2005 Illinois Code - 25 ILCS 130/ Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Article 1
(25 ILCS 130/Art. 1 heading)
ARTICLE 1.
(25 ILCS 130/1‑1) (from Ch. 63, par. 1001‑1)
Sec. 1‑1.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984.
(Source: P.A. 83‑1257.)
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(25 ILCS 130/1‑2) (from Ch. 63, par. 1001‑2)
Sec. 1‑2.
The Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services,
hereinafter called the "Joint Committee", is hereby
created and shall be composed of the President and Minority Leader of the
Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, all
ex officio. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed
for their reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
under this Act. The Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services shall
meet quarterly and at such other times as it determines necessary to perform
its functions under this Act. Any action taken by such Joint Committee shall
require the affirmative vote of at least 3 of the 4 members. The Joint
Committee may appoint, retain, employ and fix the compensation of any
necessary professional, technical and secretarial staff. The staff shall
not be subject to the Personnel Code, but the Joint Committee shall adopt rules
establishing personnel policies, including affirmative action, to assure
equality of employment opportunity.
(Source: P.A. 83‑1539.)
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(25 ILCS 130/1‑3) (from Ch. 63, par. 1001‑3)
Sec. 1‑3. Legislative support services agencies. The Joint Committee on
Legislative Support Services is responsible for establishing general policy and
coordinating activities among the legislative support services agencies. The
legislative support services agencies include the following:
(1) Joint Committee on Administrative Rules;
(2) Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability;
(3) Legislative Information System;
(4) Legislative Reference Bureau;
(5) Legislative Audit Commission;
(6) Legislative Printing Unit;
(7) Legislative Research Unit; and
(8) Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
(Source: P.A. 93‑632, eff. 2‑1‑04; 93‑1067, eff. 1‑15‑05.)
(25 ILCS 130/1‑4) (from Ch. 63, par. 1001‑4)
Sec. 1‑4.
In addition to its general policy making and coordinating
responsibilities for the legislative support services agencies, the Joint
Committee on Legislative Support Services shall have the following powers
and duties with respect to such agencies:
(1) To approve the executive director pursuant to Section 1‑5(e);
(2) To establish uniform hiring practices and personnel procedures,
including affirmative action, to assure equality of employment opportunity;
(3) To establish uniform contract procedures, including affirmative
action, to assure equality in the awarding of contracts, and to maintain a
list of all contracts entered into;
(4) To establish uniform travel regulations and approve all travel
outside the State of Illinois;
(5) To coordinate all leases and rental of real property;
(6) Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, to coordinate and
serve as the agency authorized to assign studies to be performed by any
legislative support services agency. Any study requested by resolution or
joint resolution of either house of the General Assembly shall be subject
to the powers of the Joint Committee to allocate resources available to the
General Assembly hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be
construed to preclude the participation by public members in such studies
or prohibit their reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses in
connection therewith;
(7) To make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the
continuance of the various committees, boards and commissions that are the
subject of the statutory provisions repealed March 31, 1985, under
Article 11 of this Act;
(8) To assist the Auditor General as necessary to assure the orderly and
efficient termination of the various committees, boards and commissions
that are subject to Article 12 of this Act;
(9) To consider and make recommendations to the General Assembly
regarding further reorganization of the legislative support services
agencies, and other legislative committees, boards and commissions, as it
may from time to time determine to be necessary;
(10) To consider and recommend a comprehensive transition plan for the
legislative support services agencies, including but not limited to issues
such as the consolidation of the organizational structure, centralization
or decentralization of staff, appropriate level of member participation,
guidelines for policy development, further reductions which may be
necessary, and measures which can be taken to improve efficiency, and
ensure accountability. To assist in such recommendations the Joint
Committee may appoint an Advisory Group. Recommendations of the Joint
Committee shall be reported to the members of the General Assembly no later
than November 13, 1984. The requirement for reporting to the General
Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the
Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of Representatives
and the President, the Minority Leader and the Secretary of the Senate and
the Legislative Research Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General
Assembly Organization Act, and filing such additional copies with the State
Government Report Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is
required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act;
(11) To contract for the establishment of child care services pursuant
to the State Agency Employees Child Care Services Act; and
(12) To use funds appropriated from the General Assembly Computer
Equipment Revolving Fund for the purchase of computer equipment for the
General Assembly and for related expenses and for other operational purposes
of the General Assembly in accordance with Section 6 of
the Legislative Information System Act.
(Source: P.A. 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99.)
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(25 ILCS 130/1‑5) (from Ch. 63, par. 1001‑5)
Sec. 1‑5. Composition of agencies; directors.
(a)(1) Each legislative support services agency listed in |
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Section 1‑3 is hereafter in this Section referred to as the Agency.
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(2) (Blank).
(2.1) (Blank).
(2.5) The Board of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall
consist of
the
Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk and Assistant
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(3) The other legislative support services agencies shall each
consist of 12 members of the General Assembly, of whom 3 shall be appointed by
the President of the Senate, 3 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate, 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and 3 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives. All appointments shall be in writing and filed with the
Secretary of State as a public record.
Members shall serve a 2‑year term, and must be appointed by
the Joint
Committee during the month of January in each odd‑numbered year for terms
beginning February 1. Any vacancy in an Agency shall be filled by appointment
for the balance of the term in the same manner as the original appointment. A
vacancy shall exist when a member no longer holds the elected legislative
office held at the time of the appointment or at the termination of the
member's legislative service.
(b) (Blank).
(c) During the month
of February of each odd‑numbered year, the Joint Committee on
Legislative
Support Services shall select from the members of each agency, other than the
Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 2 co‑chairmen and such
other officers as the Joint Committee deems necessary.
The
co‑chairmen of each Agency shall serve for a 2‑year term,
beginning February
1 of the odd‑numbered year, and the 2 co‑chairmen shall not be members of or
identified with the same house or the same political party. The co‑chairmen
of the Board of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be the
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, each ex
officio.
Each Agency shall meet twice annually or more often upon the call of the
chair or any 9 members (or any 3 members in the case of the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol). A quorum of the Agency shall consist of a
majority of
the appointed members.
(d) Members of each Agency shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the Agency
pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Joint Committee on
Legislative Support Services.
(e) Beginning February 1, 1985, and every 2 years thereafter,
the Joint
Committee shall select an Executive Director who shall be the chief
executive officer and staff director of each Agency. The Executive Director
shall receive a salary as fixed by the Joint Committee and shall be authorized
to employ and fix the compensation of necessary professional, technical
and secretarial staff and prescribe their duties, sign contracts, and issue
vouchers for the payment of obligations pursuant to rules and regulations
adopted by the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. The
Executive Director and other employees of the Agency shall not be subject
to the Personnel Code.
The executive director of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall
be known as the Architect of the Capitol.
(Source: P.A. 93‑632, eff. 2‑1‑04.)
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(25 ILCS 130/1‑6) (from Ch. 63, par. 1001‑6)
Sec. 1‑6.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83‑1257. Repealed by P.A. 89‑657, eff. 8‑14‑96.)
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