97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1383
 
Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
70 ILCS 3615/3B.02  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02

     Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Causes the term of office of each member of the Commuter Rail Board serving on the effective date of the amendatory Act to expire on the date that occurs 30 calendar days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Sets forth the appointment of the new members of the Commuter Rail Board. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
4    Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 3B.02 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02)


7    Sec. 3B.02. Commuter Rail Board. 
8    (a) (Blank). Until April 1, 2008, the
 governing body of the 
9Commuter
Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 7 
10directors appointed pursuant
to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as 
11follows:

12        (1)
 One director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
13    the Board of DuPage
County with the advice and consent of 
14    the County Board of DuPage County
and shall reside in 
15    DuPage County.

16        (2)
 Two directors appointed by the Chairmen of the 
17    County Boards of Kane,
Lake, McHenry and Will Counties with 
18    the concurrence of not less than a
majority of the chairmen 
19    from such counties, from nominees by the Chairmen.
Each 
20    such chairman may nominate not more than two persons for 
21    each position.
Each such director shall reside in a county 
22    in the metropolitan region other
than Cook or DuPage 
23    County.

 
 
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1        (3)
 Three directors appointed by the members of the 
2    Cook County Board elected
from that part of Cook County 
3    outside of Chicago, or, in the event such Board
of 
4    Commissioners becomes elected from single member 
5    districts, by those
Commissioners elected from districts, 
6    a majority of the residents of which
reside outside 
7    Chicago.  In either case, such appointment shall be with
the 
8    concurrence of four such Commissioners.  Each such director 
9    shall reside
in that part of Cook County outside Chicago.

10        (4)
 One director appointed by the Mayor of the City of 
11    Chicago, with the
advice and consent of the City Council of 
12    the City of Chicago.  Such director
shall reside in the City 
13    of Chicago.

14        (5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors, 
15    from the members of
the board, with the concurrence of 5 of 
16    such directors.

17    (b) Until 30 days after the effective date of this 
18amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, After April 1, 
192008  the governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be 
20a board consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to 
21Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:

22        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
23    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the 
24    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.  To 
25    implement the changes in appointing authority under this 
26    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in 
 
 
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1    office of the Director appointed under item (1) of 
2    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage 
3    County, a Director shall be appointed under this 
4    subparagraph.

5        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
6    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the 
7    McHenry County Board and  shall reside in McHenry County.  To 
8    implement the change in appointing authority under this 
9    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in 
10    office of the Director appointed under item (2) of 
11    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry 
12    County, a Director shall be appointed under this 
13    subparagraph.

14        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County 
15    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County 
16    Board and  shall reside in Will County.  To implement the 
17    change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the 
18    expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the 
19    Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this 
20    Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall be 
21    appointed under this subparagraph.

22        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
23    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the 
24    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.

25        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
26    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the 
 
 
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1    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.

2        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the 
3    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City 
4    Council of the City of Chicago and  shall reside in the City 
5    of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing 
6    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the 
7    term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed 
8    under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who 
9    resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be 
10    appointed under this subparagraph.

11        (7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of 
12    the City of Chicago, as follows:
13            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside 
14        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of 
15        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  
16        the members of the Cook County Board.
17            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of 
18        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, 
19        or Elk Grove.  To implement the changes in appointing 
20        authority under this Section, upon the expiration of 
21        the term of or vacancy in office of the Director 
22        appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this 
23        Section who resides in the geographic area described in 
24        this subparagraph, a Director shall be appointed under 
25        this subparagraph.
26            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of 
 
 
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1        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, 
2        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
3            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of 
4        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, 
5        Lemont, Palos, or Orland.  To implement the changes in 
6        appointing authority under this Section, upon the 
7        expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the 
8        Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection 
9        (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area 
10        described in this subparagraph and whose term of office 
11        had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall 
12        be appointed under this subparagraph.
13            (v) One Director who resides in the township of 
14        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.  To 
15        implement the changes in appointing authority under 
16        this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or 
17        vacancy in office of the Director appointed under 
18        paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who 
19        resides in the geographic area described in this 
20        subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as of 
21        August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under 
22        this subparagraph.
23            (vi) The Directors identified under the provisions 
24        of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) 
25        shall be appointed by the members of the Cook County 
26        Board.  Each individual Director shall be appointed by 
 
 
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1        those members of the Cook County Board whose Board 
2        districts overlap in whole or in part with the 
3        geographic territory described in the relevant 
4        subparagraph.  The vote of County Board members 
5        eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of 
6        subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) 
7        shall be weighted by the number of electors residing in 
8        those portions of their Board districts within the 
9        geographic territory described in the relevant 
10        subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).

11        (8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors, 
12    from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of 
13    such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing 
14    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the 
15    term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed 
16    under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a 
17    Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.

18    (b-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the 
19contrary, the term of office of each Director serving on the 
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
21Assembly expires on the date that occurs 30 calendar days after 
22the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
23Assembly. Beginning 31 calendar days after the effective date 
24of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the 
25governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be a board 
26consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to this 
 
 
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1subsection (b-5) and Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows: 
2        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
3    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the 
4    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.
5        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
6    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the 
7    McHenry County Board and  shall reside in McHenry County.
8        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County 
9    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County 
10    Board and  shall reside in Will County.
11        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
12    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the 
13    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
14        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
15    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the 
16    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
17        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the 
18    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City 
19    Council of the City of Chicago and  shall reside in the City 
20    of Chicago.
21        (7) Five Directors shall reside in Cook County outside 
22    of the City of Chicago, as follows:
23            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside 
24        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of 
25        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  
26        the members of the Cook County Board, except that for 
 
 
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1        the initial term, the Director may be replaced by the 
2        President of the Cook County Board, with the advice and 
3        consent of the members of the Cook County Board, no 
4        sooner than January 15, 2011. 
5            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of 
6        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, 
7        or Elk Grove.
8            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of 
9        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, 
10        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
11            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of 
12        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, 
13        Lemont, Palos, or Orland.
14            (v) One Director who resides in the township of 
15        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.
16        The Directors identified under the provisions of 
17    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall 
18    be appointed by the members of the Cook County Board.  Each 
19    individual Director shall be appointed by those members of 
20    the Cook County Board whose Board districts overlap in 
21    whole or in part with the geographic territory described in 
22    the relevant subparagraph.  The vote of County Board members 
23    eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of 
24    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall 
25    be weighted by the number of electors residing in those 
26    portions of their Board districts within the geographic 
 
 
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1    territory described in the relevant subparagraph (ii) 
2    through (v) of this paragraph (7). 
3    (c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an 
4officer, a member of the
board of directors or trustee or an 
5employee of any transportation agency,
or be an employee of the 
6State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof,
or of 
7any unit of local government or receive any compensation from 
8any
elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws 
9of Illinois.

10    (d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of 
11this Section
 and under Section
3B.03 shall be certified by the 
12appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board
which shall 
13maintain the certifications as part of the official records
of 
14the Commuter Rail Board.


15(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

 
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.