Bill Text: IL HB2068 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Human Rights Commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2068 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2068-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB2068 Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Susana A Mendoza SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 5/8-101 from Ch. 68, par. 8-101
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Human Rights Commission.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning human rights.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by
changing Section 8-101 as follows:
(775 ILCS 5/8-101) (from Ch. 68, par. 8-101)
Sec. 8-101. Illinois Human Rights Commission)
(A) Creation; Appointments. The The Human Rights
Commission is created to consist of 13 members appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more
than 7 members shall be of the same political party. The
Governor shall designate one member as chairperson. All
appointments shall be in writing and filed with the Secretary
of State as a public record.
(B) Terms. Of the members first appointed, 4 shall be
appointed for a term to expire on the third Monday of January,
1981, and 5 (including the Chairperson) shall be appointed for
a term to expire on the third Monday of January, 1983.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
contrary, the term of office of each member of the Illinois
Human Rights Commission is abolished on July 29, 1985, but the
incumbent members shall continue to exercise all of the powers
and be subject to all of the duties of members of the

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Commission until their respective successors are appointed and
qualified. Subject to the provisions of subsection (A), of the
9 members appointed under Public Act 84-115, effective July 29,
1985, 5 members shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
third Monday of January, 1987, and 4 members shall be appointed
for terms to expire on the third Monday of January, 1989; and
of the 4 additional members appointed under Public Act 84-1084,
effective December 2, 1985, two shall be appointed for a term
to expire on the third Monday of January, 1987, and two members
shall be appointed for a term to expire on the third Monday of
January, 1989.
Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of 4 years
and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified;
except that any member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring
otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be appointed only
for the unexpired term of the member whom he or she shall
succeed and until his or her successor is appointed and
qualified.
(C) Vacancies.
(1) In the case of vacancies on the Commission during a
recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary
appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when he or
she shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. Any person
so nominated and confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
for the remainder of the term and until his or her
successor is appointed and qualified.

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(2) If the Senate is not in session at the time this
Act takes effect, the Governor shall make temporary
appointments to the Commission as in the case of vacancies.
(3) Vacancies in the Commission shall not impair the
right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers
of the Commission. Except when authorized by this Act to
proceed through a 3 member panel, a majority of the members
of the Commission then in office shall constitute a quorum.
(D) Compensation. The Chairperson of the Commission shall
be compensated at the rate of $22,500 per year, or as set by
the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater, during his
or her service as Chairperson, and each other member shall be
compensated at the rate of $20,000 per year, or as set by the
Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater. In addition,
all members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for expenses
actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of
their duties.
(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)