98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2221

 

Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. John M. Sullivan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 105/27.3  from Ch. 25, par. 27.3

    Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that certain reimbursements received by State correctional institutions for administrative assistance to perform services shall be appropriated each year by the General Assembly to the Department of Corrections, which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum payments to the Clerks of the Circuit Court in the counties in which the additional staff is employed. Deletes language providing that the payments shall be payable monthly from the State Treasury to the county treasurer. Provides that the reimbursement shall be paid for all types of administrative assistance provided by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in connection with the State correctional institution and that nothing in the provisions may be construed as limiting the reimbursement to only certain types of cases. Provides that the same reimbursement provided in connection with the operation of State correctional institutions shall also be paid in connection with treatment and detention facilities established under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by changing
5Section 27.3 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 105/27.3)  (from Ch. 25, par. 27.3)
7    Sec. 27.3. Compensation.
8    (a) The county board shall provide the compensation of
9Clerks of the Circuit Court, and the amount necessary for clerk
10hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses. Beginning December
111, 1989, the compensation per annum for Clerks of the Circuit
12Court shall be as follows:
13    In counties where the population is:
14Less than 14,000.......................at least $13,500
1514,001-30,000..........................at least $14,500
1630,001-60,000..........................at least $15,000
1760,001-100,000.........................at least $15,000
18100,001-200,000........................at least $16,500
19200,001-300,000........................at least $18,000
20300,001- 3,000,000.....................at least $20,000
21Over 3,000,000.........................at least $55,000
22    (b) In counties in which the population is 3,000,000 or
23less, "base salary" is the compensation paid for each Clerk of

 

 

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1the Circuit Court, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
2    (c) The Clerks of the Circuit Court, in counties in which
3the population is 3,000,000 or less, shall be compensated as
4follows:
5        (1) Beginning December 1, 1989, base salary plus at
6    least 3% of base salary.
7        (2) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
8    least 6% of base salary.
9        (3) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
10    least 9% of base salary.
11        (4) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
12    least 12% of base salary.
13    (d) In addition to the compensation provided by the county
14board, each Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive an award
15from the State for the additional duties imposed by Sections
165-9-1 and 5-9-1.2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
1710 of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act, Section 16-104a
18of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other laws, in the following
19amount:
20    (1) $3,500 per year before January 1, 1997.
21    (2) $4,500 per year beginning January 1, 1997.
22    (3) $5,500 per year beginning January 1, 1998.
23    (4) $6,500 per year beginning January 1, 1999.
24The total amount required for such awards shall be appropriated
25each year by the General Assembly to the Supreme Court, which
26shall distribute such awards in annual lump sum payments to the

 

 

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1Clerks of the Circuit Court in all counties. This annual award,
2and any other award or stipend paid out of State funds to the
3Clerks of the Circuit Court, shall not affect any other
4compensation provided by law to be paid to Clerks of the
5Circuit Court.
6    (e) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the
7county board, Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which
8one or more State correctional institutions are located shall
9receive a minimum reimbursement in the amount of $2,500 per
10year for administrative assistance to perform services in
11connection with the State correctional institution. The total
12amount required for the awards shall be appropriated each year
13by the General Assembly to the Department of Corrections, which
14shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum payments to the
15Clerks of the Circuit Court in , payable monthly from the State
16Treasury to the treasurer of the counties county in which the
17additional staff is employed. Counties whose State
18correctional institution inmate population exceeds 250 shall
19receive reimbursement in the amount of $2,500 per 250 inmates.
20Reimbursement under this subsection (e) shall be paid for all
21types of administrative assistance provided by the Clerk of the
22Circuit Court in connection with the State correctional
23institution and nothing in this subsection (e) may be construed
24as limiting the reimbursement provided in this subsection to
25only certain types of cases in which administrative assistance
26is rendered in connection with the State correctional

 

 

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1institution. This subsection (e) shall not apply to staff added
2before November 29, 1990.
3    For purposes of this subsection (e), "State correctional
4institution" means any facility of the Department of
5Corrections, including without limitation adult facilities,
6juvenile facilities, pre-release centers, community correction
7centers, and work camps.
8    (e-5) Also in addition to the compensation provided by the
9county board, Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties in which
10one or more treatment and detention facilities established
11under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act are located
12shall receive a minimum reimbursement in the amount of $2,500
13per year for administrative assistance to perform services in
14connection with the treatment and detention facility. The total
15amount required for the awards shall be appropriated each year
16by the General Assembly to the Department of Human Services,
17which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum payments
18to the Clerks of the Circuit Court in the counties in which the
19additional staff is employed. Counties whose treatment and
20detention facility resident population exceeds 250 shall
21receive reimbursement in the amount of $2,500 per 250
22residents. Reimbursement under this subsection (e-5) shall be
23paid for all types of administrative assistance provided by the
24Clerk of the Circuit Court in connection with the treatment and
25detention facility and nothing in this subsection (e-5) may be
26construed as limiting the reimbursement provided in this

 

 

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1subsection to only certain types of cases in which
2administrative assistance is rendered in connection with the
3treatment and detention facility.
4    (f) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
5compensation payable from county funds to a Clerk of the
6Circuit Court if the reduction or impairment is the result of
7the Clerk of the Circuit Court receiving an award or stipend
8payable from State funds.
9(Source: P.A. 92-114, eff. 1-1-02.)