Article 10
(25 ILCS 130/Art. 10 heading) ARTICLE 10.
(25 ILCS 130/10‑1) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010‑1)
Sec. 10‑1. The Legislative Research Unit is hereby established as a legislative support services agency. The Legislative Research Unit is subject to the provisions of this Act, and shall exercise the powers and duties delegated to it herein and such other functions as may be provided by law.
(Source: P.A. 83‑1257.) |
(25 ILCS 130/10‑2) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010‑2)
Sec. 10‑2. The Legislative Research Unit shall collect information concerning the government and general welfare of the State, examine the effects of constitutional provisions and previously enacted statutes, consider important issues of public policy and questions of state‑wide interest, and perform research and provide information as may be requested by the members of the General Assembly or as the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services considers necessary or desirable.
The Legislative Research Unit shall maintain an up‑to‑date computerized record of the information required to be reported to it by Section 1 of "An Act concerning State boards and commissions and amending a named Act", enacted by the 86th General Assembly, which information shall be a public record under The Freedom of Information Act. The Legislative Research Unit may prescribe forms for making initial reports and reports of change under that Section, and may request information to verify compliance with that Section.
(Source: P.A. 86‑591.) |
(25 ILCS 130/10‑3) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010‑3)
Sec. 10‑3. The Legislative Research Unit may administer a legislative staff internship program in cooperation with a university in the State designated by the Legislative Research Unit.
(Source: P.A. 93‑632, eff. 2‑1‑04.) |
(25 ILCS 130/10‑4) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010‑4)
Sec. 10‑4. The Legislative Research Unit, upon the recommendation of the sponsoring committee, shall recruit, select, appoint, fix the stipends of, and assign interns to appropriate officers and agencies of the General Assembly for the pursuit of education, study or research. Such persons shall be appointed for internships not to exceed 12 months.
(Source: P.A. 83‑1257.) |
(25 ILCS 130/10‑5) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010‑5)
Sec. 10‑5. The Legislative Research Unit may accept monetary gifts or grants from a charitable foundation or from a professional association or from other reputable sources for the operation of a legislative staff internship program. Such gifts and grants may be held in trust by the Legislative Research Unit and expended for operating the program. Expenses of operating the program may also be paid out of funds appropriated to the Legislative Research Unit or to the General Assembly, its officers, committees or agencies.
(Source: P.A. 83‑1257.) |
(25 ILCS 130/10‑6) (from Ch. 63, par. 1010‑6)
Sec. 10‑6. Each quarter of the calendar year the Legislative Research Unit shall prepare and provide to each member of the General Assembly abstracts and indexes of reports filed with it as reports to the General Assembly. With such abstracts and indexes the Legislative Research Unit shall include a convenient form by which each member of the General Assembly may request, from the State Government Report Distribution Center in the State Library, copies of such reports as the member may wish to receive. For the purpose of receiving reports filed under this Section the Legislative Research Unit shall succeed to the powers and duties formerly exercised by the Legislative Council.
(Source: P.A. 93‑632, eff. 2‑1‑04.) |