Public Act 101-0640
 
SB2135 EnrolledLRB101 09971 HEP 55073 b

    AN ACT concerning government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
ARTICLE 1. GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION

 
    Section 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Government Emergency Administration Act.
 
    Section 1-5. Findings and purpose.
    (a) The General Assembly finds that the statewide public
health emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 presents an
unprecedented danger to the People of the State of Illinois,
requiring the use of extraordinary precautions to reduce the
risk of infection, causing delays in critical functions, and
fundamentally altering the ways in which government must
operate in order to serve the People of the State of Illinois.
    (b) The purpose of this Act is to provide government with
the tools that it needs to continue to serve the People of the
State of Illinois and to better respond to the statewide public
health emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.
 
ARTICLE 5. RESTORE ILLINOIS

 
    Section 5-5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 605-1045 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 605/605-1045 new)
    Sec. 605-1045. Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission.
    (a) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that the
State is confronted with a public health crisis that has
created unprecedented challenges for the State's diverse
economic base. In light of this crisis, and the heightened need
for collaboration between the legislative and executive
branches, the General Assembly hereby establishes the Restore
Illinois Collaborative Commission. The members of the
Commission will participate in and provide input on plans to
revive the various sectors of the State's economy in the wake
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    (b) The Department may request meetings be convened to
address revitalization efforts for the various sectors of the
State's economy. Such meetings may include public
participation as determined by the Commission.
    (c) The Department shall provide a written report to the
commission and the General Assembly not less than every 30 days
regarding the status of current and proposed revitalization
efforts. The written report shall include applicable metrics
that demonstrate progress on recovery efforts, as well as any
additional information as requested by the Commission. The
first report shall be delivered by July 1, 2020. The report to
the General Assembly shall be delivered to all members, in
addition to complying with the requirements of Section 3.1 of
the General Assembly Organization Act.
    (d) The Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission shall
consist of 14 members, appointed as follows:
        (1) four members of the House of Representatives
    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
        (2) four members of the Senate appointed by the Senate
    President;
        (3) three members of the House of Representatives
    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
    Representatives; and
        (4) three members of the Senate appointed by the Senate
    Minority Leader.
    (e) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Senate President shall each appoint one member of the
Commission to serve as a Co-Chair. The Co-Chairs may convene
meetings of the Commission. The members of the Commission shall
serve without compensation.
    (f) This section is repealed December 31, 2020.
 
ARTICLE 10. BROADBAND ACCESS

 
    Section 10-5. The Broadband Advisory Council Act is amended
by adding Section 25 as follows:
 
    (220 ILCS 80/25 new)
    Sec. 25. Universal no-cost broadband Internet access.
    (a) In furtherance of the purposes of this Act to expand
broadband service to unserved rural and urban areas of this
State and to achieve universal broadband service and Internet
access for the residents of this State, the Broadband Advisory
Council shall study the goal of providing free access to all
residents of this State to broadband service through the
expansion of the state broadband competitive matching grant
program. The Broadband Advisory Council shall also study the
alternative goal of providing affordable access to all
residents of this State to broadband service. The Office of
Broadband within the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity shall support and assist the Council in the
development of the study.
    (b) The study must include establishing access to broadband
service in zip codes identified as having high levels of
poverty and in the areas of the State without the
infrastructure necessary to meet the requirements for
high-speed access to the Internet. To the extent possible, the
study shall consider the incorporation and expansion of the
initiatives established in the Connect Illinois Broadband
Strategic Plan. The Council's study shall identify existing and
new streams of State, federal and private-public partnership
revenue to underwrite the creation of necessary infrastructure
and purchase unlimited broadband Internet access to be
provided, without charge, to some or all residents of the
State. The Council's study shall include a recommended schedule
for implementation of free universal broadband to the extent
determined to be feasible.
    (c) The Council shall issue a report on its findings and
    recommendations for any necessary legislation to the
    General Assembly no later than January 1, 2021.
 
ARTICLE 15. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS

 
    Section 15-5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing
Sections 2.01 and 7 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 120/2.01)  (from Ch. 102, par. 42.01)
    Sec. 2.01. All meetings required by this Act to be public
shall be held at specified times and places which are
convenient and open to the public. No meeting required by this
Act to be public shall be held on a legal holiday unless the
regular meeting day falls on that holiday.
    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a A quorum of
members of a public body must be physically present at the
location of an open meeting. If, however, an open meeting of a
public body (i) with statewide jurisdiction, (ii) that is an
Illinois library system with jurisdiction over a specific
geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, (iii) that is
a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over a specific
geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or (iv) that
is a local workforce investment area with jurisdiction over a
specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles is
held simultaneously at one of its offices and one or more other
locations in a public building, which may include other of its
offices, through an interactive video conference and the public
body provides public notice and public access as required under
this Act for all locations, then members physically present in
those locations all count towards determining a quorum. "Public
building", as used in this Section, means any building or
portion thereof owned or leased by any public body. The
requirement that a quorum be physically present at the location
of an open meeting shall not apply, however, to State advisory
boards or bodies that do not have authority to make binding
recommendations or determinations or to take any other
substantive action.
    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a A quorum of
members of a public body that is not (i) a public body with
statewide jurisdiction, (ii) an Illinois library system with
jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500
square miles, (iii) a municipal transit district with
jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500
square miles, or (iv) a local workforce innovation area with
jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500
square miles must be physically present at the location of a
closed meeting. Other members who are not physically present at
a closed meeting of such a public body may participate in the
meeting by means of a video or audio conference. For the
purposes of this Section, "local workforce innovation area"
means any local workforce innovation area or areas designated
by the Governor pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act or its reauthorizing legislation.
(Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.)
 
    (5 ILCS 120/7)
    Sec. 7. Attendance by a means other than physical presence.
    (a) If a quorum of the members of the public body is
physically present as required by Section 2.01, a majority of
the public body may allow a member of that body to attend the
meeting by other means if the member is prevented from
physically attending because of: (i) personal illness or
disability; (ii) employment purposes or the business of the
public body; or (iii) a family or other emergency. "Other
means" is by video or audio conference.
    (b) If a member wishes to attend a meeting by other means,
the member must notify the recording secretary or clerk of the
public body before the meeting unless advance notice is
impractical.
    (c) A majority of the public body may allow a member to
attend a meeting by other means only in accordance with and to
the extent allowed by rules adopted by the public body. The
rules must conform to the requirements and restrictions of this
Section, may further limit the extent to which attendance by
other means is allowed, and may provide for the giving of
additional notice to the public or further facilitate public
access to meetings.
    (d) The limitations of this Section shall not apply to (i)
closed meetings of (A) public bodies with statewide
jurisdiction, (B) Illinois library systems with jurisdiction
over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square
miles, (C) municipal transit districts with jurisdiction over a
specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or
(D) local workforce innovation areas with jurisdiction over a
specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles or
(ii) open or closed meetings of State advisory boards or bodies
that do not have authority to make binding recommendations or
determinations or to take any other substantive action. State
advisory boards or bodies, public bodies with statewide
jurisdiction, Illinois library systems with jurisdiction over
a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles,
municipal transit districts with jurisdiction over a specific
geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, and local
workforce investment areas with jurisdiction over a specific
geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, however, may
permit members to attend meetings by other means only in
accordance with and to the extent allowed by specific
procedural rules adopted by the body. For the purposes of this
Section, "local workforce innovation area" means any local
workforce innovation area or areas designated by the Governor
pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act or its reauthorizing legislation.
    (e) Subject to the requirements of Section 2.06 but
notwithstanding any other provision of law, an open or closed
meeting subject to this Act may be conducted by audio or video
conference, without the physical presence of a quorum of the
members, so long as the following conditions are met:
        (1) the Governor or the Director of the Illinois
    Department of Public Health has issued a disaster
    declaration related to public health concerns because of a
    disaster as defined in Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency
    Management Agency Act, and all or part of the jurisdiction
    of the public body is covered by the disaster area;
        (2) the head of the public body as defined in
    subsection (e) of Section 2 of the Freedom of Information
    Act determines that an in-person meeting or a meeting
    conducted under this Act is not practical or prudent
    because of a disaster;
        (3) all members of the body participating in the
    meeting, wherever their physical location, shall be
    verified and can hear one another and can hear all
    discussion and testimony;
        (4) for open meetings, members of the public present at
    the regular meeting location of the body can hear all
    discussion and testimony and all votes of the members of
    the body, unless attendance at the regular meeting location
    is not feasible due to the disaster, including the issued
    disaster declaration, in which case the public body must
    make alternative arrangements and provide notice pursuant
    to this Section of such alternative arrangements in a
    manner to allow any interested member of the public access
    to contemporaneously hear all discussion, testimony, and
    roll call votes, such as by offering a telephone number or
    a web-based link;
        (5) at least one member of the body, chief legal
    counsel, or chief administrative officer is physically
    present at the regular meeting location, unless unfeasible
    due to the disaster, including the issued disaster
    declaration; and
        (6) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each
    member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.
        (7) Except in the event of a bona fide emergency, 48
    hours' notice shall be given of a meeting to be held
    pursuant to this Section. Notice shall be given to all
    members of the public body, shall be posted on the website
    of the public body, and shall also be provided to any news
    media who has requested notice of meetings pursuant to
    subsection (a) of Section 2.02 of this Act. If the public
    body declares a bona fide emergency:
            (A) Notice shall be given pursuant to subsection
        (a) of Section 2.02 of this Act, and the presiding
        officer shall state the nature of the emergency at the
        beginning of the meeting.
            (B) The public body must comply with the verbatim
        recording requirements set forth in Section 2.06 of
        this Act.
        (8) Each member of the body participating in a meeting
    by audio or video conference for a meeting held pursuant to
    this Section is considered present at the meeting for
    purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all
    proceedings.
        (9) In addition to the requirements for open meetings
    under Section 2.06, public bodies holding open meetings
    under this subsection (e) must also keep a verbatim record
    of all their meetings in the form of an audio or video
    recording. Verbatim records made under this paragraph (9)
    shall be made available to the public under, and are
    otherwise subject to, the provisions of Section 2.06.
        (10) The public body shall bear all costs associated
    with compliance with this subsection (e).
(Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17.)
 
    Section 15-15. The Electronic Commerce Security Act is
amended by adding Section 95-20 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 175/95-20 new)
    Sec. 95-20. Remote Witnessing and Notarization.
    (a) The purpose of this Section is to give statutory
approval to the notary and witness guidelines provided in State
of Illinois Executive Order 2020-14.
    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or
regulation, effective March 26, 2020 and ending 30 days after
expiration of the Governor's emergency declaration regarding
COVID-19, a notarial act or an act of witnessing, including
when a person must "appear before", act "in the presence of",
or any variation thereof, may be performed through means of
two-way audio-video communication technology that allows for
direct contemporaneous interaction by sight and sound between
the individual signing the document, the witness and the notary
public.
    (c) A notarial act satisfies the "appearing before"
requirement under Section 6-102 of the Illinois Notary Public
Act if the notary public performs a remote notarization via
two-way audio-video communication technology, provided that
the Notary Public commissioned in Illinois is physically within
the State while performing the notarial act and the transaction
follows any guidance or rules provided by the Illinois
Secretary of State in existence on the date of notarization.
    (d) An act of witnessing and the technology used in the
audio-video communication must substantially comply with the
following process: (1) the two-way audio-video communication
must be recorded and preserved by the signatory or the
signatory's designee for a period of at least 3 years; (2) the
signatory must attest to being physically located in Illinois
during the two-way audio-video communication; (3) the witness
must attest to being physically located in Illinois during the
two-way audio-video communication; (4) the signatory must
affirmatively state on the two-way audio-video communication
what document the signatory is signing; (5) each page of the
document being witnessed must be shown to the witness on the
two-way audio-video communication technology in a means
clearly legible to the witness and initialed by the signatory
in the presence of the witness; (6) the act of signing must be
captured sufficiently up close on the two-way audio-video
communication for the witness to observe; (7) the signatory
must transmit by overnight mail, fax, electronic or other means
a legible copy of the entire signed document directly to the
witness no later than the day after the document is signed; (8)
the witness must sign the transmitted copy of the document as a
witness and transmit the signed copy of the document back via
overnight mail, fax, electronic or other means to the signatory
within 24 hours of receipt; and (9) if necessary, the witness
may sign the original signed document as of the date of the
original execution by the signatory provided that the witness
receives the original signed document together with the
electronically witnessed copy within thirty days from the date
of the remote witnessing.
    (d) The prohibition on electronic signatures on certain
documents in subsection (c) of Section 120 remains in full
effect.
    (e) Notwithstanding any law or rule of the State of
Illinois to the contrary, absent an express prohibition in a
document against signing in counterparts, all legal documents,
including, but not limited to, deeds, last wills and
testaments, trusts, durable powers of attorney for property,
and powers of attorney for health care, may be signed in
counterparts by the witnesses and the signatory. A notary
public must be presented with a fax or electronic copy of the
document signature pages showing the witness signatures on the
same date the document is signed by the signatory if the notary
public is being asked to certify to the appearance of the
witnesses to a document.
    (f) Any technology issues that may occur do not impact the
validity or effect of any instrument or document signed under
this Section. As used in this Section, "technology issues"
include, but are not limited to, problems with the internet
connection, user error related to the use of technology, the
file containing a recorded act becoming corrupted, or other
temporary malfunctions involving the technology used in an act
of witnessing or a notarial act.
 
    Section 15-20. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
amended by changing Section 4A-105 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 420/4A-105)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-105)
    Sec. 4A-105. Time for filing. Except as provided in
Section 4A-106.1, by May 1 of each year a statement must be
filed by each person whose position at that time subjects him
to the filing requirements of Section 4A-101 or 4A-101.5 unless
he has already filed a statement in relation to the same unit
of government in that calendar year.
    Statements must also be filed as follows:
        (a) A candidate for elective office shall file his
    statement not later than the end of the period during which
    he can take the action necessary under the laws of this
    State to attempt to qualify for nomination, election, or
    retention to such office if he has not filed a statement in
    relation to the same unit of government within a year
    preceding such action.
        (b) A person whose appointment to office is subject to
    confirmation by the Senate shall file his statement at the
    time his name is submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
        (b-5) A special government agent, as defined in item
    (1) of Section 4A-101 of this Act, shall file a statement
    within 30 days after making the first ex parte
    communication and each May 1 thereafter if he or she has
    made an ex parte communication within the previous 12
    months.
        (c) Any other person required by this Article to file
    the statement shall file a statement at the time of his or
    her initial appointment or employment in relation to that
    unit of government if appointed or employed by May 1.
    If any person who is required to file a statement of
economic interests fails to file such statement by May 1 of any
year, the officer with whom such statement is to be filed under
Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5 of this Act shall, within 7 days
after May 1, notify such person by certified mail of his or her
failure to file by the specified date. Except as may be
prescribed by rule of the Secretary of State, such person shall
file his or her statement of economic interests on or before
May 15 with the appropriate officer, together with a $15 late
filing fee. Any such person who fails to file by May 15 shall
be subject to a penalty of $100 for each day from May 16 to the
date of filing, which shall be in addition to the $15 late
filing fee specified above. Failure to file by May 31 shall
result in a forfeiture in accordance with Section 4A-107 of
this Act.
    Any person who takes office or otherwise becomes required
to file a statement of economic interests within 30 days prior
to May 1 of any year may file his or her statement at any time
on or before May 31 without penalty. If such person fails to
file such statement by May 31, the officer with whom such
statement is to be filed under Section 4A-106 or 4A-106.5 of
this Act shall, within 7 days after May 31, notify such person
by certified mail of his or her failure to file by the
specified date. Such person shall file his or her statement of
economic interests on or before June 15 with the appropriate
officer, together with a $15 late filing fee. Any such person
who fails to file by June 15 shall be subject to a penalty of
$100 per day for each day from June 16 to the date of filing,
which shall be in addition to the $15 late filing fee specified
above. Failure to file by June 30 shall result in a forfeiture
in accordance with Section 4A-107 of this Act.
    All late filing fees and penalties collected pursuant to
this Section shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the
State treasury, if the Secretary of State receives such
statement for filing, or into the general fund in the county
treasury, if the county clerk receives such statement for
filing. The Attorney General, with respect to the State, and
the several State's Attorneys, with respect to counties, shall
take appropriate action to collect the prescribed penalties.
    Failure to file a statement of economic interests within
the time prescribed shall not result in a fine or ineligibility
for, or forfeiture of, office or position of employment, as the
case may be; provided that the failure to file results from not
being included for notification by the appropriate agency,
clerk, secretary, officer or unit of government, as the case
may be, and that a statement is filed within 30 days of actual
notice of the failure to file.
    Beginning with statements required to be filed on or after
May 1, 2009, the officer with whom a statement is to be filed
may, in his or her discretion, waive the late filing fee, the
monetary late filing penalty, and the ineligibility for or
forfeiture of office or position for failure to file when the
person's late filing of a statement or failure to file a
statement is due to his or her (i) serious or catastrophic
illness that renders the person temporarily incapable of
completing the statement or (ii) military service.
    Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the
contrary, the deadlines for filing statements of economic
interests under this Section on or after March 17, 2020 shall
be suspended until August 1, 2020.
(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)
 
    Section 15-24. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
is amended by adding Section 5-45.1 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new)
    Sec. 5-45.1. Emergency rulemaking; Secretary of State
emergency powers. To provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of the extension provisions of Section 30 of the
Secretary of State Act, emergency rules implementing the
extension provisions of Section 30 of the Secretary of State
Act may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the
Secretary of State. The adoption of emergency rules authorized
by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for
the public interest, safety, and welfare.
    This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.
 
    Section 15-25. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
adding Section 30 as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 305/30 new)
    Sec. 30. Emergency powers.
    (a) Upon the Governor of the State of Illinois issuing a
statewide disaster proclamation based on a health pandemic or
similar emergency, the Secretary may extend for the duration of
the proclaimed disaster and for up to a period of 120 days
beyond the expiration of the disaster proclamation:
        (1) the expiration dates of driver's licenses, driving
    permits, identification cards, disabled parking placards
    and decals, and vehicle registrations; and
        (2) the expiration dates of professional licenses,
    registrations, certifications and commissions issued by
    the Secretary, including but not limited to, vehicle
    dealership licenses, commercial driver training school
    licenses, and securities, broker and investment adviser
    registrations.
    After the initial 120-day extension, the Secretary may
adopt subsequent 30-day extensions only upon a determination
that circumstances necessitate additional extensions. The
Secretary must adopt any subsequent 30-day extension prior to
the previous lapsing.
    (b) To provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly, any emergency rules to implement the extension
provisions of this Section must be adopted by the Secretary of
State, subject to the provisions of Section 5-45 of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Any such rule shall:
        (1) identify the disaster proclamation authorizing the
    rulemaking;
        (2) set forth the expirations being extended (for
    example, "this extension shall apply to all driver's
    licenses, driving permits, identification cards, disabled
    parking placards and decals, and vehicle registrations
    expiring on [date] through [date]"); and
        (3) set forth the date on which the extension period
    becomes effective, and the date on which the extension will
    terminate if not extended by subsequent emergency
    rulemaking.
    (c) Where the renewal of any driver's license, driving
permit, identification card, disabled parking placard or
decal, vehicle registration, or professional license,
registration, certification or commission has been extended
pursuant to this Section, it shall be renewed during the period
of an extension. Any such renewal shall be from the original
expiration date and shall be subject to the full fee which
would have been due had the renewal been issued based on the
original expiration date, except that no late filing fees or
penalties shall be imposed.
    (d) All law enforcement agencies in the State of Illinois
and all State and local governmental entities shall recognize
the validity of, and give full legal force to, extensions
granted pursuant to this Section.
    (e) Upon the request of any person or entity whose driver's
license, driving permit, identification card, disabled parking
placard or decal, vehicle registration, or professional
license, registration, certification or commission has been
subject to an extension under this Section, the Secretary shall
issue a statement verifying the extension was issued pursuant
to Illinois law, and requesting any foreign jurisdiction to
honor the extension.
    (f) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2021.
 
    Section 15-29. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
is amended by adding Section 5-45.2 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.2 new)
    Sec. 5-45.2. Emergency rulemaking; Secretary of State
Merit Commission. To provide for the expeditious and timely
implementation of subsection (14) of Section 8c of the
Secretary of State Merit Employment Code, emergency rules
implementing subsection (14) of Section 8c of the Secretary of
State Merit Employment Code may be adopted in accordance with
Section 5-45 by the Secretary of State. The adoption of
emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is
deemed to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
    This Section is repealed on January 1, 2021.
 
    Section 15-30. The Secretary of State Merit Employment Code
is amended by changing Section 8c as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 310/8c)  (from Ch. 124, par. 108c)
    Sec. 8c. Duties and powers of the Commission. The Merit
Commission, in addition to any other duties prescribed in this
Act, shall have the following duties and powers:
        (1) Upon written recommendations by the Director of
    Personnel, to exempt from jurisdiction B of this Act
    positions which, in the judgment of the Commission, are by
    their nature highly confidential or involve principal
    administrative responsibility for the determination of
    policy or principal administrative responsibility for the
    way in which policies are carried out. No position which
    has the powers of a law enforcement officer, except
    executive security officers, may be exempted under this
    section.
        (2) To require such special reports from the Director
    as it may consider desirable.
        (3) To disapprove original rules or any part thereof
    and any amendment thereof within 30 calendar days after the
    submission of such rules to the Merit Commission by the
    Director.
        (4) To disapprove within 30 calendar days from date of
    submission the position classification plan and any
    revisions thereof submitted by the Director as provided in
    the rules.
        (5) To hear appeals of employees who do not accept the
    allocation of their positions under the classification
    plan.
        (6) To hear and approve or disapprove written charges
    filed seeking the discharge or demotion of employees or
    suspension totaling more than 30 calendar days in any 12
    month period, as provided in Section 9, appeals as provided
    in Section 9a of this Act, and appeals from transfers from
    one geographical area in the state to another, and in
    connection therewith to administer oaths, subpoena
    witnesses and compel the production of books and papers.
        (7) (Blank).
        (8) To make an annual report regarding the work of the
    Commission to the Secretary of State, such report to be a
    public record.
        (9) If any violation of this Act is found, the
    Commission shall direct compliance in writing.
        (10) To appoint such employees, experts and special
    assistants as may be necessary to carry out the powers and
    duties of the commission under this Act. Employees, experts
    and special assistants so appointed by the Commission shall
    be subject to jurisdictions A, B and C of this Act, except
    the Chairman of the Commission when serving as the
    Administrator of the Commission shall not be subject to
    jurisdictions A, B, and C of this Act.
        (11) To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
    carry out and implement their powers and duties under this
    Act, with authority to amend such rules from time to time
    pursuant to The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
        (12) Within one year of the effective date of this
    amendatory Act of 1985, the Commission shall adopt rules
    and regulations which shall include all Commission
    policies implementing its duties under Sections 8, 9, 10
    and 15 of this Act. These rules and regulations shall
    include, but not be limited to, the standards and criteria
    used by the Commission and Hearing Officers in making
    discretionary determinations during hearing procedures.
        (13) To hear or conduct investigations as it deems
    necessary of appeals of layoff filed by employees appointed
    under Jurisdiction B after examination, provided that such
    appeals are filed within 15 calendar days following the
    effective date of such layoff and are made on the basis
    that the provisions of the Secretary of State Merit
    Employment Code or the rules promulgated thereunder have
    been violated or have not been complied with. All hearings
    shall be public. A decision shall be rendered within 60
    days after receipt of the transcript of the proceedings.
    The Commission shall order the reinstatement of the
    employee if it is proven that the provisions of the
    Secretary of State Merit Employment Code or the rules
    promulgated thereunder have been violated or have not been
    complied with. In connection therewith the Commission may
    administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel the
    production of books and papers.
        (14) Upon the Governor of the State of Illinois issuing
    a disaster declaration based on circumstances that may
    interfere with an employee's ability to exercise his or her
    rights under this Code, or that may prevent the Commission
    from performing its duties in a timely manner, the
    Commission may, by adoption of an emergency rule under
    Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
    extend for a period of up to 90 days beyond the expiration
    of the disaster proclamation any time limits set forth in
    this Code or in the Commission's rules, including but not
    limited to, the time limits for filing complaints, filing
    and serving other documents, holding of hearings and
    rendering of decisions. Upon a determination that
    circumstances necessitate additional time, the Commission
    may adopt one additional 90-day extension of time limits.
    No time limit shall be extended under this subsection
    beyond June 30, 2021.
(Source: P.A. 97-833, eff. 7-20-12.)
 
    Section 15-32. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is
amended by changing Section 801-25 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 3501/801-25)
    Sec. 801-25. All official acts of the Authority shall
require the approval of at least 8 members. All meetings of the
Authority and the Advisory Councils shall be conducted in
accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Eight members of the
Authority shall constitute a quorum. Except as otherwise
authorized in the Open Meetings Act, all All meetings shall be
conducted at a single location within this State with a quorum
of members physically present at this location. Other members
who are not physically present at this location may participate
in the meeting and vote on all matters by means of a video or
audio conference. The Auditor General shall conduct financial
audits and program audits of the Authority, in accordance with
the Illinois State Auditing Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04; 93-1101, eff. 3-31-05.)
 
    Section 15-35. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
changing Section 1-13 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 500/1-13)
    Sec. 1-13. Applicability to public institutions of higher
education.
    (a) This Code shall apply to public institutions of higher
education, regardless of the source of the funds with which
contracts are paid, except as provided in this Section.
    (b) Except as provided in this Section, this Code shall not
apply to procurements made by or on behalf of public
institutions of higher education for any of the following:
        (1) Memberships in professional, academic, research,
    or athletic organizations on behalf of a public institution
    of higher education, an employee of a public institution of
    higher education, or a student at a public institution of
    higher education.
        (2) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
    paid for exclusively by revenues generated by the event or
    activity, gifts or donations for the event or activity,
    private grants, or any combination thereof.
        (3) Procurement expenditures for events or activities
    for which the use of specific potential contractors is
    mandated or identified by the sponsor of the event or
    activity, provided that the sponsor is providing a majority
    of the funding for the event or activity.
        (4) Procurement expenditures necessary to provide
    athletic, artistic or musical services, performances,
    events, or productions by or for a public institution of
    higher education.
        (5) Procurement expenditures for periodicals, books,
    subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications
    procured for use by a university library or academic
    department, except for expenditures related to procuring
    textbooks for student use or materials for resale or
    rental.
        (6) Procurement expenditures for placement of students
    in externships, practicums, field experiences, and for
    medical residencies and rotations.
        (7) Contracts for programming and broadcast license
    rights for university-operated radio and television
    stations.
        (8) Procurement expenditures necessary to perform
    sponsored research and other sponsored activities under
    grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources
    other than State appropriations.
        (9) Contracts with a foreign entity for research or
    educational activities, provided that the foreign entity
    either does not maintain an office in the United States or
    is the sole source of the service or product.
Notice of each contract entered into by a public institution of
higher education that is related to the procurement of goods
and services identified in items (1) through (9) of this
subsection shall be published in the Procurement Bulletin
within 14 calendar days after contract execution. The Chief
Procurement Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the
notice. Each public institution of higher education shall
provide the Chief Procurement Officer, on a monthly basis, in
the form and content prescribed by the Chief Procurement
Officer, a report of contracts that are related to the
procurement of goods and services identified in this
subsection. At a minimum, this report shall include the name of
the contractor, a description of the supply or service
provided, the total amount of the contract, the term of the
contract, and the exception to the Code utilized. A copy of any
or all of these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor and
General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year that
shall include, at a minimum, an annual summary of the monthly
information reported to the Chief Procurement Officer.
    (b-5) Except as provided in this subsection, the provisions
of this Code shall not apply to contracts for medical supplies,
and to contracts for medical services necessary for the
delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or
veterinary teaching facilities utilized by Southern Illinois
University or the University of Illinois and at any
university-operated health care center or dispensary that
provides care, treatment, and medications for students,
faculty and staff. Other supplies and services needed for these
teaching facilities shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the
Chief Procurement Officer for Public Institutions of Higher
Education who may establish expedited procurement procedures
and may waive or modify certification, contract, hearing,
process and registration requirements required by the Code. All
procurements made under this subsection shall be documented and
may require publication in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.
    (b-10) Procurements made by or on behalf of the University
of Illinois for investment services scheduled to expire June
2020 may be extended through June 2021 without being subject to
the requirements of this Code. Any contract extended, renewed,
or entered pursuant to this exception shall be published on the
Executive Ethics Commission's website within 5 days of contract
execution. This subsection is inoperative on and after July 1,
2021.
    (c) Procurements made by or on behalf of public
institutions of higher education for the fulfillment of a grant
shall be made in accordance with the requirements of this Code
to the extent practical.
    Upon the written request of a public institution of higher
education, the Chief Procurement Officer may waive contract,
registration, certification, and hearing requirements of this
Code if, based on the item to be procured or the terms of a
grant, compliance is impractical. The public institution of
higher education shall provide the Chief Procurement Officer
with specific reasons for the waiver, including the necessity
of contracting with a particular potential contractor, and
shall certify that an effort was made in good faith to comply
with the provisions of this Code. The Chief Procurement Officer
shall provide written justification for any waivers. By
November 1 of each year, the Chief Procurement Officer shall
file a report with the General Assembly identifying each
contract approved with waivers and providing the justification
given for any waivers for each of those contracts. Notice of
each waiver made under this subsection shall be published in
the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar days after contract
execution. The Chief Procurement Officer shall prescribe the
form and content of the notice.
    (d) Notwithstanding this Section, a waiver of the
registration requirements of Section 20-160 does not permit a
business entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated
persons to make campaign contributions if otherwise prohibited
by Section 50-37. The total amount of contracts awarded in
accordance with this Section shall be included in determining
the aggregate amount of contracts or pending bids of a business
entity and any affiliated entities or affiliated persons.
    (e) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of Section 50-10.5 of
this Code, the Chief Procurement Officer, with the approval of
the Executive Ethics Commission, may permit a public
institution of higher education to accept a bid or enter into a
contract with a business that assisted the public institution
of higher education in determining whether there is a need for
a contract or assisted in reviewing, drafting, or preparing
documents related to a bid or contract, provided that the bid
or contract is essential to research administered by the public
institution of higher education and it is in the best interest
of the public institution of higher education to accept the bid
or contract. For purposes of this subsection, "business"
includes all individuals with whom a business is affiliated,
including, but not limited to, any officer, agent, employee,
consultant, independent contractor, director, partner,
manager, or shareholder of a business. The Executive Ethics
Commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the
implementation and administration of the provisions of this
subsection (e).
    (f) As used in this Section:
    "Grant" means non-appropriated funding provided by a
federal or private entity to support a project or program
administered by a public institution of higher education and
any non-appropriated funding provided to a sub-recipient of the
grant.
    "Public institution of higher education" means Chicago
State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois
University, University of Illinois, Western Illinois
University, and, for purposes of this Code only, the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy.
    (g) (Blank).
    (h) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
        (1) Public Act 98-1076, which took effect on January 1,
    2015, changed the repeal date set for this Section from
    December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2016.
        (2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules on
    the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple
    amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that
    these rules will not be observed when the result would be
    "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
    Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
        (3) This amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly
    manifests the intention of the General Assembly to remove
    the repeal of this Section.
        (4) This Section was originally enacted to protect,
    promote, and preserve the general welfare. Any
    construction of this Section that results in the repeal of
    this Section on December 31, 2014 would be inconsistent
    with the manifest intent of the General Assembly and
    repugnant to the context of this Code.
    It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the
General Assembly that this Section not be subject to repeal on
December 31, 2014.
    This Section shall be deemed to have been in continuous
effect since December 20, 2011 (the effective date of Public
Act 97-643), and it shall continue to be in effect henceforward
until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously enacted
amendments to this Section taking effect on or after December
31, 2014, are hereby validated.
    All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to this
Section by any public institution of higher education, person,
or entity are hereby validated.
    In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this
Section, it is set forth in full and re-enacted by this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. This re-enactment
is intended as a continuation of this Section. It is not
intended to supersede any amendment to this Section that is
enacted by the 100th General Assembly.
    In this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the
base text of the reenacted Section is set forth as amended by
Public Act 98-1076. Striking and underscoring is used only to
show changes being made to the base text.
    This Section applies to all procurements made on or before
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17.)
 
    Section 15-37. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act
is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 810/40)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6443)
    Sec. 40. The corporate authorities of forest preserve
districts, having the control or supervision of any forest
preserves, may erect and maintain within such forest preserves,
under the control or supervision of such corporate authorities,
edifices to be used for the collection and display of animals
as customary in zoological parks, and may collect and display
such animals, or permit the directors or trustees of any
zoological society devoted to the purposes aforesaid to erect
and maintain a zoological park and to collect and display
zoological collections within any forest preserve now or
hereafter under the control or supervision of such forest
preserve district, out of funds belonging to such zoological
society, or to contract with the directors or trustees of any
zoological society on such terms and conditions as may to such
corporate authorities seem best, relative to the erection,
operation and maintenance of a zoological park and the
collection and display of such animals within such forest
preserve, out of the tax provided in Section 41.
    Such forest preserve district may charge, or permit such
zoological society to charge an admission fee. The proceeds of
such admission fee shall be devoted exclusively to the
operation and maintenance of such zoological park and the
collections therein. All such zoological parks shall be open to
the public without charge for a period equivalent to 52 days
each year. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30, 2022, any
such zoological parks shall be open to the public without
charge for a period equivalent to 52 days. All such zoological
parks shall be open without charge to organized groups of
children in attendance at schools in the State. The managing
authority of the zoological park may limit the number of any
such groups in any given day and may establish other rules and
regulations that reasonably ensure public safety,
accessibility, and convenience, including but not limited to
standards of conduct and supervision. Charges may be made at
any time for special services and for admission to special
facilities within any zoological park for the education,
entertainment or convenience of visitors.
(Source: P.A. 86-1248.)
 
    Section 15-40. The Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act is
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 835/1)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6801)
    Sec. 1. The corporate authorities of forest preserve
districts, containing a population of 140,000 or more located
in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, having the
control or supervision of any forest preserves, may erect and
maintain within such forest preserves, under the control or
supervision of such corporate authorities, edifices to be used
for the collection and display of animals as customary in
zoological parks, and may collect and display such animals, or
permit the directors or trustees of any zoological society
devoted to the purposes aforesaid to erect and maintain a
zoological park and to collect and display zoological
collections within any forest preserve now or hereafter under
the control or supervision of such forest preserve district,
out of funds belonging to such zoological society, or to
contract with the directors or trustees of any zoological
society on such terms and conditions as may to such corporate
authorities seem best, relative to the erection, operation and
maintenance of a zoological park and the collection and display
of such animals within such forest preserve, out of the tax
hereinafter in this Act provided.
    This Act applies to any forest preserve district that
maintains a zoological park that was established under this Act
prior to 1964, regardless of whether the population
requirements continue to be met.
    A forest preserve district, containing a population of
140,000 or more, or the directors or trustees of such
zoological society when so authorized by the forest preserve
district, may (a) police the property of the zoological park,
(b) employ, establish, maintain and equip a security force for
fire and police protection of the zoological park and (c)
provide that the personnel of the security force shall perform
other tasks relating to the maintenance and operation of the
zoological park. Members of the security force shall be
conservators of the peace with all the powers of policemen in
cities and of sheriffs, other than to serve or execute civil
processes, but such powers may be exercised only within the
area comprising the zoological park when required to protect
the zoological park's property and interests, its personnel and
persons using the facilities or at the specific request of
appropriate federal, State or local law enforcement officials.
All otherwise lawful actions taken on or after August 13, 1978
(the effective date of Public Act 80-1364) and before the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
Assembly by a forest preserve district or a zoological society
located in a county of 3,000,000 or more in exercising the
powers provided in this paragraph are hereby validated,
notwithstanding Public Act 80-1364, which was a
non-substantive combining revisory Act.
    A forest preserve district, containing a population of
140,000 or more located in counties of less than 3,000,000
inhabitants, may charge, or permit such zoological society to
charge, an admission fee. The proceeds of such admission fee
shall be devoted exclusively to the operation and maintenance
of such zoological park and the collections therein. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section, all All such zoological
parks shall be open to the public without charge (i) a total
number of days, to be scheduled at any time during the calendar
year, equivalent to at least one day for each 7 days the
zoological park is open during the calendar year and (ii) to
the children in actual attendance upon any of the schools in
the State at all times. Beginning on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30,
2022, any such zoological park must be open to the public
without charge: (i) a total number of days, to be scheduled at
any time during the calendar year, equivalent to at least one
day for each 14 days the zoological park is open during the
calendar year; and (ii) to the children in actual attendance
upon any of the schools in the State at all times. The managing
authority of the zoological park may limit the number of school
groups that may attend the zoo on any given day and may
establish other rules and regulations that reasonably ensure
public safety, accessibility, and convenience, including
without limitation standards of conduct and supervision.
Charges may be made at any time for special services and for
admission to special facilities within any zoological park for
the education, entertainment or convenience of visitors.
(Source: P.A. 98-500, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
    Section 15-45. The Park District Aquarium and Museum Act is
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 1290/1)  (from Ch. 105, par. 326)
    Sec. 1. Erect, operate, and maintain aquariums and museums.
The corporate authorities of cities and park districts having
control or supervision over any public park or parks, including
parks located on formerly submerged land, are hereby authorized
to purchase, erect, and maintain within any such public park or
parks edifices to be used as aquariums or as museums of art,
industry, science, or natural or other history, including
presidential libraries, centers, and museums, such aquariums
and museums consisting of all facilities for their collections,
exhibitions, programming, and associated initiatives, or to
permit the directors or trustees of any corporation or society
organized for the construction or maintenance and operation of
an aquarium or museum as hereinabove described to erect,
enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild, rehabilitate, improve,
maintain, and operate its aquarium or museum within any public
park now or hereafter under the control or supervision of any
city or park district, and to contract with any such directors
or trustees of any such aquarium or museum relative to the
erection, enlargement, ornamentation, building, rebuilding,
rehabilitation, improvement, maintenance, ownership, and
operation of such aquarium or museum. Notwithstanding the
previous sentence, a city or park district may enter into a
lease for an initial term not to exceed 99 years, subject to
renewal, allowing a corporation or society as hereinabove
described to erect, enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild,
rehabilitate, improve, maintain, and operate its aquarium or
museum, together with grounds immediately adjacent to such
aquarium or museum, and to use, possess, and occupy grounds
surrounding such aquarium or museum as hereinabove described
for the purpose of beautifying and maintaining such grounds in
a manner consistent with the aquarium or museum's purpose, and
on the conditions that (1) the public is allowed access to such
grounds in a manner consistent with its access to other public
parks, and (2) the city or park district retains a reversionary
interest in any improvements made by the corporation or society
on the grounds, including the aquarium or museum itself, that
matures upon the expiration or lawful termination of the lease.
It is hereby reaffirmed and found that the aquariums and
museums as described in this Section, and their collections,
exhibitions, programming, and associated initiatives, serve
valuable public purposes, including, but not limited to,
furthering human knowledge and understanding, educating and
inspiring the public, and expanding recreational and cultural
resources and opportunities. Any city or park district may
charge, or permit such an aquarium or museum to charge, an
admission fee. Any such aquarium or museum, however, shall be
open without charge, when accompanied by a teacher, to the
children in actual attendance upon grades kindergarten through
twelve in any of the schools in this State at all times. In
addition, except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
such aquarium or museum must be open to persons who reside in
this State without charge for a period equivalent to 52 days,
at least 6 of which must be during the period from June through
August, each year. Beginning on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30,
2022, any such aquarium or museum must be open to persons who
reside in this State without charge for a period equivalent to
52 days, at least 6 of which must be during the period from
June through August, 2021. Notwithstanding said provisions,
charges may be made at any time for special services and for
admission to special facilities within any aquarium or museum
for the education, entertainment, or convenience of visitors.
The proceeds of such admission fees and charges for special
services and special facilities shall be devoted exclusively to
the purposes for which the tax authorized by Section 2 hereof
may be used. If any owner or owners of any lands or lots
abutting or fronting on any such public park, or adjacent
thereto, have any private right, easement, interest or property
in such public park appurtenant to their lands or lots or
otherwise, which would be interfered with by the erection and
maintenance of any aquarium or museum as hereinbefore provided,
or any right to have such public park remain open or vacant and
free from buildings, the corporate authorities of the city or
park district having control of such park, may condemn the same
in the manner prescribed for the exercise of the right of
eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act. The changes made
to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 99th General
Assembly are declaratory of existing law and shall not be
construed as a new enactment.
(Source: P.A. 99-3, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
    Section 15-50. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
adding Section 2-129 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/2-129 new)
    Sec. 2-129. Expiration dates. All expiration periods set
forth in this Code shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 30 of the Secretary of State Act.
 
ARTICLE 20. MUNICIPAL BUDGET

 
    Section 20-5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Sections 8-2-9 and 8-2-9.4 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/8-2-9)  (from Ch. 24, par. 8-2-9)
    Sec. 8-2-9. In municipalities with less than 500,000
inhabitants, except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
corporate authorities shall pass an ordinance within the first
quarter of each fiscal year, to be termed the annual
appropriation ordinance. On and after January 1, 2020, if a
disaster, state of emergency, or national emergency is declared
within the 60 days preceding the end of the first quarter of a
municipality's fiscal year and the disaster, emergency, or
declaration impacts the municipality, the time limit to pass
the annual appropriation ordinance shall be extended for the
duration of the disaster or emergency and for 60 days
thereafter. During the extended period, the municipality may
expend sums of money up to amounts budgeted or appropriated for
those objects and purposes in the previous fiscal year to
defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the
municipality. In this ordinance, the corporate authorities (i)
may appropriate sums of money deemed necessary to defray all
necessary expenses and liabilities of the municipalities,
including the amounts to be deposited in the reserves provided
for in the Illinois Pension Code and (ii) shall specify the
objects and purposes for which these appropriations are made
and the amount appropriated for each object or purpose. Among
the objects and purposes specified shall be the reserves
provided for in the Illinois Pension Code. Except as otherwise
provided, no further appropriations shall be made at any other
time within the same fiscal year, unless a proposition to make
each additional appropriation has been first sanctioned by a
petition signed by electors of the municipality numbering more
than 50% of the number of votes cast for the candidates for
mayor or president at the last preceding general municipal
election at which a mayor or president was elected, by a
petition signed by them, or by a majority of those voting on
the question at a regular election or at an emergency
referendum authorized in accordance with the general election
law. The corporate authorities may by ordinance initiate the
submission of the proposition. During any fiscal year, the
corporate authorities in municipalities subject to this
Section may adopt a supplemental appropriation ordinance in an
amount not in excess of the aggregate of any additional revenue
available to the municipality, or estimated to be received by
the municipality after the adoption of the annual appropriation
ordinance for that fiscal year, or from fund balances available
when the annual appropriation ordinance was adopted but that
were not appropriated at that time. The provisions of this
Section prohibiting further appropriations without sanction by
petition or election shall not be applicable to the
supplemental appropriation for that fiscal year. The corporate
authorities at any time, however, by a two-thirds vote of all
the members of the body, may make transfers within any
department or other separate agency of the municipal government
of sums of money appropriated for one corporate object or
purpose to another corporate object or purpose, but no
appropriation for any object or purpose shall thereby be
reduced below an amount sufficient to cover all obligations
incurred or to be incurred against the appropriation. Nothing
in this Section shall deprive the corporate authorities of the
power to provide for and cause to be paid from the funds of the
municipality any charge imposed by law without the action of
the corporate authorities, the payment of which is ordered by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
    At least 10 days before the adoption of the annual
appropriation ordinance, the corporate authorities of
municipalities over 2,000 in population shall make the proposed
appropriation ordinance or a formally prepared appropriation
or budget document upon which the annual appropriation
ordinance will be based conveniently available to public
inspection. In addition, the corporate authorities shall hold
at least one public hearing on that proposed appropriation
ordinance. Notice of this hearing shall be given publication in
one or more newspapers published in the municipality or, if
there is none published in the municipality, in a newspaper
published in the county and having general circulation in the
municipality at least 10 days before the time of the public
hearing. The notice shall state the time and place of the
hearing and the place where copies of the proposed
appropriation ordinance or formally prepared appropriation or
budget document will be accessible for examination. The annual
appropriation ordinance may be adopted at the same meeting at
which the public hearing is held or at any time after that
public hearing.
    After the public hearing and before final action is taken
on the appropriation ordinance, the corporate authorities may
revise, alter, increase, or decrease the items contained in the
ordinance.
    Notwithstanding any above provision of this Section, any
municipality in which Article 5 becomes effective after the
annual appropriation ordinance has been passed for the current
fiscal year may amend the appropriation ordinance in any manner
necessary to make Article 5 fully operative in that
municipality for that fiscal year. No amendment shall be
construed, however, to affect any tax levy made on the basis of
the original appropriation ordinance.
    This Section does not apply to municipalities operating
under special charters.
(Source: P.A. 86-1470; 87-365.)
 
    (65 ILCS 5/8-2-9.4)  (from Ch. 24, par. 8-2-9.4)
    Sec. 8-2-9.4. Passage of the annual budget by the corporate
authorities shall be in lieu of passage of the appropriation
ordinance as required by Section 8-2-9 of this Act. The annual
budget need not be published except in a manner provided for in
Section 8-2-9.9. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
the The annual budget shall be adopted by the corporate
authorities before the beginning of the fiscal year to which it
applies. On and after January 1, 2020, if a disaster, state of
emergency, or national emergency is declared within 60 days of
the end of a municipality's fiscal year and the disaster,
emergency, or declaration impacts the municipality, the time
limit to pass the annual budget shall be extended for the
duration of the disaster or emergency and for 60 days
thereafter. During the extended period, the municipality may
expend sums of money up to amounts budgeted or appropriated for
those objects and purposes in the previous fiscal year to
defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the
municipality.
(Source: P.A. 76-1117.)
 
ARTICLE 25. BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE

 
    Section 25-5. The Department of Insurance Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
1405-32 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1405/1405-32 new)
    Sec. 1405-32. Task force on business interruption
insurance policies. The Department of Insurance shall appoint a
task force on business interruption insurance policies
consisting of no more than 10 members representing the
Department of Insurance and the insurance industry. The Task
Force shall include a representative from a national trade
association, based in the State of Illinois, that represents
insurers who provide a significant segment of market share of
the commercial insurance provided in the State of Illinois. The
Task Force shall study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on
businesses and the need for changes to business interruption
insurance policies based on those impacts, including
recommendations for legislation.
    Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may
be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their
duties.
    The Department of Insurance shall provide administrative
and other support to the Task Force.
    The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by
December 31, 2020. The Task Force is dissolved, and this
Section is repealed, on December 31, 2021.
 
ARTICLE 99. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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