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92_HB1640ccr001 LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2 FIRST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 3 ON HOUSE BILL 1640 4 ------------------------------------------------------------- 5 ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 7 House of Representatives: 8 We, the conference committee appointed to consider the 9 differences between the houses in relation to Senate 10 Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1640, recommend the following: 11 (1) that the Senate recede from Senate Amendment No. 1; 12 and 13 (2) that House Bill 1640 be amended as follows: 14 by replacing the title with the following: 15 "AN ACT in relation to State government."; and 16 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 17 following: 18 "Section 5. The State Budget Law of the Civil 19 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing 20 Section 50-15 as follows: 21 (15 ILCS 20/50-15) (was 15 ILCS 20/38.2) 22 Sec. 50-15. Department accountability reports; Budget23Advisory Panel. 24 (a) Beginning in the fiscal year which begins July 1, 25 1992, each department of State government as listed in 26 Section 5-15 of the Departments of State Government Law (20 27 ILCS 5/5-15) shall submit an annual accountability report to 28 the Bureau of the Budget at times designated by the Director 29 of the Bureau of the Budget. Each accountability report shall 30 be designed to assist the Bureau of the Budget in its duties 31 under Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the Bureau of the Budget Act -2- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 and shall measure the department's performance based on 2 criteria, goals, and objectives established by the department 3 with the oversight and assistance of the Bureau of the 4 Budget. Each department shall also submit interim progress 5 reports at times designated by the Director of the Bureau of 6 the Budget. 7 (b) (Blank).There is created a Budget Advisory Panel,8consisting of 10 representatives of private business and9industry appointed 2 each by the Governor, the President of10the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of11the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the12House of Representatives. The Budget Advisory Panel shall13aid the Bureau of the Budget in the establishment of the14criteria, goals, and objectives by the departments for use in15measuring their performance in accountability reports. The16Budget Advisory Panel shall also assist the Bureau of the17Budget in reviewing accountability reports and assessing the18effectiveness of each department's performance measures. The19Budget Advisory Panel shall submit to the Bureau of the20Budget a report of its activities and recommendations for21change in the procedures established in subsection (a) at the22time designated by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget,23but in any case no later than the third Friday of each24November.25 (c) The Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall 26 select not more than 3 departments for a pilot program 27 implementing the procedures of subsection (a) for budget 28 requests for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1990 and July 29 1, 1991, and each of the departments elected shall submit 30 accountability reports for those fiscal years. 31 By April 1, 1991, the Bureau of the Budgetwith the32assistance of the Budget Advisory Panelshall recommend in 33 writing to the Governor any changes in the budget review 34 process established pursuant to this Section suggested by its 35 evaluation of the pilot program. The Governor shall submit -3- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 changes to the budget review process that the Governor plans 2 to adopt, based on the report, to the President and Minority 3 Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of 4 the House of Representatives. 5 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.) 6 (20 ILCS 230/15 rep.) 7 Section 15. The Biotechnology Sector Development Act is 8 amended by repealing Section 15. 9 Section 25. The Department of Central Management 10 Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 11 amended by changing Section 405-500 as follows: 12 (20 ILCS 405/405-500) 13 Sec. 405-500. Matters relating to the Office of the 14 Lieutenant Governor. 15 (a) It is the purpose of this Section to provide for the 16 administration of the affairs of the Office of the Lieutenant 17 Governor during a period when the Office of Lieutenant 18 Governor is vacant. 19 It is the intent of the General Assembly that all powers 20 and duties of the Lieutenant Governor assumed and exercised 21 by the Director of Central Management Services, the 22 Department of Central Management Services, or another 23 Director, State employee, or State agency designated by the 24 Governor under the provisions of Public Act 90-609 be 25 reassumed by the Lieutenant Governor on January 11, 1999. 26 (b) Until January 11, 1999, while the office of 27 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Director of Central 28 Management Services shall assume and exercise the powers and 29 duties given to the Lieutenant Governor under the Illinois 30 Commission on Community Service Act, Section 46.53 of the 31 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (renumbered; now 32 Section 605-75 of the Department of Commerce and Community -4- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 Affairs Law, 20 ILCS 605/605-75) (relating to the Keep 2 Illinois Beautiful program), Section 12-1 of the State 3 Finance Act, and the Gifts and Grants to Government Act, and4the Illinois Distance Learning Foundation Act. 5 The Director of Central Management Services shall not 6 assume or exercise the powers and duties given to the 7 Lieutenant Governor under the Rural Bond Bank Act. 8 (c) Until January 11, 1999, while the office of 9 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central 10 Management Services shall assume and exercise the powers and 11 duties given to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor under 12 Section 2-3.112 of the School Code, the Illinois River 13 Watershed Restoration Act, the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park 14 Act, and Section 12-1 of the State Finance Act, and the15Illinois Distance Learning Foundation Act. 16 (c-5) Notwithstanding subsection (c): (i) the Governor 17 shall appoint an interim member, who shall be interim 18 chairperson, of the Illinois River Coordinating Council while 19 the office of the Lieutenant Governor is vacant until January 20 11, 1999 and (ii) the Governor shall appoint an interim 21 member, who shall be interim chairperson, of the Illinois 22 Wildlife Prairie Park Commission while the office of the 23 Lieutenant Governor is vacant until January 11, 1999. 24 (d) Until January 11, 1999, while the office of 25 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central 26 Management Services may assume and exercise the powers and 27 duties that have been delegated to the Lieutenant Governor by 28 the Governor. 29 (e) Until January 11, 1999, while the office of 30 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, appropriations to the Office 31 of the Lieutenant Governor may be obligated and expended by 32 the Department of Central Management Services, with the 33 authorization of the Director of Central Management Services, 34 for the purposes specified in those appropriations. These 35 obligations and expenditures shall continue to be accounted -5- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 for as obligations and expenditures of the Office of the 2 Lieutenant Governor. 3 (f) Until January 11, 1999, while the office of 4 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, all employees of the Office of 5 the Lieutenant Governor who are needed to carry out the 6 responsibilities of the Office are temporarily reassigned to 7 the Department of Central Management Services. This 8 reassignment shall not be deemed to constitute new employment 9 or to change the terms or conditions of employment or the 10 qualifications required of the employees, except that the 11 reassigned employees shall be subject to supervision by the 12 Department during the temporary reassignment period. 13 (g) Until January 11, 1999, while the office of 14 Lieutenant Governor is vacant, the Department of Central 15 Management Services shall temporarily assume and exercise the 16 powers and duties of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor 17 under contracts to which the Office of the Lieutenant 18 Governor is a party. The assumption of rights and duties 19 under this subsection shall not be deemed to change the terms 20 or conditions of the contract. 21 The Department of Central Management Services may amend, 22 extend, or terminate any such contract in accordance with its 23 terms; may agree to terminate a contract at the request of 24 the other party; and may, with the approval of the Governor, 25 enter into new contracts on behalf of the Office of the 26 Lieutenant Governor. 27 (h) The Governor may designate a State employee or 28 director other than the Director of Central Management 29 Services or a State agency other than the Department of 30 Central Management Services to assume and exercise any 31 particular power or duty that would otherwise be assumed and 32 exercised by the Director of Central Management Services or 33 the Department of Central Management Services under 34 subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this Section. 35 Except as provided below, if the Governor designates a -6- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 State employee or director other than the Director of Central 2 Management Services or a State agency other than the 3 Department of Central Management Services, that person or 4 agency shall be responsible for those duties set forth in 5 subsections (e), (f), and (g) that directly relate to the 6 designation of duties under subsections (b), (c), and (d). 7 If the Governor's designation relates to duties of the 8 Commission on Community Serviceor the Distance Learning9Foundation, the Director of Central Management Services and 10 the Department of Central Management Services may, if so 11 directed by the Governor, continue to be responsible for 12 those duties set forth in subsections (e), (f), and (g) 13 relating to that designation. 14 (i) Business transacted under the authority of this 15 Section by entities other than the Office of the Lieutenant 16 Governor shall be transacted on behalf of and in the name of 17 the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Property of the 18 Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall remain the property 19 of that Office and may continue to be used by persons 20 performing the functions of that Office during the vacancy 21 period, except as otherwise directed by the Governor. 22 (Source: P.A. 90-609, eff. 6-30-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.) 23 Section 30. The Illinois State Auditing Act is amended 24 by changing Section 3-1 as follows: 25 (30 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 15, par. 303-1) 26 Sec. 3-1. Jurisdiction of Auditor General. The Auditor 27 General has jurisdiction over all State agencies to make post 28 audits and investigations authorized by or under this Act or 29 the Constitution. 30 The Auditor General has jurisdiction over local 31 government agencies and private agencies only: 32 (a) to make such post audits authorized by or under 33 this Act as are necessary and incidental to a post audit -7- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 of a State agency or of a program administered by a State 2 agency involving public funds of the State, but this 3 jurisdiction does not include any authority to review 4 local governmental agencies in the obligation, receipt, 5 expenditure or use of public funds of the State that are 6 granted without limitation or condition imposed by law, 7 other than the general limitation that such funds be used 8 for public purposes; 9 (b) to make investigations authorized by or under 10 this Act or the Constitution; and 11 (c) to make audits of the records of local 12 government agencies to verify actual costs of 13 state-mandated programs when directed to do so by the 14 Legislative Audit Commission at the request of the State 15 Board of Appeals under the State Mandates Act. 16 In addition to the foregoing, the Auditor General may 17 conduct an audit of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition 18 Authority, the Regional Transportation Authority, the 19 Suburban Bus Division, the Commuter Rail Division and the 20 Chicago Transit Authority and any other subsidized carrier 21 when authorized by the Legislative Audit Commission. Such 22 audit may be a financial, management or program audit, or any 23 combination thereof. 24 The audit shall determine whether they are operating in 25 accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Subject 26 to the limitations of this Act, the Legislative Audit 27 Commission may by resolution specify additional 28 determinations to be included in the scope of the audit. 29 In addition to the foregoing, the Auditor General must 30 also conduct a financial audit of the Illinois Sports 31 Facilities Authority's expenditures of public funds in 32 connection with the reconstruction, renovation, remodeling, 33 extension, or improvement of all or substantially all of any 34 existing "facility", as that term is defined in the Illinois 35 Sports Facilities Authority Act. -8- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 The Auditor General may also conduct an audit, when 2 authorized by the Legislative Audit Commission, of any 3 hospital which receives 10% or more of its gross revenues 4 from payments from the State of Illinois, Department of 5 Public Aid, Medical Assistance Program. 6 The Auditor General is authorized to conduct financial 7 and compliance audits of theIllinois Distance Learning8Foundation and theIllinois Conservation Foundation. 9 As soon as practical after the effective date of this 10 amendatory Act of 1995, the Auditor General shall conduct a 11 compliance and management audit of the City of Chicago and 12 any other entity with regard to the operation of Chicago 13 O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Midway Airport and 14 Merrill C. Meigs Field. The audit shall include, but not be 15 limited to, an examination of revenues, expenses, and 16 transfers of funds; purchasing and contracting policies and 17 practices; staffing levels; and hiring practices and 18 procedures. When completed, the audit required by this 19 paragraph shall be distributed in accordance with Section 20 3-14. 21 The Auditor General shall conduct a financial and 22 compliance and program audit of distributions from the 23 Municipal Economic Development Fund during the immediately 24 preceding calendar year pursuant to Section 8-403.1 of the 25 Public Utilities Act at no cost to the city, village, or 26 incorporated town that received the distributions. 27 The Auditor General must conduct an audit of the Health 28 Facilities Planning Board pursuant to Section 19.5 of the 29 Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act. 30 (Source: P.A. 90-813, eff. 1-29-99; 91-782, eff. 6-9-00; 31 91-935, eff. 6-1-01.) 32 (105 ILCS 40/Act rep.) 33 Section 35. The Illinois Distance Learning Foundation 34 Act is repealed. -9- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 (20 ILCS 605/605-450 rep.) 2 (20 ILCS 605/605-850 rep.) 3 Section 45. The Department of Commerce and Community 4 Affairs Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 5 amended by repealing Sections 605-450 and 605-850. 6 Section 50. The Illinois Emergency Employment 7 Development Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 5, and 9 8 as follows: 9 (20 ILCS 630/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 2402) 10 Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the following 11 words have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section. 12 (a) (Blank)."Coordinator" means the Illinois Emergency13Employment Development Coordinator appointed under Section 3.14 (b) "Eligible business" means a for-profit business. 15 (c) "Eligible employer" means an eligible nonprofit 16 agency, or an eligible business. 17 (d) "Eligible job applicant" means a person who: 18 A. (1) has been a resident of this State for at least 19 one year; and (2) is unemployed; and (3) is not receiving and 20 is not qualified to receive unemployment compensation or 21 workers' compensation; and (4) is determined by the 22 employment administrator to be likely to be available for 23 employment by an eligible employer for the duration of the 24 job; or 25 B. Is otherwise eligible for services under the Job 26 Training Partnership Act (29 USCA 1501 et seq.). 27 In addition, a farmer who resides in a county qualified 28 under Federal Disaster Relief and who can demonstrate severe 29 financial need may be considered unemployed under this 30 subsection. 31 (e) "Eligible nonprofit agency" means an organization 32 exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 33 Section 501(c)(3). -10- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 (f) "Employment administrator" means the Manager of the 2 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Job Training 3 Programs Division or his designee. 4 (g) "Household" means a group of persons living at the 5 same residence consisting of, at a maximum, spouses and the 6 minor children of each. 7 (h) "Program" means the Illinois Emergency Employment 8 Development Program created by this Act consisting of 9 temporary work relief projects in nonprofit agencies and new 10 job creation in the private sector. 11 (i) "Service Delivery Area" means that unit or units of 12 local government designated by the Governor pursuant to Title 13 I, Part A, Section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act 14 (29 USCA et seq.). 15 (j) "Excess unemployed" means the number of unemployed 16 in excess of 6.5% of the service delivery area population. 17 (k) "Private industry council" means governing body of 18 each service delivery area created pursuant to Title I, 19 Section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 USC 1501 20 et seq.). 21 (Source: P.A. 84-1399.) 22 (20 ILCS 630/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 2405) 23 Sec. 5. (a) Allocation of funds among eligible job 24 applicants within a service delivery area shall be determined 25 by the Private Industry Council for each such service 26 delivery area. The Private Industry Council shall give 27 priority to 28 (1) applicants living in households with no other income 29 source; and 30 (2) applicants who would otherwise be eligible to 31 receive general assistance. 32 (b) Allocation of funds among eligible employers within 33 each service delivery area shall be determined by the Private 34 Industry Council for each such area according to the -11- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 priorities which the Director of Commerce and Community 2 Affairs, upon recommendation of the coordinator,shall by 3 rule establish. The Private Industry Council shall give 4 priority to funding private sector jobs to the extent that 5 businesses apply for funds. 6 (Source: P.A. 84-1399.) 7 (20 ILCS 630/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 2409) 8 Sec. 9. (a) Eligible businesses. A business employer is 9 an eligible employer if it enters into a written contract, 10 signed and subscribed to under oath, with the employment 11 administrator for its service delivery area containing 12 assurances that: 13 (1) funds received by a business shall be used only as 14 permitted under the program; 15 (2) the business has submitted a plan to the employment 16 administrator (1) describing the duties and proposed 17 compensation of each employee proposed to be hired under the 18 program; and (2) demonstrating that with the funds provided 19 under the program the business is likely to succeed and 20 continue to employ persons hired under the program; 21 (3) the business will use funds exclusively for 22 compensation and fringe benefits of eligible job applicants 23 and will provide employees hired with these funds with fringe 24 benefits and other terms and conditions of employment 25 comparable to those provided to other employees of the 26 business who do comparable work; 27 (4) the funds are necessary to allow the business to 28 begin, or to employ additional people, but not to fill 29 positions which would be filled even in the absence of funds 30 from this program; 31 (5) (blank);the business will cooperate with the32coordinator in collecting data to assess the result of the33program;and 34 (6) the business is in compliance with all applicable -12- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 affirmative action, fair labor, health, safety, and 2 environmental standards. 3 (b) In allocating funds among eligible businesses, the 4 employment administrator shall give priority to businesses 5 which best satisfy the following criteria: 6 (1) have a high potential for growth and long-term job 7 creation; 8 (2) are labor intensive; 9 (3) make high use of local and State resources; 10 (4) are under ownership of women and minorities; 11 (5) have their primary places of business in the State; 12 and 13 (6) intend to continue the employment of the eligible 14 applicant for at least 6 months of unsubsidized employment. 15 (c) If the eligible employee remains employed for 6 16 months of unsubsidized employment, his employer may apply for 17 a bonus equal to 1/6 of the subsidy provided to the employer 18 for that employee under this Act. 19 (Source: P.A. 84-1399.) 20 (20 ILCS 630/3 rep.) 21 Section 55. The Illinois Emergency Employment 22 Development Act is amended by repealing Section 3. 23 (20 ILCS 670/Act rep.) 24 Section 85. The Military Base Reuse Advisory Board Act 25 is repealed. 26 (20 ILCS 3990/Act rep.) 27 Section 110. The Illinois Manufacturing Technology 28 Alliance Act is repealed. 29 Section 113. The State Officers and Employees Money 30 Disposition Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows: -13- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 (30 ILCS 230/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 170) 2 Sec. 1. Application of Act; exemptions. The officers of 3 the Executive Department of the State Government, the Clerk 4 of the Supreme Court, the Clerks of the Appellate Courts, the 5 Departments of the State government created by the Civil 6 Administrative Code of Illinois, and all other officers, 7 boards, commissions, commissioners, departments, 8 institutions, arms or agencies, or agents of the Executive 9 Department of the State government except the University of 10 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State 11 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State 12 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois 13 University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois 14 University, the Cooperative Computer Center, and the Board of 15 Trustees of the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation 16 for moneys collected pursuant to subsection (11) of Section 17 48 of the Illinois Banking Act for purposes of the Illinois 18 Bank Examiners' Education Program are subject to this Act. 19 This Act shall not apply, however, to any of the following: 20 (i) the receipt by any such officer of federal funds made 21 available under such conditions as precluded the payment 22 thereof into the State Treasury, (ii) (blank)income derived23from the operation of State parks which is required to be24deposited in the State Parks Revenue Bond Fund pursuant to25the State Parks Revenue Bond Act, (iii) the Director of 26 Insurance in his capacity as rehabilitator or liquidator 27 under Article XIII of the Illinois Insurance Code, (iv) funds 28 received by the Illinois State Scholarship Commission from 29 private firms employed by the State to collect delinquent 30 amounts due and owing from a borrower on any loans guaranteed 31 by such Commission under the Higher Education Student 32 Assistance Law or on any "eligible loans" as that term is 33 defined under the Education Loan Purchase Program Law, or (v) 34 moneys collected on behalf of lessees of facilities of the 35 Department of Agriculture located on the Illinois State -14- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 Fairgrounds at Springfield and DuQuoin. This Section 1 shall 2 not apply to the receipt of funds required to be deposited in 3 the Industrial Project Fund pursuant to Section 12 of the 4 Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act. 5 (Source: P.A. 88-571, eff. 8-11-94; 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.) 6 (20 ILCS 805/805-310 rep.) 7 Section 114. The Department of Natural Resources 8 (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 9 Illinois is amended by repealing Section 805-310. 10 (30 ILCS 380/Act rep.) 11 Section 115. The State Parks Revenue Bond Act is 12 repealed. 13 (30 ILCS 150/8 rep.) 14 Section 116. The Natural Heritage Fund Act is amended by 15 repealing Section 8. 16 (35 ILCS 505/19 rep.) 17 Section 120. The Motor Fuel Tax Law is amended by 18 repealing Section 19. 19 (70 ILCS 200/Art. 135 rep.) 20 Section 130. The Civic Center Code is amended by 21 repealing Article 135. 22 (70 ILCS 2605/4b rep.) 23 Section 140. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 24 Act is amended by repealing Section 4b. 25 (205 ILCS 616/70 rep.) 26 (205 ILCS 616/75 rep.) 27 Section 175. The Electronic Fund Transfer Act is amended 28 by repealing Sections 70 and 75. -15- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 (205 ILCS 620/1-5.04 rep.) 2 (205 ILCS 620/9-1 rep.) 3 (205 ILCS 620/9-2 rep.) 4 (205 ILCS 620/9-3 rep.) 5 (205 ILCS 620/9-4 rep.) 6 Section 180. The Corporate Fiduciary Act is amended by 7 repealing Sections 1-5.04, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, and 9-4. 8 (310 ILCS 45/Act rep.) 9 Section 200. The Illinois Mortgage Insurance Fund Act is 10 repealed. 11 (430 ILCS 115/15 rep.) 12 Section 240. The Illinois Manufactured Housing and 13 Mobile Home Safety Act is amended by repealing Section 15. 14 Section 245. The Illinois Corn Marketing Act is amended 15 by changing Sections 6 and 7 as follows: 16 (505 ILCS 40/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 706) 17 Sec. 6.Upon enactment of this legislation and if there18are sponsors willing and able to meet the requirements of19Section 8, the Director shall appoint a temporary corn20marketing program committee consisting of 7 members who are21corn producers to develop a corn marketing program proposal.22Such proposal shall be considered at a public hearing. After23the close of the public hearing the Director and temporary24corn marketing program committee shall send copies of their25findings to all parties of record appearing at the hearing.26If such proposal is approved by the temporary corn marketing27program committee, a referendum shall be held thereon in28accordance with Section 7 of this Act.29 The Director, upon recommendation of the temporary corn30marketing program committee,shall establish procedures for 31 the qualifications of producers for corn marketing programs -16- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 for the participation of producers in hearings and referenda 2 and other procedures necessary in the development and 3 adoption of a corn marketing program. Such procedures shall 4 not be subject to the provisions of The Illinois 5 Administrative Procedure Act; however, the Director shall 6 take any necessary steps to inform affected persons of the 7 procedures, including publication of the procedures in the 8 Illinois Register. 9 (Source: P.A. 82-941.) 10 (505 ILCS 40/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 707) 11 Sec. 7.Within 90 days after final approval by the12temporary corn marketing program committee of any proposed13corn marketing program,The Director shall determine by 14 referendum whether the affected producers assent to asuch15 proposed corn marketing program. The proposed corn marketing 16 program is approved when a majority of those voting in the 17 referendum vote in favor of such proposed corn marketing 18 program. Following such approval the Department shall file 19 the program with the Secretary of State as provided in 20 Section 5-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 21 If any proposed corn marketing program is not approved by 22 such referendum, no additional referendum on such corn 23 marketing program may be held for 2 years from the date of 24 the close of such referendum period. A succeeding referendum 25 shall be called by the Director upon request by petition of 26 2,500 producers of corn with at least 10 signers of such 27 petition from each of 50 counties. Prior to holding a 28 succeeding referendum, the Directorshall appoint a temporary29corn marketing program committee who are corn producers and30 shall follow the procedures as set forth in Section 6. 31 (Source: P.A. 88-45.) 32 Section 250. The Illinois Sheep and Wool Production 33 Development and Marketing Act is amended by changing Sections -17- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 6 and 7 as follows: 2 (505 ILCS 115/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1056) 3 Sec. 6.After the effective date of this Act, if there4are sponsors willing and able to meet the requirements of5Section 8, the Director shall appoint a temporary sheep and6wool production development and marketing program committee7consisting of 7 members who are sheep or wool producers to8develop a sheep and wool production development and marketing9program proposal. Such program shall be considered at a10public hearing. After the close of the public hearing the11Director and temporary sheep and wool production development12and marketing program committee shall send copies of their13findings to all parties of record appearing at the hearing.14If such proposed program is approved by the temporary sheep15and wool production development and marketing program16committee, a referendum shall be held thereon in accordance17with Section 7 of this Act.18 The Director, upon recommendation of the temporary sheep19and wool production development and marketing program20committee,shall establish procedures for the qualifications 21 of producers for sheep and wool production development and 22 marketing programs for the participation of producers in 23 hearing and referenda and other procedures necessary in the 24 development and adoption of a sheep and wool production 25 development and marketing program. 26 (Source: P.A. 82-100.) 27 (505 ILCS 115/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 1057) 28 Sec. 7.Within 120 days after final approval by the29temporary sheep and wool production development and marketing30program committee of any proposed sheep and wool production31development or marketing program,The Director shall 32 determine by referendum whether the affected producers assent 33 to asuchproposed sheep and wool production development or -18- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 marketing program. The proposed sheep and wool production 2 development and marketing program is approved when a majority 3 of those voting in the referendum vote in favor of such 4 proposed sheep and wool production development and marketing 5 program. 6 If any proposed sheep and wool production development and 7 marketing program is not approved by such referendum, no 8 additional referendum on such sheep and wool production 9 development and marketing program may be held for 2 years 10 from the date of the close of such referendum period. A 11 succeeding referendum shall be called by the Director upon 12 request by written petition of 400 producers of sheep and/or 13 wool with at least 5 signers of such petition from each of 25 14 counties. Prior to holding a succeeding referendum, the 15 Directorshall appoint a temporary sheep and wool production16development and marketing program committee who are sheep17and/or wool producers andshall follow the procedures as set 18 forth in Section 6. 19 (Source: P.A. 82-100.) 20 Section 255. The Soybean Marketing Act is amended by 21 changing Sections 7 and 8 as follows: 22 (505 ILCS 130/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 557) 23 Sec. 7.If any marketing program or amendment to an24existing marketing program is proposed under Section 6 of25this Act, the Director shall appoint a temporary operating26committee consisting of 7 members who are soybean producers27to develop such proposed marketing program. Such proposal28shall be considered at a public hearing. After the close of29the public hearing the Director and temporary operating30committee shall send copies of their findings to all parties31of record appearing at the hearing. If such proposal is32approved by the temporary operating committee, a referendum33shall be held thereon in accordance with Section 8 of this-19- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1Act.2 The Director, upon recommendation of the temporary3operating committee,shall establish procedures for the 4 qualifications of producers for marketing programs, for the 5 participation of producers in hearings and referenda and 6 other procedures necessary in the development and adoption of 7 marketing programs. Procedures relative to the adoption of 8 any marketing program or amendment to an existing marketing 9 program shall not be subject to the provisions of The 10 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. However, the Director 11 shall take any necessary steps to inform affected persons of 12 the procedures, including publication of the procedures in 13 the Illinois Register. 14 (Source: P.A. 83-80.) 15 (505 ILCS 130/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 558) 16 Sec. 8.Within 90 days after final approval by the17temporary operating committee of any proposed marketing18program,The Director shall determine by referendum in 19 accordance with this Section and Section 11 of this Act 20 whether the affected producers assent to asuchproposed 21 program. The proposed program is approved when a majority of 22 those voting in the referendum vote in favor of such proposed 23 program. 24Within 90 days after final approval by the program25operating board of any proposed amendment to the marketing26program,The Director shall determine by referendum in 27 accordance with this Section and Section 11 of this Act 28 whether the affected producers assent to asuchproposed 29 amendment. The proposed amendment to the program is approved 30 when a majority voting on the amendment vote in favor of the 31 amendment. 32 If any proposed marketing program or amendment is not 33 approved by such referendum, no additional referendum on such 34 program or amendment may be held for 2 years from the date of -20- LRB9203431JMpcccr 1 the close of such referendum period. 2 (Source: P.A. 85-181.) 3 (605 ILCS 10/3.1 rep.) 4 Section 270. The Toll Highway Act is amended by 5 repealing Section 3.1. 6 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3.1 rep.) 7 Section 280. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended 8 by repealing Section 3-6-3.1. 9 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect 10 January 1, 2002.". 11 Submitted on May 31, 2002. 12 s/Sen. Tom Walsh s/Rep. Gary Hannig 13 Sen. Dave Sullivan Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 14 s/Sen. Larry Bomke Rep. Howard Kenner 15 s/Sen. Terry Link s/Rep. Art Tenhouse 16 s/Sen. Ira Silverstein s/Rep. Dan Rutherford 17 Committee for the Senate Committee for the House