COOK CNTY HOSPITALS-BOARD

Amends the Counties Code. Requires that the Cook County Board of Commissioners establish a permanent independent governing body for the Cook County Public Health System. Requires that the General Assembly must, by joint resolution, determine the independence of the governing body. Provides that if the Cook County Board of Commissioners does not establish a governing body and the General Assembly does not approve the governing body within 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, then the Cook County Public Health System may not receive any State moneys until the governing body is established and approved. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.