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| Public Act 099-0789 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Mandates Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 7 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 805/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 2207)
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Sec. 7. Review of Existing Mandates. | ||||
(a) Beginning with the 2019 catalog and every other year | ||||
thereafter, concurrently Concurrently with, or within
3 months | ||||
subsequent to the publication of a catalog of State mandates as
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prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 4 the Department shall | ||||
submit to
the Governor and the General Assembly a review and | ||||
report on mandates enacted in the previous 2 years
prior to the | ||||
effective date of this Act and remaining in effect at the time | ||||
of submittal
of the report. The Department may fulfill its | ||||
responsibilities for compiling the report by entering into a | ||||
contract for service.
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Beginning with the 2017 catalog and every 10 years | ||||
thereafter, concurrently with, or within 3 months subsequent to | ||||
the publication of a catalog of State mandates as prescribed in | ||||
subsection (b) of Section 4, the Department shall submit to the | ||||
Governor and the General Assembly a review and report on all | ||||
effective mandates at the time of submittal of the reports. | ||||
(b) The report shall include for each mandate the | ||
following: (1) The factual
information specified in subsection | ||
(b) of Section 4 for the catalog. ; The report may also include | ||
the following: (1) (2)
extent to which the enactment of the | ||
mandate was requested, supported, encouraged
or opposed by | ||
local governments or their respective organization;
(2) (3) | ||
whether the mandate continues to meet a Statewide policy | ||
objective or
has achieved the initial policy intent in whole or | ||
in part; (3) (4) amendments
if any are required to make the | ||
mandate more effective; (4) (5) whether the mandate
should be | ||
retained or rescinded; (5) (6) whether State financial | ||
participation
in helping meet the identifiable increased local | ||
costs arising from the
mandate should be initiated, and if so, | ||
recommended ratios and phasing-in
schedules; and (6) (7) any | ||
other information or recommendations which the
Department | ||
considers pertinent; and (7) any comments about the mandate | ||
submitted by affected units of government.
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(c) The appropriate committee of each house of the General | ||
Assembly shall
review the report and shall initiate such | ||
legislation or other action as
it deems necessary.
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The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall | ||
be satisfied
by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, | ||
the Minority Leader and
the Clerk of the House of | ||
Representatives and the President, the Minority
Leader, the | ||
Secretary of the Senate, the members of the committees required
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to review the report under subsection (c) and the Legislative | ||
Research
Unit, as
required by Section 3.1 of "An Act to revise | ||
the law in relation to the
General Assembly", approved February | ||
25, 1874, as amended, and filing such
additional copies with | ||
the State Government Report Distribution Center for
the General | ||
Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of
the | ||
State Library Act.
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(Source: P.A. 84-1438.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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