96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1556


 
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



745 ILCS 10/1-206
  from Ch. 85, par. 1-206







    Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act.  Adds to the definition of a "local public entity": an association of school districts, association of school boards, and any not-for-profit association, partnership, or other organization or entity organized for the purpose of conducting public business. Provides that these changes apply to pending actions as well as actions commenced on or after the effective date.

Effective immediately.



















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    AN ACT concerning civil law.

 
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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 Local Governmental and Governmental 
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Employees Tort
Immunity Act is amended  by changing Section 
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1-206 as follows:
 



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    (745 ILCS 10/1-206)  (from Ch. 85, par. 1-206)


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    Sec. 1-206. "Local public entity" includes a county, 
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township,
municipality, municipal corporation, school 
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district, association of school districts, school board,

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association of school boards, educational service region, 
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regional board of school trustees,
trustees of schools of 
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townships, treasurers of schools of townships, community 
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college district, community college board, forest
preserve 
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district, park district, fire protection district, sanitary

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district, museum district, emergency telephone system board, 
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and all other
local governmental bodies.
"Local public entity" 
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also includes library systems and any
intergovernmental agency 
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or similar entity formed pursuant to the
Constitution of the 
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State of Illinois or the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act as 
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well as any not-for-profit corporation, association, 
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partnership, or other organization or entity organized for the 
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purpose of
conducting public business. It does not include the 
 


 






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State or any office,
officer, department, division, bureau, 
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board, commission, university or
similar agency of the State.

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    The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 94th General 
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Assembly do not apply to an action or proceeding accruing on or 
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before its effective date.

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    The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
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Assembly apply to pending actions as well as actions commenced 
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on or after the effective date. 
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(Source: P.A. 94-424, eff. 8-2-05.)


 

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