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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3419

Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Ram Villivalam

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

See Index

Amends the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transit Innovation,
Integration, and Reform Act. Provides that the member appointed to the
Committee to represent individuals with disabilities shall either be an
individual with a disability or an individual who has demonstrated
experience advocating for and advancing the accessibility and
transportation needs of individuals with disabilities. Amends the
Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that one of the members of
the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority shall be a person with a
disability who lives within the Authority's service area and uses the
services provided by the Authority. Amends the Regional Transportation
Authority Act. Provides that one of the Directors of the Board of the
Northern Illinois Transit Authority shall be a person with a disability
with expertise in transportation and shall be appointed with the advice
and recommendation of a disability advocacy organization serving the
Metropolitan Region. Provides that one of the directors of the Suburban
Bus Board shall be the Commissioner of the City of Chicago's Mayor's Office
for People with Disabilities (rather than appointed by the Mayor of
Chicago). Provides that one of the directors of the Commuter Rail Board
shall be a person with a disability who uses the services provided by the
Commuter Rail Division and appointed with the advice and recommendation of
a disability advocacy organization serving the Metropolitan Region.
Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Board, and
the Commuter Rail Board shall each establish and maintain an ADA Advisory
Committee to advise the Chicago Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Board,
or the Commuter Rail Board on accessibility and compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as it relates to fixed route and
paratransit service.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning local government.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on
5
Transit Innovation, Integration, and Reform Act is amended by
6
changing Section 2-15 as follows:

7

(20 ILCS 4140/2-15)
8

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
9
delayed effective date
)
10

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2035)
11

Sec. 2-15.
Committee membership.
The Committee shall
12
include the following members, appointed by the Secretary:
13

(1) one member representing rural public transit
14

providers operating outside of the Northern Illinois
15

Transit Authority service area;
16

(2) one member representing small urban public transit
17

providers operating outside of the Northern Illinois
18

Transit Authority service area;
19

(3) two members representing regional public transit
20

providers operating outside of the Northern Illinois
21

Transit Authority service area;
22

(4) one member representing intercity rail providers;
23

(5) one member representing intercity bus providers;

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(6) one member representing statewide or regional
2

business organizations with interests in transportation,
3

workforce development, or economic growth;
4

(7) one member representing an Illinois university
5

that generates significant ridership for the transit
6

system or intercity bus and rail systems near the
7

university's facilities;
8

(8) one member representing individuals with
9

disabilities
, who is an individual with a disability or
10

has demonstrated experience advocating for and advancing
11

the accessibility and transportation needs of individuals
12

with disabilities
;
13

(9) one member representing a labor organization that
14

represents workers employed by downstate transit systems,
15

intercity bus providers, or intercity rail providers;
16

(10) one member representing large urban transit
17

agencies;
18

(11) one or more members representing the Department
19

that are involved in transit grant administration, project
20

implementation, or procurement;
21

(12) additional representatives as determined
22

necessary by the Secretary to ensure subject-matter
23

expertise, community representation, and geographic
24

diversity; and
25

(13) one member who shall serve as chair of the
26

Committee.

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The members shall serve without compensation but may be
2
reimbursed for necessary expenses associated with service on
3
the Committee.
4
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

5

Section 10.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
6
amended by changing Sections 7 and 19.5 as follows:

7

(70 ILCS 3605/7)

(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 307)
8

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
9

Sec. 7.
The Authority shall have power to acquire by
10
purchase, condemnation, lease, gift or otherwise all or any
11
part of the plant, equipment, property, rights in property,
12
reserve funds, employees' pension or retirement funds, special
13
funds, franchises, licenses, patents, permits and papers,
14
documents and records belonging to any public utility
15
operating a transportation system within the metropolitan area
16
of Cook County, together with all or any part of the right of
17
way, equipment, fixed facilities and other property of any
18
kind of any such utility extending beyond the boundaries of
19
the metropolitan area of Cook County and forming part of an
20
integrated suburban rapid transit, rail transportation
21
facility or motor bus operation connecting with rapid transit
22
or electric railway lines in super highways of the Authority
23
or leading to the unification and integration of a unified
24
rapid transit, rail, and motor bus operation in and about the

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metropolitan area of Cook County. Such properties upon
2
acquisition by or lease to the Authority shall become and be
3
operated as part of the transportation system of the Authority
4
and the Authority shall have all powers in connection with
5
such properties and such operations as are conferred by this
6
Act with respect to the transportation system of the Authority
7
located within the metropolitan area of Cook County. The
8
Authority shall also have the power to enter into agreements
9
to operate any such lines extending beyond the boundaries of
10
the metropolitan area; such agreements to be subject to all
11
other provisions of this Act. The Authority shall have power
12
to contract for or lease for operation and maintenance by the
13
Authority, any municipally owned local transportation subways
14
or other municipally owned local transportation facilities or
15
the facilities of any common carrier or the facilities of any
16
local Mass Transit District, organized under the "Local Mass
17
Transit Act", approved July 21, 1959, as heretofore and
18
hereafter amended, whether such subways or facilities are
19
within or without the metropolitan area of Cook County. The
20
Authority shall have the power to contract with any local Mass
21
Transit District, organized under the "Local Mass Transit
22
Act", approved July 21, 1959, as heretofore and hereafter
23
amended, or with any common carrier for the construction and
24
operation of a transportation system, whether such
25
transportation system is within or without the metropolitan
26
area of Cook County. However, the Authority shall not have

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power to operate a motor bus facility, the major part of which
2
is used for local transportation of passengers in any city,
3
village or incorporated town, unless and until the Authority
4
shall have secured the right to operate motor buses in such
5
municipality for local transportation of passengers in the
6
manner stated in Section 11 of this Act.
7
(Source: P.A. 76-1548.)

8

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
9

Sec. 7.
General powers.
10

(a) The Board of the Authority shall:
11

(1) oversee the operations and management of the
12

Authority;
13

(2) convey the Northern Illinois Transit Authority's
14

goals, priorities, and requirements to the Authority; and
15

(3) convey information, concerns, and recommendations
16

from the Authority to the Executive Director and Board of
17

the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
18

(b) The Board shall manage the debt that was issued and
19
outstanding by the Authority and ensure that the obligations
20
owed to bondholders are fulfilled.
21

(c) The Board may not issue new debt, except for:
22

(1) debt or other financial instruments designed to
23

refinance or retire debt that was issued and outstanding
24

on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
25

General Assembly;

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(2) debt or other financial instruments in the
2

amounts, terms and conditions, and other requirements
3

provided for in the Full Funding Grant Agreement in the
4

form in which it was executed on January 10, 2025, and in
5

effect on the date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
6

General Assembly (Project ID No. IL-2025-001-00), commonly
7

known as the Red Line Extension Project, and to refinance
8

or retire debt that was issued pursuant to the Full
9

Funding Grant Agreement in the form in which it was
10

executed on January 10, 2025; and
11

(3) debt or other financial instruments in the
12

amounts, terms and conditions, and other requirements
13

provided for in the Full Funding Grant Agreement in the
14

form in which it was executed on January 9, 2017, and in
15

effect on the date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
16

General Assembly (Project ID No. IL-2017-002-00), commonly
17

known as the Red and Purple Modernization Phase One
18

Project, and to refinance or retire debt that was issued
19

pursuant to the Full Funding Grant Agreement in the form
20

in which it was executed on January 9, 2017.
21

The Authority shall receive revenues sufficient to satisfy
22
the financial obligation of the above instruments under the
23
Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act.
24

All material changes in the amount, terms and conditions,
25
or other requirements of the projects covered by the Full
26
Funding Agreements in paragraphs (2) and (3) and occurring

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after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
2
General Assembly are subject to the review and approval of the
3
Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. The
4
Authority shall cooperate with the Northern Illinois Transit
5
Authority on the use of alternative issuers of debt or other
6
financial instruments or other efforts by the Northern
7
Illinois Transit Authority to reduce the debt expense of the
8
above-referenced projects, including pursuit of additional
9
funding sources. The authorization provided in paragraphs (2)
10
and (3) of this subsection shall expire on December 31, 2032.
11

(d) In addition to any powers provided in this Act, the
12
Authority shall have all of the powers specified in Section
13
2.20 of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, except
14
that the powers specified in paragraph (v) of subsection (a)
15
of Section 2.20 must be delegated to the Authority by the Board
16
of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
17

(e) The Board shall also have the power to:
18

(1) cooperate with the Northern Illinois Transit
19

Authority in the exercise by the Northern Illinois Transit
20

Authority of all the powers granted to the Northern
21

Illinois Transit Authority by the Northern Illinois
22

Transit Authority Act;
23

(2) receive funds from the Northern Illinois Transit
24

Authority under Sections 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09, and 4.10
25

of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, as
26

provided in the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act;

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(3) receive financial grants from the Northern
2

Illinois Transit Authority;
3

(4) adopt ordinances and rules to regulate the use,
4

operation, and maintenance of its property and facilities;
5

and
6

(5) carry into effect the powers granted to the
7

Authority, with any necessary fines or penalties, such as
8

the suspension of riding privileges or confiscation of
9

fare media under Section 2.40 of the Northern Illinois
10

Transit Authority Act, as the Board deems proper.
11

(f) The Authority shall use powers delegated to it by the
12
Northern Illinois Transit Authority to oversee the delivery of
13
public transportation in the metropolitan region, provided
14
that the Northern Illinois Transit Authority shall retain
15
primary responsibility for setting fares, service standards,
16
schedules, and coordinated fare collection so that the public
17
transportation system in the metropolitan region operates on a
18
one-network, one-timetable, one-ticket model for transit
19
users.
20

(g) The Authority shall establish and maintain an ADA
21
Advisory Committee to advise the Authority on accessibility
22
and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of
23
1990 as it relates to fixed route and paratransit service.
24

(1) The ADA Advisory Committee shall include:
25

(A) members representing riders with disabilities;
26

and

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(B) members representing organizations serving
2

individuals with disabilities.
3

(2) The ADA Advisory Committee shall meet no less than
4

quarterly.
5

(3) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present a
6

quarterly report on accessibility to the Authority.
7

(4) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present an annual
8

report on accessibility to the Northern Illinois Transit
9

Authority.

10
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

11

(70 ILCS 3605/19.5)
12

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
13
delayed effective date
)
14

Sec. 19.5.
Chicago Transit Board.
15

(a) The governing body of the Chicago Transit Authority
16
shall be the Chicago Transit Board. Beginning September 1,
17
2026, the Board shall consist of 7 members appointed as
18
follows:
19

(1) Two members appointed by the Governor, with the
20

advice and consent of the Senate, including:
21

(A) a member with an initial term of 5 years who
22

shall serve as a member of the Northern Illinois
23

Transit Authority; and
24

(B) a member with an initial term of 3 years.
25

(2) Three members appointed by the Mayor of Chicago,

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with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City
2

of Chicago, including:
3

(A) a member with an initial term of 3 years who
4

shall serve as a member of the Northern Illinois
5

Transit Authority;
6

(B) a member with an initial term of 5 years; and
7

(C) a member with an initial term of 3 years.
8

(3) Two members appointed by the President of the Cook
9

County Board of Commissioners, with the advice and consent
10

of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, including:
11

(A) a member with an initial term of 3 years who
12

shall serve as a member of the Northern Illinois
13

Transit Authority; and
14

(B) a member with an initial term of 5 years.
15

(b) The subsequent terms of each director appointed under
16
subsection (a) shall be 5 years.
17

(c) The Chair of the Board shall be elected by a majority
18
vote by the members of the Board from among the members of the
19
Board. Until September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Board must be
20
approved by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the
21
members of the Board elect a Chair of the Board, then the
22
elected Chair of the Board may serve as
a
the acting Chair of
23
the Board until confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the
24
Senate votes against confirming the acting Chair of the Board,
25
then the acting Chair of the Board must resign and the members
26
of the Board must elect a new Chair of the Board.

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(d) Initial appointments of members under subsection (a)
2
must be made in time for the members to begin their terms on
3
September 1, 2026.
4

(e) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all members serving
5
on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
6
General Assembly, and of any members appointed to fill a
7
vacancy, shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the Board
8
occurs before September 1, 2026, then the vacancy shall be
9
filled under Section 21. Members serving on the effective date
10
of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may be
11
reappointed under subsection (a).
12

(f) The members of the Board shall receive an annual
13
salary of $15,000, except that members of the Board who are
14
also members of the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit
15
Authority shall receive $5,000 per year in addition to the
16
compensation the members receive for serving on the Board of
17
the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
18

(g) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
19
experience and expertise for overseeing the planning,
20
operation, and funding of a regional transportation system,
21
including, but not limited to, backgrounds in urban and
22
regional planning, management of large capital projects, labor
23
and workforce development, business management, public
24
administration, transportation, and community organizations.
25

(h) Those responsible for appointing Directors shall
26
strive to assemble a set of Directors that, to the greatest

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extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
2
racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
3

(i) One of the members appointed under paragraph (2) of
4
subsection (a) shall be a person with a disability who lives
5
within the Authority's service area and uses the services
6
provided by the Authority.

7
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

8

Section 15.
The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
9
amended by changing Sections 2.30, 3.01, 3A.02, 3A.09,
10
3B.02.5, 7.03, and 7.04 and by adding Section 3B.09d as
11
follows:

12

(70 ILCS 3615/2.30)
13

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
14

Sec. 2.30.
Paratransit services.
15

(a) For purposes of this Act, "ADA paratransit services"
16
shall mean those comparable or specialized transportation
17
services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service
18
contracts of, the Service Boards to individuals with
19
disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation
20
systems and who are determined to be eligible, for some or all
21
of their trips, for such services under the Americans with
22
Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
23

(b) Beginning July 1, 2005, the Authority is responsible
24
for the funding, from amounts on deposit in the ADA

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Paratransit Fund established under Section 2.01d of this Act,
2
financial review and oversight of all ADA paratransit services
3
that are provided by the Authority or by any of the Service
4
Boards. The Suburban Bus Board shall operate or provide for
5
the operation of all ADA paratransit services by no later than
6
July 1, 2006, except that this date may be extended to the
7
extent necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
8
Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
9
(c).
10

(c) No later than January 1, 2006, the Authority, in
11
collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and the Chicago
12
Transit Authority, shall develop a plan for the provision of
13
ADA paratransit services and submit such plan to the Federal
14
Transit Administration for approval. Approval of such plan by
15
the Authority shall require the affirmative votes of 12 of the
16
then Directors. The Suburban Bus Board, the Chicago Transit
17
Authority and the Authority shall comply with the requirements
18
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
19
implementing regulations in developing and approving such plan
20
including, without limitation, consulting with individuals
21
with disabilities and groups representing them in the
22
community, and providing adequate opportunity for public
23
comment and public hearings. The plan shall include the
24
contents required for a paratransit plan pursuant to the
25
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing
26
regulations. The plan shall also include, without limitation,

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provisions to:
2

(1) maintain, at a minimum, the levels of ADA
3

paratransit service that are required to be provided by
4

the Service Boards pursuant to the Americans with
5

Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations;
6

(2) transfer the appropriate ADA paratransit services,
7

management, personnel, service contracts and assets from
8

the Chicago Transit Authority to the Authority or the
9

Suburban Bus Board, as necessary, by no later than July 1,
10

2006, except that this date may be extended to the extent
11

necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
12

Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to this
13

subsection (c);
14

(3) provide for consistent policies throughout the
15

metropolitan region for scheduling of ADA paratransit
16

service trips to and from destinations, with consideration
17

of scheduling of return trips on a "will-call" open-ended
18

basis upon request of the rider, if practicable, and with
19

consideration of an increased number of trips available by
20

subscription service than are available as of the
21

effective date of this amendatory Act;
22

(4) provide that service contracts and rates, entered
23

into or set after the approval by the Federal Transit
24

Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
25

(c) of this Section, with private carriers and taxicabs
26

for ADA paratransit service are procured by means of an

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open procurement process;
2

(5) provide for fares, fare collection and billing
3

procedures for ADA paratransit services throughout the
4

metropolitan region;
5

(6) provide for performance standards for all ADA
6

paratransit service transportation carriers, with
7

consideration of door-to-door service;
8

(7) provide, in cooperation with the Illinois
9

Department of Transportation, the Illinois Department of
10

Public Aid and other appropriate public agencies and
11

private entities, for the application and receipt of
12

grants, including, without limitation, reimbursement from
13

Medicaid or other programs for ADA paratransit services;
14

(8) provide for a system of dispatch of ADA
15

paratransit services transportation carriers throughout
16

the metropolitan region, with consideration of
17

county-based dispatch systems already in place as of the
18

effective date of this amendatory Act;
19

(9) provide for a process of determining eligibility
20

for ADA paratransit services that complies with the
21

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
22

implementing regulations;
23

(10) provide for consideration of innovative methods
24

to provide and fund ADA paratransit services; and
25

(11) provide for the creation of one or more ADA
26

advisory boards, or the reconstitution of the existing ADA

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advisory boards for the Service Boards, to represent the
2

diversity of individuals with disabilities in the
3

metropolitan region and to provide appropriate ongoing
4

input from individuals with disabilities into the
5

operation of ADA paratransit services.
6

(d) All revisions and annual updates to the ADA
7
paratransit services plan developed pursuant to subsection (c)
8
of this Section, or certifications of continued compliance in
9
lieu of plan updates, that are required to be provided to the
10
Federal Transit Administration shall be developed by the
11
Authority, in collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and
12
the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Authority shall submit
13
such revision, update or certification to the Federal Transit
14
Administration for approval. Approval of such revisions,
15
updates or certifications by the Authority shall require the
16
affirmative votes of 12 of the then Directors.
17

(e) The Illinois Department of Transportation, the
18
Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Authority, the Suburban
19
Bus Board and the Chicago Transit Authority shall enter into
20
intergovernmental agreements as may be necessary to provide
21
funding and accountability for, and implementation of, the
22
requirements of this Section.
23

(f) By no later than April 1, 2007, the Authority shall
24
develop and submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a
25
funding plan for ADA paratransit services. Approval of such
26
plan by the Authority shall require the affirmative votes of

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12 of the then Directors. The funding plan shall, at a minimum,
2
contain an analysis of the current costs of providing ADA
3
paratransit services, projections of the long-term costs of
4
providing ADA paratransit services, identification of and
5
recommendations for possible cost efficiencies in providing
6
ADA paratransit services, and identification of and
7
recommendations for possible funding sources for providing ADA
8
paratransit services. The Illinois Department of
9
Transportation, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, the
10
Suburban Bus Board, the Chicago Transit Authority and other
11
State and local public agencies as appropriate shall cooperate
12
with the Authority in the preparation of such funding plan.
13

(g) Any funds derived from the federal Medicaid program
14
for reimbursement of the costs of providing ADA paratransit
15
services within the metropolitan region shall be directed to
16
the Authority and shall be used to pay for or reimburse the
17
costs of providing such services.
18

(h) Nothing in this amendatory Act shall be construed to
19
conflict with the requirements of the Americans with
20
Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
21
(Source: P.A. 94-370, eff. 7-29-05; 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

22

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
23

Sec. 2.30.
Paratransit services.
24

(a) For purposes of this Act, "ADA paratransit services"
25
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services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service
2
contracts of, the Service Boards to individuals with
3
disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation
4
systems and who are determined to be eligible, for some or all
5
of their trips, for such services under the Americans with
6
Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
7

(b) Beginning July 1, 2005, the Authority is responsible
8
for the funding, from amounts on deposit in the ADA
9
Paratransit Fund established under Section 2.01d of this Act,
10
financial review and oversight of all ADA paratransit services
11
that are provided by the Authority or by any of the Service
12
Boards. The Suburban Bus Board shall operate or provide for
13
the operation of all ADA paratransit services by no later than
14
July 1, 2006, except that this date may be extended to the
15
extent necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
16
Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
17
(c).
18

(c) No later than January 1, 2006, the Authority, in
19
collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and the Chicago
20
Transit Authority, shall develop a plan for the provision of
21
ADA paratransit services and submit such plan to the Federal
22
Transit Administration for approval. Approval of such plan by
23
the Authority shall require a supermajority vote. The Suburban
24
Bus Board, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Authority
25
shall comply with the requirements of the Americans with
26
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developing and approving such plan including, without
2
limitation, consulting with individuals with disabilities and
3
groups representing them in the community, and providing
4
adequate opportunity for public comment and public hearings.
5
The plan shall include the contents required for a paratransit
6
plan pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
7
and its implementing regulations. The plan shall also include,
8
without limitation, provisions to:
9

(1) maintain, at a minimum, the levels of ADA
10

paratransit service that are required to be provided by
11

the Service Boards pursuant to the Americans with
12

Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations;
13

(2) transfer the appropriate ADA paratransit services,
14

management, personnel, service contracts and assets from
15

the Chicago Transit Authority to the Authority or the
16

Suburban Bus Board, as necessary, by no later than July 1,
17

2006, except that this date may be extended to the extent
18

necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
19

Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to this
20

subsection (c);
21

(3) provide for consistent policies throughout the
22

metropolitan region for scheduling of ADA paratransit
23

service trips to and from destinations, with consideration
24

of scheduling of return trips on a "will-call" open-ended
25

basis upon request of the rider, if practicable, and with
26

consideration of an increased number of trips available by

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subscription service than are available as of the
2

effective date of this amendatory Act;
3

(4) provide that service contracts and rates, entered
4

into or set after the approval by the Federal Transit
5

Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
6

(c) of this Section, with private carriers and taxicabs
7

for ADA paratransit service are procured by means of an
8

open procurement process;
9

(5) provide for fares, fare collection and billing
10

procedures for ADA paratransit services throughout the
11

metropolitan region;
12

(6) provide for performance standards for all ADA
13

paratransit service transportation carriers, with
14

consideration of door-to-door service;
15

(7) provide, in cooperation with the Illinois
16

Department of Transportation, the Illinois Department of
17

Public Aid and other appropriate public agencies and
18

private entities, for the application and receipt of
19

grants, including, without limitation, reimbursement from
20

Medicaid or other programs for ADA paratransit services;
21

(8) provide for a system of dispatch of ADA
22

paratransit services transportation carriers throughout
23

the metropolitan region, with consideration of
24

county-based dispatch systems already in place as of the
25

effective date of this amendatory Act;
26

(9) provide for a process of determining eligibility

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for ADA paratransit services that complies with the
2

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
3

implementing regulations;
4

(10) provide for consideration of innovative methods
5

to provide and fund ADA paratransit services; and
6

(11) provide for the creation of one or more ADA
7

advisory boards, or the reconstitution of the existing ADA
8

advisory boards for the Service Boards, to represent the
9

diversity of individuals with disabilities in the
10

metropolitan region and to provide appropriate ongoing
11

input from individuals with disabilities into the
12

operation of ADA paratransit services
; and

13

(12) incorporate the reports the ADA Advisory
14

Committees established by the Services Boards present to
15

the Authority
.
16

(d) All revisions and annual updates to the ADA
17
paratransit services plan developed pursuant to subsection (c)
18
of this Section, or certifications of continued compliance in
19
lieu of plan updates, that are required to be provided to the
20
Federal Transit Administration shall be developed by the
21
Authority, in collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and
22
the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Authority shall submit
23
such revision, update or certification to the Federal Transit
24
Administration for approval. Approval of such revisions,
25
updates or certifications by the Authority shall require a
26
supermajority vote.

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(e) The Illinois Department of Transportation, the
2
Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Authority, the Suburban
3
Bus Board and the Chicago Transit Authority shall enter into
4
intergovernmental agreements as may be necessary to provide
5
funding and accountability for, and implementation of, the
6
requirements of this Section.
7

(f) By no later than April 1, 2007, the Authority shall
8
develop and submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a
9
funding plan for ADA paratransit services. Approval of such
10
plan by the Authority shall require a supermajority vote. The
11
funding plan shall, at a minimum, contain an analysis of the
12
current costs of providing ADA paratransit services,
13
projections of the long-term costs of providing ADA
14
paratransit services, identification of and recommendations
15
for possible cost efficiencies in providing ADA paratransit
16
services, and identification of and recommendations for
17
possible funding sources for providing ADA paratransit
18
services. The Illinois Department of Transportation, the
19
Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Suburban Bus Board, the
20
Chicago Transit Authority and other State and local public
21
agencies as appropriate shall cooperate with the Authority in
22
the preparation of such funding plan.
23

(g) Any funds derived from the federal Medicaid program
24
for reimbursement of the costs of providing ADA paratransit
25
services within the metropolitan region shall be directed to
26
the Authority and shall be used to pay for or reimburse the

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costs of providing such services.
2

(h) Nothing in this amendatory Act shall be construed to
3
conflict with the requirements of the Americans with
4
Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
5
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

6

(70 ILCS 3615/3.01)

(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01)
7

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
8

Sec. 3.01.
Board of Directors.
The corporate authorities
9
and governing body of the Authority shall be a Board
10
consisting of 13 Directors until April 1, 2008, and 16
11
Directors thereafter, appointed as follows:
12

(a) Four Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
13
Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
14
City of Chicago, and, only until April 1, 2008, a fifth
15
director who shall be the Chairman of the Chicago Transit
16
Authority. After April 1, 2008, the Mayor of the City of
17
Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
18
City of Chicago, shall appoint a fifth Director. The Directors
19
appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall not be the
20
Chairman or a Director of the Chicago Transit Authority. Each
21
such Director shall reside in the City of Chicago.
22

(b) Four Directors appointed by the votes of a majority of
23
the members of the Cook County Board elected from districts, a
24
majority of the electors of which reside outside Chicago.
25
After April 1, 2008, a fifth Director appointed by the

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President of the Cook County Board with the advice and consent
2
of the members of the Cook County Board. Each Director
3
appointed under this subparagraph shall reside in that part of
4
Cook County outside Chicago.
5

(c) Until April 1, 2008, 3 Directors appointed by the
6
Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
7
and Will Counties, as follows:
8

(i) Two Directors appointed by the Chairmen of the
9

county boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties,
10

with the concurrence of not less than a majority of the
11

Chairmen from such counties, from nominees by the
12

Chairmen. Each such Chairman may nominate not more than 2
13

persons for each position. Each such Director shall reside
14

in a county in the metropolitan region other than Cook or
15

DuPage Counties.
16

(ii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
17

DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
18

DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
19

County.
20

(d) After April 1, 2008, 5 Directors appointed by the
21
Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake and
22
McHenry Counties and the County Executive of Will County, as
23
follows:
24

(i) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
25

County Board with the advice and consent of the Kane
26

County Board. Such Director shall reside in Kane County.

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(ii) One Director appointed by the County Executive of
2

Will County with the advice and consent of the Will County
3

Board. Such Director shall reside in Will County.
4

(iii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
5

DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
6

DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
7

County.
8

(iv) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
9

Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake
10

County Board. Such Director shall reside in Lake County.
11

(v) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
12

McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
13

McHenry County Board. Such Director shall reside in
14

McHenry County.
15

(vi) To implement the changes in appointing authority
16

under this subparagraph (d) the three Directors appointed
17

under subparagraph (c) and residing in Lake County, DuPage
18

County, and Kane County respectively shall each continue
19

to serve as Director until the expiration of their
20

respective term of office and until his or her successor
21

is appointed and qualified or a vacancy occurs in the
22

office. Thereupon, the appointment shall be made by the
23

officials given appointing authority with respect to the
24

Director whose term has expired or office has become
25

vacant.
26

(e) The Chairman serving on the effective date of this

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amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall continue to
2
serve as Chairman until the expiration of his or her term of
3
office and until his or her successor is appointed and
4
qualified or a vacancy occurs in the office. Upon the
5
expiration or vacancy of the term of the Chairman then serving
6
upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
7
General Assembly, the Chairman shall be appointed by the other
8
Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least 11 of the then
9
Directors with at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who
10
reside in the City of Chicago, at least 2 affirmative votes
11
from Directors who reside in Cook County outside the City of
12
Chicago, and at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who
13
reside in the Counties of DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, or
14
McHenry. The chairman shall not be appointed from among the
15
other Directors. The chairman shall be a resident of the
16
metropolitan region.
17

(f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act no Director
18
shall, while serving as such, be an officer, a member of the
19
Board of Directors or Trustees or an employee of any Service
20
Board or transportation agency, or be an employee of the State
21
of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or of any
22
municipality, county, or any other unit of local government or
23
receive any compensation from any elected or appointed office
24
under the Constitution and laws of Illinois; except that a
25
Director may be a member of a school board.
26

(g) Each appointment made under this Section and under

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Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to
2
the Board, which shall maintain the certifications as part of
3
the official records of the Authority.
4

(h) (Blank).
5
(Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)

6

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
7

Sec. 3.01.
Board of Directors.
The corporate authorities
8
and governing and administrative body of the Authority shall
9
be a Board consisting of 20 Directors appointed as follows:
10

(a) Five Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
11
Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
12
City of Chicago. Each Director shall reside in the City of
13
Chicago. Directors appointed under this subsection shall
14
include:
15

(1) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who
16

shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
17

Authority;
18

(2) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
19

shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
20

Authority;
21

(3) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who
22

shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
23

(4) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
24

shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and
25

(5) one Director with an initial term of 5 years.

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(a-5) Five Directors appointed by the Governor of the
2
State of Illinois with the advice and consent of the Senate.
3
Each Director appointed under this subsection shall reside in
4
the metropolitan region. Directors appointed under this
5
subsection shall include:
6

(1) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who
7

shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
8

Authority;
9

(2) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
10

shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
11

(3) one Director appointed by the Governor, with the
12

advice and consent of the Senate, with an initial term of 5
13

years who shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail
14

Board;
15

(4) one Director with an initial term of 5 years; and
16

(5) one Director with an initial term of 3 years.
17

(b) Five Directors appointed by the President of the Cook
18
County Board of Commissioners, with the advice and consent of
19
the Cook County Board of Commissioners, including:
20

(1) one Director representing those communities in
21

Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago and
22

north of Devon Avenue who shall reside in the area the
23

Director represents, serve an initial term of 3 years, and
24

serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
25

(2) one Director representing those communities in
26

Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago, south

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of Devon Avenue, and north of Interstate 55, and in
2

addition the Village of Summit who shall reside in the
3

area the Director represents, serve an initial term of 5
4

years, and serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
5

(3) one Director representing those communities in
6

Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago, south
7

of Interstate 55, and west of the Interstate 57, excluding
8

the communities of Summit, Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins,
9

Midlothian, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park who shall reside
10

in the area the Director represents, serve an initial term
11

of 3 years, and serve as a director of the Commuter Rail
12

Board;
13

(4) one Director representing those communities in
14

Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago and
15

east of Interstate 57, and, in addition, the communities
16

of Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, and
17

Tinley Park who shall reside in the area the Director
18

represents, serve an initial term of 5 years, and serve as
19

a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and
20

(5) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
21

shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
22

Authority.
23

(b-5) Five Directors appointed by the chair of the county
24
boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, and Will counties. Each
25
chair shall appoint one Director for the chair's county, with
26
the advice and consent of the chair's county board. Each

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Director shall reside in the county from which the Director is
2
appointed. Directors appointed under this subsection shall
3
include:
4

(1) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the
5

DuPage County Board with an initial term of 5 years who
6

shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
7

(2) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
8

County Board with an initial term of 3 years who shall
9

serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
10

(3) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake
11

County Board with an initial term of 3 years who shall
12

serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board;
13

(4) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the
14

McHenry County Board with an initial term of 5 years who
15

shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and
16

(5) one Director appointed by the County Executive of
17

Will County Board who shall reside in Will County, serve
18

an initial term of 3 years, and serve as a director of the
19

Suburban Bus Board.
20

(b-10) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all directors
21
serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22
104th General Assembly and of any directors appointed to fill
23
a vacancy shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the Board
24
occurs before September 1, 2026, then the vacancy shall be
25
filled under Section 3.03. Directors serving on the effective
26
date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may

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be reappointed.
2

(b-15) Within 120 days of the effective date of this
3
amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the appointing
4
authorities shall appoint, with the advice and consent
5
required under this Section, a new Board of the Authority.
6
Directors have been appointed when appointments are filed with
7
and accepted by the Secretary of State in accordance with
8
subsection (g). The initial Directors appointed after the
9
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
10
Assembly shall serve terms of office beginning on September 1,
11
2026.
12

(b-20) On the first meeting of the Board the Directors
13
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
14
General Assembly, the Board of Directors shall, by majority
15
vote, elect a Director to serve as Chair of the Board. All
16
subsequent Chairs of the Board shall be elected by a majority
17
vote by the Directors of the Board from among the Directors.
18
Until September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Board must be
19
confirmed by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the
20
Directors elect a Chair of the Board, then the elected Chair of
21
the Board may serve as
a
the acting Chair of the Board until
22
confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the Senate votes
23
against confirming the acting Chair of the Board, then the
24
acting Chair of the Board must resign and the Directors must
25
elect a new Chair of the Board.
26

(b-25) The subsequent terms of each Director appointed

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after September 1, 2026 shall be 5 years.
2

(c) (Blank).
3

(d) (Blank).
4

(e) (Blank).
5

(f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, no Director
6
shall, while serving as such, be an officer, member of the
7
Board of Directors or Trustees, an employee of any Service
8
Board or Transportation Agency, or an employee of the State,
9
any department or agency of the State, or any municipality,
10
county, or other unit of local government or receive any
11
compensation from any elected or appointed office under the
12
Constitution and laws of Illinois; except that a Director may
13
be a member of a school board, a member of the National Guard,
14
or, if the Director is also a member of the Suburban Bus Board,
15
an elected officer of a municipality.
16

(g) Each appointment made under this Section and under
17
Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority
18
and filed with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
19
Board. The Secretary of the Board shall maintain the
20
certifications as part of the official records of the
21
Authority.
22

(h) (Blank).
23

(i) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
24
experience and expertise for overseeing the planning,
25
operation, and funding of a regional transportation system,
26
including, but not limited to, backgrounds in urban and

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regional planning, management of large capital projects, labor
2
and workforce development, business management, public
3
administration, transportation, and community organizations.
4

(j) Those responsible for appointing Directors shall
5
strive to assemble a set of Directors that, to the greatest
6
extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
7
racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
8

(k) One of the Directors appointed under subsection (a-5)
9
shall be a person with a disability with expertise in
10
transportation and appointed with the advice and
11
recommendation of a disability advocacy organization serving
12
the Metropolitan Region.

13
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

14

(70 ILCS 3615/3A.02)

(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02)
15

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
16

Sec. 3A.02.
Suburban Bus Board.
The governing body of the
17
Suburban Bus Division shall be a board consisting of 13
18
directors appointed as follows:
19

(a) Six Directors appointed by the members of the Cook
20

County Board elected from that part of Cook County outside
21

of Chicago, or in the event such Board of Commissioners
22

becomes elected from single member districts, by those
23

Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the
24

residents of which reside outside of Chicago from the
25

chief executive officers of the municipalities, of that

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portion of Cook County outside of Chicago. Provided
2

however, that:
3

(i) One of the Directors shall be the chief
4

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
5

the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
6

(ii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
7

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
8

the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
9

(iii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
10

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
11

the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13;
12

(iv) One of the Directors shall be the chief
13

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
14

the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
15

(v) One of the Directors shall be the chief
16

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
17

the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
18

(vi) One of the Directors shall be the chief
19

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
20

the South Region defined in Section 3A.13;
21

(b) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County
22

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
23

municipality within Kane County;
24

(c) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County
25

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
26

municipality within Lake County;

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(d) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County
2

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
3

municipality within DuPage County;
4

(e) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry County
5

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
6

municipality within McHenry County;
7

(f) One Director by the Chairman of the Will County
8

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
9

municipality within Will County;
10

(g) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People
11

with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall
12

serve as an ex-officio member; and
13

(h) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial term,
14

and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the
15

DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and the
16

members of the Cook County Board elected from that part of
17

Cook County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board
18

of Commissioners is elected from single member districts,
19

by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority
20

of the electors of which reside outside of Chicago; and
21

who after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22

95th General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of
23

Chicago.
24

Each appointment made under paragraphs (a) through (g) and
25
under Section 3A.03 shall be certified by the appointing
26
authority to the Suburban Bus Board which shall maintain the

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certifications as part of the official records of the Suburban
2
Bus Board; provided that the initial appointments shall be
3
certified to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit the
4
certifications to the Suburban Bus Board following its
5
organization.
6

For the purposes of this Section, "chief executive officer
7
of a municipality" includes a former chief executive officer
8
of a municipality within the specified Region or County,
9
provided that the former officer continues to reside within
10
such Region or County.
11
(Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)

12

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
13

Sec. 3A.02.
Suburban Bus Board.
14

(a) The governing body of the Suburban Bus Division shall
15
be the Suburban Bus Board. Until September 1, 2026, the
16
Suburban Bus Board shall consist of 13 directors appointed as
17
follows:
18

(1) (a) Six Directors appointed by the members of the
19

Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County
20

outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board of
21

Commissioners becomes elected from single member
22

districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts,
23

a majority of the residents of which reside outside of
24

Chicago from the chief executive officers of the
25

municipalities, of that portion of Cook County outside of

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Chicago. Provided however, that:
2

(A) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
4

the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
5

(B) One of the Directors shall be the chief
6

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
7

the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
8

(C) One of the Directors shall be the chief
9

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
10

the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13;
11

(D) One of the Directors shall be the chief
12

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
13

the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
14

(E) One of the Directors shall be the chief
15

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
16

the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
17

(F) One of the Directors shall be the chief
18

executive officer of a municipality within the area of
19

the South Region defined in Section 3A.13;
20

(2) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County
21

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
22

municipality within Kane County;
23

(3) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County
24

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
25

municipality within Lake County;
26

(4) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County

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Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
2

municipality within DuPage County;
3

(5) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry County
4

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
5

municipality within McHenry County;
6

(6) One Director by the Chairman of the Will County
7

Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
8

municipality within Will County;
9

(7) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People
10

with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall
11

serve as an ex officio member; and
12

(8) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial term,
13

and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the
14

DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and the
15

members of the Cook County Board elected from that part of
16

Cook County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board
17

of Commissioners is elected from single member districts,
18

by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority
19

of the electors of which reside outside of Chicago; and
20

who after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
21

95th General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of
22

Chicago.
23

(b) Beginning September 1, 2026, the board shall consist
24
of 11 directors appointed as follows:
25

(1) One director appointed by the Governor, with the
26

advice and consent of the Senate. The director appointed

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under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 3
2

years. The director appointed under this paragraph shall
3

also serve as a Director of the Northern Illinois Transit
4

Authority.
5

(2)
One director

Two directors
appointed by the Mayor
6

of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City Council
7

of the City of Chicago
. The director appointed under this
8

paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years. The
9

director appointed under this paragraph shall serve as a
10

Director of the Board of the Authority.

, including:
11

(A) a director with an initial term of 5 years who
12

shall serve as a Director on the Board of the
13

Authority; and
14

(B) a director with an initial term of 3 years.
15

(2.5) One director who is the Commissioner of the City
16

of Chicago's Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities.

17

(3) Three directors appointed by the President of the
18

Cook County Board of Commissioners with the advice and
19

consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
20

including:
21

(A) a director with an initial term of 5 years who
22

shall serve as a Director on the Board of the
23

Authority;
24

(B) a director with an initial term of 3 years who
25

shall serve as a Director on the Board of the
26

Authority; and

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(C) a director with an initial term of 5 years.
2

(4) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
3

DuPage County Board. The director appointed under this
4

paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years. The
5

director appointed under this paragraph shall also serve
6

as a Director on the Board of the Authority.
7

(5) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
8

County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
9

shall have an initial term of 5 years. The director
10

appointed under this paragraph shall also serve as a
11

Director on the Board of the Authority.
12

(6) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake
13

County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
14

shall have an initial term of 5 years.
15

(7) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
16

McHenry County Board. The director appointed under this
17

paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years.
18

(8) One director appointed by the County Executive of
19

Will County Board. The director appointed under this
20

paragraph shall reside in Will County. The director
21

appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term
22

of 5 years. The director appointed under this paragraph
23

shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
24

Authority.
25

(c) The subsequent terms of each director appointed under
26
subsection (b) shall be 5 years.

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(d) The Chair of the Suburban Bus Board shall be elected by
2
a majority vote by the directors of the Suburban Bus Board from
3
among the directors of the Suburban Bus Board. Until September
4
1, 2030, the Chair of the Suburban Bus Board must be approved
5
by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the directors of the
6
Suburban Bus Board elect a Chair of the Suburban Bus Board,
7
then the elected Chair of the Suburban Bus Board may serve as
a

8
the acting Chair of the Suburban Bus Board until confirmation.
9
Until September 1, 2030, if the Senate votes against
10
confirming the acting Chair of the Suburban Bus Board, then
11
the acting Chair of the Suburban Bus Board must resign and the
12
directors of the Suburban Bus Board must elect a new Chair of
13
the Suburban Bus Board.
14

(e) Initial appointments of directors under subsection (b)
15
must be made in time for the directors to begin their terms on
16
September 1, 2026.
17

(f) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all directors
18
appointed under subsection (a) and of any directors appointed
19
to fill a vacancy shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the
20
Suburban Bus Board occurs before September 1, 2026, then the
21
vacancy shall be filled under Section 3A.03. Directors
22
appointed under subsection (a) may be reappointed under
23
subsection (b).
24

(g) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
25
experience or expertise in overseeing the planning, operation,
26
or funding of a public transportation system, including, but

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not limited to, backgrounds in urban and regional planning,
2
management of large capital projects, labor and workforce
3
development, business management, public administration,
4
transportation, and transit and ridership advocacy.
5

(h) Those responsible for appointing directors shall
6
strive to assemble a set of directors that, to the greatest
7
extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
8
racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
9
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

10

(70 ILCS 3615/3A.09)

(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09)
11

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
12

Sec. 3A.09.
General powers.
In addition to any powers
13
elsewhere provided to the Suburban Bus Board, it shall have
14
all of the powers specified in Section 2.20 of this Act except
15
for the powers specified in Section 2.20(a)(v). The Board
16
shall also have the power:
17

(a) to cooperate with the Regional Transportation
18

Authority in the exercise by the Regional Transportation
19

Authority of all the powers granted it by such Act;
20

(b) to receive funds from the Regional Transportation
21

Authority pursuant to Sections 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09 and
22

4.10 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, all as
23

provided in the Regional Transportation Authority Act;
24

(c) to receive financial grants from the Regional
25

Transportation Authority or a Service Board, as defined in

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the Regional Transportation Authority Act, upon such terms
2

and conditions as shall be set forth in a grant contract
3

between either the Division and the Regional
4

Transportation Authority or the Division and another
5

Service Board, which contract or agreement may be for such
6

number of years or duration as the parties agree, all as
7

provided in the Regional Transportation Authority Act;
8

(d) to perform all functions necessary for the
9

provision of paratransit services under Section 2.30 of
10

this Act;
11

(e) to borrow money for the purposes of: (i)
12

constructing a new garage in the northwestern Cook County
13

suburbs, (ii) converting the South Cook garage in Markham
14

to a Compressed Natural Gas facility, (iii) constructing a
15

new paratransit garage in DuPage County, (iv) expanding
16

the North Shore garage in Evanston to accommodate
17

additional indoor bus parking, and (v) purchasing new
18

transit buses. For the purpose of evidencing the
19

obligation of the Suburban Bus Board to repay any money
20

borrowed as provided in this subsection, the Suburban Bus
21

Board may issue revenue bonds from time to time pursuant
22

to ordinance adopted by the Suburban Bus Board, subject to
23

the approval of the Regional Transportation Authority of
24

each such issuance by the affirmative vote of 12 of its
25

then Directors; provided that the Suburban Bus Board may
26

not issue bonds for the purpose of financing the

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acquisition, construction, or improvement of any facility
2

other than those listed in this subsection (e). All such
3

bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues or income
4

or any other funds that the Suburban Bus Board may
5

receive, provided that the Suburban Bus Board may not
6

pledge as security for such bonds the moneys, if any, that
7

the Suburban Bus Board receives from the Regional
8

Transportation Authority pursuant to Section 4.03.3(f) of
9

the Regional Transportation Authority Act. The bonds shall
10

bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate
11

authorized by the Bond Authorization Act and shall mature
12

at such time or times not exceeding 25 years from their
13

respective dates. Bonds issued pursuant to this paragraph
14

must be issued with scheduled principal or mandatory
15

redemption payments in equal amounts in each fiscal year
16

over the term of the bonds, with the first principal or
17

mandatory redemption payment scheduled within the fiscal
18

year in which bonds are issued or within the next
19

succeeding fiscal year. At least 25%, based on total
20

principal amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this
21

Section shall be sold pursuant to notice of sale and
22

public bid. No more than 75%, based on total principal
23

amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this Section
24

shall be sold by negotiated sale. The maximum principal
25

amount of the bonds that may be issued may not exceed
26

$100,000,000. The bonds shall have all the qualities of

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negotiable instruments under the laws of this State. To
2

secure the payment of any or all of such bonds and for the
3

purpose of setting forth the covenants and undertakings of
4

the Suburban Bus Board in connection with the issuance
5

thereof and the issuance of any additional bonds payable
6

from such revenue or income as well as the use and
7

application of the revenue or income received by the
8

Suburban Bus Board, the Suburban Bus Board may execute and
9

deliver a trust agreement or agreements; provided that no
10

lien upon any physical property of the Suburban Bus Board
11

shall be created thereby. A remedy for any breach or
12

default of the terms of any such trust agreement by the
13

Suburban Bus Board may be by mandamus proceedings in any
14

court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance and
15

compliance therewith, but the trust agreement may
16

prescribe by whom or on whose behalf such action may be
17

instituted. Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued
18

by the Suburban Bus Board or any other obligation of the
19

Suburban Bus Board in connection with the issuance of such
20

bonds be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the
21

State of Illinois, the Regional Transportation Authority,
22

or any other political subdivision of or municipality
23

within the State, nor shall any such bonds or obligations
24

be or become an indebtedness of the Suburban Bus Board
25

within the purview of any constitutional limitation or
26

provision, and it shall be plainly stated on the face of

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each bond that it does not constitute such an indebtedness
2

or obligation but is payable solely from the revenues or
3

income as aforesaid; and
4

(f) to adopt ordinances and make all rules and
5

regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use,
6

operation, and maintenance of its property and facilities
7

and to carry into effect the powers granted to the
8

Suburban Bus Board, with any necessary fines or penalties,
9

such as the suspension of riding privileges or
10

confiscation of fare media under Section 2.40, as the
11

Board deems proper.
12
(Source: P.A. 103-281, eff. 1-1-24
.)

13

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457
)
14

Sec. 3A.09.
Powers.

15

(a) The Suburban Bus Board shall:
16

(1) oversee the operations and management of the
17

Service Board;
18

(2) convey the Authority's goals, priorities, and
19

requirements to the Service Board; and
20

(3) convey information, concerns, and recommendations
21

from the Service Board to Authority leadership.
22

(b) The Suburban Bus Board shall manage the debt that was
23
issued and outstanding by its service board predecessor to
24
ensure that the obligations owed to bondholders are fulfilled.
25

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issue new debt other than debt or other financial instruments
2
designed to refinance or retire debt that was issued and
3
outstanding on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4
the 104th General Assembly.
5

(d) The status and rights of employees of the Suburban Bus
6
Board under any applicable statutes, any applicable collective
7
bargaining agreements, or any pension, retirement, or annuity
8
plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act of the 104th
9
General Assembly.
10

(e) In addition to any powers elsewhere provided to the
11
Suburban Bus Board, it shall have all of the powers specified
12
in Section 2.20 of this Act, except that the powers specified
13
in Section 2.20(a)(v) must be delegated to the Suburban Bus
14
Board by the Board of the Authority.
15

(f) The Suburban Bus Board shall also have the power:
16

(1) to cooperate with the Authority in the
17

exercise by the Authority of all the powers granted it
18

by such Act;
19

(2) to receive funds from the Authority pursuant
20

to Sections 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09 and 4.10;
21

(3) to receive financial grants from the Authority
22

or a Service Board upon such terms and conditions as
23

shall be set forth in a grant contract between either
24

the Suburban Bus Division and the Authority or the
25

Division and another Service Board, which contract or
26

agreement may be for such number of years or duration

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as the parties agree;
2

(4) to perform all functions necessary for the
3

provision of paratransit services under Section 2.30
4

of this Act; and
5

(5) to adopt ordinances and make all rules and
6

regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use,
7

operation, and maintenance of its property and
8

facilities and to carry into effect the powers granted
9

to the Suburban Bus Board, with any necessary fines or
10

penalties, such as the suspension of riding privileges
11

or confiscation of fare media under Section 2.40, as
12

the Board deems proper.
13

(g) The Suburban Bus Board shall use powers delegated to
14
it by the Authority to oversee the delivery of public
15
transportation in the metropolitan region, provided that the
16
Authority shall retain primary responsibility for setting
17
fares, service standards, schedules, and coordinated fare
18
collection so that the public transportation system in the
19
metropolitan region operates on a one-network, one-timetable,
20
one-ticket model for transit users.
21

(h) The Suburban Bus Board shall establish and maintain an
22
ADA Advisory Committee to advise the Suburban Bus Board on
23
accessibility and compliance with the Americans with
24
Disabilities Act of 1990 as it relates to fixed route and
25
paratransit service.

26

(1) The ADA Advisory Committee shall include:

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(A) members representing riders with disabilities;
2

and
3

(B) members representing organizations serving
4

individuals with disabilities.
5

(2) The ADA Advisory Committee shall meet no less than
6

quarterly.
7

(3) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present a
8

quarterly report on accessibility to the Suburban Bus
9

Board.
10

(4) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present an annual
11

report on accessibility to the Authority.

12
(Source: P.A. 103-281, eff. 1-1-24; 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

13

(70 ILCS 3615/3B.02.5)
14

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
15
delayed effective date
)
16

Sec. 3B.02.5.
Commuter Rail Board.

17

(a) The governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall
18
be the Commuter Rail Board. Beginning September 1, 2026, the
19
Commuter Rail Board shall consist of 11 directors appointed as
20
follows:
21

(1) One director appointed by the Governor, with the
22

advice and consent of the Senate. The director appointed
23

under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 5
24

years. The director appointed under this paragraph shall
25

also serve as a Director of the Northern Illinois Transit

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Authority.
2

(2) Two directors appointed by the Mayor of Chicago
3

with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City
4

of Chicago, including:
5

(A) a director with an initial term of 3 years who
6

shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
7

Authority; and
8

(B) a director with an initial term of 5 years.
9

(3) Three directors appointed by the President of the
10

Cook County Board of Commissioners with the advice and
11

consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
12

including:
13

(A) a director with an initial term of 3 years who
14

shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
15

Authority;
16

(B) a director with an initial term of 5 years who
17

shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
18

Authority; and
19

(C) a director with an initial term of 3 years.
20

(4) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
21

DuPage County Board. The director appointed under this
22

paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years.
23

(5) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
24

County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
25

shall have an initial term of 3 years.
26

(6) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake

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County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
2

shall have an initial term of 3 years. The director
3

appointed under this paragraph shall also serve as a
4

Director on the Board of the Authority.
5

(7) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
6

McHenry County Board. The director appointed under this
7

paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years. The
8

director appointed under this paragraph shall also serve
9

as a Director on the Board of the Authority.
10

(8) One director appointed by the County Executive of
11

Will County. The director appointed under this paragraph
12

shall reside in Will County. The director appointed under
13

this paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years.
14

(b) The subsequent terms of each director appointed under
15
subsection (a) shall be 5 years.
16

(c) The Chair of the Commuter Rail Board shall be elected
17
by a majority vote by the directors of the Commuter Rail Board
18
from among the directors of the Commuter Rail Board. Until
19
September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Commuter Rail Board must be
20
approved by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the
21
directors of the Commuter Rail Board elect a Chair of the
22
Commuter Rail Board, then the elected Chair of the Commuter
23
Rail Board may serve as
a
the acting Chair of the Commuter Rail
24
Board until confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the
25
Senate votes against confirming the acting Chair of the
26
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Rail Board must resign and the directors of the Commuter Rail
2
Board must elect a new Chair of the Commuter Rail Board.
3

(d) Initial appointments of directors under subsection (a)
4
must be made in time for the directors to begin their terms on
5
September 1, 2026.
6

(e) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all directors
7
serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
8
104th General Assembly and of any directors appointed to fill
9
a vacancy shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the Board
10
occurs before September 1, 2026, then the vacancy shall be
11
filled under Section 3B.03. Directors serving on the effective
12
date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may
13
be reappointed under subsection (a).
14

(f) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
15
experience and expertise for overseeing the planning,
16
operation, and funding of a regional transportation system,
17
including, but not limited to, backgrounds in urban and
18
regional planning, management of large capital projects, labor
19
and workforce development, business management, public
20
administration, transportation, and community organizations.
21

(g) Those responsible for appointing directors shall
22
strive to assemble a set of directors that, to the greatest
23
extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
24
racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
25

(h) One of the directors appointed under paragraph (3) of
26
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services provided by the Commuter Rail Division and shall be
2
appointed with the advice and recommendation of a disability
3
advocacy organization serving the Metropolitan Region.

4
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

5

(70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new)
6

Sec. 3B.09d.
ADA Advisory Committee.
The Commuter Rail
7
Board shall establish and maintain an ADA Advisory Committee
8
to advise the Commuter Rail Board on accessibility and
9
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as it
10
relates to fixed route and paratransit service.
11

(1) The ADA Advisory Committee shall include:
12

(A) members representing riders with disabilities;
13

and
14

(B) members representing organizations serving
15

individuals with disabilities.
16

(2) The ADA Advisory Committee shall meet no less than
17

quarterly.
18

(3) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present a
19

quarterly report on accessibility to the Commuter Rail
20

Board.
21

(4) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present an annual
22

report on accessibility to the Authority.

23

(70 ILCS 3615/7.03)
24

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a

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delayed effective date
)
2

Sec. 7.03.
ADA Advisory Council.

3

(a) There is established an ADA Advisory Council. The
4
Board shall appoint at least 5 and not more than 15 members to
5
the ADA Advisory Council.
6

(b) The purpose of the ADA Advisory Council is to advise
7
the Board of the Authority of the impact of Authority
8
policies, programs, and public transportation services on
9
disabled transit riders within the metropolitan region and to
10
make recommendations for how to improve public transportation
11
in the metropolitan region.
12

(c) The Board shall strive to assemble an ADA Advisory
13
Council that is reflective of the diversity of the
14
metropolitan region, the users of the various modes of public
15
transportation, and the interests of the residents of the
16
region in a strong public transportation system.
The Board
17
shall strive to include people with disabilities and
18
disability advocates in the membership of the ADA Advisory
19
Council.

20

(d) ADA Advisory Council members shall be appointed to
21
terms of 5 years, may be reappointed to serve multiple terms,
22
and may continue to serve after expiration of their terms
23
until their successors are appointed.
24

(e) The members of the ADA Advisory Council shall elect a
25
Chair, who shall preside over meetings, which shall occur
26
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Advisory Council and shall establish meeting agendas in
2
consultation with fellow ADA Advisory Council members and the
3
Authority.
4

(f) Meetings of the ADA Advisory Council shall be held in
5
compliance with the Open Meetings Act, and the public shall be
6
given an opportunity to attend and comment on matters
7
pertaining to the work of the ADA Advisory Council.
8

(g) The Authority shall designate one or more staff
9
liaisons to provide technical support for the ADA Advisory
10
Council and to facilitate direct communication between the ADA
11
Advisory Council and those in the Authority responsible for
12
delivering public transportation services.
13

(h) The ADA Advisory Council shall:
14

(1) review and comment on proposed Authority budgets,
15

financial plans, capital programs, fare policies, and
16

service standards;
17

(2) convey concerns pertaining to the quality,
18

efficiency, safety, accessibility, and equity of mainline
19

and paratransit public transportation services as they
20

impact disabled riders;
21

(3) assess the efficacy of Authority initiatives to
22

protect the safety of disabled riders on the public
23

transportation system;
24

(4) prepare and convey recommendations to the
25

Authority for how the Authority can improve the quality,
26

efficiency, and equity of public transportation service

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for disabled riders in the metropolitan region;
2

(5) serve as a resource for connecting disabled riders
3

and disability advocacy organizations with those in the
4

Authority responsible for delivering public transportation
5

services;
6

(6) advocate for funding, policies, and laws that
7

shall improve public transportation in the metropolitan
8

region; and
9

(7) serve as a resource for Authority staff to discuss
10

proposed changes to services, policies, and technologies
11

affecting disabled transit riders before those changes are
12

implemented.
13

(i) The Authority shall provide adequate technical support
14
so the ADA Advisory Council can function effectively, provide
15
regular briefing on service delivery issues and other topics
16
of interest for transit riders, make staff responsible for
17
delivery of public transportation services accessible to the
18
ADA Advisory Council, give the ADA Advisory Council sufficient
19
information and time to comment on proposed plans and
20
policies, and take into account the comments and
21
recommendations of the ADA Advisory Council before taking
22
action on initiatives that impact public transit riders.
23

(j) The Authority shall establish an Office of Disability
24
of Policy and Planning, whose initial responsibilities shall
25
include developing ADA-related training standards, complaint
26
and comment procedures, paratransit eligibility criteria, and

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a regional Transit Accessibility Plan in collaboration with
2
the ADA Advisory Committee.
3

(k) Members of the ADA Advisory Council shall serve
4
without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement of
5
reasonable and necessary costs incurred in the performance of
6
their duties.
7

(l) ADA Advisory Council members are subject to public
8
transportation usage requirements applicable to Directors.
9
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

10

(70 ILCS 3615/7.04)
11

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
12
delayed effective date
)
13

Sec. 7.04.
Riders Advisory Council.

14

(a) There is established a Riders Advisory Council. The
15
Board shall appoint at least 5 and not more than 15 members to
16
the Riders Advisory Council.
17

(b) The purpose of the Riders Advisory Council is to
18
advise the Board of the Authority on the impact of Authority
19
policies, programs, and public transportation services on
20
transit riders within the metropolitan region and to make
21
recommendations for how to improve public transportation in
22
the metropolitan region.
23

(c) The Board shall strive to assemble a Riders Advisory
24
Council that is reflective of the diversity of the
25
metropolitan region, the users of the various modes of public

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transportation, and the interests of the residents of the
2
region in a strong public transportation system.
The Board
3
shall strive to include people with disabilities and
4
disability advocates in the membership of the ADA Advisory
5
Council.

6

(d) Members of the Riders Advisory Council shall be
7
appointed to terms of 5 years, may be reappointed to serve
8
multiple terms, and may continue to serve after expiration of
9
their terms until their successors are appointed.
10

(e) The members of the Riders Advisory Council shall elect
11
a Chair, who shall preside over meetings, which shall occur
12
monthly or on such other schedule as is set by vote of the
13
Riders Advisory Council, and shall establish meeting agendas
14
in consultation with fellow Riders Advisory Council members
15
and the Authority.
16

(f) Meetings of the Riders Advisory Council shall be held
17
in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, and the public shall
18
be given an opportunity to attend and comment on matters
19
pertaining to the work of the Riders Advisory Council.
20

(g) The Authority shall designate one or more staff
21
liaisons to provide technical support for the Riders Advisory
22
Council and to facilitate direct communication between the
23
Riders Advisory Council and those in the Authority responsible
24
for delivering public transportation services.
25

(h) The Riders Advisory Council shall:
26

(1) review and comment on proposed Authority budgets,

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financial plans, capital programs, fare policies, and
2

service standards;
3

(2) convey rider concerns pertaining to the quality,
4

efficiency, safety, accessibility, and equity of public
5

transportation services;
6

(3) assess the efficacy of Authority initiatives to
7

protect the safety of riders on the public transportation
8

system;
9

(4) prepare and convey recommendations to the
10

Authority for how the Authority can improve the quality,
11

efficiency, and equity of public transportation service in
12

the metropolitan region;
13

(5) serve as a resource for connecting riders and
14

rider advocacy organizations with those in the Authority
15

responsible for delivering public transportation services;
16

(6) advocate for funding, policies, and laws that
17

shall improve public transportation in the metropolitan
18

region; and
19

(7) serve as a resource for Authority staff to discuss
20

proposed changes to services, policies, and technologies
21

affecting transit riders before those changes are
22

Implemented.
23

(i) The Authority shall provide adequate technical support
24
so the Riders Advisory Council can function effectively,
25
provide regular briefing on service delivery issues and other
26
topics of interest for transit riders, make staff responsible

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for delivery of public transportation services accessible to
2
the Riders Advisory Council, give the Riders Advisory Council
3
sufficient information and time to comment on proposed plans
4
and policies, and take into account the comments and
5
recommendations of the Riders Advisory Council before taking
6
action on initiatives that impact public transit riders.
7

(j) Members of the Riders Advisory Council shall serve
8
without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement of
9
reasonable and necessary costs incurred in the performance of
10
their duties.
11

(k) Riders Advisory Council members are subject to public
12
transportation system usage requirements applicable to
13
Directors.
14
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

15

Section 95.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act makes
16
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
17
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
18
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
19
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
20
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
21
Public Act.

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INDEX

2

Statutes amended in order of appearance

3

20 ILCS 4140/2-15
4

70 ILCS 3605/7
from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 307
5

70 ILCS 3605/19.5
6

70 ILCS 3615/2.30
7

70 ILCS 3615/3.01
from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01
8

70 ILCS 3615/3A.02
from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02
9

70 ILCS 3615/3A.09
from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09
10

70 ILCS 3615/3B.02.5
11

70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new
12

70 ILCS 3615/7.03
13

70 ILCS 3615/7.04

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