70 ILCS 3615/3.01.05: Board of Directors.

Beginning September 1, 2026, the corporate authorities and governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a Board consisting of 20 Directors appointed as follows:

(a) Five Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of Chicago. Each Director shall reside in the City of Chicago. Directors appointed under this subsection shall include:

(1) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority;

(2) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority;

(3) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;

(4) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and

(5) one Director with an initial term of 5 years.

(a-5) Five Directors appointed by the Governor of the State of Illinois with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each Director appointed under this subsection shall reside in the metropolitan region. Directors appointed under this subsection shall include:

(1) one Director with an initial term of 5 years who shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority;

(2) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;

(3) one Director appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, with an initial term of 5 years who shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board;

(4) one Director with an initial term of 5 years; and

(5) one Director with an initial term of 3 years.

(b) Five Directors appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, with the advice and consent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, including:

(1) one Director representing those communities in Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago and north of Devon Avenue who shall reside in the area the Director represents, serve an initial term of 3 years, and serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;

(2) one Director representing those communities in Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago, south of Devon Avenue, and north of Interstate 55, and in addition the Village of Summit who shall reside in the area the Director represents, serve an initial term of 5 years, and serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;

(3) one Director representing those communities in Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago, south of Interstate 55, and west of the Interstate 57, excluding the communities of Summit, Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park who shall reside in the area the Director represents, serve an initial term of 3 years, and serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board;

(4) one Director representing those communities in Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago and east of Interstate 57, and, in addition, the communities of Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park who shall reside in the area the Director represents, serve an initial term of 5 years, and serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and

(5) one Director with an initial term of 3 years who shall serve as a member of the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority.

(b-5) Five Directors appointed by the chairs of the county boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, and Will counties. Each chair shall appoint one Director for the chair's county, with the advice and consent of the chair's county board. Each Director shall reside in the county from which the Director is appointed. Directors appointed under this subsection shall include:

(1) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the DuPage County Board with an initial term of 5 years who shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;

(2) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane County Board with an initial term of 3 years who shall serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board;

(3) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the Lake County Board with an initial term of 3 years who shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board;

(4) one Director appointed by the Chairman of the McHenry County Board with an initial term of 5 years who shall serve as a director of the Commuter Rail Board; and

(5) one Director appointed by the County Executive of Will County Board who shall reside in Will County, serve an initial term of 3 years, and serve as a director of the Suburban Bus Board.

(b-7) Initial appointments of members under subsection (a) must be made in time for the members to begin their terms on September 1, 2026.

(b-10) On September 1, 2026, the terms of all directors serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly and of any directors appointed to fill a vacancy shall immediately expire. If a vacancy on the Board occurs before September 1, 2026, then the vacancy shall be filled under Section 3.03. Directors serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may be reappointed.

(b-15) Directors have been appointed when appointments are filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (g). The initial Directors appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly shall serve terms of office beginning on September 1, 2026. All appointments requiring advice and consent of the Senate shall comply with the appointment provisions of Section 9 of Article V of the Illinois Constitution, including the requirement that the Senate be given 60 session days after receipt of a nomination to confirm the appointment.

(b-20) On the first meeting of the Board of Directors after September 1, 2026, the Board of Directors shall, by majority vote, elect a Director to serve as Chair of the Board. All subsequent Chairs of the Board shall be elected by a majority vote by the Directors of the Board from among the Directors. Until September 1, 2030, the Chair of the Board must be confirmed by the Senate. Until September 1, 2030, if the Directors elect a Chair of the Board, then the elected Chair of the Board may serve as the acting Chair of the Board until confirmation. Until September 1, 2030, if the Senate votes against confirming the acting Chair of the Board, then the acting Chair of the Board must resign and the Directors must elect a new Chair of Board.

(b-25) The subsequent terms of each Director appointed after September 1, 2026 shall be 5 years.

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(f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, no Director shall, while serving as such, be an officer, member of the Board of Directors or Trustees, an employee of any Service Board or Transportation Agency, or an employee of the State, any department or agency of the State, or any municipality, county, or other unit of local government or receive any compensation from any elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws of Illinois; except that a Director may be a member of a school board, a member of the National Guard, or, if the Director is also a member of the Suburban Bus Board, an elected officer of a municipality.

(g) Each appointment made under this Section and under Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority and filed with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Board. The Secretary of the Board shall maintain the certifications as part of the official records of the Authority.

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

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