SB2131 Summary

• Sets minimum salary for county clerks and recorders elected or appointed after the bill's effective date at 80% of the State's Attorney salary in that county, exclusive of other compensation or benefits.

• Requires the State to pay 66⅔% of the total annual salary through the Department of Revenue from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund or General Revenue Fund, with counties paying the remaining 33⅓%.

• Applies to both counties with less than 2,000,000 inhabitants (under Section 4-6001) and counties with 2,000,000 or more inhabitants (under new Section 4-8001.5).

• Limits home rule county powers by prohibiting regulations inconsistent with the salary requirements in Section 4-8001.5.

• Removes outdated salary references and administrative provisions related to compensation schedules that were effective prior to December 1, 1990.