Bill Text: IL HB0244 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code, the Counties Code, and the Clerks of Courts Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning base salaries or awards and stipends paid to supervisors of assessments, county treasurers, county coroners, county recorders, county auditors, sheriffs, and clerks of the circuit court to provide that such officials, whose terms of office begin on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act: (1) shall receive their base salary plus not more than 6% (rather than 12%) of base salary in counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than 400,000; (2) shall receive 50% of specified State awards or stipends in counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than 400,000; and (3) shall receive no award or stipend in counties with a population of 400,000 or more. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0244 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0244-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0244 Introduced , by Rep. Sam Yingling SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 200/3-40
55 ILCS 5/3-10007 from Ch. 34, par. 3-10007
55 ILCS 5/4-6001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001
55 ILCS 5/4-6002 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6002
55 ILCS 5/4-6003 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003
55 ILCS 5/4-8002 from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002
705 ILCS 105/27.3 from Ch. 25, par. 27.3
30 ILCS 805/8.45 new
Amends the Property Tax Code, the Counties Code, and the Clerks of Courts Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning awards and stipends paid to supervisors of assessments, county treasurers, county coroners, county recorders, county auditors, sheriffs, and clerks of the circuit court to provide that: (1) in counties with a population under 100,000, those officials shall receive a full award or stipend amount; (2) in counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than 400,000, those officials shall receive 50% of the award or stipend amount; and (3) in counties with a population of 400,000 or more, those officials shall receive no award or stipend. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
Section 3-40 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/3-40)
Sec. 3-40. Compensation of supervisors of assessments.
(a) A supervisor of assessments shall receive annual
compensation in an amount fixed by the county board subject to
the following minimum amounts:
In counties with less than 14,000 inhabitants, not
less than $7,500;
In counties with 14,000 or more but less than 30,000
inhabitants, not less than $8,000;
In counties with 30,000 or more but less than 60,000
inhabitants, not less than $9,000;
In counties with 60,000 or more but less than 100,000
inhabitants, not less than $10,000;
In counties with 100,000 or more but less than 200,000
inhabitants, not less than $11,500;
In counties with 200,000 or more but less than 300,000
inhabitants, not less than $13,000;
In counties with 300,000 or more but less than

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1,000,000 inhabitants, not less than $15,000.
For purposes of this subsection, the number of inhabitants
shall be determined by the latest Federal decennial or special
census of the county.
(b) Elected supervisors of assessments who began a term of
office before December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the
rate of their base salary. "Base salary" is the compensation
paid for their position before July 1, 1989.
(c) Elected supervisors of assessments beginning a term of
office on or after December 1, 1990 shall, beginning December
1, 1993, receive their base salary plus at least 12% of base
salary. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, elected
supervisors of assessments in counties with a population of
100,000 or more but less than 400,000 whose terms of office
begins on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 102nd General Assembly shall receive their base salary
plus not more than 6% of base salary, and elected supervisors
of assessments in counties with a population of 400,000 or
more whose terms of office begin on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall
receive only their base salary.
Any supervisor of assessments who has been presented a
Certified Assessing Evaluator Certificate by the International
Association of Assessing Officers shall receive an additional
compensation of $500 per year to be paid out of funds
appropriated to the Department from the Personal Property Tax

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Replacement Fund.
The salary set by the county board shall be paid in equal
monthly installments out of the treasury of the county in
which he or she is appointed or elected. If the Department has
determined that the total assessed value of property in a
county, as equalized by the supervisor of assessments under
Section 9-210, is between 31 1/3% and 35 1/3% of the total fair
cash value of property in the county, subject to
appropriation, the Department shall reimburse the county
monthly from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund 50% of
the amount of salary the county paid to the officer for the
preceding month.
The county board shall provide necessary office space for
the officer and pay all necessary expenses of the office out of
the county treasury.
Each supervisor of assessments may, with the advice and
consent of the county board, appoint necessary deputies and
clerks, their compensation to be fixed by the county board and
paid by the county.
(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-10007, 4-6001, 4-6002, 4-6003, and 4-8002 as
follows:
(55 ILCS 5/3-10007) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10007)

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Sec. 3-10007. Annual stipend. In addition to all other
compensation provided by law, every elected county treasurer,
for additional duties mandated by State law, shall receive an
annual stipend of (i) $5,000 if his or her term begins before
December 1, 1998, (ii) $5,500 after December 1, 1998 and
$6,500 after December 1, 1999 if his or her term begins on or
after December 1, 1998 but before December 1, 2000, and (iii)
$6,500 if his or her term begins December 1, 2000 or
thereafter, to be annually appropriated from the Personal
Property Tax Replacement Fund by the General Assembly to the
Department of Revenue which shall distribute the awards in
annual lump sum payments to every elected county treasurer.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, elected treasurers
in counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than
400,000 whose terms of office begin on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall receive 50% of the full stipend amount set forth in this
subsection, and elected treasurers in counties with a
population of 400,000 or more whose terms of office begin on or
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
General Assembly shall receive no stipend under this
subsection. This annual stipend shall not affect any other
compensation provided by law to be paid to elected county
treasurers. No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
compensation payable from county funds to an elected county
treasurer if such reduction or impairment is the result of his

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receiving an annual stipend under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
(55 ILCS 5/4-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001)
Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000.
(a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants,
the compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County
Clerks, Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this
Section. The County Board in those counties shall fix the
amount of the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other
expenses of those officers. The compensation of those officers
shall be separate from the necessary clerk hire, stationery,
fuel and other expenses, and such compensation (except for
coroners in those counties with less than 2,000,000 population
in which the coroner's compensation is set in accordance with
Section 4-6002) shall be fixed within the following limits:
To each such officer in counties containing less than
14,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum.
To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
$14,500 per annum.
To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
$15,000 per annum.
To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than

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$15,000 per annum.
To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or
more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less
than $16,500 per annum.
To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or
more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less
than $18,000 per annum.
To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or
more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
than $20,000 per annum.
(b) Those officers beginning a term of office before
December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of their base
salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each of
those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
(c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or after
December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
(1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
least 3% of base salary.
(2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
least 6% of base salary.
(3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
least 9% of base salary.
(4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
least 12% of base salary.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, those officers in
counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than

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400,000 whose terms of office begins on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall receive their base salary plus not more than 6% of base
salary, and those officers in counties with a population of
400,000 or more whose terms of office begin on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive only their base salary.
(d) In addition to but separate and apart from the
compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of
each county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk
of each county board of election commissioners shall receive
an award as follows:
(1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998;
(2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and
(3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000.
The total amount required for such awards each year shall be
appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of
Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum
payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and chief
election clerks. Beginning December 1, 1990, this annual
award, and any other award or stipend paid out of State funds
to county officers, shall not affect any other compensation
provided by law to be paid to county officers. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, county clerks, recorders, and
chief election clerks in counties with a population of 100,000
or more but less than 400,000 whose terms of office begin on or

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after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
General Assembly shall receive 50% of the full award amount
set forth in this subsection, and county clerks, recorders,
and chief election clerks in counties with a population of
400,000 or more whose terms of office begin on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive no award under this subsection.
(e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may reduce
or otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds
to a county officer if the reduction or impairment is the
result of the county officer receiving an award or stipend
payable from State funds.
(f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery,
fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by the
county board, shall be paid by the county.
(g) The population of all counties for the purpose of
fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon
the last Federal census immediately previous to the election
of the officer in question in each county.
(h) With respect to an auditor who takes office on or after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
Assembly, the auditor shall receive an annual stipend of
$6,500 per year. The General Assembly shall appropriate the
total amount required for the stipend each year from the
Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Department of
Revenue, and the Department of Revenue shall distribute the

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awards in an annual lump sum payment to each county auditor.
The stipend shall be in addition to, but separate and apart
from, the compensation provided in this Section.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, county auditors in
counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than
400,000 whose terms of office begin on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall receive 50% of the full stipend amount set forth in this
subsection, and county auditors in counties with a population
of 400,000 or more whose terms of office begin on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive no stipend under this subsection. No
county board may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation
payable from county funds to the auditor if the reduction or
impairment is the result of the auditor receiving an award or
stipend pursuant to this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
(55 ILCS 5/4-6002) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6002)
Sec. 4-6002. Coroners in counties of less than 2,000,000.
(a) The County Board, in all counties of less than
2,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of Coroners
within the limitations fixed by this Division, and shall
appropriate for their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel,
supplies, and other expenses. The compensation of the Coroner
shall be fixed separately from his necessary clerk hire,

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stationery, fuel and other expenses, and such compensation
shall be fixed within the following limits:
To each Coroner in counties containing less than 5,000
inhabitants, not less than $4,500 per annum.
To each Coroner in counties containing 5,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 14,000 inhabitants, not less than
$6,000 per annum.
To each Coroner in counties containing 14,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
$9,000 per annum.
To each Coroner in counties containing 30,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
$14,000 per annum.
To each Coroner in counties containing 60,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
$15,000 per annum.
To each Coroner in counties containing 100,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less than
$16,500 per annum.
To each Coroner in counties containing 200,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less than
$18,000 per annum.
To each Coroner in counties containing 300,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
than $20,000 per annum.
The population of all counties for the purpose of fixing

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compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon the last
Federal census immediately previous to the election of the
Coroner in question in each county. This Section does not
apply to a county which has abolished the elective office of
coroner.
(b) Those coroners beginning a term of office on or after
December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
(1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
least 3% of base salary.
(2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
least 6% of base salary.
(3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
least 9% of base salary.
(4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
least 12% of base salary.
"Base salary", as used in this subsection (b), means the
salary in effect before July 1, 1989.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, those coroners in
counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than
400,000 whose terms of office begins on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall receive their base salary plus not more than 6% of base
salary, and those coroners in counties with a population of
400,000 or more whose terms of office begin on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive only their base salary.

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(c) In addition to, but separate and apart from, the
compensation provided in this Section, subject to
appropriation, the coroner of each county shall receive an
annual stipend of $6,500 to be paid by the Illinois Department
of Revenue out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund
if his or her term begins on or after December 1, 2000.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, coroners in
counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than
400,000 whose terms of office begin on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall receive 50% of the full stipend amount set forth in this
subsection, and coroners in counties with a population of
400,000 or more whose terms of office begin on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive no stipend under this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
(55 ILCS 5/4-6003) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003)
Sec. 4-6003. Compensation of sheriffs for certain expenses
in counties of less than 2,000,000.
(a) The County Board, in all counties of less than
2,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of sheriffs,
with the amount of their necessary clerk hire, stationery,
fuel and other expenses. The county shall supply the sheriff
with all necessary uniforms, guns and ammunition. The
compensation of each such officer shall be fixed separately

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from his necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other
expenses. Beginning immediately, no county with a population
under 2,000,000 may reduce the rate of compensation of its
sheriff below the rate of compensation that it was actually
paying to its sheriff on January 1, 2002 or the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, whichever
is greater.
(b) In addition to the requirement of subsection (a), the
rate of compensation payable to the sheriff by the county
shall not be less than the following:
To each such sheriff in counties containing less than
10,000 inhabitants, not less than $27,000 per annum.
To each such sheriff in counties containing 10,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants, not less than
$31,000 per annum.
To each such sheriff in counties containing 20,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
$34,000 per annum.
To each such sheriff in counties containing 30,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
$37,000 per annum.
To each such sheriff in counties containing 60,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
$40,000 per annum.
To each such sheriff in counties containing 100,000 or
more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less

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than $43,000 per annum.
The population of each county for the purpose of fixing
compensation as herein provided, shall be based upon the last
federal census immediately previous to the election of the
sheriff in question in such county.
(c) (Blank).
(d) In addition to the salary provided for in subsections
(a), (b), and (c), beginning December 1, 1998, subject to
appropriation, each sheriff, for his or her additional duties
imposed by other statutes or laws, shall receive an annual
stipend to be paid by the Illinois Department of Revenue out of
the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund in the amount of
$6,500. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sheriffs
in counties with a population of 100,000 or more but less than
400,000 whose terms of office begin on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall receive 50% of the full stipend amount set forth in this
subsection, and sheriffs in counties with a population of
400,000 or more whose terms of office begin on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive no stipend under this subsection.
(e) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
compensation payable from county funds to a sheriff if the
reduction or impairment is the result of the sheriff receiving
an award or stipend payable from State funds.
(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)

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(55 ILCS 5/4-8002) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002)
Sec. 4-8002. Additional compensation of sheriff and
recorder.
(a) In addition to any salary otherwise provided by law,
beginning December 1, 1998, subject to appropriation, the
sheriff of Cook County for his or her additional duties
imposed by other statutes or laws shall receive an annual
stipend to be paid by the Illinois Department of Revenue out of
the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund in the amount of
$6,500. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Cook
County Sheriff whose term of office begins on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive a stipend under this subsection. The
county board shall not reduce or otherwise impair the
compensation payable from county funds to the sheriff if the
reduction or impairment is the result of the sheriff receiving
a stipend payable from State funds.
(b) In addition to any salary otherwise provided by law,
beginning December 1, 2000, subject to appropriation, the
recorder of deeds of Cook County for his or her additional
duties imposed by law shall receive an annual stipend to be
paid by the State in an amount equal to the stipend paid to
each recorder in other counties under subsection (d) of
Section 4-6001 of this Code. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no Cook County Recorder of Deeds whose term

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of office begins on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall receive a
stipend under this subsection. The county board may not reduce
or otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds
to the recorder of deeds if the reduction or impairment is the
result of the recorder of deeds receiving a stipend payable
from State funds.
(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11; 97-619, eff. 11-14-11.)
Section 15. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by
changing Section 27.3 as follows:
(705 ILCS 105/27.3) (from Ch. 25, par. 27.3)
Sec. 27.3. Compensation.
(a) The county board shall provide the compensation of
Clerks of the Circuit Court, and the amount necessary for
clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses. Beginning
December 1, 1989, the compensation per annum for Clerks of the
Circuit Court shall be as follows:
In counties where the population is:
Less than 14,000....................... at least $13,500
14,001-30,000.......................... at least $14,500
30,001-60,000.......................... at least $15,000
60,001-100,000......................... at least $15,000
100,001-200,000........................ at least $16,500
200,001-300,000........................ at least $18,000

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300,001- 3,000,000..................... at least $20,000
Over 3,000,000......................... at least $55,000
(b) In counties in which the population is 3,000,000 or
less, "base salary" is the compensation paid for each Clerk of
the Circuit Court, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
(c) The Clerks of the Circuit Court, in counties in which
the population is 3,000,000 or less, shall be compensated as
follows:
(1) Beginning December 1, 1989, base salary plus at
least 3% of base salary.
(2) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
least 6% of base salary.
(3) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
least 9% of base salary.
(4) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
least 12% of base salary.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Clerks of the
Circuit Court in counties with a population of 100,000 or more
but less than 400,000 whose terms of office begin on or after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive their base salary plus not more than 6%
of base salary, and Clerks of the Circuit Court in counties
with a population of 400,000 or more whose terms of office
begin on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 102nd General Assembly shall receive only their base
salary.

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(d) In addition to the compensation provided by the county
board, each Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive an award
from the State for the additional duties imposed by Sections
5-9-1 and 5-9-1.2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
10 of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act, and other
laws, in the following amount:
(1) $3,500 per year before January 1, 1997.
(2) $4,500 per year beginning January 1, 1997.
(3) $5,500 per year beginning January 1, 1998.
(4) $6,500 per year beginning January 1, 1999.
The total amount required for such awards shall be
appropriated each year by the General Assembly to the Supreme
Court, which shall distribute such awards in annual lump sum
payments to the Clerks of the Circuit Court in all counties.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Clerks of the
Circuit Court in counties with a population of 100,000 or more
but less than 400,000 whose terms of office begin on or after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly shall receive 50% of the full award amount set forth
in this subsection, and Clerks of the Circuit Court in
counties with a population of 400,000 or more whose terms of
office begin on or after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall receive no award under
this subsection. This annual award, and any other award or
stipend paid out of State funds to the Clerks of the Circuit
Court, shall not affect any other compensation provided by law

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to be paid to Clerks of the Circuit Court.
(e) (Blank).
(f) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
compensation payable from county funds to a Clerk of the
Circuit Court if the reduction or impairment is the result of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court receiving an award or stipend
payable from State funds.
(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.45 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.45 new)
Sec. 8.45. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.