70 ILCS 3615/3B.02.5

(70 ILCS 3615/3B.02.5)

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

Sec. 3B.02.5. Commuter Rail Board.

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

(1) One director appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The director appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years. The director appointed under this paragraph shall also serve as a Director of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.

(2) Two directors appointed by the Mayor of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of Chicago, including:

(A) a director with an initial term of 3 years who shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the Authority; and

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

(3) Three directors appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners with the advice and consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, including:

(A) a director with an initial term of 3 years who shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the Authority;

(B) a director with an initial term of 5 years who shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the Authority; and

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

(4) One director appointed by the Chairman of the DuPage County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years.

(5) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years.

(6) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years. The director appointed under this paragraph shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the Authority.

(7) One director appointed by the Chairman of the McHenry County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years. The director appointed under this paragraph shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the Authority.

(8) One director appointed by the County Executive of Will County. The director appointed under this paragraph shall reside in Will County. The director appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years.

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

(c) The Chair of the Commuter Rail Board shall be elected by a majority vote by the directors of the Commuter Rail Board from among the directors of the Commuter Rail Board. Until September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Commuter Rail Board must be approved by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the directors of the Commuter Rail Board elect a Chair of the Commuter Rail Board, then the elected Chair of the Commuter Rail Board may serve as a the acting Chair of the Commuter Rail Board until confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the Senate votes against confirming the acting Chair of the Commuter Rail Board, then the acting Chair of the Commuter Rail Board must resign and the directors of the Commuter Rail Board must elect a new Chair of the Commuter Rail Board.

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

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

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

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

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