Amends the Township Code. Provides that, in the event of a vacancy in the office of township supervisor, the township trustee who has the longest term of continuous service as a township trustee shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and shall administer the general assistance program in the township as provided in Articles VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid Code during the pendency of the vacancy in the office of township supervisor.
House Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Township Code. Provides that the township board shall, on at least an annual basis, designate the township trustee who has the longest term of continuous service as a township trustee to, in the event of a vacancy in the office of township supervisor, serve as the ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and administer the general assistance program as provided in the Illinois Public Aid Code during the pendency of the vacancy in the office of the township supervisor. Provides that the designated township trustee shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance immediately upon the existence of a vacancy in the office of township supervisor and shall exercise the powers and duties of that office until the vacancy in the office of township supervisor is filled in accordance with specified provisions.
House Floor Amendment No. 4: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Open Meetings Act. In provisions concerning public notice of any special meeting except a meeting held in the event of a bona fide emergency, provides that "bona fide emergency" includes the appointment of a temporary deputy township supervisor under the Township Code. Amends the Township Code. In provisions concerning a township or multi-township board temporarily appointing a deputy to perform the ministerial functions of a vacant office, provides that "ministerial functions" includes, but is not limited to, serving as the ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and administering the general assistance program under specified provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Inserts gender neutral descriptions in provisions concerning boards of commissioners of forest preserve districts. Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an employer from employing, allowing, or permitting a minor 12 or 13 years of age to work as an officiant or an assistant instructor of youth sports activities for a township parks and recreation department if the employer obtains certification and satisfies specified requirements. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Removes changes to the Open Meetings Act and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 60 ILCS 1/70
Engrossed: 5 ILCS 120/2, 60 ILCS 1/60, 70 ILCS 805/3, 70 ILCS 805/12, 820 ILCS 206/20, 820 ILCS 206/35
Enrolled: 60 ILCS 1/60, 820 ILCS 206/20, 820 ILCS 206/35