SB0923sam002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Melinda Bush

Filed: 4/4/2017

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 923

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 923, on page 2, by replacing lines 4 through 10 with the following:

"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, it is unlawful for a person to hold an office in a unit of local government with a salary, a stipend, or benefits in a combined amount that exceeds $10,000 and also hold the office of county board member, township supervisor, township trustee, township assessor, or township clerk simultaneously.

(b) A person who simultaneously holds offices on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly may complete his or her terms of office notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a). It is lawful for any person to hold the office of county board member and township supervisor, and in counties of less than 100,000 population the office of county board member and township trustee, simultaneously. It is lawful for any person to hold the office of county board member and the office of township assessor or town clerk, simultaneously, in counties of less than 300,000 population."; and

on page 2, line 20, after the period, by inserting "All actions of persons holding office for which simultaneous tenure is prohibited by this Act but who are permitted to complete their current terms of office under Section 2 of this Act are hereby validated."; and

on page 2, line 21, by replacing "in in" with "in"; and

on page 2, line 23, after "Assembly", by inserting "or after the completion of the current terms of office for persons holding office for which simultaneous tenure is prohibited under Section 2 of this Act, as applicable,".