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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5092
Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Transit Innovation, Integration, and Reform Act. Provides that the member appointed to the Committee to represent individuals with disabilities shall either be an individual with a disability or an individual who has demonstrated experience advocating for and advancing the accessibility and transportation needs of individuals with disabilities. Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that one of the members of the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority shall be a person with a disability who lives within the Authority's service area and uses the services provided by the Authority. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that one of the Directors of the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority shall be a person with a disability with expertise in transportation and shall be appointed with the advice and recommendation of a disability advocacy organization serving the Metropolitan Region. Provides that one of the directors of the Suburban Bus Board shall be the Commissioner of the City of Chicago's Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (rather than appointed by the Mayor of Chicago). Provides that one of the directors of the Commuter Rail Board shall be a person with a disability who uses the services provided by the Commuter Rail Division and appointed with the advice and recommendation of a disability advocacy organization serving the Metropolitan Region. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Commuter Rail Board shall each establish and maintain an ADA Advisory Committee to advise the Chicago Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Board, or the Commuter Rail Board on accessibility and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as it relates to fixed route and paratransit service.
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A BILL FOR
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Interagency Coordinating Committee on
5Transit Innovation, Integration, and Reform Act is amended by
6changing Section 2-15 as follows:
7    (20 ILCS 4140/2-15)
8    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
9delayed effective date)
10    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2035)
11    Sec. 2-15. Committee membership. The Committee shall
12include the following members, appointed by the Secretary:
13        (1) one member representing rural public transit
14    providers operating outside of the Northern Illinois
15    Transit Authority service area;
16        (2) one member representing small urban public transit
17    providers operating outside of the Northern Illinois
18    Transit Authority service area;
19        (3) two members representing regional public transit
20    providers operating outside of the Northern Illinois
21    Transit Authority service area;
22        (4) one member representing intercity rail providers;
23        (5) one member representing intercity bus providers;
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1        (6) one member representing statewide or regional
2    business organizations with interests in transportation,
3    workforce development, or economic growth;
4        (7) one member representing an Illinois university
5    that generates significant ridership for the transit
6    system or intercity bus and rail systems near the
7    university's facilities;
8        (8) one member representing individuals with
9    disabilities, who is an individual with a disability or 
10    has demonstrated experience advocating for and advancing 
11    the accessibility and transportation needs of individuals 
12    with disabilities;
13        (9) one member representing a labor organization that
14    represents workers employed by downstate transit systems,
15    intercity bus providers, or intercity rail providers;
16        (10) one member representing large urban transit
17    agencies;
18        (11) one or more members representing the Department
19    that are involved in transit grant administration, project
20    implementation, or procurement;
21        (12) additional representatives as determined
22    necessary by the Secretary to ensure subject-matter
23    expertise, community representation, and geographic
24    diversity; and
25        (13) one member who shall serve as chair of the
26    Committee.
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1    The members shall serve without compensation but may be
2reimbursed for necessary expenses associated with service on
3the Committee.
4(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
5    Section 10. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
6amended by changing Sections 7 and 19.5 as follows:
7    (70 ILCS 3605/7)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 307)
8    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457)
9    Sec. 7. The Authority shall have power to acquire by
10purchase, condemnation, lease, gift or otherwise all or any
11part of the plant, equipment, property, rights in property,
12reserve funds, employees' pension or retirement funds, special
13funds, franchises, licenses, patents, permits and papers,
14documents and records belonging to any public utility
15operating a transportation system within the metropolitan area
16of Cook County, together with all or any part of the right of
17way, equipment, fixed facilities and other property of any
18kind of any such utility extending beyond the boundaries of
19the metropolitan area of Cook County and forming part of an
20integrated suburban rapid transit, rail transportation
21facility or motor bus operation connecting with rapid transit
22or electric railway lines in super highways of the Authority
23or leading to the unification and integration of a unified
24rapid transit, rail, and motor bus operation in and about the
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1metropolitan area of Cook County. Such properties upon
2acquisition by or lease to the Authority shall become and be
3operated as part of the transportation system of the Authority
4and the Authority shall have all powers in connection with
5such properties and such operations as are conferred by this
6Act with respect to the transportation system of the Authority
7located within the metropolitan area of Cook County. The
8Authority shall also have the power to enter into agreements
9to operate any such lines extending beyond the boundaries of
10the metropolitan area; such agreements to be subject to all
11other provisions of this Act. The Authority shall have power
12to contract for or lease for operation and maintenance by the
13Authority, any municipally owned local transportation subways
14or other municipally owned local transportation facilities or
15the facilities of any common carrier or the facilities of any
16local Mass Transit District, organized under the "Local Mass
17Transit Act", approved July 21, 1959, as heretofore and
18hereafter amended, whether such subways or facilities are
19within or without the metropolitan area of Cook County. The
20Authority shall have the power to contract with any local Mass
21Transit District, organized under the "Local Mass Transit
22Act", approved July 21, 1959, as heretofore and hereafter
23amended, or with any common carrier for the construction and
24operation of a transportation system, whether such
25transportation system is within or without the metropolitan
26area of Cook County. However, the Authority shall not have
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1power to operate a motor bus facility, the major part of which
2is used for local transportation of passengers in any city,
3village or incorporated town, unless and until the Authority
4shall have secured the right to operate motor buses in such
5municipality for local transportation of passengers in the
6manner stated in Section 11 of this Act.
7(Source: P.A. 76-1548.)
8    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457)
9    Sec. 7. General powers.
10    (a) The Board of the Authority shall:
11        (1) oversee the operations and management of the
12    Authority;
13        (2) convey the Northern Illinois Transit Authority's
14    goals, priorities, and requirements to the Authority; and
15        (3) convey information, concerns, and recommendations
16    from the Authority to the Executive Director and Board of
17    the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
18    (b) The Board shall manage the debt that was issued and
19outstanding by the Authority and ensure that the obligations
20owed to bondholders are fulfilled.
21    (c) The Board may not issue new debt, except for:
22        (1) debt or other financial instruments designed to
23    refinance or retire debt that was issued and outstanding
24    on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
25    General Assembly;
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1        (2) debt or other financial instruments in the
2    amounts, terms and conditions, and other requirements
3    provided for in the Full Funding Grant Agreement in the
4    form in which it was executed on January 10, 2025, and in
5    effect on the date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
6    General Assembly (Project ID No. IL-2025-001-00), commonly
7    known as the Red Line Extension Project, and to refinance
8    or retire debt that was issued pursuant to the Full
9    Funding Grant Agreement in the form in which it was
10    executed on January 10, 2025; and
11        (3) debt or other financial instruments in the
12    amounts, terms and conditions, and other requirements
13    provided for in the Full Funding Grant Agreement in the
14    form in which it was executed on January 9, 2017, and in
15    effect on the date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
16    General Assembly (Project ID No. IL-2017-002-00), commonly
17    known as the Red and Purple Modernization Phase One
18    Project, and to refinance or retire debt that was issued
19    pursuant to the Full Funding Grant Agreement in the form
20    in which it was executed on January 9, 2017.
21    The Authority shall receive revenues sufficient to satisfy
22the financial obligation of the above instruments under the
23Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act.
24    All material changes in the amount, terms and conditions,
25or other requirements of the projects covered by the Full
26Funding Agreements in paragraphs (2) and (3) and occurring
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1after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
2General Assembly are subject to the review and approval of the
3Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. The
4Authority shall cooperate with the Northern Illinois Transit
5Authority on the use of alternative issuers of debt or other
6financial instruments or other efforts by the Northern
7Illinois Transit Authority to reduce the debt expense of the
8above-referenced projects, including pursuit of additional
9funding sources. The authorization provided in paragraphs (2)
10and (3) of this subsection shall expire on December 31, 2032.
11    (d) In addition to any powers provided in this Act, the
12Authority shall have all of the powers specified in Section
132.20 of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, except
14that the powers specified in paragraph (v) of subsection (a)
15of Section 2.20 must be delegated to the Authority by the Board
16of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
17    (e) The Board shall also have the power to:
18        (1) cooperate with the Northern Illinois Transit
19    Authority in the exercise by the Northern Illinois Transit
20    Authority of all the powers granted to the Northern
21    Illinois Transit Authority by the Northern Illinois
22    Transit Authority Act;
23        (2) receive funds from the Northern Illinois Transit
24    Authority under Sections 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09, and 4.10
25    of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, as
26    provided in the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act;
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1        (3) receive financial grants from the Northern
2    Illinois Transit Authority;
3        (4) adopt ordinances and rules to regulate the use,
4    operation, and maintenance of its property and facilities;
5    and
6        (5) carry into effect the powers granted to the
7    Authority, with any necessary fines or penalties, such as
8    the suspension of riding privileges or confiscation of
9    fare media under Section 2.40 of the Northern Illinois
10    Transit Authority Act, as the Board deems proper.
11    (f) The Authority shall use powers delegated to it by the
12Northern Illinois Transit Authority to oversee the delivery of
13public transportation in the metropolitan region, provided
14that the Northern Illinois Transit Authority shall retain
15primary responsibility for setting fares, service standards,
16schedules, and coordinated fare collection so that the public
17transportation system in the metropolitan region operates on a
18one-network, one-timetable, one-ticket model for transit
19users.
20    (g) The Authority shall establish and maintain an ADA 
21Advisory Committee to advise the Authority on accessibility 
22and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
231990 as it relates to fixed route and paratransit service.
24        (1) The ADA Advisory Committee shall include:
25            (A) members representing riders with disabilities; 
26        and
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1            (B) members representing organizations serving 
2        individuals with disabilities.
3        (2) The ADA Advisory Committee shall meet no less than 
4    quarterly.
5        (3) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present a 
6    quarterly report on accessibility to the Authority.
7        (4) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present an annual 
8    report on accessibility to the Northern Illinois Transit 
9    Authority.
10(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
11    (70 ILCS 3605/19.5)
12    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
13delayed effective date)
14    Sec. 19.5. Chicago Transit Board.
15    (a) The governing body of the Chicago Transit Authority
16shall be the Chicago Transit Board. Beginning September 1,
172026, the Board shall consist of 7 members appointed as
18follows:
19        (1) Two members appointed by the Governor, with the
20    advice and consent of the Senate, including:
21            (A) a member with an initial term of 5 years who
22        shall serve as a member of the Northern Illinois
23        Transit Authority; and
24            (B) a member with an initial term of 3 years.
25        (2) Three members appointed by the Mayor of Chicago,
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1    with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City
2    of Chicago, including:
3            (A) a member with an initial term of 3 years who
4        shall serve as a member of the Northern Illinois
5        Transit Authority;
6            (B) a member with an initial term of 5 years; and
7            (C) a member with an initial term of 3 years.
8        (3) Two members appointed by the President of the Cook
9    County Board of Commissioners, with the advice and consent
10    of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, including:
11            (A) a member with an initial term of 3 years who
12        shall serve as a member of the Northern Illinois
13        Transit Authority; and
14            (B) a member with an initial term of 5 years.
15    (b) The subsequent terms of each director appointed under
16subsection (a) shall be 5 years.
17    (c) The Chair of the Board shall be elected by a majority
18vote by the members of the Board from among the members of the
19Board. Until September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Board must be
20approved by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the
21members of the Board elect a Chair of the Board, then the
22elected Chair of the Board may serve as [a] the acting Chair of
23the Board until confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the
24Senate votes against confirming the acting Chair of the Board,
25then the acting Chair of the Board must resign and the members
26of the Board must elect a new Chair of the Board.
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1    (d) Initial appointments of members under subsection (a)
2must be made in time for the members to begin their terms on
3September 1, 2026.
4    (e) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all members serving
5on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
6General Assembly, and of any members appointed to fill a
7vacancy, shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the Board
8occurs before September 1, 2026, then the vacancy shall be
9filled under Section 21. Members serving on the effective date
10of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may be
11reappointed under subsection (a).
12    (f) The members of the Board shall receive an annual
13salary of $15,000, except that members of the Board who are
14also members of the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit
15Authority shall receive $5,000 per year in addition to the
16compensation the members receive for serving on the Board of
17the Northern Illinois Transit Authority.
18    (g) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
19experience and expertise for overseeing the planning,
20operation, and funding of a regional transportation system,
21including, but not limited to, backgrounds in urban and
22regional planning, management of large capital projects, labor
23and workforce development, business management, public
24administration, transportation, and community organizations.
25    (h) Those responsible for appointing Directors shall
26strive to assemble a set of Directors that, to the greatest
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1extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
2racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
3    (i) One of the members appointed under paragraph (2) of 
4subsection (a) shall be a person with a disability who lives 
5within the Authority's service area and uses the services 
6provided by the Authority.
7(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
8    Section 15. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
9amended by changing Sections 2.30, 3.01, 3A.02, 3A.09,
103B.02.5, 7.03, and 7.04 and by adding Section 3B.09d as
11follows:
12    (70 ILCS 3615/2.30)
13    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457)
14    Sec. 2.30. Paratransit services.
15    (a) For purposes of this Act, "ADA paratransit services"
16shall mean those comparable or specialized transportation
17services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service
18contracts of, the Service Boards to individuals with
19disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation
20systems and who are determined to be eligible, for some or all
21of their trips, for such services under the Americans with
22Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
23    (b) Beginning July 1, 2005, the Authority is responsible
24for the funding, from amounts on deposit in the ADA
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1Paratransit Fund established under Section 2.01d of this Act,
2financial review and oversight of all ADA paratransit services
3that are provided by the Authority or by any of the Service
4Boards. The Suburban Bus Board shall operate or provide for
5the operation of all ADA paratransit services by no later than
6July 1, 2006, except that this date may be extended to the
7extent necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
8Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
9(c).
10    (c) No later than January 1, 2006, the Authority, in
11collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and the Chicago
12Transit Authority, shall develop a plan for the provision of
13ADA paratransit services and submit such plan to the Federal
14Transit Administration for approval. Approval of such plan by
15the Authority shall require the affirmative votes of 12 of the
16then Directors. The Suburban Bus Board, the Chicago Transit
17Authority and the Authority shall comply with the requirements
18of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
19implementing regulations in developing and approving such plan
20including, without limitation, consulting with individuals
21with disabilities and groups representing them in the
22community, and providing adequate opportunity for public
23comment and public hearings. The plan shall include the
24contents required for a paratransit plan pursuant to the
25Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing
26regulations. The plan shall also include, without limitation,
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1provisions to:
2        (1) maintain, at a minimum, the levels of ADA
3    paratransit service that are required to be provided by
4    the Service Boards pursuant to the Americans with
5    Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations;
6        (2) transfer the appropriate ADA paratransit services,
7    management, personnel, service contracts and assets from
8    the Chicago Transit Authority to the Authority or the
9    Suburban Bus Board, as necessary, by no later than July 1,
10    2006, except that this date may be extended to the extent
11    necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
12    Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to this
13    subsection (c);
14        (3) provide for consistent policies throughout the
15    metropolitan region for scheduling of ADA paratransit
16    service trips to and from destinations, with consideration
17    of scheduling of return trips on a "will-call" open-ended
18    basis upon request of the rider, if practicable, and with
19    consideration of an increased number of trips available by
20    subscription service than are available as of the
21    effective date of this amendatory Act;
22        (4) provide that service contracts and rates, entered
23    into or set after the approval by the Federal Transit
24    Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
25    (c) of this Section, with private carriers and taxicabs
26    for ADA paratransit service are procured by means of an
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1    open procurement process;
2        (5) provide for fares, fare collection and billing
3    procedures for ADA paratransit services throughout the
4    metropolitan region;
5        (6) provide for performance standards for all ADA
6    paratransit service transportation carriers, with
7    consideration of door-to-door service;
8        (7) provide, in cooperation with the Illinois
9    Department of Transportation, the Illinois Department of
10    Public Aid and other appropriate public agencies and
11    private entities, for the application and receipt of
12    grants, including, without limitation, reimbursement from
13    Medicaid or other programs for ADA paratransit services;
14        (8) provide for a system of dispatch of ADA
15    paratransit services transportation carriers throughout
16    the metropolitan region, with consideration of
17    county-based dispatch systems already in place as of the
18    effective date of this amendatory Act;
19        (9) provide for a process of determining eligibility
20    for ADA paratransit services that complies with the
21    Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
22    implementing regulations;
23        (10) provide for consideration of innovative methods
24    to provide and fund ADA paratransit services; and
25        (11) provide for the creation of one or more ADA
26    advisory boards, or the reconstitution of the existing ADA
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1    advisory boards for the Service Boards, to represent the
2    diversity of individuals with disabilities in the
3    metropolitan region and to provide appropriate ongoing
4    input from individuals with disabilities into the
5    operation of ADA paratransit services.
6    (d) All revisions and annual updates to the ADA
7paratransit services plan developed pursuant to subsection (c)
8of this Section, or certifications of continued compliance in
9lieu of plan updates, that are required to be provided to the
10Federal Transit Administration shall be developed by the
11Authority, in collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and
12the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Authority shall submit
13such revision, update or certification to the Federal Transit
14Administration for approval. Approval of such revisions,
15updates or certifications by the Authority shall require the
16affirmative votes of 12 of the then Directors.
17    (e) The Illinois Department of Transportation, the
18Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Authority, the Suburban
19Bus Board and the Chicago Transit Authority shall enter into
20intergovernmental agreements as may be necessary to provide
21funding and accountability for, and implementation of, the
22requirements of this Section.
23    (f) By no later than April 1, 2007, the Authority shall
24develop and submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a
25funding plan for ADA paratransit services. Approval of such
26plan by the Authority shall require the affirmative votes of
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112 of the then Directors. The funding plan shall, at a minimum,
2contain an analysis of the current costs of providing ADA
3paratransit services, projections of the long-term costs of
4providing ADA paratransit services, identification of and
5recommendations for possible cost efficiencies in providing
6ADA paratransit services, and identification of and
7recommendations for possible funding sources for providing ADA
8paratransit services. The Illinois Department of
9Transportation, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, the
10Suburban Bus Board, the Chicago Transit Authority and other
11State and local public agencies as appropriate shall cooperate
12with the Authority in the preparation of such funding plan.
13    (g) Any funds derived from the federal Medicaid program
14for reimbursement of the costs of providing ADA paratransit
15services within the metropolitan region shall be directed to
16the Authority and shall be used to pay for or reimburse the
17costs of providing such services.
18    (h) Nothing in this amendatory Act shall be construed to
19conflict with the requirements of the Americans with
20Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
21(Source: P.A. 94-370, eff. 7-29-05; 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
22    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457)
23    Sec. 2.30. Paratransit services.
24    (a) For purposes of this Act, "ADA paratransit services"
25shall mean those comparable or specialized transportation
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1services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service
2contracts of, the Service Boards to individuals with
3disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation
4systems and who are determined to be eligible, for some or all
5of their trips, for such services under the Americans with
6Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
7    (b) Beginning July 1, 2005, the Authority is responsible
8for the funding, from amounts on deposit in the ADA
9Paratransit Fund established under Section 2.01d of this Act,
10financial review and oversight of all ADA paratransit services
11that are provided by the Authority or by any of the Service
12Boards. The Suburban Bus Board shall operate or provide for
13the operation of all ADA paratransit services by no later than
14July 1, 2006, except that this date may be extended to the
15extent necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
16Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
17(c).
18    (c) No later than January 1, 2006, the Authority, in
19collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and the Chicago
20Transit Authority, shall develop a plan for the provision of
21ADA paratransit services and submit such plan to the Federal
22Transit Administration for approval. Approval of such plan by
23the Authority shall require a supermajority vote. The Suburban
24Bus Board, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Authority
25shall comply with the requirements of the Americans with
26Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations in
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1developing and approving such plan including, without
2limitation, consulting with individuals with disabilities and
3groups representing them in the community, and providing
4adequate opportunity for public comment and public hearings.
5The plan shall include the contents required for a paratransit
6plan pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
7and its implementing regulations. The plan shall also include,
8without limitation, provisions to:
9        (1) maintain, at a minimum, the levels of ADA
10    paratransit service that are required to be provided by
11    the Service Boards pursuant to the Americans with
12    Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations;
13        (2) transfer the appropriate ADA paratransit services,
14    management, personnel, service contracts and assets from
15    the Chicago Transit Authority to the Authority or the
16    Suburban Bus Board, as necessary, by no later than July 1,
17    2006, except that this date may be extended to the extent
18    necessary to obtain approval from the Federal Transit
19    Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to this
20    subsection (c);
21        (3) provide for consistent policies throughout the
22    metropolitan region for scheduling of ADA paratransit
23    service trips to and from destinations, with consideration
24    of scheduling of return trips on a "will-call" open-ended
25    basis upon request of the rider, if practicable, and with
26    consideration of an increased number of trips available by
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1    subscription service than are available as of the
2    effective date of this amendatory Act;
3        (4) provide that service contracts and rates, entered
4    into or set after the approval by the Federal Transit
5    Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
6    (c) of this Section, with private carriers and taxicabs
7    for ADA paratransit service are procured by means of an
8    open procurement process;
9        (5) provide for fares, fare collection and billing
10    procedures for ADA paratransit services throughout the
11    metropolitan region;
12        (6) provide for performance standards for all ADA
13    paratransit service transportation carriers, with
14    consideration of door-to-door service;
15        (7) provide, in cooperation with the Illinois
16    Department of Transportation, the Illinois Department of
17    Public Aid and other appropriate public agencies and
18    private entities, for the application and receipt of
19    grants, including, without limitation, reimbursement from
20    Medicaid or other programs for ADA paratransit services;
21        (8) provide for a system of dispatch of ADA
22    paratransit services transportation carriers throughout
23    the metropolitan region, with consideration of
24    county-based dispatch systems already in place as of the
25    effective date of this amendatory Act;
26        (9) provide for a process of determining eligibility
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1    for ADA paratransit services that complies with the
2    Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
3    implementing regulations;
4        (10) provide for consideration of innovative methods
5    to provide and fund ADA paratransit services; and
6        (11) provide for the creation of one or more ADA
7    advisory boards, or the reconstitution of the existing ADA
8    advisory boards for the Service Boards, to represent the
9    diversity of individuals with disabilities in the
10    metropolitan region and to provide appropriate ongoing
11    input from individuals with disabilities into the
12    operation of ADA paratransit services; and
13        (12) incorporate the reports the ADA Advisory 
14    Committees established by the Services Boards present to 
15    the Authority.
16    (d) All revisions and annual updates to the ADA
17paratransit services plan developed pursuant to subsection (c)
18of this Section, or certifications of continued compliance in
19lieu of plan updates, that are required to be provided to the
20Federal Transit Administration shall be developed by the
21Authority, in collaboration with the Suburban Bus Board and
22the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Authority shall submit
23such revision, update or certification to the Federal Transit
24Administration for approval. Approval of such revisions,
25updates or certifications by the Authority shall require a
26supermajority vote.
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1    (e) The Illinois Department of Transportation, the
2Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Authority, the Suburban
3Bus Board and the Chicago Transit Authority shall enter into
4intergovernmental agreements as may be necessary to provide
5funding and accountability for, and implementation of, the
6requirements of this Section.
7    (f) By no later than April 1, 2007, the Authority shall
8develop and submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a
9funding plan for ADA paratransit services. Approval of such
10plan by the Authority shall require a supermajority vote. The
11funding plan shall, at a minimum, contain an analysis of the
12current costs of providing ADA paratransit services,
13projections of the long-term costs of providing ADA
14paratransit services, identification of and recommendations
15for possible cost efficiencies in providing ADA paratransit
16services, and identification of and recommendations for
17possible funding sources for providing ADA paratransit
18services. The Illinois Department of Transportation, the
19Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Suburban Bus Board, the
20Chicago Transit Authority and other State and local public
21agencies as appropriate shall cooperate with the Authority in
22the preparation of such funding plan.
23    (g) Any funds derived from the federal Medicaid program
24for reimbursement of the costs of providing ADA paratransit
25services within the metropolitan region shall be directed to
26the Authority and shall be used to pay for or reimburse the
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1costs of providing such services.
2    (h) Nothing in this amendatory Act shall be construed to
3conflict with the requirements of the Americans with
4Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
5(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
6    (70 ILCS 3615/3.01)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457)
8    Sec. 3.01. Board of Directors. The corporate authorities
9and governing body of the Authority shall be a Board
10consisting of 13 Directors until April 1, 2008, and 16
11Directors thereafter, appointed as follows:
12    (a) Four Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
13Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
14City of Chicago, and, only until April 1, 2008, a fifth
15director who shall be the Chairman of the Chicago Transit
16Authority. After April 1, 2008, the Mayor of the City of
17Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
18City of Chicago, shall appoint a fifth Director. The Directors
19appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall not be the
20Chairman or a Director of the Chicago Transit Authority. Each
21such Director shall reside in the City of Chicago.
22    (b) Four Directors appointed by the votes of a majority of
23the members of the Cook County Board elected from districts, a
24majority of the electors of which reside outside Chicago.
25After April 1, 2008, a fifth Director appointed by the
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1President of the Cook County Board with the advice and consent
2of the members of the Cook County Board. Each Director
3appointed under this subparagraph shall reside in that part of
4Cook County outside Chicago.
5    (c) Until April 1, 2008, 3 Directors appointed by the
6Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
7and Will Counties, as follows:
8        (i) Two Directors appointed by the Chairmen of the
9    county boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties,
10    with the concurrence of not less than a majority of the
11    Chairmen from such counties, from nominees by the
12    Chairmen. Each such Chairman may nominate not more than 2
13    persons for each position. Each such Director shall reside
14    in a county in the metropolitan region other than Cook or
15    DuPage Counties.
16        (ii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
17    DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
18    DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
19    County.
20    (d) After April 1, 2008, 5 Directors appointed by the
21Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake and
22McHenry Counties and the County Executive of Will County, as
23follows:
24        (i) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
25    County Board with the advice and consent of the Kane
26    County Board. Such Director shall reside in Kane County.
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1        (ii) One Director appointed by the County Executive of
2    Will County with the advice and consent of the Will County
3    Board. Such Director shall reside in Will County.
4        (iii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
5    DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
6    DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
7    County.
8        (iv) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
9    Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake
10    County Board. Such Director shall reside in Lake County.
11        (v) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
12    McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
13    McHenry County Board. Such Director shall reside in
14    McHenry County.
15        (vi) To implement the changes in appointing authority
16    under this subparagraph (d) the three Directors appointed
17    under subparagraph (c) and residing in Lake County, DuPage
18    County, and Kane County respectively shall each continue
19    to serve as Director until the expiration of their
20    respective term of office and until his or her successor
21    is appointed and qualified or a vacancy occurs in the
22    office. Thereupon, the appointment shall be made by the
23    officials given appointing authority with respect to the
24    Director whose term has expired or office has become
25    vacant.
26    (e) The Chairman serving on the effective date of this
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1amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall continue to
2serve as Chairman until the expiration of his or her term of
3office and until his or her successor is appointed and
4qualified or a vacancy occurs in the office. Upon the
5expiration or vacancy of the term of the Chairman then serving
6upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
7General Assembly, the Chairman shall be appointed by the other
8Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least 11 of the then
9Directors with at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who
10reside in the City of Chicago, at least 2 affirmative votes
11from Directors who reside in Cook County outside the City of
12Chicago, and at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who
13reside in the Counties of DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, or
14McHenry. The chairman shall not be appointed from among the
15other Directors. The chairman shall be a resident of the
16metropolitan region.
17    (f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act no Director
18shall, while serving as such, be an officer, a member of the
19Board of Directors or Trustees or an employee of any Service
20Board or transportation agency, or be an employee of the State
21of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or of any
22municipality, county, or any other unit of local government or
23receive any compensation from any elected or appointed office
24under the Constitution and laws of Illinois; except that a
25Director may be a member of a school board.
26    (g) Each appointment made under this Section and under
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1Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to
2the Board, which shall maintain the certifications as part of
3the official records of the Authority.
4    (h) (Blank).
5(Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)
6    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457)
7    Sec. 3.01. Board of Directors. The corporate authorities
8and governing and administrative body of the Authority shall
9be a Board consisting of 20 Directors appointed as follows:
10    (a) Five Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
11Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
12City of Chicago. Each Director shall reside in the City of
13Chicago. Directors appointed under this subsection shall
14include:
15        (1) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who
16    shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
17    Authority;
18        (2) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
19    shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
20    Authority;
21        (3) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who
22    shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
23        (4) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
24    shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and
25        (5) one Director with an initial term of 5 years.
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1    (a-5) Five Directors appointed by the Governor of the
2State of Illinois with the advice and consent of the Senate.
3Each Director appointed under this subsection shall reside in
4the metropolitan region. Directors appointed under this
5subsection shall include:
6        (1) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who
7    shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
8    Authority;
9        (2) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
10    shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
11        (3) one Director appointed by the Governor, with the
12    advice and consent of the Senate, with an initial term of 5
13    years who shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail
14    Board;
15        (4) one Director with an initial term of 5 years; and
16        (5) one Director with an initial term of 3 years.
17    (b) Five Directors appointed by the President of the Cook
18County Board of Commissioners, with the advice and consent of
19the Cook County Board of Commissioners, including:
20        (1) one Director representing those communities in
21    Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago and
22    north of Devon Avenue who shall reside in the area the
23    Director represents, serve an initial term of 3 years, and
24    serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
25        (2) one Director representing those communities in
26    Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago, south
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1    of Devon Avenue, and north of Interstate 55, and in
2    addition the Village of Summit who shall reside in the
3    area the Director represents, serve an initial term of 5
4    years, and serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
5        (3) one Director representing those communities in
6    Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago, south
7    of Interstate 55, and west of the Interstate 57, excluding
8    the communities of Summit, Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins,
9    Midlothian, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park who shall reside
10    in the area the Director represents, serve an initial term
11    of 3 years, and serve as a director of the Commuter Rail
12    Board;
13        (4) one Director representing those communities in
14    Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago and
15    east of Interstate 57, and, in addition, the communities
16    of Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, and
17    Tinley Park who shall reside in the area the Director
18    represents, serve an initial term of 5 years, and serve as
19    a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and
20        (5) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who
21    shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit
22    Authority.
23    (b-5) Five Directors appointed by the chair of the county
24boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, and Will counties. Each
25chair shall appoint one Director for the chair's county, with
26the advice and consent of the chair's county board. Each
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1Director shall reside in the county from which the Director is
2appointed. Directors appointed under this subsection shall
3include:
4        (1) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the
5    DuPage County Board with an initial term of 5 years who
6    shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
7        (2) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
8    County Board with an initial term of 3 years who shall
9    serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;
10        (3) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake
11    County Board with an initial term of 3 years who shall
12    serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board;
13        (4) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the
14    McHenry County Board with an initial term of 5 years who
15    shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and
16        (5) one Director appointed by the County Executive of
17    Will County Board who shall reside in Will County, serve
18    an initial term of 3 years, and serve as a director of the
19    Suburban Bus Board.
20    (b-10) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all directors
21serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22104th General Assembly and of any directors appointed to fill
23a vacancy shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the Board
24occurs before September 1, 2026, then the vacancy shall be
25filled under Section 3.03. Directors serving on the effective
26date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may
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1be reappointed.
2    (b-15) Within 120 days of the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the appointing
4authorities shall appoint, with the advice and consent
5required under this Section, a new Board of the Authority.
6Directors have been appointed when appointments are filed with
7and accepted by the Secretary of State in accordance with
8subsection (g). The initial Directors appointed after the
9effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
10Assembly shall serve terms of office beginning on September 1,
112026.
12    (b-20) On the first meeting of the Board the Directors
13after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
14General Assembly, the Board of Directors shall, by majority
15vote, elect a Director to serve as Chair of the Board. All
16subsequent Chairs of the Board shall be elected by a majority
17vote by the Directors of the Board from among the Directors.
18Until September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Board must be
19confirmed by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the
20Directors elect a Chair of the Board, then the elected Chair of
21the Board may serve as [a] the acting Chair of the Board until
22confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the Senate votes
23against confirming the acting Chair of the Board, then the
24acting Chair of the Board must resign and the Directors must
25elect a new Chair of the Board.
26    (b-25) The subsequent terms of each Director appointed
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1after September 1, 2026 shall be 5 years.
2    (c) (Blank).
3    (d) (Blank).
4    (e) (Blank).
5    (f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, no Director
6shall, while serving as such, be an officer, member of the
7Board of Directors or Trustees, an employee of any Service
8Board or Transportation Agency, or an employee of the State,
9any department or agency of the State, or any municipality,
10county, or other unit of local government or receive any
11compensation from any elected or appointed office under the
12Constitution and laws of Illinois; except that a Director may
13be a member of a school board, a member of the National Guard,
14or, if the Director is also a member of the Suburban Bus Board,
15an elected officer of a municipality.
16    (g) Each appointment made under this Section and under
17Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority
18and filed with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
19Board. The Secretary of the Board shall maintain the
20certifications as part of the official records of the
21Authority.
22    (h) (Blank).
23    (i) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
24experience and expertise for overseeing the planning,
25operation, and funding of a regional transportation system,
26including, but not limited to, backgrounds in urban and
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1regional planning, management of large capital projects, labor
2and workforce development, business management, public
3administration, transportation, and community organizations.
4    (j) Those responsible for appointing Directors shall
5strive to assemble a set of Directors that, to the greatest
6extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
7racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
8    (k) One of the Directors appointed under subsection (a-5) 
9shall be a person with a disability with expertise in 
10transportation and appointed with the advice and 
11recommendation of a disability advocacy organization serving 
12the Metropolitan Region.
13(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
14    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02)
15    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457)
16    Sec. 3A.02. Suburban Bus Board. The governing body of the
17Suburban Bus Division shall be a board consisting of 13
18directors appointed as follows:
19        (a) Six Directors appointed by the members of the Cook
20    County Board elected from that part of Cook County outside
21    of Chicago, or in the event such Board of Commissioners
22    becomes elected from single member districts, by those
23    Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the
24    residents of which reside outside of Chicago from the
25    chief executive officers of the municipalities, of that
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1    portion of Cook County outside of Chicago. Provided
2    however, that:
3            (i) One of the Directors shall be the chief
4        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
5        the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
6            (ii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
7        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
8        the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
9            (iii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
10        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
11        the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13;
12            (iv) One of the Directors shall be the chief
13        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
14        the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
15            (v) One of the Directors shall be the chief
16        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
17        the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
18            (vi) One of the Directors shall be the chief
19        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
20        the South Region defined in Section 3A.13;
21        (b) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County
22    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
23    municipality within Kane County;
24        (c) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County
25    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
26    municipality within Lake County;
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1        (d) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County
2    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
3    municipality within DuPage County;
4        (e) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry County
5    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
6    municipality within McHenry County;
7        (f) One Director by the Chairman of the Will County
8    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
9    municipality within Will County;
10        (g) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People
11    with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall
12    serve as an ex-officio member; and
13        (h) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial term,
14    and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the
15    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and the
16    members of the Cook County Board elected from that part of
17    Cook County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board
18    of Commissioners is elected from single member districts,
19    by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority
20    of the electors of which reside outside of Chicago; and
21    who after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22    95th General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of
23    Chicago.
24    Each appointment made under paragraphs (a) through (g) and
25under Section 3A.03 shall be certified by the appointing
26authority to the Suburban Bus Board which shall maintain the
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1certifications as part of the official records of the Suburban
2Bus Board; provided that the initial appointments shall be
3certified to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit the
4certifications to the Suburban Bus Board following its
5organization.
6    For the purposes of this Section, "chief executive officer
7of a municipality" includes a former chief executive officer
8of a municipality within the specified Region or County,
9provided that the former officer continues to reside within
10such Region or County.
11(Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)
12    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457)
13    Sec. 3A.02. Suburban Bus Board.
14    (a) The governing body of the Suburban Bus Division shall
15be the Suburban Bus Board. Until September 1, 2026, the
16Suburban Bus Board shall consist of 13 directors appointed as
17follows:
18        (1) (a) Six Directors appointed by the members of the
19    Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County
20    outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board of
21    Commissioners becomes elected from single member
22    districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts,
23    a majority of the residents of which reside outside of
24    Chicago from the chief executive officers of the
25    municipalities, of that portion of Cook County outside of
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1    Chicago. Provided however, that:
2            (A) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
4        the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
5            (B) One of the Directors shall be the chief
6        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
7        the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
8            (C) One of the Directors shall be the chief
9        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
10        the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13;
11            (D) One of the Directors shall be the chief
12        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
13        the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
14            (E) One of the Directors shall be the chief
15        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
16        the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
17            (F) One of the Directors shall be the chief
18        executive officer of a municipality within the area of
19        the South Region defined in Section 3A.13;
20        (2) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County
21    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
22    municipality within Kane County;
23        (3) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County
24    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
25    municipality within Lake County;
26        (4) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County
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1    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
2    municipality within DuPage County;
3        (5) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry County
4    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
5    municipality within McHenry County;
6        (6) One Director by the Chairman of the Will County
7    Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
8    municipality within Will County;
9        (7) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People
10    with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall
11    serve as an ex officio member; and
12        (8) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial term,
13    and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the
14    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and the
15    members of the Cook County Board elected from that part of
16    Cook County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board
17    of Commissioners is elected from single member districts,
18    by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority
19    of the electors of which reside outside of Chicago; and
20    who after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
21    95th General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of
22    Chicago.
23    (b) Beginning September 1, 2026, the board shall consist
24of 11 directors appointed as follows:
25        (1) One director appointed by the Governor, with the
26    advice and consent of the Senate. The director appointed
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1    under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 3
2    years. The director appointed under this paragraph shall
3    also serve as a Director of the Northern Illinois Transit
4    Authority.
5        (2) One director [Two directors] appointed by the Mayor
6    of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City Council
7    of the City of Chicago. The director appointed under this 
8    paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years. The 
9    director appointed under this paragraph shall serve as a 
10    Director of the Board of the Authority. [, including:]
11            [(A) a director with an initial term of 5 years who ]
12        [shall serve as a Director on the Board of the ]
13        [Authority; and]
14            [(B) a director with an initial term of 3 years.]
15        (2.5) One director who is the Commissioner of the City 
16    of Chicago's Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities.
17        (3) Three directors appointed by the President of the
18    Cook County Board of Commissioners with the advice and
19    consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
20    including:
21            (A) a director with an initial term of 5 years who
22        shall serve as a Director on the Board of the
23        Authority;
24            (B) a director with an initial term of 3 years who
25        shall serve as a Director on the Board of the
26        Authority; and
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1            (C) a director with an initial term of 5 years.
2        (4) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
3    DuPage County Board. The director appointed under this
4    paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years. The
5    director appointed under this paragraph shall also serve
6    as a Director on the Board of the Authority.
7        (5) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
8    County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
9    shall have an initial term of 5 years. The director
10    appointed under this paragraph shall also serve as a
11    Director on the Board of the Authority.
12        (6) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake
13    County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
14    shall have an initial term of 5 years.
15        (7) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
16    McHenry County Board. The director appointed under this
17    paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years.
18        (8) One director appointed by the County Executive of
19    Will County Board. The director appointed under this
20    paragraph shall reside in Will County. The director
21    appointed under this paragraph shall have an initial term
22    of 5 years. The director appointed under this paragraph
23    shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
24    Authority.
25    (c) The subsequent terms of each director appointed under
26subsection (b) shall be 5 years.
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1    (d) The Chair of the Suburban Bus Board shall be elected by
2a majority vote by the directors of the Suburban Bus Board from
3among the directors of the Suburban Bus Board. Until September
41, 2030, the Chair of the Suburban Bus Board must be approved
5by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the directors of the
6Suburban Bus Board elect a Chair of the Suburban Bus Board,
7then the elected Chair of the Suburban Bus Board may serve as [a]
8the acting Chair of the Suburban Bus Board until confirmation.
9Until September 1, 2030, if the Senate votes against
10confirming the acting Chair of the Suburban Bus Board, then
11the acting Chair of the Suburban Bus Board must resign and the
12directors of the Suburban Bus Board must elect a new Chair of
13the Suburban Bus Board.
14    (e) Initial appointments of directors under subsection (b)
15must be made in time for the directors to begin their terms on
16September 1, 2026.
17    (f) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all directors
18appointed under subsection (a) and of any directors appointed
19to fill a vacancy shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the
20Suburban Bus Board occurs before September 1, 2026, then the
21vacancy shall be filled under Section 3A.03. Directors
22appointed under subsection (a) may be reappointed under
23subsection (b).
24    (g) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
25experience or expertise in overseeing the planning, operation,
26or funding of a public transportation system, including, but
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1not limited to, backgrounds in urban and regional planning,
2management of large capital projects, labor and workforce
3development, business management, public administration,
4transportation, and transit and ridership advocacy.
5    (h) Those responsible for appointing directors shall
6strive to assemble a set of directors that, to the greatest
7extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
8racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
9(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
10    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.09)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09)
11    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457)
12    Sec. 3A.09. General powers. In addition to any powers
13elsewhere provided to the Suburban Bus Board, it shall have
14all of the powers specified in Section 2.20 of this Act except
15for the powers specified in Section 2.20(a)(v). The Board
16shall also have the power:
17        (a) to cooperate with the Regional Transportation
18    Authority in the exercise by the Regional Transportation
19    Authority of all the powers granted it by such Act;
20        (b) to receive funds from the Regional Transportation
21    Authority pursuant to Sections 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09 and
22    4.10 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, all as
23    provided in the Regional Transportation Authority Act;
24        (c) to receive financial grants from the Regional
25    Transportation Authority or a Service Board, as defined in
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1    the Regional Transportation Authority Act, upon such terms
2    and conditions as shall be set forth in a grant contract
3    between either the Division and the Regional
4    Transportation Authority or the Division and another
5    Service Board, which contract or agreement may be for such
6    number of years or duration as the parties agree, all as
7    provided in the Regional Transportation Authority Act;
8        (d) to perform all functions necessary for the
9    provision of paratransit services under Section 2.30 of
10    this Act;
11        (e) to borrow money for the purposes of: (i)
12    constructing a new garage in the northwestern Cook County
13    suburbs, (ii) converting the South Cook garage in Markham
14    to a Compressed Natural Gas facility, (iii) constructing a
15    new paratransit garage in DuPage County, (iv) expanding
16    the North Shore garage in Evanston to accommodate
17    additional indoor bus parking, and (v) purchasing new
18    transit buses. For the purpose of evidencing the
19    obligation of the Suburban Bus Board to repay any money
20    borrowed as provided in this subsection, the Suburban Bus
21    Board may issue revenue bonds from time to time pursuant
22    to ordinance adopted by the Suburban Bus Board, subject to
23    the approval of the Regional Transportation Authority of
24    each such issuance by the affirmative vote of 12 of its
25    then Directors; provided that the Suburban Bus Board may
26    not issue bonds for the purpose of financing the
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1    acquisition, construction, or improvement of any facility
2    other than those listed in this subsection (e). All such
3    bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues or income
4    or any other funds that the Suburban Bus Board may
5    receive, provided that the Suburban Bus Board may not
6    pledge as security for such bonds the moneys, if any, that
7    the Suburban Bus Board receives from the Regional
8    Transportation Authority pursuant to Section 4.03.3(f) of
9    the Regional Transportation Authority Act. The bonds shall
10    bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate
11    authorized by the Bond Authorization Act and shall mature
12    at such time or times not exceeding 25 years from their
13    respective dates. Bonds issued pursuant to this paragraph
14    must be issued with scheduled principal or mandatory
15    redemption payments in equal amounts in each fiscal year
16    over the term of the bonds, with the first principal or
17    mandatory redemption payment scheduled within the fiscal
18    year in which bonds are issued or within the next
19    succeeding fiscal year. At least 25%, based on total
20    principal amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this
21    Section shall be sold pursuant to notice of sale and
22    public bid. No more than 75%, based on total principal
23    amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this Section
24    shall be sold by negotiated sale. The maximum principal
25    amount of the bonds that may be issued may not exceed
26    $100,000,000. The bonds shall have all the qualities of
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1    negotiable instruments under the laws of this State. To
2    secure the payment of any or all of such bonds and for the
3    purpose of setting forth the covenants and undertakings of
4    the Suburban Bus Board in connection with the issuance
5    thereof and the issuance of any additional bonds payable
6    from such revenue or income as well as the use and
7    application of the revenue or income received by the
8    Suburban Bus Board, the Suburban Bus Board may execute and
9    deliver a trust agreement or agreements; provided that no
10    lien upon any physical property of the Suburban Bus Board
11    shall be created thereby. A remedy for any breach or
12    default of the terms of any such trust agreement by the
13    Suburban Bus Board may be by mandamus proceedings in any
14    court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance and
15    compliance therewith, but the trust agreement may
16    prescribe by whom or on whose behalf such action may be
17    instituted. Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued
18    by the Suburban Bus Board or any other obligation of the
19    Suburban Bus Board in connection with the issuance of such
20    bonds be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the
21    State of Illinois, the Regional Transportation Authority,
22    or any other political subdivision of or municipality
23    within the State, nor shall any such bonds or obligations
24    be or become an indebtedness of the Suburban Bus Board
25    within the purview of any constitutional limitation or
26    provision, and it shall be plainly stated on the face of
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1    each bond that it does not constitute such an indebtedness
2    or obligation but is payable solely from the revenues or
3    income as aforesaid; and
4        (f) to adopt ordinances and make all rules and
5    regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use,
6    operation, and maintenance of its property and facilities
7    and to carry into effect the powers granted to the
8    Suburban Bus Board, with any necessary fines or penalties,
9    such as the suspension of riding privileges or
10    confiscation of fare media under Section 2.40, as the
11    Board deems proper.
12(Source: P.A. 103-281, eff. 1-1-24.)
13    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457)
14    Sec. 3A.09. Powers.
15    (a) The Suburban Bus Board shall:
16        (1) oversee the operations and management of the
17    Service Board;
18        (2) convey the Authority's goals, priorities, and
19    requirements to the Service Board; and
20        (3) convey information, concerns, and recommendations
21    from the Service Board to Authority leadership.
22    (b) The Suburban Bus Board shall manage the debt that was
23issued and outstanding by its service board predecessor to
24ensure that the obligations owed to bondholders are fulfilled.
25    (c) The Suburban Bus Board shall not have the power to
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1issue new debt other than debt or other financial instruments
2designed to refinance or retire debt that was issued and
3outstanding on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4the 104th General Assembly.
5    (d) The status and rights of employees of the Suburban Bus
6Board under any applicable statutes, any applicable collective
7bargaining agreements, or any pension, retirement, or annuity
8plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act of the 104th
9General Assembly.
10    (e) In addition to any powers elsewhere provided to the
11Suburban Bus Board, it shall have all of the powers specified
12in Section 2.20 of this Act, except that the powers specified
13in Section 2.20(a)(v) must be delegated to the Suburban Bus
14Board by the Board of the Authority.
15    (f) The Suburban Bus Board shall also have the power:
16            (1) to cooperate with the Authority in the
17        exercise by the Authority of all the powers granted it
18        by such Act;
19            (2) to receive funds from the Authority pursuant
20        to Sections 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09 and 4.10;
21            (3) to receive financial grants from the Authority
22        or a Service Board upon such terms and conditions as
23        shall be set forth in a grant contract between either
24        the Suburban Bus Division and the Authority or the
25        Division and another Service Board, which contract or
26        agreement may be for such number of years or duration
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1        as the parties agree;
2            (4) to perform all functions necessary for the
3        provision of paratransit services under Section 2.30
4        of this Act; and
5            (5) to adopt ordinances and make all rules and
6        regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use,
7        operation, and maintenance of its property and
8        facilities and to carry into effect the powers granted
9        to the Suburban Bus Board, with any necessary fines or
10        penalties, such as the suspension of riding privileges
11        or confiscation of fare media under Section 2.40, as
12        the Board deems proper.
13    (g) The Suburban Bus Board shall use powers delegated to
14it by the Authority to oversee the delivery of public
15transportation in the metropolitan region, provided that the
16Authority shall retain primary responsibility for setting
17fares, service standards, schedules, and coordinated fare
18collection so that the public transportation system in the
19metropolitan region operates on a one-network, one-timetable,
20one-ticket model for transit users.
21    (h) The Suburban Bus Board shall establish and maintain an 
22ADA Advisory Committee to advise the Suburban Bus Board on 
23accessibility and compliance with the Americans with 
24Disabilities Act of 1990 as it relates to fixed route and 
25paratransit service.
26        (1) The ADA Advisory Committee shall include:
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1            (A) members representing riders with disabilities; 
2        and
3            (B) members representing organizations serving 
4        individuals with disabilities.
5        (2) The ADA Advisory Committee shall meet no less than 
6    quarterly.
7        (3) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present a 
8    quarterly report on accessibility to the Suburban Bus 
9    Board.
10        (4) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present an annual 
11    report on accessibility to the Authority.
12(Source: P.A. 103-281, eff. 1-1-24; 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
13    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.02.5)
14    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
15delayed effective date)
16    Sec. 3B.02.5. Commuter Rail Board.
17    (a) The governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall
18be the Commuter Rail Board. Beginning September 1, 2026, the
19Commuter Rail Board shall consist of 11 directors appointed as
20follows:
21        (1) One director appointed by the Governor, with the
22    advice and consent of the Senate. The director appointed
23    under this paragraph shall have an initial term of 5
24    years. The director appointed under this paragraph shall
25    also serve as a Director of the Northern Illinois Transit
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1    Authority.
2        (2) Two directors appointed by the Mayor of Chicago
3    with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City
4    of Chicago, including:
5            (A) a director with an initial term of 3 years who
6        shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
7        Authority; and
8            (B) a director with an initial term of 5 years.
9        (3) Three directors appointed by the President of the
10    Cook County Board of Commissioners with the advice and
11    consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
12    including:
13            (A) a director with an initial term of 3 years who
14        shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
15        Authority;
16            (B) a director with an initial term of 5 years who
17        shall also serve as a Director on the Board of the
18        Authority; and
19            (C) a director with an initial term of 3 years.
20        (4) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
21    DuPage County Board. The director appointed under this
22    paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years.
23        (5) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
24    County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
25    shall have an initial term of 3 years.
26        (6) One director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake
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1    County Board. The director appointed under this paragraph
2    shall have an initial term of 3 years. The director
3    appointed under this paragraph shall also serve as a
4    Director on the Board of the Authority.
5        (7) One director appointed by the Chairman of the
6    McHenry County Board. The director appointed under this
7    paragraph shall have an initial term of 5 years. The
8    director appointed under this paragraph shall also serve
9    as a Director on the Board of the Authority.
10        (8) One director appointed by the County Executive of
11    Will County. The director appointed under this paragraph
12    shall reside in Will County. The director appointed under
13    this paragraph shall have an initial term of 3 years.
14    (b) The subsequent terms of each director appointed under
15subsection (a) shall be 5 years.
16    (c) The Chair of the Commuter Rail Board shall be elected
17by a majority vote by the directors of the Commuter Rail Board
18from among the directors of the Commuter Rail Board. Until
19September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Commuter Rail Board must be
20approved by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the
21directors of the Commuter Rail Board elect a Chair of the
22Commuter Rail Board, then the elected Chair of the Commuter
23Rail Board may serve as [a] the acting Chair of the Commuter Rail
24Board until confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the
25Senate votes against confirming the acting Chair of the
26Commuter Rail Board, then the acting Chair of the Commuter
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1Rail Board must resign and the directors of the Commuter Rail
2Board must elect a new Chair of the Commuter Rail Board.
3    (d) Initial appointments of directors under subsection (a)
4must be made in time for the directors to begin their terms on
5September 1, 2026.
6    (e) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all directors
7serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
8104th General Assembly and of any directors appointed to fill
9a vacancy shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the Board
10occurs before September 1, 2026, then the vacancy shall be
11filled under Section 3B.03. Directors serving on the effective
12date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may
13be reappointed under subsection (a).
14    (f) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
15experience and expertise for overseeing the planning,
16operation, and funding of a regional transportation system,
17including, but not limited to, backgrounds in urban and
18regional planning, management of large capital projects, labor
19and workforce development, business management, public
20administration, transportation, and community organizations.
21    (g) Those responsible for appointing directors shall
22strive to assemble a set of directors that, to the greatest
23extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural, economic,
24racial, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan region.
25    (h) One of the directors appointed under paragraph (3) of 
26subsection (a) shall be a person with a disability who uses the 
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1services provided by the Commuter Rail Division and shall be 
2appointed with the advice and recommendation of a disability 
3advocacy organization serving the Metropolitan Region.
4(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
5    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new)
6    Sec. 3B.09d. ADA Advisory Committee. The Commuter Rail 
7Board shall establish and maintain an ADA Advisory Committee 
8to advise the Commuter Rail Board on accessibility and 
9compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as it 
10relates to fixed route and paratransit service.
11        (1) The ADA Advisory Committee shall include:
12            (A) members representing riders with disabilities; 
13        and
14            (B) members representing organizations serving 
15        individuals with disabilities.
16        (2) The ADA Advisory Committee shall meet no less than 
17    quarterly.
18        (3) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present a 
19    quarterly report on accessibility to the Commuter Rail 
20    Board.
21        (4) The ADA Advisory Committee shall present an annual 
22    report on accessibility to the Authority.
23    (70 ILCS 3615/7.03)
24    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
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1delayed effective date)
2    Sec. 7.03. ADA Advisory Council.
3    (a) There is established an ADA Advisory Council. The
4Board shall appoint at least 5 and not more than 15 members to
5the ADA Advisory Council.
6    (b) The purpose of the ADA Advisory Council is to advise
7the Board of the Authority of the impact of Authority
8policies, programs, and public transportation services on
9disabled transit riders within the metropolitan region and to
10make recommendations for how to improve public transportation
11in the metropolitan region.
12    (c) The Board shall strive to assemble an ADA Advisory
13Council that is reflective of the diversity of the
14metropolitan region, the users of the various modes of public
15transportation, and the interests of the residents of the
16region in a strong public transportation system. The Board 
17shall strive to include people with disabilities and 
18disability advocates in the membership of the ADA Advisory 
19Council.
20    (d) ADA Advisory Council members shall be appointed to
21terms of 5 years, may be reappointed to serve multiple terms,
22and may continue to serve after expiration of their terms
23until their successors are appointed.
24    (e) The members of the ADA Advisory Council shall elect a
25Chair, who shall preside over meetings, which shall occur
26monthly or on such other schedule as is set by vote of the ADA
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1Advisory Council and shall establish meeting agendas in
2consultation with fellow ADA Advisory Council members and the
3Authority.
4    (f) Meetings of the ADA Advisory Council shall be held in
5compliance with the Open Meetings Act, and the public shall be
6given an opportunity to attend and comment on matters
7pertaining to the work of the ADA Advisory Council.
8    (g) The Authority shall designate one or more staff
9liaisons to provide technical support for the ADA Advisory
10Council and to facilitate direct communication between the ADA
11Advisory Council and those in the Authority responsible for
12delivering public transportation services.
13    (h) The ADA Advisory Council shall:
14        (1) review and comment on proposed Authority budgets,
15    financial plans, capital programs, fare policies, and
16    service standards;
17        (2) convey concerns pertaining to the quality,
18    efficiency, safety, accessibility, and equity of mainline
19    and paratransit public transportation services as they
20    impact disabled riders;
21        (3) assess the efficacy of Authority initiatives to
22    protect the safety of disabled riders on the public
23    transportation system;
24        (4) prepare and convey recommendations to the
25    Authority for how the Authority can improve the quality,
26    efficiency, and equity of public transportation service
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1    for disabled riders in the metropolitan region;
2        (5) serve as a resource for connecting disabled riders
3    and disability advocacy organizations with those in the
4    Authority responsible for delivering public transportation
5    services;
6        (6) advocate for funding, policies, and laws that
7    shall improve public transportation in the metropolitan
8    region; and
9        (7) serve as a resource for Authority staff to discuss
10    proposed changes to services, policies, and technologies
11    affecting disabled transit riders before those changes are
12    implemented.
13    (i) The Authority shall provide adequate technical support
14so the ADA Advisory Council can function effectively, provide
15regular briefing on service delivery issues and other topics
16of interest for transit riders, make staff responsible for
17delivery of public transportation services accessible to the
18ADA Advisory Council, give the ADA Advisory Council sufficient
19information and time to comment on proposed plans and
20policies, and take into account the comments and
21recommendations of the ADA Advisory Council before taking
22action on initiatives that impact public transit riders.
23    (j) The Authority shall establish an Office of Disability
24of Policy and Planning, whose initial responsibilities shall
25include developing ADA-related training standards, complaint
26and comment procedures, paratransit eligibility criteria, and
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1a regional Transit Accessibility Plan in collaboration with
2the ADA Advisory Committee.
3    (k) Members of the ADA Advisory Council shall serve
4without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement of
5reasonable and necessary costs incurred in the performance of
6their duties.
7    (l) ADA Advisory Council members are subject to public
8transportation usage requirements applicable to Directors.
9(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
10    (70 ILCS 3615/7.04)
11    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
12delayed effective date)
13    Sec. 7.04. Riders Advisory Council.
14    (a) There is established a Riders Advisory Council. The
15Board shall appoint at least 5 and not more than 15 members to
16the Riders Advisory Council.
17    (b) The purpose of the Riders Advisory Council is to
18advise the Board of the Authority on the impact of Authority
19policies, programs, and public transportation services on
20transit riders within the metropolitan region and to make
21recommendations for how to improve public transportation in
22the metropolitan region.
23    (c) The Board shall strive to assemble a Riders Advisory
24Council that is reflective of the diversity of the
25metropolitan region, the users of the various modes of public
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1transportation, and the interests of the residents of the
2region in a strong public transportation system. The Board 
3shall strive to include people with disabilities and 
4disability advocates in the membership of the ADA Advisory 
5Council.
6    (d) Members of the Riders Advisory Council shall be
7appointed to terms of 5 years, may be reappointed to serve
8multiple terms, and may continue to serve after expiration of
9their terms until their successors are appointed.
10    (e) The members of the Riders Advisory Council shall elect
11a Chair, who shall preside over meetings, which shall occur
12monthly or on such other schedule as is set by vote of the
13Riders Advisory Council, and shall establish meeting agendas
14in consultation with fellow Riders Advisory Council members
15and the Authority.
16    (f) Meetings of the Riders Advisory Council shall be held
17in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, and the public shall
18be given an opportunity to attend and comment on matters
19pertaining to the work of the Riders Advisory Council.
20    (g) The Authority shall designate one or more staff
21liaisons to provide technical support for the Riders Advisory
22Council and to facilitate direct communication between the
23Riders Advisory Council and those in the Authority responsible
24for delivering public transportation services.
25    (h) The Riders Advisory Council shall:
26        (1) review and comment on proposed Authority budgets,
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1    financial plans, capital programs, fare policies, and
2    service standards;
3        (2) convey rider concerns pertaining to the quality,
4    efficiency, safety, accessibility, and equity of public
5    transportation services;
6        (3) assess the efficacy of Authority initiatives to
7    protect the safety of riders on the public transportation
8    system;
9        (4) prepare and convey recommendations to the
10    Authority for how the Authority can improve the quality,
11    efficiency, and equity of public transportation service in
12    the metropolitan region;
13        (5) serve as a resource for connecting riders and
14    rider advocacy organizations with those in the Authority
15    responsible for delivering public transportation services;
16        (6) advocate for funding, policies, and laws that
17    shall improve public transportation in the metropolitan
18    region; and
19        (7) serve as a resource for Authority staff to discuss
20    proposed changes to services, policies, and technologies
21    affecting transit riders before those changes are
22    Implemented.
23    (i) The Authority shall provide adequate technical support
24so the Riders Advisory Council can function effectively,
25provide regular briefing on service delivery issues and other
26topics of interest for transit riders, make staff responsible
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1for delivery of public transportation services accessible to
2the Riders Advisory Council, give the Riders Advisory Council
3sufficient information and time to comment on proposed plans
4and policies, and take into account the comments and
5recommendations of the Riders Advisory Council before taking
6action on initiatives that impact public transit riders.
7    (j) Members of the Riders Advisory Council shall serve
8without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement of
9reasonable and necessary costs incurred in the performance of
10their duties.
11    (k) Riders Advisory Council members are subject to public
12transportation system usage requirements applicable to
13Directors.
14(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)
15    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
16changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
17that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
18represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
19not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
20made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
21Public Act.
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  INDEX
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  Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 4140/2-15
4    70 ILCS 3605/7	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 307
5    70 ILCS 3605/19.5
6    70 ILCS 3615/2.30
7    70 ILCS 3615/3.01	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01
8    70 ILCS 3615/3A.02	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02
9    70 ILCS 3615/3A.09	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09
10    70 ILCS 3615/3B.02.5
11    70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new
12    70 ILCS 3615/7.03
13    70 ILCS 3615/7.04