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91_SB1180
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1 AN ACT to amend the Legislative Commission Reorganization
2 Act of 1984 by changing Section 1-5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Legislative Commission Reorganization Act
6 of 1984 is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
7 (25 ILCS 130/1-5) (from Ch. 63, par. 1001-5)
8 Sec. 1-5. Composition of agencies; directors.
9 (a)(1) Each legislative support services agency listed
10 in Section 1-3 is hereafter in this Section referred to as
11 the Agency.
12 (2) The Citizens Assembly shall consist of the 14
13 co-chairpersons of the Citizens Councils created under
14 Article 11A.
15 (2.1) The Pension Laws Commission shall consist of 8
16 members of the General Assembly, of whom 2 shall be appointed
17 by the President of the Senate, 2 shall be appointed by the
18 Minority Leader of the Senate, 2 shall be appointed by the
19 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 2 shall be
20 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
21 Representatives; plus 8 public members with knowledge of
22 privately funded and operated pension plans, of whom 2 shall
23 be appointed by the President of the Senate, 2 shall be
24 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 2 shall be
25 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
26 2 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
27 Representatives. All appointments shall be in writing and
28 filed with the Secretary of State as a public record.
29 Legislative members of the Pension Laws Commission shall
30 be appointed during the month of January in each odd-numbered
31 year for 2-year terms beginning February 1. Any vacancy on
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1 the Commission shall be filled by appointment for the balance
2 of the term in the same manner as the original appointment.
3 A vacancy exists when a legislative member ceases to hold the
4 elected legislative office held at the time of appointment.
5 The initial legislative members of the Commission shall be
6 appointed as soon as practicable after the effective date of
7 this amendatory Act and shall serve until January 31, 1997.
8 (3) The other legislative support services agencies
9 shall each consist of 12 members of the General Assembly, of
10 whom 3 shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, 3
11 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 3
12 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
13 Representatives, and 3 shall be appointed by the Minority
14 Leader of the House of Representatives. All appointments
15 shall be in writing and filed with the Secretary of State as
16 a public record.
17 Members shall serve a two year term, and must be
18 appointed by the Joint Committee during the month of January
19 in each odd-numbered year for terms beginning February 1.
20 Any vacancy in an Agency shall be filled by appointment for
21 the balance of the term in the same manner as the original
22 appointment. A vacancy shall exist when a member no longer
23 holds the elected legislative office held at the time of the
24 appointment or at the termination of the member's legislative
25 service.
26 (b) (Blank).
27 (c) Every two years the members of each Agency shall
28 elect, during the month of February of each odd-numbered
29 year, 2 co-chairmen and such other officers as they deem
30 necessary. If members of the Agency cannot agree on the
31 co-chairmen by March 1 of the odd-numbered year, the
32 co-chairmen shall be selected from among the members by the
33 Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. The
34 co-chairmen of each Agency shall serve for a two-year term,
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1 beginning February 1 of the odd-numbered year, and the 2
2 co-chairmen shall not be members of or identified with the
3 same house or the same political party. If a co-chairman of
4 the Citizens Assembly is not a member of the General
5 Assembly, he shall be considered to be identified with the
6 house and the political party of the legislative leader by
7 whom he was appointed. The co-chairmen of the Pension Laws
8 Commission shall be legislative members of the Commission.
9 Each Agency shall meet twice annually or more often upon
10 the call of the chair or any 9 members. A quorum of the
11 Agency shall consist of a majority of the appointed members.
12 (d) Members of each Agency shall serve without
13 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred
14 in carrying out the duties of the Agency pursuant to rules
15 and regulations adopted by the Joint Committee on Legislative
16 Support Services.
17 (e) Beginning February 1, 1985, and every two years
18 thereafter, the Joint Committee shall select an Executive
19 Director who shall be the chief executive officer and staff
20 director of each Agency. The Executive Director shall
21 receive a salary as fixed by the Joint Committee and, in
22 addition, shall receive an annual cost of living adjustment
23 effective each July 1. The cost of living adjustment shall
24 equal the lesser of 5% of the Executive Director's salary or
25 the cost of living index known as the "Employment Cost Index,
26 Wages and Salaries, by Occupation and Industry Group: State
27 and Local Government Workers: Public Administration", as
28 published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
29 Labor Statistics, applicable for the calendar year
30 immediately preceding the calendar year in which the
31 respective July 1st increase is scheduled. The Executive
32 Director and shall be authorized to employ and fix the
33 compensation of necessary professional, technical and
34 secretarial staff and prescribe their duties, sign contracts,
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1 and issue vouchers for the payment of obligations pursuant to
2 rules and regulations adopted by the Joint Committee on
3 Legislative Support Services. The Executive Director and
4 other employees of the Agency shall not be subject to the
5 Personnel Code.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-113, eff. 7-7-95.)
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.