98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5749

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
70 ILCS 3605/20  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 320
70 ILCS 3615/3.01  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01
70 ILCS 3615/3A.02  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02
70 ILCS 3615/3B.02  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02

    Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that directors and members of the Regional Transportation Authority, the Chicago Transit Board, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Commuter Rail Board appointed on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly owe a fiduciary duty to their respective service boards and to the Regional Transportation Authority.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
5amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 3605/20)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 320)
7    Sec. 20. Within sixty (60) days after the adoption of this
8Act by the electors of one or more cities, villages and
9incorporated towns within the metropolitan area having a
10population in the aggregate of at least 100,000 according to
11the Federal census of 1940, the Governor, by and with the
12advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three members
13of the Board for initial terms expiring September first of the
14years 1947, 1948 and 1949, respectively, at least one of which
15members shall be a resident of that portion of the metropolitan
16area which is outside the corporate limits of the City of
17Chicago, and the Mayor, with advice and consent of the City
18Council of the City of Chicago, shall appoint four members of
19the Board for initial terms expiring September first of the
20years 1946, 1950, 1951 and 1952, respectively. At the
21expiration of the term of any member appointed by the Governor
22his successor shall be appointed by the Governor, and at the
23expiration of the term of any member appointed by the Mayor his

 

 

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1successor shall be appointed by the Mayor in like manner, and
2with like regard as to the place of residence of the appointee,
3as appointments for the initial terms. All successors shall
4hold office for the term of seven years from the first day of
5September of the year in which they are appointed, except in
6case of an appointment to fill a vacancy. In case of vacancy in
7the office of any member appointed by the Governor during the
8recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary
9appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when he shall
10nominate some person to fill such office; and any person so
11nominated, who is confirmed by the Senate, shall hold his
12office during the remainder of the term and until his successor
13shall be appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in
14session at the time this Act takes effect, the Governor shall
15make temporary appointments as in case of vacancies. Each
16appointment by the Governor shall be subject to approval by the
17Mayor, and each appointment by the Mayor shall be subject to
18approval by the Governor and, when so approved, the Governor
19and the Mayor shall certify their respective appointments and
20approvals to the Secretary of State. If the Governor or the
21Mayor does not approve or disapprove the appointment by the
22Mayor or the Governor, respectively, within 15 days after
23receipt thereof, the person is appointed. Within thirty days
24after certification and approval of his appointment, and before
25entering upon the duties of his office, each member of the
26Board shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of

 

 

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1office and file it in the office of the Secretary of State.
2    Members appointed on and after the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly owe a fiduciary
4duty to the Board and to the Regional Transportation Authority.
5(Source: P.A. 79-938.)
 
6    Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
7amended by changing Sections 3.01, 3A.02, and 3B.02 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
17Authority. After April 1, 2008, the Mayor of the City of
18Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
19City of Chicago, shall appoint a fifth Director. The Directors
20appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall not be the
21Chairman or a Director of the Chicago Transit Authority. Each
22such Director shall reside in the City of Chicago.
23    (b) Four Directors appointed by the votes of a majority of
24the members of the Cook County Board elected from districts, a

 

 

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

 

 

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1    Board. Such Director shall reside in Kane County.
2        (ii) One Director appointed by the County Executive of
3    Will County with the advice and consent of the Will County
4    Board. Such Director shall reside in Will County.
5        (iii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
6    DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
7    DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
8    County.
9        (iv) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake
10    County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake County
11    Board. Such Director shall reside in Lake County.
12        (v) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
13    McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
14    McHenry County Board. Such Director shall reside in McHenry
15    County.
16        (vi) To implement the changes in appointing authority
17    under this subparagraph (d) the three Directors appointed
18    under subparagraph (c) and residing in Lake County, DuPage
19    County, and Kane County respectively shall each continue to
20    serve as Director until the expiration of their respective
21    term of office and until his or her successor is appointed
22    and qualified or a vacancy occurs in the office. Thereupon,
23    the appointment shall be made by the officials given
24    appointing authority with respect to the Director whose
25    term has expired or office has become vacant.
26    (e) The Chairman serving on the effective date of this

 

 

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1amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall continue to
2serve as Chairman until the expiration of his or her term of
3office and until his or her successor is appointed and
4qualified or a vacancy occurs in the office. Upon the
5expiration or vacancy of the term of the Chairman then serving
6upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
7General Assembly, the Chairman shall be appointed by the other
8Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least 11 of the then
9Directors with at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who
10reside in the City of Chicago, at least 2 affirmative votes
11from Directors who reside in Cook County outside the City of
12Chicago, and at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who
13reside in the Counties of DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, or McHenry.
14The chairman shall not be appointed from among the other
15Directors. The chairman shall be a resident of the metropolitan
16region.
17    (f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act no Director
18shall, while serving as such, be an officer, a member of the
19Board of Directors or Trustees or an employee of any Service
20Board or transportation agency, or be an employee of the State
21of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or of any unit
22of local government or receive any compensation from any
23elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws of
24Illinois; except that a Director may be a member of a school
25board.
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1Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to
2the Board, which shall maintain the certifications as part of
3the official records of the Authority.
4    (h) (Blank).
5    (i) Directors appointed on and after the effective date of
6this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly owe a
7fiduciary duty to the Board and to the Authority.
8(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
 
9    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02)
10    Sec. 3A.02. Suburban Bus Board. The governing body of the
11Suburban Bus Division shall be a board consisting of 13
12directors appointed as follows:
13        (a) Six Directors appointed by the members of the Cook
14    County Board elected from that part of Cook County outside
15    of Chicago, or in the event such Board of Commissioners
16    becomes elected from single member districts, by those
17    Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the
18    residents of which reside outside of Chicago from the chief
19    executive officers of the municipalities, of that portion
20    of Cook County outside of Chicago. Provided however, that:
21            (i) One of the Directors shall be the chief
22        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
23        the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
24            (ii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
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1        the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
2            (iii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
4        the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13;
5            (iv) One of the Directors shall be the chief
6        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
7        the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
8            (v) One of the Directors shall be the chief
9        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
10        the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
11            (vi) One of the Directors shall be the chief
12        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
13        the South Region defined in Section 3A.13;
14        (b) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County
15    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
16    municipality within Kane County;
17        (c) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County
18    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
19    municipality within Lake County;
20        (d) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County
21    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
22    municipality within DuPage County;
23        (e) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry County
24    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
25    municipality within McHenry County;
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1    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
2    municipality within Will County;
3        (g) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People
4    with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall
5    serve as an ex-officio member; and
6        (h) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial term,
7    and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the DuPage,
8    Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and the members
9    of the Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook
10    County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board of
11    Commissioners is elected from single member districts, by
12    those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of
13    the electors of which reside outside of Chicago; and who
14    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
15    General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of
16    Chicago.
17    Directors appointed on and after the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly owe a fiduciary
19duty to the Board and to the Regional Transportation Authority.
20    Each appointment made under paragraphs (a) through (g) and
21under Section 3A.03 shall be certified by the appointing
22authority to the Suburban Bus Board which shall maintain the
23certifications as part of the official records of the Suburban
24Bus Board; provided that the initial appointments shall be
25certified to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit the
26certifications to the Suburban Bus Board following its

 

 

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1organization.
2    For the purposes of this Section, "chief executive officer
3of a municipality" includes a former chief executive officer of
4a municipality within the specified Region or County, provided
5that the former officer continues to reside within such Region
6or County.
7(Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)
 
8    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02)
9    Sec. 3B.02. Commuter Rail Board.
10    (a) Until April 1, 2008, the governing body of the Commuter
11Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 7 directors
12appointed pursuant to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
13        (1) One director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
14    the Board of DuPage County with the advice and consent of
15    the County Board of DuPage County and shall reside in
16    DuPage County.
17        (2) Two directors appointed by the Chairmen of the
18    County Boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties with
19    the concurrence of not less than a majority of the chairmen
20    from such counties, from nominees by the Chairmen. Each
21    such chairman may nominate not more than two persons for
22    each position. Each such director shall reside in a county
23    in the metropolitan region other than Cook or DuPage
24    County.
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1    Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County
2    outside of Chicago, or, in the event such Board of
3    Commissioners becomes elected from single member
4    districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts,
5    a majority of the residents of which reside outside
6    Chicago. In either case, such appointment shall be with the
7    concurrence of four such Commissioners. Each such director
8    shall reside in that part of Cook County outside Chicago.
9        (4) One director appointed by the Mayor of the City of
10    Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of
11    the City of Chicago. Such director shall reside in the City
12    of Chicago.
13        (5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors,
14    from the members of the board, with the concurrence of 5 of
15    such directors.
16    (b) After April 1, 2008 the governing body of the Commuter
17Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 11 directors
18appointed, pursuant to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
19        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
20    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
21    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County. To
22    implement the changes in appointing authority under this
23    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in
24    office of the Director appointed under item (1) of
25    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage
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1    subparagraph.
2        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
3    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
4    McHenry County Board and shall reside in McHenry County. To
5    implement the change in appointing authority under this
6    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in
7    office of the Director appointed under item (2) of
8    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry
9    County, a Director shall be appointed under this
10    subparagraph.
11        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County
12    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County
13    Board and shall reside in Will County. To implement the
14    change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the
15    expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the
16    Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this
17    Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall be
18    appointed under this subparagraph.
19        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
20    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the
21    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
22        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
23    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the
24    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
25        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the
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1    Council of the City of Chicago and shall reside in the City
2    of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing
3    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the
4    term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed
5    under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who
6    resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be
7    appointed under this subparagraph.
8        (7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of
9    the City of Chicago, as follows:
10            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside
11        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of
12        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of
13        the members of the Cook County Board.
14            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of
15        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg,
16        or Elk Grove. To implement the changes in appointing
17        authority under this Section, upon the expiration of
18        the term of or vacancy in office of the Director
19        appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
20        Section who resides in the geographic area described in
21        this subparagraph, a Director shall be appointed under
22        this subparagraph.
23            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of
24        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden,
25        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
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1        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney,
2        Lemont, Palos, or Orland. To implement the changes in
3        appointing authority under this Section, upon the
4        expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the
5        Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection
6        (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area
7        described in this subparagraph and whose term of office
8        had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall
9        be appointed under this subparagraph.
10            (v) One Director who resides in the township of
11        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom. To
12        implement the changes in appointing authority under
13        this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or
14        vacancy in office of the Director appointed under
15        paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who
16        resides in the geographic area described in this
17        subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as of
18        August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under
19        this subparagraph.
20            (vi) The Directors identified under the provisions
21        of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7)
22        shall be appointed by the members of the Cook County
23        Board. Each individual Director shall be appointed by
24        those members of the Cook County Board whose Board
25        districts overlap in whole or in part with the
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1        subparagraph. The vote of County Board members
2        eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of
3        subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7)
4        shall be weighted by the number of electors residing in
5        those portions of their Board districts within the
6        geographic territory described in the relevant
7        subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).
8        (8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors,
9    from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of
10    such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing
11    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the
12    term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed
13    under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a
14    Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
15    (c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an
16officer, a member of the board of directors or trustee or an
17employee of any transportation agency, or be an employee of the
18State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or of
19any unit of local government or receive any compensation from
20any elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws
21of Illinois.
22    (d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of
23this Section and under Section 3B.03 shall be certified by the
24appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board which shall
25maintain the certifications as part of the official records of
26the Commuter Rail Board.

 

 

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1    (e) Directors appointed on and after the effective date of
2this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly owe a
3fiduciary duty to the Board and to the Regional Transportation
4Authority.
5(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)