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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3647

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Willie Preston

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
705 ILCS 505/8

from Ch. 37, par. 439.8
705 ILCS 505/22-1

from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1
705 ILCS 505/22-2

from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2
735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new
30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new

Creates the Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act. Creates the
Alexander/Pulaski Medical District covering specified areas from the City
of Cairo to north of the City of Pulaski in Alexander County and Pulaski
County. Creates the Commission of the District with 9 appointed
commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Contains provisions related
to the operation of the District; rights and powers of the District and
Commission; acquisition, management, and disposition of property; and
other provisions. Amends the Eminent Domain Act and State Finance Act.
Makes conforming changes. Amends the Court of Claims Act. Replaces a
reference to a dissolved medical district commission with the
Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission and the other existing
medical district commissions. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning local government.

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

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Section 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
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Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act.

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Section 5.
Creation of District; purpose.
The
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Alexander/Pulaski Medical District is created within Alexander
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County and Pulaski County as follows:
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(1) South boundary: the Mississippi River.
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(2) East boundary: the Ohio River.
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(3) North boundary: Modglin Road in Pulaski County in
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a line directly west to Illinois Route 127 and Modglin
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Road in a line directly east to the county line.
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(4) West boundary: Interstate 57 from the Mississippi
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River to Illinois Route 3, and then Illinois Route 3 to
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Olive Branch Road, and then Illinois Route 127 to the
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north boundary line.
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The District is created to attract and retain academic
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centers of excellence, viable health care facilities, medical
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research facilities, emerging high-technology enterprises, and
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other facilities and uses as permitted by this Act.

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Section 10.
The Alexander/Pulaski Medical District

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Commission.

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(a) The Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission is
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created. The Commission's general purpose, in addition to
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those other purposes and powers set forth in this Act, is to:
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(1) maintain the proper surroundings for a medical
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center and a related technology center in order to
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attract, stabilize, and retain within the District
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hospitals, clinics, research facilities, educational
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facilities, or other facilities permitted under this Act;
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and
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(2) provide for the orderly creation, maintenance,
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development, and expansion of (i) health care facilities
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and other ancillary or related facilities that the
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Commission determines are established and operated (A) for
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any aspect of the carrying out of the Commission's
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purposes as set forth in this Act, (B) for the study,
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diagnosis, and treatment of human ailments and injuries,
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whether physical or mental, or (C) to promote medical,
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surgical, and scientific research and knowledge as
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permitted under this Act, and (ii) medical research and
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high-technology parks, together with the necessary lands,
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buildings, facilities, equipment, and personal property
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for those parks.
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(b) The Commission has perpetual succession and the power
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to contract and be contracted with, to sue and, except in tort
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actions, to be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to have and use

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a common seal, and to alter the common seal. All tort actions
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against the Commission shall be prosecuted in the Court of
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Claims. The principal office of the Commission shall be
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located at a hospital operated within the District. The
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Commission may hire or contract with any personnel as the
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Commission deems advisable to carry out the purposes of this
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Act and the work of the Commission.
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(c) The Commission shall consist of 12 appointed
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commissioners and 3 ex officio commissioners. Of the
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commissioners appointed, 3 shall be appointed by the Governor,
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3 shall be appointed by the Mayor of Cairo, 3 shall be
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appointed by the Alexander County Board Chairperson, and 3
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shall be appointed by the Pulaski County Board Chairperson.
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All appointed commissioners shall hold office for a 3-year
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term ending on December 31 until their successors are
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appointed and have qualified; except that, of the initial
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appointed commissioners, the Governor, Mayor, and county
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chairpersons shall each appoint one appointee for a term
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ending December 31, 2027, shall each appoint one appointee for
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a term ending December 31, 2028, and shall each appoint one
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appointee for a term ending December 31, 2029. The Director of
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Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, the
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Director of Public Health or his or her designee, and the
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Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee shall serve
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as ex officio commissioners.
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(d) Any vacancy in the office of an appointed commissioner

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occurring by reason of the death, resignation,
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disqualification, removal, or inability or refusal to act by
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the commissioner shall be filled by the authority that
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appointed the commissioner for the unexpired term of office of
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that commissioner.
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(e) The Commission shall hold regular meetings annually
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for the election of a president, vice president, secretary,
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and treasurer, for the adoption of a budget, and for any other
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business that may properly come before it. The Commission
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shall establish the duties and responsibilities of its
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officers by rule. The president or any 3 commissioners of the
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Commission may call special meetings of the Commission. Each
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commissioner shall take an oath of office for the faithful
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performance of his or her duties. The Commission may not
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transact business at a meeting of the Commission unless there
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is present at the meeting a quorum consisting of at least 9
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commissioners. Meetings may be held by telephone conference or
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other communications equipment by means of which all persons
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participating in the meeting can communicate with each other.
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(f) The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly,
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not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year, a detailed
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report covering its operations for the 2 preceding calendar
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years and a statement of its program for the next 2 years.
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(g) Neither the Commission nor the District has any power
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to tax.
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(h) The Commission is a public body and is subject to the

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Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

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Section 15.
Grants; loans; appropriations; contracts.
The
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Commission may apply for and accept grants, loans, or
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appropriations from the State of Illinois, the federal
5
government, a state or federal agency or instrumentality, a
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unit of local government, or any other person or entity to be
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used for any of the purposes of the District. The Commission
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may enter into any agreement with the State of Illinois, the
9
federal government, a state or federal instrumentality, a unit
10
of local government, or any other person or entity in relation
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to the grants, matching grants, loans, or appropriations.
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The Commission may, by contract, accept and collect from
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entities that enter into the contract assessments or fees for
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District enhancements and improvements, common area shared
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services, shared facilities, or other activities or
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expenditures in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.
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The Commission may make grants to neighborhood
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organizations within the District for the purpose of
19
benefiting the District.

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Section 20.
Property; acquisition.
The Commission may
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acquire the fee simple title to real property lying within the
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District and personal property required for its purposes, by
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gift, purchase, or otherwise. Title shall be taken in the
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corporate name of the Commission. The Commission may lease any

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real property located within the District and personal
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property found by the Commission to be necessary for its
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purposes and to which the Commission finds that it need not
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acquire the fee simple title for carrying out those purposes.
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The Commission may acquire in its corporate name, under
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the provisions for the exercise of the right of eminent domain
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under the Eminent Domain Act, all real and personal property
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within the District, except for (i) property owned and used
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for purposes authorized under this Act by medical institutions
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or allied educational institutions, hospitals, dispensaries,
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clinics, dormitories or homes for the nurses, doctors,
12
students, instructors, or other officers or employees of those
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institutions located in the District, (ii) real property that
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is used for offices or for recreational purposes in connection
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with the institutions listed in (i), or (iii) any improved
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residential property within a historical district properly
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designated under a federal statute or a State or local statute
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that has been certified by the Secretary of the Interior of the
19
United States to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United
20
States as containing criteria that will substantially achieve
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the purpose of preserving and rehabilitating buildings of
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historical significance to the District.
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The Commission has no quick-take powers, no zoning powers,
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and no power to establish or enforce building codes. The
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Commission may not acquire any property pursuant to this
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Section before a comprehensive master plan has been approved

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under Section 60. Property owned by and exclusively used by
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the Commission is exempt from taxation.

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Section 25.
Construction and improvements.
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(a) The Commission may, within the District and in its
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corporate capacity, construct or make improvements to, or
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cause to be constructed or improved, a hospital, sanitarium,
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clinic, laboratory, or any other institution, building,
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structure, or ancillary or related facility that the
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Commission determines should be established and operated for
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any one or more of the following purposes:
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(1) carrying out of any aspect of the Commission's
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purposes as set forth in this Act;
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(2) studying, diagnosing, and treating human ailments
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and injuries, whether physical or mental, or promoting
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medical, surgical, and scientific research and knowledge;
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(3) supporting and nurturing facilities and uses
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permitted by this Act;
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(4) providing a nursing facility, extended care
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facility, or other facilities that the Commission finds
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useful in the study of, research in, or treatment of
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illnesses or infirmities specific to the elderly;
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(5) providing institutions that engage in the
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training, education, or rehabilitation of persons with a
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disability, as that term is defined in Section 10 of the
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Disabilities Services Act of 2003;

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(6) providing office buildings for physicians or
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dealers in medical accessories;
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(7) providing dormitories, homes, or residences for
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the medical profession, including interns, nurses,
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students, or other officers or employees of the
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institutions within the District, or for the use of
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relatives of patients in the hospitals or other
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institutions within the District;
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(8) rehabilitating or establishing of residential
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structures within a historic district properly designated
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under a federal statute or a State or local statute that
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has been certified by the Secretary of the Interior of the
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United States to the Secretary of the Treasury of the
14

United States as containing criteria that will
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substantially achieve the purpose of preserving and
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rehabilitating buildings of historic significance to the
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District, or any other areas of the District as the
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Commission may designate;
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(9) facilitating research, development, and
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production, in any of the fields of medicine, chemistry,
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pharmaceuticals, or physics, of genetically engineered
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products;
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(10) providing biotechnology, information technology,
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medical technology, or environmental technology; and
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(11) researching and developing engineering or
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computer technology related to the medical field.

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The Commission may construct or improve, or cause to be
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constructed or improved, these institutions, buildings,
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structures, or ancillary or related facilities after a public
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hearing is held by any commissioner or other person authorized
5
by the Commission to conduct the hearing.
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(b) The Illinois Procurement Code applies to any
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construction or improvements undertaken pursuant to this
8
Section, and the Commission shall conduct all procurements in
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a manner that is consistent with that Code. Construction or
10
improvement may not be undertaken pursuant to this Section
11
before a comprehensive master plan has been approved by the
12
Commission under Section 60.

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Section 30.
Relocation assistance.
The Commission may
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provide relocation assistance to persons and entities
15
displaced by the Commission's acquisition of property and
16
improvement of the District. Relocation assistance shall not
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be less than would be provided by the federal government to a
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displaced person under the federal Uniform Relocation
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Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
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and the regulations promulgated under that Act. As used in
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this Section, "displaced person" has the meaning ascribed to
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that term in 42 U.S.C. 4601. Relocation assistance may include
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assistance with the moving of a residential unit to a new
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location. The Commission shall identify an individual to serve
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as a single point of contact for information about relocation

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assistance provided under this Section.

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Section 35.
Disposition of Property.
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(a) The Commission may sell, convey, or lease, all at fair
4
market value, any title or interest in real property owned by
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it to any person or persons to be used, subject to the
6
restrictions of this Act, for the purposes stated in this Act,
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for the purpose of serving persons using the facilities
8
offered within the District, or for carrying out of any aspect
9
of the Commission's purposes under Section 10, subject to the
10
restrictions on the use of the real property as the Commission
11
determines will carry out the purpose of this Act. To ensure
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that real property sold, conveyed, or leased under this
13
subsection is used in accordance with this Act, the Commission
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shall inquire into and satisfy itself concerning the financial
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ability of the purchaser, conveyee, or lessee to complete the
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project for which the real property is sold, conveyed, or
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leased in accordance with a written plan to be submitted by the
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purchaser, conveyee, or lessee to the Commission. Under the
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plan, the purchaser, conveyee, or lessee shall promise (i) to
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use the land for the purposes designated in the presented
21
plan, (ii) to commence and complete the construction of the
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buildings or other structures to be included in the project
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within the periods of time that the Commission determines, and
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(iii) to comply with any other conditions that the Commission
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determines are necessary to carry out the project.

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All sales, conveyances, and leases authorized in this
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subsection shall be made on the condition that, if used other
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than for the purposes prescribed in this Act, or unused for a
4
period of at least one year, title to the property reverts to
5
the Commission. All sales, conveyances, and leases made by the
6
Commission to any person for use by residents or any other
7
person shall be on the condition that if the resident or other
8
person violates any of the restrictions as to the use of the
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property as the Commission has determined will carry out the
10
purposes of this Act, then title to the property reverts to the
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Commission. If, however, the Commission finds that financing
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necessary for the acquisition or lease of any real estate or
13
for the construction of any building or improvement to be used
14
for purposes prescribed in this Act cannot be obtained if
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title to the land, building, or improvement is subject to such
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a reverter provision, the finding shall be made by the
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Commission after a public hearing is held. Upon the finding
18
being made, the Commission may cause the real property to be
19
conveyed free of a reverter provision if at least 9
20
commissioners vote in favor of the sale, conveyance, or lease
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without the reverter provision. The Commission may also
22
include, in the sales agreement, conveyance, lease agreement,
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or other documentation, provisions for notice of the
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violations or default and how to cure violations or default
25
for the benefit of any lender or mortgagee as the Commission
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may determine is appropriate.

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If, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission
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resolves that a parcel of real estate conveyed or leased by it,
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or in which it has sold the fee simple title or any lesser
4
estate, is not being used for the purposes prescribed in this
5
Act or has been unused for a period of at least one year, the
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Commission may file a lawsuit in the circuit court of either
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Alexander or Pulaski County to enforce the terms of the sale,
8
conveyance, or lease. If a reverter of title to any property is
9
ordered by the court under the terms of this Act, the interest
10
of the Commission shall be subject to any then existing, valid
11
mortgage or trust deed in the nature of a mortgage, but if the
12
title is acquired through foreclosure of that mortgage or
13
trust deed or by deed in lieu of foreclosure of that mortgage
14
or trust deed, then the title to the property shall not revert,
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but shall be subject to the restrictions as to use, but not any
16
penalty for nonuse, contained in this Act with respect to any
17
mortgagee in possession or its successor or assigns.
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(b) If, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission
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resolves that a parcel of real estate that is owned by the
20
Commission is no longer needed for District purposes, the
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Commission may authorize the sale or public auction of the
22
parcel. The resolution shall direct the sale to be conducted
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by (i) the staff of the Commission, (ii) listing with local
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licensed real estate agencies, in which case the terms of the
25
agent's compensation shall be included in the resolution,
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(iii) or public auction. The resolution shall be published at

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the first opportunity following its passage in a newspaper
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published in the District or, if none, then in a newspaper
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published in the county where the District is located. The
4
resolution shall also contain pertinent information concerning
5
the size, use, and zoning of the parcel and the terms of sale.
6

(c) The Commission may not sell, convey, or lease any
7
property pursuant to this Section before a comprehensive
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master plan has been approved under Section 60.

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Section 40.
Notice.
Before holding a public hearing
10
required under Section 35 or a meeting regarding the passage
11
of a resolution to file a lawsuit, the Commission shall give
12
notice to the grantee or lessee, or his or her legal
13
representatives, successors, or assigns, of the time and place
14
of the proceeding. The notice shall be accompanied by a
15
statement signed by the secretary of the Commission, or by any
16
person authorized by the Commission to sign the statement,
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setting forth any act or things done or omitted to be done in
18
violation, or claimed to be in violation, of any restriction
19
on the use of the property, whether the restriction is
20
prescribed in any of the terms of this Act or by any
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restriction on the use of the property determined by the
22
Commission under the terms of this Act. The notice of the time
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and place fixed for the proceeding shall also be given to any
24
person as the Commission deems necessary. The notice may be
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given by registered mail, addressed to the grantee, lessee, or

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legal representatives, successors, or assigns, at the last
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known address of the grantee, lessee, or legal
3
representatives, successors, or assigns.

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Section 45.
Rules.
The Commission may adopt rules,
5
pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
6
regarding the exercise of its powers, governing its
7
proceedings, and regulating all hearings held by it or at its
8
direction, and it may also amend those rules.

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Section 50.
Official documents.
Copies of all official
10
documents, findings, and orders of the Commission, certified
11
by a commissioner or by the secretary of the Commission to be
12
true copies of the originals, under the official seal of the
13
Commission, shall be evidence as if those copies were the
14
originals.

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Section 55.
Judicial review.
A party may obtain a judicial
16
review of a final order or decision of the Commission in the
17
circuit court of either Alexander or Pulaski County only in
18
accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Review
19
Law and the rules adopted under that Law. The circuit court
20
shall take judicial notice of all the rules of practice and
21
procedure of the Commission.

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Section 60.
Master plan; improvement and management of the

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District.
The Commission shall prepare and approve a
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comprehensive master plan under this Section for the orderly
3
development and management of all property within the
4
District. The master plan, and any amendment to the master
5
plan, shall not take effect, however, until it has been
6
approved by the Commission. The Commission shall take the
7
actions permitted to be taken by it under this Act as it may
8
determine are appropriate to provide conditions most favorable
9
for the special care and treatment of the sick and injured, for
10
the study of disease, and for any other purpose set forth in
11
this Act. In the master plan, the Commission may provide for
12
shared services and facilities within the District for the
13
accredited schools of medicine and the licensed nonprofit
14
acute care hospitals within the District.

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Section 65.
Public hearings.
The Commission shall conduct
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a public hearing before taking any of the actions described in
17
Section 25, making specified reverter-related findings under
18
Section 35, or approving a comprehensive master plan under
19
Section 60. The Commission shall also conduct a public hearing
20
whenever it is otherwise required by law to do so and may
21
conduct a public hearing whenever it may elect to do so. If
22
there is no law governing a specific type of public hearing,
23
the Commission shall conduct that public hearing pursuant to
24
the Open Meetings Act and this Section.
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The Commission may authorize a commissioner or other

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person of legal age to conduct a hearing not otherwise
2
required by law. The commissioner or other authorized person
3
may (i) administer oaths and affirmations, (ii) take the
4
testimony of witnesses, (iii) take and receive the production
5
of papers, books, records, accounts, and documents, (iv)
6
receive pertinent evidence, and (v) certify the record of the
7
hearing. The record of the hearing shall become part of the
8
Commission's record. Notice of the time, place, and purpose of
9
the hearing shall be given by a single publication notice in a
10
secular newspaper or newspapers of general circulation within
11
Alexander and Pulaski counties at least 10 days before the
12
date of the hearing.

13

Section 70.
Disposition of money; income fund; rental
14
moneys; audits.

15

(a) Money received by the Commission from the sale,
16
conveyance, or lease of any property, in excess of the amount
17
expended by the Commission for authorized purposes under this
18
Act, shall be deposited into the Alexander/Pulaski Medical
19
District Income Fund, a special fund that is created in the
20
State treasury, and may be expended as provided in this
21
Section and this Act.
22

(b) The Commission may use all money deposited into the
23
Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Income Fund from rentals
24
for the purposes of planning, acquisition, and development of
25
property within the District, for the operation, maintenance,

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and improvement of property of the Commission, and for all
2
purposes and powers set forth in this Act.
3

(c) The Auditor General shall conduct audits of the
4
Commission in the same manner as the Auditor General conducts
5
audits of State agencies under the Illinois State Auditing
6
Act. The Auditor General shall, at least biennially, audit or
7
cause to be audited all records and accounts of the Commission
8
pertaining to the operation of the District.

9

Section 75.
Attorney General.
The Attorney General is the
10
legal advisor to the Commission and shall prosecute or defend,
11
as the case may be, all actions brought by or against the
12
Commission.

13

Section 900.
The Court of Claims Act is amended by
14
changing Sections 8, 22-1, and 22-2 as follows:

15

(705 ILCS 505/8)

(from Ch. 37, par. 439.8)
16

Sec. 8.
Court of Claims jurisdiction; deliberation
17
periods.
The court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear
18
and determine the following matters:
19

(a) All claims against the State founded upon any law
20

of the State of Illinois or upon any regulation adopted
21

thereunder by an executive or administrative officer or
22

agency; provided, however, the court shall not have
23

jurisdiction (i) to hear or determine claims arising under

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the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational
2

Diseases Act, or claims for expenses in civil litigation,
3

or (ii) to review administrative decisions for which a
4

statute provides that review shall be in the circuit or
5

appellate court.
6

(b) All claims against the State founded upon any
7

contract entered into with the State of Illinois.
8

(c) All claims against the State for time unjustly
9

served in prisons of this State when the person imprisoned
10

received a pardon from the Governor stating that such
11

pardon is issued on the ground of innocence of the crime
12

for which he or she was imprisoned or he or she received a
13

certificate of innocence from the Circuit Court as
14

provided in Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil Procedure;
15

provided, the amount of the award is at the discretion of
16

the court; and provided, the court shall make no award in
17

excess of the following amounts: for imprisonment of 5
18

years or less, not more than $85,350; for imprisonment of
19

14 years or less but over 5 years, not more than $170,000;
20

for imprisonment of over 14 years, not more than $199,150;
21

and provided further, the court shall fix attorney's fees
22

not to exceed 25% of the award granted. On or after the
23

effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
24

Assembly, the court shall annually adjust the maximum
25

awards authorized by this subsection (c) to reflect the
26

increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index For All

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Urban Consumers for the previous calendar year, as
2

determined by the United States Department of Labor,
3

except that no annual increment may exceed 5%. For the
4

annual adjustments, if the Consumer Price Index decreases
5

during a calendar year, there shall be no adjustment for
6

that calendar year. The transmission by the Prisoner
7

Review Board or the clerk of the circuit court of the
8

information described in Section 11(b) to the clerk of the
9

Court of Claims is conclusive evidence of the validity of
10

the claim. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the
11

95th General Assembly apply to all claims pending on or
12

filed on or after the effective date.
13

(d) All claims against the State for damages in cases
14

sounding in tort, if a like cause of action would lie
15

against a private person or corporation in a civil suit,
16

and all like claims sounding in tort against the
Illinois

17

Medical
District

Center
Commission,
the Mid-Illinois
18

Medical District Commission, the Mid-America Medical
19

District Commission, the Roseland Community Medical
20

District Commission, the Alexander/Pulaski Medical
21

District Commission,
the Board of Trustees of the
22

University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern
23

Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago
24

State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern
25

Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors
26

State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State

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University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
2

University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
3

University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
4

University, or the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
5

Mathematics and Science Academy; provided, that an award
6

for damages in a case sounding in tort, other than certain
7

cases involving the operation of a State vehicle described
8

in this paragraph, shall not exceed the sum of $2,000,000
9

to or for the benefit of any claimant. The $2,000,000
10

limit prescribed by this Section does not apply to an
11

award of damages in any case sounding in tort arising out
12

of the operation by a State employee of a vehicle owned,
13

leased or controlled by the State. The defense that the
14

State
,

or
the
Illinois
Medical
District

Center
Commission
,
15

the Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission, the
16

Mid-America Medical District Commission, the Roseland
17

Community Medical District Commission, the
18

Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission,

or
the
19

Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board
20

of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of
21

Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of
22

Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of
23

Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
24

Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
25

Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of
26

Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of

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Trustees of Western Illinois University, or the Board of
2

Trustees of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
3

is not liable for the negligence of its officers, agents,
4

and employees in the course of their employment is not
5

applicable to the hearing and determination of such
6

claims. The changes to this Section made by this
7

amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly apply only to
8

claims filed on or after July 1, 2015.
9

The court shall annually adjust the maximum awards
10

authorized by this subsection to reflect the increase, if
11

any, in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers
12

for the previous calendar year, as determined by the
13

United States Department of Labor. The Comptroller shall
14

make the new amount resulting from each annual adjustment
15

available to the public via the Comptroller's official
16

website by January 31 of every year.
17

(e) All claims for recoupment made by the State of
18

Illinois against any claimant.
19

(f) All claims pursuant to the Line of Duty
20

Compensation Act. A claim under that Act must be heard and
21

determined within one year after the application for that
22

claim is filed with the Court as provided in that Act.
23

(g) All claims filed pursuant to the Crime Victims
24

Compensation Act.
25

(h) All claims pursuant to the Illinois National
26

Guardsman's Compensation Act. A claim under that Act must

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be heard and determined within one year after the
2

application for that claim is filed with the Court as
3

provided in that Act.
4

(i) All claims authorized by subsection (a) of Section
5

10-55 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for the
6

expenses incurred by a party in a contested case on the
7

administrative level.
8
(Source: P.A. 100-1124, eff. 11-27-18
.)

9

(705 ILCS 505/22-1)

(from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-1)
10

Sec. 22-1.
Within 1 year from the date that such an injury
11
was received or such a cause of action accrued, any person who
12
is about to commence any action in the Court of Claims against
13
the State of Illinois, the
Illinois
Medical
District

Center

14
Commission,
the Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission, the
15
Mid-America Medical District Commission, the Roseland
16
Community Medical District Commission, the Alexander/Pulaski
17
Medical District Commission,
the Board of Trustees of the
18
University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern
19
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State
20
University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois
21
University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
22
University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
23
University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
24
University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
25
University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois

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University, or the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
2
Mathematics and Science Academy, for damages on account of any
3
injury to his person shall file in the office of the Attorney
4
General and also in the office of the Clerk of the Court of
5
Claims, either by himself, his agent, or attorney, giving the
6
name of the person to whom the cause of action has accrued, the
7
name and residence of the person injured, the date and about
8
the hour of the accident, the place or location where the
9
accident occurred, a brief description of how the accident
10
occurred, and the name and address of the attending physician,
11
if any, except as otherwise provided by the Crime Victims
12
Compensation Act.
13

In actions for death by wrongful act, neglect or default,
14
the executor of the estate, or in the event there is no will,
15
the administrator or other personal representative of the
16
decedent, shall file within 1 year of the date of death or the
17
date that the executor or administrator is qualified,
18
whichever occurs later, in the office of the Attorney General
19
and also in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Claims,
20
giving the name of the person to whom the cause of action has
21
accrued, the name and last residence of the decedent, the date
22
of the accident causing death, the date of the decedent's
23
demise, the place or location where the accident causing the
24
death occurred, the date and about the hour of the accident, a
25
brief description of how the accident occurred, and the names
26
and addresses of the attending physician and treating hospital

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if any, except as otherwise provided by the Crime Victims
2
Compensation Act.
3

A claimant is not required to file the notice required by
4
this Section if he or she files his or her claim within one
5
year of its accrual.
6
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-492, eff. 8-17-97.)

7

(705 ILCS 505/22-2)

(from Ch. 37, par. 439.22-2)
8

Sec. 22-2.
If the notice provided for by Section 22-1 is
9
not filed as provided in that Section, any such action
10
commenced against the State of Illinois, the
Illinois
Medical
11
District

Center
Commission,
the Mid-Illinois Medical District
12
Commission, the Mid-America Medical District Commission, the
13
Roseland Community Medical District Commission, the
14
Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Commission,
the Board of
15
Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees
16
of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of
17
Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern
18
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
19
University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State
20
University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
21
University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
22
University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
23
University, or the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
24
Mathematics and Science Academy, shall be dismissed and the
25
person to whom any such cause of action accrued for any

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personal injury shall be forever barred from further action in
2
the Court of Claims for such personal injury, except as
3
otherwise provided by the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
4
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)

5

Section 905.
The Eminent Domain Act is amended by changing
6
Section 15-5-49 as follows:

7

(735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new)
8

Sec. 15-5-49.
Eminent domain powers in new Acts.
The
9
following provisions of law may include express grants of the
10
power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
11
Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Act; medical district; for
12
general purposes.

13

Section 910.
The State Finance Act is amended by adding
14
Section 5.1038 as follows:

15

(30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new)
16

Sec. 5.1038.
The Alexander/Pulaski Medical District Income
17
Fund.

18

Section 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
19
becoming law.

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