HB4261 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4261

Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 115/1.2 new

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that no member of the General Assembly may be absent without leave for more than 5 session days during each calendar year. Provides that a member who is absent without leave for more than 5 session days during each calendar year shall have his or her salary reduced by an amount equal to 1/75th of the total amount of compensation payable for that fiscal year for each session day of absence without leave. Defines "absent without leave" to mean that the member is absent on a session day without providing notification of his or her absence in advance to either the majority caucus chairman or the minority caucus chairman of the member's legislative chamber, whichever the case may be. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The General Assembly Compensation Act is amended by adding Section 1.2 as follows:

(25 ILCS 115/1.2 new)

Sec. 1.2. Unexcused absences. No member of the General Assembly may be absent without leave for more than 5 session days during each calendar year. A member who violates this Section shall have his or her salary reduced by an amount equal to 1/75th of the total amount of compensation payable for that fiscal year for each session day of absence without leave. As used in this Section, "absent without leave" means that the member is absent on a session day without providing notification of his or her absence in advance to either the majority caucus chairman or the minority caucus chairman of the member's legislative chamber, whichever the case may be.

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