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Legislative Platform
92nd General Assembly
The Legislative Platform for park, forest preserve and conservation districts is designed to address the most
pressing concerns and needs of these local governments. The following recommendations for legislative reform
represent the culmination of the efforts and input by elected board members, their legal counsel and professional
staff. After many months of exploring and researching issues, we are giving these proposals our highest priority
and respectfully present them to the members of the 92nd General Assembly.
SB 1171 Philip
Support legislation to allow excluded districts to
reinstate non-referendum bonding authority.
HB 2054 A. Moore
Develop and support a coalition to place a statewide open space funding initiative as an advisory referendum at the 2002 General Election
(the Illinois Land Preservation Initiative or ILP).
HB 3016 Bassi-Crotty
Authorizes the development and sale of Illinois
license plates that support youth programs
conducted by park districts.
HB 1886 Hamos-Wojcik
Support creation of a Kids Share Endowment
funded by a one-third portion of the Tobacco
Settlement Fund. Ensure permanent tie into
recreation and healthy lifestyles.
HB 1846 Cross
Amends law on criminal background checks to
make requirements permissive; clarify definition of
new employee (a person not on the agency payroll
for the previous 18 months); permit use of service
other than state police; exclude applicants under 18
years of age; permit report to go to designee of
park board president.
HB 915 A. Moore
Support forest preserve efforts to clarify specific
referendum language to be used when placing a
question of an increase in the general fund.
HB 2152 Parke
Allows a park district to use competitive selection
in connection with design/build projects.
SB 210 Halvorson
Work in cooperation with the Illinois Chiefs of Police
Association to allow municipalities to use drug
seizure money for local municipal and park
district programs designed for youth at risk.
SB 755 K. Parker
Seek authority to permit special recreation
associations to own property and buildings.
Tourism Support
Investigate state support of park district and forest
preserve museums, zoos, and nature centers
through the use of tourism dollars.
Special Recreation Funding
Create an alternative (non-property tax) source
of funding (a grant program) for park district and
municipal recreation joint agreement programs
serving people with disabilities.
Natural Resources
Support the IDNR budget initiative as proposed by
the governor.
Tort Reform
Provide active support for initiatives providing tort
reform for Illinois local governments.
State and Federal Funding
Support state and federal funding for park districts.
(CARA and state funding such as the OSLAD, OLT
and Bike Path programs).
Federal Legislative Issues
Seek changes in federal child labor law regulations to reflect changes in Illinois Law which permit
14- and 15-year-olds greater flexibility in the hours
that they work.
Joint Legislative Committee
IAPD
DAVID MASON
Co-Chair
DeKalb Park District
JIM BARHAM
Champaign Park District
STANLEY P. BUDZINSKI
Pleasure Driveway and
Park District of Peoria
KEVIN M. DOLAN
Mundelein Park and
Recreation District
DENNIS G. FLANAGIN
Lan-Oak Park District
MARY GARRISON
Winnetka Park District
KEN GOFF
Homewood-Flossmoor
Park District
CLINT HULL
St. Charles Park District
DONALD JESSEN
Addison Park District
SALLY KIRK
Naperville Park District
PAMELA O. NEWTON
Lake County Forest
Preserve District
LARRY STECZO
Sycamore Park District
SCOTT TRIPHAHN
Hoffman Estates Park District
IPRA
ROBERT GRAY
Co-Chair
Oswegoland Park District
MIKE BENARD
Hanover Park Park District
WILLIAM L. CLEVENGER
Decatur Park District
ROBERT "SKIP" DUNSMUIR
Wheaton Park District
KEITH FRANKLAND
Woodridge Park District
MICHAEL FUGIEL
Lombard Park District
RICHARD GRODSKY
Elmhurst Park District
ROBIN HALL
Urbana Park District
JOHN McGOVERN
Northern Suburban Special
Recreation Association
KATHLEEN MERNER
Macon County
Conservation District
JOHN POTTS
Champaign County Forest
Preserve District
BILL TOOKEY
Addison Park District
IAPD Board of Directors
ROGER FLOREY
President
Rolling Meadows Park District
MARY GARRISON
President-elect
Winnetka Park District
JUDITH LOCKE
Immediate Past President
Decatur Park District
DENNIS G. FLANAGIN
Vice President
Lan-Oak Park District
CLINT HULL
Vice President
St. Charles Park District
PAMELA O. NEWTON
Vice President
Lake County Forest Preserve District
WILLIS"BILL" LOGAN
Treasurer
Springfield Park District
DR. FLORINE ROBINSON
Sergeant-At-Arms
Hazel Crest Park District
STANLEY P. BUDZINSKI
Pleasure Driveway and
Park District of Peoria
KEVIN M. DOLAN
Mundelein Park and
Recreation District
RONALD P. EMERY
Harrisburg Township
Park District
CHRISTINE H. GARRY
Barrington Park District
MILLIE KEITH
Freeport Park District
DAVID MASON
DeKalb Park District
KAREN McCLURE
Bourbonnais Township
Park District
MICHAEL W. SCOTT
Chicago Park District
JAMES L. SHOOK
Round Lake Area
Park District
LARRY STEZCO
Sycamore Park District
SCOTT TRIPHAHN
Hoffman Estates Park District
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION
OF PARK DISTRICTS
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
for the
92nd General Assembly
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