-----Original Message----- From: CFord <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, February 10, 2000 10:30 AM Subject: [ILJEFFER-L] Fw: [ILJOHNSO-L] New Cemetery Law >> > Hello, >> > >> > >From today's Chicago Tribune online (www.chicagotribune.com) there is a >> > story about what the Illinois legislature is doing. Down towards the end >> of >> > the story is this paragraph: >> > >> > "Cemeteries: A sweeping cemetery reform bill approved by the House >> > Constitutional Officers Committee would set up a special fund to >preserve >> > abandoned cemeteries." >> > >> > I checked the state legislature's site. It appears that (House Bill) >> HB3988 >> > is the bill the newspaper mentioned. >> > >> > The synopsis is as follows: >> > >> > Amends the State Comptroller Act, the State Finance Act, the Grave >> and >> > Cemetery Restoration Act, the Township Code, the Illinois Municipal >Code, >> > the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Cemetery Care Act, the >> > Cemetery Protection Act, and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act >> > concerning cemeteries and burial services. Creates the Cemetery >> Preservation >> > Fund and designates its sources of income. Authorizes the State >> > Comptroller to appoint a Cemetery Preservation Advisory Board to advise >> the >> > Comptroller about using funds from the Cemetery Preservation Fund. >> > Authorizes counties, townships, and municipalities to preserve abandoned >> > cemeteries. Makes numerous changes regarding: maintenance and operation >of >> > cemeteries; licensing of individuals and entities involved with >> cemeteries >> > and pre-need contracts; care funds; trust funds; pre-need contract >> > requirements; remedies and penalties for violations; and other matters. >> > Effective January 1, 2000. >> > >> > The main link to the bill is >> > http://imsweb.state.il.us/scripts/imstran.exe?LIBSINCWHB3988 >> > >> > I suggest every one read this legislation. If you agree with it, let >your >> > legislators know. (On the other hand, if you don't agree with it, let >them >> > know anyway.) Also, if anyone sees anything in the legislation missing, >or >> > would somehow mess up existing efforts at cemetery >> preservation/restoration, >> > now's the time to act. >> > >> > Jon Musgrave >> > www.IllinoisHistory.com >> > >> > ______________________________ >> > > >==== ILJEFFER Mailing List ==== >Visit Cindy Fords homepage for Jefferson County Ancestors >http://members.tripod.com/~cford1/index.html >