Mass Transit Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Jan 04, 2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3965

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3965 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5amended by changing Sections 1-5, 20-5, 20-10, 20-23, 20-90,
6and 20-95 and by adding the heading of Article 75 and Sections
775-5 and 75-10 as follows:
 
8    (5 ILCS 430/1-5)
9    Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10    "Appointee" means a person appointed to a position in or
11with a State agency, regardless of whether the position is
12compensated.
13    "Board members of Regional Transit Boards" means any person
14appointed to serve on the governing board of a Regional Transit
15Board.
16    "Campaign for elective office" means any activity in

 

 

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1furtherance of an effort to influence the selection,
2nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any
3federal, State, or local public office or office in a political
4organization, or the selection, nomination, or election of
5Presidential or Vice-Presidential electors, but does not
6include activities (i) relating to the support or opposition of
7any executive, legislative, or administrative action (as those
8terms are defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration
9Act), (ii) relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are
10otherwise in furtherance of the person's official State duties.
11    "Candidate" means a person who has filed nominating papers
12or petitions for nomination or election to an elected State
13office, or who has been appointed to fill a vacancy in
14nomination, and who remains eligible for placement on the
15ballot at either a general primary election or general
16election.
17    "Collective bargaining" has the same meaning as that term
18is defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations
19Act.
20    "Commission" means an ethics commission created by this
21Act.
22    "Compensated time" means any time worked by or credited to
23a State employee that counts toward any minimum work time
24requirement imposed as a condition of employment with a State
25agency, but does not include any designated State holidays or
26any period when the employee is on a leave of absence.

 

 

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1    "Compensatory time off" means authorized time off earned by
2or awarded to a State employee to compensate in whole or in
3part for time worked in excess of the minimum work time
4required of that employee as a condition of employment with a
5State agency.
6    "Contribution" has the same meaning as that term is defined
7in Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
8    "Employee" means (i) any person employed full-time,
9part-time, or pursuant to a contract and whose employment
10duties are subject to the direction and control of an employer
11with regard to the material details of how the work is to be
12performed or (ii) any appointed or elected commissioner,
13trustee, director, or board member of a board of a State
14agency, including any retirement system or investment board
15subject to the Illinois Pension Code or (iii) any other
16appointee.
17    "Employment benefits" include but are not limited to the
18following: modified compensation or benefit terms; compensated
19time off; or change of title, job duties, or location of office
20or employment. An employment benefit may also include favorable
21treatment in determining whether to bring any disciplinary or
22similar action or favorable treatment during the course of any
23disciplinary or similar action or other performance review.
24    "Executive branch constitutional officer" means the
25Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
26State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.

 

 

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1    "Gift" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment,
2hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other tangible or
3intangible item having monetary value including, but not
4limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria for speaking
5engagements related to or attributable to government
6employment or the official position of an employee, member, or
7officer.
8    "Governmental entity" means a unit of local government
9(including a community college district) or a school district
10but not a State agency or a Regional Transit Board.
11    "Leave of absence" means any period during which a State
12employee does not receive (i) compensation for State
13employment, (ii) service credit towards State pension
14benefits, and (iii) health insurance benefits paid for by the
15State.
16    "Legislative branch constitutional officer" means a member
17of the General Assembly and the Auditor General.
18    "Legislative leader" means the President and Minority
19Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
20House of Representatives.
21    "Member" means a member of the General Assembly.
22    "Officer" means an executive branch constitutional officer
23or a legislative branch constitutional officer.
24    "Political" means any activity in support of or in
25connection with any campaign for elective office or any
26political organization, but does not include activities (i)

 

 

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1relating to the support or opposition of any executive,
2legislative, or administrative action (as those terms are
3defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii)
4relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are otherwise
5in furtherance of the person's official State duties or
6governmental and public service functions.
7    "Political organization" means a party, committee,
8association, fund, or other organization (whether or not
9incorporated) that is required to file a statement of
10organization with the State Board of Elections or a county
11clerk under Section 9-3 of the Election Code, but only with
12regard to those activities that require filing with the State
13Board of Elections or a county clerk.
14    "Prohibited political activity" means:
15        (1) Preparing for, organizing, or participating in any
16    political meeting, political rally, political
17    demonstration, or other political event.
18        (2) Soliciting contributions, including but not
19    limited to the purchase of, selling, distributing, or
20    receiving payment for tickets for any political
21    fundraiser, political meeting, or other political event.
22        (3) Soliciting, planning the solicitation of, or
23    preparing any document or report regarding any thing of
24    value intended as a campaign contribution.
25        (4) Planning, conducting, or participating in a public
26    opinion poll in connection with a campaign for elective

 

 

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1    office or on behalf of a political organization for
2    political purposes or for or against any referendum
3    question.
4        (5) Surveying or gathering information from potential
5    or actual voters in an election to determine probable vote
6    outcome in connection with a campaign for elective office
7    or on behalf of a political organization for political
8    purposes or for or against any referendum question.
9        (6) Assisting at the polls on election day on behalf of
10    any political organization or candidate for elective
11    office or for or against any referendum question.
12        (7) Soliciting votes on behalf of a candidate for
13    elective office or a political organization or for or
14    against any referendum question or helping in an effort to
15    get voters to the polls.
16        (8) Initiating for circulation, preparing,
17    circulating, reviewing, or filing any petition on behalf of
18    a candidate for elective office or for or against any
19    referendum question.
20        (9) Making contributions on behalf of any candidate for
21    elective office in that capacity or in connection with a
22    campaign for elective office.
23        (10) Preparing or reviewing responses to candidate
24    questionnaires in connection with a campaign for elective
25    office or on behalf of a political organization for
26    political purposes.

 

 

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1        (11) Distributing, preparing for distribution, or
2    mailing campaign literature, campaign signs, or other
3    campaign material on behalf of any candidate for elective
4    office or for or against any referendum question.
5        (12) Campaigning for any elective office or for or
6    against any referendum question.
7        (13) Managing or working on a campaign for elective
8    office or for or against any referendum question.
9        (14) Serving as a delegate, alternate, or proxy to a
10    political party convention.
11        (15) Participating in any recount or challenge to the
12    outcome of any election, except to the extent that under
13    subsection (d) of Section 6 of Article IV of the Illinois
14    Constitution each house of the General Assembly shall judge
15    the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members.
16    "Prohibited source" means any person or entity who:
17        (1) is seeking official action (i) by the member or
18    officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
19    or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
20    directing the employee;
21        (2) does business or seeks to do business (i) with the
22    member or officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, with
23    the employee or with the member, officer, State agency, or
24    other employee directing the employee;
25        (3) conducts activities regulated (i) by the member or
26    officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee

 

 

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1    or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
2    directing the employee;
3        (4) has interests that may be substantially affected by
4    the performance or non-performance of the official duties
5    of the member, officer, or employee;
6        (5) is registered or required to be registered with the
7    Secretary of State under the Lobbyist Registration Act,
8    except that an entity not otherwise a prohibited source
9    does not become a prohibited source merely because a
10    registered lobbyist is one of its members or serves on its
11    board of directors; or
12        (6) is an agent of, a spouse of, or an immediate family
13    member who is living with a "prohibited source".
14    "Regional Transit Boards" means (i) the Regional
15Transportation Authority created by the Regional
16Transportation Authority Act, (ii) the Suburban Bus Division
17created by the Regional Transportation Authority Act, (iii) the
18Commuter Rail Division created by the Regional Transportation
19Authority Act, and (iv) the Chicago Transit Authority created
20by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act.
21    "State agency" includes all officers, boards, commissions
22and agencies created by the Constitution, whether in the
23executive or legislative branch; all officers, departments,
24boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities,
25public institutions of higher learning as defined in Section 2
26of the Higher Education Cooperation Act (except community

 

 

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1colleges), and bodies politic and corporate of the State; and
2administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State
3government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other
4than units of local government (including community college
5districts) and their officers, school districts, and boards of
6election commissioners; and all administrative units and
7corporate outgrowths of the above and as may be created by
8executive order of the Governor. "State agency" includes the
9General Assembly, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the
10President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker and
11Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Senate
12Operations Commission, and the legislative support services
13agencies. "State agency" includes the Office of the Auditor
14General. "State agency" does not include the judicial branch.
15    "State employee" means any employee of a State agency.
16    "Ultimate jurisdictional authority" means the following:
17        (1) For members, legislative partisan staff, and
18    legislative secretaries, the appropriate legislative
19    leader: President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the
20    Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or
21    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
22        (2) For State employees who are professional staff or
23    employees of the Senate and not covered under item (1), the
24    Senate Operations Commission.
25        (3) For State employees who are professional staff or
26    employees of the House of Representatives and not covered

 

 

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1    under item (1), the Speaker of the House of
2    Representatives.
3        (4) For State employees who are employees of the
4    legislative support services agencies, the Joint Committee
5    on Legislative Support Services.
6        (5) For State employees of the Auditor General, the
7    Auditor General.
8        (6) For State employees of public institutions of
9    higher learning as defined in Section 2 of the Higher
10    Education Cooperation Act (except community colleges), the
11    board of trustees of the appropriate public institution of
12    higher learning.
13        (7) For State employees of an executive branch
14    constitutional officer other than those described in
15    paragraph (6), the appropriate executive branch
16    constitutional officer.
17        (8) For State employees not under the jurisdiction of
18    paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), the
19    Governor.
20        (9) For employees of Regional Transit Boards, the
21    appropriate Regional Transit Board.
22        (10) For board members of Regional Transit Boards, the
23    Governor.
24(Source: P.A. 95-880, eff. 8-19-08; 96-6, eff. 4-3-09; 96-555,
25eff. 8-18-09.)
 

 

 

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1    (5 ILCS 430/20-5)
2    Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission.
3    (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created.
4    (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9
5commissioners. The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and
6the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
7Treasurer shall each appoint one commissioner. Appointments
8shall be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
9by three-fifths of the elected members concurring by record
10vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60
11session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have
12received the advice and consent of the Senate. If, during a
13recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office of
14commissioner, the appointing authority shall make a temporary
15appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when the
16appointing authority shall make a nomination to fill that
17office. No person rejected for an office of commissioner shall,
18except by the Senate's request, be nominated again for that
19office at the same session of the Senate or be appointed to
20that office during a recess of that Senate. No more than 5
21commissioners may be of the same political party.
22    The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
23qualification. Four initial appointees of the Governor, as
24designated by the Governor, shall serve terms running through
25June 30, 2007. One initial appointee of the Governor, as
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1Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
2Treasurer shall serve terms running through June 30, 2008. The
3initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after the
4effective date of this Act.
5    After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
64-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
7and running through June 30 of the fourth following year.
8Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
9terms.
10    Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall
11be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
12the term of the commissioner whose office is vacant.
13    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
14filled.
15    (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
16who have experience holding governmental office or employment
17and shall appoint commissioners from the general public. A
18person is not eligible to serve as a commissioner if that
19person (i) has been convicted of a felony or a crime of
20dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) is, or was within the
21preceding 12 months, engaged in activities that require
22registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act, (iii) is
23related to the appointing authority, or (iv) is a State officer
24or employee.
25    (d) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
26jurisdiction over all officers and employees of State agencies

 

 

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1other than the General Assembly, the Senate, the House of
2Representatives, the President and Minority Leader of the
3Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
4Representatives, the Senate Operations Commission, the
5legislative support services agencies, and the Office of the
6Auditor General. The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
7jurisdiction over all board members and employees of Regional
8Transit Boards. The jurisdiction of the Commission is limited
9to matters arising under this Act, except as provided in
10subsection (d-5).
11    A member or legislative branch State employee serving on an
12executive branch board or commission remains subject to the
13jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission and is not
14subject to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission.
15    (d-5) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
16jurisdiction over all chief procurement officers and
17procurement compliance monitors and their respective staffs.
18The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over
19any matters arising under the Illinois Procurement Code if the
20Commission is given explicit authority in that Code.
21    (e) The Executive Ethics Commission must meet, either in
22person or by other technological means, at least monthly and as
23often as necessary. At the first meeting of the Executive
24Ethics Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their
25number a chairperson and other officers that they deem
26appropriate. The terms of officers shall be for 2 years

 

 

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1commencing July 1 and running through June 30 of the second
2following year. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
3chairperson or any 3 commissioners. Official action by the
4Commission shall require the affirmative vote of 5
5commissioners, and a quorum shall consist of 5 commissioners.
6Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount equal to
7the compensation of members of the State Board of Elections and
8may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually
9incurred in the performance of their duties.
10    (f) No commissioner or employee of the Executive Ethics
11Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
12employment:
13        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
14        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
15    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
16    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
17    law;
18        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
19    political party or political organization; or
20        (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
21    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
22    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
23    (g) An appointing authority may remove a commissioner only
24for cause.
25    (h) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint an
26Executive Director. The compensation of the Executive Director

 

 

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1shall be as determined by the Commission. The Executive
2Director of the Executive Ethics Commission may employ and
3determine the compensation of staff, as appropriations permit.
4    (i) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint, by a
5majority of the members appointed to the Commission, chief
6procurement officers and procurement compliance monitors in
7accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Procurement
8Code. The compensation of a chief procurement officer and
9procurement compliance monitor shall be determined by the
10Commission.
11(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
12    (5 ILCS 430/20-10)
13    Sec. 20-10. Offices of Executive Inspectors General.
14    (a) Five independent Offices of the Executive Inspector
15General are created, one each for the Governor, the Attorney
16General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, and the
17Treasurer. Each Office shall be under the direction and
18supervision of an Executive Inspector General and shall be a
19fully independent office with separate appropriations.
20    (b) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
21Comptroller, and Treasurer shall each appoint an Executive
22Inspector General, without regard to political affiliation and
23solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability.
24Appointments shall be made by and with the advice and consent
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1by record vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate
2within 60 session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed
3to have received the advice and consent of the Senate. If,
4during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office
5of Executive Inspector General, the appointing authority shall
6make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the
7Senate when the appointing authority shall make a nomination to
8fill that office. No person rejected for an office of Executive
9Inspector General shall, except by the Senate's request, be
10nominated again for that office at the same session of the
11Senate or be appointed to that office during a recess of that
12Senate.
13    Nothing in this Article precludes the appointment by the
14Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
15or Treasurer of any other inspector general required or
16permitted by law. The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
17State, Comptroller, and Treasurer each may appoint an existing
18inspector general as the Executive Inspector General required
19by this Article, provided that such an inspector general is not
20prohibited by law, rule, jurisdiction, qualification, or
21interest from serving as the Executive Inspector General
22required by this Article. An appointing authority may not
23appoint a relative as an Executive Inspector General.
24    Each Executive Inspector General shall have the following
25qualifications:
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1    of this State, another State, or the United States;
2        (2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an
3    institution of higher education; and
4        (3) has 5 or more years of cumulative service (A) with
5    a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, at least
6    2 years of which have been in a progressive investigatory
7    capacity; (B) as a federal, State, or local prosecutor; (C)
8    as a senior manager or executive of a federal, State, or
9    local agency; (D) as a member, an officer, or a State or
10    federal judge; or (E) representing any combination of (A)
11    through (D).
12    The term of each initial Executive Inspector General shall
13commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30,
142008. The initial appointments shall be made within 60 days
15after the effective date of this Act.
16    After the initial term, each Executive Inspector General
17shall serve for 5-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year
18of appointment and running through June 30 of the fifth
19following year. An Executive Inspector General may be
20reappointed to one or more subsequent terms.
21    A vacancy occurring other than at the end of a term shall
22be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
23the term of the Executive Inspector General whose office is
24vacant.
25    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
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1    (c) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
2Attorney General shall have jurisdiction over the Attorney
3General and all officers and employees of, and vendors and
4others doing business with, State agencies within the
5jurisdiction of the Attorney General. The Executive Inspector
6General appointed by the Secretary of State shall have
7jurisdiction over the Secretary of State and all officers and
8employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
9agencies within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State. The
10Executive Inspector General appointed by the Comptroller shall
11have jurisdiction over the Comptroller and all officers and
12employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
13agencies within the jurisdiction of the Comptroller. The
14Executive Inspector General appointed by the Treasurer shall
15have jurisdiction over the Treasurer and all officers and
16employees of, and vendors and others doing business with, State
17agencies within the jurisdiction of the Treasurer. The
18Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor shall
19have jurisdiction over (i) the Governor, (ii) the Lieutenant
20Governor, (iii) and all officers and employees of, and vendors
21and others doing business with, executive branch State agencies
22under the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics Commission and
23not within the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, the
24Secretary of State, the Comptroller, or the Treasurer, and (iv)
25all board members and employees of the Regional Transit Boards
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1Transit Boards.
2    The jurisdiction of each Executive Inspector General is to
3investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement,
4misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
5violations of this Act or violations of other related laws and
6rules.
7    (d) The compensation for each Executive Inspector General
8shall be determined by the Executive Ethics Commission and
9shall be made from appropriations made to the Comptroller for
10this purpose. Subject to Section 20-45 of this Act, each
11Executive Inspector General has full authority to organize his
12or her Office of the Executive Inspector General, including the
13employment and determination of the compensation of staff, such
14as deputies, assistants, and other employees, as
15appropriations permit. A separate appropriation shall be made
16for each Office of Executive Inspector General.
17    (e) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
18Office of the Executive Inspector General may, during his or
19her term of appointment or employment:
20        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
21        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
22    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
23    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
24    law;
25        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
26    political party or political organization; or

 

 

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1        (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
2    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
3    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
4    In this subsection an appointed public office means a
5position authorized by law that is filled by an appointing
6authority as provided by law and does not include employment by
7hiring in the ordinary course of business.
8    (e-1) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
9Office of the Executive Inspector General may, for one year
10after the termination of his or her appointment or employment:
11        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
12        (2) hold any elected public office; or
13        (3) hold any appointed State, county, or local judicial
14    office.
15    (e-2) The requirements of item (3) of subsection (e-1) may
16be waived by the Executive Ethics Commission.
17    (f) An Executive Inspector General may be removed only for
18cause and may be removed only by the appointing constitutional
19officer. At the time of the removal, the appointing
20constitutional officer must report to the Executive Ethics
21Commission the justification for the removal.
22(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
23    (5 ILCS 430/20-23)
24    Sec. 20-23. Ethics Officers. Each officer and the head of
25each State agency under the jurisdiction of the Executive

 

 

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1Ethics Commission shall designate an Ethics Officer for the
2office or State agency. The board of each Regional Transit
3Board shall designate an Ethics Officer. Ethics Officers shall:
4        (1) act as liaisons between the State agency or
5    Regional Transit Board and the appropriate Executive
6    Inspector General and between the State agency or Regional
7    Transit Board and the Executive Ethics Commission;
8        (2) review statements of economic interest and
9    disclosure forms of officers, senior employees, and
10    contract monitors before they are filed with the Secretary
11    of State; and
12        (3) provide guidance to officers and employees in the
13    interpretation and implementation of this Act, which the
14    officer or employee may in good faith rely upon. Such
15    guidance shall be based, wherever possible, upon legal
16    precedent in court decisions, opinions of the Attorney
17    General, and the findings and opinions of the Executive
18    Ethics Commission.
19(Source: P.A. 93-617, eff. 12-9-03.)
 
20    (5 ILCS 430/20-90)
21    Sec. 20-90. Confidentiality.
22    (a) The identity of any individual providing information or
23reporting any possible or alleged misconduct to an Executive
24Inspector General or the Executive Ethics Commission shall be
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1of that individual, unless the individual consents to
2disclosure of his or her name or disclosure of the individual's
3identity is otherwise required by law. The confidentiality
4granted by this subsection does not preclude the disclosure of
5the identity of a person in any capacity other than as the
6source of an allegation.
7    (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 20-52,
8commissioners, employees, and agents of the Executive Ethics
9Commission, the Executive Inspectors General, and employees
10and agents of each Office of an Executive Inspector General,
11the Attorney General, and the employees and agents of the
12office of the Attorney General shall keep confidential and
13shall not disclose information exempted from disclosure under
14the Freedom of Information Act or by this Act, provided the
15identity of any individual providing information or reporting
16any possible or alleged misconduct to the Executive Inspector
17General for the Governor may be disclosed to an Inspector
18General appointed or employed by a Regional Transit Board in
19accordance with Section 75-10.
20(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
21    (5 ILCS 430/20-95)
22    Sec. 20-95. Exemptions.
23    (a) Documents generated by an ethics officer under this
24Act, except Section 5-50, are exempt from the provisions of the
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1    (b) Any allegations and related documents submitted to an
2Executive Inspector General and any pleadings and related
3documents brought before the Executive Ethics Commission are
4exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act so
5long as the Executive Ethics Commission does not make a finding
6of a violation of this Act. If the Executive Ethics Commission
7finds that a violation has occurred, the entire record of
8proceedings before the Commission, the decision and
9recommendation, and the response from the agency head or
10ultimate jurisdictional authority to the Executive Ethics
11Commission are not exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of
12Information Act but information contained therein that is
13otherwise exempt from the Freedom of Information Act must be
14redacted before disclosure as provided in the Freedom of
15Information Act. A summary report released by the Executive
16Ethics Commission under Section 20-52 is a public record, but
17information redacted by the Executive Ethics Commission shall
18not be part of the public record.
19    (c) Meetings of the Commission are exempt from the
20provisions of the Open Meetings Act.
21    (d) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, all
22investigatory files and reports of the Office of an Executive
23Inspector General, other than monthly reports required under
24Section 20-85, are confidential, are exempt from disclosure
25under the Freedom of Information Act, and shall not be divulged
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1enforcement authority, (ii) to the ultimate jurisdictional
2authority, (iii) to the Executive Ethics Commission, ; or (iv)
3to another Inspector General appointed pursuant to this Act, or
4(v) to an Inspector General appointed or employed by a Regional
5Transit Board in accordance with Section 75-10.
6(Source: P.A. 96-555, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
7    (5 ILCS 430/Art. 75 heading new)
8
ARTICLE 75. REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARDS

 
9    (5 ILCS 430/75-5 new)
10    Sec. 75-5. Application of the State Officials and Employees
11Ethics Act to the Regional Transit Boards.
12    (a) Beginning July 1, 2011, the provisions of Articles 1,
135, 10, 20, and 50 of this Act, as well as this Article, shall
14apply to the Regional Transit Boards. As used in Articles 1, 5,
1510, 20, 50, and 75, (i) "appointee" and "officer" include a
16person appointed to serve on the board of a Regional Transit
17Board, and (ii) "employee" and "State employee" include a
18full-time, part-time, or contractual employee of a Regional
19Transit Board.
20    (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
21jurisdiction over all board members and employees of the
22Regional Transit Boards. The Executive Inspector General
23appointed by the Governor shall have jurisdiction over all
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1with the Regional Transit Boards to investigate allegations of
2fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance,
3misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of this Act.
 
4    (5 ILCS 430/75-10 new)
5    Sec. 75-10. Coordination between Executive Inspector
6General and Inspectors General appointed by Regional Transit
7Boards.
8    (a) Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 96th General
9Assembly precludes a Regional Transit Board from appointing or
10employing an Inspector General to serve under the jurisdiction
11of a Regional Transit Board to receive complaints and conduct
12investigations in accordance with an ordinance or resolution
13adopted by that respective Board, provided he or she is
14approved by the Executive Ethics Commission. A Regional Transit
15Board shall notify the Executive Ethics Commission within 10
16days after employing or appointing a person to serve as
17Inspector General, and the Executive Ethics Commission shall
18approve or reject the appointment or employment of the
19Inspector General. Any notification not acted upon by the
20Executive Ethics Commission within 60 days after its receipt
21shall be deemed to have received the approval of the Executive
22Ethics Commission. Within 30 days after the effective date of
23this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, a Regional
24Transit Board shall notify the Executive Ethics Commission or
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1as an Inspector General for the Regional Transit Board, and the
2Executive Ethics Commission shall approve or reject the
3appointment or employment within 30 days after receipt of the
4notification, provided that any notification not acted upon by
5the Executive Ethics Commission within 30 days shall be deemed
6to have received approval. No person rejected by the Executive
7Ethics Commission shall serve as an Inspector General for a
8Regional Transit Board for a term of 5 years after being
9rejected by the Commission. For purposes of this subsection
10(a), any person appointed or employed by a Transit Board to
11receive complaints and investigate allegations of fraud,
12waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance,
13misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of this Act shall be
14considered an Inspector General and shall be subject to
15approval of the Executive Ethics Commission.
16    (b) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
17Governor shall have exclusive jurisdiction to investigate
18complaints or allegations of violations of this Act and, in his
19or her discretion, may investigate other complaints or
20allegations. Complaints or allegations of a violation of this
21Act received by an Inspector General appointed or employed by a
22Regional Transit Board shall be immediately referred to the
23Executive Inspector General. The Executive Inspector General
24shall have authority to assume responsibility and investigate
25any complaint or allegation received by an Inspector General
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1the Executive Inspector General provides written notification
2of intent to assume investigatory responsibility for a
3complaint, allegation, or ongoing investigation, the Inspector
4General appointed or employed by a Regional Transit Board shall
5cease review of the complaint, allegation, or ongoing
6investigation and provide all information to the Executive
7Inspector General. The Executive Inspector General may
8delegate responsibility for an investigation to the Inspector
9General appointed or employed by a Regional Transit Board. In
10the event the Executive Inspector General provides an Inspector
11General appointed or employed by a Regional Transit Board with
12written notification of intent to delegate investigatory
13responsibility for a complaint, allegation, or ongoing
14investigation, the Executive Inspector General shall provide
15all information to the Inspector General appointed or employed
16by a Regional Transit Board.
17    (c) An Inspector General appointed or employed by a
18Regional Transit Board shall provide a monthly activity report
19to the Executive Inspector General indicating:
20        (1) the total number of complaints or allegations
21    received since the date of the last report and a
22    description of each complaint;
23        (2) the number of investigations pending as of the
24    reporting date and the status of each investigation;
25        (3) the number of investigations concluded since the
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1    investigation;
2        (4) the number of investigations pending as of the
3    reporting date and the status of each investigation; and
4        (5) the status of any investigation delegated by the
5    Executive Inspector General.
6    An Inspector General appointed or employed by a Regional
7Transit Board and the Executive Inspector General shall
8cooperate and share resources or information as necessary to
9implement the provisions of this Article.
10    (d) Reports filed under this Section are exempt from the
11Freedom of Information Act and shall be deemed confidential.
12Investigatory files and reports prepared by the Office of the
13Executive Inspector General and the Office of an Inspector
14General appointed or employed by a Regional Transit Board may
15be disclosed between the Offices as necessary to implement the
16provisions of this Article.
 
17    Section 10. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
18amended by changing Section 21 as follows:
 
19    (70 ILCS 3605/21)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 321)
20    Sec. 21. Members of the Board shall hold office until their
21respective successors have been appointed and have qualified.
22Any member may resign from his or her office, to take effect
23when his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified.
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1of the Board appointed by him or her in case of incompetency,
2neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. They may give him or
3her a copy of the charges against him or her and an opportunity
4to be publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own
5defense upon not less than 10 ten days' notice. The Governor
6may remove any member in response to a summary report received
7from the Executive Inspector General in accordance with Section
820-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, provided
9he or she has an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or
10by counsel prior to removal. In case of failure to qualify
11within the time required, or of abandonment of his or her
12office, or in case of death, conviction of a crime or removal
13from office, his or her office shall become vacant. Each
14vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment
15in like manner, and with like regard as to the place of
16residence of the appointee, as in case of expiration of the
17term of a member of the Board.
18(Source: Laws 1945, p. 1171.)
 
19    Section 15. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
20amended by changing Sections 3.03, 3A.03, and 3B.03 as follows:
 
21    (70 ILCS 3615/3.03)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.03)
22    Sec. 3.03. Terms, vacancies. Each Director shall hold
23office for a term of 5 years, and until his successor has been
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1resignation, death, conviction of a felony, or removal from
2office of a Director. Any Director may be removed from office
3(i) upon concurrence of not less than 11 Directors, on a formal
4finding of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in
5office or (ii) by the Governor in response to a summary report
6received from the Executive Inspector General in accordance
7with Section 20-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics
8Act, provided he or she has an opportunity to be publicly heard
9in person or by counsel prior to removal. Within 30 days after
10the office of any member becomes vacant for any reason, the
11appointing authorities of such member shall make an appointment
12to fill the vacancy. A vacancy shall be filled for the
13unexpired term.
14    Whenever a vacancy for a Director, except as to the
15Chairman or those Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City
16of Chicago, exists for longer than 4 months, the new Director
17shall be chosen by election by all legislative members in the
18General Assembly representing the affected area. In order to
19qualify as a voting legislative member in this matter, the
20affected area must be more than 50% of the geographic area of
21the legislative district.
22(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
 
23    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.03)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.03)
24    Sec. 3A.03. Terms, Vacancies. The initial term of the
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13A.02 shall expire on June 30, 1985; the initial term of the
2directors appointed pursuant to subdivisions (b) through (g) of
3Section 3A.02 shall expire on June 30, 1986. Thereafter, each
4director shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, and until
5his successor has been appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall
6occur upon the resignation, death, conviction of a felony, or
7removal from office of a director. Any director may be removed
8from office (i) upon the concurrence of not less than 8
9directors, on a formal finding of incompetence, neglect of
10duty, or malfeasance in office or (ii) by the Governor in
11response to a summary report received from the Executive
12Inspector General in accordance with Section 20-50 of the State
13Officials and Employees Ethics Act, provided he or she has an
14opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel prior
15to removal. Within 30 days after the office of any director
16becomes vacant for any reason, the appointing authorities of
17such director shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy. A
18vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. The initial
19directors other than the chairman shall be appointed within 180
20days of November 9, 1983.
21    On June 1, 1984 the seat of any Director of the Suburban
22Bus Board not yet filled shall be deemed vacant and shall be
23chosen by the election of all the legislative members of the
24General Assembly representing the affected area. In order to
25qualify as a voting legislative member in this matter, the
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1the legislative district.
2(Source: P.A. 83-1156.)
 
3    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.03)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.03)
4    Sec. 3B.03. Terms, Vacancies. Each director shall be
5appointed for a term of 4 years, and until his successor has
6been appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall occur upon the
7resignation, death, conviction of a felony, or removal from
8office of a director. Any director may be removed from office
9(i) upon the concurrence of not less than 8 directors, on a
10formal finding of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance
11in office or (ii) by the Governor in response to a summary
12report received from the Executive Inspector General in
13accordance with Section 20-50 of the State Officials and
14Employees Ethics Act, provided he or she has an opportunity to
15be publicly heard in person or by counsel prior to removal.
16Within 30 days after the office of any director becomes vacant
17for any reason, the appropriate appointing authorities of such
18director, as provided in Section 3B.02, shall make an
19appointment to fill the vacancy. A vacancy shall be filled for
20the unexpired term.
21(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
232011.".