall serve until 
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his successor is appointed.  Directors shall serve
without 
 


 






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compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably 
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incurred
in the performance of their duties.

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    (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the presiding 
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officer of any county that has established a 3-member board 
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under this Section shall appoint 2 additional members to that 
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board.  Of the 2 members appointed under this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly, one shall serve for a  term expiring 
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on June 30 of the second year following his or her appointment, 
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and one shall serve for a  term expiring on June 30 of the third 
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year following his or her appointment.  Their successors shall 
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serve for 3-year terms.

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(Source: P.A. 88-380; 88-388; 89-585, eff. 1-1-97.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.