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| | HB3648 Engrossed | | LRB100 10665 AWJ 20889 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 11-5-11 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-5-11 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-5-11. Commission on Human Relations. The City of |
| 8 | | Chicago's Commission on Human Relations shall: |
| 9 | | (1) require all administrative hearing officers and |
| 10 | | all Commissioners who make decisions and issue rulings on |
| 11 | | pending cases to be attorneys licensed to practice law in |
| 12 | | this State; |
| 13 | | (2) follow all applicable federal, State, and local |
| 14 | | laws and regulations, including all applicable legal |
| 15 | | precedent in court decisions; and |
| 16 | | (3) establish an administrative system that ensures |
| 17 | | that administrative hearing officers are impartial when |
| 18 | | hearing cases that come before the commission. |
| 19 | | The City of Chicago may not regulate its Commission on |
| 20 | | Human Relations in a manner inconsistent with this Section. |
| 21 | | This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 |
| 22 | | of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent |
| 23 | | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised |