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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
5Volunteer Board Member Removal Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Board" means a volunteer board or commission of a
8governing or administrative body of a unit of local government.
9    "Member" means an appointed member of a board serving
10without compensation, other than reimbursement for actual
11expenses.
 
12    Section 10. Removal of volunteer board members.
13    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the person
14or entity that appointed a member of a board may remove that
15member for misconduct, official misconduct, or neglect of
16office.
17    (b) Removal under this Section is in addition to any other
18method of removal provided by law.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.