(30 ILCS 365/1) (from Ch. 17, par. 6801) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Revenue Producing Commercial Paper Act. (Source: P.A. 83-1520.)

(30 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 17, par. 6802) Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used herein shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (a) "Interest-bearing commercial paper" means any interest-bearing negotiable instrument which meets the requirements of a commercial paper under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (b) "Unit of local government" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution. (c) "School district" means any public school district organized under the School Code or prior law and includes any dual or unit school district, high school district, special charter district and non-high school district. "School district" also means any community college district organized under the Public Community College Act or prior law. (d) "Governing board" means the corporate authorities of the municipality, county board, board of trustees, board of education, board of school directors, governing body of the special service area or other governing body of the unit of local government or school district. (Source: P.A. 87-132.)

(30 ILCS 365/3) (from Ch. 17, par. 6803) Sec. 3. Authority to issue paper. Whenever a unit of local government or school district is authorized by law to issue bonds or notes, such unit of local government or school district is hereby authorized to issue other forms of interest-bearing commercial paper or variable rate remarketable notes in lieu of such bonds or notes. The issuance of such other interest-bearing commercial paper shall be subject to restrictions and provisions applicable to the issuance of bonds or notes under the laws of this State. The governing board may designate the commercial paper issued under this Act to be in registered form or bearer form and may provide for payment by wire transfers or electronic funds transfer in accordance with the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. The authority granted by this Act to issue interest-bearing commercial paper shall not be construed to permit the issuing unit of local government or school district to increase or otherwise alter its debt limits. (Source: P.A. 89-310, eff. 1-1-96.)