Bill Text: IL SB0964 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the terms of directors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0964 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0964-Introduced.html


97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0964

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
605 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 121, par. 100-5

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the terms of directors.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing
5Section 5 as follows:
6 (605 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-5)
7 Sec. 5. Of the the original directors, other than the
8chairman, so appointed by the Governor, 3 shall hold office for
92 years and 3 shall hold office for 4 years, from the date of
10their appointment and until their respective successors shall
11be duly appointed and qualified, but shall be subject to
12removal by the Governor for incompetency, neglect of duty or
13malfeasance. In case of vacancies in such offices during the
14recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary
15appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when he shall
16nominate some person to fill such office and any person so
17nominated, who is confirmed by the Senate, shall hold office
18during the remainder of the term and until his successor shall
19be appointed and qualified. The respective term of the first
20directors appointed shall be designated by the Governor at the
21time of appointment, but their successors shall each be
22appointed for a term of four years, except that any person
23appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired

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1term. Directors shall be eligible for reappointment.
2 In making the initial appointments of the 2 additional
3directors provided for by this amendatory Act of 1980, the
4respective terms of the 2 additional directors first appointed
5shall be designated by the Governor at the time of appointment
6in such manner that the term of one such additional director
7shall expire at the same time as the terms of 4 of the other
8directors and the term of the other additional director shall
9expire at the same time as the terms of 3 of the other
10directors; thereafter the terms shall be 4 years.
11 Each such director, other than ex officio members shall
12receive an annual salary of $15,000, or as set by the
13Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater, payable in
14monthly installments, and shall be reimbursed for necessary
15expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
16(Source: P.A. 86-1164.)
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