2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › 5 ILCS 412/ - State Employee Housing Act. › Article 5 - State Employee Housing Act

(5 ILCS 412/Art. 5 heading)
ARTICLE 5
(5 ILCS 412/5-1)
Sec. 5-1. 
		Short title. 
		This Article may be cited as the State Employee Housing Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-214, eff. 8-4-95.)
(5 ILCS 412/5-5)
Sec. 5-5. Policy development. The
Department of Corrections, the Department of Natural Resources, the University of
Illinois, and the University of Illinois Foundation shall each develop a policy
on housing for State employees that addresses the following:
(1) Purpose of providing housing.
(2) Application procedures.
(3) Eligibility.
(4) Tenant selection criteria.
(5) Accounting for housing in employee compensation.
(6) Employee responsibilities that necessitate     State-provided housing.
(7) Procedures for setting and adjusting rent,     security deposits, and utility payments.
(8) Documented justification for State ownership of     each house or property.
(Source: P.A. 100-695, eff. 8-3-18.)
(5 ILCS 412/5-10)
Sec. 5-10. Taxable status. The Department of Agriculture, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Veterans'
Affairs, and the University of Illinois shall each develop procedures to
determine whether housing provided to employees and non-employees is subject to
taxation.  The Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service may be
consulted to determine the appropriate means of reporting the value of housing
provided at below fair market rent to those who do not meet all established
criteria.
(Source: P.A. 97-916, eff. 8-9-12.)
(5 ILCS 412/5-15)
Sec. 5-15. Rental housing. The Department
of Corrections, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of
Transportation, the University of Illinois, and the University of Illinois
Foundation shall each analyze the need for providing low-rent housing to its
employees and shall consider alternatives to State-owned housing.  Rent charged
for State-owned housing shall be evaluated every 3 years for adjustments,
including that necessitated by changing economic conditions.
(Source: P.A. 100-695, eff. 8-3-18.)
(5 ILCS 412/5-20)
Sec. 5-20. Security deposit. The
Department of Corrections, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Natural Resources, the University of Illinois, and the University of Illinois
Foundation shall each analyze the need for all employee and non-employee
tenants of State-owned housing to pay a reasonable security deposit and may
each collect security deposits and maintain them in interest-bearing accounts.
(Source: P.A. 100-695, eff. 8-3-18.)
(5 ILCS 412/5-25)
Sec. 5-25. Utilities. The Department of
Corrections, the Department of Natural Resources, and the University of Illinois
may each require its employees for whom it provides housing to pay their own
utilities.  If direct utility payment is required, a utility schedule shall be
established for employees who can not directly pay utilities due to extenuating
circumstances, such as occupancy of dormitories not individually metered.
(Source: P.A. 100-695, eff. 8-3-18.)
(5 ILCS 412/5-30)
Sec. 5-30. Tenant selection. The
Department of Corrections, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of
Transportation, the University of Illinois, and the University of Illinois
Foundation shall each develop and maintain application forms for its
State-owned housing, written criteria for selecting employee tenants, and
records of decisions as to who was selected to receive State housing and why
they were selected.
(Source: P.A. 100-695, eff. 8-3-18.)
(5 ILCS 412/5-35)
Sec. 5-35. Housing justification. The Department of Natural Resources and the University of Illinois shall each develop
written criteria for determining which employment positions necessitate
provision of State housing.  The criteria shall include the specific
employee responsibilities that can only be performed effectively by occupying
State housing.
(Source: P.A. 100-695, eff. 8-3-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)