Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 2/14/2022

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3460

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3460, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
65-1188 as follows:
 
7    (55 ILCS 5/5-1188 new)
8    Sec. 5-1188. Administrative leave of a countywide elected
9official.
10    (a) If a county board member, county board chairman,
11State's Attorney, or other countywide elected official is
12criminally charged with an infamous crime or of any offense
13involving a violation of his or her official oath, the county
14board may vote to determine if the countywide elected official
15should be placed on administrative leave, with a three-fifths
16vote of all members, if the county board believes the official

 

 

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1has been criminally charged with an infamous crime or of any
2offense involving a violation of his or her official oath. If
3approved by the county board, the determination to place the
4elected official on administrative leave shall be sent to the
5State's Attorney of the county or, if the determination is
6regarding the State's Attorney or if the State's Attorney has
7a conflict of interest, the county board shall petition the
8court for the appointment of a special State's Attorney to
9review the board's determination.
10    (b) Upon receipt of a determination from the county board
11under subsection (a), the State's Attorney shall review the
12alleged crimes to determine if the countywide elected official
13should be placed on administrative leave. If the State's
14Attorney believes the crime or crimes to be germane to the
15official's duties, the State's Attorney shall file a petition
16with the circuit court of the county for a rule to show cause
17why not to place the elected official on administrative leave.
18    Upon receipt of a determination from the county board
19under subsection (a) concerning the State's Attorney or if the
20State's Attorney has a conflict of interest, the special
21State's Attorney shall review the alleged crimes to determine
22if the State's Attorney or official should be placed on
23administrative leave. If the special State's Attorney believes
24the crime or crimes to be germane to the State's Attorney's or
25official's duties, the special State's Attorney shall file a
26petition with the circuit court of the county for a rule to

 

 

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1show cause why not to place the elected official on
2administrative leave.
3    (c) As soon as the petition is filed with the court, the
4court shall issue a rule requiring the officer to show cause
5why he or she should not be put on administrative leave, the
6rule alleging in general terms the cause or causes for such
7leave. The rule shall be returnable in not less than 10 nor
8more than 30 days and shall be served upon the officer with a
9copy of the petition. Upon return of the rule duly executed,
10unless good cause is shown for a continuance or postponement
11to a later day in the term, the case shall be tried on the day
12named in the rule and take precedence over all other cases on
13the docket. If, after trial, the court determined that the
14officer should be placed on administrative leave, the officer
15shall be removed from office.
16    (d) If it is determined that the officer should be placed
17on administrative leave as provided in subsection (c), the
18county board shall appoint a replacement for the official
19while the official is on administrative leave.
20    (e) If it is determined that the officer should be placed
21on administrative leave as provided in subsection (c), the
22official shall continue to receive all compensation and
23benefits during the official's administrative leave.
24    (f) If a judicial proceeding under this Section is
25dismissed in favor of the respondent, the court, in its
26discretion, may require the county in which the respondent

 

 

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1serves to pay court costs or reasonable attorney fees, or
2both, for the respondent.
3    (g) This Section applies to counties with a population of
4less than 500,000 people.
 
5    Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
685-70 as follows:
 
7    (60 ILCS 1/85-70 new)
8    Sec. 85-70. Administrative leave of a township officer.
9    (a) If a township officer is criminally charged with an
10infamous crime or of any offense involving a violation of his
11or her official oath, the township board may vote to determine
12if the township officer should be placed on administrative
13leave, with a three-fifths vote of all members, if the
14township board believes the official has been criminally
15charged with an infamous crime or of any offense involving a
16violation of his or her official oath. If approved by the
17township board, the determination to place the elected
18official on administrative leave shall be sent to the township
19attorney of the county.
20    (b) Upon receipt of a determination from the township
21board under subsection (a), the township attorney shall review
22the alleged crimes to determine if the township officer should
23be placed on administrative leave. If the township attorney
24believes the crime or crimes to be germane to the officer's

 

 

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1duties, the township attorney shall file a petition with the
2circuit court of the county where the township is located in
3for a rule to show cause why not to place the elected official
4on administrative leave.
5    (c) As soon as the petition is filed with the court, the
6court shall issue a rule requiring the township officer to
7show cause why he or she should not be put on administrative
8leave, the rule alleging in general terms the cause or causes
9for such leave. The rule shall be returnable in not less than
1010 nor more than 30 days and shall be served upon the officer
11with a copy of the petition. Upon return of the rule duly
12executed, unless good cause is shown for a continuance or
13postponement to a later day in the term, the case shall be
14tried on the day named in the rule and take precedence over all
15other cases on the docket. If, after trial, the court
16determined that the township officer should be placed on
17administrative leave, the township officer shall be removed
18from office.
19    (d) If it is determined that the township officer should
20be placed on administrative leave as provided in subsection
21(c), the township board shall appoint a replacement for the
22officer while the officer is on administrative leave.
23    (e) If it is determined that the township officer should
24be placed on administrative leave as provided in subsection
25(c), the official shall continue to receive all compensation
26and benefits during the official's administrative leave.

 

 

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1    (f) If a judicial proceeding under this Section is
2dismissed in favor of the respondent, the court, in its
3discretion, may require the township in which the respondent
4serves to pay court costs or reasonable attorney fees, or
5both, for the respondent.
6    (g) This Section applies to townships within counties with
7a population of less than 500,000 people.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".